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October 2014

GreatCall adds AliveCor heart monitor to mobile health portfolio (10/31/2014)

Mitroflow analysis finds early, frequent valve deterioration (10/31/2014)

Larger dose dabigatran offers benefits in elderly patients (10/31/2014)

Minister for Health launches statewide registry for Victoria’s cardiac patients (10/31/2014)

Dignity Health pays $37M over inpatient cardiac care (10/31/2014)

FDA panel supports edoxaban for stroke prevention (10/30/2014)

Shock & awe: Tiny drone takes defibrillator to cardiac arrest cases (10/30/2014)

Trial seeks best outcomes in midgrade SFA PAD (10/30/2014)

The fate of edoxaban (10/30/2014)

Abbott dives into EP market with 2 acquisitions (10/29/2014)

CT angiography offers best value for detecting brain aneurysms (10/29/2014)

5 disruptive forces to buffet cardiovascular device makers (10/29/2014)

Message is clear: Real-time texts reduce stroke door-to-needle times (10/29/2014)

Grant awarded for device to detect newborn heart problems (10/29/2014)

NIH-led study explores prevention of heart disease in HIV-infected people (10/29/2014)

Community self-check program results in better hypertension control (10/28/2014)

More than gut instinct: Bacteria byproduct ups mortality risk in heart failure patients (10/28/2014)

American College of Cardiology Patient Navigator Program completes hospital selection (10/28/2014)

Sequel underscores leaps made in heart care (10/28/2014)

Edoxaban gets its turn before FDA panel (10/27/2014)

CCTA races past treadmill ECG for cost, performance (10/27/2014)

Essential Medical, Inc. announces CE mark approval for new vascular closure device, X-Seal (10/27/2014)

Complex patients less likely to die at high-volume stroke centers (10/27/2014)

Genetically high LDL-C may increase risk for aortic valve disease (10/27/2014)

Infraredx announces group purchasing agreement with HealthTrust (10/27/2014)

FDA approves St. Jude’s contact-force ablation catheter (10/27/2014)

FDA OKs stent system for peripheral disease (10/24/2014)

10-year stroke costs higher than estimates project (10/24/2014)

Mind boggling: Brain imaging reveals MI, stroke risks (10/24/2014)

Fresenius snaps up National Cardiovascular Partners (10/24/2014)

Lowering blood pressure has no effect on stroke outcomes (10/23/2014)

Two cardiologists pay $380K to settle fraud case (10/23/2014)

Poor bill of health given for hypertension checkup on Healthy People 2020 (10/23/2014)

The consequences of policy changes (10/23/2014)

Global Stroke Bill of Rights to be launched in support of stroke survivors worldwide (10/23/2014)

Starting pay for cardiology subspecialists: $189K-$360K (10/22/2014)

EVAR trial results don't sync with real-world outcomes (10/22/2014)

Shunning FFR, most physicians choose to eyeball angiography results (10/22/2014)

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, in collaboration with Heart Hospital of Austin, first in Texas to implant Solo Smart Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve (10/22/2014)

Keck Medicine of USC physicians first in Southern California to implant new wireless device to manage heart failure (10/22/2014)

Fed steps in to shore up devices’ security (10/22/2014)

Competition among docs may keep prices in check (10/21/2014)

ACO pilot fails to rein in cost on cardiovascular imaging, procedures (10/21/2014)

Costs per patient $704 higher at multihospital vs. physician-owned practices (10/21/2014)

Director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease elected to the Institute of Medicine (10/21/2014)

First mitral procedures show transapical implantation is feasible (10/21/2014)

Northside continues Southeast leadership in exclusive robotics surgeries (10/21/2014)

Boston Scientific initiates study of Promus PREMIER Coronary Stent System in underserved patient populations (10/21/2014)

Ethicist calls for CPR guidance on Ebola (10/21/2014)

Improved LVEF may allow physicians to switch patients to pacemakers (10/20/2014)

Congenital heart program nips radiation dose by 61 percent (10/20/2014)

Long-term use of erectile dysfunction drugs may benefit heart (10/20/2014)

Hospitals readmit 1 in 5 patients after cardiac operations (10/17/2014)

Walk 5 miles in their shoes: Kids shun soda when given workout equivalent (10/17/2014)

Boston Scientific announces pacemaker CE mark with options for magnetic resonance imaging (10/17/2014)

CPAP reduces heart failure readmission, hospital costs (10/17/2014)

DEB diverts recurrent in-stent carotid artery restenosis long term (10/16/2014)

The carotid conundrum (10/16/2014)

