September 2, 2008 – Philips showcased the CX50 CompactXtreme, a recently developed hand-carried ultrasound system designed to deliver high-quality images at the bedside, at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2008.

The product was developed in response to clinicians’ request for a user-friendly, compact system for urgent, on the spot investigations, according to Joris van den Hurk, vice president of cardiology programs for Philips Healthcare. The CX50 reportedly provides a simple way to secure diagnostic quality images at the bedside to save time.

Procedicus VIST (Vascular Intervention Simulation Trainer) is a simulator for catheter-based procedures designed to allow relevant and realistic, hands-on training for angiography and interventional procedures at different levels.

Ovalum will feature its CiTop ExPander Guidewire at TCT 2008. According to the company, the guidewire was recently used in a successful study on traversing chronic total occlusions in the coronary arteries.

The CiTop ExPander guidewire is designed to provide a simpler and more efficient means to open the chronic total occlusion, thus avoiding the need for coronary bypass surgery.

At this time, the device has not been approved by U.S. or European regulatory bodies.

Ovalum will feature its TraVerse Microcatheter at TCT 2008, a device that received FDA and CE approval earlier this year.

The TraVerse is a stainless steel helically laser cut support and exchange catheter used to aid guide wire manipulation in complex angiographic procedures.

Standard Imaging’s RAy Software reportedly provides all known standard analyses necessary for detailed IMRT QA, patient-specific Cyberknife QA and other frequent QA tasks.

August 29, 2008 - Statins, a group of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels in people with or at risk of having cardiovascular disease, should be used more frequently to combat the adverse cardiovascular outcomes from atherosclerosis, according to new research published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is the leading cause of death of adults worldwide and is caused when fatty substances collect in the inner lining of artery walls.

August 29, 2008 - LUMEDX Corp. and Epiphany Cardiography Products today introduced CardioECG 3.2, a multimodality, multivendor, pure-Web software for cardiac rhythm data management.

August 29, 2008 - The Vascular Medtronic Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System (VALOR) is a safe and effective endovascular therapy, as an alternative to open surgery in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms who were considered candidates for open surgical repair, according to research published in the September 2008 Journal of Vascular Surgery, published by the Society for Vascular Surgery.

The Cancion System is a heart failure treatment that makes use of Orqis Medical’s continuous aortic flow augmentation (CAFA) technology to improve symptoms of heart failure and change the underlying course of the disease for patients hospitalized for decompensated heart failure who respond inadequately to medical therapy.

Paieon’s CardiOp-B system performs 3D reconstruction in real-time of coronary arteries from standard angiography images.

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