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May 2011

Sanofi takes fire for undisclosed financial relationships (05/31/2011)

JACC: Increased activity, walking speed improves PAD outcomes (05/31/2011)

JACC: Algorithm detects ICD leads with fracture, connection problems (05/31/2011)

Circ: Congenital heart surgery costs high, vary between centers (05/28/2011)

Physician salaries account for 8% of U.S. healthcare costs (05/27/2011)

JACC: CABG mortality down, readmissions remain up (05/27/2011)

McKesson, Epic patent suit prolonged in federal appeals court (05/27/2011)

Vermont moves toward single-payor system (05/27/2011)

AIM-HIGH trial goes down (05/26/2011)

PLoS: Jury still out on polypill (05/26/2011)

Study: Younger & older docs differ on CV disease treatments (05/25/2011)

JACC: Are diuretics helpful or harmful for HF? (05/24/2011)

Controlled Power launches blog (05/24/2011)

Cinterion, TZ deliver arrhythmia monitoring device (05/24/2011)

JAMA: Early onset AF linked with death for women (05/24/2011)

EuroPCR: FFR proves cost saving in many EU countries (05/24/2011)

ECRI alert focuses on monitoring cardiac patients (05/24/2011)

HRJ: Sleep-disordered breathing increases risk of deadly arrhythmias (05/24/2011)

AHA: Fewer Medicare patients hospitalized for cardiac causes (05/23/2011)

Growing costs, cutbacks & changes (05/23/2011)

Optimizing PCI Outcomes: The Right Tools for the Best Results (05/23/2011)

Echocardiography Enters Appropriate Use Spotlight (05/23/2011)

First Word: Taking Control Amid Ambiguity (05/23/2011)

Fixing a Hole in the Heart: Percutaneous Closure of the PFO (05/23/2011)

Optimizing PCI Outcomes: The Right Tools for the Best Results (05/23/2011)

Guiding EP Ablations: How PET & PET/CT Can Help (05/23/2011)

Cardiology Gets Its Head in the Cloud Finally (05/23/2011)

Q&A: Health IT's future is wide open (source) (05/23/2011)

FDA's vote on Trilipix mixed, but unanimous that trial is needed (05/20/2011)

Clinical Decision Support: Workflow Integration Is Vital for Optimizing Care (05/20/2011)

The ACC Corner: National Quality Initiative Looks to Reduce Readmission Rates (05/20/2011)

Circ: Practices vary greatly on follow-up for out-of-range INR values (05/19/2011)

Abiomed narrows FY11 losses (05/19/2011)

FDA slaps more restrictions on Avandia, starting Nov. 18 (05/19/2011)

FDA committee to review fate of Abbott's cholesterol drug (05/18/2011)

Circ: Have previous studies overestimated ICD underutilization? (05/18/2011)

Rb-82 PET gains traction in predicting CV events (05/16/2011)

Radiology: Restrictive guidelines cut NSF cases (05/16/2011)

Amylin slaps Lilly with suit over Byetta alliance (05/16/2011)

HRS: Optim lead produces optimal results (05/13/2011)

ACR launches radiation dose registry (05/13/2011)

CMAJ: Canadian hypertension control improves, prevalance remains stable (05/13/2011)

HRS: AF & atrial flutter remain large cost burden in U.S. (05/12/2011)

Medtronic hires Ishrak as chairman, CEO from GE (05/12/2011)

HRS: Medical therapy & ICDs face off in cardiac death management (05/11/2011)

HRS: Subcutaneous ICDs prove 100% effective in converting VF (05/11/2011)

Lancet: Carotid stenting may be less safe in women (05/11/2011)

Abbott voluntarily recalls MitraClip (05/11/2011)

HRS: Cook unveils locking stylet (05/11/2011)

HRS: CRT+ICD can reduce mortality in HF patients (05/11/2011)

RBM to showcase imaging decision-making program (05/11/2011)

SCAI: HERCULES shows BNP as weak predictor of systolic BP response (05/10/2011)

Medtronic, Bayer expand diabetes deal into U.S. (05/10/2011)

Swedish region taps GE for imaging informatics technology (05/10/2011)

Carestream inks PACS contract (05/10/2011)

JAMA: COURAGE has barely changed medical therapy practice patterns (05/10/2011)

Image management takes nod from IT (05/09/2011)

SCAI: Stenting for DVT is safe, effective (05/08/2011)

Turco becomes CMO at Covidien (05/08/2011)

HRS: Adverse events occur more frequently with CRT-D than ICD (05/07/2011)

FDA expands carotid stenting indications (05/07/2011)

N.J. hospital names Deignan as CMIO (05/07/2011)

HRS: Healthcare reform: What's in it for EP? (05/06/2011)

HRS: Laser balloon catheter can isolate pulmonary vein in AF patients (05/06/2011)

HRS: Cardiomyopathy in pediatrics linked to arrhythmias, costs (05/06/2011)

HRS: Results CONFIRM benefit of mapping tool, FIRM ablation (05/06/2011)

California dreamin' (05/05/2011)

Advanced visualization and womens imaging (05/05/2011)

HRS: Many factors increase VT risk post-device implantation (05/05/2011)

HRS video: New trial DISCERN(s) AF episodes pre- and post-ablation (05/05/2011)

HRS video: ALTITUDE assesses survival after shock therapy (05/05/2011)

HRS: Do clinical data registries improve care? (05/05/2011)

SCAI: Community-based protocols, education can reduce MI size (05/05/2011)

HRS: Will newer anticoagulants ever take over? (05/04/2011)

SCAI: Long distance helicopter travel doesnt improve D2B times (05/04/2011)

ARRS: Leadershipthe missing link in rad education (05/04/2011)

CMS eases telemedicine restrictions (05/03/2011)

Oral and Poster Abstract Sessions (05/03/2011)

The Networked EP Lab (05/03/2011)

Pushing the Limits of Science and Technology (05/03/2011)

AF Summit: The Current Status and Future of AF Therapeutic Technology (05/03/2011)

Opening Plenary Session and Keynote speaker: Clayton M. Christensen (05/03/2011)

"San Francisco, open your Golden Gate" (05/03/2011)

Circ: U.S. costs for AF soars to $26B per year (05/03/2011)

BMJ: New data for ARB positive, but still a mixed-bag (05/02/2011)

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