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Table of Contents . . . December 7th, 2004
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Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. - Imaging services company reports on acquisition, EMR software development
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Pharmaceutical firm reports earnings per share of $0.38
Cambridge Heart, Inc. - Cardiac device firm reports 19% revenue increase
Cardima, Inc. - Microcatheter systems developer receives notice from Nasdaq regarding bid price
Lipid Sciences, Inc. - Biotechnology company reports improved third quarter results
Neoprobe Corporation - Developer of surgical and diagnostic products announces financial results
Nuvelo, Inc. - Therapeutics developer announces third quarter 2004 financial results
Spectral Diagnostics Inc. - Disease management company announces terms of proposed private share placement
Titan Pharmaceuticals - Biopharmaceutical company reports third quarter 2004 results
Tobacco Use - Oregon groups seek to reinstate cigarette tax
University of Western Ontario - CDN $6.9M funding available for 16 projects from cancer to heart disease
Weill Cornell Medical College - Hematologist receives prestigious NIH merit award
Abbott - FDA grants approval for new formulation of TriCor
Acorn Cardiovascular - Positive trial results reported on cardiac support device
Actelion, Ltd. - Regulatory review process for bosentan in final stage in Japan
Adverse Drug Events - New worries tarnishing arthritis drugs
Albany College of Pharmacy & Pharmceut. Res. Inst. - Tissue factor pathway inhibitor aids the antiangiogenic effects of tinzaparin
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Additional results reported from phase III PRIMO-CABG trial
American Council on Exercise - Active people can make mistakes in their diet
American Healthways, Inc. - URAC renews accreditation of disease management programs care services company
Ankara University - Routine ECGs of deaf children for repolarization anomalies may be unnecessary
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Left ventricular function impaired in elderly with type 2 diabetes
ATS Medical - CryoCath enters exclusive global partnership
ATS Medical, Inc. - Global deal signed for surgical cryotherapy treatment for atrial fibrillation
Australian National University - Hyperpolarization and relaxation decline with hypertension and aging
AVI BioPharma, Inc. - Final results reported from Resten-NG AVAIL trial
Bayer Pharmaceuticals - Aprotinin reduced bleeding in bypass surgery patients on anti-platelet drugs
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Review summarizes knowledge about arrhythmic disorders that cause sudden death
Bioheart, Inc. - Cardiology company adds employees with expansion of cell transplantation trials
Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Poll shows hypertensives are hard on their hearts during winter holidays
Boston University - Concord grape juice increases HDL, lowers inflammatory markers
Brigham & Women's Hospital - Utility of drug-eluting stents reviewed
Cambridge Heart, Inc. - Microvolt T-wave alternans tested in non-ischemic patient population
Cardiac Care - Montgomery County, Maryland, to require defibrillators in health clubs
Cardiac Science, Inc. - Defibrillator maker ranked as fourth fastest growing technology company
CardioMag Imaging, Inc. - Imaging company awarded U.S. National Institutes of Health grant
Cardiothoracic Center, Liverpool - Regression equation can provide guidance on equivalence between cardiac markers
Cardiovascular Care - WonderLab museum exhibit alerts mom to son's heart condition
Carmel Medical Center, Israel - Nuclear imaging offers possibility for early detection of heart disease
Case Western Reserve University - Primary care clinicians and geneticists will collaborate
Case Western University - TnT may contribute to the higher tolerance of slow muscles to stress conditions
Charite University of Medicine, Berlin - Kininogen-deficient developed increased cholesterol without plaque formation
Childhood Obesity - Four Osceola County, Florida, schools use South Beach Diet for student lunches
China Ocean University - Local fuzzy fractal dimension provides information for segmenting ECGs
Chinese Academy of Science - PKC contributes to the cardioprotection afforded by intermittent hypoxia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Smoking cessation can improve survival among severe COPD patients, study shows
Cleveland Clinic - Earlier cardiac catheterization reduces risk of mortality in high-risk patients
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Tethering of protein kinase A may be essential for cardiac muscle contraction
Cordis Corporation - Cypher stent featured in more than 25 studies at the AHA meeting
Cordis Corporation - Low adverse events incidence with sirolimus-eluting coronary stent, study shows
Corgenix Medical Corp. - Collaboration for aspirin-resistance testing announced
