A new percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheter, the Advance ATB PTA Dilatation Catheter by Cook is designed for optimal ease of insertion and pullback into the sheath.
Responding to the needs of physicians performing numerous dilatation procedures, the Advance balloon incorporates an increased lumen size for faster inflation/deflation rates while still providing sufficient rated burst pressure to dilate demanding lesions.

The Elecsys proBNP assay is the first and only natriuretic peptide test to receive FDA clearance for the risk assessment of cardiac events in people who have stable coronary artery disease — nearly 13 million in the U.S.

The CardiArc, a SPECT imaging device will reportedly give physicians sharper images of blood flow and function of their patient’s hearts — in half the time previously required.

Offered by CardiArc Ltd., the patented, technology for cardiac single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) reportedly has twice the resolution of existing devices. The system is as small as an executive chair, runs on 110 Volts AC and fits easily in a 6-by-7 foot exam room without remodeling, said the company.

The CAAS MRV release 3 is ventricular analysis software designed to enable cardiologists and radiologists to perform functional analysis on cine-MRIs of the heart.
The package provides automatic segmentation of the endocardial and epicardial contours as well as papillary muscles on short-axis images. The contour detection is based on a method that makes use of the latest segmentation techniques. The new release has been extended with First Pass Perfusion analysis. Direct comparison of the First Pass Perfusion with the functional analysis results is provided in one overview.

The Maglife C Plus offers a solution for monitoring high-risk patients undergoing MRI examination or MRI surgery. The monitor incorporates a full complement of patient parameters including fiber optic ECG and SpO2, NIBP, invasive pressures, etCO2, FiO2, AA analysis and temperature.

The Intera Achieva CV is a cardiac MR system dedicated to cardiovascular care. A ScanForum Vequion-compliant user interface featuring ExamCards provides entire clinical studies that are selectable at a single touch.

The Ascent 4.7 operating system for the Altaire High-Field Performance Open MRI provides vascular imaging features including shorter TEs and TRs and PEAKS k-space ordering for increased arterial vessel conspicuity. It also includes DWI features that eliminate the need for peripheral pulse gating.

An optimized cardiac configuration for the Excelart Vantage, the Vantage ZGV system is equipped with magnets that feature a gradient strength of 30 mT/m and slew rate of 130 mT/m/ms.
The system offers eight-channel radio frequency (RF) electronic components, the cardiac/torso SPEEDER coil and software packages designed for high-quality cardiac MRI studies, including respiratory, peripheral pulse and cardiac gating.

Based on the syngo 3-D task card, syngo CardioFusion makes it quick and easy to view images of the heart. The system provides several features to streamline the cardiology visualization workflow, including One-Click Heart Isolation, a feature that provides enhanced visualization of the heart by allowing the user to isolate the heart from the surrounding tissue.

The Aplio CV all-digital ultrasound system is intended for advanced cardiovascular applications, allowing for improvements in a variety of cardiac procedures including stress echo, contrast harmonics and tissue Doppler imaging.
The system quantifies cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and biventricular pacing, improving patient care by eliminating the risk of unnecessary pacemaker implant surgery — a procedure that still has a significant number of nonresponders. The new cardiac package will be available on all new Aplio CV systems and is a field upgrade for existing users.

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