April 16, 2009 - Cardiac Science Corp., maker of AED, ECG, cardiac stress test, cardiac rehab, and Holter devices that connect to EMR and HIS systems, said today it completed certification for its HeartCentrix ECG connectivity software with Sage Intergy electronic medical records (EMR) system.

April 16, 2009 -Twelve-month data from the ZEST trial presented at ACC 2009 showed the Endeavor Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) from Medtronic Inc. was associated with a statistically significant 29 percent reduction in a composite primary endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI) and in ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization (TVR), when compared to the Taxus Liberte DES.

April 16, 2009 - Minnow Medical this week received the CE mark, clearing its disposable Guided Reshaping Technology (GRT) catheter to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD) for marketing in the European Union.

April 15, 2009 - The results of the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetes (DIAD) study, released in todayā€™s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes did not result in a significant reduction in the rate of heart attacks and death compared to

April 15, 2009 - Based on its recent analysis of the U.S. PET and PET/CT markets, Frost & Sullivan awarded Zecotek Photonics Inc. with its 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Enabling Technology.

April 15, 2009 - Scranton Gillette Communications, located in Arlington Heights, IL, has agreed to acquire the assets of Imaging Technology News and Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology from Reilly Communications Group, located in Schaumburg, IL. Imaging Technology News provides technology solutions for medical imaging and radiation oncology professionals with a circulation of 35,000.

April 15, 2009 - Medtronic Inc. today announced the initiation of the global abdominal aortic aneurysm study known as ENGAGE, which will evaluate the performance of the Endurant stent graft, designed to provide an advanced minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

April 15, 2009 - The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, have joined efforts to produce updated heart failure guidelines that focus on key research findings and clinical advances.

April 15, 2009 - Only 7 percent of hospitals fully meet Leapfrog medication error prevention (CPOE) standards, and low percentages of hospitals are fully meeting mortality standards, according to the 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, released today.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. needs to reform its healthcare system if it is to fulfill its Medicare obligations and for American companies to stay competitive in the world economy.

Greenspan was a keynote speaker during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference April 8 in Chicago.

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