CryoCath Technologies, Inc. - Freezor MAX obtains FDA approval in the U.S.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Enrollment complete for Cubicin's phase III endocarditis/bacteremia trial
Curis, Inc. - Hedgehog pathway restores cardiac function in preclinical models of heart attack
Cytokinetics, Inc. - Data from heart-failure drug-discovery program presented at AHA meeting
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin - Ultrafiltration is effective for elimination of therapeutic levels of tirofiban
diaDexus - Data on coronary artery disease presented at AHA sessions
diaDexus, Inc. - Enzyme, inflammation have role in formation of vulnerable plaque, study shows
Diomed Holdings, Inc. - Company announces Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for EVLT
Drexel University - Choice of operative technique is not associated with reduced renal morbidity
Drug Development - U.S. company to test use of obesity/smoking pill for heart disease
Duke University - Hemodilution worsened neurological function, increased cerebral infarct volume
Duke University - New scheme for identifying alpha1A -adrenoceptor splice variants is proposed
Ehime University - Agaricus blazei extract halts cancer and metastasis in tumor models
Eli Lilly & Co. - Simultaneous activation of JNK and p38 by MLK7 may affect cardiac decompensation
Elucida Research LLC - Study shows differences in cardiovascular risk among cox-2 inhibitors
Emory University - KIRs modulate T cell activation through DAP12-dependent/independent mechanisms
Emory University - Unexpectedly high levels of depression seen in young women after heart attacks
Endovasc, Inc. - E. Michael Prater resigns as director of drug-development company
Erasmus University - Late thrombosis reported in drug-eluting coronary stent recipients
eResearchTechnology, Inc. - European drug developer awards $1.4M study to ECG services company
EUROPA Executive Committee - Study shows benefits of blood pressure treatment
Exponent Health Group - Study analyzes weather patterns and hospitalizations
FESC, Athens - Study investigates effect of beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists on preconditioning
Fondazione S. Maugeri, Veruno - Review examines the prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing
Fujita Health University - Changes in isozyme activities, CaM concentration may affect muscle contractility
Fukuoka University, Japan - Inhibitors may have therapeutic potential for ischemic disease, arrhythmias
George Washington University - Consider the presence of anesthetics when studying control of heart rate
GlaxoSmithKline - Data confirms enzyme's potential as a target for cardiovascular diagnosis
Gunma University - Technique may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for heart failure
Hartford Hospital - Defibrillator discharge reported after consuming weight loss supplement
Harvard University - Insulin receptor serine phosphorylation linked to insulin resistance
Harvard University - Review focuses on transgenesis and cardiac energetics
Heart Disease - VHI offers hospital mortality information on cardiac care
Heart Research Institute, Sydney - ApoE increases the rate of phospholipid and triacylglycerol hydrolysis in rHDL
Hopital d'Enfants de la Timone, Marseille - Mutations in TBX1 are not involved in the cardiac phenotype of del22q11 patients
Hopital Saint Philibert - Non-critical pacemaker-induced interference in video capsule endoscopy reported
Hungarian Academy of Science - Vasopressin and platelet-activating factor interact to provoke ischemia
Imperial College, London - Cerebral vasculature fails to react to hypoxia during sleep
Information Technology - Brotman Medical Center connects cardiac physicians to TCS Symphony
Innsbruck University - Thrombogenic effects of novel continuous flow axial pump determined
INSERM U430, Paris - ACE inhibitor/diuretic combination protects obese rat kidneys
INSERM U541, Paris - Both ischemic and dilated myocardium showed increased IL-18 receptor levels
Inst. for Clinical Research & Development, Mainz - Pioglitazone shown to reverse thickening of carotid artery wall
International Society of Nephrology - Protein is an independent risk marker for kidney and cardiovascular disease
J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited - Indian pharmaceutical company launches new cancer diagnostic product
Jagiellonian University - High glucose levels impair nitric oxide-related VEGF synthesis
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford - Review describes a resurgence of interest in NHBD liver transplantation
Johns Hopkins University - Method developed to replicate stem cells from the heart
Johns Hopkins University - New tool highlights activity of key cellular signal
Kadir Has University - Evaluate C. pneumoniae IgG antibodies in cases of coronary artery disease
Kaiser Permanente - Research shows generic statin drugs produce same results as brand-name counterparts
