http://www.pcronline.com The online source of education in the field of interventional cardiology and radiology Copyright PCRonline.com http://www.pcronline.com/images/logos/pcronline_100.gif http://www.pcronline.com Press Releases 20 Mon, 10 May 2010 12:26:10 +0200 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 5, 2010 --Findings from Abbott's SPIRIT IV trial, one of the largest randomized clinical trials comparing two drug eluting stents, with 3,690 U.S.-based patients, were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. The published study results show that one year after ... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3264 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3264 Agreement adds new product line to Sorin core Heart Valves business franchise Milan, Italy May 3, 2010 – Sorin Group, a global company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement, effective May 1, 2010,... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3262 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3262 May 4, 2010—Waltham, Massachusetts— According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, Medtronic could see its heart valve and surgical ablation market shares increase if the company completes its recently ann... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3263 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3263 Acquisition Will Expand Access to Innovative Treatment Options for Structural Heart Disease MINNEAPOLIS – April 29, 2010 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), and ATS Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSI), today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under ... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3259 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3259 Clinical Data Presented at Angioplasty Summit Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference Asia Pacific 2010 in Seoul, South Korea SEOUL, South Korea, April 29, 2010 – OrbusNeich today announced that a subset analysis of patients over 70 years of age in the final 12-month clin... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3258 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3258 Study Results Demonstrate Favorable Treatment Effects with Genetically Targeted Enzyme Replacement Therapy LA JOLLA, Calif., April 28, 2010 – Celladon Corp., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular diseases... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3261 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3261 First-To-Market Feature Allows Integration of Data from Multiple Vendors’ 12-lead Management Systems REDMOND, WASH. – April 27, 2010 – Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., today announced the launch of Version 4.1 of its... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3257 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3257 Volcano continues to expand suite of devices that include both PCI guidance and therapy SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhan... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3256 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3256 IRVINE, CA, April 26, 2010 -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced that it has begun enrolling patients in Japan's first clinical trial studying transcatheter aortic heart valves. Utilizing the recently CE... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3255 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3255 More than 1,000 Patients Treated with Tryton System Research Triangle Park, N. C. and Brussels – April 22, 2010 – Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, today announced the launch of the TRYTON Sid... http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3253 http://www.pcronline.com/fo/exchange/news/press_releases.php?news_id=3253