March 2010

ACC: Amicas touts structured reporting module for cardiology ()
AGA to pay Medtronic $35M in stent patent settlement ()
Cordis taps Spaulding as VP of medical affairs ()
ACC: Infinitt PACS integrates image processing, reporting tools ()
ACC: NextGen offers EHR financing plans ()
ACC: Agfa promotes new remote cardiovascular review station ()
Inventory Management: What Decision Makers Need to Know ()
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement: A Chance for the Untreatable? ()
The ACC Corner: Appropriate Use Criteria, Accreditation Key to Improving Imaging Services ()
RAC Audits Require Personnel, Processes and Practice Management ()
Circulation: 12-year study shows that gender misconceptions of CVD still exist ()
Philips introduces endo hypothermia system ()
What to ExSPECT In the Era of Isotope Shortages ()
The Piedmont Heart Institute Addresses Heart Disease & the Family ()
Terumo launches transradial educational web site ()
The Back Page: Despite Dwindling Numbers, Outpatient Cath Labs Fight On ()
NEJM: Patient/physician dynamic changing due to internet ()
Medicines duels with patent office for Angiomax extension ()
HIMSS: Sprint highlights range of technologies, partnerships ()
JACC: Carotid stenting with protection device can be successful in string sign patients ()
ACC: Late-term results may be evening out for Endeavor stent ()
JAMA: High BP in ICU patients w/ chest pain have good one-year outcomes ()
Physician-owned hospitals bemoan devastating impact of reform ()
ACC: Better cath lab/EMS collaborations provide better STEMI care ()
NovaRad scores two installs in Kentucky ()
IOM: Global risk-reduction programs needed to prevent, monitor CVD ()
JACC: Medical therapy enCOURAGEd as secondary CAD prevention method ()
ACC Feature: Siemens CEO addresses cardiology market concerns ()
ACC: Toshiba touts new CT software that cuts radiation dose ()
Give it an intellectual shaketo see if it has life in it, actual or potential ()
ACC: Philips highlights hybrid OR ()
ACC: TeraRecon highlights low-dose CCTA processing, customizable tools ()
CCI: Bailout stenting feasible option for neonates with severe coarctation ()
Medtronic initiates program to alleviate discrepancies of care ()
NEJM: Cost-profiling tools misclassify physician performance ()
ACC: Is the jury still out on BMS vs. DES in STEMI patients? ()
ACC: McKesson updates CVIS with server virtualization, disaster recovery capabilities ()
ACC: St. Jude, Siemens partner to offer wireless FFR integration ()
ACC: GE's Holter algorithms alert CV staff to undiagnosed sleep apnea ()
ACC: Boston Scientific combines CV and rhythm divisions ()
ACC: Enrollment complete for Promus Element small vessel/long lesion trials ()
ACC Feature: Multaq may be feasible in AF patients soon after stopping Cordarone ()
ACC: Spacelabs offers workflow technologies ()
ACC Feature: Saphenous vein grafts appear equal to radial artery grafts ()
Medtronic launches CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve trial ()
Device Integration: Getting Point-of-Care Data Where Its Needed ()
Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis ()
ACC: How to avoid cath lab billing & coding 'ruts' ()
ACC: FDG PET a sensitive, specific choice for myocardial imaging ()
ACC: PINNACLE Registry aims to improve outpatient cardiac care ()
ACC: First cardiac outpatient registry is put to the test ()
ACC: Referral rates for PCI patient rehab remain low, disparities exist ()
AHA: Rising costs account for most of growth in spending on hospital care ()
ACC Feature: New F18-labeled PET perfusion tracer trumps technetium ()
ACC: Is treatment equality protocol needed to reduce post-MI mortality in women? ()
CRF/ACC: Xience is economically dominant to Taxus ()
Q&A: The proving ground for interoperability ()
ACC: Radiation dose in CV imaging--How much is too much? ()
ACC: Performance, rather than volume, should drive providers ()
ACC Feature: SORTing OUT Endeavors inferiority to Cypher ()
ACC: Improvements in quality metrics do not decrease patient mortality ()
ACC: Ablation bests a-fib drugs in pilot study--onto bigger CABANAs ()
ACC: Lenient rate control for a-fib is noninferior to strict controlchange the guidelines? ()
ACC: Heart failure model could predict outcomes for patients, shorten inpatient stays ()
ACC Feature: Use of SYNTAX scores in daily practice reveals operator bias ()
ACC: Plavix+aspirin, for those who cant take warfarin, doesn't increase costs ()
ACC: Fibrate+statin therapy does not lower CV events in adult diabetics ()
ACC: Intensive BP lowering does not reduce CV events in adult diabetics ()
