Cardiovascular Week articles from June 2003

Cardiovascular Week archives from June 2003

Link between Chlamydia pneumoniae and diseased carotid arteries elusive.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a new study may explain why there's been inconsistency among laboratories with respect to confirming an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis. M....

Revascularization of myocardium after cardiac arrest has excellent survival results.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Revascularization of myocardium after cardiac arrest has excellent survival. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Cardiology, "Survivors of cardiac arrest due to...

Calcification process in aortic valves is responsible for blockages.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bone-like cells, similar to the cells found in the skeleton, calcify in the heart's aortic valve and are responsible for the blockages that lead to the need for open-heart surgery to replace the aortic...

Type 2 diabetes increases arterial stiffness.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Patients with type 2 diabetes have increased arterial stiffness that can increase the risk of atherothrombotic disease, according to a report in the...

Surgery to repair abdominal aortic aneurysm can have long-term success.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite many complicating factors, abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery can successfully be performed on dialysis patients. "Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients undergoing chronic...

Immunoglobulin failure and retreatment can occur in anemic pediatric patients.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 10% of pediatric Kawasaki disease patients require retreatment by immunoglobulins due to failure. "Several cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) were unresponsive to the initial treatment with...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies may be related to other diseases.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies may be related to diseases other than vasculitis. According to a study from Czech Republic, "Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are mostly known...

Glial cells protect against LPS-induced blood-brain barrier permeabilization.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LPS endotoxin causes paracellular permeability of blood brain barrier; glial cells prevent the process. According to recent research from France, "Numerous infections of the central nervous system...

Cardiac surgery in selected octogenarians improves quality of life.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac surgery in selected octogenarians improves quality of life. "Cardiac surgery in the octogenarians is increasing in the industrialized countries and therefore represents a growing...

The natural compound dibenzoylmethane may be of benefit for treating ischemia.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The natural compound dibenzoylmethane may be of benefit for treating ischemia. "Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is the major transcription factor activated during hypoxia. it is composed of...

Atherosclerosis found in mice lacking LDL protein 5 and apolipoprotein E.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe hypercholesterolemia, impaired fat tolerance, and advanced atherosclerosis were found in mice lacking both low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 and apolipoprotein E. "LDL...

Patient registry launched for surgical ventricular restoration post-market study.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Armus Corporation announced that it has delivered an Internet-based patient registry to Chase Medical. The global registry program, which became operational April 15, is used to gather postmarket...

Heart attack victims to benefit from drug-coated stents.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's 2 a.m. and John Doe is experiencing chest pain, shortness of breath, and profuse sweating. He fears he's having a heart attack. What should he do? Call 911 of course. But then what happens? If...

Impaired coronary microvascular function may be linked to neural syncope.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Impaired coronary microvascular function may be linked to neural syncope. According to a study from Taiwan, "Recent evidence suggests that myocardial ischemia may occur in patients with neurally...

Myocardial perfusion tomography test valuable for prognosis in diabetic patients.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Adenosine myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography was useful for predicting cardiac risk in patients with diabetes, according...

Stroke risk is greater if parent, grandparent, sibling has had a stroke.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, and Bayer Aspirin, launched the ninth American Stroke Challenge, a yearly campaign that strives to increase awareness of...

20-Year durability data presented for aortic valve.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) announced that it has completed a 20-year follow-up on the effectiveness and durability of its leading aortic pericardial tissue heart valve. The data indicate...

Cardiovascular disease clinical trial initiated with NIH grant.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Juvenon, Inc., announced the initiation of a clinical trial to evaluate the effect of Juvenon Energy Formula on cardiovascular disease patients. The trial, funded by a grant from the U.S. National...

Second quarter of profitability reported by cholesterol drug maker.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (KOSP) announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. For the first quarter of 2003, revenue increased 101% to a record $68.3 million, up from...

Myofibroblasts are a novel source of vascular endothelial growth factor.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myofibroblasts are a novel source of vascular endothelial growth factor. "Vascular endothelial growth factor,(VEGF), produced predominantly by endothelial cells, is involved in angiogenesis and...

Physical activity decreases vascular stiffness in 70-to 79-year-olds.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the Health ABC Study indicate that even minimal physical activity can decrease vascular stiffness in 70-to 79-year-olds. According to recent research published in the Journal of Aging...

