Cardiovascular Business Week

Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza - Ultrasonography is used to evaluate visceral fat and metabolic syndrome

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - Researchers describe findings in glycemic control studies

Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo - C-reactive protein elevation correlates with accelerated atherogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis

Illumina, Inc. - Children's hospital to participate in study of single nucleotide polymorphisms

Information Technology - Cardiovascular institute chooses firm to provide practice management, EHR services

INGEBI, Buenos Aires - New research in the area of cardiology detailed

Innsbruck Medical University - Mitral valve repair is superior to valve replacement in active disease

INSERM E221, Grenoble - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Inst Nacl de Ciencias Med y Nutricion, Mexico City - Early detection and prevention of diabetic nephropathy are needed in Mexico

Institute of Physiology, Strasbourg - More intense physical activity is beneficial for heart rate variability in middle-aged persons

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City - Cd²⁺ effects on sulfur assimilation and GSH metabolism studied in three cell models

Iridex Corp. - Medical laser maker appoints new VP of marketing

Iwate Medical University - Three-dimensional outline of the heart and conduction pathway constructed

Johns Hopkins University - Radionuclide imaging dynamically tracks mesenchymal stem cells to myocardial infarction

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Viagra blunts the effects of stress on the human heart

Kanazawa University, Ishikawa - Dysadherin expression used to prognosticate non-small cell lung cancer

Karolinska Institute, Huddinge - Smokeless tobacco may contribute to coronary heart disease

Kumamoto University - Carbonyl reductase is involved in pig heart superoxide

Kuopio University Hospital - Findings advance knowledge in imaging research

Kuwait University, Safat - Skeletal muscle insulin resistance appears to be of genetic origin

Kyushu University, Fukuoka - Artificial PTFE chordae effective for treating anterior mitral leaflet prolapse

Laboratoire de Physiologie des Adaptations Cardiovasculaires a l'Exercice, Avignon - Intensive training in healthy children does not negatively affect heart rate variability

Laval University, Ste-Foy - Benefits of weight loss on insulin resistance may also complicate weight control

Leeds Teaching Hospital - T1 determinations using a short acquisition period enable accurate cardiac measurements

Leiden University - Catheter ablation sites identified in patients with ventricutar tachycardia

LiDCO Group plc - Cardiovascular monitoring company appoints new non-executive director

Linkoping University - New findings in atherosclerosis described

Lynn Health Science Institute and Duke University Medical Center - "Silent" nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea

Matria Healthcare, Inc. - Results show benefit of employer disease management programs

Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin - Some kinds of fat are worse than others; abdominal fat is the decisive factor

Mayo Clinic - Studies advance knowledge in diagnostics research

Mayo Clinic - Temporary pacemaker use, steroid treatment predict permanent pacemaker effusions

McGill University, Montreal - Additional class of neuropeptide Y receptor sites exists in rat brain

Medical University of Graz - Findings describe new data in childhood obesity research

Medical University of Lodz - Findings in proteomics provide new insights

MedicalCV, Inc. - Malleable surgical ablation probe receives U.S. FDA 501(k) clearance

Medizinische Universitatsklinik, Heidelberg - Ischemic preconditioning and cardioplegia differentially affect myocardial energy metabolism

Medtronic, Inc. - Medical device company introduces low-profile surgical ablation system

Men's Health - Men's health magazine reports on whether saunas are healthy or harmful

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Oral phosphate binders in the treatment of pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Muhimbili Univ College of Hlth Sci, Dar es Salaam - Epidemiology of diabetic foot in Africa reviewed

Nanjing Medical University - Recent findings illuminate research in ischemia

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Therapy potential of mitochondrial biogenesis regulatory program in ischemia discussed

National Taiwan University Hospital - Spatio-temporal image correlation is valuable in diagnosing complex congenital heart diseases

National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu - Tissue regeneration observed in the repair of a right ventricle myocardial defect

National Yang-Ming University, Taipei - Basis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation can be predicted by gender and left atrial enlargement

New York Medical College - Cytochrome P450 antagonists may prevent corneal neovascularization

Nickelodeon - Children's media organization joins partnership to combat childhood obesity

Northwestern University, Chicago - Findings advance knowledge in cardiology research

Novadaq Technologies Inc. - Medical device company establishes U.S. subsidiary in Delaware

Novoste Corporation - Results find vascular brachytherapy effective treatment for in-stent restenosis

Odense University Hospital - Myocardial perfusion imaging is imperfect in the absence of post-test referral bias

Ohio State University - Synergistic interactions between Ca²⁺ entries occur in normal and failing rat heart

Osaka Medical Center for Cancer & Cardiovascular Diseases - Clear and papillary renal cell carcinoma differentiated by CT scan and MRI

Osaka University - C-terminal amino acids of SUR2A and SUR2B function in cardiovascular ATP-sensitive K⁺ channels

Osaka University - Combined cell therapy benefits severely ischemic hearts in canine models

Osaka University - Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy blunts vascular remodeling in hypertrophic hearts

Osaka University - Hepatocyte growth factor generates therapeutic angiogenesis in ischemic canine hearts

Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh - Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies have common pathway

Ospedale Microcitemico, Cagliari - Nuchal translucency and nasal bone are useful markers for trisomy 21 screening

Peking University - Intermedin may function as a cardiovascular active peptide

Peking University - Relaxin protects against isoproterenol-induced myocardial ischemia injury

Peking University, Beijing - VEGF gene transfer stimulates angiogenesis and muscle regeneration in ischemic muscles

Personnel - Cardiovascular Services of America names Timothy P. Martin president and CEO

Quality Assurance - Ten hospitals selected to participate in program to improve cardiac care

Rio de Janeiro State University - Irbesartan plus perindopril needed to reduce aldosterone, proteinuria, and TGF-beta₁

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Doppler echocardiography is useful in evaluating aortic coarctation

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Magnetic resonance measurements in thalassemia are consistent between medical centers

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Gender differences identified in treatment of women with ACS in Irish population

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown - Plasma total cholesterol is affected by age-dependent genetic influences

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg - Tesaglitazar improves metabolic abnormalities linked to insulin resistance

Schering-Plough Corporation - New approach to antiplatelet therapy during coronary interventions under study

Seoul National University - Novel rat model of VED with generalized atherosclerosis validated

Shiraz University of Medical Science - Plasma homocysteine is not increased by the chronic administration of nandrolone

Sorin Group - Complete clinical, angiographic data confirm patient safety of drug-eluting stent