Cardiovascular Week articles from March 2003

Cardiovascular Week archives from March 2003

Framework established for detailed evaluation of transcriptional regulation.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from the United States, "The atria and ventricles of the heart have distinct development, structure, and physiology. However, only a few of the genes that underlie the...

LSS-responsive genes play role in reprogramming of endothelial homeostasis.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from the United States, "The involvement of shear stress in the pathogenesis of vascular disease has motivated efforts to define the endothelial cell response to applied shear...

Myocyte cultures may enable studies of macroscopic structure-related mechanisms.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study in the United States, "Structural and functional cardiac anisotropy varies with the development, location, and pathophysiology in the heart. The goal of this study was to design a...

Gender and hormonal status modulate the effects of psyllium in humans.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of psyllium on plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels tend to depend on a person's gender and hormonal status, according to new research from the United States. "Psyllium (PSY)...

Multiple approaches may be necessary for therapeutic angiogenesis in the heart.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several approaches may be necessary for stimulating therapeutic angiogenesis in the hearts of patients with coronary artery disease, according to researchers in Singapore. "Therapeutic angiogenesis...

Vitamin C protects human vascular smooth muscle cells from injury.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research in England, "Adaptive increases in intracellular glutathione (GSH) in response to oxidative stress are mediated by induction of L-cystine uptake via the anionic amino acid...

HMR 1556 is a potent and selective blocker of I[subscript]Ks.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study in the United States, "The slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium current (I[subscript]Ks) contributes prominently to ventricular repolarization of the cardiac action...

Branched chain fatty acids induce nitric oxide dependent pathway.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Germany, "Clinical observations in patients with peroxisomal disorders and studies employing corresponding mouse models have shown that supraphysiological...

Cardiovascular disease specialty firm announces CFO transition.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW), which specializes in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, announced that outside director Corinne H. Lyle will succeed Bruce J....

Central and sympathetic nervous systems play role in pressor effect of L-NAME.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "The pressor effect of N-omega-nitric-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) in rats has been attributed to the inhibition of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase; however, recent findings suggest that the...

Hypokalemia that does not induce QT changes may contribute to VT/VF occurrence.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "A 60-year-old man with asymptomatic Brugada syndrome and neither a history of syncope nor family history of sudden death was admitted because of bronchial asthma," researchers in Japan report. ...

Adenosine receptor subtypes mediate coronary vasodilation.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Australia, "Adenosine receptor-mediated coronary vasodilation was studied in isolated hearts from young (1-2 months) and mature (12-18 months) Wistar rats. The...

Evidence and an animal model for herpesvirus pathology are proposed.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from Hungary, "The gamma-herpes virus bovine herpes virus type 4 (BoHV-4) is distributed worldwide in cattle populations, with unknown pathogenicity. Bovine endothelial cells were...

MI-released TNF-alpha ultimately enhances fibrotic remodeling.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) is an important determinant of cardiac function. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and angiotensin (Ang) II levels increase...

Detection of HRV phenotypes link to pathophysiology of autonomic nervous system.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study in the United States, "There is a substantial heritable component to the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the control of heart rate...

Calcium-PKC system may play role in regulation of CNS cholinergic activity.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Previous studies have shown that the central cholinergic nervous system may be involved in blood pressure control. In the present study, we investigated the role of protein kinase C in the regulation...

Gene-sex interactions regulate cardiomyocyte width and length independently.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Canada, "Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and WKY-derived hyperactive (WKHA) rats are two genetically related inbred strains of rats that are both normotensive yet exhibit...

Hemodynamic effects of early versus late glucocorticosteroid administration.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Recent findings in human septic shock suggest that glucocorticosteroids can limit and even reverse hemodynamic disturbances and dependence on catecholamines. In a rodent model of hypotensive and...

A decade of progress in understanding Brugada syndrome.
March 3, 2003... 2003 MAR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research in the United States, "The Brugada syndrome has gained wide recognition throughout the world and today is believed to be responsible for 4% to 12% of all sudden deaths and...

A case with severe tricuspid regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study in Japan, "We encountered a male aged 6 years 4 months with Kawasaki disease (KD) with severe tricuspid regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction in the acute phase. "His...

Clopidogrel reduces death, stroke, heart attack now and later.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The blood thinner clopidogrel, when used with aspirin, reduced the risk of subsequent heart attack, stroke, and death in people who came to the emergency department with new or increasing chest pain or...

