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Medtronic Introduces Improvement To Minimally Invasive Treatment Of Aortic Aneurysms In Europe

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Continuing its record of innovation in endovascular therapies for aortic aneurysms, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the European market launch of the Talent? Abdominal Stent Graft on the new Xcelerant® Hydro Delivery System, which features a hydrophilic coating designed to aid navigatio ...

read more Continuing its record of innovation in endovascular therapies for aortic aneurysms, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the European market launch of the Talent? Abdominal Stent Graft on the new Xcelerant® Hydro Delivery System, which features a hydrophilic coating designed to aid navigatio read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Clinical Trial Shows Ubiquinol Has Significant Effect On Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Patients suffering from advanced congestive heart failure exhibited significantly improved heart function after supplementing with ubiquinol, according to a recent clinical trial. Ubiquinol, only available in supplement form since late 2006, is the active antioxidant form of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). C ...

read more Patients suffering from advanced congestive heart failure exhibited significantly improved heart function after supplementing with ubiquinol, according to a recent clinical trial. Ubiquinol, only available in supplement form since late 2006, is the active antioxidant form of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). C read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Medicare Will Continue To Provide Coverage For Heart Scan, CMS Says

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
CMS on Wednesday said Medicare will continue to pay for a form of CT scan that can detect heart disease, despite "uncertainty regarding any potential health benefits" from the procedure, the New York Times reports. ...

read more CMS on Wednesday said Medicare will continue to pay for a form of CT scan that can detect heart disease, despite read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Boston Bans Trans Fats

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Health regulators in the US city of Boston, Massachusetts, have voted unanimously in favour of banning trans fats in restaurants and grocery stores, according to various media reports.A number of US cities have already taken similar steps. New York City's Board of Health, after a voluntary campaign ...

read more Health regulators in the US city of Boston, Massachusetts, have voted unanimously in favour of banning trans fats in restaurants and grocery stores, according to various media reports.A number of US cities have already taken similar steps. New York City's Board of Health, after a voluntary campaign read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Comparison Of The Commercially Available Software Used In Cardiac-Related Diagnostics

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
For accuracy's sake, medical professionals should use the same software for comparing and analyzing diagnostic heart images taken from different time periods and laboratories, a team of researchers has concluded.The collaborative study, published in the January-February issue of the Journal of Nucle ...

read more For accuracy's sake, medical professionals should use the same software for comparing and analyzing diagnostic heart images taken from different time periods and laboratories, a team of researchers has concluded.The collaborative study, published in the January-February issue of the Journal of Nucle read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Mechanisms Suggest New Way To Treat Heart Disease Among Diabetics

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research.Experts once believed that atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteri ...

read more Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research.Experts once believed that atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteri read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Lilly Offers Helping Hand In Fight Against Chronic Disease

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Eli Lilly and Company recently unveiled a small tool aimed at battling a big problem - chronic disease. Lilly's free pocket-sized health book, A Healthy You! - America's Guide to Healthy Living, puts useful tips and resources in the hands of Americans to help them lead a healthy life and prevent chr ...

read more Eli Lilly and Company recently unveiled a small tool aimed at battling a big problem - chronic disease. Lilly's free pocket-sized health book, A Healthy You! - America's Guide to Healthy Living, puts useful tips and resources in the hands of Americans to help them lead a healthy life and prevent chr read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

The Lancet Publishes Results From World's First Clinical Trial Of A Fully Bioabsorbable Drug Eluting Coronary Stent

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Data published in The Lancet from ABSORB, the world's first clinical trial of a fully bioabsorbable drug eluting stent for the treatment of coronary artery disease, demonstrated no stent thrombosis, no clinically driven target lesion revascularizations (retreatment of a diseased lesion), and a low ...

read more Data published in The Lancet from ABSORB, the world's first clinical trial of a fully bioabsorbable drug eluting stent for the treatment of coronary artery disease, demonstrated no stent thrombosis, no clinically driven target lesion revascularizations (retreatment of a diseased lesion), and a low read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Capturing Data And Reporting In Patient Outcomes Following Surgical Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), together with Dendrite Clinical Systems, have launched the International Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IAFR), which is designed to capture data and report in patient outcomes following surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. ...

read more The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), together with Dendrite Clinical Systems, have launched the International Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IAFR), which is designed to capture data and report in patient outcomes following surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

In The Care Of Cardiac Patients Cardiovascular Nurses Strive For Excellence

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the European Union, killing over 2 million people per year. These deaths cost the economy 192 billion Euros annually. Many of these deaths could be averted with proper prevention policies. ...

read more Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the European Union, killing over 2 million people per year. These deaths cost the economy 192 billion Euros annually. Many of these deaths could be averted with proper prevention policies. read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Lloydspharmacy Study Shows The Average UK Heart Is Five Years Older Than Its Owner

