Cardiovascular Business Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 22nd, 2006
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Biosite - Biosite notes 45% increase in sales of cardiovascular products
Biovail - Biovail and Athpharma terminate joint development agreement
Cytokinetics - Cytokinetics reports $1.4 million in revenue from R & D collaborations in second quarter
Edwards Lifesciences - Edwards Lifesciences reports strong second quarter earnings
Endologix - Endologix reports continued significant growth during second quarter in U.S. product sales
Finance - Merit Medical reports record Q2 2006 revenues of $48.1 million, up 13.5% over Q2 2005
Millennium Pharmaceuticals - Millennium Pharmaceuticals reports strong Q2 2006 results, progress in marketing Velcade
PLC Systems - PLC Systems reports second quarter results; plans to announce new product initiative
Vascular Solutions - Vascular Solutions reports Q2 2006 record net sales up 35% to $10.9 million, raises guidance
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark - Left ventricular ejection fraction assessment may invalidate the reliability of EuroSCORE
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark - Researchers' work from Denmark, the United Kingdom and Finland adds to imaging body of knowledge
Abbott - Abbott gets U.S. FDA clearance for test to diagnose congestive heart failure
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Italy describe findings in surgery studies
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, U.S. - Sickle red cell adhesion and vaso-occlusion in the microcirculation are inhibited by antioxidants
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Implantable venous access devices are compared
Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, U.S. - Lung delivery of superoxide dismutase is enhanced by perfluorochemical liquids
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Japan advance cardiology research
Alltracel Pharmaceuticals - Alltracel forms joint venture with nanofiber technology innovators Elmarco
American Diabetes Association - Study finds 1 in 5 youths with diabetes has 2 or more risk factors for early heart disease
American Society of Interventional & Therapeutic Neuroradiology - Carotid artery stenting deemed safe treatment option for elderly in recent study
Aneurysms - Intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coil occlusion device
Aomori Municipal Hospital, Aomori, Japan - Coronary artery bypass grafting using an abdominal artery as an inflow is described
Astellas - Phase III Study shows Prograf as effective as Neoral in kidney transplant recipients
Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy - Radial artery bypass grafts are visualized using multidetector row computed tomography
Barzilai Medical Center, Ashqelon, Israel - Abnormal small vascular elasticity is found in those with positive antiphospholipid antibodies
Baylor University, U.S. - Color tissue Doppler myocardial velocities underestimate spectral tissue Doppler velocities
Baylor University, U.S. - Myoendothelial gap junctions are players in dilation of middle cerebral artery in rats
Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition, U.S. - Atherosclerosis in mice is inhibited by diet rich in green and yellow vegetables
Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Coronary stenosis is accurately depicted by stress perfusion and delayed-enhancement MR imaging
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Eptifibatide during percutaneous coronary stenting is feasible and safe
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - New findings in angiology described from the United States, Japan and Australia
Biophan Technologies - Biophan forms scientific advisory board for Myotech
Boston Scientific - Olympia Phase I registry demonstrates efficacy of Taxus Liberte Stent System
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, U.K. - Reports from the United Kingdom and United States add new data to imaging research
Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Koblenz, Germany - Post-cardiac surgery interferon suppression is caused by decreased interleukin
Business Update - Care Improvement Plus opens first assessment center for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illness
Cardiac Medical Devices - Study suggests Cypher Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent more cost-effective than Taxus stent
CardioOptics - Cleveland Clinic physicians use advanced visualization technology during complex cardiac procedures
Cardiopulmonary Research Science & Technology Institute, U.S. - Transapical aortic valve implantation is performed in an animal model
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Confusion, not stress, keeps CPR volunteers from responding
Cardiothoracic Center NHS Trust, Liverpool, U.K. - Coronary surgery patients with renal dysfunction have higher perioperative morbidity/mortality
Cardiothoracic Center NHS Trust, Liverpool, U.K. - Intestinal ischemia risk following cardiac surgery may be assessed with prediction tool
Catholic University of Korea, South Korea - 3D midwall ejection fraction discriminates systolic function and degree of hypertrophy
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium - Lower dose spinal-epidural may improve hemodynamic stability after cesarean delivery
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy - Age-dependent variation in repolarization intervals was found by magnetocardiographic mapping
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy - Prostate cancer protein kinase activity is subject to leuprorelin acetate regulation
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy - Researchers from Italy, the South Korea and the United Kingdom report recent findings in gynecology
Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, U.S. - Reports from the United States and folsom@epi describe recent advances in heart disease research
Center for Clinical & Basic Research, Ballerup, Denmark - New findings in cardiology described from Denmark, France and the United States
Center Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland - Research from Switzerland, Japan and France in transplants provides new insights
Central Hospital of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland - Ten-year prognosis of Puumala hantavirus-induced acute interstitial nephritis is favorable
