Cardiovascular Week articles from August 2003

Cardiovascular Week archives from August 2003

Allosensitization a problem needing resolution, tolerance induction may work.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In heart transplants, detection of allosensitization is not very sensitive, and there are many strategies being used to try to minimize sensitization; induction of tolerance may be the best future...

Adolescent high blood pressure is a high-risk warning sign.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adolescents with elevated blood pressure are at increased cardiovascular risk as adults, especially if their blood pressure keeps rising, researchers warn. Reporting on the Atherosclerosis Risk in...

Skeletal muscle microcirculation alterations increase perfusion resistance.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Skeletal muscle microcirculation alterations increase perfusion resistance. "Whereas previous studies have demonstrated that the development of syndrome X in obese Zucker rats (OZR) is associated...

Human arteries have been engineered in vitro.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human arteries have been engineered in vitro. "There is a pressing need to develop methods to engineer small-caliber arteries for bypass surgery," scientists writing in the journal EMBO Reports...

Stress echocardiography with Definity can accurately assess cardiac perfusion.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the results of a multicenter Phase II study, stress echocardiography used in conjunction with the ultrasound contrast agent Definity (Vial for Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Injectable...

Cardiologists advance search for routine vaccine to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In their quest for a vaccine that may one day routinely protect against heart attacks and strokes, cardiologists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and their colleagues in Sweden have isolated a key step in...

Resection of paraganglioma of the aortopulmonary window is challenging.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Resection of paraganglioma of the aortopulmonary window is challenging. "Aortopulmonary paraganglioma is a rare tumor of the mediastinum," scientists in Brazil report. "The only effective...

Heart research often not useful to women.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although coronary heart disease (CHD) is the cause of more than 250,000 deaths in women each year, much of the research in the last 20 years on the diagnosis and treatment of CHD has either excluded...

Network established for coronary artery bypass surgeries.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blue Cross of California announced the establishment of a "Centers of Expertise" network for coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG). Selection for the network was based on requests for information...

Australian artificial heart trials underway.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The clinical trial of the Australian artificial heart has started, with the implantation of Ventracor's device in the first patient at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. According to Don Esmore, the...

Cardiologists say women should know their C-reactive protein number.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiovascular specialists on the medical staff at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas are paying closer attention to something called C-reactive protein (CRP) - a protein produced by the liver in response...

Coronary risk factor C-reactive protein may only be involved in signaling damage.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reduction of C-reactive protein levels may or may not reduce risk of coronary disease, even if it is a predictor of events. "C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant which is not...

Soft-Vu 4F High Flow angiographic catheters launched.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AngioDynamics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of E-Z-EM, Inc., (EZM) announced the introduction of Soft-Vu 4F High Flow Angiographic Catheters-an innovative line of catheters that is used in diagnostic...

Women's heart disease self-management program reduces healthcare costs.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Julie B. Henderson, MS, senior editor - Data from the "Women Take Pride" program, a study of interventions to manage heart disease led by University of Michigan public health researchers, show that a...

New treatment at VUMC lowers cholesterol levels.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Danielle Lamb's cholesterol was once dangerously near 1000 - five times higher than healthy cholesterol levels, which usually run under 200. Three years ago, she underwent triple bypass surgery....

Duration of diabetes affects circadian variation in onset of heart attack.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The duration of diabetes affects the circadian variation in the onset of myocardial infarction. According to recent research from the United States, "There are conflicting reports regarding...

Inflammation blocks impact of heart-healthy diets for some.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that natural chemicals released in the body as a result of chronic inflammation may underpin the failure of low-fat, so-called heart healthy diets to actually...

Specific type of dietary intervention may lower cholesterol as much as statins.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A short-term study suggests that a specific type of low-saturated-fat, vegetarian diet may reduce cholesterol levels as much as cholesterol-lowering medications (statins). David J.A. Jenkins, MD,...

High blood pressure is on the rise in U.S.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is concerned by the findings of a newly-released study indicating that the prevalence of hypertension (high blood pressure) in the United States is going up, reversing a...

FDA panel recommends approval of Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium).
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (AZN) announced that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Advisory Committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend approval for Crestor...

Promising new data from MRA trials of ferumoxytol reported.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc., (AVM) announced that new clinical data on ferumoxytol (Code 7228), their next-generation product in the development pipeline, were presented at the 11th scientific meeting and...

