October 28, 2008 - The diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cardiovascular disease can be accomplished through a variety of medical imaging modalities, and demonstrating the effectiveness of a multimodality approach is Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System.

October 28, 2008 – Thermedical said yesterday it received a $3.6 million competing phase two renewal grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which will fund continued development and testing of the company’s Saline Enhanced Radiofrequency Ablation (SERF) system, which is designed for use in ablation treatment for ventricular tachycardia (VT).

The Stellant D CT Injection System is a full-featured, dual syringe injection system that reportedly enables clinicians to perform the most critical CT contrast exams, including cardiac CT and Coronary CTA, with advances like DualFlow simultaneous saline and contrast delivery, P3T Cardiac personalized patient protocol, XDS Extravasation Detector and the Medrad Informatics System to integrate injec

October 28, 2008 – A study on the St. Jude Medical Biocor Stented Tissue Valve, which appears in the October issue of the cardiac journal The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, evaluated the 20-year durability of the Biocor porcine valve in the aortic position and found the valve provided excellent long-term durability as a replacement for the aortic valve in patients 65 years and older.

October 27, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. last week said the FDA approved its Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail Endoprosthesis for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease who are at high risk for surgery.

The device is the leading carotid stent in Europe and other international markets, Boston Scientific said. The company said it plans to launch the product immediately in the U.S.

October 27, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. last week announced the U.S. market launch of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft on the Xcelerant Delivery System, which makes minimally-invasive treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms easier to perform.

October 27, 2008 - Merit Medical Systems Inc., said last week it received 510(K) clearance from the FDA for the Prelude Short Sheath Introducer, which is used primarily for access to dialysis fistulas and grafts.

The company said the device provides several advantages for clinicians, including a marker tip to easily identify the exact placement of the device and an angled large-bore side arm for enhanced removal of blood clots. It will replace an existing product that is currently manufactured by an outside vendor.

October 27, 2008 – Last week the FDA approved the Endologix Inc. IntuiTrak Delivery System used for the minimally invasive deployment of the Powerlink stent graft, which is indicated for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

October 27, 2008 - Philips Healthcare has begun shipping its compact ultrasound unit, the CX50.

The CX50 was designed for bedside exams, with technologies that reportedly provide premium image quality for clear, diagnostic data, even on technically challenging patients. The CX50 system can be hand-carried where needed, maneuvered on a specially designed cart or wheeled in a travel case.

The Discovery CT750 HD is reportedly the first high-definition CT system, aiming to improve image quality across the heart and body with less radiation dose. High Definition Cardiac CT imaging enables clinicians to accurately quantify coronary stenosis, reduce cardiac radiation dose up to 83 percent on patients and reduce artifacts from calcium blooming.

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