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, Sainte Foy, Canada - Researchers from Canada, France and Japan detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan - Hemicraniectomy is a lifesaving procedure after middle cerebral artery territory infarction
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan - Recent findings in heart disease described by researchers from Taiwan and Brazil
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan - Recent studies from Taiwan and Japan add new data to cancer treatment research
Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Germany - Proximal coronary artery diameter is significantly larger on angiography after s.l. nitroglycerine
Cheju National University, South Korea - Angiotensin II receptor blockade causes differential effects on adipose and vascular PAI-1
Chinese Academy of Science, People's Republic of China - Embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes contract on 3D collagen scaffold
Chung Ang University, South Korea - Recent findings in diabetes described by researchers from South Korea and Germany
City Hospital of Linz, Linz, Austria - Atrial fibrillation patients with rapid ventricular rate show improvement with amiodarone
City University of New York, U.S. - Reports from the United States, France and Thailand advance knowledge in cardiology research
CNR Clinical Physiology Institute, Italy - Resynchronized patients show improved outcome with delay optimization by Doppler-derived LV dP/dt
Collaborations - Larry King Cardiac Foundation partners with LAC+USC Medical Center, COPE Health Solutions
Columbia University, U.S. - New findings in angiology described from the United States
Columbia University, U.S. - Single-beat estimation of end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship is a novel noninvasive method
Comenius University, Slovakia - NO-synthase induction affects cardioprotection of modified endotoxine diphosphoryl lipid A
CompuMed - CompuMed, Inc. announces latest contracts to provide remote ECG screening for correctional market
CryoCor - CryoCor announces addition to board of directors
CV Therapeutics - Cardioprotective effects of the late sodium current inhibitor ranolazine are reviewed
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Spain and Canada advance knowledge in prostate cancer research
Danish National Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Research from Denmark, Italy and the United States in angiology provides new insights
David Grand U.S. Air Force Medical Center, Travis AFB, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Finland detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes
Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey - Researchers from Turkey, Japan and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of heart disease
Drexel University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Austria and Japan describe findings in cardiology studies
Duke University, U.S. - Acute coronary syndromes predicts lower use of cardiac catheterization in elderly
Duke University, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Italy describe new data in heart attack research
Duke University, U.S. - Stress-induced cytokines secretion raises insulin resistance-related complications
Duke University, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Israel add new findings to hematology body of knowledge
Duke University, U.S. - Transfused blood storage duration is associated with morbidity and mortality
Eberhard Karl University, Germany - Good coronary artery image quality at high heart rates is achieved by 16-slice CT
Ege University, Turkey - Recent findings from Turkey, the United States and Japan illuminate research in diet & nutrition
Emageon - Emageon signs enterprise HeartSuite agreement with CHRISTUS Health
EMO Centro Cuore Columbus, Milan, Italy - Chronic total occlusions refractory to guidewires may be opened with a novel device
Emory University, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Greece in cardiology provide new insights
Emory University, U.S. - New research from the United States and Canada in the area of genetics detailed
Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium - Hyperoxia enhances metaboreflex sensitivity during static exercise in humans
Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium - Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients improve exercise tolerance, symptoms with treprostinil
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - MRI tracking of iron oxide-labeled cells in myocardial infarction hampered by hemorrhage
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Reports from Netherlands, Ireland and United States advance knowledge in cardiology research
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Operative stabilization of flail chest is achieved with prosthetic mesh and methylmethacrylate
Fourth Military Medical University, People's Republic of China - Insulin improves cardiomyocyte contractile function through SERCA2a activity
Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology & Experimental Medicine, Germany - Hypertensive rats show nifedipine represses ion channels, transporters, Ca2+-binding proteins
Fudan University, People's Republic of China - LV systolic synchronicity in dilated cardiomyopathy is assessed by real-time 3D echocardiography
Gazi University, Turkey - Morphologic evidence of subclinical atherosclerosis was obtained in Behcet's disease patients
GlaxoSmithKline - ACE/NEP inhibitor GW660511X called effective in mild-to-moderate high blood pressure
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, U.K. - Congenital heart surgery outcome is only weakly predicted by Basic Aristotle Score
Hallym University, South Korea - Posterior circulation ischemic stroke etiology in Koreans differs from that of Caucasians
Harvard Health Letter - Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect heart disease patients and slow recovery
Harvard University, U.S. - Coxib therapy for chronic pain may be best in patients with higher GI, lower cardiovascular risk
Harvard University, U.S. - Data from the United States advance knowledge in genetics research
Harvard University, U.S. - Findings from the United States in heart disease provide new insights
