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Philips and Medtronic extend 30 year patient monitoring partnership
The two companies will continue combining components to make patient monitoring systems, under the new terms of the expanded deal that includes a "pledge program" to improve quality.
FDA announces recall of Baxter infusion pumps with mismatched software
Spectrum V8 and V6 infusion pumps may have accidentally had their software switched, which could result in underinfusion or a fluid overload. While no injuries have been reported, for safety the affected pumps need to be removed from where they are used and sold.
Specialized imaging technique offers pain-free, effective alternative to mammograms
The photoacoustic CT, or PACT, imaging technique is said to perform comparably to mammography for cancer detection, but without the discomfort of standard mammograms.
Medtronic’s new ECMO system receives a key approval
According to Medtronic, its VitalFlow ECMO system was designed and developed with the user experience in mind.
Algorithm accurately predicts dementia risk using a single MRI scan
The tool also can be used to predict a person's brain age and risk for a myriad of other chronic conditions as well.

Public reporting of PCI outcomes affects cardiologists’ decision-making

Requiring hospitals and physicians to publicly report their mortality outcomes related to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes many interventional cardiologists to forego high-risk procedures, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

Diabetics with lower achieved SBP may be at greater risk for cardiovascular disease

A new study from Hong Kong found adults with type 2 diabetes and hypertension who achieved a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of less than 130 mmHg did not experience a reduction in cardiovascular risk, compared to patients with SBPs between 130 and 140 mm Hg. The study’s findings were published in Diabetes Care.

Reducing care variability also shrinks gender gap in STEMI outcomes

A four-step protocol designed to improve care for all patients who experience ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) also reduced gender-specific disparities in suboptimal care and clinical outcomes, Cleveland Clinic researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Medtronic’s Micra pacemaker associated with few complications in real-world analysis

Medtronic’s Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) demonstrated a major complication rate of 2.7 percent through one year, according to data from a post-approval registry that will be presented May 10 at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual scientific sessions in Boston.

Bardy Diagnostics™ Announces Validation of AI-Enabled Automatic Screening Technology for Atrial Fibrillation

SEATTLE, May 9, 2018 — Bardy Diagnostics, Inc., ("BardyDx"), a leading provider of ambulatory cardiac monitoring technologies and custom data solutions, including the Carnation Ambulatory Monitor ("CAM™"), the world's only P-wave centric™ ambulatory cardiac patch monitor and arrhythmia detection device, presented a poster today titled "Artificial Intelligence for the Automatic Detection of Atrial Fibrillation" at the Heart Rhythm Society 39th Annual Scientific Sessions that described a validated artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) screening technology to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) events.

PCI outcomes steady at VA hospitals despite older, sicker patients

United States veterans receiving invasive coronary procedures have become older and sicker over the past several years, but adjusted mortality rates for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are in a slight decline.

First Cardiac Procedure Using the AcQMap® System by Acutus Medical® Successfully Performed in the United States

CARLSBAD, Calif., May 8, 2018 — Acutus Medical®, a global heart rhythm technology company, today announced that the AcQMap® High Resolution Imaging and Mapping System has been utilized for the first time in U.S. patients.

Procella Therapeutics and Smartwise Enter Collaboration With AstraZeneca to Develop Novel Cardiovascular and Catheter-based Therapies

STOCKHOLM, May 7, 2018 — In patients who have suffered from a heart attack, a large portion of heart cells die, which may cause heart failure and significant mortality and morbidity. The aim of the collaboration with the global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is to develop new ways of regenerating parts of the heart muscle that have been damaged by a heart attack, using Procella Therapeutics' stem cell technology, as well as novel catheter injection methods, using Smartwise's Extroducer catheter.

Clinical

Philips and Medtronic extend 30 year patient monitoring partnership

FDA announces recall of Baxter infusion pumps with mismatched software

Specialized imaging technique offers pain-free, effective alternative to mammograms

Medtronic’s new ECMO system receives a key approval

Algorithm accurately predicts dementia risk using a single MRI scan