Cardiovascular Week articles from January 2004

Cardiovascular Week archives from January 2004

Humanin prolongs survival of serum-deprived human lymphocytes.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Humanin improves impaired metabolic activity and prolongs survival of serum-deprived human lymphocytes. "Humanin (HN) has been reported to be an endogenous peptide that exerts highly selective...

Women less likely to get lifesaving drug during heart attack.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite having similar symptoms, women having heart attacks were given a clot-busting drug less often than men in a Canadian study of 482 people. Sherry L. Grace, PhD, and colleagues from the...

Gamma-radiation after stenting may cause excess vascularization and hemorrhage.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gamma-radiation after stenting may cause excess vascularization and hemorrhage. "Structural changes that might influence the structural integrity of the vessel in response to intravascular...

Air pollution's impact on the heart is as bad as having been a smoker.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a follow-up analysis of the most extensive study of its kind on the long-term effects of air pollution on human health, researchers have found that people living in U.S. cities face an increased risk...

Fat distribution differences affect cardiovascular disease risk.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 1 Diabetes (CACTI) study indicate that differences in fat distribution in men and women may explain the higher risk of coronary artery...

Novel murine AD model reveals link between atherosclerosis and beta-amyloidosis.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel murine AD model has confirmed a suspected link between atherosclerosis and beta-amyloidosis. "High-fat/high-cholesterol diets exacerbate beta-amyloidosis in mouse models of Alzheimer...

Doctor says a ripped aorta can result from intense weight training.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bill Linski was lying down watching television when he felt as if something in his chest was being ripped apart. It was. The largest artery in Linski's body, the aorta, was splitting. It took...

Attenuated adenovirus induces thrombocytopenia in rhesus monkeys.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intravenous administration of replication-incompetent adenovirus to rhesus monkeys induces thrombocytopenia by increasing in vivo platelet clearance. "A replication-incompetent adenovirus vector was...

Stents with cell-cycle inhibitors show promise for further reducing restenosis.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug-eluting stents coated with cell-cycle inhibitors have shown great promise for further reducing restenosis, researchers say. According to a study from the United States, "In the 26 years since...

Lymphocytic vasculitis associated with anthrax vaccine.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lymphocytic vasculitis has been associated with the anthrax vaccine. According to published research from the United States, "Anthrax is caused by the spore-forming bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It...

Company to expand HDL Therapy development program.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of directors, Lipid Sciences, Inc., (LIPD) announced the company will now expand the development program for its HDL Therapy platform. This...

Geriatrics disease firm secures license for discovery of cardiovascular treatments.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronogen, Inc., announced that it has secured an exclusive worldwide license from McGill University for screening assays for targets and drugs useful in the treatment and prevention of lipid disorder...

Biodegradable nanofibrous structure shows promise for blood vessel engineering.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel tissue engineering scaffold based on nanofibers may aid the development of synthetic blood vessels. In a recent study from Singapore, "A unique biodegradable nanofibrous structure, aligned...

Angiotensin II receptor blockers staunch prostate cancer growth.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiotensin II receptor blockers staunch prostate cancer growth. According to recent research from Japan, "angiotensin 11 (A-II) receptor (AT(1) receptor) blockers (ARB) are a class of...

Study: Multiple mechanisms of action make INGN 241 a promising approach.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., (INGN) and its collaborators at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center presented preclinical data highlighting the broad and multifunctional potential of INGN...

Hypothermia may offer protection when heart and brain are at risk.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For patients who are resuscitated after a cardiac arrest, "The Big Chill" may soon be more than a popular 1980s movie. As a recent editorial points out, cooling a patient to the core can have a profound...

Hemostasis device launched.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Datascope Corp. (DSCP) announced the worldwide launch of Safeguard, an innovative, inflatable pressure-dressing designed to maintain hemostasis after manual compression for arterial catheterization...

The first 50 years of cardiothoracic surgery in the southern U.S. reviewed.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the first 50 years of cardiothoracic surgery in the southern U.S. "This is a review of some of the outstanding adult cardiac surgical papers presented during the first 50 years of...

Engineers develop technologies to measure ultrafine specks of air pollution.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New technologies developed by University of Southern California (USC) engineers to measure the toxic properties of ultrafine particles in air pollution are helping scientists understand the connection...

Beta-adrenergic signaling regulates cardiac NDPK activity.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beta-adrenergic signaling regulates cardiac Nm23 activity. According to recent research from Germany, "A receptor-independent activation of heterotrimeric G proteins by plasma membrane-associated...

Invasive measures of pulmonary artery pressure complement Doppler assays.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Invasive measures of pulmonary artery pressure complement Doppler-based assays. A.E. Abbas and colleagues working at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan "performed a simultaneous...

Baseline lipid profiles determine relative efficacy of fenofibrate and simvastatin.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baseline lipid profiles have a significant effect on the relative efficacy of fenofibrate and simvastatin. According to recent research published in the journal Atherosclerosis, "Given that...

Circadian pattern seen for CHF mortality in elderly heart attack survivors.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A distinct circadian variation has been observed for CHF-related mortality in elderly heart attack survivors. A study conducted by W.S. Aronow and colleagues at New York Medical College revealed "a...

Diastolic function determinants in hypertensive myocardial hypertrophy identified.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The factors determining diastolic function in hypertensive myocardial hypertrophy patients have been identified. "Abnormal left ventricular (LV) diastolic relaxation is an early sign of...

Distribution of the NPY 1128C allele determined.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The distribution of the NPY 1128C allele has been determined. NPY "is a member of the pancreatic polypeptide family," neurologists in Sweden explained. "It plays a critical role in the regulation...

Fetal aortic stenosis diagnosed with echocardiography.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A case of functional aortic stenosis has been correctly diagnosed in utero. Cardiologists in Japan described "a case of fetal congenital heart disease prenatally diagnosed as critical aortic valve...

High heart rate linked to increased mortality risk in disabled older women.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A high heart rate (HR) is linked to an increased mortality risk in elderly disabled women. Elevated HR "has been shown to be associated with increased risk of all-cause and heart disease mortality,"...

Hydrophobic statins induce apoptosis in rat pulmonary vein endothelial cells.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hydrophobic statins induce apoptosis in rat pulmonary vein endothelial cells. "3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are effective in patients with...

L-ascorbic acid may ameliorate vascular dysfunction.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- L-ascorbic acid stimulates smooth muscle cell differentiation, which could be a valuable therapeutic effect in some cardiovascular disease patients. "The dedifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle...

Losartan may reduce risk of platelet-induced pulmonary thromboembolism.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Losartan and similar agents may reduce the risk of platelet-induced pulmonary thromboembolism. Scientists in Poland conducted a study "to determine whether AT[subscript]1-receptor antagonists could...

Moderate hypertension linked to significantly heightened mortality risk in Japan.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mild-to-moderate hypertension is linked to a significantly heightened mortality risk in Japan. Scientists in Japan conducted a study "to clarify the relationship between blood pressure and...

New drug submissions filed to market Niaspan and Advicor in Canada.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (KOSP) announced that its Canadian development partner and licensee, Oryx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed new drug submissions with Health Canada for regulatory clearance to...

Paraoxonase gene cluster mutations can predict heart disease risk.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paraoxonase gene mutations can predict heart disease risk when analyzed in combination. "The anti-atherogenic effect of HDL has been suggested to be partly due to the action of HDL-associated...

Protein kinase C changes RKIP target from Raf-1 to GRK-2.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Protein kinase C changes the target of the Raf kinase inhibitor from Raf-1 to GRK-2. "Feedback inhibition is a fundamental principle in signal transduction allowing rapid adaptation to different...

Thoratec ventricular assist device can be effectively used in small children.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thoratec ventricular assist device can be effectively used in small children. Writing in the ASAIO Journal, scientists in the United States described "the multicenter experience with the Thoratec...

Delayed complications of endovascular stenting for carotid blowout examined.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The long-term effectiveness of carotid stents for controlling of acute carotid blowouts in the setting of head and neck malignancy and overlying infection is suspect, researchers say. "Endovascular...

Cardiovascular trial for Angiogenix begins.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novotech announced it has begun a cardiovascular drug trial on behalf of U.S.-based Angiogenix, Inc. Novotech, a Sydney, Australia-based clinical research organization, will be responsible for...

Phase II study of Acclaim initiated.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiogenix, Inc., announced the initiation of a phase II clinical trial of its lead product candidate, Acclaim, for the treatment of chronic angina, the chest pain that occurs from inadequate blood flow...

FDA 510k clearance granted for fluid removal system.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CHF Solutions, a private medical device manufacturer, has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of central venous access with its System 100...

FDA grants clearance to NT-proBNP for prognosis of congestive heart failure.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In November 2002, Roche Diagnostics gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance on its Elecsys proBNP immunoassay, the first fully automated test used for detecting the level of the...

More selective cardiac stress protocol has little effect on morbidity, mortality.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac morbidity and mortality after major vascular surgery remain the same despite using a more selective cardiac stress protocol, researchers say. According to published research from the United...

Deoxyhemoglobin nitrite reduction contributes to vasodilation.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reduction of nitrite to NO by deoxyhemoglobin contributes to vasodilation. "Nitrite anions comprise the largest vascular storage pool of nitric oxide (NO), provided that physiological mechanisms...

