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Table of Contents . . . April 26th, 2005
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Corautus Genetics, Inc. - Genetics company reports Q4 net loss of $3,708,000
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Tennessee-based branded pharmaceutical company reports Q4, year end 2004 results
Miravant Medical Technologies - Photoselective medicine company announces financial results
Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc. - Medical products company secures $10.1M financing
QMed, Inc. - Disease management company announces improved financial results
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharma company announces net loss of $0.10 per share for the year
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam - Inflammatory response involving leucocytes plays a role in pathogenesis of MI
ACI Medical, Inc. - Study demonstrates effectiveness of ArtAssist medical device
Ain Shams University, Cairo - Probucol enhances antioxidant reserve and myocardial energy state
Akdeniz University, Antalya - Research in atrial fibrillation provides new insights
American Diabetes Association - When it comes to living longer, staying active is key
American Health Quality Association - New web site offers hospital performance data
Austin Hospital, Heidelberg - Improvements conferred by CRT can be matched by a bifocal RV system
Austin Hospital, Heidelberg - Temporal variations in programming of CRT devices characterized
Australian National University, Canberra - Blood pressure control is very effective in retarding renal disease progression
Autonoma University of Madrid - Study explored role of CRP as a modulator of inducible nitric oxide synthase
Baylor College of Medicine - Platelet glycoprotein-von Willebrand factor complex studied, effects shown
Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France - Long-term survival in lung transplantation related to graft ischemic time
Biological Signal Processing Ltd. - FDA approval granted for new ECG technology
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Absence of heme oxygenase-1 exacerbates myocardial injury in diabetic mice
Burnham Institute, La Jolla - Plasma fibronectin guides angiostatic peptides to angiogenic vessels
Cabinet de Cardiologie, Nancy - Simultaneous bilateral carotid angioplasty and stenting is feasible
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii - Novel GAP-like protein examined, influence on connexin revealed
Cape Technikon, Cape Town - Study examined mechanisms of red palm oil improvement of reperfusion function
Cardiac Science, Inc. - Cardiac bedside monitor-defibrillator versus code blue protocol to be studied
Cardiology Hospital, Lille - 2004 was notable for advances in treatment of congenital heart diseases
CardioTech International, Inc. - FDA clears heparin-coated cardiopulmonary bypass blood reservoir
Casa di Cura San Michele - Length and contiguity influence specificity of AMS for AF
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - CT and MR datasets allowed interchangeable use of volumetric analysis tools
Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome - Inverted peritoneal auto-dialysis mistaken for diabetic nephropathy
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - High-resolution imaging systems allow doctors to see inside embryonic heart
Chinese University of Hong Kong - MDH1 is overexpressed in LV cardiac muscle of dilated cardiomyopathy patients
Chonbuk National University - ATP-stimulated ANP release through P1 receptor subtype
CHU Pitie Salpetriere, Paris - Remodeling with diuretic-beta-blockade may contribute to long-term CV protection
CHU Pitie Salpetriere, Paris - Routine breath-hold gradient echo-MRI is accurate for cardiac diagnostics
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Emboli-prevention devices provide better protection than GPIs
CNR, Milan - Findings advance knowledge in transplant medicine research
Cntr. for Clinical and Basic Research, Ballerup - Recent findings in osteoporosis described
Columbia University - Moderate aerobic exercise improves cardiovascular and nervous system function
Columbia University - Stent outperforms angioplasty for maintaining dialysis access
Columbia University, New York - Women with heart attacks benefit from stenting
Complutense University - Portal hypertension-based rat model suitable for study
Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche-Istituto Bio Medicina - High sympathetic activity, low adiponectin predict poor outcomes
ConsumerLab.com - Tests: Most B vitamins of high quality but three lacking in ingredients
Consumers Union - Lower-cost heart drugs could help expand treatment to millions of Americans
CPM Marketing Group - Hospital educates women on heart disease risks, increases use of services
CryoCath Technologies, Inc. - FDA approves Arctic Front IDE for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Cutting Edge Information - $20B in cardiovascular drug revenues soon subject to patent expiration
DSM - Alliance to develop new treatment of heart and vascular diseases
