Cardiovascular Week articles from November 2008

Cardiovascular Week archives from November 2008

Studies from University of Leicester provide new data on abdominal aortic aneurysm.(Report)
November 3, 2008... "The purpose of this study was to determine whether surgeons without formal radiological training are able to assess suitability of patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) for EVAR. The CT scans of 20 patients with AAA were...

New research on anesthesia from University of Oxford summarized.
November 3, 2008... "Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) helps match pulmonary perfusion to ventilation. The peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) may be involved in the cellular mechanisms of this response," researchers in Oxford, the United Kingdom report (see also...

Study data from M.M. Berger and colleagues update understanding of aneurysm.
November 3, 2008... "Fish oil (FO) may attenuate the inflammatory response after major surgery such as abdominal aortic aneurysm ( AAA) surgery. We aimed at evaluating the clinical impact and safety aspects of a FO containing parenteral nutrition (PN) after AAA...

Research from University of Leuven provides new data on angiogenesis.
November 3, 2008... "The endogenous role of the VEGF family member vascular endothelial growth factor-B (VEGF-B) in pathological angiogenesis remains unclear. We studied the role of VEGF-B in various models of pathological angiogenesis using mice lacking VEGF-B...

Findings from M. Kindel and co-authors broaden understanding of angiology.
November 3, 2008... "To examine the effect of hydrophilic-coated Vs. non-coated sheaths for coronary angiography by transradial access and to determine whether the rate of post-procedural vascular occlusion can be reduced if different sheath diameters are used in...

Research on atrial septal defects reported by scientists at University Hospital.
November 3, 2008... "Recently we reported that percutaneous atrial septal. defect (ASD) closure had no influence on the prevalence of migraine during a short follow-up period. 12% of patients however developed a new-onset migraine after the ASD closure. As it has...

New findings from University of Pennsylvania in the area of Marfan syndrome published.
November 3, 2008... "Marfan syndrome (MFS) is the exemplar of chronic genetic disorders that require multiorgan system management by health care providers (HCPs) and lifelong self-management by affected individuals. This article describes the ways to facilitate...

Study findings from University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy provide new insights into wolff-parkinson-white syndrome.(Report)
November 3, 2008... "Patients with an accessory pathway (AP) have an increased propensity to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), but the mechanism is unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify crucial risk factors and to test the hypothesis that reflection...

Investigators at Kyorin University release new data on kidneys.
November 3, 2008... A new study, 'Plasma urate level is directly regulated by a voltage-driven urate efflux transporter URATv1 (SLC2A9) in humans,' is now available. According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "Hyperuricemia is a significant factor in a...

Reports outline life sciences study findings from University of Vermont, Department of Pathology.(Report)
November 3, 2008... Research findings, 'Imaging aspects of cardiovascular disease at the cell and molecular level,' are discussed in a new report. "Cell and molecular imaging has a long and distinguished history. Erythrocytes were visualized microscopically by van...

Research on pericarditis discussed by scientists at Federal University.
November 3, 2008... Researchers detail in 'Coccidioidal pericarditis: a rapid presumptive diagnosis by an in-house antigen confirmed by mycological and molecular methods,' new data in pericarditis. According to a study from Fortaleza, Brazil, "Coccidioidal...

Reports on angioplasty findings from C. Macaya and co-researchers provide new insights.(Report)
November 3, 2008... "In the ABSORB trial, the feasibility of using a fully bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting stent (BVS; Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) in patients with ischemia and a single de novo coronary lesion was investigated," scientists in Madrid, Spain...

New cardiology data have been reported by K. Carey and co-authors.
November 3, 2008... In this recent article published in the journal Health Services Research, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To compare the costs of physician-owned cardiac, orthopedic, and surgical single specialty hospitals with those of...

New cardiology research from A. Dipino and colleagues discussed.
November 3, 2008... According to a study from Italy, "Quadricuspid aortic valves are rare congenital anomalies, Usually diagnosed in adult patients affected by severe aortic regurgitation. We have now encountered three such valves in children undergoing...

New findings reported from University of Vienna describe advances in life sciences.(Report)
November 3, 2008... New research, 'Alpha-actinin structure and regulation,' is the subject of a report. "Alpha-actinin is a cytoskeletal actin-binding protein and a member of the spectrin superfamily, which comprises spectrin, dystrophin and their homologues and...

