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Abiomed (Danvers, Massachusetts) named Frank Menzler general manager for Abiomed BV, the company's European division. Menzler most recently was marketing manager for cardiac surgery for Guidant Europe and was a co-founder of Impella Cardiotechnik AG, a developer of minimally invasive blood pumps.
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Guidant (Indianapolis) said that the FDA has approved an expanded indication for the companys portfolio of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D).
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major and growing worldwide public health problem that is creating demands for a wide range of diagnostic, therapeutic and patient-monitoring technologies in Europe and most other developed regions.
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Several sessions held during last months congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC; Sophia Antipolis, France) in Munich, Germany, focused on the diabetic state of patients with coronary artery disease.
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GE Healthcare (Waukesha, Wisconsin) has unveiled what it touted as the visual stethoscope of the future, a new, miniaturized cardiovascular ultrasound system it said was so small and lightweight that it will transform the way doctors see and treat heart disease.
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The FDA has granted clearance to a product that may shock some consumers literally. Philips Medical Systems (Bothell, Washington) got the nod from the FDA in mid-September to market its HeartStart Home Defibrillator over the counter for the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the first such clearance in the U.S.
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This article focuses on specific populations presenting with abdominal pain to the ED and their specific or unique diagnoses. The pediatric, elderly, pregnant, and immunocompromised patients are special populations that pose a particular challenge to clinicians. These high-risk groups often present atypically, and serious conditions can be missed or misdiagnosed. This article discusses unusual diagnoses that often present with abdominal pain as one of the main symptoms.
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Although headache is a common symptom in children and adolescents, only a very small percentage of patients present to the emergency department for evaluation of this complaint. The majority of these headaches are benign and are either primary, such as migraine or tension-type headaches, or secondary to a viral etiology. Parents and children themselves are most concerned about the possibility of a brain tumor, whereas ED physicians are also on the alert for carbon monoxide toxicity, subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, and increased intracranial pressure. The authors review the causes, diagnostic testing, and treatment of the common headache, as well as some unusual causes of non-traumatic headache.
