Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

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The Search for Vulnerable Plaque: Mission Accomplished?

The hunt for vulnerable plaque has been the holy grail of cardiology for years.

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Getting to the Heart of Multivessel Disease Using Cardiac MRI

Research suggests that new techniques in cardiac MRI may help narrow down which vessels are culprits even better than before.

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Advanced Analytics Make Supply Chain Pros of Cath Lab Teams

Cardinal Health

Good Samaritan Hospital in L.A. looks to its managers to preserve that margin by slashing supply costs without compromising clinical quality.

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

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced the U.S. launch of the Arc(TM) support catheter, the most navigable, 6F tapered support catheter available.

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of HDL, Inc. to True Health Diagnostics, LLC

United States Bankruptcy Judge Kevin R. Huennekens today gave final approval for the $37.1 million sale of substantially all of the business assets of Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. (HDL, Inc.) to True Health Diagnostics, LLC.

Medtronic First to Receive FDA Approval for MR-Conditional Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator System

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has received the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system for use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. 

Cardiac analyzers support rapid diagnosis of cardiovascular disease at CUH Addenbrooke’s

Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED), part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has become the first UK site to install two Stratus® CS 200 Acute Care Diagnostic cardiac analysers. The technology from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is enabling rapid diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to quickly determine an appropriate treatment plan.

Abbott Completes Acquisition of Tendyne Holdings, Inc.

Abbott announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Tendyne Holdings, Inc., a private medical device company focused on developing minimally invasive mitral valve replacement therapies. 

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