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Medtronic(Minneapolis) blew analysts' expectations out of the water in the latter part of May when it reported its 4Q financial results, based for the most part on the results of the initial sales of its new Endeavor drug-eluting stent (DES).
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CellCyte Genetics; Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University; Digirad; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; IDev Technologies; YMed; Premier Purchasing Partners; GE Healthcare; Siemens Healthcare; Biosense Webster; The Sorin Group; Greatbatch; The Sorin Group
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While death rate "report cards" indicated low mortality rates after heart bypass surgery, a review of in-hospital deaths in heart bypass patients at Ontario, Canada hospitals found that one-third might have been prevented, researchers report in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association (Dallas).
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Cardiogenesis (Irvine, California), a developer of surgical products for cardiac revascularization, reported a scientific presentation that describes the use of the Phoenix delivery system combining transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) with autologous bone marrow derived stem cells.
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A novel way to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that involves injecting the clot-busting agent alteplase (rTPA) directly into the clots shows promise mid-way through a second study of the approach that is using much lower doses of rTPA than the initial pilot.
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Since it was first introduced in 1984, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has revolutionized the treatment of kidney stone disease and become the treatment of choice for the vast majority of patients.
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CT has advanced rapidly in recent years, in some cases empowering clinicians to gather huge amounts of data painlessly rather than through invasive procedures. However, there is a tradeoff for the ever-increasing resolution power of the newer scanners: They are picking up a growing number of incidental findings that clinicians must then determine whether to pursue.
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There still is work to be done, but researchers have concluded an initial clinical trial involving a new stereoscopic digital mammography system that eventually could help radiologists identify more breast cancers with fewer false-positive results.
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Performing imaging procedures on the very young often requires sedation, but when the child wakes up before the procedure is complete, it is not only a frightening experience for the patient and the parents, but it also usually means the procedure must be rescheduled.
