Boston Scientific has obtained CE Mark approval for its X4 line of quadripolar CRT-D systems, including the AUTOGEN X4, DYNAGEN X4, and INOGEN X4 cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), a suite of ACUITY X4 quadripolar LV ...
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Fewer people should take medicine to control their high blood pressure, a new set of guidelines recommends. Adults aged 60 or older should only take blood pressure medication if their blood pressure exceeds 150/90, which sets a higher bar ...
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US-based BioVentrix has announced that placement of its Revivent-TC ventricular enhancement system, via Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement (LIVE) procedure, has been successfully expanded to a second European clinical site. The ...
St. Jude Medical, a medical device company, has obtained CE Mark approval in Europe for its 25mm Portico transcatheter aortic heart valve implantation system. The Portico valve system offers a minimally invasive treatment option for ...
A meta-analysis found exercise may be as effective as drugs in helping patients with strokes, diabetes and heart disease, British and U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Harvard ...
Duke University’s Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) has been selected by Oxygen Biotherapeutics, a pharmaceutical company, to conduct the Phase III clinical trial of the company’s newly acquired compound, levosimendan. ...
US-based SynCardia Systems has announced the implantation of the 150th SynCardia temporary total artificial heart in 2013. The 150th SynCardia temporary total artificial heart has been implanted on 26 November 2013. In 2012, a total of ...
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Sorin, a medical device company, has received CE Mark approval for its Intensia family of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) devices. The Intensia family includes single-chamber ...
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From 2005-11, ecstasy-related U.S. hospital emergency department visits rose 128 percent for those age 21 and younger, mental health officials said. A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the ...
Baxter International has initiated a voluntary recall of one lot of Nitroglycerin in 5% Dextrose injection due to particulate matter found in one vial. If infused, particulate matter could lead to potential venous and/or arterial ...
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After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Medtronic is touting a potential advance in the cardiovascular space: a recent study that shows some of the smarter algorithms it is using in its pacemakers actually slow the development of atrial fibrillation. The MINERVA study, ...
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A study just published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has resulted in a flurry of articles proclaiming the uselessness of omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention of heart disease. A USA Today headline declared: Fish ...
Researchers from the Emory University (EU) School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., have discovered a natural compound derived from garlic oil, known as diallyl trisulfide, that protects against heart damage. When taken after a heart attack, ...
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US-based BioVentrix has announced the successful completion of it 50th clinical case using the Revivent myocardial anchoring system in a 74-year-old male patient at the OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium. The case comes on the heels of other ...
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