In as much as the environment in which you live can affect your quality of life, so can the environment in which someone receives medical care affect patient outcome – at least in theory.

March 25, 2008 - Data on the MitraClip, a device that just received CE Mark approval and is designed to nonsurgically treat the effects of mitral regurgitation (ischemic and cardiomyopathy), will be presented at the SCAI-ACCi2 annual meeting in Chicago as part of the late-breaking clinical trial program on Tuesday, April 1.

James Hermiller, M.D., director of the interventional fellowship program at St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana in Indianapolis, IN, will make the presentation.

March 25, 2008 - Investigational agent KYNAPID (vernakalant hydrochloride) Injection converted short-duration atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm in 51 percent of the patients in a Phase III study launched by Astellas Pharma US and Cardiome Pharma Corp., reported Circulation, the official journal of the American Heart Association.

March 25, 2008 - Medical Simulation Corp. will present a comprehensive onset-of-symptoms-to-cath lab scenario at the SCAI/ACC national conference in Chicago, IL, March 30-April 1, in a presentation that follows a patient suffering from myocardial infarction from door-to-cath lab.

March 24, 2008 - Researchers have developed a three-dimensional scanner that combines positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in which PET spatial resolution and signal sensitivity are not compromised and MRI images are not substantially affected.

March 25, 2008 - Researchers at Florida State University are creating artificial "mutant" proteins that mimic the human proteins used in angiogenic therapy and have enhanced stability properties, in hopes of helping to open new pathways toward treating heart disease.

March 25, 2008 - Medlogics Device Corp.s’ COBRA Coronary Stent System, a new thin, bare metal stent (BMS), received the CE Mark based on the chronic preclinical implants performed at Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute (SJTRI), which demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the stent.

March 25, 2008 - Researchers have just completed the first European case in a global clinical trial, the STABLE trial, designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith Dissection Endovascular System, a device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections.

The Smith & Nephew Digital OR is an integrated operating room solution utilizing emerging digital technologies to benefit the patient, surgical team and facility.

Medisafe America LLC will display its new Sonic Irrigator-PCF system that offers an efficient and convenient way to clean up to 10 de Vinci surgical robot EndoWrist instruments simultaneously.

The cleaning system is the company�s largest capacity, most aggressive cannulated instrument cleaning system. The SI-PCF is a fully automated floor model that also offers a convenient sonic only mode for cleaning of standard instrument trays and sets.

Subscribe to
© Copyright Wainscot Media. All Rights Reserved.
Subscribe Now