Cardiovascular Business Week

Information Technology - Allina selects Lumedx CardioStar technology

INSERM U428, Paris - Study examined plasma concentration of S18886 required for antiplatelet efficacy

INSERM U626, Marseille - TAFI gene polymorphisins are strongly associated to plasma TAFI levels

Inst. Municipal d'Investigacio Medica, Barcelona - Consumption of virgin olive oil could provide beneficial effects in CHD patients

Ischemia - New data illuminates research in ischemia

Isis Pharmaceuticals - ISIS 301012 continues to produce attractive lipid reduction

Istanbul University - N-terminal pro-BNP levels correlate with disease severity

J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt - New findings in electrocardiography described

Jagiellonian University, Krakow - Not everyone responds to aspirin

Joanneum Research - New materials and coatings extend life of vascular implants

Johns Hopkins University - Technique may reduce morbidity of open-chest transmyocardial revascularization

Kaiser Permanente Colorado - Older ER patients receive lower quality care than younger patients

Karolinska University, Stockholm - B-mode ultrasonography in the brachial artery may be useful in CAD evaluation

Kokushikan University, Tokyo - Carotid body analyzed, hypoxic adaptation demonstrated

Kumamoto University - Small platelet aggregates may help to stratify patients who present for PCI

Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris - Thyroid hormones are involved in caveolin-1 alpha expression

Laval University, Quebec City - Cranberry juice is linked with increase in plasma antioxidant capacity

Leiden University - Aqueous oxygen prevents LV remodeling, preserves LV ejection fraction

Leiden University - Cardiac resynchronization in diabetic and nondiabetic patients compared

Leiden University Medical Center - Long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy outcome evaluated

Leiden University, Netherlands - Blood types and DVT - do they matter?

LipoScience, Inc. - Blood test to determine LDL cholesterol levels now available through LabCorp

Marshall University, Huntington - MAPK expression and the control of activation are changed with aging

Masaryk University, Brno - Polyphenolic content and antioxidant potential of wine are strongly correlated

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston - Recent findings in cardiomyocytes described

Mayo Clinic, Rochester - Beta-blockers may aid increased ventilatory efficiency in CHF patients

Mayo Clinic, Rochester - Complex CHD anomalies must be understood in order to provide optimum care

Mayo Clinic, Rochester - Expression of MHC isoforms with aging is transcriptionally regulated

Medical University of South Carolina - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

MicroVention, Inc. - 100th patient enrolled in trial of HydroCoil Embolic System

Montreal Heart Institute - Anodal RV capture identified in patients with CRT-ICD systems

Montreal Heart Institute - Celsior solution is best for preserving endothelial function

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Change in vessel wall size is more related to LDL-C than to statin dose

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Low-dose VEGF aggravates hemorrhagic transformation after cerebral ischemia

National Council of Research, Naples - Negative finding on stress SPECT is superior to negative finding on DSE

National Public Health Institute, Turku - Low intakes of vitamin D and certain flavonoids were predictors of AMI, stroke

National Research Council Canada - Technique allows view of receptor clusters in a heartbeat

Nippon Medical College, Tokyo - Nifekalant renders electrical defibrillation more successful

Nippon Medical School - MRI is better than SPECT in assessing heart damage

North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset - New findings in the area of imaging detailed

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. - U.S. FDA approves Diovan to reduce death in high-risk heart attack survivors

Oita University - Insulin resistance reduces expression of heat shock protein 72

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation - Overexpressed endothelial cell protein C protects against endotoxin insult

Osaka City University - Neutrophils from hyperlipidemic animals are associated with burst of ROS

Osaka University - Decoy transcription factor prevents abdominal aortic aneurysm formation

Pennsylvania State University - Study compared effect of midoleic sunflower oil and olive oil on CV risk factors

Pennsylvania State University, Hershey - Review examines the exercise pressor reflex in health and disease

Pfizer Inc. - U.S. FDA approves new use for Celebrex

Premier, Inc. - Study focuses on strategies of successful cardiovascular programs

Queen's University, Belfast - Hepatic lipase -514 T allele may be a susceptibility locus for CAD

Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa - Transesophageal ECG before aortic valve replacement might be helpful

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Collaboration studies effects of thymosin beta 4 on degenerative muscle diseases

San Camillo de Lellis General Hospital, Rieti - Recent findings in stroke provide new insights

sanofi-aventis - International pharmaceutical group supports DTC advertising guiding principles

Santhera Pharmaceuticals AG - Collaboration established to develop, market therapy for neuromuscular disease

St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Roslyn - Electron beam CT coronary calcium score predicts CAD events

St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Roslyn - Vitamin E, C, and atorvastatin regimen did not affect progress of calcification

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Alliance to help heart valve patients with anticoagulation therapy announced

St. Louis University - Startle response is dependent on beta₁ -adrenoceptors

St. Luc University Clinic, Brussels - Quantitative analysis improves diagnostic accuracy of MDCT but not that of MR

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto - Herbal remedies for managing diabetes reviewed

St. Michael's Medical Ctr., New Jersey - Movie villains smoke more than heroes

St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst - Neurokinin-1 receptor studied, immunopositive arterial cells identified

Stanford University - Caspase-3 inhibition prevents graft coronary artery disease in transplantation

Stockholm School of Economics - Losartan is more cost-effective than atenolol in HT patients with LVH

Sungkyunkwan University - Clinical features and long-term outcome of SIH characterized

Sungkyunkwan University - Long-term cardiac gene expression achieved using coxsackieviral vector

Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern - Clustering ventricular arrhythmias in ICD recipients characterized

Texas Heart Institute, Houston - West Nile virus encephalitis developed following cardiac transplantation

Thoratec Corp. - Cynthia Lucchese named CFO of cardiovascular disease-focused company

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Catheterization is needed before procedures in single-ventricle physiology

U.S. National Dairy Council - Obese African-American adults who eatmore dairy lose more fat, 2 studies show

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Ang II has a central role in mediating PGE₂ -dependent production of MMP-1

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Cancer and CV disease accounted for 45% of research on dietary supplements

Uniformed Services University, Bethesda - Need may exist for improved tools or training in CV clinical assessment