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. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:19:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505782&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BMg A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may provide a boost to cardiovascular health by affecting the way platelets, small cells in the blood involved in clotting, clump together, say researchers at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505782 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3505782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505783&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BLV Rice is generally thought to be a healthy addition to the diet because it is a source of fiber... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505783 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3505783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505784&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BLr Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, announced that it has begun enrolling patients in Japan's first clinical trial studying transcatheter aortic heart valves... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505784 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3505784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505785&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BL2 CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that Baptist Hospital East has adopted the company's TandemHeart(R) System. Baptist Hospital East is in select company: TandemHeart is now being used in more than 90% of the "Best U.S. Heart & Heart Surgery Hospitals" as ranked by 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=3505785 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3505785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3503386&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BKj The American College of Cardiology and Elsevier are proud to announce that JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging has been accepted for coverage by Thomson Reuters (formerly Thomson Scientific/ISI) abstracting and indexing services, including the Journal Citation Reports®. The Journal will receive its first impact factor in 2011... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3503386 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3503386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3503385&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BKc A 3-year, retrospective study by cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the University of Minnesota determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) who did not undergo complete revascularization had a higher mortality rate than patients completely revascularized... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3503385 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3503385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3503387&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BK8 Structural and functional congenital cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading source of all congenital defects encountered in live births... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3503387 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3503387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502068&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BHW As the U.S. population keeps aging and gaining weight, diabetes is becoming increasingly common. Some research has associated diabetes with the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat, called atrial fibrillation , which can raise the risk for stroke and death. But results of past studies of diabetes and atrial fibrillation have conflicted... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502068 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3502068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499934&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BGV Patients with diabetes have a 40% higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation, compared to people who do not have diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study was carried out by Dr. Sarcha Dublin and team of Group Health Research 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=3499934 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3499934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499935&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BHv After his heart transplant in 2005, Ramon Llenado underwent a biopsy every week, then every month, then every three months. Most heart transplant patients face a lifetime of these invasive tests, which involve snipping out tiny pieces of heart to check for possible organ rejection... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499935 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100 3499935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499936&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BHg Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the launch of its new Kinetix™ Guidewire for use in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. Guidewires are small flexible wires physicians use to deliver interventional devices such as drug-eluting stents... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499936 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3499936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499938&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BGW A normal healthy heart beats at a variable rate with extraordinarily complex fluctuations across a wide range of time scales. Reduced complexity of heart rate has both clinical and dynamical significance - it may provide warning of impending illness, or clues about the dynamics of the heart's pacemaking 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=3499938 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3499938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499937&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BGL The U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act reinforces the American Heart Association's efforts to make quality physical education an integral part of the school day. The bill aims to combat childhood obesity head on by giving parents vital information about their kids' physical activity at school... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499937 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3499937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495226&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BF2 The standard practice of cooling and then rewarming a patient to prevent organ damage during cardiac bypass surgery may impair the body's mechanism that controls blood flow to the brain, potentially increasing the patient's risk of stroke, new research from Johns Hopkins 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=3495226 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3495226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495225&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BDS National guidelines say patients undergoing heart attacks should receive balloon angioplasties as soon as possible or within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital -- known as the "door-to-balloon time." Now, some hospitals are striving to reduce door-to-balloon times to under 60 minutes. "Time is Muscle," said Dr... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495225 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3495225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495227&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BDN Patients who receive an audiotape of their consultation before undergoing heart surgery appear to have more knowledge about their procedures and their health, and also have reduced anxiety and depression, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495227 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3495227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495228&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BD9 Spacelabs Healthcare, a leader in Diagnostic Cardiology, announces the global release of CardioExpress, the Company's latest range of ECG devices. CardioExpress SL12 and SL6 Resting ECG units offer clinicians convenience and flexibility assuring fast and accurate interpretive 12-lead ECG acquisition... