September 4, 2007 - The first few minutes are instrumental in emergency situations and a new portable ultrasound device from Siemens Medical Systems will help clinicians in these efforts.

September 4, 2007 - Analysis of clinical trials showed the Cypher Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent was associated with significantly lower risks of blood clots and the need for reintervention, compared to the Taxus stent out to 30 months after an angioplasty procedure.
This meta-analysis of 16 randomized clinical trials and 8,695 patients, the largest analysis of its kind to date, is posted on the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Website and is expected in print later in the year.

September 4, 2007 – Philips recently demonstrated its HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator that enables paramedics to transmit patient data from the ambulance to the hospital’s emergency department, at the European Society of Cardiology’s (ESC) annual congress in Vienna, Austria.

Upon reception of the data at the hospital, clinicians can use the ECG data to begin assessing what treatment the incoming patient will need. By allowing a hospital to begin organizing its resources before the patient arrives, the MRx can reportedly help reduce the time to treatment.

August 30, 2007 — An international working group of renowned scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals (The BioInitiative Working Group) has released its report on electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and health, which includes serious safety concerns.

August 31, 2007 – Medrad released the PRE Pressure-Rated Extension Set, a disposable tube set that attaches the patient catheter and the power injector tubing, that is rated for computed tomography (CT) power injection and specifically approved for Medrad CT contrast injection systems.

PRES is designed to reduce the risk of disposable extension set rupture during powered injection of contrast agent or saline when using Medrad’s CT injection systems, including the market-leading Stellant CT Injection System.

August 31, 2007 - Baby boomers need to understand how to maintain a healthy vascular system as they become seniors. By 2015, the U.S. Census reports an expected 87 million people aged 55 and older, up from 67 million in 2005. Since vascular disease primarily affects seniors; the number of cases of vascular disease are expected to rise dramatically.

August 31, 2007 - TomTec Imaging Systems recently announced that a new version of the 4D RV-Function software, with a new routine oriented clinical workflow, will be launched at the European Society of Cardiology congress 2007, in Vienna.

The software reportedly allows the physician to completely analyze the right ventricle by referring to familiar anatomical structures. This may be accomplished without any experiences in 3D echocardiography.

For more information: www.tomtec.de

August 30, 2007 - Concentric Medical announces that it has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for its Merci L6 Retriever, a device that restores blood flow to ischemic stroke patients, adding to its line of four other Merci Retrievers on the market.

August 30, 2007 - Abiomed Inc. announced it has received conditional approval from the FDA to begin its pivotal clinical trial in the United States for the Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support System, after the company submitted clinical results of the safety pilot clinical trial. The approval is conditional upon the Company’s submission of additional information to the FDA over the next 45 days.

Aug. 30, 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions announced that it has added the ImageGrid Archive Appliance from Candelis Inc. to its Accessory Solutions global product portfolio, in order to offer Siemens customers an affordable DICOM storage solution.
Fully compliant with DICOM standards, ImageGrid is designed to provide healthcare facilities a scalable, cost-effective storage solution to accommodate the increasingly larger volumes of data and images generated by medical imaging modalities, such as mammography, computed tomography (CT), molecular imaging and ultrasound.

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