Dietary supplements are dominating the shelves of pharmacy retailers, with brands vying for the attention of health-conscious consumers. In fact, industry experts report that approximately 50% of American adults take dietary supplements. ...
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Mobile cardiovascular health firm AliveCor (San Francisco, CA) has announced the debut of AliveInsights, a new service that enables patients to send ECG data generated by the company's heart monitors to cardiologists or cardiac technicians ...
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The caffeine in a cup of coffee may help small blood vessels work better, but it isn't clear why, researchers in Japan say. Study leader Dr. Masato Tsutsui, a cardiologist and professor in the pharmacology department at the University of ...
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Men taking testosterone had a 29 percent greater risk of death, heart attack and stroke compared with a "real world" population of men, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dr. Michael Ho, a cardiologist with the VA's Eastern Colorado Health ...
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Transcatheter Technologies, a emerging medical device company that is developing a next-generation transcatheter aortic heart valve prosthesis, announced the successful first-in-human implantation of its transapical TRINITY aortic valve ...
Colibri Heart Valve announced that patient enrollment has concluded in the first-in-human study of the Company's transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system in the Dominican Republic trial site. Analysis of the data from ...
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Epsilon Imaging, a provider of workflow enhancing solutions for cardiology, has introduced EchoInsight visualization and analysis platform, a new application for right ventricle (RV) assessment. The EchoInsight visualization and analysis ...
Keystone Heart, a developer and manufacturer of cerebral protection devices, has received CE Mark approval for its TriGuard cerebral protection device, designed to cover all three aortic cerebral branches to minimize the risk of cerebral ...
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CircuLite has received an approval from the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to begin the CE Mark trial of the Synergy IC Circulatory Support System (SICSS), which is designed for interventional cardiologist cannula ...
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It's not a Star Trek tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you can almost get a complete physical - without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor's office. Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the ...
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US-based medical technology provider Boston Scientific said it is launching the new polymer-based drug-eluting stent (DES) system in the European market as the product has obtained CE mark approval. The Promus Premier everolimus-eluting ...
St Jude Medical has obtained CE mark for its ViewFlex Xtra Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheter for providing improved control and maneuverability while performing complex cardiac ablation procedures using radiofrequency. The ICE ...
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For almost two decades research has suggested that people with diabetes and multiple clogged arteries live longer and have fewer heart attacks if they undergo bypass surgery instead of angioplasty. Yet many of those people continue to be ...
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Foundation Trust says new content management system will sit alongside electronic patient records system. The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH), a leading provider in cardiothoracic services, has augmented its ...
Biotronik is set to showcase its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approved implantable heart failure devices at the European Society of Cardiology congress, being held between 25-29 August 2012. The MRI-approved devices include Lumax 740 ...
Tags: Biotronik, MRI, heart failure devices, MRI-approved devices, CRT-D, CRT-P