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495228 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3495228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495229&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BCC New UC Davis research has found that patients scheduled to undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in California were just as ill in 2003 - when public reporting of performance data for this particular surgery began - as in 2006, evidence that "report cards" did not cause doctors or hospitals to turn away sicker 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=3495229 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3495229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495231&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BCp Non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a cost-effective alternative to invasive cardiac catheterization in the care of patients who have positive stress test results but a less than 50 percent chance of actually having significant coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495231 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3495231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3495230&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BCh If patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) are excluded from further screening because of a low Framingham score, many patients with substantial atherosclerosis (a build-up of plaque inside the arteries) will be missed, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3495230 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3495230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3491646&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BBC Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) announced that Cardiology Associates of Mobile, Inc. (Cardiology Associates) has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) for its 38 providers to enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications, and better manage the cost of care delivery... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3491646 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3491646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3491647&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BBc According to a study conducted at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a cost-effective alternative to invasive cardiac catheterization in the care of patients who have positive stress test results but a less than 50 percent chance of actually having significant coronary artery disease (CAD)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3491647 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3491647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3491648&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ByZ At hospital discharge, one in six patients who have a drug-coated stent inserted do not immediately fill a blood thinner prescription, increasing their risk for subsequent heart attack and death, researchers report in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. A stent is a tiny metal device that props open a clogged artery... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3491648 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3491648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3491649&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ByY The Institute of Medicine (IOM) sodium reduction recommendations will have a tremendous impact on public health and significantly drive our efforts to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans. These recommendations should not be taken lightly... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3491649 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3491649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3491650&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bxm ATS Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSI), manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products and services announced the first commercial implant of the ATS 3f® Aortic Bioprosthesis was recently completed by Liu Zhi Gang, MD at Fu Wai Hospital in Beijing, China... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3491650 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3491650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488187&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bxx US researchers found that people who consume higher amounts of added sugar, such as in processed foods and beverages, are also likely to have higher heart disease risk factors... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488187 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3488187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488189&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BwH Federal approval for an alternative therapy to heart transplantation led to a new lease on life for a UT Southwestern Medical Center patient who suffered from heart failure for nearly a decade. Dr. Hughes Cox, 78, of Shreveport, La., is among the first patients in North Texas to receive a device that will assist his weakened heart for the rest of his life... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488189 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3488189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488188&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BwB The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488188 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3488188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488190&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bwd A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don't have high cholesterol, according to researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The new test measures gamma-prime fibrinogen, a component of the blood's clotting mechanism... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488190 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3488190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483842&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BtQ There are striking differences in the cardiovascular risk profiles of four ethnic groups - white, Chinese, South Asian and black - living in Ontario, Canada, found a new study 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=3483842 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3483842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483844&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BsS Statins did not protect patients against colorectal adenomas, which are benign precursors of colorectal cancer, according to results of a secondary analysis of the Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib (APC) trial. In a population at high-risk for developing these lesions, results of this analysis suggested statin use may increase the risk of developing benign colorectal tumors... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483844 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3483844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483843&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BsB Researchers have discovered a new disorder linked to heart problems that stems from a genetic defect in the protein glycogenin... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483843 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3483843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483845&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bsp Scientists and engineers have used uniform magnetic fields to drive iron-bearing nanoparticles to metal stents in injured blood vessels, where the particles deliver a drug payload that successfully prevents blockages in those vessels. In this animal study, the novel technique achieved better results at a lower dose than conventional non-magnetic stent therapy... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483845 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3483845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3481457&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BqK Like the bleeps of an alarm clock, TeleCare, a home monitoring device, gives the chronically ill a wake-up call: "It's time to take your vitals." Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University will study how effective TeleCare, a device the size of an alarm clock, is in keeping individuals with complex health issues healthy and out of the hospital... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3481457 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3481457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3477010&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BpB Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the two validated manufacturing changes affecting all of its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and that it will immediately resume distribution of its COGNIS® CRT-Ds and TELIGEN® ICDs... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3477010 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3477010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3477011&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bnm Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB: CAMH), today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing its Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) OEM module. The MTWA OEM module is designed to work with existing cardiac stress test platforms distributed by other manufacturers... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3477011 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:00:00 +0100 3477011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3477012&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BmL Eating more foods containing the B-vitamins folate and B-6 lowers the risk of death from stroke and heart disease for women and may reduce the risk of heart failure in men, according to Japanese research reported 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=3477012 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3477012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3477013&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BmJ More than two-thirds of patients in a British study were unaware they suffered a minor stroke and almost one-third delayed seeking medical attention for more than 24 hours, according to a report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Many studies have focused on patients' responses to major strokes, but few have examined patients' awareness of minor strokes... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3477013 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3477013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3473065&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bkt Victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) who are treated with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) by bystanders have a much greater chance of survival than their counterparts, according to landmark research by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, just published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3473065 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3473065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3473066&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BjL Trevena Inc., a leader in the discovery of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) biased ligands, today announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial of TRV120027, a titratable i.v. agent designed for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure. TRV120027 is a biased ligand that targets the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) and induces a unique mode of signaling... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3473066 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3473066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3473067&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bh4 A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that financial concerns can lead people having heart attacks to delay treatment... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3473067 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3473067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3473068&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bh2 The Associated Press: A quarter of heart doctors order more tests than were necessary, driving up costs, according to a new study. "Most said they weren't swayed by such things as financial gain or a patient's expectations. But about 24 percent of the doctors said they had recommended the test in the previous year because they were worried about malpractice lawsuits... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3473068 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3473068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469145&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bgj A new state-of-the art computed tomography (CT) scanner that provides physicians with precise images of internal organs with a single rotation of the gantry is now in operation at Stony Brook University Medical Center (SBUMC), adding to the hospital's advanced scanner technology... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469145 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3469145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469144&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bg7 Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been awarded $750,000 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to study the impact of housing on the cardiovascular health of Latinos in the Bronx... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469144 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3469144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469142&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BfZ Your heart is an incredible muscle, pumping an estimated 2,000 gallons of blood through about 60,000 million miles of blood vessels - and beating maybe 100,000 times a day, year after year after year. Time and disease can weaken a heart, however, so it can't pump enough blood to keep up with your body's needs: this is called 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=3469142 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3469142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469148&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BfM TYRX, Inc. announced today the commercial release of the AIGISRx™ Flat, an antibacterial product that helps provide protection against infections associated with implanted pacemakers and defibrillators*... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469148 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3469148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469147&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bfz TCT 2010 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) will provide significant clinical research updates to technologies and practices in interventional cardiology that will directly affect patient care... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469147 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3469147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469146&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bfm The six sponsoring societies for the meeting Experimental Biology 2010 - the American Association of Anatomists, The American Physiological Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Investigative Pathology, American Society for Nutrition, and American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - are pleased to preview som... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469146 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3469146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469149&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BdS In countries and states that have introduced policies that restrict smoking in public, people have less exposure to secondhand smoke. There is also a reduction in the number of people who have heart attacks, as well as an improvement in other indicators of health. These findings are reported in a new review published in the April issue of The Cochrane Library... