Cardiovascular Business Week

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Dobutamine stress echocardiography sensitivity improves after beta blockade

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - New findings in cardiology described

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - New findings in the area of genetics & genomics described

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Postural blood pressure changes and orthostatic hypotension may be traced to arterial stiffness

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Pre-op MRI predicts left ventricular function after drug-eluting stent implantation

ETH, Zurich - Osteopontin-CD44 pathway does not participate in development of autoimmune myocarditis

Fitness & Wellness - Exercise raises VEGF receptor levels in study volunteers

Franz Volhard Klinic, Berlin - Obesity-related heart disease may be linked to plasma endothelial cell-specific molecule-1

Free University of Brussels - After cardiac transplant, early stage graft vasculopathy is accompanied by hypersensitivity

Fukui University - Gastric cancer progression is driven by protease-activated receptor-2

Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven - Tenecteplase-facilitated PCI was associated with more major adverse events than PCI alone

General Hospital, Wels - Postoperative white blood cell count predicts atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery

Gifu University - Vulnerable plaques causing acute coronary syndrome are assessed using intravascular ultrasound

GlaxoSmithKline - Arixtra reduced risk of death or recurrent heart attack in patients with acute coronary syndromes

GlaxoSmithKline - Coreg CR new drug application as blood pressure therapy accepted for review by U.S. FDA

GlaxoSmithKline - Coreg at hospital discharge associated with improved survival in heart failure

Glostrup University Hospital - Ischemic heart disease is associated with mental vulnerability as risk factor

Griffith University, Southport - Cardiovascular gene expression shifts with advancing age

Guidant Corporation - Guidant Cardiac Rhythm Management President R. Frederick McCoy elects early retirement

Hammersmith Hospital, London - Viral vectors activate endothelial cell signal transduction

Hartford Hospital - Stress ECG, heart rate response to dobutamine should be included in image interpretation

Harvard University - Adult hypertension and chronic kidney disease may be associated with low birth weight

Harvard University - Aspirin can inhibit platelet aggregation in most patients with diabetes

Harvard University - Deformability, dynamics, and remodeling of cytoskeleton of adherent living cells are considered

Healthcare Coverage - Healthways expands HealthPlus of Michigan contract to provide disease-management services

Hopital Cardiologique du Haut-Leveque-Universite Victor Segalen Bordeaux - Vagal excitation is associated with shortening of fibrillatory cycle length in the pulmonary vein

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - In aortic arch repair, deep hypothermia with retrograde cerebral perfusion is safe, effective

Humboldt University, Berlin - New findings in the area of diagnostics detailed

Hvidovre University Hospital - Cardiovascular risk factors and 5-year mortality in Copenhagen stroke study are reported

iCo Therapeutics Inc. - Renowned retinal specialist Alan Bird joins iCO Therapeutics' strategic advisory team

Imaging - Imaging procedure speeds diagnosis of acute chest pain

ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc. - ImaRx Therapeutics bolsters executive team

INSERM U545, Lille - Statin anti-inflammatory properties involve peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha

Institute Endocrine Science, Milan - Recent studies add new data to cardiology research

Institute of Cardiology, La Plata - Myocardial perfusion is improved by tibolone therapy in women with ischemic heart disease

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - ISIS 301012 does not interact with currently marketed lipid-lowering drugs, study says

J.W. Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

Jagiellonian University, Krakow - Recent findings in hypertension provide new insights

JAMA Archives - High intensity statin therapy shows promise for inducing regression of coronary atherosclerosis

Japanese National Cardiovascular Center - For some aortic aneurysms with distal extension, stepwise anastomosis is a secure option

Johns Hopkins University - Recent findings in heart disease provide new insights

Johns Hopkins University - Studies advance knowledge in imaging research

Johns Hopkins University - Transient ischemic episodes modulate brain damage through action of prostaglandin receptors

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Studies describe new findings in atherosclerosis research

Kagoshima University - Lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1 is expressed after vascular injury

Kensey Nash Corporation - Low adverse cardiac events rate using embolic protection system in SVG treatment reported

Klinikum University of Gottingen, Gottingen - Biventricular pacing may be beneficial over univentricular pacing for resynchronization patients

Kumamoto Aging Research Institute - Recent studies add new data to tobacco use research

Kyushu University - EDHF-mediated and endothelium-independent relaxations are impaired in diabetic rat arteries

Kyushu University - Role of cAMP response element binding protein in cardiovascular remodeling is focus of review

La Sapienza University, Rome - Sirolimus-eluting stents induced redistribution of memory T lymphocytes in coronary sinus

Laval University - Aortic valve disease induced by high fat/high carbohydrate diet in C57BL/6J mice

Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center - Jeff L. Myers named chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Le Bonheur medical center

Leeds General Infirmary - For myocardial infarction diagnosis, studies are needed to define optimal troponin threshold

Lund University, Malmo - In suspected coronary artery disease, real-time perfusion-adenosine stress echocardiography may be useful

Maastricht University - New findings in the area of cardiology described

Marmara University, Istanbul - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences - Statin-related adverse events are synthesized in a meta-analysis of clinical trials

Massachusetts General Hospital - New data illuminates research in imaging

Massachusetts General Hospital - Optical coherence tomography is promising for imaging coronary atherosclerotic plaque

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Atherosclerosis, MI, and cardiac dysfunction were delayed by hepatic lipase deficiency in model

Mayo Clinic - In idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, arterial capacitance is predictor of mortality

McGuire Malcolm Pirnie, Denver - Atrazine monitoring reveals the effectiveness of Abraxis ELISA method may be limited

McMaster University, Hamilton - Adenosine kinase is a novel target for protecting tissues against ischemia

Medeikon Corporation - Medeikon and American Cardiovascular Research Institute collaborate on cardiac disease technology

Medical College of Georgia - Estrogen receptor alpha mediates potassium channel stimulation

Medical College of Wisconsin - For heart transplant recipients, virtual crossmatch may improve organ availability

Medical Education - Virtual classroom proves better teacher for certain medical skills

Medical University of South Carolina - Atrial fibrillation is associated with differential remodeling in myocardium

Medical University of South Carolina - Pathways of matrix metalloproteinase induction in heart failure are focus of review

Medical University of South Carolina - Role of angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy is focus of review

Medical University of Vienna - Findings describe new data in atherosclerosis research

Medical University of Vienna - Restenosis in diabetics with coronary lesions was reduced by radiation after stent implant

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic's Endeavor stent continues to show consistent clinical efficacy and strong safety profile

Medtronic, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves expanded labeling of Medtronic CRT biventricular pacing systems