Agfa HealthCare will launch three new cardiology data management modules at the 2011 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Paris. These modules are part of Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX Cardiovascular - an innovative and comprehensive portfolio of cardiovascular IT solutions, which provide a patient-centric consolidation of all relevant cardiology procedures on a shared platform, a true clinical workflow mapping and in-depth clinical content, with refined clinical tools.
Consolidated images and data for advanced cardiology interventions and imaging procedures
The new modules being launched include digital reporting for Cardiac CT, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and Congenital Echocardiography. A non-invasive diagnostic procedure that provides fast and accurate information on heart size, anatomy and status of coronary vessels, Cardiac CT is one of the most advanced cardiac imaging techniques. Agfa HealthCare's Cardiac CT Reporting module addresses the needs of the cardiologists who are reading this type of diagnostic procedure.
TAVI is a novel interventional technique for aortic stenosis patients who are not suitable for standard aortic valve surgery. Agfa HealthCare's TAVI Reporting module provides a structure for fast and reliable data management around this procedure, including a full and transparent integration with the device management module.
Cardiac congenital diseases are a complex set of abnormalities which can affect children or adults, and which require special care and health management.
Agfa HealthCare's Cardiology Congenital Reporting module provides cardiologists with high-end functionalities for the data management of these patients, including Z-scoring management, dynamic normal and abnormal anatomy diagrams and IPCCC (International Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code) integration.
A single platform integrating all cardiovascular clinical procedures
At the ESC Congress 2011, Agfa HealthCare will be demonstrating how its innovative portfolio of cardiovascular solutions delivers the benefits of digital cardiology at the cardiologist's fingertips. The new tools within the portfolio are designed to provide in-depth procedure-oriented clinical content, while sharing a common platform with the rest of the clinical procedures (Coronary and Peripheral Angiography, PCI, Shunt closure, Adult Echocardiography, Stress Testing, Electrophysiology, Ablation and Device Therapy - PM, ICD, CRT). One-click front-end image-data integration, clinical workflow integration from report elaboration to report distribution and a unified clinical back-end for research data complete the consolidation of images and data across the wide range of cardiology sub-specialties.
New modules reflect the latest developments in the field
Stefan Goerss, Business Manager Cardiology EMEA for Agfa HealthCare, comments, "With the launch of these new modules we are enriching our already well-established cardiology data management solution with components that reflect the latest developments in the field of cardiac interventional procedures and heart imaging. We are very happy to be able to announce the market launch of these modules during the largest cardiology event of the year and are confidently looking forward to present them to the many cardiologists who will attend the ESC Congress in Paris."
The ESC Congress takes place in Paris, France, from August 27 to 31, 2011, at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte. Visit us at Booth #215.
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The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,948 million euro in 2010.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2010 were 1,180 million euro.