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3469149 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3469149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469150&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BfD Concerns about malpractice suits influence how often cardiologists order some potentially unnecessary tests - resulting in significant variations in healthcare use and spending across the United States, according to research reported 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=3469150 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3469150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469151&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bdw Patients who do not have health care insurance, or those with insurance but financial concerns about accessing health care, are more likely to delay seeking emergency care for a heart attack, according to a study in the April 14 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=3469151 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3469151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3469152&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bcp Lack of health insurance and financial worries about the cost of care contributed to as much as a six-hour delay in seeking emergency care for a heart attack, according to a first-of-its kind study published April 14 in the Journal of the American Medical 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=3469152 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3469152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3464875&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bc9 At 56, Tim Obrenski found himself getting so exhausted that he couldn't even pull weeds from his garden. A visit to the cardiologist uncovered a major blockage in his heart's left main artery, and he was told he needed bypass surgery. Obrenski's search for alternatives to surgery brought him to UCLA interventional cardiologist Dr. Michael Lee... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3464875 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3464875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3464877&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3BbQ Children with more body fat and less endurance than their fitter, leaner counterparts have stiffer arteries at a young age, Medical College of Georgia researchers said. Stiff arteries are a hallmark of atherosclerosis, a typically adult condition in which blood vessels become clogged... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3464877 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3464877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3464876&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bby Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally and a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Better detection of hardening or clogging of arteries and other blood vessels before symptoms occur is needed... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3464876 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3464876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3464878&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3Bb6 The nation's leader in hybrid concierge medicine, Concierge Choice PhysiciansTM (CCP), has introduced the first targeted and viable concierge program for non-invasive cardiologists who also provide other internal medicine services to 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=3464878 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3464878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3464879&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B9Q Sorin Group, (MIL:SRN), a global company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced that it has completed the sale, for $7 million (5.25 million Euros) in cash paid in installments over two and a half years, of the Angel® Whole Blood Separation System ("Angel™") and activAT® Autologous Thrombin Processing Kit ("activAT®") product lines to Cytomedix, 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=3464879 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:00:00 +0100 3464879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3464880&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B9w Since the implementation of anti-smoking legislation, hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions have decreased 39% and 33% respectively, found a research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Previous studies have focused on the impact of public smoking restrictions on cardiovascular outcomes and, in particular, on heart attacks... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3464880 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3464880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3461018&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B8k Those recovering from a heart ailment are no longer confined to the sidelines, thanks to the upcoming World Heart Games in Decatur, Ga. The Games, convened by the American College of Sports Medicine, will feature a unique Olympic-style competition for cardiovascular rehab 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=3461018 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3461018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3461019&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B7m Older patients may be more likely to die in the hospital following the implantation of defibrillators or pacemakers, according to a report in the April 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3461019 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3461019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3458448&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B5Y To prevent blood clots during therapeutic hypothermia, scientists have developed what may be the first drug activated by cool temperatures and turned off by warm ones, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference 2010. "We used biotechnology to create a modern intelligent drug," said Karlheinz Peter, 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=3458448 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3458448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457466&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B4V The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become the first in the United States to commercially use a new cardiac nuclear imaging system by GE Healthcare, a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-based high-speed, high-resolution camera that drastically reduces imaging time for patients while also reducing radiation exposure compared to previously used technologies... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457466 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3457466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457467&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B4D On March 23, the Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (BSCCS) in Moscow performed Russia's first implant of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart. The patient, a 60-year-old female suffering from biventricular heart failure, is the world's 850th recipient of the 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=3457467 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3457467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3455226&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B5k Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technologies, announced that the first patients have been enrolled in the INNOVATION trial, which will assess the safety and performance of a new stent graft system, called INCRAFT(TM), to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3455226 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3455226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3455225&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B52 A physics major's passion for medicine led her into research that could help heart patients in the future. From the time Kelly Loman was a child, she wanted to follow her father into the medical field. "As I got older, I wanted to give back to people and medicine," said the sophomore from Shelbyville, a Rural Health Scholar at Indiana State University... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3455225 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3455225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3455227&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B4p It seems an infarction, but it's not. It's called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and it's a rare disease which at first used to be confused with the far more common (and dangerous) cardiac infarction... