MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today' source. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:00:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386329&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zcw Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced the completion of patient enrollment in the Small Vessel and Long Lesion trials of its PLATINUM clinical program... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3386329 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3386329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3386328&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zcv Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unanimously recommended approval of an expanded indication for its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), including the COGNIS® CRT-D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3386328 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3386328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384012&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zd7 Atritech, Inc., an emerging medical device company, announced that it has obtained clarity from the U.S. Food and Drug Agency (FDA) on the regulatory path towards full approval of its WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Technology in the United States... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384012 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3384012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384011&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zcZ One of the nation's foremost vascular biologists, Dr. Timothy T. Hla, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Vascular Biology and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384011 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3384011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3384013&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zc6 GE Healthcare, the $17 billion medical technology division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced the Mac-Lab's validation of compatibility with the Volcano's SmartMap® Pressure Instrument and PrimeWire® Pressure Guide Wire for evaluation of Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3384013 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3384013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380135&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z9Y Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart. The carotid arteries of the neck supply oxygenated blood to the brain... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380135 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3380135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380136&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z8J Cardiac interventionalists and surgeons at University Clinic in Leuven, Belgium have achieved successful stent implantation and follow-up coarctectomy in premature infants suffering from aortic coarctation. Full findings are published in the March issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, the official journal of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380136 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3380136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3380137&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z77 The Cleveland Plain Dealer: A pilot project at the Cleveland Clinic that monitored 250 patients with chronic diseases showed patients were able to increase the number of days between visits. The study used a medical device that shared daily patient data online with doctors and nurses and found that patients better managed their care using the system... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3380137 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3380137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375525&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z5y Pathway Genomics Inc., a U.S. based genetic testing company, responded to research released at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting that found that the number of hospitalizations for heart patients taking warfarin, the world's most-prescribed blood thinner, dropped by approximately 30 percent when genetic information for the patient was available to doctors prescribing the drug... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375525 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3375525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375524&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z5k Improved care for cardiac patients and people with coronary artery disease is the goal of a new pilot study being led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375524 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3375524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375527&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z59 A new heart-healthy, essential omega-3 fatty acid is about to improve an American pantry staple: soybean oil. The new scientific advance will move biotechnology onto the average consumer's daily radar. U.S. soybean farmers are also using biotechnology to deliver positive environmental impacts and increase production to feed a growing world population... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375527 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3375527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375526&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z4Q Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that being skinny confers no advantage when it comes to the risk of dying suddenly from cardiac causes... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375526 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3375526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375528&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z4F The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today ordered Glenmark Generics of Mahwah, N.J., and Konec Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., to stop marketing unapproved nitroglycerin tablets. The tablets are placed under the tongue to relieve chest pain or to stop a heart attack and are marketed in 0.3 mg, 0.4 mg, and 0.6 mg dosages. The FDA does not anticipate a supply problem for these products. Pfizer Inc... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375528 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3375528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375529&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z4t Health care facilities use ultrasound as a first-line diagnostic exam to quickly and efficiently perform a range of patient exams, including cardiac imaging. Developed to meet these demanding clinical needs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375529 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3375529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375530&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z4C Older people who have never smoked benefit most from smoking bans, a study suggests. A study in New Zealand showed that, three years after a smoking ban on all workplaces was introduced, hospital admissions for heart attacks among men and women aged 55-74 fell by 9 per cent. This figure rose to 13 per cent for 55-74 year olds who had never smoked... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375530 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3375530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375532&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z4g When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta - the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body - that tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition that takes the lives of an estimated 10,000 Americans each year... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375532 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3375532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375531&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z3W The Associated Press reports that heart defibrillators implanted in a patient's chest may disrupt a quiet death, but doctors and relatives of people dying of non-heart related diseases often don't consider that issue. "It's not unusual for health professionals to avoid the topic, says Dr. Nathan Goldstein of New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375531 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3375531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371367&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z37 Cardiovascular risk can be reduced by an additional 31 percent in type 2 diabetes patients with atherogenic dyslipidemia, the common combination of elevated triglycerides (TG, 204 mg/dL or 2.3 mmol/L or higher) and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, 34 mg/dL or 0.88 mmol/L or lower). This is achieved by adding fenofibrate to simvastatin... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371367 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3371367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371368&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z2M Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine are presenting more than 20 ground-breaking studies at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th annual scientific session (ACC.10) in Atlanta. Their research includes data showing that the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse has caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders on-site... