January 2, 2009 - The Society of Chest Pain Centers designated Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital yesterday as a Cycle III Chest Pain Center - the highest accreditation possible for treatment of chest pain - making it the first hospital in Texas and one of a handful in the world to receive such a designation.
January 2, 2009 - Itamar Medical, an international medical technology company developing noninvasive diagnostic systems using the peripheral arterial tone (PAT) signal, recently said it received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) clearance for the Endo-PAT2000, certifying its use and distribution in Australia.
January 2, 2009 - Jennifer Mieres, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of nuclear cardiology (ASNC) at New York University, assumes the presidency of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology today with a call to physicians, scientists, and technologists to emphasize patient outcomes and restore patient trust in the world of cardiovascular imaging.
December 31, 2008 – According to results from a Phase 2 clinical study (BP-23), Zemiva, when combined with the standard of care for the diagnostic evaluation of the chest pain patient, improved sensitivity for the detection of cardiac ischemia by more than 50 percent (p
December 31, 2008 - The FDA today approved Vasovist Injection (gadofosveset trisodium), manufactured by EPIX Pharmaceuticals, is reportedly the first contrast imaging agent for use in patients undergoing magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).
December 30, 2008 - Sapheneia, a global, ISO-certified imaging services company specializing in diagnostic and analytical image processing solutions, signed an agreement with Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, allowing Karolinska University Hospital to use and evaluate the Sapheneia Clarity CT Solution to lower radiation dose exposure to patients during diagnostic image studies.
December 31, 2008 - ZOLL Medical Corp. said today Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, IL implemented the company’s AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump in the hospital’s intensive care and cardiac care units.
December 30, 2008 - Volcano Corp. will acquire Axsun Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of lasers and optical engines used in medical Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging systems and advanced photonic components, as part of Volcano’s strategy to establish its position in invasive imaging.
December 30, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of disposable devices used in cardiology and radiology procedures, today announced four developments regarding products and approvals.