FDA gives consumers more reasons to enjoy almonds for heart health.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement regarding a new framework to better inform consumers of science-based information about foods is good news for those who try to eat healthfully...

North Carolina schools, hospital hope to study human genes.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two North Carolina universities and Moses Cone Health System say they might received $4 million to study human genes and how they influence heart problems and Alzheimer disease. The Guilford...

Heart surgery may have been avoided by thorough preoperative workup.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heart surgery may have been avoided by thorough preoperative workup. According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Thoracic Surgery, "A 33-year-old woman in the postpartum period...

Adenocard glass vials discontinued.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc., announced that Adenocard (adenosine injection) will no longer be available in glass vials. Effective July 15, 2003, Adenocard will only be available in the Ansyr...

Arixtra significantly lowers risk of VTE in acutely ill patients.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of the ARixtra for ThromboEmbolism prevention in a Medical Indications Study (ARTEMIS) trial were presented at the XIXth Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis....

Chronic hypoxia causes angiogenesis and remodeling in the circulatory system.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic hypoxia causes angiogenesis and remodeling in the circulatory system. According to published research from Dublin, Ireland, "chronic hypoxia caused by migration of native sea-level dwellers...

Using "sick cells," blood tests may one day ID heart attack, stroke.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clinician can determine your lifestyle, take some key physiological readings, and make an educated prediction that an individual might have a heart attack or stroke. But what if there was an actual...

AbioCor-supported patients do not require medications to help heart function.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AbioCor-supported patients do not require medications to support heart function. "Feasibility studies are underway for new axial flow ventricular assist systems and with a total artificial heart...

Pneumococcal vaccination decreases atherosclerotic lesion formation.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pneumococcal vaccination decreased atherosclerotic lesion formation, indicating molecular mimicry between Streptococcus pneumoniae and oxidized LDL. According to a study from the United States,...

Endarterectomy vs bypass: Alternative procedure with little morbidity.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coronary endarterectomy is an alternative procedure that has little morbidity. "We prospectively analyzed patients who underwent simultaneous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and...

Vascular thrombosis is a risk factor in acute cytomegalovirus infection.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunocompetent patients with acute cytomegalovirus infection can have vascular damage and acute thrombosis. According to recent research from France, "Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in...

Can we predict complications?
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Predicting possible complications in coronary care patients who are about to undergo angioplasty can benefit both the patient and the cardiologist. In a study published in the American Journal of...

Open pivot heart valve's clinical performance highlighted at meeting.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Society of Heart Valve Disease recently convened its 2nd biennial meeting 2003 in Paris, France, where the ATS open pivot heart valve was the focus of three presentations that are important...

Patients with Chlamydia pneumoniae have specific Th1 cells in plaque.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atherosclerotic patients with Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae have only Th1 cells specific for Chlamydia in their plaque, and these may be involved in the inflammation. According to...

Folic acid supplements may reduce vascular disease and cancer.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Folic acid supplements may reduce vascular disease and cancer. "Folic acid supplements reduce the risk of neural tube defects and may be associated with reduced risk for vascular disease and...

European approval granted for CryoVasc.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCath Technologies, Inc., (CYT) announced that it has received the CE Mark for CryoVasc, a catheter for the treatment of chronic cardiac ischemia. The CE Mark allows the company to sell the...

FDA to review additional data on myocardial revascularization system.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corporation (CGCP), a provider of angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR), announced that the August 20th meeting with...

PAR transgenes offer insight into the role of thrombin in vascular pathology.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PAR transgenes offer insight into the role of thrombin in vascular pathology. "It is well appreciated that thrombin as well as other proteases can act as signaling molecules that specifically...

Thrombin and vascular development are significant elements of heart disease.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thrombin and vascular development are significant elements of heart disease. According to a study from the United States, "formation of the vasculature is an essential step in embryogenesis. It was...

Heat shock protein 70 is a method of cardioprotection in CABG patients.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heat shock protein 70 is a method of cardioprotection in CABG patients. "Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been reported to be involved in myocardial self-preservation system. This study shows...

Mitral valve repair holds no long-term survival benefit over valve replacement.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Both mitral valve (MV) replacement and MV repair are fairly common surgical procedures that can help patients with faulty heart valves live healthier and longer lives. But what effects do age and...

Ulnar artery velocity change is not a useful predictor of digit pressure changes.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ulnar artery velocity change is not a useful predictor of digit pressure changes. "Radial artery harvesting for coronary revascularization may result in digit ischemia if collateral circulation is...