Life Time Fitness to Bring Distinctive and Large, Health and Fitness Resort to Collierville, TN.
November 3, 2008... Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM) announced plans to open one of its unique, large athletic resorts in Collierville, Tennessee. With a planned Spring 2009 Grand Opening, the new facility will mark the Company's first center in Tennessee (see...

Prognostix Appoints Diagnostics Industry Veteran Orville President and Chief Executive.
November 3, 2008... Prognostix Inc., a Cleveland Clinic spin-out company focused on cardiovascular disease diagnostics, announced the appointment of Jake Orville as president and chief executive (see also Prognostix Inc.). Mr. Orville brings a decade and a...

Stereotaxis Announces Commercialization of Odyssey Cinema(TM).
November 3, 2008... Stereotaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:STXS) announced that it is now commercially selling its Odyssey Cinema system. Introduced at Heart Rhythm 2008, and now available for sale, Odyssey Cinema is Stereotaxis' data management solution for remote viewing and...

Study: Even occasional smoking can impair arteries.
November 3, 2008... Even occasional cigarette smoking can impair the functioning of your arteries, according to a new University of Georgia study that used ultrasound to measure how the arteries of young, healthy adults respond to changes in blood flow (see also...

Cardiac risk estimates differ for Christian and Muslim patients.
November 10, 2008... Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (October 23, 2008) In a study of medical students, more serious cardiac risk estimates were given to Christians and less serious estimates for Muslims despite the patients being...

Scientists at Leiden University describe research in acromegaly.
November 10, 2008... According to recent research published in the European Journal of Endocrinology, "The clinical manifestations of acromegalic cardiomyopathy include arrhythmias, valvular regurgitation. concentric left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and LV...

Research on angina pectoris reported by A. Eisen et al.
November 10, 2008... "Calcification of the thoracic aorta is associated with atherosclerotic risk factors, yet its pathogenesis and clinical implications are not yet elucidated. The goal of the present study was to assess whether thoracic aorta calcification is...

Studies from P. Pakneshan et al provide new data on angiogenesis.(Report)
November 10, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, "Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillary blood vessels, is an essential biological process under physiological conditions, including...

Data on angiology published by R. Vijayvergiya and colleagues.
November 10, 2008... "The ischemic stroke in young population is mostly because of non-atherosclerotic etiologies like cardiogenic embolism, arterial dissection, procoagulant states and inflammatory arteritis. We report a young 18 years old boy, who had right...

Research data from Kitasato University, Medical Department update understanding of endotoxemia.
November 10, 2008... According to recent research from Kanagawa, Japan, "TNF-alpha is a critical mediator of hepatic microcirculatory dysfunction during endotoxemia. The present study was to investigate the role of thromboxane A(2) (TXA(2)) and the biological...

New findings from H. Hayashi and co-authors in the area of lipoma published.
November 10, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Heart and Vessels, "Cardiac lipomas are extremely rare primary benign cardiac tumors." "We describe a patient with a chief complaint of ventricular tachycardia associated with a lipoma...

New cardiology research reported from Yale University, Medical Department.
November 10, 2008... "Most neurons of the cerebral cortex are generated in the germinal zones near the embryonic cerebral ventricle and migrate radially to the overlying cortical plate. Initially, all dividing cells are attached to the surface of the embryonic...

Recent findings from M.A. Marinella and co-authors highlight research in cardiology.
November 10, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Hyperkalemia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality in the hospitalized patient population, and can be fatal if not recognized and treated in a timely matter." "Although most...

Report summarizes cardiology study findings from D. Marini and co-researchers.
November 10, 2008... "Aorto-pulmonary window is a rare entity that leads to left to right shunt at the pulmonary level and can prompt the development of pulmonary hypertension," researchers in Paris, France report (see also Cardiology). "When not associated...

Studies from L. Borges et al further understanding of cardiology.
November 10, 2008... "ARHGAP21 is highly expressed in the heart, which demonstrates activity over Cdc42 and interacts with proteins of the cytoskeleton and adherent junctions. The main cause of cardiac hypertrophy is mechanical stimulus; therefore we analyzed...

Studies from Okayama University yield new information about cardiology.
November 10, 2008... "Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is theoretically expected to affect repolarization as well as depolarization. We studied the effects of CRT on corrected QT (QTc) dispersion in association with symptomatic improvement," researchers in...

