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EU approves use of implantable defibrillator
The US firm Boston Scientific reports that it has received the Conformité Européenne (CE) Mark for its Confient implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the
Taxus produces similar outcomes in men & women
Results of a gender-specific study to assess the efficacy of the Taxus paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent in women undergoing coronary revascularisation were released at the Read more …
Use that toothbrush!
Since the 1950s, the American Heart Association (AHA) has urged a large number of people to take antibiotics before dental work or other procedures that could flood the Read more …
World Heart Day 2007 - Healthy families, healthy communities
“Team Up for Healthy Hearts” was the motto of this year’s World Heart Day on September 30th, 2007. The German Society of Cardiologists in Private Practice (BNK) made very sensible Read more …
Acuson P10 – the world’s smallest ultrasound device
The Acuson P10 is a new portable ultrasound device, developed and manufactured by Siemens Medical Solutions. The new system in the size of a Blackberry embodies Point of Care Read more …
E-SIRIUS Trial: Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents
Cordis Corporations’ CYPHER stent is a Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent used for treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. The five-year results of the E-Sirius Trial Read more …
Cardiac Diagnostic Imaging - Significance of ultrasound
Some of the medical procedures and equipment showcased and discussed at the MEDICA 2007 are sure to provide medical experts with plenty of discussion material. In cardiac Read more …
For and against - Absorbable metal stents
Coronary stents provide wall wrapping of dissection, prevent elastic recoil, and reduce restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. In addition, drug eluting Read more …
MRI: Diagnosis of arteriosclerosis and plaque imaging
The spatial-anatomic visualisation offered by MRI already provides immense diagnostic possibilities for cardiology. However, as yet, the potential of this imaging modality is far Read more …
Robot moves steadily in on catheter ablation
The Sensei Robotic Catheter System, a first generation robotic platform launched by Hansen Medical at the USA’s Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in May this year, is in Read more …
Cardiologists meet to sum up progress
During a meeting of cardiologists in Prague earlier this year to exchange experiences with new methods and treatments to control atrial fibrillation, Dr Josef Kautzner, Head of Read more …
Molecular medicine
It has only recently been discovered that very often it is not the size of the plaque in the coronary vessels but its inflammation status that determines the occurrence of a Read more …
TWA predicts mortality in patients with normal ejection fraction
An increased TWA (T-wave alternans) is a significant indicator of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as of sudden cardiac death in patients with mostly normal Read more …
FRED® easyport
Cardiac infarction and cardiovascular failure are two of today’s most frequent emergencies. SCHILLER’s FRED® easyport® pocket is the only pocket defibrillator in the Read more …
A non-invasive measurement of arterial wall atherosclerosis
By Thaddeus Chodakauskas BS RDMS and Steve Feinstein MD FACC
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Trial to raise awareness of gender and CVD
More women than men die of cardiovascular disease (CVD) every year, yet females receive only 33% of angioplasties, stents and bypass surgeries; 28% of implantable defibrillators, Read more …
Atrial Fibrillation monitoring
The first implant of the Reveal XT, an insertable cardiac monitor made by US firm Medtronic, which recently received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark, was carried out Read more …
Platinum chromium alloy enhances design
Boston Scientific Corporation has commenced enrolment of a targeted 1,500 patients for the Taxus Perseus clinical trials, planned to take place in 100 international centres. Read more …
Ready for action: The 17.5 kg heart-lung machine
The Lifebridge B2T (bridge-to-transport) is the first, fully portable emergency life support system for patients suffering cardiogenic shock, or those showing signs of imminent Read more …
Progenitor cell transfer for cardiac repair after
Progenitor cell transfer to repair the damaged heart has emerged as an innovative and promising recent development in cardiovascular medicine. Read more …
