The 15th World Congress of Arrhythmias was held in Beijing from Sept 17-19, with cardiologists talking about their experiences at more than 300 seminars of the event, which was hosted on the Chinese mainland for the first time since it ...
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The famous Chinese cardiologist Zhang Shu, 56, was the main official at this year's World Congress of Arrhythmias, which was held in Beijing from Sept 17-19. As the secretary-general of the World Society of Arrhythmias that is held once ...
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Wireless heart-monitoring device maker Preventice has merged with eCardio Diagnostics, which makes more traditional remote cardiac monitoring systems. Preventice's BodyGuardian patch, worn on the chest, delivers information to a ...
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During the Great Recession from 2008 to 2011, a greater-than-expected number of Americans searched online for stress-related symptoms, U.S. researchers say. John W. Ayers of San Diego State University, Benjamin Althouse of the Santa Fe ...
Topera, a US-based medical device company, has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) approval and commercial availability of its FIRMap catheter and RhythmView 3D mapping workstation. For clinicians, the RhythmView 3D ...
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Boston Scientific, a manufacturer of medical devices, has completed the acquisition of Bard Electrophysiology, a division of C.R. Bard. The completion of this transaction enables Boston Scientific to provide a broader portfolio of EP ...
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US-based Preventice has obtained CE Mark from the European Commission for its BodyGuardian remote monitoring system for use in detecting and monitoring non-lethal cardiac arrhythmias for ambulatory patients. Preventice has developed the ...
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Shanghai MicroPort EP MedTech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai MicroPort Medical Group, has obtained CE Mark approval for its Columbus 3D EP navigation system, indicated for the diagnosis and treatment of complex arrhythmia diseases. ...
Biotronik has unveiled the results from the IN-TIME study, a first randomized, controlled trial designed to assess the influence of Biotronik Home Monitoring on all-cause mortality in heart failure patients at the ESC (European Society of ...
US- based St. Jude Medical has acquired Endosense, a Switzerland-based company for a purchase price of $170m (CHF159m) up-front plus the potential for up to $161m (CHF150m) in subsequent milestone payments. While the acquisition is ...
Medicomp, a developer of advanced cardiac monitoring services, has introduced its wireless event monitor called SAVI Air, to offer beat-to-beat analysis of the entire ECG. Prior to the release of the SAVI Air, wireless event monitors ...
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Medtronic has received both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and the CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark clearance for its Pacific Plus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), the new peripheral balloon ...
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Medical device company Topera has secured $25m in Series C financing round led by a new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA). A new strategic industry partner and the company's existing investors and the management team have also ...
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AliveCor, a San Francisco-based privately held company, has made its mobile device-based ECG monitor for iPhone - Heart Monitor - available by prescription. The FDA-cleared portable Heart Monitor, which is compatible with iPhone4 and 4S, ...
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Medtronic has obtained CE mark certification from the European Union for its Attain Performa portfolio of quadripolar leads. The quadripolar leads are compatible with the company's Viva/Brava Quad cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
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