Cardiology General
Oct 10, 2012
Surefire Medical, Inc. announced today that the company has received 510(k) FDA clearance to market its line of Surefire Angiographic Catheters. Surefire Medical will launch these products in the Unit...
Oct 04, 2012
Despite the apparently high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among patients hospitalized for STEMI without known coronary heart disease (CHD), preventive therapy appears to be low, according ...
Oct 04, 2012
Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appear less likely to respond to antiarrhythmic drug therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) than those with mild or moderate OSA. Patients who did not ...
Sep 28, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a heart defibrillator that helps to restore regular heart rhythms with leads that can be implanted just under the skin (subcutaneously) instead of ...
Sep 27, 2012
In the December 6, 2011 Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) published guidelines on the managem...
Sep 26, 2012
A review of more than 86,000 discharges with a primary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) suggests that patients admitted on weekends appear to be less likely to undergo a cardioversion procedure...
Sep 26, 2012
Walking speed appears to be a simple measure for identifying elderly patients most at risk for adverse outcomes relating to high blood pressure (BP). In a study of patients aged 65 and older who were ...
Sep 26, 2012
The rate for in-hospital mortality appears to have decreased by 11.8% between 2001 and 2009 for patients hospitalized with cardiac arrest, according to an analysis of data from a national hospital dis...
Sep 26, 2012
Bolton Medical announced today that they have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft with Plus Delivery System. Specifically designed for th...
Sep 24, 2012
Masimo announced today that it has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for Masimo Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximeters, rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximeters, and neonatal sensors with labeling ...
Sep 20, 2012
Northwestern University investigators suggest that late mortality following cardiac surgery for congestive heart failure (CHF) appears to be predicted by readmission within 30 days. Independent risk f...
Sep 20, 2012
Important advances have occurred in our understanding of the platelets’ role in arterial thrombosis. These advances have enabled the development of new antiplatelet therapies. Clinical trials have d...
Sep 18, 2012
Aptus Endosystems, Inc., a medical device company developing advanced technology for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), announced today that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Sep 13, 2012
Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its pressure injectable ARROW® PICC pre...
Sep 10, 2012
Abiomed, Inc, a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new percutaneous, c...
Sep 06, 2012
The gap in medical care between patients with and without COPD who are hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) appears to have narrowed substantially between 1997 and 2007, according to Ma...
Sep 06, 2012
Italian investigators have found that both long- and short-term results in patients aged 40 and younger appear to be excellent with PCI in individuals with premature coronary artery disease. In this a...
Sep 06, 2012
Disorders of the thyroid gland usually involve the failure to produce enough thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism) or the production of too much (hyperthyroidism). Approximately 4.6% of the American popula...
Sep 06, 2012
During the past decade, there has been increased awareness of the need to improve the quality of care delivered to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension. In keeping consistent w...
Aug 30, 2012
The rate of hospitalizations for stroke per 10,000 population increased from 32.4 in 1989 to 34.9 in 1999, but then decreased to 31.8 in 2009, according to new data from the CDC. Throughout these 2 de...