Kaohsiung Medical University - Arsenic exposure increases the risk for liver cancer in females
Katholieke University of Leuven - Maximal lactate steady-state prediction must be verified by a constant-load test
Keio University - Study explored methylprednisolone administration to suppress hyperplasia
Kensey Nash Corporation - Company updates preclinical findings for synthetic vascular graft
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company comments on results of coronary artery disease study
Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports on atherosclerosis clinical trail
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - Atrioventricular synchronous pacing can increase ventricular load
Kyushu University - Abdominal aorta and kidney may be targets for antihypertensive dipeptide
Laboratoire de Biochimie, Tunisia - Lipid level relation to heart disease in type 2 diabetes examined
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - Enlarged heart can lead to heart attacks even after blood pressure goes down
Lipid Sciences, Inc. - Selective delipidation process used to help remove cholesterol from cells
LipoScience, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces results of heart disease risk study
LogiMedix - Diabetes device supplier expands executive management
Long Island College Hospital - Electrocardiography has evolved to a mainstay of cardiovascular medicine
Maggiore Hospital, Crema - Incidence and effects of for-field R wave oversensing in implants determined
Manchester Metropolitan University - Priming exercise does not influence time constant of VO2 response
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research - Angiotensin II type 1A receptor deletion does not sway renal disease
Mayo Clinic - Angiotensin-induced vasoconstriction is increased in upper body obesity
Mayo Clinic - Electroconvulsive therapy feasible in patients with implanted cardiac devices
Mayo Clinic - Eligible women less likely than men to receive implantable defibrillators
Medical College of Wisconsin - Etiology must determine surgical treatment for sudden cardiac death in children
Medical College of Wisconsin - Patients experience asthma variability, despite strict adherence to guidelines
Medical University, Bialystok - Metalloproteinases could influence arterial remodeling in hemodialysis patients
Medis - Computer reads heart condition from X-ray images
Medtronic, Inc. - Company says implantable defibrillators are cost-effective treatment for heart failure patients
Merck & Co., Inc. - Pharmaceutical company receives license for new stroke treatment
MicroMed Technology, Inc. - First DeBakey VAD implanted for destination therapy
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Addition of INTEGRILIN provides superior platelet inhibition with stenting
Molecular Cardiology & Neuromuscular Inst. - Review covers particular aspects of the emerging field of mitochondrial medicine
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto - Mef2c gene is a direct target of Foxh1 transcription factor
MUSTT Trial - Study emphasizes importance of women in cardiac research
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - Clinical, economic challenges of Staphylococcus aureus infections demonstrated
Nanobac Life Sciences, Inc. - Nanobacterial link to abnormal calcification described in newly released book
National Yang Ming University, Taiwan - Electroacupuncture, somatothermal stimulation can attenuate ischemic injury
Nexense - Generic biosensor platform enables contact-free vital signs, other measurement
Nippon Medical College, Tokyo - Renin-angiotensin system is associated with forming of coronary artery stenosis
Nitto Denko Technical Corp. - Companies introduce solid support product for manufacture of oligonucleotides
Oregon Health Science University - Proarrhythmia is a potentially dangerous side effect of drug therapy
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Researchers find cilostazol may prevent restenosis in diabetics after stenting
Partners AIDS Research Center, Cambridge - Novel SARS-CoV entry inhibitor may be a viable candidate therapy for SARS
Peking University - Genomic response to adrenoceptor activation determined in aortic smooth muscle
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals - Vascular targeting agent, radiation reduces tumor growth by 98% in animals study
Personnel - Former Tennessee mental health commissioner James Brown is dead
Peter MacCallum Cancer Center - Survival rates for PAP patients has increased over 4 decades
Pfizer - Norvasc study reports fewer major CV events in coronary artery disease patients
Pharmacyclics - Preclinical data of Antrin to treat vulnerable plaque presented at AHA
Pharmavite - Nature Made vitamin maker calls for balanced reporting on vitamin E analysis
Pri-Med Institute - Survey: Doctors cautiously supportive of COX-2 drugs in wake of Vioxx withdrawal
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