By recording a continuous three-channel ECG for up to 20 days, the new KCI Holter Recorder reportedly provides researchers with data that could be used to detect even the most subtle cardiac responses to a drug or device while a patient undergoes testing.

The compact, four-ounce KCI X5 Holter Monitor System, with its real-time display, is enhanced by powerful, customizable analysis software, providing the ability to isolate and compare arrhythmias with improved artifact rejection and built-in process improvement tools, said KCI.

A combination of technologies can enhance a doctor’s ability to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. The NaviStar RMT Diagnostic/Ablation Steerable Tip Catheter has been FDA cleared for integration with the Niobe Magnetic Navigation System and the Carto RMT.
The integrated products enable electrophysiologists to steer a catheter remotely, map the electrical activity of the heart and ablate targeted areas that require treatment.

Cedara’s PET/CT Workstation allows the fusion of PET and CT medical images. With the assistance of PET/CT image fusion, physicians can unite physiology and anatomy, allowing tumors to be seen in relation to their surrounding tissue.

The Cardius-3 is reportedly the first triple-head gamma camera that is designed for nuclear cardiac imaging.

Its three-detector, solid-state design delivers high-count statistics, high sensitivity and quality images, according to the company. With its modern and compact design, the Cardius-3 reportedly offers an open gantry design, allowing it to fit in small rooms. Utilizing optimized cardiac collimation and a cardiocentric technique, the Cardius-3 reportedly features the latest advances in nuclear cardiology.

A new contestant in the $115-million global heart valve repair market, the ATS Simulus annuloplasty line of products by ATS Medical was cleared for release by the FDA at the end of January. Designed with input from cardiac surgeons, the devices emphasize ease of implantation.
Available in a flexible ring (the ATS Simulus FLX-O Ring) or a flexible band (the ATS Simulus FLX-C Band), the products accommodate various approaches to valve repair. They can be used in both the mitral and tricuspid position.

The FDA has approved revised labeling for the instructions for use of the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent. The labeling now reflects FDA's review of clinical trial data that suggests there is no increased risk of myocardial infarction with the use of overlapping CYPHER Stents in comparison to bare metal stents.
The change is based on a retrospective analysis of several clinical studies of overlapping CYPHER Stents examining more than 900 patients. Cypher is the only drug-eluting stent with this new label.

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.

Better cardiac diagnosis and fewer hospitalizations are the promise with newly FDA-cleared CardiArc, a SPECT imaging device that will give physicians sharper images of blood flow and function of their patients hearts — in half the time previously required.
Offered by CardiArc Ltd., the patented, smaller and faster technology for cardiac single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 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.

Enabling the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device to provide blood flow of up to five liters per minute, the TandemHeart Transseptal Cannula – Enhanced Flow (THTC-EF) from CardiacAssist is positioned in the left atrium.

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