The Lancet published results online that show Abbott’s ARCHITECT STAT High Sensitive Troponin-I (hsTnl) test may rule out myocardial infarction (MI) in two-thirds of very-low risk patients, allowing prompt discharge from A&E (Accident and Emergency). The study identified a precise new threshold of troponin of <5 ng/L which, together with other clinical factors, allows doctors to rule out heart attacks in the majority of patients, reducing prolonged waiting for monitoring with additional tests, unnecessary procedures and hospital admissions.

October 9, 2015 — Cardinal Health is launching its expanded portfolio in the cardiovascular space including the latest innovations from Cordisduring the 27th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference Oct. 11-15, 2015 in San Francisco. Attendees will gain insight to the Cardinal Health and Cordis comprehensive offering of daily-use products; reliable, trackable inventory and logistics, and deep analytic capabilities. This multi-dimensional set of solutions will become increasingly important with emerging value-based payment models.

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) now offers patients one of the most advanced computed tomography (CT) imaging systems available with the installation of Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE ViSION Edition. OHSU, a nationally prominent research university and Oregon’s only public academic medical center, acquired the new system to help improve its diagnostic capabilities for trauma, cardiac, stroke and pediatric patients. Adding the first 640-slice system in the state of Oregon allows OHSU to deliver better patient care and maintain its position as one of the leading health care institutions in the United States.

PICOM, Scimage, Cardiac PACS, CVIS

Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS or cardiac PACS) have undergone a transformation over the past few years to meet demands for better interoperability, U.S. healthcare reform requirements, and the changing healthcare IT landscape and infrastructure. 

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA announced the availability of the MIX package for the Trinias Cardiovascular suites. Based on the three main operating concepts (SCORE Imaging, SMART Design and SMILE Concept) for Trinias, Shimadzu is providing new features for taking minimally invasive procedures to new levels.

Personal MedSystems introduced the first and only 22-lead mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) system, CardioSecur, at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2015, Aug. 29-Sept. 2 in London.

Invitae Corp., a genetic information company, announced the expansion of its cardiology offering, including more than 30 cardiovascular test panels for arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, aortopathies, familial hypercholesterolemia, pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease.

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