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Tricagrelor Recommended for Approval by FDA Committee
July 29, 2010 – A new, highly anticipated antiplatelet drug that is supposed to be better than the current standard therapy of clopidogrel, yesterday was recommended for...
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Transradial Compression Bracelet Aids Hemostasis
July, 29, 2010 – A second generation transradial compression bracelet is designed to obtain a stable compression of the radial artery. The Zoom 2010 Transradial...
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St. Jude Files Patent Lawsuit Against Volcano Over FFR Wires
July 28, 2010 – This week St. Jude Medical filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Volcano Corp. over its fractional flow reserve (FFR) wires. The suit was filed in...
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Neurovascular Stent System Launched in U.S.
July 26, 2010 – Today a fourth-generation intracranial aneurysm stent system was released in both the U.S. and European markets. Boston Scientific’s Neuroform EZ...
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Generic Deep Vein Thrombosis Drug Cleared by FDA
July 26, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium injection), an anticoagulant drug used for...
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Percutaneous Mitral Valve Device Gains $5 Million in Funding
July 20, 2010 — A $5 million loan was granted for the development of a new percutaneous mitral valve repair device. GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services announced...
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EP Ablation Catheter Comparison Study Enrolls First Patients
July 16, 2010 – Biosense Webster Inc. recently announced that more than 10 patients have now been enrolled in the CLARITY-study, comparing the efficacy, safety and...
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Gore Receives CE Mark for Longer Stent-Graft
July 15, 2010 -- W. L. Gore and Associates recently announced that it has received the European CE mark approval for the 25 cm Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis with Propaten...
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First Patient Enrolled in Vena Cava Filter Trial
July 15, 2010 – The first patient has enrolled in the Retrieve 2 U.S. trial, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Crux Biomedical's new Vena Cava Filter (VCF)....
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New Analysis Reveals Positive Trends in Heart Attack Care, PCI
July 13, 2010 – A new analysis from the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) shows that hospitals across the country...
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Gore Hopeful for Positive PFO Occluder Trial Data
July 9, 2010 – W. L. Gore and Associates announced today that they are confident in the design and anticipated results of the Gore REDUCE Clinical Study, which was...
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TCT Surgeons Course Highlights Role of Hybrid Suites
July 8, 2010 – The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) event has traditionally been a symposium for interventional cardiologists. However, as an...
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Siemens Releases New Acuson S2000 Ultrasound System
July 8, 2010 – Siemens Healthcare recently announced the 2.0 release of its Acuson S2000 ultrasound system, with applications across general imaging, including obstetrics...
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New Guidelines Improve Assessment of Right Ventricle
July 8, 2010 – Newly published guidelines should help cardiologists better evaluate the right heart, the American Society of Echocardiography announced this week. The new...
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Maquet to Distribute InterGard Vascular Grafts in U.S.
July 6, 2010 – Maquet Cardiovascular LLC recently announced it will become the exclusive U.S. distributor of the InterGard family of vascular grafts. This will go into...
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Daiichi Sankyo/Lilly Respond to Antiplatelet Clinical Alert
July 1, 2010 – Two medical companies say they will work with physicians to further investigate ways to manage genetic issues in antiplatelet therapy, after the U.S. Food...
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ACC/AHA Alert Clarifies FDA Clopidogrel Warning
July 1, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added a warning to the information on clopidogrel (Plavix), as a result of new information indicating...
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New 3-D Imaging Tool Available in U.S.
June 28, 2010 – A new 3-D imaging technology is now available in the U.S. The C-InSight from Mazor Surgical Technologies Ltd. will enable medical facilities to...
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AGA Denied Permission to Appeal U.K. Patent Decision
June 28, 2010 – AGA Medical has been denied the right to appeal a decision in a United Kingdom patent case concerning structural heart occluders. The decision, made...
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First Bifurcation Stents Implanted in Israel
June 24, 2010 – Tryton Medical Inc. announced that the company’s Tryton Side Branch Stent System has been used in three cases in Israel for the first time. Yaron...
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Antirestenosis Drug to Start Testing on PAD Patients
June 24, 2010 – The first cohort of patients was fully enrolled this week in a clinical study of a new drug meant to prevent restenosis in patients with peripheral...
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NIH Funds New Steerable Catheter Technology for AF Treatment
June 24, 2010 – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced this week that it has given a $2.2 million grant to fund new treatment technology for atrial...
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Radial Access Recovery Lounge Mimics Cafe Atmosphere
St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta created a radial access recover room that replaces beds and the sterile instutional hospital look with a more patient-friendly design....
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Atherectomy System Cleared for Use Below the Knee
June 22, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted 510(k) clearance for the Jetstream G3 Small Fixed (SF) peripheral atherectomy catheter. It is...
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New Study Shows Erectile Dysfunction Could Be Marker for Heart Attack
June 21, 2010 – Seven out of 10 men admitted to hospital for a heart attack, or acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), had erectile dysfunction (ED) in...