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371368 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3371368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371371&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z2s GE Healthcare introduced MARS® Virtual Sleep Lab (VSL), the first device to provide a streamlined view of quantitative cardiac and sleep apnea analysis from any GE-monitored inpatient bed, helping enhance speed of diagnosis. MARS VSL is being featured at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session, held March 14 to 16 in Atlanta... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371371 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3371371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371370&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z2q Researchers in Germany show that a classical biological oscillator, the glycolytic oscillator, may increase damage to the heart during acute loss of oxygen (anoxia), and as may occur during ischemia. The study appears online March 15 in the Journal of General Physiology. Oscillations are important in many biological processes, and life could not exist without them... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371370 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3371370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371369&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z26 Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring, according to research by cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine. The size of the layer of fat around the heart can be measured by X-ray imaging techniques such as CT or MRI... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371369 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3371369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371374&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z2Z The medical term for fainting is syncope. Fainting is a sudden loss of consciousness, usually temporary and typically caused by a lack of oxygen in the brain. The brain oxygen deprivation has many possible causes, including hypotension (low blood pressure). The following words or phrasal expressions also mean to faint: to pass out, to black out, to fall unconscious, to fall in a faint... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371374 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3371374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371373&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z28 Data presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology have shown greater reductions in stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for dabigatran etexilate* compared to the current standard of care, warfarin, irrespective of a patient's risk profile for stroke... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371373 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3371373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371372&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZY The left main coronary artery provides most of the blood to the heart, and current guidelines call for patients with blockages in this artery to undergo bypass surgery. Hybrid revascularization is a combination of coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371372 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3371372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371375&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZz Body size, gender and the complexity of heart disease significantly influence how much cumulative radiation skin dose that patients receive during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) therapy, also known as angioplasty, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. The study was undertaken as a quality control initiative to reduce the potential radiation risks of cancer to patients and PCI operators... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371375 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0100 3371375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371376&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZy Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg was associated with a significantly reduced risk of major cardiovascular events compared with Lipitor 10 mg among patients with both coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) who were obese or had metabolic syndrome... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371376 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0100 3371376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371377&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZf St. Jude Medical, Inc... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371377 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3371377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371378&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yZ3 Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced 12-month results from its PERSEUS clinical program that demonstrated positive safety and efficacy outcomes in workhorse lesions for the platinum chromium TAXUS® Element™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System compared to the TAXUS® Express2™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371378 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3371378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371379&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yYZ Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced today that it has stopped shipment and is retrieving field inventory of all its implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds). The Company has determined that some manufacturing process changes were not submitted for approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371379 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100 3371379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371381&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3z2t A study led by German researchers found that erectile dysfunction was a strong predictor of death from all causes as well as death from heart attack, stroke and heart failure in men with cardiovascular disease. You can read about the findings in a paper published online before print on 15 March in the Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371381 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3371381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371380&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yYR Siemens Healthcare will be showcasing the 1.2 release of its ACUSON SC2000™ volume imaging ultrasound system at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), March 14-16 in Atlanta (booth #1018)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371380 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3371380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371382&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yXX Researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, have devised a better way to determine an individual's risk for problems, such as heart attack and heart failure, according to a new study... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371382 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3371382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367078&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yX7 In interventional procedures, it is critical that the imaging system provide outstanding image quality, as well as positioning flexibility for clinicians to access ancillary equipment and the patient quickly and easily. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray systems, featuring the unique C-arm positioner, are specifically designed to excel in this setting... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367078 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3367078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367077&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yX6 When working on patients in a hybrid setting, it is critical the imaging system provides outstanding image quality, as well as the flexibility to reach ancillary equipment and the patient quickly and easily. Designed to create a best-in-class hybrid suite, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367077 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3367077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367081&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yWG The prevalence of abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI) test results among individuals tested for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and who are not considered at high risk of a coronary heart event by Framingham-based risk factors is high and provides another way to identify those who may be at risk for future heart attacks, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiol... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367081 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3367081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367080&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yWC A new analysis of the TRITON-TIMI 38 study evaluated response rates in patients with a common genetic variant in the ABCB1 gene... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367080 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3367080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367079&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yWv A team of Mayo Clinic researchers have found that cardiac rehabilitation is associated with significantly reduced mortality rates for patients who have had stents placed to treat blockages in their coronary arteries... