October 22, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics this week signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a five-year research collaboration with King’s College London to develop new medical imaging research projects with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology.

The stent wars continued at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2008 20th annual symposium last week with scores of study presentations and a steady stream of company press releases from U.S. stent manufacturers, all attempting to explain which platform best serves patients. The biggest stent news from TCT was data analysis from two big stent studies – SYNTAX, which compared DES vs. bypass graft surgery, and HORIZONS, the largest study of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients.

October 21, 2008 - MIV Therapeutics Inc., a developer of coatings and drug-delivery systems for cardiovascular stents and implantable devices, said its technology was highlighted in the Oct. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Intervention (JACC Intervention).

October 21, 2008 - Cardiac Science this week launched Quinton Q-Tel RMS 3.1, a new and simpler electronic reporting system that helps reduce paperwork common to cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Q-Tel reportedly makes data transfer to hospital information systems (HIS) and electronic medical record (EMR) systems easy.

The company said it took dozens of cardiac rehab managers’ input to design four new reports to streamline reporting. The reports also support American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) certification.

October 21, 2008 - Terumo Heart Inc. said today five patients have received the DuraHeart Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS), marking an important early milestone in the U.S. Pivotal Trial.

October 21, 2008 - Cardium Therapeutics and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies Inc. said the FDA gave 510(k) clearance to market the RapidBlue System, an endovascular temperature modulation device.

October 20, 2008 – Radi Medical Systems displayed its new wireless PressureWire Aeris to measure fractional flow reserve (FFR) last week during the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2008 in Washington, D.C.

October 20, 2008 – At TCT last week Abbott announced two-year data from 30 patients in its ABSORB clinical trial, demonstrating its bioabsorbable drug eluting stent successfully treated coronary artery disease and was absorbed into the walls of treated arteries within two years, leaving behind blood vessels that appeared to move and function similar to unstented arteries.

October 20, 2008 - Concentric Medical Inc. today launched the Merci Distal Access Catheter, or DAC, which provides neurointerventionalists easier distal access and enhanced support during minimally invasive procedures in the brain.

The company said it is also a valuable tool when using the Merci Retrieval System to remove thrombus in patients suffering an ischemic stroke.

October 20, 2008 - Cardiac Science launched Quinton Q-Tel RMS 3.1, a new and simpler electronic reporting system that reportedly allows caregivers to focus more time on patients.

The system is said to reduce the amount of paperwork common to cardiac rehabilitation programs and makes data transfer to hospital information systems (HIS) and electronic medical record (EMR) systems easy.

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