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Stent

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First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 10 Documents

Food and Drug Administration

Boston Scientific gets FDA clearance, CE Mark for WallFlex Fully Covered Esophageal Stent

- US medical devices maker Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) said today it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark approval to market its WallFlex Fully Covered Esophageal Stent for the treatment ... [Pharmacy Choice - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Stent, esophageal, CE Mark, Boston Scientific Corporation, Food and Drug Administration

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Health)

Tests Predict Which Patients Are Resistant to Anti-Clotting Therapy

– Three platelet function tests identified patients who will have blood cells that remain sticky, increasing heart attack risk, despite being pretreated with two anti-clotting medications before coronary stenting. Researchers reported the findings at ... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Stent, Clopidogrel, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, primary endpoint

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Medtronic Inc

Partnership Helps Streamline Aortic Aneurysm Treatment Planning

– A new service for endovascular specialists who treat aortic aneurysms converts 2D computed tomography (CT) axial images to 3D images of the anatomy and aneurysm measurement for device sizing, precase planning and patient follow-up.Medtronic announced ... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Aortic Aneurysm, Medtronic Inc, Stent, Vital Images Inc, Anatomy

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Balloon Catheter Aids Endoprosthesis for Aortic Aneurysm Repair

– As part of a new partnership deal with QXMédical LLC, W. L. Gore & Associates will distribute the Q50 Stent Graft Balloon Catheter, which is designed for use with aortic stent grafts that treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysms ... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Aortic Aneurysm, Stent, Catheter, Grafting, HIV/AIDS

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Boston Scientific Corporation

Company Gets 510(k), CE Marking for Esophageal Stent

Boston Scientific received 510(k) clearance andCE Marking for its WallFlex fully covered esophageal stent to treat malignant esophageal obstructions, according to a company statement. These obstructionsmay make it difficult for patients to swallow. ... [FDA News - 11/20/2009]

Entities: esophageal, Stent, Boston Scientific Corporation

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Higher Carotid Arterial Stenting Rates Associated with Poorer Clinical Outcomes

Featured In: Disease ResearchAmong eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosisâ€”the narrowing of the carotid arteryâ€”is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse ... [Bioscience Technology Online - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Stent, Assay, Drosophila

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 Documents

Give sport a chance - II

Sport is all about the magic. It shouldn't be conscripted for national service.OUT on the waves at the back beach, the kid was having trouble. He was 13 or 14, in a new wetsuit, trying to stand up for the first time. The waves were too big and he couldn't ... [The Age - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Albert Speer, Stent, Nazi, Obesity, Greece

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)

Effient tabs added as treatment option in 2 clinical guideline updates

Effient (prasugrel) tablets, a new antiplatelet medicine, was added as a treatment option in two clinical guideline updates: one for patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and a second one for patients with ST elevation myocardial ... [PharmaBiz - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd, Heart Attack, Stent

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)

AHA: New 'fast-tracked' guidelines update STEMI management, PCI treatments

FURTHER READING Organization SCAI Person Topic aspiration thrombectomy blood thinner bypass surgery catheterization door-to-balloon times heart attack multivessel disease PCI STEMI x-ray Two sets of fast-tracked clinical guidelines, issued ... [HealthImaging - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Stent, Thrombectomy, Heart Attack, Prasugrel, blood thinner

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Spiritual warfare for a wonderful man

Boy I hate writing this, but it's what we do. A great friend of many of ours and a magnificent patriot can use our help. "Concrete Bob" Miller had a heart attack and is in the hospital. His wife called this afternoon and asked if we could keep him in ... [BLACKFIVE - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Spiritual Warfare, Bob Miller, Stent

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Off-Pump Bypass Surgery Nets Better Cognitive Results Than Coronary Stenting in Some Patients

Long-term thinking and motor skills were better for low-risk patients with clogged arteries after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) compared to angioplasty with coronary stenting, in a study presented at the American Heart Association’s ... [Cath Lab Digest - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Stent, Bare Metal Stents, Artery, Heart Attack

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

New Reversible Oral Drug Reduces Cardiac Events in Primary PCI Patients

Acutely ill heart attack patients who received both aspirin and a new reversible oral anti- platelet medication (the investigational drug ticagrelor) had fewer cardiac events than patients on aspirin and clopidogrel, researchers reported in a late-breaking ... [Cath Lab Digest - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Clopidogrel, Heart Attack, investigational, Receptor, Stent

Quotes

...that many jobs, it's significant,'' said Nero, whose organization manages business recruitment and retention on behalf of the county government. "It's never a good thing when we're trying to promote a cluster in life sciences and you lose a company like Boston Scientific. It's just not good."

Boston Scientific to close Doral plant, eliminate 1,400 jobs [Miami Herald - 11/20/2009]

...Tony Semedo, Vice President and General Manager of the Endovascular Innovations division, part of the CardioVascular business at Medtronic. "3D Recon is a unique service that complements Medtronic's existing service offerings of CTeXpress, a remote DICOM image transfer service in partnership with Intelemage, and Stent Graft Tracker, software managing patient follow-up schedules."

