Baxter’s previously advertised agreement to buy Synovis has now been consummated with the approval of Synovis’ shareholders.
Cardio
Cardiologist Looks In The Mirror Over AF Ablation
Is AF Ablation surgery a way of treating the symptoms of atrial fibrillation or the underlying natural history? Refreshing opinion piece from a US cardiologist.
CE Mark For Edwards INTUITY Valve: Rapid Deployment Through Small Incision
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, today announced that it has received CE Mark in Europe for its INTUITY Aortic Valve System.
St Jude Refutes NEJM Claims About Its PMS Procedures And Durata.
St Jude Medical’s fighting talk in response to NEJM editorial suggesting its surveillance procedures are lacking and that Durata may suffer the same fate as its older brothers.
New Clinical Programs Will Evaluate Symplicity™ Renal Denervation System In Multiple Conditions
Medtronic’s newly announced patient registry and heart failure studies will inform on the effectiveness of renal denervation.
Heart Attack Grill Proves Eponymous
It’s a great story unless you’re the victim. We’ve known curry houses which induce “illness”, but this takes the cake.
Lancet Study Shows “Unprecedented Increase In Viable Myocardium Following Stem Cell Infusion”
Infusing Cardiac stem cells into post-infarct patients seems to reduce scarring and increase myocardium.
New Research Suggests Sprint Fidelis Guidance Should Be Reviewed
Higher failure rates identified by researchers may indicate a policy of replacing Sprint Fidelis ICD units that haven’t malfunctioned.
Hackers Helping Defibrillator Patient Unlock “Unavailable” Implant Data
Hackers may be able to unlock data from implantable defibrillators.
FDA Approves Therapy Cool Path Duo™ Ablation Catheter, Safire BLU Duo™ Ablation Catheter, and Cardiac Ablation Generator.
FDA approves cardiac ablation products from St Jude.
Braile Biomédica Launches Transapical Valve In Brazil
Brazilian developers of the Inovare transapical aortic valve are encouraged by the early experience with the device despite a 50% two-year mortality rate.
Positive Trial Data For MGuard™Stent With Embolic Protection
Patients who underwent coronary angioplasty with InspireMD’s MGuard coronary stent exhibited statistically significant improvement in microvascular reperfusion criteria compared with those treated with traditional bare metal stents (BMS).
Abbott Sales Figures For Xience Stents Confirm Market Leadership According To Company
Abbott is sounding very pleased with itself about its drug-eluting stent sales figures, which it claims confirms its status as global market leader.
Powering Pacemakers With Heartbeat Vibrations
Obvious innit? Researchers have proposed a technological solution which could provide energy for implantable devices such as pacemakers from the motion of the heart itself.
Patient Data From ICDs: Makes Sense Even For Non-Geeks.
The campaign to make data from remote monitoring devices available to patients gathers pace.
CE Mark And Launch For Sorin’s New Pacing, Defibrillation And Left Ventricular Leads
New lead portfolio combined with Sorin Group’s innovative and intelligent devices provide full-featured systems for accurate management of arrhythmias and heart failure