Fibroblast growth factor 2 promotes microvessel formation in a culture system.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fibroblast growth factor 2 promotes microvessel formation in a culture system. According to recent research from the United States, "to delineate the roles that oxygen and fibroblast growth factors...

DITPA stimulates angiogenic growth factors and coronary arteriolar growth.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DITPA stimulates angiogenic growth factors and coronary arteriolar growth. According to a study from the United States, "previous studies from our laboratory and those of others have shown...

Endothelin receptor antagonists are potential therapeutic agents.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endothelin receptor antagonists show promise as potential therapeutic agents for conditions such as heart failure. According to recent research from the United States, "Enclothelin-1 (ET-1), a...

Added leads do not increase detection of positive response in ECG during ETT.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study in the United States, "A 16-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) (12 standard leads, 2 additional right precordial leads [V4R, V5R], 2 additional posterior chest leads [V-8, V-9]) was...

Nitrolingual pump spray brand maker reports adequate sales force.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation (FHRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that it remains confident in its Nitrolingual Pumpspray brand and its sales force coverage. ...

Transmyocardial revascularization company demonstrates successful procedures.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioGenesis Corporation (CGCP), a company that provides angina-relieving transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) and percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR), announced that it exhibited at...

Mobile outpatient telemetry service provider presents case study to experts.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioNet's mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry services allows heartbeat-by-heartbeat ECG monitoring of patients during daily activities. CEO Jim Sweeney presented CardioNet as a case study to a...

Intra-aortic balloon pumping allows interhospital transport.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Belgium, "The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a valuable tool in the treatment of cardiogenic shock or instable myocardial ischemia. "We report on our recent...

Dexamet stent system launched in Europe.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) announced the recent launch of its Dexamet (dexamethasone-eluting) stent in Europe following CE-mark approval, which was received in December 2002. This introduction...

Systems biology applied to cardiovascular research.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beyond Genomics, Inc., (BG) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Novartis Pharma AG under which BG will use its Systems Biology approach to analyze samples of patients with...

Exogenous growth factors improve vascularity after surgery for heart failure.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Researchers in France say angiogenic growth factors can mitigate the effects of partial ischemia and atrophy in relocated muscle tissues following...

Miniature heart-assist pump being studied.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas announced that it will participate in a research trial studying a miniaturized axial flow heart-assist pump, known as the MicroMed DeBakey VAD. ...

Akt and RhoA may have therapeutic value for diabetic cardiomyopathy.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Akt and RhoA may provide therapeutic value for the treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy. According to a study from the United States, "This study characterized the cardiac contractile function and...

Liquid chromatographic plasma assay for antihypertensive drugs described.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A liquid chromatographic plasma assay to determine the antihypertension drugs, irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide, is reported to be "simple, selective, sensitive, and precise." The protocol was...

Obese men have reduced aortic elasticity.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Comparison of aortic elasticity determined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in obese versus lean adults shows obese men have decreased aortic elasticity. According to a study from the...

Past physical activity does little to reduce coronary artery disease risks.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Former athletes who previously engaged in high levels of physical activity but were now sedentary possessed a risk of coronary artery disease (CAD)...

Plasma adiponectin concentration decreased in patients with hypertension.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasma adiponectin concentration is decreased in patients with essential hypertension. According to recent research from Poland and Japan, "Adipocytes secrete several biologically active substances...

A case of percutaneous stent-graft placement for femoral artery pseudoaneurysm.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "A 34-year-old man presenting with a left inguinal mass was diagnosed as having idiopathic multiple aneurysmal disease and pseudoaneurysm of a left superficial femoral artery," researchers in South...

A case of cardiac pseudoaneurysm with partial rupture of the papillary muscle.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from Japan, "As a complication of myocardial infarction, dual rupture of the left ventricular myocardium and the papillary muscle is a rare condition. "In such a case, the...

Expanded labeling sought for Bayer aspirin.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The makers of Bayer Aspirin launched the Bayer Aspirin Saving Lives ASAP campaign in conjunction with the company's most significant request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since...

Vasoactive peptides activate signaling pathways in myocardial pathologies.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "In addition to its vasoactive effects, endothelin-1 (ET-1) causes hypertrophy of isolated cardiac myocytes. Since the early 1990s, the cell signaling events initiated by the binding of ET-1 to its...

Maps of aortic wall permeability confirm lipid deposition pattern in children.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from England, "In children, aortic lipid deposition develops in triangular regions of the wall downstream of branch points, whilst in adults these regions are particularly free of...

