Welcome to the American College of Cardiology (ACC) show. At this year’s ACC, GE Medical Systems is highlighting:
Clinical Decision Making — Findings from a clinical study presented this week at the ACC 2001 meeting show important reductions in X-ray exposure estimates when using the GE Medical Systems InnovaTM 2000 compared with conventional image intensifier platforms. In addition, Dr. Ahmed A. El Ghamry Sabe, MD, renowned interventional cardiologist, has just concluded his second Emergency Department (ED) study using cardiac catheterization in the ED to treat patients who present with symptoms of acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). Dr. Sabe’s relatively aggressive unified imaging approach using a GE Medical Systems OEC 9800 cardiac imaging system to treat coronary syndrome resulted in a reduction in mortality and set an important model of cardiac care. Moreover, GE Medical Systems is leading the way with the industry’s first 30-Minute Comprehensive Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Examination that has the potential to reduce procedure time and patient anxiety during the screening of heart disease. Similarly, GE Medical Systems’ Computed Tomography (CT) business is introducing a cardiovascular CT product offering for cardiovascular assessment that includes the GE LightSpeedTM scanner combined with SmartScore Pro, CardIQ SnapShot, and CardIQ Analysis applications to enable clinicians to more rapidly diagnose cardiac conditions in a non-invasive manner. In another exciting development, GE Medical Systems Information Technologies is announcing that cardiologists now have the opportunity to access and edit patient information remotely from other offices, clinics or their home using a secured system called GE Catalyst MUSE EveryWARE, letting doctors comment on patient records, sign off on studies, and enter, edit or confirm patient reports on a laptop or desktop computer.
World Wide Web in Cardiology — Through GE Medical Systems’ Web site, cardiologists now have access to a wider variety of clinical tools that can empower and help them significantly improve patient care. At www.gemedicalsystems.com, GE Medical Systems offers a number of innovative resources, from free-of-charge application software demonstrations to rapid downloads of those same applications. Additionally, the Web site offers product information and purchasing tools, educational programs, and application service provider (ASP) access. By taking advantage of these services, cardiologists can benefit from tighter cost controls, efficient workflow, streamlined productivity, and optimal patient care.
Clinical Cardiology — GE Medical Systems Information Technologies is introducing a patient monitoring system that is so adaptable, it can transform any patient’s bed into a monitored bed. The advanced system, called the GE DASH 4000 ProTM, lets clinicians have access to patient data consistently anywhere in the hospital, whether a patient is being transported or at a single location. This flexibility helps health care providers maximize their resources and deliver patient decisions in a timely matter.
Echocardiography — Recent findings by physicians in the use of Ultrasound to quantify systolic heart wall movement will be presented at a special symposium hosted by GE Medical Systems. The assessment of left ventricular function with Ultrasound, which is among the most difficult imaging procedures to learn and perform, is a pivotal component of echocardiography and important in the battle in helping predict or identifying heart disease. Last year, GE introduced Tissue Tracking to enable the quantification of the systolic movement of the heart wall. Medical professionals from around the globe will present their findings in using this technology to view real-time left ventricular function with tissue velocity image-based, color-coded, quantitative tissue overlays to show changes in different regions of the heart.
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