Cardiovascular Week articles from May 2004

Cardiovascular Week archives from May 2004

Novel platelet proteins located in human atherosclerotic lesions.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Characterization of the proteins released from activated platelets led to localization of novel platelet proteins in human atherosclerotic lesions. "Proteins secreted by activated platelets can...

Semi-automatic defibrillators are simple to operate and effective.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Semi-automatic defibrillators have proven effective and should now be more widely available. According to a study from Monaco, "While cardiac arrest in hospital poses few immediate management...

Defective phospholipase C signaling found in diabetic cardiomyopathy.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Defective phosphatidic acid-phospholipase C signaling is involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy. "The effects of exogenous phosphatidic acid (PA) on Ca[superscript]2+ transients and contractile...

Role of HDL therapy for cardiovascular disease highlighted in journal.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An editorial in the April 8, 2004, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the role of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) as a new treatment opportunity for cardiovascular disease. ...

European phase II trial results for FM-VP4 announced; endpoints met.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forbes Medi-Tech, Inc., (FMTI) announced preliminary results of the phase II clinical trial of the company's cholesterol-lowering compound, FM-VP4, completed at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam,...

Paper further validates brain protein theory.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prana Biotechnology, Ltd., (PRAN) announced the publication of a new study in which the results further support Prana's theory that metals in the brain, rather than proteins on their own, are...

FDA approves CardizemLA.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biovail Corp. (BVF) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CardizemLA for the treatment of chronic stable angina. CardizemLA can be given orally once daily, either in the...

Antioxidants may mediate exercise-induced drop in platelet activity.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antioxidants may mediate exercise-induced reductions in platelet activity. Researchers in Italy conducted a study "to evaluate in sedentary individuals the effects of a 20-week exercise training...

LPS-induced COX-2 expression attenuated in diabetic blood vessels.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- COX-2 expression and prostacyclin production after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation are attenuated in diabetic blood vessels. According to recent research published in the journal Naunyn -...

Japan approves Sprinter balloon catheter.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to market its Sprinter Semi-Compliant Rapid Exchange Balloon Dilatation Catheter for use in coronary...

Refinement of MedClose device completed.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomed Research, Inc., reported completion of ergonomic refinements to MedClose Internal Puncture Closure Device. The MedClose is a catheter-based debridement and biological glue delivery system...

Arteriovenous bundles are more practical for generating engineered skin flaps.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arteriovenous bundles are more practical for generating engineered skin flaps. According to published research from Japan, "this study was designed to clarify which vascular carrier, the...

Co-marketing agreement renewed for A-V Impulse System.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthofix (OFIX) has renewed for 3 years its distribution agreement with Kendall Healthcare Products, a division of Tyco Healthcare Group, under which Kendall will continue to leverage its sales force to...

PhotoPoint company reports progress during 2003, including lower net loss.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miravant Medical Technologies (MRVT), a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and the...

Cardiac safety monitoring agreements announced.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT) has received agreements for about $1.7 million in cardiac safety monitoring and services from two fast growing biotechnology organizations and a mid-market...

Partnership to offer regulatory-based cardiac safety monitoring for studies.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT) has entered into an agreement with Inveresk, enabling the testing of new drug candidates in conjunction with emerging international cardiac safety regulatory guidance...

Premier announces new cardiac rhythm management agreements.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premier Purchasing Partners, LLP, the group purchasing division of Premier, Inc., has entered into new 2-year cardiac rhythm management (CRM) agreements with Medtronic U.S.A, Inc., Guidant Sales Corp.,...

FDA approves VITALITY2 implantable defibrillator.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guidant Corp. (GDT) announced it has received market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its VITALITY2 implantable cardioverter defibrillator system designed to treat patients...

Study: Gene-based cardiovascular therapies will create new treatment options.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the millions of patients of cardiovascular disease, noninvasive treatment options have essentially been palliative, with coronary symptoms alleviated via prescription drugs designed to temporarily...

Genaissance inks agreements for cardiac tests.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (GNSC) has signed agreements with the University of Rochester (Minnesota) and the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, under which Genaissance will...

Journal supplement highlights impedance cardiography technology.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CardioDynamics (CDIC), the innovator of impedance cardiography (ICG) technology, announced the publication of seven peer-reviewed articles in Congestive Heart Failure March/April 2004 supplement that...

Deal signed for promotion of cardiovascular products.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (AMLN) and Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that the companies have signed an agreement for Amylin to copromote Reliant's cardiovascular products that address...