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367079 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3367079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367083&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yWg Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced data from the STOP AF (Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) clinical trial during late-breaking sessions at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta. The data showed superiority over anti-arrhythmic drugs, with 69... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367083 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3367083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367082&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yWf Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced results from the CONNECT trial showing the median time to clinical decision was significantly reduced for cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients monitored remotely with the Medtronic CareLink® Network, compared to standard in-office follow-up... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367082 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3367082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364516&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVJ GE Healthcare' announced that the company's portable ECG (electrocardiograph) device, the MAC 800, will be implemented in both Vancouver and Whistler to help support physician care of athletes, trainers and visitors throughout the Vancouver 2010 Paralymipc Winter Games... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364516 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3364516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364515&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVG The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a drug safety communication to patients and healthcare professionals regarding the use of clopidogrel, an anti-clotting medication. The FDA is requiring a "Boxed Warning" on the label of clopidogrel to tell patients and healthcare providers that certain patients may lack genetic factors required to effectively metabolize the drug... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364515 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3364515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364514&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVC Results were presented today on behalf of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute from ACCORD, a study in patients with diabetes that evaluated cardiovascular outcomes in three distinct studies - glycemic control, blood pressure control and lipid control... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364514 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3364514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364517&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yVm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration added a boxed warning to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), alerting patients and health care professionals that the drug can be less effective in people who cannot metabolize the drug to convert it to its active form... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364517 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3364517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364518&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yV7 Telemonitoring may reduce the mortality of patients with heart failure by 20%. Silke Schmidt et al. present their study results in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[8]131-8). The term "telemonitoring" covers a very wide variety of clinical applications of electronic transfer of patient data to the physician... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364518 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3364518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364519&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yTm The announcement of a new clinical trial, EXCEL (Evaluation of Xience Prime versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization), that will compare drug-eluting stents to coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with left main coronary artery disease, was made today at "Optimizing PCI Outcomes: Evolving Paradigms," a symposium presente... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364519 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3364519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363262&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ySV AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG), the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor® system which measures central blood pressure and arterial stiffness noninvasively, announced that it would debut SphygmoCor Version 9 at the Annual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session Exposition being held in Atlanta, March 14-16, 2010... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363262 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3363262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363261&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ySS Moving to expand the evidence base for the future of structural heart disease therapy, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the start of the first of several new initiatives in a robust international clinical program for its CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve system, a minimally-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363261 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3363261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360401&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yTc Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today its Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) technology can now integrate with the FFR modules of hemodynamic monitoring systems from GE, Siemens, McKesson, and Mennen... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360401 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3360401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360400&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yT9 For patients who are living with a heart problem, the option of surgical treatment can be just as terrifying as their current condition. From aortic aneurysms to Heart Valve Replacement Surgery, Open Heart Surgery is a serious procedure that has definite risks to the patient's health... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360400 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3360400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360402&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yS5 Sudden Cardiac Arrest syndrome (SCA) is poorly understood, but it's a real danger for the otherwise young and healthy. For no apparent reason, the heart suddenly stops beating, and without treatment death may follow within minutes. It's why some athletes drop dead on the track and why a young man, without any warning, suddenly dies while sitting at his desk... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360402 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3360402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360403&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yQQ A recent study raises questions about the frequency of doctors' use of elective heart angiograms, which showed no disease in almost 40 percent of patients. BusinessWeek reports: "Doctors may be sending patients too quickly for elective angiograms to detect heart disease, exposing them to radiation and driving up U.S. health-care costs, a study suggests... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360403 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3360403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355729&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yQ8 Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Express® LD Iliac Premounted Stent System for use in iliac arteries. The Express LD Iliac Stent is the first and only low-profile, premounted, balloon-expandable stent approved by the FDA for use in treating iliac artery disease... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355729 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3355729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355728&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yPW Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced the schedule of the Company's major events and news announcements at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology/i2 Summit, March 13-16 in Atlanta... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355728 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3355728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355730&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yPF An experimental thyroid drug reduces cholesterol without the troublesome side effects experienced by some people on statins, according to a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355730 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3355730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355732&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yPm When patients hear the words "heart failure" they often remember little of the discussion that follows. Stress, emotions, health literacy and even the patient's condition itself can create a barrier for good communication between patients and their doctors. Studies show patients forget as much as 80% of their discussion with their doctor by the time they reach the parking garage... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355732 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3355732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355731&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yNM Only half of all patients at high risk of heart disease are given correct targets for lowering their cholesterol levels according to a study of 25,250 patients in Germany published online 11 March in the European Heart Journal [1]... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355731 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3355731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355733&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yNW Enhance National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research to improve health, spur economic growth and innovation and science. American Heart Association patient advocates and researchers today delivered that message to members of Congress during the association's Research Saves Lives Fly-In Lobby Day... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355733 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3355733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355736&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yMC It's time to re-think how patients are selected for cardiac catheterization, say doctors at Duke University Medical Center, after reporting in a new study that the invasive procedure found no significant coronary artery disease in nearly 60 percent of chest pain patients with no prior heart disease... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355736 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3355736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355735&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yMy Current drugs used to treat heart failure and arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) have limited effectiveness and have side effects. New basic science findings from a University of Iowa study suggest a way that treatments could potentially be refined so that they work better and target only key heart-related mechanisms... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355735 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3355735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355734&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yMg ERT (Nasdaq: ERES), a leading provider of centralized services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device and related industries, announced the launch of Centralized Cardiac Safety 2.0, a portfolio of new solutions that enable a significant new approach to cardiac safety in clinical trials. These new solutions overcome many of the perceived barriers to centralizing all ECGs in clinical trials... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355734 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3355734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351565&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yLm Ischemix announced the initiation of patient accrual in a multi-center Phase 2a clinical trial of CMX-2043 for the prevention of peri-operative ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351565 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3351565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351566&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yL5 HealthHelp, a leading specialty benefit management provider, continues to target health care cost drivers by adding diagnostic cardiac catheterization to its well-established and effective suite of services... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351566 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3351566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347772&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yJK Even as medical caregivers try to change practices, racial disparities in hospice care continue, according to a study in the March 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347772 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3347772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347774&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yJ3 Scivanta Medical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SCVM), announced that the results of its initial clinical trial for the Scivanta Cardiac Monitoring System (SCMS) clearly indicate that the SCMS can accurately measure cardiac performance as expected by the company. This clinical trial was performed at Kaleida Health/Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347774 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3347774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347773&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yHG Geisinger Health System and Yale School of Medicine investigators are researching how young people recover from heart attacks through VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI Patients), a research project funded by the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347773 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3347773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347775&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yH6 BG Medicine, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) to extend its current development and commercialization collaboration to include the development of a galectin-3 test for Abbott Point of Care's i-STAT® System. Galectin-3 is a novel biomarker that may play a role in detecting the development and progression of heart failure... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347775 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3347775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347776&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yGL Evaluating children for underlying heart problems before prescribing stimulant medications can identify children at risk for sudden cardiac death, but electrocardiogram (ECG) screening is of borderline cost-effectiveness compared to current practice, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347776 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3347776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347777&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yGJ A long-acting ACE inhibitor used to reduce blood pressure significantly decreased the risk for cardiovascular disease, including stroke, in normal weight, overweight and obese patients, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347777 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3347777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347778&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yGF The DASH diet, combined with exercise and calorie restriction, improved mental functioning by 30 percent in overweight adults with high blood pressure compared to those who didn't diet or exercise, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347778 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3347778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343563&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDQ Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, the first rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents (e.g. Plavix® and aspirin), announced that the company will host an industry expert theater presentation on Monday, March 15, during the 59th annual American College of Cardiology Meeting... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343563 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3343563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343562&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDL Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among Type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, with many diabetics experiencing their first "symptom" as a heart attack or sudden death. Understanding that diabetics are at high risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and that many with the disease are asymptomatic, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343562 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3343562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343564&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yDp A significant number of people with heart disease will benefit from less invasive transcatheter heart valve replacements in future, finds a review of updated practices in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343564 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3343564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343565&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yCZ Medical device pioneer Stentys announced that it has received CE Marking for its self-expanding and disconnectable stent to treat acute coronary syndrome (ACS)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343565 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3343565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339188&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yzB Arthur "Buzz" Brown, founder, president and CEO of ChanTest and renowned authority on cardiotoxicity in drug development, will speak on the subject at the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 8. Dr. Brown's session, which addresses the problem of sudden cardiac death due to non-cardiac drugs (a major safety issue for the pharmaceutical industry and U. S... