February 2, 2009 - Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to assess the effects of a common treatment for sleep apnea on heart structure and function in otherwise healthy individuals.
The study authored by Ulysses Magalang, M.D. and Subha Raman, M.D. appears in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

January 29, 2009 - GE Healthcare’s Mac-Lab IT hemodynamic recording and data management solution has received 2008 Category Leader designation in the “Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Professional Services” report, published in December.

January 30, 2009 – Invatec this week announced it entered a worldwide distribution agreement with Lumen Biomedical Inc. to distribute the FiberNet Embolic Protection System (EPS), which received FDA clearance in November and CE Mark for use during carotid and saphenous vein graft procedures.

January 29, 2009 - Ochsner Health System of New Orleans has deployed Agfa Healthcare’s IMPAX Data Center for image management and storage across its seven hospitals and 35 clinics.

January 29, 2009 - Medtronic Inc. today reported the expansion of its CURE-AF (Concomitant Utilization of Radiofrequency Energy for Atrial Fibrillation) U.S. clinical program with a post-market study in Europe and Canada.

January 29, 2009 - Boston Scientific Corp. said today it received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market its TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System.

January 29, 2009 - Medusa Medical Technologies Inc.’s flagship electronic patient care reporting software, the Siren ePCR Suite, now has an interface with the Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator.

January 29, 2009 - Epocrates Inc. has introduced its Epocrates Essentials suite for the iPhone and iPod Touch operating systems, which expands upon the company's popular free drug guide to include disease and diagnostic resources.

January 29, 2009 - GE Healthcare's Vascular Ultrasound group and The Medipattern Corp. said they are collaborating on the creation of Ultrasound-based Vascular Imaging Quantification Tools (Vascular iQ).

January 28, 2009 - Philips is leading a major new European project, the SonoDrugs project, which uses focused ultrasound pulses and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to deliver and track therapeutic drugs used to treat cancer and cardiovascular disease, in hopes of maximizing efficiency and minimizing side effects.

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