Histopathologic findings shown by transesophageal echocardiography.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Echocardiographic detection of prosthetic valve-associated strands has previously been reported, but their clinical relevance is unclear. Limited data are available regarding the cause, composition,...

Largest stroke prevention trial launched; hypertension trial underway.
March 10, 2003... 2003 MAR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boehringer Ingelheim announced PRoFESS, the world's largest-ever study in second stroke prevention. PRoFESS (Prevention Regimen For Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes) is designed to investigate the...

AF not significant variable in post-stroke outcome.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atrial fibrillation was not a significant variable in post-stroke outcome. According to a study from Italy, "The post-stroke aftermath of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AF) is...

Cardiovascular responses are due to withdrawal of sympathetic outflow to heart.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiovascular responses are due to withdrawal of sympathetic outflow to heart. "The present study investigated the mechanisms by which intrathecal (i.t.) apomorphine affects mean aortic pressure...

Intracoronary ultrasound is cost-saving for percutaneous coronary intervention.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intracoronary ultrasound is cost-saving for percutaneous coronary intervention. According to a study from Switzerland, "The Strategy for Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) guided PTCA and Stenting...

Disturbed glucose metabolic state is key risk factor for cardiovascular events.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A disturbed glucose metabolic state (dysglycemia) is a key risk factor for cardiovascular events. According to a study from Canada, "Diabetes is a well-established, independent risk factor for...

Algorithm shows general strategy to screen for secondary hypertension.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Algorithm shows general strategy to screen for secondary hypertension. "Secondary hypertension is elevated blood pressure that results from an underlying, identifiable, often correctable cause....

Interaction between ATP and catecholamines suggests prothrombotic role for ATP.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interaction between ATP and catecholamines suggests prothrombotic role for ATP. According to recent research from the United States, "Platelets, on activation by endothelial damage, release ADP,...

Inflammatory response is strongly associated with angina pectoris.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inflammatory response is strongly associated with angina pectoris. "We analyzed the concentrations of interleukins (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-12, and IL-18, interferon (IFN)-gamma, and high-sensitivity...

On-line noninvasive one-point measurements of pulse wave velocity are valid.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On-line noninvasive one-point measurements of pulse wave velocity are valid. According to recent research from Japan, "Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a basic parameter in the dynamics of pressure and...

Numerical analysis shows blood flow in the Korean artificial heart.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Numerical analysis shows blood flow in the Korean artificial heart. "Flow in the blood sac of the Korean artificial heart is numerically simulated by finite element method. Fluid-structure...

Statins limit inflammation, maintaining integrity of the fibrous cap.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statins limit inflammation, maintaining integrity of the fibrous cap. According to a study from the United States, "A large body of evidence demonstrates that statin therapy reduces risk for...

Implications of gradient of action potential duration results in spiral wave drift.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implications of gradient of action potential duration results in spiral wave drift. "Heterogeneity of cardiac tissue is an important factor determining the initiation and dynamics of cardiac...

Creatine transport determined by content of plasma membrane isoform of CrT.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Creatine transport determined by content of plasma membrane isoform of CrT. "The intracellular creatine concentration is an important bioenergetic parameter in cardiac muscle. Although creatine...

Stroke risk factor studies should adopt neuroimaging evidence-based approach.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stroke risk factor studies should adopt neuroimaging evidence-based approach. According to recent research from the United States, "Neuroimaging shows that both global and focal neurologic deficits...

Extracellular Ca2+ does not mask A-type K+ current in ventricular myocytes.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Extracellular Ca2+ does not mask an A-type K+ current in ventricular myocytes. "A unique transient outward K+ current (I[subscript]to) has been described to result from the removal of extracellular...

Abstracts accepted for presentation at ACC conference.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CV Therapeutics, Inc., (CVTX) announced that six abstracts, featuring data from studies with Ranexa (ranolazine), CVT-3146, and preclinical programs, have been accepted for presentation at the American...

DNA defects often present in kids with cardiomyopathy, neurologic abnormalities.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DNA defects often present in kids with cardiomyopathy, neurologic abnormalities. According to recent research from the United States, "Cardiomyopathy and neuromuscular abnormalities may...

Update on cardiac resuscitation focuses on prehospital cardiac arrest.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Update on cardiac resuscitation focuses on prehospital cardiac arrest. "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation developed over the past one-half century largely from empiric science and consensus opinions...

Enzyme controls high-density lipoprotein level.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recently discovered enzyme called endothelial lipase regulates the structure, metabolism, and blood concentration of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the so-called "good cholesterol," say researchers...

