Cardiovascular Business Week

MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc. - Regenerative medicine company receives $11 million from equity placement

SIH Telemedicine - Israel-based telemedicine systems developer reports Q1 2005 results, contracts

Sophion Bioscience A/S - Danish producer of patch clamping devices reports on sales, marketing, growth

Sorin Group - Developer of technologies or cardiac surgery reports on stockholders meeting

The LEO Pharma Research Foundation - Malignant ascites researcher receives grant

Abaxis, Inc. - Company releases Lipid Panel Plus

ACT NOW - Telemedicine, 'stroke box' initiatives get help to acute stroke victims quickly

Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington - Study characterized TAZ mRNAs

Allon Therapeutics, Inc. - Neuroscience company reports clinical pipeline update, loss of $0.04 per share

American Diabetes Association - New diabetes health risk profiling tool launched

Arginox Pharmaceuticals - David R. Hathaway named chief medical officer at pharma firm

Armed Forces Inst. of Pathology, Washington, DC - LV noncompaction is frequently associated with other cardiac defects

Ashfield Healthcare Ltd. - Model of care ensures that post-MI patients receive better care at earlier stage

Aston University, Birmingham - Study investigated role of cognitive demand on autonomic control

Athens University Medical School - Acute nateglinide administration may reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetics

ATS Medical, Inc. - Study confirms performance of open pivot heart valve

Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne - Recent studies add new data to diabetes therapy research

Baxter Healthcare Corp. - Data presented from AAT deficiency screening program in patients with COPD

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Chemoattractant protein studied, regulation of inflammatory responses revealed

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Paper discusses biomarkers in inflammatory process leading to atherothrombosis

Biophan Technologies, Inc. - Major cause of pacemaker heating controversy identified

Boston Scientific - Positive results reported in study of patients with carotid artery disease

Boston Scientific Corporation - Safety data from clinical trial of new paclitaxel-eluting stent system reported

Boston University - Adenosine may protect CV system by enhancing expression of GPx-1

Boston University - Recent findings illuminate research in cardiomyocytes

Boston University - Researchers' findings advance hypertension research

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston - Prolonged QRS duration linked to mortality risk during pacemaker therapy

Bristol Royal Infirmary & General Hospital - Saphenous vein smooth muscle cell survival studied, role of N-cadherin revealed

Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center - Findings advance knowledge in neurology research

California Table Grape Commission - Grape group: Fresh grapes promote heart health, prevent oxidative stress

Canterbury Christ Church University College, Kent - Exercise intensity influences coronary heart disease risk

Cardiff University - Mechanisms involving leucocytes, endothelial cells involve interrelationships

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland - Clusterin expression studied, role of insulin-like growth factor revealed

Catholic University, Rome - Recent studies add new data to immunology research

Cedars Sinai Medical Center - Recent studies add new data to diagnostics research

Centocor, Inc. - REMICADE supplemental biologics license application up for review

Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - Body fat distribution may predict long-term risk of stroke mortality

Chang Gung University - Angioplasty treatment of hepatic vein stenosis effective

Chinese Academy Science, Beijing - Red blood cell substitute has no significant side effects

Chinese University of Hong Kong -  H. influenzae most common bacterium isolated from sputum in AECOPD patients

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Study examined, role of thrombospondin-1 as a regulator of CAM expression

Clinic Sao Vicente, Rio de Janeiro - BNP is useful adjunct cardiac marker in patients with chest pain

Columbia University, New York - Inflammation may provide a new therapeutic target for stroke prevention

Conor Medsystems, Inc. - Company initiates COSTAR II pivotal drug-eluting stent clinical trial in U.S.

Cook, Inc. - Experimental device successfully treats Australian patient with torn aorta

Cornell University, New York - CD39 is next generation of cardioprotective and cerebroprotective molecules

Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli-Hospital, Sabadell - Fistulous tract formation is a serious complication of endocarditis

CoTherix, Inc. - Company initiates phase II trial for Ventavis in expanded indication

Cukurova University, Adana - Alcoholics may have heart muscle disease even without symptoms

Danish Inst. Food & Veterinary Research, Soborg - Anthocyanins had adverse effects on plasma-and LDL-cholesterol

Deutsches Herzzentrum - Inflammatory response to sirolimus-eluting stent characterized

Domaine de la Merci, La Tronche - Study examined influence of chronic intermittent hypoxia on I/R tolerance

Duisburg Essen University, Essen - Niacin is a valuable therapy component in patients with dyslipidemia

Duke University - Diabetes knowledge has little effect on improving outcomes

Duke University, Durham - Study examined cell addition after neural crest ablation

Ehime Prefectural Imabari Hospital - Two-phase contrast-enhanced helical CT predicts post-angioplasty recovery

Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - New STRIDE-2 data presented at American Thoracic Society meeting

EP MedSystems, Inc. - Company files with U.S. FDA to expand ALERT product line

Erlangen-Nurnberg University - Arteriovenous ratio showed strong dependence on age and BP in retinal screening

Ernst & Young - Biotechnology report discuses what drives segment maturation and globalization

Federal University of Rio De Janeiro - Alpha-tocopherol has beneficial effects on hypertensive rats

Federal University of Sao Paulo - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Fitness & Wellness - Cleveland students to benefit from health-related fitness-education program

Freedom Trail Clinic, Boston - Sibutramine for olanzapine-associated weight gain is effective and safe

Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen - Article reviews current therapeutic options for atrial fibrillation

G. d'Annuzio University, Chieti - Statins may protect cardiac myocytes against cytotoxicity in infracted hearts

Genentech, Inc. - Phase III trial data of Avastin plus chemotherapy reported

Geneva University - Findings in cardiology provide new insights

Georgetown University, Washington - JAK2/STAT3 directs cardiomyogenesis within embryonic stem cells

GlaxoSmithKline - U.S. FDA approves new ARIXTRA indication: prevention of VTE in abdominal surgery

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse - Article reviews the safety of nicotine replacement therapy

Guy's Hospital - New findings in the area of diabetic nephropathy described

Harokopio University, Athens - Inflammation and MTHFR may have a common mechanism

Harvard Medical School - Cancer research finds targets for new cholesterol-lowering therapies

Harvard University, Boston - Low dose cyclosporin may prove to prevent dopamine-induced apoptosis