ABSTRACT Stroke survivors are at high risk for cardiovascular mortality which can be in part mitigated by increasing physical activity. Self-efficacy for exercise is known to play a role in adoption of exercise...
Results from the trial, expected in 2014, could potentially impact atrial fibrillation treatment guidelines by providing further clinical evidence regarding the benefits of the Arctic Front system in treating a largely underserved patient...
As a result of the positive interim analysis, the FAME II independent Data Safety Monitoring Board, or DSMB, has recommended investigators stop patient enrollment in this trial as the DSMB considers it unethical...
Craig Collins is president and CEO of La Jolla-based health care technology firm Perminova, which recently closed a $7 million Series A round of funding. The company develops and markets Web-based software for...
HEALTH CARE Halsey Mitchell Bagg was named assistant vice president of cardiology services for Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. Bagg was most recently director of cardiac services for St. Elizabeth...
Drug-Eluting Stents and Innovations in Bioabsorbable Stents Will Maintain Premium Prices and Help Support the Market, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3fe28c/innovations_in_tra) has announced the addition of the "Innovations in Transcatheter Stents and Transcatheter Aortic Valves" report to their offering. This report from Business Insights covers innovations across the...
Follow-up trial to landmark FAME trial examines benefits of using FFR-guided assessment for stent procedures with optimal medical treatment compared to optimal medical treatment alone ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Jude Medical, Inc....
--Middle Tennessee's only certified Destination Therapy program offers renewed hope and results for advanced heart failure patients-- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Saint Thomas Hospital, a member of Saint Thomas Health and a national leader...
The UC San Diego Health System, which operates hospitals in Hillcrest and La Jolla, has launched a major branding campaign in a move to grab more market share in North County - with...
Dr. Tim Story, internal medicine specialist and co-founder of Firstline Personal Health Care in Carmel, recalls a case from a couple of years ago in which his group placed a new heart valve...
St. Vincent Health is further expanding its reach outside Indianapolis by providing hospitalist care to smaller hospitals that find it increasingly hard to attract certain physicians to rural areas. The local health system...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/36f374/singapore_medical) has announced the addition of the "Singapore Medical Tourism Industry Outlook to 2015" report to their offering. The report titled Singapore Medical Tourism Industry Outlook to 2015 provides...
NASHVILLE & PARIS, Tenn. -- Officials with Henry County Medical Center and Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network announced today that the hospital has received Cycle III Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain...
Banking Fulton Bank; in Mount Laurel, has announced two promotions: * Thomas Harrity has been promoted to senior lender and executive vice president, overseeing the state of New Jersey. He previously was an...
GENEVA -- Endosense, a pioneer and leader in force-sensing technology focused on improving the efficacy and safety of catheter ablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, has announced the European launch of the...
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced the FDA approval of the new THERMOCOOL([R]) SF irrigated ablation catheter in the United...
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. -- Biosense Webster Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced the completion of enrollment in their latest ground-breaking clinical trial, the SMART-AF Investigational Device...
* Consumers benefit from improved care coordination and greater emphasis on preventive care * Primary care doctors are rewarded for improving patient health and lowering medical costs * Program includes registered nurse clinical...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD), will host an investor conference call and Webcast on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss results from operations for the...