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| GE Healthcare Signs Imaging Solutions Agreement With Novation
August 31, 2007 08:00:00GE Healthcare announced that it has signed an agreement with Novation for GEs advanced radiology and cardiology image and information management technologies. Novation is the health care contracting services company for VHA Inc. and the University Health System Consortium, two national health care alliances. Through Novation, the agreement will be offered to VHA, UHC and Provista member health care organizations. Under the terms of this three-year agreement, which takes effect Oct. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Soccer International, Antonio Puerta, Died After Suffering A Heart Attack
August 30, 2007 10:00:00Antonio Puerta, 22, who played football for Sevilla and Spain, has died after having a heart attack during Sevillas match against Getafe. During the first half of the match he collapsed as he was running back towards his goal - medics were seen preventing him from swallowing his tongue, but he did manage to walk off the pitch. It was not long before he collapsed again in the changing rooms and had to receive cardiac resuscitation before being rushed to the Virgen del Rocio hospital. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Device Helps Patients Survive, Regain Function Till Transplant
August 30, 2007 07:00:00A new generation of implanted heart-assisting pump does very well at helping severely ill heart-failure patients survive, and thrive, until they receive a heart transplant, a new study shows. And, in addition to helping 75 percent of patients stay alive for at least six months or until a donor heart became available, the device also helped patients original hearts regain function and allowed their other organs to heal by restoring blood flow. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Uncovering The Mysteries Behind Heart Defects
August 29, 2007 22:00:00Until now, the reasons why some children are born with holes in their hearts, or faulty heart valves, have eluded doctors and scientists. Findings published online in the prestigious PNAS journal may hold at least some of the answers. "Its a great tragedy when children need open heart surgery almost as soon as they are born," said Professor Fabienne Mackay, Director of the Autoimmunity Research Unit at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Early Treatment For Cardiovascular Abnormalities Can Reverse Heart Damage
August 29, 2007 20:00:00University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that treating people who have early cardiovascular abnormalities, but show no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, can slow progression and even reverse damage to the heart and blood vessels.In a recent double-blind study, researchers enrolled 76 asymptomatic subjects with early markers for cardiovascular disease, based on a 10-factor scale called the Rasmussen Disease Score. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Heart Palpitations Are Usually Not Dangerous, Reports The Harvard Heart Letter
August 29, 2007 07:00:00Palpitations -- the sensation that the heart has started to race or pound, or feels like it has skipped a beat -- are usually caused by a harmless hiccup in the hearts rhythm. Sometimes, though, palpitations reflect a problem in the heart or elsewhere in the body. Sorting out worrisome palpitations from harmless ones isnt always easy, reports the September 2007 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter. Palpitations are extremely common. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Human Derived Stem Cells Can Repair Rat Hearts Damaged By Heart Attack
August 29, 2007 02:00:00When human heart muscle cells derived from embryonic stem cells are implanted into a rat after a heart attack, they can help rebuild the animals heart muscle and improve function of the organ, scientists report in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology. The researchers also developed a new process that greatly improves how stem cells are turned into heart muscle cells and then survive after being implanted in the damaged rat heart. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Toshiba Installs Two Infinix CF-I/BP Vascular X-Ray Systems At The Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta S
August 28, 2007 09:00:00Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., a leader in diagnostic and medical imaging systems, announced today the installation of two Infinix CF-i/BP vascular X-ray systems at the Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Sibley Heart Center, located at the Egleston hospital campus. The Infinix CF-i/BP vascular labs five-axis bi-plane system allows for superior patient access, an extremely important feature in pediatrics. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| St. Jude Medical Announces Japanese Approval Of The Angio-Seal STS Plus Vascular Closure Device
August 28, 2007 09:00:00St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), in addition to reimbursement approval, for the Angio-Seal(TM) STS Plus Vascular Closure device. Angio-Seal STS Plus is designed to provide physicians with an improved method of sealing catheterization sites, allowing patients increased comfort and offering hospitals improved efficiencies. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| CryoCor Completes Enrollment Of Pivotal Clinical Study For Atrial Fibrillation
August 28, 2007 07:00:00CryoCor, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRYO), a medical device company focused on the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today the completion of enrollment of its pivotal clinical study for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Ed Brennan, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer of CryoCor, said, "This is a major milestone for CryoCor, being the first company to complete enrollment in a randomized pivotal study for the use of ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
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