Continuing its commitment to bringing advanced and clinically relevant interventional technologies to market, Medtronic, Inc. today announced CE (Conformité Européene) mark and launch of the NC Euphora(TM) Noncompliant Balloon Dilatation Catheter. The NC Euphora Balloon Catheter is now available in Europe and other countries outside of the United States that recognize the CE mark. It is not yet available in the United States.

A study to investigate how nanoparticles could be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease has received £3 million funding.

Orlando Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to utilize the Corindus CorPath System.

Acutus Medical announces the receipt of the CE Mark for its proprietary real-time 3D diagnostic imaging and dipole density mapping catheter.

Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans is further improving patient safety and comfort in interventional cardiology by adding new equipment from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Ochsner installed a new hybrid OR suite and an InfinixTM DP-i cardiovascular X-ray system to conduct transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and other coronary and peripheral procedures.

ACE is proud to be referenced as a pioneer of accreditation standards in the new health policy statement from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography (ACC/AHA/SCAI). The policy statement defines new standards for structured reporting of clinical and operational data in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. With the new policy statement, ACC/AHA/SCAI notes the “increasing importance of accreditation of cardiac catheterization laboratories.”

Preregistration attendance for Heart Rhythm Society 2014 has increased significantly compared with last year in all demographic categories, said John D. Day, MD, chair of the scientific session program committee, with notable bumps in international physicians and allied professionals.

Stamford, Conn., March 27, 2014 - FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. will highlight an integrated Synapse portfolio that allows cardiologists  and clinical professionals to enhance patient care through optimized productivity at the 63rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on March 29 - 31 in Washington, DC.