TandemHeart PTVA system clinical sites named in pivotal trial.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardiacAssist, Inc., announced that new centers have been added to the impressive list of sites that have been approved to study the TandemHeart system effectiveness in patients experiencing cardiogenic...

Infant dietary supplementation results in reduced blood pressure.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Martek Biosciences Corporation (MATK) commented on the results of a study published in the May 2003 edition of the British Medical Journal. Data from the study demonstrated that infants fed formula...

Coronary artery inflammation is a high risk for babies with low serum albumin.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kawasaki disease patients are all at risk for coronary artery inflammation, but if they are less than 1 yr old and have low serum albumin, they have a very high risk. "The objective of this study...

Mannose-binding lectin mutation is linked with cardiovascular lesions in babies.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In children "Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of possible infectious cause, which in particular affects the coronary arteries. Young children rely mostly on their innate immune system for...

Alliance with NIA follows completion of analyses of precursor cells.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lynx Therapeutics, Inc., (LYNX) announced that it has entered into a service agreement with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health to study stem cell gene...

Rare swallow syncope disorder is treated with pacemaker implantation.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rare swallow syncope disorder is treated with pacemaker implantation. According to recent research published in the journal Pace - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, "Swallow syncope is a rare...

Proangiogenic growth factor rises in patients with peripheral artery disease.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proangiogenic growth factor rises in patients with peripheral artery disease. According to a study from England, "increasing evidence points towards a prothrombotic state in atherosclerosis and its...

Copper chelation is a promising new therapy for clogged arteries.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) in Scarborough, have announced their discovery that the renarrowing of arteries following balloon angioplasty can be halted by copper...

Recombinant human erythropoietin reduces myocardial tissue damage.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) protects against postinfarct myocardial tissue damage. According to published research from the United States, EPO, "originally identified for its critical...

Hostility in children is a risk factor.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It is well-known that adults who respond to life events with anger are more at risk for developing cardiovascular disease than those who do not. And now, according to researchers at the University of...

COMET study reveals mortality benefit in favor of carvedilol.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data from the Carvedilol or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET) study were announced by the study Steering Committee because of a significant mortality benefit in favor of carvedilol (marketed as...

Experts dispute new guidelines.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New U.S. hypertension treatment guidelines are built on a flawed foundation that gives unsound medical influence to one drug class, according to three leading hypertension experts in the fields of...

RSD1235 to proceed to phase III clinical development.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiome Pharma Corp. (COM; COMRF) reported at its annual general meeting that it would initiate phase III trials for RSD1235, its anti-arrhythmic product, in the second half of 2003. In addition,...

European approval granted for Freezor MAX.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCath Technologies, Inc., (CYT) announced that it has received the CE Mark for Freezor MAX for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias such as Atrial Flutter. The CE Mark allows the company to sell...

Barley grass supplements can boost cardiovascular health.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who regularly consume powdered organic barley grass juice supplements could be providing a boost to their cardiovascular system, according to research recently published in Diabetes and...

Diovan controls isolated systolic hypertension in elderly patients.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diovan (valsartan) effectively lowers isolated systolic hypertension, (ISH), a difficult-to-treat type of high blood pressure, in 75% of elderly patients, according to Val-Syst, 1 of 25 new studies...

Leisure time activity associated with reduced risk of heart disease.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physical activity during free time, but not strenuous physical activity at work, is associated with a decreased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study. Physical activity has been...

Ventricular assist device implanted in first human candidate.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arrow International, Inc., announced the outcome of the first human implant of the CorAide continuous flow ventricular assist system. The device was implanted as a bridge-to-transplant in a...

140 Million people affected in North America.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A silent disorder, often without symptoms, hypertension affects 140 million people in North America, and half of them don't even know they have it, according to figures from the Pan American Health...

A new normal: Revised blood pressure guidelines set stricter limits.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What may have been considered a normal blood pressure reading previously may now signal the start of high blood pressure (hypertension). A newly revised national classification system toughens up...

AHA questions validity of new second-hand smoke study.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study about second-hand smoke and health is seriously flawed and contradicted by decades of credible scientific research that clearly and irrefutably shows a connection between passive smoking and...

Survey: Risk for recurrent stroke understood, yet gap exists in prevention.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of debilitation in the United States, a significant gap exists among Americans between general understanding of stroke and stroke...