ACC: MitraClip system may present alternative for non-surgical patients ()
ACCA: Better in-hospital coding strategies can eliminate revenue drains ()
SIR: ABI testing can better predict those at risk for coronary disease ()
Pearls and Pitfalls of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation ()
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials II: Cardiac Arrhythmias ()
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Dronedarone -- Differences Between Amiodaron and Other Antiarrhyth ()
Controversies in ICD Therapy ()
Management of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia ()
Effect of Lead Placement on Cardiac Pacing ()
Use of Cardiac MR before and after Electrophysiology Procedures ()
Ablation not Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy Should Be the First Line Approach for Paroxysmal AF ()
ACC Education Sessions Preview: Electrophysiology ()
SIR: Cerebral protection device 98% effective in high-risk CAD cases ()
ACCA: In situ simulation can reduce D2B times, reveal systemic breakdowns ()
FDA slaps black box warning on Plavix for poor metabolizers ()
ACCA: Blood management program saves money, optimizes blood utilization ()
ACCA: Revenue-sharing model allows specialists to spread wealth across depts ()
Optimizing Your Practice: What's the Code for That? ()
Beyond the Possible: Advanced Technologies and the Future of Healthcare ()
Innovations in Quality Improvement Can Be Achieved in Real-World Practices ()
Health System Reform: Where Are We Headed? ()
Practice Administrator Program: What's Happening to My Profession? ()
Biomedical Computing/Information Technology ()
Health IT Future Vision: Transforming Care ()
EHR Implementation: Lessons from the Foxhole ()
Opening Keynote: Health IT, Health Policy ()
ACC Preview: Regenerative medicine, robotics, game-changing trials and reform ()
Hospital CEO turnover rate increases in 2009 ()
Circulation: CAD patients RESPOND to clopidogrel after treatment with ticagrelor ()
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials V: Interventional Cardiology ()
Late-Breaking Clinical Trials III: Interventional Cardiology ()
i2 Symposium: DES Update 2010 ()
Hybrid Cath Lab/OR Suite ()
Simulation Exercise in Acute STEMI Door-to-Balloon Scenario ()
i2 Symposium: Primary PCI in STEMI ()
What's New in Our Cath Lab of Tomorrow? ()
Cardiac Care Team Spotlight I: Patient Centered Care in the Cath Lab ()
Meeting the Challenge of First Do No Harm ()
State-of-the-Art Cardiovascular Imaging ()
Multimodality Partnerships in Appropriate Use Criteria ()
Cardiac MRI in Heart Failure ()
ACC Spotlight: Integrated Imaging Spotlight ()
Coronary CT Angiography: Radiation Exposure and Special Uses ()
Hot Topics in Cardiology: Myocardial Viability Assessment ()
Patient-Centered Imaging: Addressing Procedural Risk of Imaging Modalities ()
Focus on Cardiovascular Imaging ()
AIM: Hospice care differs among racial, ethnic groups for HF ()
U.S. healthcare jobs trend up, despite general employment flattening ()
CMAJ: Transcatheter valve replacement safe, but needs more research ()
Cardiva president steps down ()
Radiology: Virtual colonoscopy safe, beneficial for patients with metallic stents ()
JAMA: Aspirin use does not significantly reduce vascular events ()
CVD pharma companies face a tough decade ()
Bristol-Myers replaces CEO ()
HIMSS: Fully functional EMR can equal more patients, more revenues ()
EJHF: Aggressive follow-up best for heart failure patients ()
GSK blasts Senate report, defends Avandia research ()
Circulation: ICD ventricular defibrillation testing affects cognitive function ()
CCI: Embolic protection decreases risk of stroke in carotid stenting ()
HIMSS: Dr. Smith, you get an Fwill you change your practice now? ()
AIM: Screening student athletes with ECG reduces costs, adds life years ()
Commentary: Atrial fibrillation strikes an electrophysiologist ()
Second-Generation Stents & New Frontiers ()
The ACC Corner: A Meaningful Opportunity to Adopt Health IT ()
Heart Failure Treatments Widen with Continuous-Flow Assist Devices ()
SPECT Imaging: Surviving the Reimbursement Cuts ()
AEDs Survive the Test of Time ()
CVIS: Improving Departments from Within ()
High on Volume, Low on Error: Mount Sinais Secret ()
Patches: The Middle Ground in Hemostasis Management ()
First Word: Cardiologists Respond to Haitian Tragedy, Ready for ACC.10 ()
The Back Page: Is Specialty Medicine Applicable to a Concierge Practice Model? ()
CMS stalls 21% payment cut, allows time for Senate rescue ()
CRT: FDA inches closer to defining TAVI standards for low-risk patients ()