Cardiac Imaging: Page 86

Merit adds to product line
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems has added two new devices to its product line and received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its contrast management system.
December 29, 2008
Stem cells preserve cardiac structure and function in porcine model of acute MI
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 24 - Intramyocardial transfer of cord blood-derived stem cells improves left ventricular function and prevents scar formation in a porcine model of acute MI, German investigators report in the January issue of Heart.
December 23, 2008
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Normal heart function seen in most pediatric septic shock survivors
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 3 - Most children who survive septic shock exhibit normal cardiac function, although a few patients will have rhythm disturbances and decreased ventricular function, according to Dutch researchers. They compared ECG and echocardiographic data from pediatric septic shock survivors and healthy control patients.
December 2, 2008
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Biotronik launches EchoCRT trial in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik of Berlin announced the enrollment of the first European patients in a clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of echocardiography-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy (EchoCRT).
December 2, 2008
Bioabsorbable coronary stents shrink after implant
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 30 - A novel bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting coronary stent shrinks in size following implant, and the extent of recoil may be influenced by the lesion involved, Dutch and Spanish researchers report in the November 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
November 29, 2008
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Medis, TomTec launch cardiac software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medis Medical Imaging Systems and TomTec Imaging Systems have launched a joint cardiac imaging and analysis product for angiography and ultrasound.
November 24, 2008
ScImage extends R&D pact with Carestream
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor ScImage is expanding its current agreement with Carestream Health to include joint R&D initiatives for developing a cardiology information technology for Carestream Health to market in Europe and other parts of the world.
November 24, 2008
Medtronic gets CE Mark for MRI pacemaker
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received the European CE Mark for a pacemaker designed for use in MRI systems.
November 16, 2008
Negative coronary calcium scores in the young can understate plaque burden
By Charlene Laino
NEW ORLEANS - Among apparently healthy people under age 35 at risk of sudden death, negative coronary calcium scores do not necessarily signal the absence of atherosclerotic plaque, according to research presented on Monday at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2008.
November 10, 2008
Philips, King's College ink partnership
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and King's College London in the U.K. have signed a five-year research collaboration agreement to develop medical imaging projects with a focus on cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology.
October 21, 2008
GE teams with Radi Medical Systems
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radi Medical Systems and GE Healthcare have formed a development, marketing, and sales initiative to integrate Radi's wireless PressureWire Aeris and fractional flow reserve technology into GE's Mac-Lab IT hemodynamic recording system.
October 14, 2008
Step-and-shoot mode minimizes dose in dual-source cardiac CT
By Eric Barnes
The use of a step-and-shoot mode with dual-source CT produced radiation doses under 2 mSv for coronary CT angiography studies of patients with normal heart rates, according to a study in the October issue of Radiology.
September 28, 2008
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