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3455227 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3455227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3450662&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B2k Biosense Webster announces that this week it has obtained its first Ethics Committee approval for the CLARITY study, comparing the 1-year efficacy, safety and efficiency of CARTO(R) 3 System-guided radiofrequency ablation using the NAVISTAR(R) THERMOCOOL(R) Catheter versus fluoroscopy-guided radiofrequency ablation using the Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter(R) (PVAC(R), Ablatio... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3450662 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3450662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3450665&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B26 After receiving only the fourth U.S. implant of a new-generation, Utah-made ventricular assist (VAD ) device, an Idaho man with heart failure is looking forward to resuming an active life following an operation on March 17 at University of Utah Hospital... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3450665 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3450665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3450664&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3B25 Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found in animals that infusing cardiac-derived stem cells with micro-size particles of iron and then using a magnet to guide those stem cells to the area of the heart damaged in a heart attack boosts the heart's retention of those cells and could increase the therapeutic benefit of stem cell therapy for 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=3450664 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3450664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3450663&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zZV CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that its TandemHeart® extracorporeal circulatory support system has now been used in 2,000 cases. Further, TandemHeart is being used in 90% of the "Best U.S. Heart & Surgery Hospitals" as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. More than 100 additional U.S. hospitals are considering TandemHeart purchases in this calendar 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=3450663 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3450663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3450666&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zYz Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) and Nycomed announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of TachoSil (Absorbable Fibrin Sealant Patch) for use as an adjunct to hemostasis in cardiovascular surgery. TachoSil is the first and only adjunctive hemostatic agent available in the U.S. that combines a collagen patch with a coating of human coagulation factors... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3450666 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3450666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3450667&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zYk Near death experiences (NDEs), reported to include sensations such as life flashing before the eyes, feelings of peace and joy, and apparent encounters with mystical entities, may be caused by raised levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care investigated the unexplained events in 52 cardiac arrest 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=3450667 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3450667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3444901&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zWs "Delegates attending the meeting will get real insights into what's new in heart failure," said Professor Stefan Anker, chairman of the Heart Failure Congress Scientific Committee. "In what's the biggest international stand-alone meeting dedicated to heart failure, there'll be lots of hot of the press news... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3444901 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3444901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3444900&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zW4 Soccer is a pleasurable team sport that provides an all-round fitness and can be used as treatment for lifestyle-related diseases. Men worry less when playing soccer than when running. Women's soccer creates we-stories and helps women stay active... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3444900 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3444900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3444902&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zV8 American cardiologists believe that recently passed health care reform will have a negative effect on both their cardiology patients and their practices, according to a new survey... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3444902 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3444902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441662&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zTM Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan seeking approval of the anticoagulant, edoxaban, for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after major orthopedic surgery... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441662 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3441662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441661&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zTH New research shows that doing a simple ultrasound scan of the carotid artery significantly improves the prediction of heart disease, giving doctors a better clue of who is at high risk for a heart attack... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441661 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3441661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441664&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zSZ A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (19:1) has found that using the FDA-approved contrast agent Indocyanine Green (ICG) to label human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CMs) substantially improved efforts to optically track stem cells after transplanting them into heart tissues... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441664 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3441664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441663&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zSF At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of the most powerful magnetic detectors in the world is helping screen high-risk pregnant patients for rare but very serious fetal heart rhythm problems... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441663 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3441663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441665&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zSK Shionogi Pharma, Inc. reminds healthcare providers that its Nitrolingual® Pumpspray (nitroglycerin lingual spray), approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2002, is a viable alternative to nitroglycerin tablets and can be considered by healthcare professionals looking for treatment options for the many patients currently in need... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441665 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3441665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441666&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zSc In a rigorous new review of the antiarrhythmic drug dronedarone (Multaq), researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute conclude that the controversial drug is only modestly effective and has no clear safety benefits... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441666 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3441666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3441667&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zRK The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved TachoSil, the first absorbable fibrin sealant patch for use in cardiovascular surgery to prevent mild and moderate bleeding from small blood vessels, when standard surgical techniques are ineffective or impractical... