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John Babitt has been named president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of CABG Medical (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Babitt previously was an executive with BioHeart. CABG Medical develops coronary bypass devices and related items designed for use in heart surgery.
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Endovascular physicians and interventional cardiologists are overwhelmingly likely to use drug-eluting stents (DES) more often in the future because they believe their costs will decrease as competition among manufacturers increases.
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Eucomed (Brussels, Belgium), the European medical technology trade association, has developed a computerized health economic model to explore the cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) as compared to traditional pharmaceutical treatment for heart failure.
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As is often the case with science-based medicine, many great discoveries are made entirely by accident or out of an urgent necessity. Falling into the latter category was CardioTech Internationals (Woburn, Massachusetts) first pediatric implant of a synthetic coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), the first of its kind in the world.
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SEATTLE, Washington Beginning with the advent of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) about 20 years ago, the interventional cardiology (IC) market has grown rapidly, fueled by relentless and impressive innovation.
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One summer morning, a pregnant woman was admitted to a hospital with irregular contractions. The hospital nursing staff initiated a fetal heart monitor; and by midafternoon, the fetuss heart rate was decelerating. However, when an obstetrician called to check on the patient, the nursing staff told him everything was fine.
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The effect of Home Health Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services web site that publicizes results of 11 home health quality indicators, has been minimal for agencies located in the eight pilot test states.
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Another study has shown an increase in mortality associated with the use of an oral IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist.
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The 12-lead ECG and accompanying rhythm strip in the Figure were obtained from an asymptomatic and otherwise healthy 53-year-old man. What two things are unusual about the beat marked X? Did first degree AV block suddenly develop for the following sinus-conducted beat (beat Y)?