Risk increases for older women who use combined hormone therapy.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthy postmenopausal women who take the combination hormone replacement therapy of estrogen plus progestin are at increased risk for stroke, according to a new study. Stroke is a major health...

Angiogenesis and myogenesis are concurrent elements of ischemic regeneration.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiogenesis and myogenesis are concurrent elements of ischemic regeneration. According to published research from Germany, "ischemia is known to promote angiogenesis, and the molecular mechanisms...

Atorvastatin improves lipid profile in diabetic patients with heart disease.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atorvastatin improved the lipid profiles of type 2 diabetic patients with ischemic heart disease. According to recent research from England, "The effect of statin therapy on subclasses of LDL,...

Studies shows improved quality of life for depressed patients with heart disease.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent data, treatment with Pfizer Inc's antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline HCl) improved quality of life and functioning in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosed with major...

Beneficial effect of exercise persists after exercise cessation.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that the positive effects of exercise in reducing levels of potentially harmful cholesterol in the blood can persist weeks after exercise...

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors may lower brain edema and cell death.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PARP increases after transient forebrain ischemia, and PARP inhibitors may result in lowering brain edema and cell death. "The activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in the reperfused...

Breast cancer survivors have a lower risk for heart attacks.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly women who have survived early-stage breast cancer are significantly less likely to have an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than women who do not have histories of breast cancer, according to...

New technology allows doctors to detect blockages before symptoms occur.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital recently acquired new CT scanning technology, allowing physicians to detect blockages in heart arteries before symptoms develop. The...

Arg vasopressin increases cyclic AMP, thus aquaporin-2 shuttling in renal cells.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Renal inner medullar epithelial cells treated with arginine vasopressin increase cyclic AMP, which independent of calcium, increases aquaporin 2 shuttling of vesicles to the plasma membrane. ...

NCX 4016 maintains gastric safety in co-administration with celecoxib.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NicOx S.A. (NICOX) announced positive clinical endoscopic results with NCX 4016, in development for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, demonstrating gastro protection even when co-administered...

Crestor to be reviewed by FDA panel in July; new data released on quetiapine.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that Crestor will be reviewed by the FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Advisory Committee on July 9, 2003, and its maker, AstraZeneca, also...

CMS considering genomics-based preventive medicine.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenoMed, Inc., (GMED) St. Louis, Missouri, announced that its treatment to prevent end-stage kidney disease due to diabetes or hypertension is being considered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Fund supports new government blood pressure guidelines.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced its support for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's new recommendation that healthy blood pressure readings be lowered. Until now, blood...

Cardiologists develop new protocol to treat heart attack patients.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, in collaboration with the physicians and staff of Ridgeview Medial Center's Emergency Department in Waconia,...

Coenzyme should be taken with vitamin E.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The popular dietary supplement CoQ-10 - or Coenzyme Q-10 - should be taken with vitamin E, the University of California at Berkeley's Wellness Letter recommends. CoQ-l0 has been the focus of...

FDA approves Amplatzer Duct Occluder for heart defect treatment.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AGA Medical Corporation received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Amplatzer Duct Occluder, a less-invasive alternative to cardiac surgery for closing patent ductus...

Adrenomedullin and angiotensin II interactions studied in cardiac fibroblasts.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in neonatal cardiac fibroblast cultures of the interactions between adrenomedullin and angiotensin II signaling revealed a possible pathophysiological mechanism for modulating angiotensin II...

Colonic perforation follows intraoperative temporary pacemaker implantation.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Colonic perforation can follow intraoperative temporary pacemaker implantation. "This report describes the case of a 73-year-old man who was referred for consultation for increasing abdominal free...

Genistein in the diet may affect blood pressure and fluid retention.
June 16, 2003... 2003 JUN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genistein in the diet may increase vasopressin and salt preference, affecting blood pressure and fluid retention. "Genistein is a plant-derived estrogenic isoflavone commonly found in soy-based...

Na+/K+ pump inhibitor toxicity compared.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study compared the electrophysiological effects of (E, Z)-3-((2-Aminoethoxy) imino) androstane-6,17-dione hydrochloride (PST2744) and digoxin in guinea pig ventricular myocytes with the aim to...

