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Medtronic’s new direct aortic approach to TAVI wins European approval

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:15:32

European regulators have approved the delivery of Medtronic‘s CoreValve System using a new direct aortic approach in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement, but some patients are unsuited for the procedure because they have small vessels. The newly CE Marked direct [...]

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Breast implant problems can be stopped with conscientious doctors

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:43:43

This year began with a breast implant scandal. This one has brought back memories of the one early in my private practice. The current one involves the PIP-branded breast implants produced by the French company Poly Implant Prothese and rebranded by the Dutch company Rofil as Rofil M-implants breast implants. The first one involved silicone implants made by American companies including Dow Corning who no longer makes breast implants. The picture of 3 implants includes: top -- an old McGhan double lumen (silicone gel implant surrounded by a saline implant); bottom left – Dow Corning textured silicone implant; and bottom right – Dow Corning smooth silicone implant. Dow Corning has not made breast implants since approximately 1992.

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Freedom Meditech submits 510(k) for disease-detection eye scanner

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:23:53

Freedom Meditech has submitted a 510(k) application for regulatory clearance of its medical device that can be used to detect chronic disease. The company’s ClearPath DS-120 Lens Fluorescence Biomicroscope noninvasively scans the eye to identify patients with signs of degenerative changes in the lens of the eye, according to a statement from San Diego-based Freedom Meditech, [...]

LEVI'S CALL | Police: Missing children found safe

Police sources tell 11Alive News the missing children have been found safe.

1:53 PM, Feb 22, 2012

Watch live coverage of the Hemy Neuman murder trial

Hemy Neuman is accused of the murder of Rusty Sneiderman outside the Dunwoody Prep daycare in November 2010. 11Alive News is presenting live coverage of Neuman's murder trial.

Live coverage will stream on 11Alive.com, and will also air on WIZ tv, our 24-hour weather channel. Viewers can find WIZ tv over the air on channel 11.2, on Comcast channel 211 and Charter channel 84.

10:16 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Police: Norcross spa shooting victims all related

Police confirm the gunman and four victims in Tuesday night's shooting spree at a Norcross spa were all related.

2:08 PM, Feb 22, 2012

BROOKHAVEN | 1 arrested in SWAT standoff

One person was arrested following an hours-long police standoff in north Atlanta Wednesday morning.

11:21 AM, Feb 22, 2012

HEMY NEUMAN | Murder trial live blog

Follow live updates of the murder trial for Hemy Neuman. Neuman is accused of killing Rusty Sneiderman after he dropped his two-year-old son at a Dunwoody daycare. 

3:15 PM, Feb 22, 2012

HEMY NEUMAN TRIAL | Andrea Sneiderman is first prosecution witness

11Alive News has learned that prosecutors in the murder trial of Hemy Neuman plan to call Andrea Sneiderman as the first or second witness after opening statements are concluded sometime next week.

11:45 PM, Feb 21, 2012

90-year-old grandma's dancing tribute to Whitney Houston

A 90-year-old grandmother's emotional tribute to Whitney Houston has become one of the most popular videos on YouTube, but it's not the emotion you might expect.

9:21 AM, Feb 22, 2012

MONROE | Missing man found at bottom of well

The body of Charles Parker, 25, of Monroe was found in a well more than a month after he was reported missing.

9:35 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Gainesville school board to rule on GHS valedictorian dispute next week

Critics claim race is a factor in the naming of two valedictorians at Gainesville High this year.

8:44 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Rapper shot and killed at southeast Atlanta recording studio

Atlanta rapper, Slim Dunkin, was shot and killed Friday evening after an argument with an unknown male. 

11:31 AM, Dec 17, 2011
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