New research on ivemark syndrome from A. Konstantinidou and co-authors summarized.
November 10, 2008... "Asplenia or polysplenia and complex cardiovascular defects, in association with disturbed body symmetry and malposition of internal organs, constitute the main corpus of malformations in the heterogeneous group of heterotaxy disorders,"...

Scientists at Medical University of South Carolina publish research in cardiology.
November 10, 2008... A new study, 'Origin and fate of cardiac mesenchyme,' is now available. "The development of the embryonic heart is dependent upon the generation and incorporation of different mesenchymal subpopulations that derive from intra-and extra-cardiac...

Studies from M. Meuser-Batista and co-researchers update current data on cardiology.(Report)
November 10, 2008... New research, 'Isolation of cardiac mast cells in experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection,' is the subject of a report. "Mast cells (MC) secrete diverse pre-stored chemical mediators that are pivotal in inflammatory and fibrotic etiologies,...

Research in the area of life sciences reported from University libre of Bruxelles.(Report)
November 10, 2008... New research, 'An update on lipotoxic endoplasmic reticulum stress in pancreatic beta-cells,' is the subject of a report. "The UPR (unfolded protein response) or ER (endoplasmic reticulum) stress response was first described 20 years ago. The...

Cardiovascular Sciences, Inc. to Exhibit Health Products at 50-Plus Expo.
November 10, 2008... Cardiovascular Sciences, Inc. (PINK SHEETS: CVSC) proudly announces it has been accepted to exhibit its line of unique health promotion products at the 12th Annual Fifty-Plus Expo at Times Square's Marriott Marquis in New York City...

Genomas to Present at Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit.
November 10, 2008... Genomas(R) announced that Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD, President and CEO, will present at the Life Sciences & Healthcare Venture Summit in New York City on October 30, 2008 at 11:40 a.m. ET. Dr. Ruano's presentation, Bringing DNA-Guided Medicine...

Global Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 for Cardiovascular Devices.(Report)
November 10, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d054d3/global_cardiovascu) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Global Cardiovascular Devices Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to...

New abdominal aortic aneurysm data have been reported by J.E. Tarride and co-authors.(Report)
November 17, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, "Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a prevalent health condition affecting LIP to 14% of men and 6% of women. The objective of this study was to estimate the...

New abdominal aortic aneurysm research from R.B. Rutherford and colleagues discussed.
November 17, 2008... "There are three choices for management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), ie, endovascular repair (EVAR), open repair (OR), and continuing surveillance (OBS). The treating physician must weigh the risk of no intervention, in terms of...

Research conducted at University of Paris has updated our knowledge about abdominal aortic aneurysm.
November 17, 2008... According to a study from Creteil, France, "Mycotic aneurysm secondary to tuberculous infection of the aorta is a rare and life-threatening disease. We report a single-center experience of three patients treated with a combination of surgical...

Research from University Hospital provide new insights into abdominal aortic aneurysm.
November 17, 2008... "Datasets regarding patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) have almost universally, been restricted to single geographic regions. We aimed to obtain data oil the risk factor profile and cardiovascular (CV) co-morbidity among multi-ethnic...

Studies from University of Western Australia yield new data on abdominal aortic aneurysm.
November 17, 2008... "Increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 9 activity has been implicated in the formation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The aim was to explore the association between potentially functional variants of the MMP-9 gene and AAA," scientists...

Studies from Kyoto University, Medical Department have provided new data on Brugada syndrome.
November 17, 2008... "Brugada syndrome is an inherited arrhythmic disorder. and Mutations in the SCN5A gene, encoding cardiac sodium channels. are identified in approximately 15% of cases. A novel causative gene (glycerol-3 phosphate dehydrogenase-1 liked GPDIL)...

Data on cardiovascular disease reported by T.A. Holt and co-researchers.
November 17, 2008... According to a study from Coventry, the United Kingdom, "Targeted cardiovascular disease prevention relies on risk-factor information held in primary care records." "A risk algorithm, the 'e-Nudge', was applied to data from a population of...

Research on life sciences detailed by scientists at University of Oklahoma.(Clinical report)
November 17, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "There are few published data on the incidence of fatal and nonfatal stroke in American Indians. The aims of this observational study were to determine the incidence of stroke and to elucidate stroke...