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339188 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3339188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336480&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yBb Diabetes affects approximately 8 percent of the people in the United States and adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates two to four times higher than adults without diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336480 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3336480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332538&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yw9 On March 4, SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, announced that its new Freedom™ driver system has received the CE Mark to power the Total Artificial Heart in Europe. "The new Freedom driver is the first wearable portable driver for powering the Total Artificial Heart," said Rodger Ford, president and CEO of SynCardia... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332538 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3332538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332541&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ywd The research foundation of the nation's largest group of thoracic surgeons has awarded University of Michigan's Jennifer C. Hirsch, M.D., M.S., with the Nina Starr Braunwald award, a top award for women in cardiac surgery. Hirsch, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, is an author and co-author of articles on surgical approaches to congenital heart defects... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332541 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3332541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332540&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yvx St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced publication of clinical results in the Hemodynamically Guided Home Self-Therapy in Severe Heart Failure Patients (HOMEOSTASIS) trial... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332540 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3332540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332539&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yvq New Saint Louis University research has found that beta blockers, a class of drugs used to prevent the progression of heart failure and manage arrhythmias (irregular heart beat) and hypertension (high blood pressure), are underused in heart failure patients who receive implantable cardiac devices... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332539 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3332539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328406&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yrW A heart patient's own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston's newest biomedical scientist, Robert Schwartz... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328406 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3328406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328411&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yrg A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, according to research reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328411 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3328411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328410&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yrf Children with insomnia and shorter sleep duration had impaired modulation of heart rhythm during sleep, Pennsylvania researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. In a study of young children, researchers showed that insomnia symptoms were consistently associated with impaired heart variability measures... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328410 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3328410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328409&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yrc Too many major sports arenas in Europe do not have adequate equipment and procedures in place to save the lives of spectators who suffer heart attacks while watching a sporting event, according to new research published online 3 March) in the European Heart Journal [1]... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328409 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3328409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328408&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yr3 Coffee drinkers may be less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328408 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3328408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328407&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yqY Newly published data shows using a Respiratory Modulation Response (RMR) is a novel, non-invasive measure to quickly and accurately detect the presence of significant coronary artery disease (sCAD). Patients in the study with sCAD had a lower RMR compared to patients without, regardless of their risk factors or clinical history of angina, previous myocardial infarction (MI), or angioplasty... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328407 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3328407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328412&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ysH A new Swedish-led study found that Europe's top football clubs need better treatment equipment and procedures in order to save lives of spectators who have heart attacks in large crowded venues while watching a sporting event... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328412 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3328412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328413&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ypb A new report published in the European Journal of Heart Failure notes mortality rates as high as 10 per cent and rehospitalisation rates of 30 per cent after discharge among heart failure (HF) patients admitted to hospital. This reflects previous studies of hospitalised Medicare patients in the USA where those with HF had the highest rates of 30-day readmission of any diagnosis... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328413 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3328413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323842&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ynS St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced that it has received CE Mark approval for the Trifecta(TM) valve, marking the Company's launch into the market for pericardial aortic stented tissue valves. The Trifecta tissue valve is used to replace a patient's diseased, damaged or malfunctioning aortic heart valve, which controls blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323842 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3323842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332542&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ysN Congenital heart disease, also known as congenital heart defect, is a general term for a series of faults in the structure of the heart and great vessels that is present from birth. In the majority of cases, the defect either obstructs blood flow in the heart or nearby vessels, or causes blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal way... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332542 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3332542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328414&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ysN Congenital heart disease, also known as congenital heart defect, is a general term for a series of faults in the structure of the heart and great vessels that is present from birth. In the majority of cases, the defect either obstructs blood flow in the heart or nearby vessels, or causes blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal way... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328414 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3328414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323845&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ypC Heart block, AV bundle, or Bundle branch block is a disease of the electrical system of the heart, as opposed to coronary artery disease, which is a disease of the blood vessels of the heart. The heart of an individual with heart block beats irregularly and more slowly than normal... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323845 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3323845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323844&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ymC Heart failure is by far the most prevalent chronic cardiac condition. Around 30 million people in Europe have heart failure and its incidence is still increasing: more cases are being identified, more people are living to an old age, and more are surviving a heart attack but with damage to the heart muscle... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323844 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3323844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323843&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yhw A study published Online First reports that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders increases the likelihood of survival for children who have cardiac arrests outside of a hospital. In addition, CPR that includes chest compressions with rescue breathing is more important for non-cardiac causes of cardiac arrest, such as drowning, than chest compressions alone... