September 10, 2007 - Four analyses of three-year follow-up data that were presented at the ESC Congress 2007 showed that the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent may be considered an appropriate alternative to bypass surgery in patients with blockages in two or more coronary arteries (multivessel disease).

September 10, 2007 - Signalife launched the sales of its new, FDA-approved, ambulatory 12-lead ECG cardiovascular monitor.
In private meetings throughout the United States over the next 10 days, the company's cardiovascular experts and Signalife's technology team will present the technologies to the several hospitals, facilities and physician-groups.
"We will be visiting more than a dozen hospitals with thousands of beds and hundreds of physicians, beginning now, in cities nationwide," said Lowell Harmison, CEO of Signalife.

September 7, 2007 - Gary Ansel, M.D., Riverside Methodist Hospital, successfully implanted the GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface, a stent graft designed to open blockages in the superficial femoral artery in the thigh, which is used to treat a common form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Combining all features of the ACIST CMS and Voyager systems onto one platform, the ACIST CVi Contrast Delivery System for cardiovascular angiographic procedures enhances the ease
of contrast and saline injection for physicians, nurses and technicians.
The ACIST CVi Contrast Delivery System serves as one injection system for all cardiac and vascular angiography procedures. Its fourth-generation technology re-
portedly provides ease of use for staff, while obtaining images with less contrast used.

Possis Medical Inc. will feature the newest advancements in its “Complete Solution for Thrombus,” including the AngioJet Ultra Thrombectomy System, AngioJet Spiroflex and Spiroflex VG catheters and its Fetch Aspiration Catheter.

Sony Electronics recently introduced its LMD-2450MD 24-inch monitor, which offers 10-bit signal processing and Sony ChromaTRU color balance technology for ultra high performance.
The LMD-2450MD displays a 1920 by 1080P full HD signal, enabling the purest reproduction of images captured by today’s HD surgical cameras.

September 6, 2007 - While few complications were found last year with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), 15 percent of implanting physicians had no formal training with the medical procedure, according to first-year data from the National ICD Registry.

September 6, 2007 – The New England Journal of Medicine published the first study to demonstrate a clear superiority of newer forms of dual chamber pacing for sinus node disease versus older pacemaker technology.

September 5, 2007 – According to Boston Scientific Corp., results from the TAXUS WOMAN study, a gender specific analysis of the TAXUS II, IV, V and VI trials assessing the efficacy data of the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent in women undergoing coronary revascularization, found paclitaxel-eluting stents to have similar clinical outcomes in women and men, despite the higher risk profile in women patients.

September 6, 2007 - Cleveland Clinic will host its fifth annual Medical Innovation Summit, an international gathering of healthcare, business and media leaders to examine trends in medical innovation and cardiovascular technologies, Oct. 1-3.

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