Cardiovascular development protein found.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A key protein helps the cardiovascular system to develop normally, new research suggests. During development, WAVE2 expression is essential for the normal formation of cardiac blood vessels. ...

Tight glycemic control needed for in-patients with cardiovascular disease.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aggressive management of hyperglycemia is needed for in-patients with heart disease to prevent adverse outcomes. According to published research from the United States, "There is increasing...

FDA clearance granted for homocysteine test.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The A/C Diagnostics unit of AntiCancer, Inc., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its A/C Enzymatic Homocysteine Assay. The new homocysteine assay uses a...

[superscript]18F-FDG SPECT useful for myocardial viability testing in diabetic patients.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Myocardial viability can be assessed in patients with diabetes using acipimox during [superscript]18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) single photon emission...

FDA clears new lab test to help predict those at risk.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing a new laboratory blood test that will increase the ability of doctors to predict the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The...

HIV infection may bump up risk in younger patients.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-positive adults ages 18-34 may be more likely to suffer coronary heart disease than HIV-negative people their age, a new University of California Los Angeles study suggests. The findings emphasize...

Postprandial hyperglycemia increases heart disease risk.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postprandial hyperglycemia, along with fasting plasma glucose and glycohemoglobin values within the normal ranges, increase heart disease risk. "It is well established that strict glycemic control...

ALT-711 shows efficacy; endpoints not met in phase IIb trials.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alteon, Inc., (ALT) announced initial results from its multicenter phase IIb SAPPHIRE and SILVER clinical trials of the company's lead A.G.E. Crosslink Breaker, ALT-711, in the treatment of patients...

Henoch Schonlein purpura may not fully resolve, IgA present years later.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pediatric vasculitis diagnosed as Henoch Shonlein purpura may not fully resolve even when the patient appears to be fine years later, as two thirds of patients may still have mesangial IgA. ...

Thrombin exposed macrophages produce MMP-12, minocycline reduces pathology.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intracerebral hemorrhage appears to produce high levels of MMP-12, induced by thrombin exposed monocytes; minocycline is neuroprotective. According to recent research from Canada, "Intracerebral...

Hypertonic saline (HTS) resuscitation appears to reduce microvascular collapse.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypertonic saline (HTS) resuscitation appears to reduce microvascular collapse. "The systemic inflammation that occurs in shock states is believed to promote overexuberant microcirculatory...

Many laboratory tests can aid in diagnosis, but imaging is best.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There are many tests that can aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, but none are as good as imaging. According to published research from France, "The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE)...

Changes in deep brain tissue signal an increased risk.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Changes in the brain's white matter, a common occurrence among the elderly, increase a person's risk of having multiple strokes, according to a new report. White matter is the inner part of the...

A patient treated for years with prednisolone developed antibody abnormalities.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Takayasu arteritis patient treated for years with the corticosteroid prednisolone developed primary biliary cirrhosis with antimitochondrial antibodies. According to published research from...

Nitric oxide-releasing aspirin may enhance cardiovascular disease treatment.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel form of aspirin may improve treatment for cardiovascular disease. "Nitric oxide-releasing aspirins are new chemical entities obtained by adding a nitric oxide-releasing moiety to aspirin,"...

Carriers have a reduced risk of ischemic heart disease.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decreased blood clotting protects mothers of hemophiliacs against ischemic heart disease, claim researchers. Clotting has a key role in ischemic heart disease, and reduced clotting protects...

Hand-held echocardiographic devices show promise.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hand-held echocardiographic devices may improve bedside diagnosis of heart disease. "Physical examination skills have been declining over the past several decades while technology has made...

Dobutamine may reduce inflammatory activity during heart failure.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The MCP-1 inhibitor dobutamine may reduce inflammatory activity during heart failure. "It has been reported that, in patients with acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure, monocyte...

Phospholemman and similar protein are separate in extraglomerular mesangium.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phospholemman is a membrane protein homologous to the gamma subunit of sodium-potassium ATPase, but although it is localized in extraglomerular mesangial cells, it is separate from Na, K-ATPase gamma....

Factor V Leiden and prothrombin genotyping can be done quickly with new method.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thrombophilia risk factor genotyping can be tested for quickly, using a new method with results comparable to RFLP. "Several methods have been developed to detect common single point mutations in...

