Cardiovascular Device Liability Week

Medizinische Klinik III, Eberswalde - Cardiogenic shock follows surgical embolectomy

Medtronic - Ernst & Young installs AEDs nationwide

Mercer University - Traditional anticoagulants pose problems; Fondaparinux represents improvement

Merck & Co. Inc. - Osteoclast formation and survival dependent on lipoproteins

Merikoski Rehabilitation & Research Center - Heart rate dynamics determined after training followed by home-based exercise

Michigan State University - Active cooldown reduces post-exercise vWf:Ag and tPA antigen

MorphoSys AG - Collaboration to develop therapeutic antibody against cardiovascular target

Myocardial Infarction - People under 40 run five times the risk of heart attacks if they smoke

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - Biopharmaceutical company announce milestones in StaphVAX development

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - Variants of mouse ADAMTS13 gene encode von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease

National Taiwan University - Exposure to submicrometer particles affects heart rate variability

New York University - Study links physiologic phenotype with defined genotype

Nippon Medical College - Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes neovascularization in healing ulcers

Northwestern University - One in four adults over 40 could develop irregular heartbeat

Novartis Pharma AG - Trial shows Prexige reduces incidence of upper GI ulcer complications

Obesity - Data reveals striking increase in disability claims related to obesity

Obesity - Excess weight hikes risk for nine types of cancers

Obstetrics - Obstructive sleep apnea needs to be recognized in pregnant women

Onassis Heart Center - Medical versus interventional management of stable angina described

Oregon State University - Increased antioxidant level from apples is due to effects of fructose on urate

Penn State University - Transvascular fluid filtration regulates arteriolar myogenic response

Pfizer - New guidelines urge early and long-term aldosterone blockade therapy

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse - Pittsburgh incubator signs Nurel Therapeutics, Inc., as new tenant

POINT Biomedical Corporation - Ultrasound-imaging company raises $27.1 million in equity financing

Polish Academy of Sciences - CADASIL: Notch 3 gene mutations probably target more than smooth muscle cells

Queens University - