Joint Commission Seeks Solutions to National Concerns about Staffing at Health Care Facilities
(Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. – September 28, 2000) The nation’s leading evaluator of health care quality, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare […]
Anesthetic Challenges and Considerations Presented by the Jehovah’s Witness Patient
Introduction The care of Jehovah’s Witnesses presents complex ethical, legal and medical issues for physicians. The Jehovah’s Witness patient will readily seek […]
Jostra Acquires Munich Medical Engineering Firm
The Baden-Württemberg company Jostra AG acquired the firm of consulting engineers Heinze from Eresing near Munich and, as Jostra Medical Engineering Center […]
Jostra Expands Operations in Canada and the United States
Toronto, August 6 2002 – With the opening of a new subsidiary in Toronto, Canada at the beginning of August, the Jostra […]
Jostra is Acquired by Swedish Group Getinge AB
On July 1st 2003, the acquisition of Jostra AG by the Swedish group Getinge was finalized. Jostra will be included in the […]
German Jostra AG Acquires Danish Specialist for Paediatric Heart Surgery
Hirrlingen/Copenhagen 11th September 2001 – Jostra AG, the leading German manufacturer of medical devices for heart surgery, based in the Baden-Württemberg region […]
Jostra North America Announces Reorganization Plans
The Woodlands, Texas. September 3, 2002 Jostra North America recently announced ongoing efforts to reorganize their North American operation. Some of the […]
Marked Rise in Transmyocardial Revascularization Seen in U.S.
The number of sites performing transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) in the US as well as the annual procedural volume increased dramatically between 1998 […]
Laser Technique Improves Quality Of Life In Severe Angina
An invasive surgical technique using lasers can improve the quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease in whom bypass surgery […]
Ratio of Total to LDL Cholesterol Is Best Predictor Of Coronary Heart Disease
Current guidelines for lipid management may misclassify subjects with both high and low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low […]
Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients With Left Atrial Thrombus and Sinus Rhythm
Background: Left atrial (LA) thrombus is infrequently detected in the presence of sinus rhythm (SR) and, in these cases, is usually associated […]