ACE inhibitors do not bind or act on kinin B-1 receptors.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors do not bind or act on kinin B-1 receptors. According to published research from Canada, "It has been recently claimed that the human B-1 receptors...

Novel magnetic resonance angiography technique extends field of view.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel magnetic resonance (MR)-based angiography technique offers an extended field of view. "At magnetic resonance (MR) angiography with conventional phased-array coils, visualization of the...

Histamine stops TNF action; forces TNF receptor shedding from vascular cells.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Histamine brings on a loss of TNF receptor from vascular endothelial cell surface, rendering them temporarily nonresponsive to tumor necrosis factor, a new anti-inflammatory function. "Tumor...

Plasmapheresis, immunosuppression, antibiotics can treat antiphospholipid crisis.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasmapheresis, immunosuppression, and antibiotics rescue patient from catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome. "We report the case of a 33-year-old female with known primary antiphospholipid...

Antiphosphorylcholine antibodies react with bacteria, some self antigens.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phosphorylcholine antibodies can react against microbial infection or apoptotic cells and atherosclerotic or autoimmune neo-antigens. "Abs specific for phosphorylcholine (PC) are known to...

Some defibrillators are easier, quicker to use by untrained people.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As automated external defibrillators (AEDs) continue to be placed in more public locations for potential use by people with little or no AED training, new research indicates that the design of the...

Thoratec reports 17% increase in revenues.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec Corp., a manufacturer of products to treat cardiovascular disease, said that product revenues in the second quarter of 2003 increased by 17% over those in the second quarter of last year. ...

ASK1 may be involved in heart disease pathogenesis.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ASK1 protein may be involved in the pathogenesis of heart disease. "There is increasing support for the idea that excessive production of proinflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor...

Heart rate turbulence has little prognostic value for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Changes in HRT have little prognostic value for patients suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). "Short-term fluctuations in sinus cycle length after a single ventricular premature...

Intracellular ROS involved in inotropic responses to cardiac receptor stimulation.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in some inotropic responses to cardiac receptor stimulation. ROS "play a role in cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure and...

Rotational thrombectomy device useful for embolism treatment.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel rotational thrombectomy apparatus is useful for resolving embolic occlusions. "Acute embolic or local thrombotic ischemia of the upper limbs can be treated by embolectomy or by endovascular...

Adult organ-derived endothelial cells may have cell and gene therapy potential.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Osaka University researchers believe endothelial cells from adult organs may have potential in cell and gene therapeutics. They presented data from their study, conducted in SCID mice, in...

Congenital heart disease common in children with cleft lip and/or palate in Pakistan.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Congenital heart disease is common in children with cleft lip and/or palate in Pakistan. "Children with cleft lip and palate often have other associated malformations," researchers there explained....

Cholesterol drug helps heart failure patients without high cholesterol.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with heart failure and normal cholesterol may benefit from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, researchers report. "This is the first prospective study to show that statins have...

First patients enrolled in QuickSite RHYTHM ICD study.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced initial patient enrollment in the QuickSite Lead Phase of the RHYTHM (Resynchronization Hemodynamic Treatment for Heart Failure Management) ICD Study. The study...

Device maker begins shipping heparin-coated heart-lung products.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioTech International, Inc., (CTE) of Woburn, Massachusetts, announced the launch of its heparin-coated heart-lung machines. Gish Biomedical, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CardioTech...

Xuezhikang improves triglyceride levels in heart disease patients.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cholestin extract xuezhikang improves triglyceride levels in heart disease patients. In a recent study from China, "the effect of xuezhikang on postprandial triglyceride (TG) level was...

Management of renal function in diabetic patients reviewed.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The development of renal dysfunction is best prevented by tight glycemic control and maintenance of normal blood pressure in type 1 and 2 diabetic...

Gastric glomus tumor biopsy can be done by ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Suspected gastric glomus tumor biopsy can be checked by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration prior to surgery. According to recent research published in the journal Diagnostic Cytopathology,...

Elevated basal FSH in normal cycling women linked to higher cardiovascular risk.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Yale University ob/gyn researchers report that women with normal menstrual cycles who have higher basal levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease. ...

Recombinant ectonucleotidase may prevent NE-induced cardiac dysfunction.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel recombinant ectonucleotidase may prevent NE-induced cardiac dysfunction. Previous research had shown that adenosine triphosphate (ATP), "coreleased with norepinephrine (NE) from cardiac...