Crescendo Nabs $56M, Gives Buyout Option to Myriad - Sept. 9, 2011

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Friday, September 09, 2011  |   |   |   |  CardioNexus Corporation is an affiliated company of Panasonic Healthcare dedicated to reducing cardiovascular disease through early detection and prevention. CardioNexus' flagship product, the CardioHealth® Station, is a new multi-modality initiative to advance cardiovascular health assessment for the prevention of heart attack and stroke. The advanced, automated features of the CardioHealth® Station enable physicians, especially primary care physicians and internists, to perform atherosclerosis imaging and cardiovascular risk assessment in their offices, without need for outside referral. For more information, please visit: www.cardionexus.com.   •  Crescendo Bioscience Nabs $56 Million, Gives Buyout Option to Myriad Genetics, Inc. (MYGN) More... •  AtriCure, Inc. (ATRC): Is Now the Time for a Strategic Acquirer to Step Up? 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