Cardiovascular Business Week

Legal Issues - Man sues Atkins Diet over heart problems

Mahidol University - Mechanism of cardioprotection studied in ovariectomized rats

Mayo Clinic - Daily dip in blood vessel expansion may help explain morning heart attack peak

Medical Discoveries, Inc. - Patent application filed for potential cystic fibrosis treatment

Medical Education - Tennessee health center losing anesthesiology program

Medical University of Lublin - Features of leptin-induced hypertension described

Medtech Insight - New report shows diagnostics driving cardiovascular market

Medtronic, Inc. - 30-day safety data available for coronary stent

Medtronic, Inc. - Intrinsic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator now available in Europe

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic launches InSync cardiac resynchronization therapy system in Japan

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medtronic, Genzyme form joint venture for heart-related cell therapy

Methodist Hospital, Houston - Losing even a few pounds may help the obese

Myogen, Inc. - Ambrisentan phase II results presented at ATS 2004

Newcastle University - Researchers discover gene that causes rare disorder

Nicotine Addiction - List linking smoking to diseases expands

Nonobac Life Sciences - Recreation of published results may confirm nanobacteria in arteries and valves

Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans - Angiotensin II provides cerebroprotection against stroke

Orbus Medical Technologies - HEALING II CE mark clinical trial initiated

Ottawa Heart Institute - Mechanical support pumps can be a bridge to cardiac transplantation

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque identified with novel texaphyrin compounds

Polymedco, Inc. - Homocysteine added to Poly-Chem analyzer testing menu

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals - Moderate hepatic impairment has limited effect on azimilide pharmacokinetics

Puerta Hierro Clinic, Madrid - B-type natriuretic peptide is useful in diagnosing heart failure

Roche Diagnostics - FDA clears new intended uses for Troponin T test

San Martino University Hospital, Genoa - Cord blood stem cells plus fibrin platelet glue used for wound repair

Somanetics Corporation - Cerebral oximetry associated with lower stroke rate after cardiac surgery

SonoSite - Cardiovascular software company acquired

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Housecall Plus remote monitoring system launched

Stanford University Medical Center - Isoflavone metabolite inhibits ERK-1 activity in vascular smooth muscle cells

Sungkyunkwan University - Study finds molecular variant of ACE associated with hypertension in pregnancy

Thoratec Corporation - Illinois man is 10th in U.S. to survive for year or more with heart pump

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - FDA issues marketing clearance for cardiac flat-panel detector

Tottori University - Mouse model of Down syndrome has congenital heart disease

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Study of decellularized carotid artery vascular grafts released

Univ. of London Imperial College - Researchers say effects of OCs, HRT on lipoproteins need further investigation

University of California San Francisco - Flavonoid-rich dark chocolate boosts blood vessel function, study suggests

University College London - Heart enlargement is a common cause of sudden death in young people

University College of London - Factor V Leiden associated with increased risk of obstetric complications

University College, London - Socioeconomic status may be linked to heart disease

University Hospital, Louvain - TIPS stent-grafts do not prevent liver transplantation

University of Alabama - Dyspnea at rest may predict heart failure in older adults

University of Alberta - Blood pressure drugs cut death rate in half

University of Alberta - Nitric oxide and GABA mediate adrenomedullin's hypotensive effects in brain

University of Birmingham - Carbonic anhydrase IX predictive of outcome in bladder cancer

University of Edinburgh - Study seeks to improve quality of life for heart failure patients

University of Estadual Campinas - Angiotensin II receptors modulate murine macrophage activity and phagocytosis

University of Frankfurt Clinic - Researchers make dietary recommendations for lipid disorders

University of Jaen - L-type calcium channel subunit expression clarified in developing heart

University of London - Many patients diagnosed with chronic illness stop taking medicines

University of Naples - Lipophilic compounds in tomatoes protect against cardiovascular disease

University of North Carolina - Economic growth is boosting women's obesity in poorer nations

University of Sao Paulo - CTLA-4 blockage increases resistance to infection with Trypanosoma cruzi

University of Southern California - Endovascular management effective for iliac vein occlusive disease

University of Texas, Health Science Center - Heat-inactivated C. pneumoniae is not atherogenic

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Nonviral, intravascular approach to muscular dystrophy gene therapy moves ahead

VA Connecticut Health Care Systems - PAD patients should be aggressively treated for atherosclerotic risk factors

Vasamed - Technology development company names new vice president, sales and marketing

Wakayama Medical University - Leptin and membrane fluidity of erythrocytes in hypertension studied

Wake Forest University - Anemia adversely affects outcome of diastolic heart failure patients

West Nile Virus - Experts say severe West Nile can cause long-term harm damage

Xtent, Inc. - Coating and drug-eluting technology licensed for coronary stent system