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323843 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3323843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323846&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ynk The largest randomised study to investigate the treatment and prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) has recruited the first of its 7500 patients, researchers announced last week during the 54th Congress for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (Nuremberg, Germany)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323846 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3323846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319264&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yhR Patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) experience prodromal or early warning symptoms before nearly three-quarters of their HAE attacks, according to survey findings presented at the 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319264 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3319264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319265&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yh8 An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a coronary stent implantation found that only three of the tests were associated with a modest ability to predict outcomes such as heart attack or death, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319265 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3319265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319266&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yh3 Patients who are at high risk of a cardiovascular event are substantially undertreated, according to the authors of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319266 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3319266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316908&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ygc The New York Times: Harlem's North General hospital may fold. Despite "often successful" efforts by "Harlem's civic, political and religious leaders ... to get more money and more state subsidies to keep it going," the hospital may not survive this period of general "economic malaise." The hospital serves many low-income and uninsured patients in addition to middle-income patients... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316908 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3316908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316910&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ygB Loyola University Medical Center is among the hospitals that enrolled patients in a landmark trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive stenting to clear dangerously clogged carotid arteries. The study found that the safety and efficacy of both procedures are roughly equal. The nine-year Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial is known as CREST... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316910 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3316910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316909&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ygv Blacks are more likely to have an undiagnosed key risk factor for stroke and are more likely to have a stroke than whites, according to two studies presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316909 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3316909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3315485&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ydQ A large nationwide study that includes neurologists from Mayo Clinic has found that blacks are substantially less likely than whites to know that they have atrial fibrillation or to use warfarin, the most common treatment for the condition. Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, significantly increases risk of stroke. Warfarin is known to reduce that risk... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3315485 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3315485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312783&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yfz With the realization that half of the people experiencing a sudden mortal heart attack were taking aspirin on the day of their demise, researchers have begun to search for a more reliable alternative, and they may have found it in a red wine molecule called resveratrol (rez-vair-ah-trawl)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312783 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3312783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312785&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yd6 Scientists trying to find a way to better help patients protect themselves against harm from a heart attack are taking their cues from cardiac patients. The work has its roots in a perplexing curiosity that physicians have long observed in their patients: When faced with a heart attack, people who have had a previous one oftentimes fare better than patients who have never had one... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312785 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3312785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312784&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3yd3 Repeated lack of oxygen for short periods of time in a distant organ by stopping blood flow, can protect another organ (e.g. the heart), during a subsequent tissue damaging period due to oxygen deficiency. The principle can be applied before predictable oxygen deficiency during heart surgery. However, in most patients heart attacks are unpredictable... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312784 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3312784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308180&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8X As part of John Muir Health's Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery program, a minimally invasive thymectomy - removal of the thymus gland - was successfully performed recently at the John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308180 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3308180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308179&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8W Scientists are reporting an advance toward scavenging energy from walking, breathing, and other natural body movements to power electronic devices like cell phones and heart pacemakers. In a study in ACS' monthly journal, Nano Letters, they describe development of flexible, biocompatible rubber films for use in implantable or wearable energy harvesting systems... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308179 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3308179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308178&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8L The American Stroke Association and other organizations have spent the last decade changing the care delivery system for stroke in the United States. Now the focus must include greater emphasis on prevention and recovery, according to a special report published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308178 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3308178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308177&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8y Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) are often called "mini strokes" for good reasons -- the short-term symptoms can mimic a stroke and up to 10 percent of first-time sufferers often experience full-blown strokes within as little as 90 days. Despite the well-known statistics, no post-TIA regimen exists to help prevent future strokes -- but this might be changing... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308177 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3308177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308181&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8h Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308181 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3308181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3308182&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y8n A spray-on skin product and an injectable cell therapy for heart attack patients are among 17 regenerative medicine technologies that will be showcased during the Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum, set for April 6-8 in Winston-Salem... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3308182 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3308182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303754&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y6s Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB- CAMH - News), announced that results of a clinical study presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Belgian Society of Cardiology in Brussels, Belgium, reinforce the value of the Microvolt T-wave Alternans (MTWA) as an accurate non-invasive test to identify patients at risk of arrhythmic events and sudden cardiac death (SCD)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303754 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3303754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303757&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y6h Scientists have devised a new computational model that can be used to reveal genetic regulatory elements responsible for development of the human heart and maintenance of its function... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303757 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3303757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303756&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y64 Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR) announced that data from a 53-patient double-blind, placebo controlled trial studying the treatment of heart attack patients with Prochymal, a proprietary formulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as well as research on the underlying mechanism of action of MSCs for cardiac repair, will be presented at the 2010 BMT Tandem Meeting. Joshua M. Hare, M.D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303756 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3303756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303755&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y5Y St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) announced its wireless PressureWire(TM) Aeris technology, which aids in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery blockages by measuring Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), will now be available to hospitals using the McKesson Horizon Cardiology Hemo(TM) solution... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303755 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3303755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303759&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y5k Two studies published in the latest issue of Cell Transplantation (18:12) may lead to new treatments for heart diseases. The first study, carried out by a team of Brazilian researchers, found that cell transplantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMCs) directly into the heart benefited patients suffering from refractory angina... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303759 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3303759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303758&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xPv UroToday.com - In permitting longitudinal data analyses of our study cohort of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and without known previous history of cardiovascular (CV) disease, data linkage has provided us a novel methodological approach in our investigation on the role of ED as a predictor of atherosclerotic CV events... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303758 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3303758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303760&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y4R An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a coronary stent implantation found that only three of the tests were associated with a modest ability to predict outcomes such as heart attack or death, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303760 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3303760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3303761&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y48 The data are inconclusive on heart risks from a class of blood sugar-lowering drugs called thiazolidinediones (TZDs) such as pioglitazone (Actos) or rosiglitazone (Avandia), but the medications should be used with close monitoring from healthcare providers according to a joint science advisory from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3303761 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3303761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299573&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2t Black women are at significantly increased risk for developing a potentially deadly weakening of the heart muscle around the time of childbirth, researchers report... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299573 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3299573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299572&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y27 In a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, researchers from Columbia University and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have determined that an imaging exam of the heart using the latest generation of CT technology exposes patients to as much as 91 percent less radiation than standard helical CT scanning... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299572 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3299572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299574&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2w On Feb. 25 & 26, the surgical team from Onze Lieve Vrouw (OLV) Hospital Aalst, led by surgeons Ivo Deblier, MD, and Karl Dossche, PhD, and accompanied by anesthesiologist Koen De Decker, MD, will become the first hospital in Belgium and the 50th hospital in the world to complete the first phase of certification training to implant the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299574 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3299574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299575&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2h As we continue to watch heart disease, stroke and other chronic illnesses drain the lifeblood from too many of our communities, we all must resolve and commit to an even greater and more integrated approach to combating risk factors and promoting good health through policy and environmental change... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299575 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299576&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2g The US Senate Finance Committee has released a report, which followed a two-year inquiry into the safety of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), and the possibility of an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299576 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3299576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299577&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3y2d Millions of Americans are living with hypertension -- a ticking time bomb. From the age of 50 and onward, Americans have a 90 percent chance of developing hypertension. That is a startling risk for a condition that strongly predisposes to heart disease and stroke... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299577 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3299577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299578&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xZp "Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market ... ," The New York Times reports. "The internal F.D.A... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299578 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3299578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3295645&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xYb Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia a chronic irregularity of heartbeat which affects an estimated 1 million people in Germany. Although the condition is not acutely life-threatening, it does increase the risk of developing more serious illnesses, such as cardiac insufficiency, stroke and dementia... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3295645 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3295645 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3295646&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xXG A common gene variant may increase the risk of lone atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of irregular heartbeat that is seen in younger patients who have no other symptoms heart disease, according to a new study from a team of international researchers. A paper on the finding was published in the advance online issue of Nature Genetics on 21 February... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3295646 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3295646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3295647&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xX2 The eyes may be the window to the soul, but research is demonstrating that the mouth is the gateway to good health. In fact, a dental exam can reveal early symptoms of more than 100 diseases, as well as identify gum disease, which can have a negative effect on the body's overall health... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3295647 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3295647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292611&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xWg Tiny bits of molecular "trash" found in circulating blood appear to be good predictors of cardiovascular disease and untimely death, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292611 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3292611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292612&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xVS Scientists are reporting the first-ever data to show that the enzyme calcineurin is critical in controlling normal development and function of heart cells, and that loss of the protein leads to heart problems and death in genetically modified mice. Published Feb. 26 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry as the paper of the week, and posted online Feb... