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September 2015

United Nations member countries aim to reduce premature CVD by 25% by 2025 (09/30/2015)

Jury convicts Ohio cardiologist of overbilling Medicare by $7.2 million (09/30/2015)

ACC, AHA and HRS release guideline to treat supraventricular tachycardia (09/29/2015)

Report: Hospitals and health systems may settle in ICD overuse cases (09/29/2015)

Cardiologists’ median compensation tops $500,000 (09/28/2015)

Medtronic agrees to acquire Lazarus Effect to expand its neurovascular business (09/28/2015)

Doctors say PCSK9 inhibitor use should be limited (09/28/2015)

MiniMed Connect Now Available from Medtronic for Smartphone Access to Personal Diabetes Data (09/28/2015)

Medtronic Acquires Lazarus Effect (09/28/2015)

Reducing low-value cardio services among Pioneer ACO successes (09/24/2015)

Getting Back to Basics for Complex Patients (09/23/2015)

PCI Gets Personal: How to Avoid Bleeds (09/23/2015)

Team Effort: How One Heart Center Keeps Costs Down (09/23/2015)

The Search for Vulnerable Plaque: Mission Accomplished? (09/23/2015)

Getting to the Heart of Multivessel Disease Using Cardiac MRI (09/23/2015)

The Beauty of Subcutaneous ICDs Is Not Merely Skin Deep (09/23/2015)

Advanced Analytics Make Supply Chain Pros of Cath Lab Teams (09/22/2015)

The Road to Conquering Complexity in CAD Despite the Unknowns (09/22/2015)

Physicians as Patient Advocates: Lessons Learned in Oregon (09/22/2015)

[ARTICLE] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Heart Team Approach (09/22/2015)

Does Crowdsourcing Have a Future in Solving Medical Mysteries? (09/22/2015)

FDA issues Class I recall of Syncardia Freedom driver (09/22/2015)

Medtronic Launches Arc(TM) Support Catheter Series in U.S. for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke (09/21/2015)

HbA1C level has modest effect on predicting cardiovascular disease risk (09/18/2015)

Documentary highlights robotic-assisted PCI (09/18/2015)

Thoratec issues urgent medical device correction letter for HeartMate II device (09/17/2015)

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of HDL, Inc. to True Health Diagnostics, LLC (09/17/2015)

[VIDEO] Building a Protected PCI Program: The Heart Team Approach (09/17/2015)

Zoll acquires Kyma Medical Technologies, expands into heart failure (09/16/2015)

President Obama nominates prominent cardiologist to lead the FDA (09/16/2015)

Aspirin may help reduce the risk of nonfatal MI and stroke in some adults (09/15/2015)

ICER reviews cost-effectiveness of new heart failure treatments (09/15/2015)

Medtronic First to Receive FDA Approval for MR-Conditional Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator System (09/14/2015)

FDA approves first MRI-compatible ICD system (09/14/2015)

Baptist Health System Selects Merge Healthcare to Further Enhance Cardiology Care (09/14/2015)

How low should you go? Reducing systolic blood pressure target may improve outcomes (09/11/2015)

Questions surround dual antiplatelet therapy duration after PCI with drug-eluting stents (09/11/2015)

Medicure files supplemental new drug application to expand tirofiban hydrochloride labeling (09/11/2015)

Secondhand smoke exposure in utero and childhood is associated with atrial fibrillation later in life (09/10/2015)

Medtronic Named a Leading Company for Sustainability (09/10/2015)

Report finds prices of PCSK9 inhibitors should be discounted (09/09/2015)

Drug prices receive more scrutiny (09/09/2015)

Trial: St. Jude's cardiac leadless pacemaker is safe and effective at 6 months (09/08/2015)

Cyclosporine does not improve clinical outcomes in STEMI patients (09/08/2015)

USPSTF: 5 key questions for examining nontraditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (09/04/2015)

Post-discharge bleeding after PCI is associated with increased mortality risk (09/04/2015)

Predicted heart age is older than chronological age in most U.S. adults (09/03/2015)

Medtronic’s quarterly revenue increases following slew of acquisitions (09/03/2015)

Cardiac analyzers support rapid diagnosis of cardiovascular disease at CUH Addenbrooke’s (09/03/2015)

Abbott Completes Acquisition of Tendyne Holdings, Inc. (09/03/2015)

Quitting smoking after acute MI improves mental health and quality of life (09/02/2015)

PCSK9 inhibitor approvals provide LDL cholesterol-lowering options (09/02/2015)

Medtronic acquires Medina Medical to strengthen its neurovascular division (09/01/2015)

Cardiologists begin implanting patients with the Watchman device (09/01/2015)

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