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TaBle of ConTenTs October / November 2007 Cover STory: 04 | Cardiac CT: A Sound Business Investment? The question for most cardiovascular facilities and practices is not if they’ll adopt cardiac CT, but when. The top priorities in determining whether a facility can sustain enough patient flow to make cardiac CT pay off are the number of physicians, the expertise of the techno logical and IT staff, the variety of procedures performed and local reimbursement rates. FeATureS: 10 | CvIS: Cardiac reporting That’s Hard to Beat 14 | Strategies to Trim Door-to-Balloon Time 18 | Get Smart: New Intelligence Inside Contrast Media Injectors 22 | First year report Card: Inside the ICD National registry 26 | Cardiac PeT/CT Steps into the Clinical Mainstream 30 | The Cardiac Cath Lab in evolution 34 | echocardiography: Tools to Increase Clinical Confidence 36 | The 3D Heart: Seeing More, More Quickly Departments DIGITAL ISSue Now AvAILABLe all the features of a print magazine—online CardiovascularBusiness.com In the News 40 | News Beat Study: Drug coated stents better than bare metal stents Radial artery cath lab approach more costeffective OIG Report: FDA needs to improve clinical trial methods J&J stent case fails, moves to federal appeals court Global catheter market to top $19B by 2012 03 | First Person Business Sense 42 | Calendar Spanning the Globe: Cardiovascular Meetings and Symposia October 2007 January 2008 44 | reader’s resource Index of Companies Advertisers’ Registry Upcoming Issues on the cover: Clinical images courtesy of siemens Medical solutions Sign-up today at Subs.CardiovascularBusiness.com CardiovascularBusiness.com Cardiovascular Business http://www.CardiovascularBusiness.com http://Subs.CardiovascularBusiness.com http://www.CardiovascularBusiness.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007Table of ContentsFirst PersonCardiac CT: A Sound Business Investment?CVIS: Cardiac Reporting That’s Hard to BeatStrategies to Trim Door-to-Balloon TimeGet Smart: New Intelligence Inside Contrast Media InjectorsFirst Year Report Card: Inside the ICD National RegistryCardiac PET/CT Steps into the Clinical MainstreamThe Cardiac Cath Lab in EvolutionEchocardiography: Tools to Increase Clinical ConfidenceThe 3D Heart: Seeing More, More QuicklyNews BeatCalendarReader’s ResourceCardiovascular Business - October/November 2007Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 - Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 (Page Cover1)Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 - Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 (Page Cover2)Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 1)Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 - Table of Contents (Page 2)Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 - First Person (Page 3)Cardiovascular Business - October/November 2007 - Cardiac CT: A Sound Business Investment? 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