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292612 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3292612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292614&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xWs Marfan syndrome, also called Marfan's syndrome is a genetic condition that affects connective tissues which are the fibers that help to provide support and structure to other tissue and organs. Marfan syndrome can affect many body systems, such as the heart, blood vessels, skeleton and eyes. Marfan syndrome is hereditary; is passed on from the parents... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292614 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3292614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292613&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSY Patients on statins may have a slight increased risk of developing diabetes, according to new research published The Lancet . The authors examined data from a number of sources to resolve doubts around the issue following results from other studies... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292613 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3292613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3291597&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSY People taking statins may have a small increased risk of developing diabetes, according to new research published The Lancet . The authors looked at data from a number of sources to resolve uncertainty around the issue following results from other studies... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3291597 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3291597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289112&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xTX InfraReDx, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on developing novel diagnostic imaging technologies to accurately identify and characterize diseased intracoronary tissues, announced that the Company's founder and chief executive officer, James E. Muller, M.D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289112 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3289112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289113&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xSC Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, today announced that the Tryton® stent has been implanted for the first time in Portugal and Austria. Francisco Pereira Machado, M.D., of Hospital da Luz in Lisbon performed the first implant in Portugal... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289113 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3289113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285168&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xQr People who are usually happy, enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend not to be happy, according to a major new study. The authors believe that the study, published in the Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal [1], is the first to show such an independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285168 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3285168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285169&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xPH LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of vendor-agnostic, integrated medical imaging and information systems, announced the completion of an extensive cardiovascular PACS deployment at Iowa Health Systems (IHS)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285169 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3285169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285170&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xPf On Feb. 18, SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, announced that Groupe hospitalier de la Pitié-Salpétrière (La Pitié) in Paris has performed 200 implants of the Total Artificial Heart, more than any other hospital in the world... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285170 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0100 3285170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285171&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xPd Sorin Group, (MIL:SRN) (Reuters Code: SORN.MI), a global company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its newest generation C5 Heart-Lung Machine (HLM)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285171 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3285171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281026&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xMp People with a tendency to experience positive emotions, such as being happy, enthusiastic and content, are also less likely to to develop heart disease than those who tend not to experience it, suggests a new American study: however the researchers said the findings should be confirmed via clinical trials before making any clinical recommendations... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281026 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3281026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281027&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xLw While heart disease is traditionally associated with adults, pediatric patients face a number of cardiac conditions that can impact their health. "The most common pediatric cardiac condition is a congenital heart defect - a structural problem in the heart that can range from small holes between heart chambers to the absence of entire chambers or valves in the heart," said Robert Mangano, M.D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281027 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3281027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281030&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xLg ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL) announced that a study entitled, "Increased CPR Variability During Ground Ambulance Transport of Patients in Cardiac Arrest" presented by Ben Bobrow, M.D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281030 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3281030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281029&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xL9 High blood pressure is the second leading cause of death in the United States, triggering more than one-third of heart attacks and almost half of heart failures each year even though it is relatively easy to prevent and inexpensive to treat... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281029 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3281029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281028&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xL2 A major step in commercializing the groundbreaking research of Dr. Doris Taylor was achieved recently when the University of Minnesota signed an exclusive, global license agreement with Miromatrix Medical Inc. Dr. Taylor's research garnered worldwide attention in 2008 when her team announced that it had created a beating animal heart in her laboratory... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281028 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3281028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281031&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xKG Women are substantially underrepresented in clinical trials used to formulate women's guidelines and are affected more than men by low social support after a heart attack, according to two studies in the women-themed issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association. In an editorial, Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281031 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3281031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281032&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xKD Doctors soon may be able to more accurately monitor heart rhythm disturbances and gauge the severity of atrial fibrillation (AF) with a new algorithm used in the Reveal XT leadless implantable heart monitor, according to research reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281032 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0100 3281032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281033&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xKC A simplified strategy for assessing cardiovascular disease risk can predict women's odds of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular events in the following 10 years, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281033 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3281033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3281034&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xKj As more Americans fall victim to cardiovascular disease each year, and more and more drug treatments are available, pharmacists can play an increasingly critical role in medication choices and treatment plans. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' (ASHP) new book, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: A Point-of-Care Guide, by Michael Crouch, Pharm.D... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3281034 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3281034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3277162&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3xJ4 The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced an educational event for the public highlighting the gender and racial disparities in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3277162 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3277162