Duke University - Heart disease patients can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise
East Carolina University - It's not the drugs but the inflammation that increases cardiovascular risk
East Carolina University - Researchers describe findings in neuroscience studies
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City - CART peptide fragment 55-102 may excite neurons in intermediolateral cell column
Eindhoven University of Technology - Fibrin used as cell carrier in cardiovascular tissue engineering applications
Endovasc, Inc. - Craig J. Hartley, PhD, rejoins company's scientific advisory committee
ev3 Inc. - Enrollment begun for embolic protection device in carotid clinical trial
Evan Court - Results of collaborative atorvastatin diabetes study reported
Evangelic University Hospital, Curitiba - Inoue balloon and metallic commissurotome are equally effective for PMV
Evotec Technologies - Results contrast with the current perception of IL-6 receptor activation
Fairfax Radiology, Virginia - Angioplasty prevents amputation in severe peripheral arterial disease
Federal University of Para - Recent findings in prions described
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - PI-PLC beta studied, role in angiotensin-mediated modulation demonstrated
First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corp. - Pharmaceutical company changes public accounting firms
Fournier Pharma - Pharmaceutical firms discuss merger for cardio-metabolic disease research
Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. - Anti-atherosclerotic mechanisms of implitapide elucidated
Fujita Health University, Toyoake - Study examined autonomic regulation in premature low-birth-weight infants
German Heart Center, Berlin - Technique identified patients at risk of left heart failure after ASD closure
Griffith University, Queensland - A1 adenosine receptor deletion limits myocardial tolerance of ischemia
Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center - Biatrial pacing after CABG improves hemodynamics and prevents AF
Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi - EGM analysis predicted successful catheter ablution of VT from sinus of Valsalva
Guy's Hospital, London - Study provides data about risk of abnormal karyotype after fetal AVSD diagnosis
Hallym University, Chunchon - Hippocampus analyzed, post-ischemic protein disulfide changes revealed
Hamilton Health Science - Thrombocytopenia can occur in patients receiving clopidogrel and aspirin
Hannover Medical School - Antiseptic-coated CVCs reduce catheter infections in neutropenic patients
Harvard Medical School - Cystatin C deficiency studied, effects in apolipoprotein E-null mice revealed
Harvard University - New findings in cardiovascular described
Hirosaki University, Aomori - Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor studied, regulation clarified
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian - First U.S. patient enrolled in ACT I clinical trial
Hokkaido University - Heat shock protein inducer examined, ischemic neuroprotective effect shown
Hop La Pitie Salpetriere - Studies describe new findings in atherosclerosis research
Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hypertension
Hospital Clinic Porto Alegre - HRT doesn't affect 24-hour heart rate variability in postmenopausal women
Hospital Fuenlabrada, Madrid - Progress brings benefits of revascularization therapy to new groups of patients
Hospital Santa Cruz & San Pablo, Barcelona - LRP1 plays a pathologic function during atherosclerotic lesion progression
Hospital University of St. Joan, Catalunya - Knockout mice fed fat enriched diets model non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Institute announces new hope for Chagas disease treatment
Humboldt-University, Berlin - Researchers describe findings in diabetic nephropathy studies
IFR 100, Dijon - Study evaluated cardiac effects of angiotensin-(1-7) during ischemia-reperfusion
Information Technology - AMS Homecare obtains exclusive UWB technology rights
Inotek Pharmaceutical Corporation - Poly(ADP-ribos)ylation is important in pathogenesis of banding-induced HF
Inst. for Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Prague - Hemodynamic improvement during BiV stimulation depends upon optimal AVD and VVD
Institute Cardiovascular Medicine, Timisoara - Decremental index may be a new index of vulnerability to paroxysmal AF
Internisten Praxis Gauting - Energy intake reduction crucial for weight loss in metabolic syndrome
Istanbul University - Findings in hormone replacement therapy provide new insights
Jarvik Heart, Inc. - FDA approves 2000 FlowMaker pivotal trial
Jarvik Heart, Inc. - Longest surviving artificial heart patient marks 5 years on miniature device
Jichi Medical School - Studies advance knowledge in diabetic nephropathy research
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Increased superoxide anion contributes to hypertension
Karolinska Institute - Endothelial inflammation in insulin resistance reviewed
Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim - Reduced PV diameter after radiofrequency ablation predicts severe stenosis
