February 19, 2008 – The first CE certified Nobori Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System was successfully implanted in Europe, as Terumo Corp. is poised to expand the product from spring 2008 to more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Africa.

February 19, 2008 - Boston Scientific Corp. closed the sale of its Fluid Management and Venous Access businesses to Avista Capital Partners for $425 million in cash, completing its divestiture of five non-strategic businesses.

The sale follows the definitive agreement announced on Dec. 13, 2007. The Company expects to record an after-tax gain of approximately $120 million during the first quarter of 2008 in connection with the transaction.

February 19, 2008 – A novel, fully bioabsorbable salicylate-based stent offers the potential to reduce adverse events associated with current drug-eluting stents (DES) and could be very beneficial to patients with coronary heart disease, according to a presentation at the Cardiovascular Revascularization Therapies 2008 (CRT) symposium.

February 19, 2008 - Among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), prior statin therapy is associated with better perfusion after primary angioplasty of the infarct-related artery, according to a report in the January 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.

February 19, 2008 – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) urges the medical community to oppose cuts to medical imaging services and support policies that foster imaging appropriateness and quality, after receiving news of a congressional intervention to delay the cuts for six months and stop the 10 percent cut to Medicare physician payment from taking place on Jan. 1.

February 19, 2008 - A regimen of aspirin, clopidogrel and coumadin started at discharge decreased mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) while keeping bleeding to acceptable levels in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent placement, reports a study in the February 26, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Car

February 19, 2008 - A new study released today found pending congressional legislation seeking the mandatory disclosure of prices for certain medical technologies might result in increased prices and no tangible benefits to patients.

February 18, 2008 - Treating patients who have occlusive femoropopliteal disease with paclitaxel-coated balloons during angioplasty — rather than the uncoated variety — leads to significant reductions in late lumen loss and target-lesion revascularization (TLR), according to a study published in the February 14, 2008, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

February 18, 2008 – OrbusNeich’s Genous Bio-engineered R stent is feasible and safe for use in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, according to a paper published in the American Heart Journal (2008; Vol. 155, Issue 1: 128-132).

February 18, 2008 - Abbott received FDA approval for SIMCOR a fixed-dose combination of two cholesterol therapies, Niaspan (Abbott’s proprietary niacin extended-release) and simvastatin, offering patients a new option for reaching healthy lipid levels.

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