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New Balloon Sizes Offer Treatment Options Below the Knee
June 21, 2010 – This week, 22 new balloon sizes have been added to the PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System, including balloon lengths of 120 and 150 mm. The Boston...
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Renal Denervation Shows Durability of Blood Pressure Reduction
June 21, 2010 – Long-term data presented today from Ardian’s Symplicity HTN-1 study demonstrate that the significant reductions in blood pressure achieved using renal...
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First Patient Enrolls in Prospective Cardiac Plug Trial
June 17, 2010 – AGA Medical Holdings Inc. this week announced first patient enrollment in the feasibility phase of the prospective, multicenter, randomized Amplatzer...
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New Therapeutic Hypothermia System Offers Faster Cooling, Warming
June 16, 2010 – A new therapeutic hypothermia system promises faster cooling and warming rates as well as precise temperature control. Royal Philips Electronics recently...
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Updated Ultrasound System Improves Quality, Efficiency
June 16, 2010 – An updated ultrasound system announced this week will feature automated measurements, enhanced image quality and improved volumetric imaging. Siemens...
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FDA Approves Destination Therapy Study for Ventricular Assist System
June 16, 2010 – A ventricular assist system has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a new clinical trial. HeartWare...
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New Atrial Appendage Exclusion System Receives FDA Clearance
June 16, 2010 – A new surgical device for excluding the left atrial appendage has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AtriCure Inc....
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Contrast Agent Demonstrates Positive Safety Profile
June 15, 2010 – A new study evaluating the safety of an echocardiography contrast agent found that the agent did not have a significant effect on patients’ pulmonary...
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Trial Finds Aneurysm Size Does Not Affect Outcome After EVAR
June 15, 2010 – Patients with smaller abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) (less than 5.5 cm) have no significant differences in clinical outcomes after endovascular repair...
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FDA Asked to Review Peripheral Drug-Eluting Stent
June 14, 2010 – A self-expanding, polymer-free, drug-eluting peripheral stent has been submitted for premarket approval (PMA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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Endovascular Planning Enabled With Cloud-Based, 3-D Software
June 14, 2010 – A new Internet, cloud-based, 3-D advanced visualization and decision support system aids physicians in endovascular case planning, The software was...
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Echocardiography Atlas Allows Reference on iPhone
June 14, 2010 – Common cardiac imaging techniques, images and videos of echocardiography are available using an interactive learning and reference iPhone application....
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Heart Attacks Declined Significantly in Northern California Since 2000
June 11, 2010 – Heart attacks declined by 24 percent within a large, ethnically diverse, community-based population since 2000. The relative incidence of serious heart...
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New Drug-Eluting Stent Released in Europe
June 11, 2010 – A new drug-eluting stent (DES) was launched this week in the European Union and other CE mark countries. The Taxus Element Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary...
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Laser Assessed to Treat In-Stent Restenosis
June 11, 2010 – A multicenter, randomized trial planned in the United States will compare laser ablation followed by adjunctive balloon angioplasty as compared to balloon...
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Hypothermia Helps Preserve Heart Tissue in STEMI Patients
June 10, 2010 – There is currently no proven therapy to reduce infarct volume, but a pilot study demonstrated use of mild hypothermia (below 35 C) in ST-elevated...
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Bi-Direction EP Catheter Cleared for Reprocessing
June 10, 2010 – The single-use EZ Steer bi-directional catheters are now cleared for reprocessing through Ascent. The reprocessing of this device enables...
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Vascular Ultrasound 3-D Visualization Software Demonstrated
June 9, 2010 – Vascular 2-D and 3-D software in development to improve imaging workflow and productivity is being demonstrated during the 2010 Annual Vascular Meeting,...
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Stent Graft Treats Larger Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
June 8, 2010 – A 45 mm diameter stent graft to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). W. L. Gore &...
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Continuing Warfarin Therapy is Safe for Patients Undergoing Surgery
June 8, 2010 – New study findings prove continuing warfarin therapy during pacemaker or defibrillator implantation in patients with moderate to high thromboembolic risk...
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St. Jude Pays $3.7 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
June 7, 2010 – St. Jude Medical and two hospitals agreed to pay $3.7 million to resolve allegations it paid illegal kickbacks to two hospitals to secure heart-device...
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Shows Positive One-Year Outcomes
June 4, 2010 – One-year mortality rates were very low for 1,038 high-risk patients, many of whom were too sick to undergo traditional open-heart surgery, who received the...
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Bioresorbable Stent Continues to Show Good Clinical Results
June 3, 2010 – Six-month data from the first 45 patients enrolled in the second stage of a trial for a bioresorbable stent demonstrated strong results. Abbott's...
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Image-Guided RNA Agents Target Specific Organs
June 3, 2010 – A joint research agreement will explore the targeted delivery of experimental therapeutics based on ribonucleic acid (RNA) interference (RNAi). Philips...
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Covidien Acquires ev3 to Expand Interventional Portfolio
June 2, 2010 – Covidien announced yesterday it is purchasing ev3 Inc. for $2.6 billion to expand its percutaneous vascular portfolio. The company hopes to become a...
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