March 31, 2016 — After a lengthy review of increasing medical evidence, the American Heart Association has published a scientific statement on the reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality in women.

Patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement (mini-MVR) have similar outcomes as patients undergoing conventional surgery, according to an article posted online by The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Digisonics will exhibit its latest functionality for cardiovascular information system (CVIS) solutions at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 65th annual scientific session and expo, April 2-4 in Chicago.

The Smartdop XT by Koven is a fully automated vascular testing system that enables rapid, multiple-level bilateral studies in minutes.

Direct Flow Medical Inc. announced European commercial market launch of the DirecTrack Delivery System, a next-generation delivery system for the Direct Flow Medical Transcatheter Aortic Valve System.

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Healthcare providers will need to start preparing for the next big healthcare information technology (IT) implementation — clinical decision support (CDS) software. Under congressional legislation based on a compromise between numerous medical societies to accept required CDS documentation for Medicare reimbursements, large scheduled cuts in reimbursements were suspended in the 2014 Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). A deadline was originally set for providers to begin required use of CDS starting in 2017, but it is likely this will be pushed back to 2018 or later. 

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. announced it would demonstrate the following diagnostic imaging technologies at this year’s American College of Cardiology 2016 Annual Scientific Session, April 2-4 in Chicago:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released a new interactive map to increase understanding of geographic disparities in chronic disease among Medicare beneficiaries.

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