Reports from Erasmus University describe recent advances in tachycardia.(Report)
November 17, 2008... " Morphology discrimination (MD) in implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) is based on the comparison of the ventricular etectrogram during tachycardia with a stored reference template obtained during baseline rhythm. However, the...

Research from Linkoping University broadens understanding of tachycardia.
November 17, 2008... " Fractionated electrograms are often noted during mapping of focal atrial tachycardia (FAT). This finding suggests poor cell-to-cell coupling, which is thought to be an important prerequisite in the process of ectopic impulse initiation and...

Research on tachycardia discussed by scientists at University of Bordeaux.(Report)
November 17, 2008... According to recent research from Bordeaux, France, " This study evaluates the clinical outcome and incidence of left atrial (LA) macro re-entrant atrial tachycardia (AT) in patients in whom persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) terminated during...

Researchers at University of Paris release new data on tachycardia.
November 17, 2008... "Ventricular safety pacing (VSP) is an algorithm used to prevent crosstalk inhibition and ventricular capture during the vulnerable period. We report a 78-year-old man with implantable dual-chamber defibrillator, in whom clusters of ventricular...

Studies by J. Perezrodon and co-authors describe new findings in tachycardia.
November 17, 2008... " The difference between the stimulus-atrial and ventriculo-atrial intervals (SA-VA) and between the post-pacing interval and the tachycardia cycle length (PPI-TCL) during entrainment from the right ventricular apex distinguishes...

New cardiology study findings have been reported from R. Valenti et al.(Report)
November 17, 2008... According to recent research from Florence, Italy, " This study sought to determine the impact on survival of successful drug-eluting stent-supported percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). Methods and...

Studies from University of Mississippi describe new findings in cardiology.
November 17, 2008... "Leonunis cardiaca L. has been used in oriental medicine against several types of disorders," scientists in the United States report (see also Cardiology). "The ethanolic extract of leaves of Leonurus cardiaca yielded three new...

Data on headache and migraine reported by researchers at University of Lubeck.
November 17, 2008... "A 62-year-old sports teacher was admitted to the emergency room with progressively severe headaches, vomiting, left homonymous hemianopsia, weakness of the left arm and leg, and clouding of consciousness progressing over a few hours. The...

Study findings from M. Sagiv et al provide new insights into physical fitness.
November 17, 2008... "The study investigated lactic acid and left ventricular function in response to two different sprint cycling schedules varying in their time schedule, in 15 healthy national level cyclists (23 +/- 1 years). During one testing session subjects...

Investigators at Harvard University release new data on life sciences.
November 17, 2008... Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Inflow quantification in three-dimensional cardiovascular MR imaging.' In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To investigate blood inflow enhancement...

Clinical Data Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results.(Financial report)
November 17, 2008... Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA) announced results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008, delivering another quarter of solid financial performance. Total revenue for the second quarter rose 22% to $8.8 million from $7.2...

Greatbatch, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results.(Financial report)
November 17, 2008... Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB), a leading company in the design and manufacture of high quality, innovative products and systems to customers in the cardiac, neuromodulation, orthopedics and commercial markets, announced the results of operations...

Ingenious Med Adds Specialists to Clientele, Cardiovascular Group.
November 17, 2008... Ingenious Med (IM), the leader in inpatient practice management, is excited to continue to add additional specialty groups and meet the increasing demand for a revenue cycle management system that can be utilized enterprise wide. Specialists...

AnaSpec Introduces Fluorescent Calcium Indicators.
November 17, 2008... Calcium plays a vital role in the regulation of cardiac contractility, growth and gene expression; consequently, calcium measurement is critical in numerous biological investigations. Fluorescent probes that show spectral responses upon Ca2+...

Rogers Communications CEO Admitted to Hospital.
November 17, 2008... Rogers Communications Inc. announces that Ted Rogers, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, has been admitted to hospital for treatment for an existing cardiac condition. Mr. Rogers will temporarily relinquish his responsibilities as the...

Blood pressure control inequality linked to deaths among blacks.
November 24, 2008... Racial disparity in the control of hypertension contributes to the deaths of almost 8,000 black men and women in the United States annually, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in the Annals of Family Medicine by University of...

Studies from A. Kemdem and co-authors have provided new information about abscess.
November 24, 2008... According to recent research from Brussels, Belgium, "This is a rare case of Aspergillus myocardial abscess in 19-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated by chemotherapy." "During pancytopenia she developed invasive...

