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The first European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) White Book of Cardiac Electrophysiology was published in 2008.

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced the upcoming launch of its all-new European Cook Book.

The increased need for real-time data management and the improved receptiveness of a technology to monitor patients effectively are driving the markets for data management systems (DMSs) for patient monitoring in Europe.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued its final appraisal determination on dronedarone (Multaq) recommending the drug as an option for non-permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) in selected patients. (1)

There is much current interest in the entirely subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) which is heralded as a major advance for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in selected patients.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, has successfully used the new Affinity PixieTM paediatric oxygenator from Medtronic in its first clinical cases for infant and paediatric heart surgery.

“Worldwide, strokes are the most common cause of death. This makes it a top priority for medicine to expand prevention in this area,” said Prof. Dr. Karl Max Einhäupl, from the University Clinic Charité in Berlin, who is co-chair of the Annual Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS) which took place in Berlin recently.

GE Healthcare have announced the availability of Vscan, a new, pocket-sized visualization tool developed to provide imaging capabilities at the point-of-care. Roughly the size of a smart phone, Vscan houses powerful, ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides clinicians with an immediate, non-invasive method to help secure visual information about what is happening inside the body. Vscan is portable and can easily be taken from room to room to be used in many clinical, hospital or primary care settings.