February 26, 2016 — For the first time, scientists at The Ohio State University have engineered new calcium receptors for the heart to tune the strength of the heartbeat in an animal model. The research is published online by the journal Nature Communications.

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The subspecialty of electrophysiology (EP) requires patient data from a variety of sources to properly diagnose, treat and monitor patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Data sources needed for this care include procedure reports, Holter monitoring, ECGs, remote device monitoring data, office visit device interrogations, electromapping data, hemodynamics, tilt table exams and even INR blood testing results. Historically, this data has been stored in various silos of disparate IT systems within a hospital.

Biotronik announced that its Itrevia 7 HF-T cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) has now been approved for full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning in Japan.

Investing in Toshiba Medical, which is seeking potential partners, is likely to deliver strong returns for companies looking to expand into the diagnostic imaging space, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. This could be particularly attractive in the Japanese market, according to the analyst.

ArtVentive Medical Group Inc. announced enrollment in the ongoing ArtVentive EOS Endoluminal Occlusion System, OCCLUDE post-market surveillance study.

A single-center study noted that treatment with Cardiac Dimensions’ Carillon Mitral Contour System resulted in significant improvement of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), a condition that can increase the symptoms of heart failure. The study was recently published in the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.

Using clot-busting drugs to clear blood from the brain’s ventricles may be the first effective strategy to decrease mortality for a type of catastrophic bleeding stroke, according to new phase-3 clinical trial results.

February 23, 2016 — WITS(MD), a provider of medical image workflow solutions, announced a company name change to ImageMoverMD. The new name is part of a re-branding initiative to align the company’s name with its current solutions and future strategy. The name change is effective immediately.

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