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The Cardiovascular Business team was in Atlanta to cover the news at the 2010 ACC conference!

Go to our ACC 360˚ page for daily news coverage, slideshows from clinical trial presentations, and a comprehensive post show wrap-up.

 

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TOP STORIES

NEJM: Cost-profiling tools misclassify physician performance

Thursday, March 18 2010

ACC: Is the jury still out on BMS vs. DES in STEMI patients?

Thursday, March 18 2010

ACC Feature: Saphenous vein grafts appear equal to radial artery grafts

Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC Feature: New F18-labeled PET perfusion tracer trumps technetium

Tuesday, March 16 2010
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Commentary: Atrial fibrillation strikes an electrophysiologist

 Middle age introduces itself in many ways; one is atrial fibrillation (AF). My onset of AF seems to have coincided with a mountain bike accident in the woods of North Carolina that resulted in some cracked ribs.

AHRQ: Health IT could be disruptive while reducing rehospitalization rates, costs

 The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

New patient monitoring model draws scrutiny

 A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.
Latest News

ACC: McKesson updates CVIS with server virtualization, disaster recovery capabilities

Conference News | Thursday, March 18 2010

ACC: St. Jude, Siemens partner to offer wireless FFR integration

Conference News | Thursday, March 18 2010

ACC: Fujifilm highlights Synapse 3D advanced viz software

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: GE's Holter algorithms alert CV staff to undiagnosed sleep apnea

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: Boston Scientific combines CV and rhythm divisions

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: Enrollment complete for Promus Element small vessel/long lesion trials

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

AIM: New study refutes FDA's contraindication for Plavix and PPIs

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC Feature: Multaq may be feasible in AF patients soon after stopping Cordarone

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: Spacelabs offers workflow technologies

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ISMP releases Guidelines for Standard Order Sets

Industry News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

FDA, Teleflex issue recalls for Arrow tubing sets, catheters

Regulatory News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

Medtronic launches CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve trial

Industry News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

Kardia, TomTec team up for cardiovascular image analysis

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: How to avoid cath lab billing & coding 'ruts'

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: FDG PET a sensitive, specific choice for myocardial imaging

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010

ACC: PINNACLE Registry aims to improve outpatient cardiac care

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

AHA: Rising costs account for most of growth in spending on hospital care

Industry News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

ACC: First cardiac outpatient registry is put to the test

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

ACC: Referral rates for PCI patient rehab remain low, disparities exist

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

ACC Feature: New F18 tracer for heart failure shows preclinical promise

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

CRF/ACC: Xience is ‘economically dominant’ to Taxus

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

ACC: With use of proper protocols, MRI may be safe for patients with ICDs

Conference News | Tuesday, March 16 2010

ACC: Myocardial viability: What imaging modality is right answer?

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010

ACC: Gender disparities exist in screening for heart disease

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010

ACC: Multi-detector CT has high predictive value for obstructive CAD detection

Conference News | Monday, March 15 2010


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