Quality evaluation of reconstructed biological signals.
INTRODUCTION As reported recently in literature, an increasing amount of interest of research and analysis of (ECG) has been conducted dealing with the data compression and reconstruction. The need of signal transmission over telephone lines or antenna for remote analysis, makes the compression and data reconstruction of...

CoreValve: More than 1,800 Patients Have Been Treated with Its ReValving System for PAVR.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-CoreValve: More than 1,800 Patients Have Been Treated with Its ReValving System for PAVR(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com CoreValve announced that the expanded clinical evaluation of its ReValving System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis continues...

Nihon Kohden America and Amerinet Ink Pact.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-16 October 2008-Nihon Kohden America and Amerinet Ink Pact(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Nihon Kohden America and Amerinet announced they have reached a three year agreement whereby Amerinet awards Nihon Kohden America a new technology agreement for the world's first "Defensive Monitoring" product category....

Sorin Group Gets Offer for the Purchase of Its Renal Care Business.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-Sorin Group Gets Offer for the Purchase of Its Renal Care Business(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Sorin Group announced that it has received an offer for the acquisition of its Renal Care Business and has granted exclusivity to an investment consortium led...

Fitch Affirms Wilson N. Jones Regional Health System (Texas) at 'B+'; Outlook to Stable.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-Fitch Affirms Wilson N. Jones Regional Health System (Texas) at 'B+'; Outlook to Stable(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'B+' rating on the outstanding $44.5 Metro Health Facilities Development , Texas (Wilson N. Jones Regional Health System (WNJ))...

McKenzie-Willamette hires cardiac surgeon.
Byline: YOUR HEALTH By Lottie Poe Duey For The Register-Guard At the McKenzie-Willamette Heart Center, which opened in December 2006, physicians and hospital staff perform multiple procedures involving all aspects of cardiology: diagnosis, treatment, interventions and surgery. In a recent patient satisfaction survey, the Heart...

Benefit Data of Cardiac Devices in Heart Failure Patients Presented at ESC Congress.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-9 September 2008-Benefit Data of Cardiac Devices in Heart Failure Patients Presented at ESC Congress(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com New analyses presented during the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on the effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in patients with mild heart...

Benefit Data of Cardiac Devices in Heart Failure Patients Presented at ESC Congress.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-9 September 2008-Benefit Data of Cardiac Devices in Heart Failure Patients Presented at ESC Congress(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com New analyses presented during the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on the effects of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in patients with...

Heart groups acknowledge apnea-CVD link.
In the face of rising rates of obesity, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure, physicians need to be mindful of the mounting evidence for a link between sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease when evaluating patients, according to a joint American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation scientific...

Marvia Balfour, BSN, MSA, RN.
Marvia Balfour, BSN, MSA, RN, was recently promoted to the new nurse manager of Cardiology Services at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. In her new role at the VA Medical Center, Balfour is responsible for planning, administering, managing, supervising and evaluating the activities, material resources and personnel...