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3441667 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3441667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3438487&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zR6 Kenneth "Buddy" Conant hit some clothing stores for a little shopping spree recently, but it wasn't because he'd suddenly become enthralled with the latest fashions. The truth was, he was starting to resemble a kid wearing a grown man's clothes. "I was up around 210 pounds and I dropped to 165 before I even knew it," the Houston resident says. "I'm wearing size 32 pants again... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3438487 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3438487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3438486&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zR2 In a rigorous new review of the antiarrhythmic drug dronedarone (Multaq), researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute conclude that the controversial drug is only modestly effective and has no clear safety benefits... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3438486 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3438486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3438485&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zQR Nerve growth factor (NGF) improved the functioning of damaged heart muscle in mice in a novel study - a finding that could yield a new human therapy, researchers reported in Circulation Research: A Journal of the American Heart Association. NGF is a small protein important for the survival of certain nerve cells... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3438485 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3438485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3438488&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zPj The British Heart Foundation is to fund research exploring the link between Bisphenol A (BPA), a manmade chemical found in commonly used plastics, and heart disease. The grant is for 119,169 pounds. In the UK, 2.6 million people are living with 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=3438488 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3438488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3438489&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zPK While a jury awarded Tony and Angela Key, $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=3438489 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3438489 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436819&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zMS A new study reveals an exciting potential benefit of the rapidly accumulating databases of health care information, the ability to make unprecedented links between genomic data and clinical 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=3436819 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3436819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435936&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zMM Imagine being able to image life as it happens by capturing video of the embryonic heart before it begins beating. A professor at the University of Houston, in collaboration with scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, is doing just that... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435936 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3435936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433887&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zNb While health policy researchers commonly suggest that geographic variations in the amount of medical care provided can be attributed to hospital costs or physician practice patterns, a new study examining regional utilization of a specific surgical procedure minimally invasive aneurysm repair shows that is not the case... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433887 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3433887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433889&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zMf For a patient with heart failure, checking whether the heart could benefit from bypass surgery or a stent is critical to ensuring survival... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433889 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3433889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433888&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zM7 The Foundation for Art & Healing has released the proceedings from its groundbreaking Arts and the Heart Roundtable (AHR), a gathering of luminaries from the medical, arts and public health sectors regarding the connection between creative engagement and cardiac 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=3433888 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3433888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3430508&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zL4 Patients treated at UMDNJ-University Hospital for heart failure receive some of the best care in the nation, according to newly released rankings. The data, from the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), place the hospital among the top five academic medical centers in the nation for treating heart failure patients with recommended care... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3430508 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3430508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3430507&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zL3 Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation announced that Electrophysiologists Steven Hao, M.D. and Richard Hongo, M.D. have joined Andrea Natale, M.D. to provide comprehensive cardiac electrophysiology 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=3430507 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3430507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3426309&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zHt In response to new draft NICE guidance published today, recommending limited use of dronedarone for atrial fibrillation (AF), June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said: "The BHF welcomes the new draft guidance published today by NICE... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3426309 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3426309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3426310&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zHk PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging bio-technology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases, has successfully completed a Phase 1B clinical study with its novel defensin-mimetic antibiotic, PMX-30063... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3426310 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100 3426310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3426311&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zHM Coronary heart disease (CHD), also known as coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the blood vessels (coronary arteries) that supply oxygen and blood to the heart. Coronary heart disease is a major cause of illness and death... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3426311 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3426311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3421893&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zDp SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart, today announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study of the Freedom™ driver system, the first-ever 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=3421893 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3421893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3421894&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zCZ University of Washington (UW) researchers have gathered evidence that dangerous plaques in blood vessels can rupture by overproducing protein-digesting enzymes. Plaques are fat-laden rough spots in the otherwise smooth walls of arteries. When a plaque ruptures, blood accumulates inside of it, a process known as plaque hemorrhage. The plaque enlarges and artery-blocking clots can 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=3421894 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3421894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3421895&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zCr The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising the use of dronedarone (Multaq) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) - a disturbance of the heart's rhythm... