Just how many deaths each year can be directly attributed to vulnerable plaque (VP) is still being studied. But researchers and clinicians are not underestimating the danger that may be lurking inside an arterial wall.

The three hospitals of the Valley Health system in northwestern Virginia have improved the quality and efficiency of cardiac care by installing Cardiac Science’s Pyramis system to manage data from its diagnostic cardiology devices and to integrate this data with central admission, order and billing systems.

Dayton Heart Hospital (DHH) is a 47-bed facility located in Dayton, OH, that provides a full array of cardiovascular services. Diagnostic capabilities include cardiac CT, cardiac cath lab, EP lab, peripheral angiography, nuclear medicine stress testing and cardiovascular ultrasound among others. But it’s been its leadership in adopting a multidepartment PACS that has allowed DHH to redefine and improve cardiovascular care centered on their unique physician-driven, patient-focused care model.

Maintaining a continuous, accurate arterial pressure (AP) signal in the presence of electrosurgical interference is paramount to ensuring precise triggering and timing parameters. It has been demonstrated that heart failure patients on IABP therapy can experience timing errors during arrhythmias that can adversely affect left ventricular (LV) performance. Also, the delays and distortions of traditional fluid-filled transducer systems have been shown to interfere with timing, contributing to a misrepresentation of hemodynamics.


In the new order of the day, many experts believe that CT angiography (CTA) will replace invasive cardiac catheterization as the primary diagnostic tool for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) and disorders. This notion has been backed by heavy investments from vendors in clinical trials that may shore up supporting data.

July 16, 2007 - World Heart Corp. (WorldHeart), a developer of mechanical circulatory support systems, announced the animal implant of a the PediaFlow, a miniaturized, pediatric, ventricular assist device (VAD), which is the platform for a future minimally invasive adult VAD, intended to meet a large clinical need for earlier-stage heart failure patients.

July 13, 2007 - Biotronik announced that it recently completed the enrollment of the ProLimus I First-In-Man trial to test the safety and efficacy of its ProGenic Pimecrolimus eluting coronary stent system.

July 12, 2007 - TeraRecon announced it has achieved greater than 100 percent sales bookings growth for the U.S. and Canada in Q2 2007 in comparison with the same quarter in 2006, while also completing several notable enterprise installations of the Aquarius product suite.

July 13, 2007 – ScImage, a leading enterprise imaging and information management company, announced today that the company and its business partners have completed 36 new agreements for the company’s award winning PicomEnterprise solution to be installed or enhanced at more than fifty locations nationwide.

Navigational Ablation Catheter Features Microtensioning System
The EZ Steer NAV Bi-Directional Catheter is a navigational ablation catheter designed to give physicians improved range of motion, ease of use and technical finesse during procedures to eliminate abnormal heart rhythms. It’s now available for use with the Carto XP System, which provides real-time feedback in guiding the catheter to the target.

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