Coalition established to raise awareness of deep-vein thrombosis.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Public health leaders have formed the Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis, in a united effort to raise awareness among consumers, healthcare professionals, and policy-makers about deep-vein...

Study suggests 1% risk of DVT for long-distance travelers.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a study from New Zealand suggest that the frequency of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (deep-vein thrombosis [DVT] or pulmonary embolism) could be around 1% for long-distance air...

Proteinase-activated receptor-2 increases skin inflammation in humans and mice.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) activation is involved in increased skin inflammation in humans, mice; may be a good target for inflammation reduction therapy. According to a study from...

Gender drives lipoprotein response to saturated fat and cholesterol restriction.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gender drives lipoprotein response to saturated fat and cholesterol restriction. According to recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition, "a diet restricted in saturated fat and...

Patients with aspirin, NSAID allergy can get angioedema from COX-2 inhibitors.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) allergies can react with angioedema to cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors. According to recent research from France, "cyclooxygenase-2...

Preclinical data on microbubble drug delivery reported.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AVI BioPharma, Inc., (AVII) announced the presentation of preclinical data at two international conferences. The first presentation detailed a novel drug delivery mechanism, AVI's proprietary...

Phenanthrene alkaloids strongly inhibit Ang-II-induced leukocyte adhesion.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pair of phenanthrene alkaloids strongly inhibit Ang-II-induced leukocyte adhesion, which contributes to a number of cardiovascular disorders. In a recent study, scientists in Spain "evaluated the...

Cardiac sympathetic modulation and MIBG uptake can predict outcome of epilepsy surgery.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac sympathetic modulation and MIBG uptake are useful prognostic markers after surgical treatment for epilepsy. TLE "is frequently associated with sympathetic over-activity," neurologists in...

Matrix VSG System pivotal clinical trial commences.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AccessClosure, Inc., announced that it has commenced a clinical trial in the U.S. on the use of its Matrix VSG System, at the Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, MD. The Matrix VSG System...

Cardiothoracic device maker reports revenues up 108% in second quarter.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedicalCV, Inc., (MDCVU), a Minnesota-based cardiothoracic surgery device manufacturer, reported that net sales for its fiscal second quarter ended October 31, 2003, rose 108% to $887,225 compared to...

Company announces private placement of $27.4 million of common stock.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (GLFD) has entered into definitive agreements for the private placement of 4.8 million shares of the company's common stock to selected institutional and accredited...

Treadmill tests gauge future fitness.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who are out of shape in their 20s run a high risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and other heart attack risk factors by their 30s and 40s, according to a study in which people were...

Coloboma and similar disorders in young children may be early sign of Kabuki syndrome.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coloboma and similar disorders in young children may be an early sign of Kabuki (Niikawa-Kuroki) syndrome. This genetic disorder "is associated with growth retardation, developmental delay,...

Gene-trap screen identifies Wnk1 kinase as blood pressure regulator.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A gene-trap screen has identified Wnk1 kinase as a blood pressure regulator playing a key role in early embryonic development. According to recent research from Texas, "The availability of both the...

Mutations affecting lipoprotein phenotype in South European FH patients identified.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutations affecting lipoprotein phenotype in South European FH patients have been identified. According to recent research from Spain, "Few data are available on genotype-phenotype interactions...

Persons 80 and older make up the largest growing surgical population in U.S.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons should embrace research, training, and educational opportunities regarding the treatment of elderly patients, researchers say. According to published research from the United States,...

Study shows heart disease risk factors reduced by 90% with drug-free program.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TempusClinic announced that the results of a 6-month study on the effects of its Metabolic-Hormonal Transformation (MHT) Program shows that participants in the TempusClinic personalized fitness and...

Fitness in young adulthood protects heart health in middle age.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fitness in early adulthood greatly reduces the likelihood of developing high blood pressure and diabetes - both major risk factors for heart disease and stroke - in middle age, a new study has found....

Beta-blockers have agonist and inverse agonist activity at beta[subscript]2-adrenoceptor.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paradoxically, beta-blockers have agonist and inverse agonist activity at the beta[subscript]2-adrenoceptor. According to published research from England, "beta-blockers have beneficial effects in...

LC-MS/MS assay enables vesnarinone monitoring in dialysate.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel assay provides an accurate measure of vesnarinone levels in dialysate samples. In a recent study from the United States, "Vesnarinone, a positive inotropic drug developed for congestive...

Hepatitis A vaccine does not promote atherogenesis in murine model.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The hepatitis A vaccine did not promote atherogenesis in a murine model. According to recent research from the United States, "Our laboratory demonstrated that seropositivity to hepatitis A virus...