Patients enrolled in alternative heart disease treatment study.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New York University (NYU) Medical Center has begun enrolling patients in the first large-scale clinical trial of chelation therapy, a controversial treatment for heart disease widely practiced by...

"Off-pump" coronary bypass surgery has similar outcomes, lower cost.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coronary artery surgery performed "off-pump," that is, keeping the heart beating and not using the cardiopulmonary bypass machine, has similar outcomes after 1 year, and costs less, when compared to...

Older patients incur greater hospital costs when undergoing CABG.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients over 75 years of age had higher hospital costs than younger patients when undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, researchers find. According to recent research from Canada,...

Medical device manufacturer announces conclusion of distribution agreement.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zeon Medical Inc. has concluded an exclusive distribution agreement for the sales and marketing in Japan of Pathway Medical Technologies' aspiration atherectomy device, the CardioPath System. Zeon...

Continuous insulin monitoring does not raise hospital costs.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with diabetes whose glucose is continually monitored after coronary bypass artery graft surgery do not incur higher medical costs despite the additional testing, researchers at the Pennsylvania...

Multislice CT angiography can image mesenteric vasculature.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multislice CT (MSCT) is capable of providing excellent imaging of mesenteric vessels, researchers say. "Due to several distinct advantages over conventional angiography (including minimal...

Monitors will be offered to members with congestive heart failure, diabetes.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Medical Alert Corp. (AMAC), a national provider of home health monitoring appliances and 24/7 communication services, has been selected to provide remote patient monitoring to Healthfirst, a...

NeoPhectin-AT, new cationic cardiolipin in vivo delivery platform, launched.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeoPharm, Inc., (NEOL) announced the launch of NeoPhectin-AT, its new in vivo agent for use in animal testing and target validation of drug product candidates. NeoPhectin-AT is designed to fulfill...

Gossypol MOA via oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species and DNA scission.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mechanism of action of gossypol is via oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species and DNA scission. "Gossypol, a constituent of cottonseeds, displays various drug properties, including...

Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival. According to scientists in the United States, "we report a case of heterotopic pregnancy in a woman who had not undergone in vitro...

Adiponectin might treat angiogenesis-dependent diseases.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adiponectin might treat angiogenesis-dependent diseases. "Obesity is a risk factor for the development of many severe human diseases such as cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, and cancer, which...

Chiropractors urge Americans to walk 2000 steps per day.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Revitalizing your health could be just steps away, according to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). While seeking out the latest, trendiest exercise craze can be an intimidating endeavor,...

Circulating plasma VEGF levels rise in response to exercise in men.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Circulating plasma VEGF levels rise in response to exercise in men. "The skeletal muscle capillary supply is an important determinant of maximum exercise capacity, and it is well known that...

Hospital cardiac catheterization labs renovated as part of strategic alliance.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As part of a 5-year, exclusive strategic alliance with Siemens Medical Solutions, St. Elizabeth's Hospital is renovating its cardiac catheterization (cath) laboratory facilities. The alliance,...

Insiders purchase blood-pressure-measurement company securities.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medwave, Inc., (MDWV), a company involved in sensor-based, noninvasive blood pressure measuring solutions, announced that several of the company's directors have recently purchased Medwave securities....

Human Genome Sciences receives milestone payment from initiation of trials.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human Genome Sciences, Inc., (HGSI) has received a clinical development milestone payment from its partner, GlaxoSmithKline, related to the initiation of phase I clinical trials of 677116 for the...

HealthGate, BCBS Tennessee partner in evidence-based medicine project.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthGate Data Corp. announced that its evidence-based clinical guidelines will be used as part of a study conducted by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee in collaboration with Vanderbilt University....

HealthSuite Partners to provide disease management for mid-west health plan.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disease management (DM) companies QMed, Inc., (QMED) AirLogix, and Alere Medical announced the formation of an equally-owned company called HealthSuite Partners, in conjunction with the signing of an...

Caution urged when considering impact of latest C-reactive protein study.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Association for Eradication of Heart Attack released a statement applauding ongoing efforts to improve the ability to predict heart attacks, but also urging physicians, the research community, and...

Heart attack risk may be cut by abundance of fat cell hormone.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men with high levels of a hormone secreted by fat cells run a lower risk of a heart attack, according to a study that could lead to new ways to prevent or treat heart disease. The findings follow...

