February 11, 2008 - Leman Cardiovascular’s animal studies to evaluate the performance in both the aortic and mitral positions of its heart valve resulted in energy loss in blood cardiac throughput and a 100 percent survival rate at 90 days, an approach that may rival stented valves.

February 11, 2008 - Having a heart attack is apparently not sufficient reason for most people to change to a heart-healthy diet, a new study finds.

"We found that diet quality is poor after a coronary heart disease event," said study author Yunsheng Ma, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in Worcester.

February 11, 2008 - The first patient has enrolled in the PROENCY (PROMUS, Endeavor and Cypher) European registry, Boston Scientific’s new clinical designed to observe different 'Olimus'-eluting coronary stents with the aim of helping physicians in making appropriate stent choices.

February 11, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in its PROENCY (PROMUS, ENdeavor and CYpher) European registry, a registry designed to observe different “Olimus”-eluting coronary stents.

February 11, 2008 - Battlefield Imaging of Ringgold, GA, has become the first facility in the U.S. to install the MAGNETOM ESSENZA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Healthcare, designed to be an affordable 1.5 Tesla system.