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Based on an analysis of heart health checks conducted at branches of Lloydspharmacy, and using a protocol developed by Unilever and Boston University, the study shows that people's hearts are aging faster than they should. The research is based on a sample of more than 3000 tests conducted on adults ...

read more Based on an analysis of heart health checks conducted at branches of Lloydspharmacy, and using a protocol developed by Unilever and Boston University, the study shows that people's hearts are aging faster than they should. The research is based on a sample of more than 3000 tests conducted on adults read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

The Genes That Protect Against Atherosclerosis, A Major Cause Of Myocardial Infarction And Stroke

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Myocardial infarction and stroke cause nearly half of all deaths in the Western World, and atherosclerosis is the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke. Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have shown with mouse models that the accumulation of the plaque that causes myocardia ...

read more Myocardial infarction and stroke cause nearly half of all deaths in the Western World, and atherosclerosis is the main cause of myocardial infarction and stroke. Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have shown with mouse models that the accumulation of the plaque that causes myocardia read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Mayo Researchers Say ECG Standards Should Be Revised For Elderly

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Researchers at Mayo Clinic suggest that the established "normal" ranges for evaluating electrocardiograms for persons over 80 years old should be "revisited." The recommendation comes in a study published today in the American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. ...

read more Researchers at Mayo Clinic suggest that the established read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Adult Stem Cells May Improve Treatment Of Certain Cardiovascular Disorders And Autoimmune Diseases

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Stemcells harvested from adult blood or bone marrow may provide benefitswhen treating select patients with certain autoimmune diseases andcardiovascular disorders, according to a clinical review in theFebruary 27, 008 issue of JAMA. There are two basictypes of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and ad ...

read more Stemcells harvested from adult blood or bone marrow may provide benefitswhen treating select patients with certain autoimmune diseases andcardiovascular disorders, according to a clinical review in theFebruary 27, 008 issue of JAMA. There are two basictypes of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and ad read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

CircuLite Announces Initiation Of European Registration Study For Synergy(TM) Circulatory Assist Device

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
CircuLite?, Inc. announced that the Company has advanced its Synergy? Pocket Circulatory Assist Device clinical program into a 20-patient trial designed to lead to CE Mark approval in the European Union for long-term implantation of Synergy in heart failure patients. This announcement follows succes ...

read more CircuLite?, Inc. announced that the Company has advanced its Synergy? Pocket Circulatory Assist Device clinical program into a 20-patient trial designed to lead to CE Mark approval in the European Union for long-term implantation of Synergy in heart failure patients. This announcement follows succes read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Study Reports Taxus Stent Twice As Effective As Bare-Metal Stents In Diabetics

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) welcomed an article in the February 19 issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC),1 which reported the TAXUS? paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system, when used in diabetic patients, lowered the need for repeat procedures by 50 percent v ...

read more Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) welcomed an article in the February 19 issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC),1 which reported the TAXUS? paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system, when used in diabetic patients, lowered the need for repeat procedures by 50 percent v read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

New 300mg Loading Dose Tablet For Plavix® Receives Positive Opinion From The European Committee For Medicinal Products (CHMP)

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Sanofi Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of the 300mg tablet of the antipla ...

read more Sanofi Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of the 300mg tablet of the antipla read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Alcohol Can Benefit The Hearts Of New Drinkers

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
A Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Department of Family Medicine study concluded that people who began moderately consuming alcohol in middle-age experience a quick benefit of lower rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity with no change in mortality after four years. In addition, the ...

read more A Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Department of Family Medicine study concluded that people who began moderately consuming alcohol in middle-age experience a quick benefit of lower rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity with no change in mortality after four years. In addition, the read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

JACC Identifies DEFER With 5 Year Outcomes As Landmark Trial

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has recognized the five year follow up results of the DEFER (Deferral Versus Performance of PTCA in Patients Without Documented Ischemia) as one of the studies that had the greatest impact on cardiology in 2007, according to an article entitled "Hig ...

read more The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has recognized the five year follow up results of the DEFER (Deferral Versus Performance of PTCA in Patients Without Documented Ischemia) as one of the studies that had the greatest impact on cardiology in 2007, according to an article entitled read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Macular Degeneration More Than Doubles Heart Attack And Stroke Risk

Categorie : Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) doubles the risk of dying from aheart attack, according to research released on February 28, 2008 inthe British Journal of Opthamology. AMD is a progressive eye diseases which affects the center of theretina, known as the macula, at the back of the eye. This po ...

read more Age related macular degeneration (AMD) doubles the risk of dying from aheart attack, according to research released on February 28, 2008 inthe British Journal of Opthamology. AMD is a progressive eye diseases which affects the center of theretina, known as the macula, at the back of the eye. This po read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

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