More evidence needed for "salt assault".
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More experimental evidence is needed to convince scientists and the general public that high lifelong sodium intake speeds cardiovascular aging and reduces life expectancy, concludes a new study. ...

Once-at-bedtime hypertension therapy experiences rise in prescription rate.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prescriptions for the hypertensive drug Verelan PM have jumped over the past 10 weeks, up 15.3% over the previous 10 weeks, and October 2003 prescriptions increased 26.7% over the same period a year...

Effects of apomorphine in hypertensive rats clarified.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of intravenous APO treatment have been elucidated in a murine model of hypertension. In a recent study, scientists in Brazil examined "the effects of apomorphine (APO) on blood pressure...

Thiazide diuretics may help prevent stroke.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thiazide diuretics appear to lower the risk of stroke in hypertensive patients. According to scientists in New Orleans, "Several large studies have suggested that therapy with thiazide diuretics...

Johns Hopkins University to participate in DIS leasing program.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digirad Corp., a solid-state nuclear medicine products and services company, announced the execution of a lease agreement between Digirad Imaging Solutions (DIS), Digirad's nuclear imaging services...

Proning Therapy Kit Option added to TriaDyne critical care therapy system.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kinetic Concepts, Inc., (KCI), a global corporation that develops and markets a broad range of technology-based healthcare products, announced it has added a Proning Therapy Kit for use with its...

Neutrophils underlie pathogenic cardiac CD8 cell activity.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neutrophil activity underlies chronic pathological CD8 cell responses in the heart. In a recent study, researchers in the United States examined "the influence of innate immunity on CD8+ T-cell...

Cutaneous extramedullary plasmacytoma can occur following heart transplant.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heart transplant recipients under immunosuppression have a risk of cutaneous extramedullary plasmacytoma. "Extramedullary plasmacytomas are an immunoproliferative, monoclonal disease of B cell...

Shock is an underlying factor in hypoxic hepatitis only half of the time.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shock is an underlying factor in hypoxic hepatitis only half of the time. According to a study from Belgium, "the centrilobular liver cell necrosis observed in hypoxic hepatitis is generally...

Developments in cancer, heart disease lead year's medical breakthroughs.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As usual, many of the biggest medical stories of the year involved progress in heart disease. Perhaps the most talked-about development was the surprisingly successful testing of an experimental...

Strong link found to heart attack and stroke.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four hallmarks of the metabolic syndrome - high blood pressure, high blood triglycerides, low blood HDL cholesterol and insulin resistance - are independently and significantly linked to heart attack...

Polyvalent snake antivenom treats envenomation by Micropechis ikaheka.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polyvalent snake antivenom effectively treats human envenomation by the Papua New Guinean small-eyed snake (Micropechis ikaheka). "Cardiovascular and hematological effects of venom of the...

Team travels to perform newborn heart surgery at regional hospitals.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experienced pediatric cardiothoracic team can travel to regional hospitals to perform sophisticated heart surgery on premature infants without compromising safety or effectiveness, according to a new...

U.S. patent granted covering fully automatic defibrillator for public use.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) announced that it was granted a U.S. patent that covers a publicly available portable defibrillator capable of being used by a bystander to automatically deliver...

New technique enables patients to avoid risky surgery and amputation.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A procedure that has proved its value in the heart may be the answer for patients facing amputation because of poor circulation below the knees, according to a new study. The study involved the use...

Krishna Sudhir, MD, PhD, joins management team of biotech company.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- diaDexus, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of diagnostic and therapeutic products, announced the addition of Krishna Sudhir, MD,...

New director joins cardiovascular diagnostics company's board.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cambridge Heart, Inc., (CAMH) announced that Eric Hecht, MD, has been elected to the company's board of directors, increasing the number of directors to eight. Hecht established his well-known...

Combo imaging has potential to provide single comprehensive study of acute PE.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combined CT angiography and CT venography can potentially provide a single comprehensive study of patients with suspected venous thromboembolism, researchers say. According to published research...

Medicare increases reimbursement coverage for DeBakey LVAD.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MicroMed Technology, Inc., announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to increase reimbursement coverage for the MicroMed DeBakey VAD, which is approved by the...

Kissing balloon method reliable for bifurcation stenosis of renal artery.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The kissing balloon technique is reliable and safe for treating bifurcation stenoses of the renal artery, researchers report. According to a study from Germany, "This study evaluates long-term...

Link between hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular disease in renal patients reviewed.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The putative link between high homocysteine levels and CVD in kidney disease patients has been reviewed. "Elevated homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia) in renal patients is a major concern for...