Agreement signed for cardiac safety monitoring, related services.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT), a provider of centralized electrocardiographic (ECG) collection and interpretation services, announced that it has received an agreement for more than $1.1 million in...

Wall thickening in SVGs is accompanied by compensatory vessel enlargement.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wall thickening in SVGs is accompanied by compensatory vessel enlargement. According to recent research from Japan, "We examined the process of vessel wall thickening in angiographically normal...

Beta-adrenergic receptor blockade impairs NO-dependent CD dilation in exercise.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beta-adrenergic receptor blockade impairs NO-dependent CD dilation in exercise. According to a study from Canada, "Shear stress-dependent nitric oxide (NO) formation prevents immoderate vascular...

Cardiovascular therapy is retained best when delivered to pericardial space.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical researchers at Harvard Medical School have presented evidence suggesting intrapericardial delivery may be the best way to deposit angiogenic growth...

Placebo effect of myocardial laser revascularization is important.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Placebo effect of myocardial laser revascularization is important. "Myocardial laser revascularization is a novel therapeutic technique aimed at delivering oxygenated blood via a series of channels...

Homocysteine monitoring identifies diabetic patients at risk for cardiac events.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Homocysteine monitoring can help identify diabetic patients at risk of cardiovascular episodes. According to a study from France, "Accelerated atherosclerosis is common in diabetes mellitus,...

Correcting diabetes-related cardiac metabolism is new approach to heart disease.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Correcting diabetes-related cardiac metabolism offers a new approach to treating heart disease. According to a study from Italy, "The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing,...

Diagnostics company automates test for BNP.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Diagnostics Division of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a member of the Bayer Group (BAY) announced the availability of Advia Centaur BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) assay, a fully automated test for use in...

CMV-mediated upregulation of chemokine expression accelerates chronic rejection.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CMV-mediated upregulation of chemokine expression accelerates chronic rejection. According to a study from the United States, "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections have been shown to dramatically...

Brain natriuretic peptide has no direct intrarenal hemodynamic effects.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brain natriuretic peptide has no direct intrarenal hemodynamic effects. According to a study from the Netherlands, "Systemic infusion of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) stimulates natriuresis and...

Computational fluid dynamics analysis can predict hemolysis.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Computational fluid dynamics analysis can predict hemolysis. According to recent research from Japan, "A low rate of hemolysis is an important factor for the development of a rotary blood pump....

ACh triggers preconditioning through PI3-kinase and a tyrosine kinase.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ACh triggers preconditioning through PI3-kinase and a tyrosine kinase. "Adenosine and acetylcholine (ACh) trigger preconditioning by different signaling pathways. The involvement of...

Carriers of genetic polymorphism may be resistant to effects of aspirin.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Carriers of genetic polymorphism may be resistant to effects of aspirin. According to a study from the United States, "Differences in genetic makeup or polymorphisms can affect individual drug...

Startling health risks of California's black population addressed.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hundreds of Southern California residents gathered at the Crenshaw Christian Center in an effort to raise awareness and educate the African American community about the importance of healthy eating and...

Scavenging free oxyradicals reduces beneficial effect of preconditioning.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scavenging free oxyradicals reduces beneficial effect of preconditioning. According to recent research from Germany, "Free oxyradicals are involved in the signal transduction of ischemic...

Lbx1 gene function specifies subpopulation of cardiac neural crest.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lbx1 gene function specifies subpopulation of cardiac neural crest. According to a study from Germany, "Cardiac neural crest cells are known to play multiple roles during development of the inflow...

K-Ca channel involvement fades after hypertension caused by aortic coarctation.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- K-Ca channel involvement fades after hypertension caused by aortic coarctation. "Nitroglycerin-mediated vasorelaxation is chiefly attributed to the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent...

Taxus paclitaxel-eluting stent system launched in Europe.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) announced that it has initiated the launch of its Taxus paclitaxel-eluting stent system in Europe and other international markets. It plans to launch the...

Intensive diabetes therapy lowers complication risks by half.
March 17, 2003... 2003 MAR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The risk of cardiovascular and microvascular complications in people with type 2 diabetes was cut in half through a program of intensive therapy that...

Clerical workers may be at greater risk for carotid artery disease.
March 24, 2003... 2003 MAR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clerical workers may be at greater risk for carotid artery disease. According to a study from the United States, "The current study examined cardiovascular risk factors and carotid atherosclerosis...

Exercise may help patients.
March 24, 2003... 2003 MAR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercise is good medicine for heart failure patients - even while they await heart transplantation - according to a new statement from the American Heart Association. Heart failure is a bit of a...