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3421895 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3421895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411999&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zxH The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced a change to the recommendations in its lipid modification guideline (CG67) on cardiovascular risk assessment. The recommendations advising the use of the Framingham risk assessment tool have been withdrawn, as it is not clear that it is superior to other tools... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411999 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3411999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3409377&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zwK Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), together with a coalition of 20 international sites in five countries, will create the world's largest registry of patients who have had optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the 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=3409377 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3409377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3409376&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zwn Millions of patients with high blood pressure and heart failure take a class of drugs known as ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors. These drugs prevent the body from processing angiotensin II, a hormone that constricts blood vessels... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3409376 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3409376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3405262&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3ztd A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute cardiologist has been awarded a three-year, nearly $1 million grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to study whether drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction could also be used to improve muscle blood flow and reduce fatigue in muscular dystrophy patients. The study, led by Ronald G. Victor, 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=3405262 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3405262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3405261&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zt6 A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) research team has received a four-year, $1.4 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue a groundbreaking study of arterial plaque. This research could lead to tools that will enable physicians to predict the likelihood of plaque rupture, which is responsible for most heart attacks and strokes... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3405261 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3405261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3405264&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zsv Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine studying cardiac development in mouse embryos have identified the source of cells that become the coronary arteries - the vessels that deliver blood to nourish the continuously pumping heart muscle. Surprisingly, the cells originate in an entirely different part of the heart than previously thought... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3405264 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3405264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3405263&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zst Humans have very limited ability to regenerate heart muscle cells, which is a key reason why heart attacks that kill cells and scar heart tissue are so dangerous. But damaged heart muscles in the amazing, highly regenerative zebrafish have given Duke University Medical Center scientists a few ideas that may lead to new directions in clinical research and better therapy after heart attacks... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3405263 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3405263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400518&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqJ After two open-heart bypass surgeries and three balloon angioplasties, John Wilks seemed to be out of options. The Wheaton, Ill. resident was taking five to 10 nitroglycerin pills a day for chest pain, and his cardiologist said nothing more could be done. Then Wilks was referred to Dr. Fred Leya, an interventional cardiologist at Loyola University Health 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=3400518 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3400518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400517&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqH Bony fish like the tiny zebrafish have a remarkable ability that mammals can only dream of: if you lop off a chunk of their heart they swim sluggishly for a few days but within a month appear perfectly normal. How they accomplish this or, more importantly, why we can't is one of the significant questions in regenerative medicine today... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400517 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3400517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400516&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqB A team of cardiologists, materials scientists, and bioengineers have created and tested a new type of implantable device for measuring the heart's electrical output that they say is a vast improvement over current devices. The new device represents the first use of flexible silicon technology for a medical application... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400516 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100 3400516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400520&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqx Physician-scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found that a genetic variation is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac arrest, a disorder that gives little warning and is fatal in about 95 percent of cases. Findings will be published tomorrow by the Public Library of Science (PloS 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=3400520 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3400520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400519&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zqw Patients admitted to intensive heart care with chest pains have a better chance of surviving if they have high blood pressure. This is shown in a study by scientists at Linköping University in Sweden published in the world's largest medical journal JAMA. High blood pressure is usually associated with poor prognoses in heart disease. But that means blood pressure monitored at rest... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400519 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3400519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400521&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3znJ Long-term complications after procedures to close coronary artery fistulas are particularly prevalent among those whose abnormal connections to the heart result in drainage into the coronary sinus, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 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=3400521 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3400521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400522&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3znV Tiny generators developed at the University of Michigan could produce enough electricity from random, ambient vibrations to power a wristwatch, pacemaker or wireless sensor. The energy-harvesting devices, created at U-M's Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems, are highly efficient at providing renewable electrical power from arbitrary, non-periodic vibrations... