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Acetaminophen (Tylenol, generic) has long been promoted as a safer alternative to aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen (Advil, generic) for people with cardiovascular disease who need relief from aches and...

A Dutch study published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports that less than half (47 percent) of people in a public place with access to an automatic external defibrillator (AED) would be willing to use it, with more than half (53...

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced that Croydon University Hospital in London successfully revived a 53-year-old man from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) using the ZOLL AutoPulse®...

Vascular Solutions, Inc. announces the immediate availability of the OptiSeal™ valved peelable introducer, a unique, ergonomic peel-away introducer sheath to facilitate placement of device leads and catheters in the venous system. The...

Patients who had an ischemic stroke and were admitted to hospitals designated as primary stroke centers had a modestly lower risk of death at 30 days, compared to patients who were admitted to non-designated hospitals, according to a study in...

CardioFocus announced that two "live cases" using its Endoscopic Ablation System were recently conducted. The first live case was a satellite transmission performed at Centro Cardiologico Monzino in Milan, Italy; broadcast to the 16th Annual...

David H. Fater, CEO of Vicor Technologies, Inc., announced that an abstract summarizing the results of a study involving the use of its PD2i® nonlinear algorithm and software to risk stratify congestive heart failure patients has been...

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator (AED) and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices that connect to electronic medical record (EMR) and hospital information systems, announced it has completed...

Proceeds will Support Continued Commercialization of the AIGISRx® Antibacterial Envelope and Development of Next Generation Products TYRX, Inc., the leader in the commercialization of implantable medical devices designed to help reduce...