Research conducted at C.E. Korcarz and co-authors has provided new information about angiology.
November 24, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The aim of this multicenter study was to determine if identifying increased carotid intima-media Lthickness (CIMT) or carotid plaque during office-based ultrasound screening examinations...

Reports from Danderyd Hospital add new data to research in angiotensins.(Report)
November 24, 2008... "Objectives Patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) are at increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. We examined if patients with FCHL have altered microvascular and macrovascular responses to angiotensin II, a...

Study data from A. Sutherland and colleagues update understanding of aortic dissection.
November 24, 2008... "Recent Studies have proposed the use of D-dimer as a screening tool to ''rule out'',acute aortic dissection, claiming a sensitivity approaching 100%. We reviewed the literature to determine whether D-dimer can be used as the sole screening...

Recent studies from University of Porto add new data to hemochromatosis.
November 24, 2008... "Mycobacterium avium is an opportunistic infectious agent in immunocompromised patients, living inside macrophage phagosomes. As for other mycobacterial species, iron availability is a critical factor for M. avium survival and multiplication,"...

Research from M. Bear and co-researchers in the area of life sciences published.
November 24, 2008... According to recent research from Hamilton, Canada, "Previous studies have localized osteoblast specific markers to sites of calcified atherosclerotic lesions. We therefore decided to use an established in vitro model of vascular calcification...

New findings from University of Porto in the area of phosphatase published.
November 24, 2008... "Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is important in calcification and its expression seems to be associated with the inflammatory process. We investigated the in vitro acute effects of compounds used for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular...

Recent findings in life sciences described by researchers from Technical University, German Heart Center.
November 24, 2008... A new study, 'Outcome after surgical repair/palliation of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries,' is now available. "The surgical concepts for patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA)...

New aneurysm data have been reported by scientists at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medical Department.
November 24, 2008... "There are few published reports regarding imaging findings of sinus of Valsalva aneurysms (SVA) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)," researchers in Eskisehir, Turkey report (see also Aneurysm). "We present an unusual form of ruptured...

New data from C.M. Bakersmith et al illuminate research in cardiology.
November 24, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, " Congress has authorized the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide industry sponsors with a 6-month extension of drug marketing rights under the Pediatric Exclusivity...

Reports from Purdue University, Medical Department describe recent advances in cardiology.
November 24, 2008... "The Kv11.1 (also ERG1) K+ channel underlies cardiac I-Kr, a current that contributes to repolarization in mammalian heart. In mice, I-Kr current density decreases with development and studies suggest that changes in the structure and/or...

Research data from University of Colorado update understanding of cardiology.
November 24, 2008... " Heart rate recovery (HRR) and chronotropic response to exercise (CR) each have prognostic value among patients undergoing exercise treadmill testing (ETT). However, little is known about their prognostic use in combination and in addition to...

Research from A. Latib and co-researchers provides new data on cardiology.
November 24, 2008... According to recent research from Milan, Italy, " The aim of the study was to compare the outcomes of sirolimus-eluting (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting (PES) stent implantation in coronary bifurcations treated with either a 1-stent or 2-stent...

Research on cardiovascular medicine reported by S. Montinaro et al.(Report)
November 24, 2008... According to a study from Varese, Italy, "Objectives Changing lifestyles and monitoring risk factors are two of the goals of secondary prevention programmes. To do this, it is necessary to investigate the level of patient's awareness regarding...

Research in the area of life sciences reported from University of Pennsylvania.
November 24, 2008... Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Syncoilin, an intermediate filament-like protein linked to the dystrophin associated protein complex in skeletal muscle.' "Syncoilin is a member of the intermediate filament protein...

Coromega Unveils New Healthy Heart and CoQ10 Supplements.
November 24, 2008... Premier supplements maker Coromega(R) announced the release of two new products, Coromega Healthy Heart and Coromega CoQ10, offering consumers effective new ways to approach cardiovascular and overall health. Both supplements boast the...

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R) Awards Inaugural Global Prevention Prize to Dr. Valentin Fuster of Mount Sinai Heart.
November 24, 2008... U.S. Preventive Medicine(R), the leader in disease prevention, announced Dr. Valentin Fuster, director of Mount Sinai Heart, the winner of its first-ever Global Prevention Prize. The Prize was presented to Dr. Fuster by veteran television...