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400522 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3400522 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400523&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3znt Long-term complications after procedures to close coronary artery fistulas are particularly prevalent among those whose abnormal connections to the heart result in drainage into the coronary sinus, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 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=3400523 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3400523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3400524&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3znv A new guideline published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aims to prevent unnecessary deaths in people who suffer an 'acute coronary syndrome' (ACS). ACS encompasses a range of conditions from unstable angina to myocardial infarction (heart attacks)... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3400524 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 3400524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396421&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zkZ Cardiac nuclear imaging and computed tomography angiography (CCTA) still have an important role to play in cardiac disease diagnosis, say experts from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Following the recent publications (1,2,3) highlighting potential dangers of ionising radiation resulting from imaging testing, the ESC experts feel that it is important to voice support of the technology... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3396421 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3396421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396420&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zkX Although for nearly 60 years people have been urged to decrease their consumption of saturated fats to prevent heart disease, until now there has been surprisingly little scientific evidence that doing so actually decreased the risk of coronary heart disease 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=3396420 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3396420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396422&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zkw Researchers have discovered how a genetic disease known mainly for its life-threatening tumors also can cause sudden death from cardiovascular disease in children, and are mounting a clinical trial to develop treatments for the problem... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3396422 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3396422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396424&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zkr Nearly 50 per cent fewer people are dying of heart disease since the introduction of England's first National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease in March 2000. The NHS is this month marking the outstanding progress in cardiac care since 2000 and looking forward to further improving 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=3396424 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3396424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396423&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zk7 AF Stat™ - a collaboration of healthcare leaders and organizations working to improve the health and well-being of people affected by atrial fibrillation (AFib) has unveiled the "AFib Educator," a smartphone app and desktop widget to help healthcare practitioners better explain the risks and consequences of the disease to their 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=3396423 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3396423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396425&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zjY The Defib Centre Ltd, the Sussex-based sudden cardiac arrest information resource and authorised distributor of UK-manufactured HeartSine Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) has just launched. According to the British Heart foundation, sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 2,000 people in the UK every week... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today) Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3396425 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100 3396425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396426&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zjN A March 19 article in Time Magazine about the use of statins in women and a recent statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the use of simvastatin in men and women have addressed both the benefits and side effects of statin therapy for elevated cholesterol values administered in an effort to reduce the risk of 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=3396426 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3396426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396427&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zjh Tackling the increasing rates of cardiovascular disease in developing nations will require input from multiple partners, including the business community and international companies as well as global health and development agencies and the governments of these countries, says a new report from the Institute 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=3396427 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100 3396427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396429&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zjz Following eight recommendations - from using a simple weight check to using computerized medication orders - can help reduce medication errors among hospitalized heart and stroke patients, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published 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=3396429 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3396429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3396428&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zjy Blacks hospitalized with the most common type of stroke are less likely than white or Hispanic patients to receive evidence-based stroke care, according to a new study 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=3396428 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3396428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3391684&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zhm A new US study provides the first conclusive evidence that shifting from saturated to polyunsaturated fat is likely to lower the risk of developing coronary heart disease by nearly 20 per cent. You can read about the study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Boston, Massachusetts, in the 23 March online issue of the open access journal PLoS 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=3391684 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 3391684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3387672&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zbT Reduced or no "padding" during ECG-triggered coronary CT angiography (CTA) results in a substantial reduction in radiation dose without affecting image quality and interpretability, according to a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. ECG-triggered coronary CTA is a common, minimally invasive procedure that is used to evaluate blockages in the 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=3387672 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100 3387672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3387673&cid=s_29185_7_f&fid=29185&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmnt.to%2Ff%2F3zdT A new therapy that reduces the risk of mortality and heart failure in patients with mild cardiac disease received a thumb's up this week from an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The panel recommended that the cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), tested extensively nationwide under the leadership of cardiologist Arthur Moss, 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=3387673 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 3387673 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