PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that the number of new cases in which its TandemHeart® extracorporeal circulatory support system has been used in the first four months of 2010 is on a record pace compared to the similar time period in 2009. TandemHeart is being used in 90% of the “Best U.S. Heart & Surgery Hospitals” as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
