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July 2011

JACC: Ascending aortic dilation guidelines may need re-examining (07/29/2011)

Study: Stenting during endo coiling can thwart aneurysm recurrence (07/29/2011)

AHA: National CVD prevention programs could help save lives, money (07/29/2011)

FDA proposes requiring premarket approval for implantable pacemakers (07/28/2011)

PICS-AICS: TAVI may 'revolutionize' cardiovascular business (07/28/2011)

PICS-AICS: Influential ped cardiologist retracts on closing silent PDAs (07/28/2011)

JACC: Iron depletion linked to HF progression (07/28/2011)

Circ: Scoring system predicts CCTA image quality (07/27/2011)

PICS-AICS face-off: Who should care for adult CHD patients? (07/27/2011)

As top drug patents expire, pharma revenues become dire (07/27/2011)

Circ: Even minor surgeries may cause death in HF, AF patients (07/26/2011)

NEJM: APPRAISE-2 results confirm risks of apixaban for ACS (07/26/2011)

MGMA: Practice management staff salaries vary (07/25/2011)

JACC: Statin use not linked to cancer, based on EMR data (07/25/2011)

Circ: Torcetrapib + statin can improve blood sugar in diabetics (07/22/2011)

AIM: Testing HbA1c levels in diabetics can improve CVD risk prediction (07/22/2011)

FDA issues draft guidance on mobile medical apps (07/22/2011)

Death outcomes with dronedarone worse than expected: PALLAS update (07/22/2011)

St. Jude shows strong sales, but earnings slip in Q2 (07/21/2011)

FDA panel hints at how U.S. TAVI landscape could pan out (07/21/2011)

FDA gives ticagrelor thumbs up (finally) (07/21/2011)

FDA panel backs TAVI approval in U.S. (07/21/2011)

EU, U.S. CAS trial results differ due to various factors (07/21/2011)

While industry relationships are vital, transparency must be maintained (07/20/2011)

Stroke complications with TAVI take center stage at FDA panel (07/20/2011)

Healthcare industry sees spike in mergers & acquisitions (07/20/2011)

Circ: High rates of cardiac arrest deaths? Hypothermia protocols help 'Cool It' (07/20/2011)

VasoStar receives grant for electromagnetic guidewire system (07/20/2011)

Study: CAD may be predictor of AF onset after MI (07/20/2011)

Joint Commission: Real-time surveillance dashboards assist med safety (07/19/2011)

Circ: BP control, antiplatelet drugs = stroke decrease over past 50 years (07/18/2011)

Sanofi stops Multaq trial due to CV events; EMA expands review (07/18/2011)

Nuke cards need to protect their practices (07/18/2011)

NEJM: Should nesiritide be prescribed for HF at all? (07/18/2011)

Medical technology industry grows in spite of economy (07/18/2011)

AIM: Despite guidelines, PCI still used in MI patients with occluded arteries (07/18/2011)

SCCT: High-pitch CT slashes pediatric radiation dose (07/18/2011)

Health systems pay CEOs less than independent hospitals (07/16/2011)

Medical devices are small part of total healthcare expenditures (07/15/2011)

Maryland strips Midei of medical license for PCI overutilization (07/14/2011)

Wireless heart pumps could be on the horizon (07/13/2011)

Covidien vascular plant to close (07/13/2011)

Cleveland Clinic's heart valve start-up nets $3.5M (07/13/2011)

Healthcare Reform: Will You Survive the Cut(s)? (07/12/2011)

Survival of the Leanest (07/12/2011)

Cardiac Societies Scrutinized for Industry Conflicts: Fair? (07/12/2011)

Designing The Ideal Platelet Function Trial (07/12/2011)

Earlier Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation (07/12/2011)

The ACC Corner: Physicians Should Not Fear Social Media (07/12/2011)

AIM: Device preapproval reform needed--insights from Watchman (07/12/2011)

Drake named Spectranetics' CEO (07/12/2011)

Study: MDs may run hospitals better than MBAs (07/11/2011)

JAMA: CAHs come up short on care processes (07/07/2011)

CMAJ: Smoking cessation drug increases CV events by 72% (07/06/2011)

Study: RF standards in need of examination (07/06/2011)

JAMA: Appropriateness of PCI called into question (07/06/2011)

HHS issues interim rule for e-data interchange (07/06/2011)

FDA approves rivaroxaban for DVT after hip/knee surgery (07/01/2011)

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