Using data from a national study, Johns Hopkins researchers determined that using heart computed tomography (CT) scans can help personalize treatment in patients whose blood pressure falls in the gray zone of just above normal or mild high blood pressure. Previously, the appropriate blood pressure treatment for these patients used risk calculations and some guesswork, potentially leaving many vulnerable to heart disease or taking drugs they do not need. Nearly one in three adults in the United States has prehypertension, blood pressure higher than normal but not considered high yet.

January 23, 2017 — Over 93 percent of heart attack patients are receiving stents within the guideline-recommended threshold of 90 minutes after arriving at the hospital, with the median time to stenting only 59 minutes, according to new data.

Carestream Health will demonstrate a zero-footprint enterprise imaging platform that can easily enable new use cases and modules at the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, Feb. 19-23 in Orlando, Fla.

Stereotaxis Inc. announced the release of an interface between its remote magnetic navigation system for electrophysiology (EP) procedures and the Philips Allura Xper FD10 cardiovascular X-ray system. The interface allows interoperability of the Stereotaxis Niobe system with the Philips Allura Xper FD10 version R8.2 system and is available worldwide.

Biotronik has enrolled the first patients in the BioInsight clinical study evaluating the safety and feasibility of performing the minimally invasive BioMonitor 2 insertion procedure in an office setting.

January 20, 2017 — A new document from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) provides a comprehensive review of the optimal application of 3-D echocardiography for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).

January 19, 2017 — Apollo Enterprise Imaging Corp. announced it has entered into an agreement with DiACardio Ltd to integrate DiACardio’s cardiology decision support tools into Apollo’s enterprise imaging solution, Apollo EPMM (Enterprise Patient Multimedia Manager).

Intelerad Medical Systems announced a partnership with Laurel Bridge Software that will allow Intelerad to offer a number of solutions that address complex data, networking and architectural challenges common in multi-facility, cross-enterprise organizations.

Zetta Medical Technologies announced the release of Zia, an iterative reconstruction solution that enables the use of low-dose computed tomography (CT) protocols for CT scanners.

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