For heart health, it's about chewing the right fat (10/15/2014)

Delayed CT angiography boosts imaging biomarker’s sensitivity (10/15/2014)

Severe psoriasis increases uncontrolled hypertension risk by nearly 50% (10/15/2014)

Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care to serve as coordinating site for new Transatlantic Network of Excellence (10/15/2014)

FDA recalls defibrillation electrodes (10/15/2014)

Want a checkup before checking out? (10/15/2014)

Cardiologist dies in plane crash near Chicago (10/15/2014)

Informal caregiving for elderly stroke patients costs $26.8B (10/14/2014)

Patient decision-making tools for LVADs found to be inadequate (10/14/2014)

Risk model predicts 30-day readmission for heart failure (10/14/2014)

Surgery vs. stents: Both effective for treating carotid artery stenosis (10/14/2014)

Ischemia differs in men, women under mental stress (10/13/2014)

New Boston Heart Fatty Acid Balance Test provides links between nutrition and cardiovascular risk (10/13/2014)

When patients review Rx in EHR, accuracy & engagement improve (10/13/2014)

No equipoise, just better outcomes found in CEA over CAS (10/12/2014)

1 in 5 at-risk stroke patients meet low LDL targets (10/10/2014)

FDA OK’s echo microbubble contrast agent (10/10/2014)

FDA gives drug-coated balloon a green light (10/10/2014)

MR perfusion looks even better for detecting CAD (10/10/2014)

A new investigational cardiac pacemaker as small as a vitamin (10/10/2014)

Drug-eluting balloon sputters out as infrapopliteal intervention (10/10/2014)

Reducing training hours doesn't lower quality of care after residency (10/09/2014)

St. Vincent is second in the nation to implant new investigational "heart pump" (10/09/2014)

Researchers receive $2.9 million NIH grant to study cardiovascular disease in drug abusers with HIV (10/09/2014)

University of Michigan announces first implant in study of CoreValve Evolut R (10/09/2014)

Imricor Medical Systems announces first procedures in clinical study of MR-enabled cardiac ablation products (10/09/2014)

Reassessing readmissions (10/09/2014)

Watchman gets tepid support from FDA panel (10/09/2014)

Echo flags potential heart disease risk in obese kids (10/09/2014)

Calcium-channel blockers & heart failure: No harm, no benefit (10/08/2014)

Acute MI patients sent to noncardiac units face higher risk of death (10/08/2014)

Stress tests with imaging spike, with 30% of dubious value (10/07/2014)

Bramah Singh, pioneer in classifying anti-arrhythmic drugs, dies (10/07/2014)

Dual-chamber setting in ICDs leads to fewer inappropriate shocks (10/07/2014)

SCAI updates AUC calculator app (10/07/2014)

Sick or health conscious? You’ve got a friend (10/07/2014)

Outdated already? Analysis explores gap in risk calculator results (10/06/2014)

Customized cholesterol care: How lipid guidelines help tailor management (10/06/2014)

MPI offers little value in patients with no cardiac biomarkers, low TIMI scores (10/06/2014)

Reported number of fluoro-radiation incidents remains low (10/06/2014)

Supplier buys medication management firm for $12.2B (10/06/2014)

Claret medical announces first patient treated in U.S. pivotal trial evaluating cerebral protection during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) (10/06/2014)

Open Payments’ open season (10/03/2014)

Direct Flow Medical, Inc., receives CE mark for enhanced and simple use transfemoral aortic valve delivery system (10/03/2014)

FDA panel to revisit Watchman based on updated data (10/03/2014)

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital partners with Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC for pediatric heart care (10/03/2014)

Report puts heart failure drug market at $8.9B by 2023 (10/03/2014)

Almost half of 30-day readmissions post-PCI deemed preventable (10/03/2014)

Virtual cardiac rehab program clicks with remote patients (10/02/2014)

Antibody therapy cuts LDL in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (10/02/2014)

CFI Medical and BIOTRONIK announce CE mark for Zero-Gravity Suspended Radiation Protection System (10/02/2014)

Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence (ACE) selected by CMS to accredit CREST-2 Registry Clinical Sites (10/02/2014)

Heart Hospital of Austin first in Texas to offer new heart failure monitoring system (10/02/2014)

Good day, Sunshine (10/02/2014)

Liberal glucose control proves effective in reducing CABG mortality (10/01/2014)

Fenoldopam flops in preventing renal replacement therapy after AKI (10/01/2014)

Aortic valve replacement study reconsiders guidelines, younger patients (10/01/2014)

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