Medtronic Introduces 3D Recon Service [PCB 007 - 11/20/2009]

...Covered Esophageal Stents represents a tremendous milestone for Boston Scientific," said Michael Phalen, President, Boston Scientific Endoscopy. "This advanced line of esophageal stents is designed to improve the quality of life for the thousands of patients suffering from esophageal cancer. We are pleased that our entire WallFlex Stent family -- biliary, enteral and now esophageal -- is available in the U S , Europe and other strategic international markets. This underscores our mission to meet the high expectations of our customers and deliver a complete range of innovative treatment options to diagnose, palliate and treat patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract."

Boston Scientific's WallFlex Fully Covered Esophageal Stent receives FDA clearance and CE Mark ap ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/20/2009]

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Big Pharma Mergers: Good News Or Bad? [Yahoo! Canada - 23 hours ago]
WallFlex Esophageal Stent Gets FDA OK, CE Mark [EndoNurse - 11/20/2009]
Company Gets 510(k), CE Marking for Esophageal ... [FDA News - 11/20/2009]
Boston Scientific to close Doral plant, elimina... [Miami Herald - 11/20/2009]
New Blood Thinner Reduces Death, Stent Thrombosis [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]
Tests Predict Which Patients Are Resistant to A... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]
Partnership Helps Streamline Aortic Aneurysm Tr... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]
Advanced Visualization Helps Streamline Aortic ... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]
Balloon Catheter Aids Endoprosthesis for Aortic... [Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology - 11/20/2009]
Medtronic Introduces 3D Recon Service [PCB 007 - 11/20/2009]
Medtronic, Vital Images unveil aortic aneurysm ... [HealthImaging - 11/20/2009]
TriVascular2 Raises $30 Million [Private Equity HUB - 11/20/2009]
Cangrelor not CHAMPION for PCI patients [MedWire News - 11/20/2009]
Vendor Notebook - Eclipsys Sunrise goes live at... [HealthCareIT News - 11/20/2009]
FDA Clearance and CE Mark for Boston Scientific... [ASM International - 11/20/2009]
Boston Scientific's WallFlex Fully Covered Esop... [News-Medical.Net - 11/20/2009]
Market Report -- In Play (BSX) [Briefing.com via MSN Money - 11/20/2009]
BRIEF-Boston Scientific announces FDA clearance... [Forbes.com - 11/20/2009]
BRIEF-Boston Scientific announces FDA clearance... [Interactive Investor International - 11/20/2009]
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance and C... [Earthtimes.org - 11/20/2009]
Boston Scientific (BSX) Receives 510(k) Clearan... [Street Insider - 11/20/2009]
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Clearance and C... [PR Newswire via MSN Money - 11/20/2009]
Tests Predict Which Patients are Resistant to A... [Cath Lab Digest - 11/20/2009]
New Reversible Oral Drug Reduces Cardiac Events... [Cath Lab Digest - 11/20/2009]
Off-Pump Bypass Surgery Nets Better Cognitive R... [Cath Lab Digest - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Spiritual warfare for a wonderful man [BLACKFIVE - 11/20/2009] Boy I hate writing this, but it's what we do. A great friend of many of ours and a magnificent patriot can use our help. "Concrete Bob" Miller had a heart attack ...
Being energy efficient, after you’re dead [Clean Break - 11/18/2009] Cremation is popular these days for those who have kicked the bucket. In Canada, only 3 per cent of the population got cremated 50 years ago, while today that number ...
Heart Disease Patients Treated With Their Own S... [Scientific Blogging - Medicine - 11/17/2009] Out of the estimated 1 million people in the U.S. who suffer from chronic, severe angina -- chest pain due to blocked arteries -- about 300,000 cannot be helped ...
Heart Disease Patients Treated With Their Own S... [Scientific Blogging - 11/17/2009] Out of the estimated 1 million people in the U.S. who suffer from chronic, severe angina -- chest pain due to blocked arteries -- about 300,000 cannot be helped ...
Really, GOP? Dems are Anti-Woman? [Daily Kos - 11/15/2009] Media Matters has the astounding story of two Republican women accusing the Democrats of being anti-woman in the healthcare plan. [W]riting in the Washington Times ...

Audio/Video

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Raydiance Achieves Major Breakthrough in Proces... [Mefeedia Video Tag : biotechnolo - 10/21/2009]
Breakthrough in Manufacturing Cardiovascular St... [Mefeedia Video Tag : biotechnology - 06/03/2009]
Breakthrough in Manufacturing Cardiovascular St... [Mefeedia Video Tag : biotechnology - 06/03/2009]
Drug-Coated Stents Found Safe, Superior to Bare... [Duke Medicine - YouTube - 03/30/2009]

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