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 was successfully treated in AtriCure’s ABLATE clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of AtriCure’s Isolator Synergy bipolar ablation system for reestablishing normal heart rhythm in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation or requiring concomitant open-heart surgery utilizing the Cox Maze IV procedure.

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 – Medrad Inc. today said it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Possis Medical Inc., which in combination will offer a broader, more comprehensive suite of products to the cardiovascular intervention field.

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 – A new minimally invasive vascular occlusion device designed to close a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) received European CE Mark approval.

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.

GE's Innova BiPlane cardiovascular imaging system is one of the first digital flat panel biplane systems with a full sized lateral plane to cover lateral anatomy without requiring multiple contrast injections and radiation exposures.

Other features of the Innova BiPlane include dose management, remote connectivity, capability for proactive system log analysis and an uninterrupted power supply backup.

Feb 2008

Toshiba's Vantage Titan MRI is designed to capture higher resolution heart images, while capturing deeper imaging of the anatomy. This is possible due to the center eight elements of the cardiac coils being smaller and the outer eight elements of the cardiac coils being larger on the Vantage Titan according to Toshiba.

Toshiba’s Cardio Prospective helps reduce patient radiation dose by up to 80 percent during coronary CTA exams by using a helical acquisition technique to provide one continuous image instead of multiple images produced by the current step-and-shoot technique.

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