August 5, 2008 - GE Healthcare today released a new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner specifically designed to accelerate research in the areas of cardiac disease and drug development.

August 5, 2008 - Cook Medical today said the FDA approved its improved Zenith Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Iliac Flex Legs and Z-Trak Introduction System, made for use with the Zenith Flex AAA Endovascular Graft.

The products are designed specifically to provide increased flexibility and improved conformability in the aorta and iliac artery, a tortuous section of patient anatomy, for patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

August 5, 2008 - SpectraCell Laboratories now offers Aspirin Response Testing (ART), designed to measure a person's response to low-dose aspirin therapy, which is routinely prescribed to millions of Americans for cardiovascular disease prevention.

By Nick Obradovich

August 5, 2008 - Philips Healthcare has developed a hand-carried cardiac ultrasound with reportedly advanced imaging quality.

The CX50 CompactXtreme hand-carried ultrasound system is set to commercially release in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to Philips.

Primarily designed for echocardiography, the CX50 was made with many of the same features from Philips’ iE33 echocardiography system, providing clinicians a portable ultrasound that can be used for diagnosis, according to Philips.

August 5, 2008 – Navilyst Medical, formerly Boston Scientific’s Fluid Management and Vascular Access businesses, yesterday announced its new company name and global debut, following the February 2008 acquisition by Avista Capital Partners.

August 4, 2008 – New research shows abnormal heart rate turbulence (HRT), an ECG-based risk marker, is a significant risk predictor for sudden death in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).

The study published in the August edition of the HeartRhythm Journal, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, is the first to document abnormal HRT as an indicator of sudden, or arrhythmic death risk in patients with heart failure.

August 4, 2008 - Bioheart Inc. said last week it entered into a letter of intent to acquire MEDICALGORITHMICS Ltd. and the worldwide rights to the POCKETECG, a real-time wireless beat-to-beat, intelligent heart monitor and diagnostic system, designed for long-term, fully-automated electrocardiogram (ECG) arrhythmia analysis.

The device, manufactured by MEDICALGORITHMICS in Poland recently received CE mark approval for marketing throughout Europe.

August 4, 2008 - 
Levitronix and FDA are notifying healthcare professionals of a class 1 recall of the Levitronix CentriMag Extracorporeal Blood Pumping System and Primary and Backup Consoles manufactured by Levitronix, GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland.

August 4, 2008 - EKR Therapeutics Inc., said today it received FDA approval for Cardene I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride) premixed injection, a patented, ready-to-use, single use intravenous bag for the administration of this calcium channel blocker.

The 200 ml RTU bags contain 20 mg of the anti-hypertensive agent nicardipine hydrochloride (0.1 mg/ml) in either dextrose or sodium chloride.

August 4, 2008 - The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently warned about the dangers of accidentally giving topical thrombin intravascularly, since some packages come with a syringe.

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