February 12, 2008 - The Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions division of Nuance is now offering the Revolabs xTag Wireless Microphone alongside its Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical speech recognition software solution.

February 12, 2008 – The FDA, National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Science Foundation, are hosting “Workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices,” on March 18-19, 2008, which will address computational mechanics and computing methods as part of an industry movement to employ best practices when using cardiovascular devices.

The new PicomCIM clinical information management module provides the ability to capture data from multiple points of care into a single repository and enables users to mine exam reports and procedural data for reporting purposes.

The latest release of NovaRad�s NovaCardio PACS is specifically designed and priced for small and medium facilities. The system includes disaster recovery, 24/7 remote support, software and hardware refresh to protect against obsolescence, onsite training and continuous Web training, with no additional fees.

The IQmark Holter is a 3-channel, Windows-based Holter program designed to give physicians more control over their Holter results.

As an extension of the IQmark Diagnostic Workstation, it works with the IQmark Digital RecorderCF.

The lightweight and compact system hosts an LCD screen that displays 3-channel real-time ECG during hookup, allowing the technician to verify the quality of the ECG signal without any additional equipment, said the company.

NovaRad’s NovaPACS Cardio Viewer offers sign-on access to images or over a website. Features included in this module include: image calibration based on catheter size, percent stenosis, choose series, cine tools, digital subtraction (displays contrast-filled vessels without any interfering background), ejection fraction and image-sharpening algorithms.
Images from the system are stored an Online RAID 5 Archive designed with the capacity to display multiple cardiac images simultaneously and access to patient’s entire radiological or cardiological history.

ProSolv CardioVascular's latest release, ProSolv CardioVascular version 4.0, features the integration of FujiFilm�s radiology PACS application, Synapse with ProSolv CardioVascular to give ProSolv users access to all Synapse radiology data from one workstation, with a single sign-on and familiar user interface. This will allow Synapse users to access ProSolv�s industry leading Cardiovascular Image and Information System (CVIIS) within the Synapse application.

GE Healthcare's redesigned Centricity Cardiology suite presents a three-tiered solution aimed to provide total simplicity in management cardiac IT. MacLab Administrator, Centricity Cardiology Lab Manager and Centricity CVIS work together to give administrators, physicians and IT managers the tools to ensure accuracy and optimize clinical workflow.

In addition, Centricity Cardiology offers end-to-end automatic export to the ICD registry, the official database for Medicare patients, in which participation is mandatory for reimbursement eligibility.

Feb 2008

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 - The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has issued a new consensus statement for interpreting and responding to results of a carotid ultrasound study for cardiovascular disease risk assessment, in order to identify hidden risks for heart disease without invasive procedures.

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