April 1, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement with the Cleveland Clinic, under which the clinic can deploy the syngo Dynamics cardiology image management and reporting solution across its various locations to enable physicians and staff to read, archive and distribute images and information.

April 1, 2008 - "CCTA may be used as a cost-efficient alternative to nuclear stress testing for evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease,"? said James Min, M.D., New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, at at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago, IL.

April 1, 2008 - Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. introduced its Advanced Image Processing (AIP) technology for its Infinix X-ray product line designed for improved device and vessel visualization for interventional procedures at this year's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Chicago.

Carestream Health’s new turnkey Carestream Virtual 3D Solution provides the same advanced 3D processing, comparative viewing of MR and CT studies and other functionality that is currently integrated with its KODAK CARESTREAM PACS platform, but also features advanced display protocols that work to reduce setup time for image review and streaming technology that speeds performance even in low-bandwidth environments.

Quest International Inc. recently released its QMDL5PCX for patient monitoring and information management created for vital signs monitoring.

The 15-inch, touchscreen optional, patient monitor 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.

April 2008

April 2, 2008 - Cardinal featured its SensiClip surgical clippers at the 2008 AORN Congress this week, which offers wide, disposable blades to clip smoothly and quickly, without infection-causing nicks or cuts.

The company said cleanup is easy and fast, because it is completely submersible for thorough cleaning and disinfecting. The device is also lightweight, cordless, can be used for wet or dry hair removal, its single-use blades are easy to remove and replace, and uses NiMH battery that cannot be overcharged.

Kimberly-Clark Health Care yesterday unveiled an expanded surgical products portfolio, including new surgical gowns, drapes and packs, at the 2008 AORN Congress March 30-April 3 in Anaheim, CA.

April 1, 2008 — An angioplasty balloon coated with a drug that reduces renarrowing of the coronary arteries appears to be more effective than a drug-eluting stent in treating an unwanted build-up of tissue inside a bare-metal coronary stent. After six months, the newly expanded artery remained more widely open within the stent after treatment with the paclitaxel-eluting balloon when compared to a paclitaxel-eluting stent, according to the Paclitaxel-Eluting PTCA-Balloon Catheter in Coronary Artery Disease II-In-Stent Restenosis (PEPCAD II-ISR) study.

April 1, 2008 — Early results of the SPIRIT II study showed that the XIENCE V sstent was superior to the Taxus stent in six-month findings on angiography and trended better on one- year clinical outcomes. Now, a new analysis shows that after two years, the investigational everolimus- coated XIENCE V stent may continue to hold a clinical edge over its paclitaxel-coated competitor.

April 1, 2008 — A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug eluting stents is providing important insight into how long patients with complex coronary artery disease typically stick to their doctors’ orders to take clopidogrel, a drug that prevents unwanted blood clots; why they stop taking the drug; and the long-term consequences of that decision.

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