Harvard University, U.S. - New research from the United States, Japan and Norway in the area of cardiology detailed
Harvard University, U.S. - Research from the United States and Germany in heart disease provides new insights
Harvard University, U.S. - Researchers identify how a molecular switch regulates fat and cholesterol production
Harvard University, U.S. - Tai Chi proves effective for enhancing certain fitness parameters in elderly women
Healthcare Costs - Cardiovascular disease cost to European Union is estimated at e169 billion/year
Healthcare Costs - Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation patients at moderate stroke risk is cost-effective
Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf, Germany - Researchers from Germany, Brazil and Greece publish new studies and findings in the area of heart disease
Herzzentrum Lahr/Baden, Germany - Studies from Germany and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research
Hokuriku University, Japan - Studies from Japan, Italy and Canada describe new findings in diabetes research
Hopital Laval, St. Foy, Canada - Reports from Canada and the United Kingdom advance knowledge in cardiology research
Hospital Clinic University, Barcelona, Spain - Studies from Spain and the United States describe new findings in obesity research
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada - Researchers from Canada, Switzerland and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Ikegami General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Research from Japan and the United States add new data to angiology body of knowledge
Information Technology - Hahnemann University Hospital, St. Christopher's Hospital to invest $18.9M in technology
Innsbruck Medical University, Austria - Cardiogenic shock patient outcomes with the bridge to bridge concept are assessed
INSERM U772, France - Cardiovascular expression during development and adulthood clarified
Institute of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, Cuba - Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis is focus of review
Institute of Child Health, U.K. - Atrial septostomy benefits children with pulmonary arterial hypertension
International University of Health & Welfare, Japan - Gender differences in coronary events in patients in Japan treated with simvastatin were examined
Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands - Calcium deposits detected on mammograms do not appear associated with coronary risk factors
Jackson Laboratory - High BMI does not always spell obesity, Jackson Laboratory researchers show
Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany - Blood pressure in hypertensive rats was lowered by reversal of NOS uncoupling and eNOS upregulation
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, U.S. - New findings in cardiology described from the United States, Australia and Spain
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Cardiopulmonary bypass management and neurologic outcomes are reviewed
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - DSG2 mutations contribute to right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Decreasing abdominal fat may improve cardiac size and left ventricular diastolic function
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Netherlands and Brazil describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS research
Kansai Medical University, Japan - Researchers' work from Japan, the South Korea and Italy adds to ischemia body of knowledge
Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland - Recent findings in rectal cancer described by researchers from Switzerland, Italy and Norway
Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan - Death risk from acute myocardial infarction may be protected against by calcium in drinking water
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan - New findings from Taiwan, Canada and Japan in the area of hypertension described
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan - RV dysfunction in pulmonary embolism patients is corrected after anticoagulant treatment
Karaelmas University of Medicine, Turkey - Trauma affects the albumin cobalt binding assay for ischemic events
Kaunas University, Lithuania - Reports from Lithuania, Netherlands and Mexico describe recent advances in cardiology research
KH der Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria - Both infusion and bolus adenosine are safe for stress myocardial contrast echocardiography
King's College London, U.K. - Cardiac safety profile of rivastigmine in Lewy body and Parkinson disease dementias is favorable
Korea University, South Korea - Research from South Korea, France and Japan add new data to diabetes body of knowledge
Korea University, South Korea - Smoking reduces coronary blood flow as assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
Kosuyolu Heart & Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey - Research from Turkey, the South Korea and Germany in surgery provides new insights
Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan - Low dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate predicts decline in urinary albumin excretion in diabetes
Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan - Systemic ventricular outflow tract obstruction in univentricular hearts is solved by modified technique
Kyushu University, Japan - Serum uric acid levels are associated with left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive women
Laval University, Canada - Reports from Netherlands, Ireland and Italy add new data to biomedical engineering research
Liverpool University, U.K. - KATP current in rat femoral artery myocytes is activated by anoxia but not hypoxia
Louisiana State University, U.S. - Heart rate recovery after maximal exercise is linked to acetylcholine receptor M2 gene polymorphism
Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany - Researchers from Germany, the United States and Turkey report recent findings in cardiology
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany - Coronary artery stent lumen assessment is superior with higher resolution 64-slice CT
Lund University, Sweden - Arterial wall shear strain results from bidirectional longitudinal movements during cardiac cycle
Lund University, Sweden - Reports from Sweden, Spain and Scotland advance knowledge in heart attack research
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