Update announced on Zargis Acoustic Cardioscan System FDA submission.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zargis Medical Corp. announced an update on the status of its Premarket Notification 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clearance to market the Zargis Acoustic...

Heparin reverses preeclampsia in a factor V Leiden mutation carrier.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heparin reverses preeclampsia in factor V Leiden mutation carrier. "Inherited thrombophilias, suggested to be risk factors for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and known to be associated with...

INEGY approved in Germany for treatment of elevated cholesterol.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals announced the regulatory approval of INEGY (ezetimibe/simvastatin) in Germany for the treatment of elevated cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia). According to...

Better prescribing for elderly patients could result in cost savings.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adherence to evidence-based prescribing guidelines for hypertension (high blood pressure) could result in substantial savings in prescription costs for elderly patients, and up to $1.2 billion...

Blood pressure tests for under-35s may be misleading.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors who routinely measure blood pressure in people under 35 are more likely to misdiagnose than to detect hypertension correctly, according to a new study. This could lead to unnecessary lifelong...

IL-1beta genotype significantly influences hypertension risk in Chinese men.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin (IL)-1beta genotype significantly influences hypertension risk in Chinese men. IL-1beta "is an important pro-inflammatory cytokine in a broad spectrum of physiological processes,"...

Anti-LDL antibody repertoire is altered during hypercholesterolemia.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The anti-LDL antibody repertoire is altered during hypercholesterolemia. In a recent study, scientists in Brazil "analyzed the antibody repertoire from normo- and hypercholesterolemic subjects to...

Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent receives CE mark of approval.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company, reported that it has received CE mark approval to market its Cypher Select Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent in all Member States of the European Union...

Pulse methylprednisolone can benefit children with refractory KD.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Timed correctly, pulse methylprednisolone treatment can benefit children with refractory Kawasaki disease (KD). A subgroup of KD patients do "not respond to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG)...

Phase II trial begins for INGN 241.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., (INGN) announced the initiation of a phase II clinical trial of INGN 241 in patients with metastatic melanoma. Mda-7/IL-24, the active component of INGN 241, is a...

Close relationship can halve risk of subsequent heart attack.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Having a really close relationship with another person, whether it be friend, lover, or relative, can halve the risk of further heart attacks, suggests research. The research involved 600 patients,...

Dual gene transfer stimulates angiogenesis after a heart attack.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dual gene transfer stimulates angiogenesis after myocardial infarction. "Therapeutic effects of combination of angiogenic growth factors for the treatment of ischemia after myocardial infarction are...

Duration of hospital stay has shortened for patients with heart attack.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- From 1986 to 1999, the average length of hospital stay for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has significantly declined, without increases in death rates after discharge, according to a...

New study links secondhand smoke to heart attacks.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests banning smoking in a community can result in an almost immediate drop-off in the number of heart attacks in that community. The study,...

Report: Aspirin's cardioprotective benefits far outweigh risks.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A paper published in Cardiovascular Reviews & Reports demonstrates that the benefits of aspirin outweigh the risks when used for prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients determined to be at...

Medical device company recognized for achievements in neurodiagnostics.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spencer Technologies was recognized for its achievements in the field of neurodiagnostics during the Frost & Sullivan annual 2004 Global Excellence in Technology of the Year Award at its annual Global...

Study shows smoke free law slashed heart attack rate 40%.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study posted by the British Medical Journal shows that the health benefits of a comprehensive smoke free workplace law may be much more immediate than previously thought, resulting in a decline of 40%...

Calorie restriction drastically reduces risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who severely restrict their caloric intake drastically reduce their risk of developing diabetes or clogged arteries, the precursor to a heart attack or stroke. In fact, according to researchers...

Glycation of LDL affects platelet aggregation in Psammomys obesus.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glycation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) affects platelet aggregation and monocyte chemotaxis in diabetic Psammomys obesus animals. "Psammomys obesus (sand rat) is an appropriate model to...

Overweight children at high risk for developing hyperinsulinemia.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overweight children are at high risk for developing hyperinsulinemia. According to a study from the United States, "Although not well documented in the literature, there is growing evidence that...

Women with aneurysmal rupture during pregnancy need multidisciplinary care.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with aneurysmal rupture during pregnancy need multidisciplinary care. According to recent research published in the journal Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, "cerebral aneurysmal...

