June 3, 2008 - The first human use of Cook Medical’s new Zenith Low Profile AAA Endograft System with a smaller delivery system reportedly was successful, and the company hopes it will make endovascular treatment of aneurysms available to thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients.

The new system has been simplified to eliminate the top cap and uses more highly compressible Z-stent bodies instead of the existing stents used in the current Zenith Flex endografts, said the manufacturer.

June 3, 2008 - Johns Hopkins undergraduates have designed and built a device to enable critically ill intensive care unit patients to leave their beds and walk while remaining tethered to essential life-support equipment.

June 2, 2008 - Computed tomography angiography (CTA) offers a way to more quickly and cost effectively identify patients at low-risk of cardiac problems like the blocked arteries that lead to heart attacks, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research.

June 2, 2008 - The ethics committee of the Centro Cardiologico Monzino (CCM-University of Milan), Milan, Italy, has approved the planned randomized clinical trial to evaluate the use of RenalGuard in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in high-risk patients undergoing catheterization procedures at its institution.

June 2, 2008 - Agfa HealthCare will exhibit its IMPAX Cardiovascular suite, a structured results management solution with an ECG component, at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) annual congress in Manchester from June 2-4, 2008.

Agfa's IMPAX Cardiovascular is designed to ensure the accuracy of patient records and eliminates redundant data entry. Structured results management is engineered to speed physician report generation and improves clinical communication. HeartStation, a new web-based ECG management system and component of the suite, will also be on display.

June 2, 2008 - Abbott has submitted an application for Seizo Hanbai Shonin (Marketing Authorization License) to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to gain approval for its XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System to treat coronary artery disease.

June 2, 2008 – Spacelabs Healthcare recently introduced its newest clinical application suite, the ICS G2, which is designed to improve efficiency and information flow by applying clinical logic to the presentation of patient monitoring data.

June 2, 2008 - Abiomed Inc. received 510(k) clearance from FDA for Impella 2.5 Device Cardiac Assist Device, allowing Abiomed to sell the device in the U.S.

The Impella 2.5 is cleared for use under the 510(k) for partial circulatory support for periods up to six hours. The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) also has 510(k) clearance and approximately 110,000 are used each year in the United States. Abiomed is currently conducting two U.S. pivotal studies comparing the Impella 2.5 to the IABP.

June 2, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report published the 2008 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, published online at www.usnews.com/pediatrics and in the magazine’s June 9 issue, on newsstands as of June 2.

June 2, 2008 - Beta-blocker usage for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair reduced in-hospital mortality by 51 percent compared to control hospitals over the same time period, according to findings published in the 2008 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

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