Diabetes is the major risk for coronary artery stenosis.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diabetes is the major risk for coronary artery stenosis in uremic patients. "Prevalence of cardiovascular disease is high in diabetic patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT); therefore we...

Antibodies against heat shock proteins implicated in atherosclerosis.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibodies against heat shock proteins have been implicated in the development of atherosclerosis. "Atherosclerosis has long been recognized as having an inflammatory component, and this has a...

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator is a major controller of arteriogenesis.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Urokinase-type plasminogen activator is a major controller of arteriogenesis. "To define the role of the plasminogen activators (PAs) urokinase PA (uPA) and tissue PA (tPA) as well as the uPA...

Distribution of neuropeptide receptors Y1 and Y2 in tissues may be uneven.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The human heart appears to have uneven distribution of neuropeptide receptors Y1 and Y2. Recent research from Norway presents "for the first time, the presence and distribution of neuropeptide Y...

Cell response factors are promising targets for vascular therapy.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell response factors are promising targets for vascular therapy. "Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAP kinases), including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase...

A mitochondrial peptide-bound flavin adenine dinucleotide is detected.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mitochondrial flavin-hapten may be released in response to cardiomyocyte destruction in heart inflammation. According to a study from Germany, "The tryptic FAD-peptide carrying the flavin in...

Percutaneous myocardial revascularization system scheduled for FDA review.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corporation (CGCP), a producer in angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR), announced that an independent panel of...

Guidance is offered regarding the withdrawal of total artificial heart therapy.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guidance is offered regarding the withdrawal of total artificial heart therapy. "Though currently an experimental technology, there is the potential for implantation of 100,000 total artificial...

Chicago hospital first to use investigational patch to fix tiny hearts.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, has become the first hospital in the Chicago area to join a study that involves the use of a special soft patch to treat children who were born...

Direct AED sales operation established in U.K.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB) announced that in a move to further penetrate the world's second largest market for automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), it has established a direct sales operation...

Endothelin-1 prevents apoptosis in rat cardiomyocytes in vitro.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endothelin-1 prevents apoptosis in rat cardiomyocytes in vitro. "Apoptosis of cardiac myocytes is thought to be a feature of many pathological disorders, including congestive heart failure (CHF)...

Statins reach beyond cholesterol control to enhance gene expression studies.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statins reach beyond cholesterol control to enhance gene expression studies. "Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutary coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (statins) lower the level of circulating...

Nitric oxide produced to fight Trypanosoma cruzi is neuronal and cardiotoxic.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nitric oxide produced to fight Trypanosoma cruzi plays a role in neuronal and cardiac pathogenesis. A study from Brazil "summarizes the protective and toxic effects of nitric oxide (NO) that are...

FDA approves Lescol, Lescol XL for secondary prevention of coronary events.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lescol (fluvastatin sodium) and Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium) 80 mg extended-release tablets to...

Circulating adhesion molecules and cytokines are not altered by enalapril.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Circulating adhesion molecules and cytokines are not altered by enalapril. According to published research from Austria, "The angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) enalapril has been...

The pollutant trichloroethylene affects endothelial cell proliferation.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The pollutant trichloroethylene affects endothelial cell proliferation. According to published research from the United States, "trichloroetheylene (TRI) is an environmental pollutant that has...

Arteriolar vasomotion found in type 1, but not type 2, diabetic patients.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arteriolar vasomotion was found in type 1, but not type 2, diabetic patients. "Arteriolar vasomotion, the cyclic contraction/dilation of terminal arterioles, is disordered in diabetes. The aim of...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves quality of life.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In patients with moderate to severe heart failure and life-threatening arrhythmias, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) combined with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) improves quality...

Desmin is involved in mitochondrial function, intracellular protein aggregation.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Desmin mutation in a distal myopathy patient shows desmin is required for mitochondria and intracellular protein aggregation. "Recent studies in desmin (-/-) mice have shown that the targeted...

Lack of estrogen keeps blood pressure high in middle-aged female rats.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lack of estrogen keeps blood pressure high in middle-aged female rats. "In male spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR) a high NaCl (sodium chloride) diet increases arterial pressure via a reduction...

Hospital is first to install fast CT scanner.
June 23, 2003... 2003 JUN 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edward Heart Hospital announced it is one of the first three sites in the world to install the GE e-Speed system, a fast imaging technology used to detect and diagnose heart disease. The e-Speed...