Guideline: Heart condition does not increase risk of second stroke.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new guideline refutes the current thinking that people with a heart condition called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) who have had a stroke are at greater risk of having a second stroke. The...

Biopharmaceutical developer announces patents for gene delivery technologies.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vical Incorporated (VICL) announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 6,710,035, covering administration of plasmid DNA encoding pathogen-specific antigens to generate immune responses, with or without...

Eugene de Juan, Jr., MD, joins clinical trial advisory board.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OXiGENE, Inc., (OXGN), a developer of novel compounds that target blood vessels in solid tumor cancers and ocular neovascular diseases, announced the appointment of Eugene de Juan, Jr., MD, to the...

Pharmaceutical company announces appointment of executive vice president.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SoLar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that Allan S. Kaplan, PhD, has joined SoLar as executive vice president for manufacturing and pharmaceutical development. In making this commitment Dr. Kaplan...

Bone marrow stem cells contribute to hypoxia-induced pulmonary vessel growth.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bone marrow stem cells contribute to hypoxia-induced pulmonary vessel growth. According to a study from the United States, "information is rapidly emerging regarding the important role of the...

Drug-coated stents safe for patients with complex artery disease.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with multiple or complex coronary artery blockages can be treated safely using stents coated with a drug that helps prevent the arteries from renarrowing, according to a new study. "These...

Adult cardiac Sca-1+ cells have stem-cell potential.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adult cardiac cells expressing Sca-1 have stem-cell potential in mice. "Although somatic stem cells have been reported to exist in various adult organs, there have been few reports concerning stem...

Statins may provide better outcomes in people with stroke.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs when they have an ischemic stroke appear to regain greater functional independence than stroke survivors who aren't taking the drugs, according to a...

Trial of Zenith TX2 Thoracic graft started.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Penn., has completed the first U.S. placement of the Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft under the device's pivotal...

Eyes may open window on stroke prevention.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A drug that improves function of retinal blood vessels may be able to reduce the risk of stroke, according to a new report. The small study found that endothelial function is abnormal in eye blood...

Drug may help prevent irregular heartbeat.
May 3, 2004... 2004 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A calcium leak inside heart cells triggers a lethal type of irregular heartbeat and a drug that plugs the leak seems to prevent it, say scientists who hope the finding one day will help hundreds of...

Clinical trial investigates new treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clinical trial under way at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill is studying the safety and effectiveness of an investigational device in treating thoracic aortic aneurysms and other...

Rare solitary floating vena caval thrombi curable if diagnosed early.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rare solitary floating vena caval thrombi are curable if diagnosed early. An "unusual case of solitary thrombus floating in the inferior vena cava (IVC)" is reported "in a patient who underwent...

Devices designed to aid in diagnosing and curing arrhythmias.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) announced the U.S. commercial release of two electrophysiology catheters, the Medtronic EnCirclr AL Adjustable Loop Mapping Catheter and the Medtronic RF Enhancr II Single-Curve...

Pacemakers and defibrillators can be implanted with ongoing warfarin therapy.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find similar complication rates between anticoagulated patients and those with a normal INR when implanting pacemakers and defibrillator devices. "The study evaluated all patients...

New drug safer, more effective in preventing heart transplant rejection.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings from the second year of a multicenter study of the new antirejection drug everolimus show that it is not only more effective, but also safer than standard therapy in preventing heart...

Intracranial aneurysms in Finnish families linked to chromosome 19q13.3.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Linkage of the interval associated with intracranial aneurysms in Finnish families was confirmed on chromosome 19q13.3. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Human...

Medication relieves chest pain, lets cardiac patients exercise longer.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research offers more evidence that an investigational drug may offer relief to the millions of Americans who suffer from angina, a chronic condition that causes chest pain and limits patients'...

Transmyocardial revascularization performed in Ohio with robot.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PLC Systems, Inc., (PLC) announced that a cardiac surgical team from the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, has completed the first carbon dioxide (CO2) transmyocardial revascularization...

Wisconsin Hospital offers 24-hour on-site catheterization by cardiologist.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently became the only hospital in the country to offer patients catheterization by an on-site interventional cardiologist and staff 24 hours a day,...

Apolipoprotein A-I gene transfer helps the arteries of apo E-deficient mice.
May 10, 2004... 2004 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apolipoprotein A-I gene transfer helps the arteries of apo E-deficient mice. According to a study from Italy, "apolipoprotein A-I (APOA-I) is the major protein component of high-density...