May 21, 2008 — The number of follow-up visits for patients with a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) exceeds 5.8 million visits each year, and that number will continue to increase as more CIEDs are implanted.

May 21, 2008 — According to a new study released at Heart Rhythm 2008, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 29th Annual Scientific Sessions, wireless technology that allows evaluation of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices from the patient’s home is increasingly being embraced by patients and may significantly improve the number of patients served without requiring additional resources.

The study is the first to show how this rapidly evolving technology can increase the number of patient evaluations without directly increasing demands on clinic staff time and resources.

May 21, 2008 - ICU patients are nearly one-third less likely to die, on average, when treated at hospitals using the VISICU's eICU telemedicine program, according to the results of a study released today.

May 21, 2008 - LUMEDX Corp., a provider of cardiovascular imaging and information systems (CVIS), introduced software today to manage data and track patients on long-term Coumadin (warfarin) therapy.

The company says its Anticoagulation Module empowers clinicians by making critical clinical information accessible immediately, improving patient care and safety. It is a part of LUMEDX’s suite of integrated cardiovascular imaging and information management tools, delivering a unified cardiovascular information systems solution.

May 13, 2008 - Medtronic received FDA premarket approval (PMA) for the first wave of cardiac rhythm disease management therapies under the new Vision 3D portfolio, which will comprise a full line of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-Ds), pacemakers and cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemakers (CRT-Ps) to address the needs of p

May 14, 2008 - Cook Medical launched at Health Rhythm Society 2008 the EVOLUTION-Shortie Mechanical Dilator Sheath Set, a tool for venous entry during cardiac lead extraction procedures, an extension of the company’s EVOLUTION mechanical extraction sheath technology.

Stereotaxis highlighted at Heart Rhythm 08 its Odyssey Network, a system designed to fully integrate all of the systems in a typical EP lab around its information management platform, and to connect lab-to-lab within and between hospitals.

May 21, 2008 - On the Heart Rhythm 2008 exhibit hall floor, Siemens Healthcare said it will extend its strategic alliance with Biosense Webster by opening up the ACUSON AcuNav ultrasound catheter for use on third party ultrasound systems, as Siemens aims to make the ACUSON AcuNav technology a standard of care in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology.

St. Jude Medical Inc. released its EnSite System Version 8.0, software designed to intuitively visualize the anatomy of the heart to diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms. The EnSite System is used in minimally invasive electrophysiology (EP) procedures. Catheters with electrodes are inserted into the cardiac chamber and then are located and visualized by the EnSite System, which records electrical information and creates a rendering of the chamber anatomy.

Quest International Inc. recently released its QMDL5PCX for patient monitoring and information management created for vital signs monitoring. The 15-inch patient monitor, with optional touchscreen, is reportedly suitable for any patient care environment and is virtually able to universally replace OEM specific displays even when specific, non-VESA timings are required.

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