Cardiovascular Business Week

Cambridge Heart, Inc. - Cardiac diagnostics firm reports 36% increase in revenue of U.S. core business

CardioGenesis Corporation - Surgical products manufacturer reports 18% increase in sales

EP MedSystems, Inc. - Cardiac device maker reports 26% increase in sales

Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - DNA-focused company reports 74% revenue increase

Neoprobe Corp. - Diagnostics products company reports first quarter revenues of $1.4 million

Angiolink Corporation - Device maker submits PMA for vascular closure system

AT Still University of Health Sciences - Cardiovascular effects of neuropeptide Y mediated by Y₁ receptor

ATS Medical, Inc. - CEO and President Michael Dale named chairman of device company

BioSurface Engineering Technologies, Inc. - Studies: HepaSil shows significant improvement in ePTFE graft patency

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Use of Viagra plus certain alpha blockers doesn't induce cardio side effects

Brest University Hospital - Low-dose oral or transdermal estrogen doesn't affect homocysteine metabolism

Cancer Treatment - North Carolina Senate tentatively approves cancer, stroke centers

Cardiac Science, Inc. - Defibrillator maker reports 11% increase in revenue

Cardima, Inc. - Lenox Hill Hospital completes less invasive procedures to treat atrial fibrillation

Cardiome Pharma Corp. - Panel recommends continuation of phase III atrial arrhythmia trial

CardioTech International, Inc. - Diabetic patient reaches 9-month milestone with synthetic graft

Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin - Cyclosporine remains the cornerstone of immunosuppression

Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Signals from p38 influence the mortality of cardiac cells

City University of NY, Queens College, Flushing - Few studies connect dietary patterns and health outcomes

Corgenix Medical Corporation - Test kit maker reports 15.8% increase in sales

Corgentech, Inc. - New CMS procedure code may apply to E2F Decoy

Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare - Study shows less than half of heart attack survivors take regular beta-blocker therapy

CryoCath Technologies, Inc. - Atrial fibrillation study commences with Arctic Circler Balloon catheter

CryoCath Technologies, Inc. - FrostByte receives FDA clearance, company poised to launch

Cutting Edge Information - High-end cardiovascular marketing budgets hit $200M

Diet and Nutrition - Flavonoid-rich foods reduce heart disease risk in French women

ELA Medical - New cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator launched in Europe

Emergency Services - Indianapolis hospital's helicopter service makes 25,000th flight

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Alliance to offer thorough phase I ECG studies in Europe

Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Growing epidemic of wet AMD alarms retina specialists

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin - Improved embryonic stem cell test predicts developmental toxicity

Fitness and Wellness - Advocates fear global diet and exercise strategy may be derailed

Frost & Sullivan - Functional genomics enables easy target identification, drives drug discovery

Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles - Nitrates should not be given along with any of the PDE5 inhibitors

Hammersmith Hospital - Flourine-18 FDG PET useful for monitoring Takayasu arteritis

Hannover Medical School - Small deletion causes large effect in Shprintzen syndrome

Health Sciences Group, Inc. - Company acquires CoQ10 nanotechnology

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estradiol has limited benefits for cardiovascular function, study shows

Hospital Lariboisiere, Paris - Neuronal nitric oxide synthase-derived NO is increased in heart failure

Humboldt University, Berlin - Regenerating myocardial tissue may be possible in the future

Incyte Corp. - Phase I testing of oral CCR2 antagonist begins

Kagawa Nutrition University - Genetic interactions of controlled folate intake by Japanese women quantified

Life Medical Sciences, Inc. - Robert P. Hickey announces drug-delivery development program

Lilly ICOS, LLC - Study: Men with ED more likely to have high blood pressure

Lund University - Ablation of SM22 alpha decreases contractility of vascular muscle

MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc. - Sale of SurgiWrap complete; company to receive payments

Majority Counsel - Victim attorneys commend Wyeth for amendment to Fen-Phen Trust

Mayo Clinic - Beta-adrenergic receptor linked to altered cardiovascular responses

MDS Pharma Services - Cardiovascular safety assessment service launched

Medical University, Bialystok - The hemostatic system contributes to cancer angiogenesis

Murdoch University - Interferon-beta gene delivery blocks the formation of autoimmune myocarditis

Myocor, Inc. - Medical company wins patent on methods and devices for mitral valve repair

Nat. Inst. of Child Health and Human Development - New gene discovery may lead to prenatal test for disease

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Mycophenolate mofetil prevents autoimmune glomerulonephritis in rats