Cardiovascular Device Liability Week

Kobe Gakuin University - Pressure overload upregulates AT₂ receptor in rat thoracic aorta

Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports strong financial performance for Q4 and 2003

Malmo University Hospital - Discrepant measurement of myocardial perfusion defects seen in software

Market Analysis - Disease management programs on the rise

Maxygen, Inc. - Maker of protein therapeutics reports nets losses for Q4 and full year

Mayo Clinic - Maturation of adventitial DCs underlies GCA pathogenesis

Mayo Clinic - More women than men die of heart disease in U.S.

Medicure, Inc. - American Stock Exchange lists stock of cardiovascular drug discovery firm

Medtronic, Inc. - Technology company enhances its remote cardiac device monitoring system

Memphis State University - Cardiac electrocontractile sensor developed

MIV Therapeutics, Inc. - First phase of Canadian HA Drug-Eluting Stent Coating R&D program completed

Monash University - CPAP treatment of OSA beneficial for heart failure patients

Munich Technical University - Combination drugs do not appear to help patients before heart catheterization

Nagoya City University - Mechanically detachable coils suitable for collateral vessel embolization in children

Nanogen, Inc. - Molecular diagnostic products company reports increased revenues for year

Natl. Research Inst. of Child Health, Tokyo - A potent drug cocktail induces tolerance after rodent heart transplantation

New York Medical College - NO, prostaglandins modulate myogenic pressure responses of coronary arterioles

Oregon State University - Research adds health benefit to tomatoes

Pediatric Obesity - Children's waistlines have expanded two clothing sizes over past 20 years

Pennington Biomedical Research Center - Abdominal fat increases cardiovascular disease risk in normal-weight women

Perlegen Sciences, Inc. - Cardiovascular expert joins scientific advisory board

Rochester Diagnostic Center - Heart center offers noninvasive heart disease test

Ruhr University of Bochum - AT₂ -receptor antagonists block Ang II effects on atrial noradrenaline release

Saga University - Raloxifene prevents cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice

San Raffaele H Science Institute - Coupling TNF-alpha with alpha_V integrin ligands improves activity

Schering-Plough Research Institute - Scientists identify protein essential for cholesterol absorption from intestine

Shiga University of Medical Science - AT₁ receptors linked to insulin resistance-induced vascular dysfunction

State University of New York - Conventional operation beats beating-heart procedure for long-term results

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Leukocyte counts may have prognostic value in acute CVD

Thomas Jefferson University - Jefferson scientists unlocking secrets of cholesterol transport in body

U.K. Medical Research Council - MRC scientists unlock one of the secrets of inflammation

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Post-SCT CMV recurrence predicts relapse

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Researchers receive $9.2 million for heart failure studies

Univ. of British Columbia - SSRI antidepressants inhibit ADP-induced platelet aggregation

Univ. of California, Davis - Orange juice fortified with plant sterols found to lower "bad" cholesterol

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Healthy heart habits promote healthier brains

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - Discovery may accelerate new treatment for global health problem

Univ. of Minnesota - Study shows women's medication use higher than expected

University of Aarhus - No link found between fetal growth and serum levels of IGF

University of Amsterdam - Angiogenic shifts contribute to age-related macular degeneration in aged eyes

University of Cambridge - GPR10 variants influence effect of exercise on blood pressure

University of Florida - Cardiologists garner federal funds to study stress and the heart

University of Heidelberg - High prevelance of peripheral arterial disease in German primary care patients

University of Ioannina - Antiangiogenic therapy should target a variety of lung carcinoma moieties

University of Leuven - Home blood pressure monitoring helps patients manage drug treatments

University of Louisville - Mock circulation system can facilitate cardiac device testing

University of Messina - Hepatopulmonary syndrome is concern for the anesthetist

University of Milano-Bicocca - Combination of low-dose nifedipine GITS and losartan effective

University of Wales - Platelet NO resistance characterized in CHF patients

University of Zurich Hospital - Cheyne-Stokes respiration in congestive heart failure reviewed

Verimetra, Inc. - Company will use award to develop techniques for prenatal cardiac surgery

VU University Medical Center - Research demonstrates predictive power of electrocardiograms

Wake Forest University - Ang II blockade improves exercise tolerance during diastolic dysfunction

Winston-Salem State University - SCG receptors mediate Ang II effects on ganglionic transmission