May 1, 2007 — Acusphere Inc. announced today it exceeded the criteria for success for two of the primary endpoints — accuracy and sensitivity — in RAMP-2, the second Phase 3 clinical trial of Imagify, (perflubutane polymer microspheres) injectable suspension. All three of the ultrasound-blinded readers had superior sensitivity and noninferior accuracy to nuclear stress, the most frequently used imaging procedure for the assessment of coronary artery disease.

May 1, 2007 — Cardiome Pharma Corp. says this week it has received exclusive worldwide rights to Eli Lilly & Co.'s protein GED-aPC, which will initially be developed as cardiogenic shock treatment.

The Associated Press reports that Cardiome will pay Eli Lilly $20 million upfront and future development milestones of up to $40 million. Eli Lilly is entitled to royalty payments if the molecule is commercialized. Cardiome said clinical costs for the compound will be about $5 million in 2007.

May 1, 2007 — Hansen Medical Inc., a developer of robotic technology for accurate 3D control of catheter movement during cardiac procedures, has announced it has entered into joint development and co-marketing agreements with St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, MN, a global leader of electrophysiology (EP) technology, to integrate technologies from its Sensei Robotic Catheter System and Artisan Control Catheter with St. Jude Medical's EnSite System.

May 1, 2007 — Ventracor has announced the presentation of summary clinical data of the first 100 patients implanted with the VentrAssist third generation left ventricular assist device (LVAD), an implantable blood pump designed for long term use in patients with advanced heart failure.

May 1, 2007 — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), announced a new annual award program focused on innovation in the field of patient care. The Young Investigator's Award, sponsored by Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.

May 1, 2007 — AngioDynamics Inc. announced today the introduction of its Profiler Balloon Dilatation Catheter in the U.S. market. The new low profile balloon catheter is indicated for general percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the iliac, femoral, and renal arteries and for the treatment of obstructive lesions of native or synthetic arteriovenous dialysis fistulae.

April 30, 2007 — Carotid stenting can be performed on any age patient, but should be undertaken with caution and skill for patients 80 years and older, as well as done safely in experienced centers, according to a study in the May 2007 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

April 30, 2007 — Aastrom Biosciences Inc. has announced it has initiated its U.S. Phase IIb prospective, controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial to treat patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The company will use its Tissue Repair Cell (TRC)-based product to treat critical limb ischemia (CLI) in this patient population.

April 30, 2007 – Precision Imaging has opened a new, highly advanced imaging center in Jacksonville, FL, combining state-of-the-art clinical imaging equipment and software to create a preventive and diagnostic health care environment for early detection of disease.

April 30, 2007 — Virginia consumers can now find out the latest about how well their local hospitals perform in handling heart care — a new Virginia Health Information's (VHI's) report includes information on medical care for conditions like angina, heart attack and heart failure. Invasive procedures including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty (usually with stents to prop up arteries) and open heart surgery such as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and cardiac valve operations.

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