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Comprehensive CT scan gives better indication of significant coronary artery disease

A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia - restricted blood flow to heart muscle tissue - giving a better indication of clinically significant coronary artery disease.

16 Sep 2009

Tryton Side Branch Stent used in 250 procedures to treat atherosclerotic lesions

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, announced today that the company’s Tryton Side Branch Stent has been used in 250 procedures to treat atherosclerotic lesions at a bifurcation in patients with heart disease.

15 Sep 2009

HFSA annual meeting features discussion on David Duncan's quest for personalized medicine

The 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) today featured a discussion by David Ewing Duncan titled "One Man's Quest for Personalized Medicine." Over the course of one year, Duncan submitted himself to hundreds of tests that could predict and even prevent future illness.

14 Sep 2009

First patient enrolled in Phase 2b RADAR clinical trial

Regado Biosciences, a privately held company leading the development of antithrombotic therapeutic aptamers with active control agents, announced that on September 8, 2009 enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2b, randomized, partially-blinded, multi-center, active-controlled, dose-ranging study of its lead product candidate, the REG1 anticoagulation system (REG1) was achieved.

11 Sep 2009

Successful results on Surinate Bladder Management System

Urovalve announced today the successful results of a feasibility study of the Valve component of its Surinate® Bladder Management System—designed to improve the quality of life of men who suffer from acute or chronic urinary retention, which is an inability to empty the bladder caused by obstruction of the urethra.

9 Sep 2009

Strata brands of Foley catheters launched by Rochester Medical Corporation

Rochester Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: ROCM) today announced the introduction of its Strata brands of Foley catheters. This new Foley product line features proprietary comfort layered technology. The company's StrataSI(TM) catheter is all-silicone, while the StrataNF(TM) version includes a nitrofurazone anti-infective matrix within the silicone.

4 Sep 2009

Primary angioplasty procedures vary in European countries

Primary angioplasty (with stent implantation) is the most effective therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but it is not available to many patients, even though most European countries have sufficient resources (ie, catheterisation laboratories) for its wider use.

2 Sep 2009

Immediate catheterization not always better for ACS patients

For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an intervention performed the next working day, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA.

1 Sep 2009

Initial abstract for the clinical study of PLC's RenalGuard System published

PLC Systems Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLCSF), a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today announced that the initial abstract for the investigator-sponsored clinical study of its RenalGuard System(TM) has been published, in advance of the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, August 29 - September 2, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, on the ESC website.

26 Aug 2009

Research study concludes the difference in mortality between men and women depending on the type of ACS

A new study from NYU School of Medicine found that women may have a slightly higher risk of death than men in the thirty days following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but that these differences appear to be attributable to factors such as severity and type of ACS.

26 Aug 2009

Women face higher risk of mortality rate following acute coronary syndromes

Women may have a slightly higher risk of death than men in the 30 days following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS; such as heart attack or unstable angina), but this difference appears attributable to factors such as severity and type of ACS, clinical differences and angiographic severity according to a study in the August 26 issue of JAMA.

26 Aug 2009

2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award given to Mennen Medical

Mennen Medical, a leading provider of patient monitors, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology systems, announced today that the global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan has awarded Mennen Medical the 2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award.

25 Aug 2009

Patients suffering from functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation treated using the MitraClip system

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, today announced treatment of the first group of patients with the MitraClip(R) system at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.

24 Aug 2009

Mount Sinai Medical Center physicians pioneer a non-surgical procedure for treating LAA

Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is the most common sustained heart-rhythm disorder in the United States.

24 Aug 2009

AbbeyMoor receives approval for design improvements to ‘The Spanner’ prostatic stent

AbbeyMoor Medical Inc., a developer and manufacturer of medical devices for the management and treatment of prostatic obstruction, announced today that it has received PMA approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for design changes to their flagship product, The Spanner Prostatic Stent.

7 Jul 2009

Medical insurers' billing claims can help researchers track patient complications

Billing claims from health insurance companies can provide insights on the long-term health of kidney transplant patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

18 Jun 2009

Boy born with half a heart survives and thrives

Rhonda Ellison was six months pregnant when she and her husband, James Gaines, got the kind of news all parents dread going into an ultrasound: something was wrong with their baby. They needed to go to the Children's Heart Center at Golisano Children's Hospital.

27 May 2009

Arrythmia associated with heart attacks linked to higher risk of death

Heart attack patients who develop serious arrhythmia in connection with procedures to open blocked arteries face a significantly higher risk of death for several months after the procedure, when compared to similar patients who do not develop such complications, according to new research from Duke University Medical Center.

5 May 2009

Arterial disease of the leg frequently overlooked in patients with heart disease

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the legs, in which the arteries become blocked with plaque and blood supply to the legs is reduced, affects eight million people in the U.S. Early detection of PAD is important because it can limit the ability to walk and exercise, it may place patients at greater risk for limb loss and it increases the chance of having a heart attack or stroke.

30 Apr 2009

Heart screening unnecessary in type 2 diabetes patients with no symptoms

Routine screening for coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes patients with no symptoms of angina or a history of coronary disease is unnecessary and may lead initially to more invasive and costly heart procedures, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine.

14 Apr 2009

Catheterization News and Research

Comprehensive CT scan gives better indication of significant coronary artery disease

Tryton Side Branch Stent used in 250 procedures to treat atherosclerotic lesions

HFSA annual meeting features discussion on David Duncan's quest for personalized medicine

First patient enrolled in Phase 2b RADAR clinical trial

Successful results on Surinate Bladder Management System

Strata brands of Foley catheters launched by Rochester Medical Corporation

Primary angioplasty procedures vary in European countries

Immediate catheterization not always better for ACS patients

Initial abstract for the clinical study of PLC's RenalGuard System published

Research study concludes the difference in mortality between men and women depending on the type of ACS

Women face higher risk of mortality rate following acute coronary syndromes

2009 European Patient Monitoring Technology Leadership of the Year Award given to Mennen Medical

Patients suffering from functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation treated using the MitraClip system

Mount Sinai Medical Center physicians pioneer a non-surgical procedure for treating LAA

AbbeyMoor receives approval for design improvements to ‘The Spanner’ prostatic stent

Medical insurers' billing claims can help researchers track patient complications

Boy born with half a heart survives and thrives

Arrythmia associated with heart attacks linked to higher risk of death

Arterial disease of the leg frequently overlooked in patients with heart disease

Heart screening unnecessary in type 2 diabetes patients with no symptoms

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