Kimitsu Central Hospital - Novel technique enables replacement of heavily calcified mitral annuli
Korea Research Inst. of Bioscience & Biotechnology - Glabridin inhibits nitric-oxide synthase expression and improves survival
Korea Research Inst. of Bioscience & Biotechnology - Manassantin may help prevent atherosclerosis
Korea Research Inst. of Chemical Tech., Taejon - Fumigillin derivative CKD-732 is safe at presumed clinical doses
Kurume University - Caveolae and caveolin-3 are up-regulated in rat hypertrophied cardiomyocytes
Kyoto University - Angiotensin II analyzed, influence on homeobox expression revealed
Life Medical Sciences, Inc. - European clinical study of adhesion barrier for use in cardiac surgery initiated
Linkoping University - LDL contains a number of apolipoproteins, many in different isoforms
Louisiana State University - Nitrite says NO to ischemia/reperfusion injury
Lumen Therapeutics, LLC - Trial of drug for preventing coronary artery bypass graft failure initiated
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company names Jerry Okikawa senior director, product development
Mario Negri Inst for Pharm Research, Milan - Nonerythropoietic derivatives may be more effective for treating CV diseases
Mars Incorporated - Study finds health benefits of cocoa flavanols
Masimo - Maker of low perfusion pulse oximetry wins antitrust lawsuit against Tyco
Mayo Clinic, Rochester - No single approach alone is likely to address the need for organ replacement
Med University of Graz - Vascular reactivity different using gliclazide and glibenclamide
MedAssets - Solution manages patient-identifiable supplies to improve line margins
Medical University of Lubeck - Different patterns of recovery may affect risk-stratifying of post-MI patients
Medical University of Warsaw - Biphasic shocks are more effective than monophosic in cardioversion of AF
MedQuist Inc. - Electronic medical transcription company adds member to board
Mie University, Tsu - Study examined how systolic loading in nitroglycerin administration affects LV
MIV Therapeutics, Inc. - Acquisition agreement for developer of stroke prevention technology executed
MIV Therapeutics, Inc. - Government grant to expedite development of stent coating awarded
Mol. Cardio. & Neuromuscular Inst., Highland Park - Akt signaling pathway contributes to signaling events in pacing-induced HF
Monash University, Clayton - Venom of two related box jellyfish contain different lethal components
Montefiore Medical Center - Pre-discharge defibrillation testing not needed for state-of-the-art ICDs
Mountain States Tumor Institute, Boise - Strategies can improve identification and prophylaxis rates
Nagoya University, Aichi - Neutral endopeptidase 24.11 stems ovarian cancer progression
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Adrenomedullin may participate in cardiac hypertrophic remodeling
National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Novel immunosuppressant analyzed, effects in autoimmune glomerulonephritis shown
National Institute of Genetics, Mishima - Study investigated proximate downstream effectors of Notch signaling
National University of Salta - New hope for parasitic infection
Northwestern University - Prevention and treatment of hypertension in diabetes reviewed
NovaMed, Inc. - Medical company designates presiding director after death of CEO
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Pharma company welcomes news of Medicare coverage of smoking cessation
Odyssey Pharmaceuticals - Solution for perfusion and flushing of donor pancreata given U.S. FDA approval
Oklahoma State University - Polymers demonstrate a significant decrease in platelet adhesion
Oregon Health Science University - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. - Trial studying adult mesenchymal stem cells on heart attack victims announced
Ospedale SS. Antonio e Biagio - Novel biventricular capture verification algorithm developed
Paracelsus Private Medical University - Dual-chambered pacing may increase tachyarrhythmia incidence
Peking University - PDGF beta receptor is involved in growth response of rat cardiomyocytes
Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF) - Employee benefit trust fund introduces campaign to encourage healthy living
Pennsylvania State University - Alcoholism reduces male heart's ability to synthesize protein
Pennsylvania State University, University Park - PUFAs may have favorable effects on postprandial lipemia
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. - Pharma companies announce drug discovery and development collaboration
Pharmaprojects - New Japanese company set to be strong in neurology and cardiovascular disease
Ponce School of Medicine - Ethanol induces hypertension at higher doses by depleting NO and antioxidants
Queens University, Kingston - Reports advance knowledge in reproductive biology research
Regional District Hospital, Kielce - No ECG parameter was an independent predictor of plasma ANP concentration
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