GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., and Arabian telecommunications firm Etisalat have formed a partnership to advance healthcare IT in the United Arab Emirates.  

Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has launched c.pax, combined structured reporting and PACS software for cardiology.  

Chest radiographs easily identify children with Kawasaki disease who are at risk for serious coronary artery aneurysms, Canadian researchers report in a study published online September 26 in Pediatric Cardiology.  

CardioComm Solutions of Victoria, British Columbia, has begun shipping its Global ECG Management System (GEMS) software as part of a multiyear North American licensing agreement with GE Healthcare.  

The American Medical Association (AMA) of Chicago has released four new Category I CPT codes covering coronary CT artery calcium scoring and coronary CT angiography (CTA).  

Siemens Healthcare has released syngo Dynamic PET with Myocardial Blood Flow, a new cardiac imaging software application for the company's Biograph PET/CT scanners.  

Philips Healthcare has launched an upgrade program for users of its Allura Xper family of cardiovascular x-ray systems.  

Astellas Pharma U.S. last week touted study results that show its Lexiscan pharmacologic stress agent for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is safe and comparable to the current standard agent, Adenoscan.  

Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has expanded its DigiView cardiovascular information and image analysis system with four more licenses at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, FL.  

Philips Healthcare has signed a two-year ultrasound supply agreement with Adventist Health of Roseville, CA.  

Performing CT coronary artery calcium screening of patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease can identify individuals who might suffer future cardiac events and could result in lower costs for subsequent medical tests, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  

Coronary CT angiography (CTA) with prospective electrocardiogram gating allows accurate evaluation of coronary artery disease with significantly less radiation dose than conventional invasive angiography, according to a study from the German Heart Center in Munich.