Cardiovascular Business Week

Kensey Nash Corporation - 510(k) application submitted to FDA for TriActiv System for stent procedures

Lexicon Genetics Incorporated - Collaboration to develop new drugs for high blood pressure

Lifestream Technologies, Inc. - Pharmacy continuing education program on home cholesterol monitoring launched

Lipid Studies - Effects of HRT, tibolone, raloxifene on lipid levels compared in Greek women

Lonza - Biopharmaceutical manufacturer to offer Niamax to U.S. nutrition industry

Mayo Clinic - Right ventricular function impaired in obese men

Menopause - Effects of tibolone and estradiol on triglyceride levels compared

Merck & Co. Inc. - HIV-related lipodystrophy caused by multiple factors

Montreal Heart Institute - Recombinant P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 prevents in-stent restenosis

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Trapped immune cells contribute to plaque buildup in arteries

Nancy University Hospital - Arrhythmia detection by dual-chamber ICDs reviewed

National Cardiovascular Center, Japan - Link found between 3A/4A polymorphism and endothelin-1 levels

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Skeletal muscle microdialysis suitable for in vivo COMT assessment

Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim - Subject recruitment completed for Micardis trial in type II diabetic nephropathy

NitroMed, Inc. - Clinical trial of BiDil treatment of African Americans with heart failure halted

Northwestern University - Leg symptoms and severity of PAD predict functional decline

Orqis Medical Corporation - FDA gives conditional approval for trial of heart failure treatment

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Go 6983 attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

Positron Emission Tomography - PT/CT may have future use in cancer screening and cardiac imaging

Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane - Point-of-care testing shows variation in the degree of platelet inhibition

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane - Quality-improvement programs can improve care of acute cardiac patients

Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong - Quinidine effective in treatment of electrical storm

Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Perindopril improves platelet response to sodium nitroprusside in heart failure

Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. - Cardiology products developer announces results for 3- and 6-month periods

RealAge, Inc. - Consumer health media company launches new brand, Years Ahead

Recom Managed Systems, Inc. - Ambulatory ECG system tested under the supervision of a third party review board

Rightfield Solutions - Professional Casualty Association offers Web-based tool to lower malpractice

Robarts Research Institute - Study identifies novel stem cell in blood and vessel formation

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Selective site pacing locations should defined

Royal Oak Medical Center - Urgent care center earns accreditation from trade association

Royal Philips Electronics - FDA panel considers over-the-counter home defibrillator

Sankyo Co. Ltd. - R-102444 useful for investigating diseases involving 5-HT2A receptor activation

Siemens Medical Solutions - New movable, digital C-arm receives FDA clearance

Slovak Cardiovascular Institute - Further study needed to determine efficacy of right ventricular pacing

Smoking Ban - Vigo County, Indiana, commissioners nix proposed smoking ban ordinance

Solvay Pharmaceuticals - European, Canadian marketing approval granted for cardiovascular drug

Southampton University Hospital - Recombinant activated factor VII may have a role in cardiac surgery

St. James University Hospital, Leeds - Sympathetic neural hyperactivity occurs after unstable angina and acute MI

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - First North American implant of SJM Epic Supra stented tissue valve announced

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - First implant, launch of annuloplasty band for heart valve repair announced

St. Mary's Hospital, London - Hypertension and hyperlipidemia - the lower the better

Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta - ECG changes in patients with ischemic stroke may be early mortality indicators

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn - Optimal lipid lowering in patients at risk may require more than one drug

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - SLE is an independent risk factor for endothelial dysfunction in women

Tampere University Hospital - Diazoxide has anti-inflammatory effects

TargeGen, Inc. - Clinical trial of TG100-115 for heart attacks to proceed under active IND

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems - Cardiovascular company expands distribution agreements with Spencer Technologies

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston - Fetal echocardiography makes diagnosis of abnormalities possible

TNO Prevention & Health, Leiden - Garlic is not beneficial for plasma lipid levels

U.K. National Heart & Lung Institute - Acute graft attrition after myoblast transplantation to the heart studied

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Circulating endothelial membrane microparticles elevated in hemoglobinuria

U.S. Walter Reed Army Medical Center - HHV-6 reactivation caused TMA and stroke in SCT and high-dose melphalan patient

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Drug reduces postsurgical risk of cardiovascular death in noncardiac surgery

Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Isolated soy protein shown to benefit type 2 diabetics

Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Scientists build on case connecting inflammatory disease and depression

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch - Oxidative stress up-regulates chloride channel during cataractogenesis

University Hospital, Birmingham - Right-sided pacing may be associated with harm to left ventricular function

University Medical Polyclinic, Bonn - Nck-interacting proteins identified in vascular smooth muscle cells

University of Alberta - Deletions on chromosome 1q21.1 are related to congenital heart disease

University of Arizona - Inhibiting nitric oxide synthase improved heart function in aged mice

University of Bath - High-dose atorvastatin improves lipid profile in type 2 diabetic patients

University of California, San Diego - Presentation of diastolic heart failure is similar to systolic heart dysfunction

University of California, San Francisco - Heart disease and cardiovascular malformations can occur in utero

University of Catania - Altered transcription occurs in the DiGeorge and Velocardiofacial syndromes

University of Essen, Germany - Combination anticlotting therapy increases risk of bleeding

University of Florida - Assessing ventricular peptides may help diagnose heart failure early

University of Frankfurt - Dystrophin disruption may contribute to enterovirus-induced myocarditis

University of Frankfurt - Inhibiting CD40/CD40L interaction prevents atherogenesis in animal models

University of Helsinki - Rosiglitazone induces gene expression in adipose tissue in HAL patients

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - Marijuana use can cause tolerance to heart rate changes

University of Ljubljana - Researchers develop an improved, automated 24-hour electrocardiogram device

University of Medicine, Berlin - Viruses may trigger heart disease, which can be followed by cardiomyopathy

University of Melbourne - Hypertensive nephrosclerosis linked to obesity/insulin resistance rather than BP

University of Milan - High concentrations of magnesium may protect against atherosclerosis

University of Milan - Sympathetic overactivity may persist after acute myocardial infarction