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Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Study Links Deep Space Radiation to Cardiovascular Health Dangers for Apollo Astronauts

Heading into space can be dangerous for many reasons. But new research examines how it could affect one’s cardiovascular health —and warns astronauts who venture into the deep space against going too far. New research from a NASA-affiliated team shows...

August 2, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Stryker Voluntarily Recalled 167 Angiographic Catheters 

Stryker Sustainability Solutions voluntarily recalled 167 of its Angiodynamics Soft Vu Omni Flush angiographic catheters. The company received reports of the tip of the catheter separating from the main body, which could lead to loss of device function, surgical intervention...

July 29, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Cardiac Rehabilitation Can Save Your Life – Why Don’t More Heart Patients Sign Up?

When Mario Oikonomides was 38 years old he had a massive heart attack. About a month later, after he’d recuperated from the emergency, his doctors sent him to a cardiac rehabilitation program, where he learned about the role physical activity can...

July 27, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Study: More than 90 percent of strokes are preventable

Strokes are one of the leading causes of death globally, but it turns out a vast majority of them could be prevented, according to findings published July 15 in the British  journal The Lancet . According to the study authors, almost...

July 20, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Versa Capital Sets Their Eyes on SynCardia Systems, Creator of the Only FDA-approved Artificial Heart 

Artificial heart maker SynCardia Systems has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization with plans to sell all of its assets to a Philadelphia-based private-equity firm, according to reports in the Arizona Daily Star . Tucson-based SynCardia, maker of the world’s...

July 8, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

2.4 Million People Have a Congenital Heart Defects

An estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S. were living with congenital heart defects in 2010, a 40 percent increase from 2000, according to a recent analysis. Of those 2.4 million, 1.4 million were adults and 1 million were children....

July 8, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Cardiovascular Systems to Pay $8 Million to Settle Physician Kickbacks

Cardiovascular Systems agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to physicians to convince them to use its medical devices. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina announced the settlement with...

July 6, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Merit Medical Acquires DFINE, Inc. 

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, today announced that it has acquired DFINE, Inc. headquartered in...

July 6, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Tips for Women on Preventing Heart Disease from the FDA

The FDA released a consumer health information update on June 2 that provides women with tips on preventing heart disease. Approximately 25 percent of women die from heart disease, the leading cause of death among women according to data from...

June 24, 2016