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Siemens Healthcare (Mountain View, California) unveiled its Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system, which it says is the first system to acquire non-stitched, real-time full-volume 3-D images of the heart in one single heart cycle, during the 19th annual meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE; Raleigh, North Carolina) in Toronto.
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Averion International; Boston Scientific; Cambridge Heart; CoreValve; Invatec-USA; LifeWatch; MedCath; South Dayton Surgeons; Ohio State Medical Association; Kettering Medical Center
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AngioDynamics; Diomed Holdings; Diomed; Applera; Celera Group; Berkeley HeartLab; Boston Scientific; CryoCor; MedCath; Good Samaritan Hospital; Dayton Heart Hospital; Mindray Medical International; Datascope; Royal Philips Electronics; Dixtal Biomédica e Tecnologia; Spectranetics; Kensey Nash; Volcano; Novelis
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Abbott Vascular (Santa Clara, California) earlier this month submitted an application for Shonin marketing authorization license to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency to gain approval for its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system to treat coronary artery disease.
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket or so the saying goes.
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Cartoonist and author Scott Adams of "Dilbert" fame is credited with having said that some of the "nutty methods" for predicting the future include reading tarot cards and tea leaves. Or, "you can put well-researched facts into sophisticated computer models more commonly referred to as 'a complete waste of time."
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SAN FRANCISCO "It's not buying a car it's the driving that makes the difference."
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A Hispanic 13-year old girl with abdominal pain is accompanied by her father, who offers to act as a translator. An Asian woman says she has severe pain, but her facial expression and body language appear calm and serene. An African-American woman is experiencing pressure across her chest, but only tells you that she has a feeling of dread.