May 21, 2008 - The American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have jointly released updated cardiac device-based therapy guidelines, marking the first guidelines that combine indications for all cardiac implantable electronic devices.

May 21, 2008 - Paramedics equipped with pre-hospital ECG devices that wirelessly transmit critical information to emergency rooms while in route to the hospital, can reduce the time it takes to diagnose and treat patients by more than 30 percent, according to a study released at the Heart Rhythm Society's 29th Annual Scientific Sessions.

The study is the first to prospectively evaluate hospital time to treatment and outcomes in individuals randomized to receive a pre-hospital ECG versus the usual method of obtaining an ECG after hospital arrival.

May 21, 2008 - The Heart Rhythm Society and the Pediatric Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) have released the first training guidelines (PDF, 108K) for physician knowledge and experience for treating this unique patient population. The statement was released today at Heart Rhythm 2008, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 29th Annual Scientific Sessions.

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.

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