Cardiovascular Business Week

Arrow International - Arrow International reports earnings of $0.28 per share

Chemokine Therapeutics - Chemokine Therapeutics incurs net loss of $6 million for 2005

Finance - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia awards $12M to 41 hospitals

PharmaFrontiers Corp. - PharmaFrontiers reports net loss for the full year 2005 was $19.4 million

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - RegeneRx reports net loss of $5.5 million

Roche - Roche Foundation for Anaemia Research to award new grant worth over US$1.8 million

Sorin Group - Sorin Group's 2005 results show profitability up sharply, restructuring bringing benefits

Aachen University of Technology - Long-term neurodevelopmental impairment is tied to effects of peri-operative management

Adrenal Adenoma & Myelolipoma - Patient with adrenal adenoma plus myelolipoma relieved of hypertension by adrenalectomy

Akita University - Researchers from Japan and the United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - Percutaneously adjustable pulmonary artery banding is simple, inexpensive technique

American Academy of Neurology - People with near death experiences can differ in sleep-wake control

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Spironolactone reduces albuminuria in patients on ACE inhibitors with type 2 diabetes

American Medical Association - Patients with history of stroke may be more likely to experience memory decline

American Medical Association - Use of estrogen by postmenopausal women does not increase breast cancer risk

American Society of Nephrology - Simple lab tests may predict 25-year risk of end stage kidney disease

Angioplasty - Treatment for heart attack patients reaches milestone at Abbott Northwestern

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Angiotech data show numerical trend favoring Taxus coronary stent system

Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki - Findings from Greece, the South Korea and Italy advance knowledge in diabetes research

Astellas Pharma, Inc. - Astellas receives U.S. FDA approval of Prograf (tacrolimus) for heart transplant patients

Auckland University of Technology - Sirolimus-eluting stents have better outcome for coronary artery revascularization

Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne - Gemfibrozil lowers atherosclerosis in diabetes independent of cholesterol and glucose metabolism

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Chymase-dependent angiotensin II-generating pathway is activated by AGEs in diabetics

Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen - Quinapril raises insulin-stimulated endothelial function and adiponectin gene expression

Boston University - Cardiovascular disease progression and molecular pathways of calcification are reviewed

Boston University - New findings from the United States and Netherlands in the area of lipoproteins detailed

Cambridge University - Studies from Wales, Canada and Spain advance knowledge in hypertension research

Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing - Cilostazol therapy is an effective regimen for stent thrombosis prevention

Cardiff University - Reports from Wales, the United States and Canada describe recent advances in cardiology research

Cardiology - American Red Cross launches new first aid, CPR, AED, emergency cardiovascular care courses

Cardiome Pharma Corp. - Cardiome Pharma Corp. submits NDA for RSD1235 for acute conversion of atrial fibrillation

Careggi Hospital, Florence - For total coronary occlusion, DES implantation lowers risk of restenosis, adverse outcome

Catholic University, Rome - Studies from Italy, Netherlands and the United States advance knowledge in lung cancer research

Cell Biosciences Inc. - Cell Biosciences introduces nano-fluidic immunoassay platform for protein measurement and ID

Center for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics, Hyderabad - Oleandrin may stem interleukin-8-mediated biological response

Centocor, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants priority review of REMICADE for treatment of pediatric Crohn disease

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec - Studies from Canada, the United States and Italy advance knowledge in diabetes research

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung - Researchers' findings from Taiwan, Denmark and Canada advance geriatrics research

Charite-University Medicine Berlin - For cardiac surgery patients, longer ICU stay is associated with lower long-term survival

Chiba Cardiovascular Center - Researchers' findings from Japan, India and the United States advance cardiology research

Children's Hospital, Boston - Growth faltering in hypoplastic left heart syndrome may be reduced with nutritional therapy

Children's Hospital, Los Angeles - After Norwood palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, GI complications are common

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - For verapamil-sensitive ventricular tachycardia, left posterior fascicular block is effective endpoint

City College of New York - Endothelial cell mechanotransduction is focus of review

Cleveland Clinic - Reports from the United States, Japan and Switzerland add new data to cardiology research

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Pericardial valves may be appropriate for elderly and nonelderly patients

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Studies from the United States add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge

Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade - Immuno-turbidimetric C-reactive protein assay is effective for heart risk estimation

CNRS UMR 8526, Lille - Purified recombinant vascular endothelial-statin can be produced in large quantities

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York - Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment with aspirin promising

Columbia University, New York - In acute coronary syndrome, major depression characteristics predict sertraline benefit

Columbia University, New York - Right ventricle-first pacing in swine increased cardiac output during acute LV volume overload

Columbus Children's Research Institute - Bacterial lipopolysaccharide enhances cardiac dysfunction but not retroviral replication

Cordis Corporation - Cordis Corporation to develop global cardiac and vascular institute

Cornell University, Ithaca - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in diabetes research

Cornell University, Ithaca - Impaired cardiac angiogenesis in diabetes lacks trophic pathway-cellular synergism

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. - Cytori Therapeutics appoints cardiovascular clinical advisory board

Danish Research Center for Prevention & Health - Cardiovascular disease and ambulatory blood pressure are more strongly linked than office BP

Detroit Medical Center - Cerebral artery vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage involves haptoglobin

Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich - In cardiac multislice computed tomography, radiation dose-saving algorithms reduce exposure

Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham - Researchers from the United States and Sweden provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Erectile dysfunction models benefit from intracavernosal basic fibroblast growth factor

East Carolina University - Smooth muscle cells from mouse coronary system are isolated and characterized

Ehime University, Toon City - Researchers from Japan, France and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of diet & nutrition

Eli Lilly & Company - Study examines costs of acute coronary syndrome despite standard medical interventions

Emergency Care - Study shows paramedics save more lives when they do not follow traditional guidelines

Emory University, Atlanta - Data from the United States and the Netherlands advance knowledge in atherosclerosis research

Emory University, Atlanta - Hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients after Norwood palliation have increased aortic stiffness

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Guidewire navigation in coronary artery stenoses uses magnetic navigation system

FIBREX Medical - FIBREX Medical reports peptide for myocardial infarction proves safe in Austrian trial

Freiburg University - Mental disorders screened in cancer, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases

Freiburg University Hospital - Recent findings in cardiology described by researchers from Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom

Fuwai Hospital, Beijing - Reports from the People's Republic of China, Germany and Canada advance knowledge in cardiology research

Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven - Ventricular coupling is easily depicted with real-time cine MRI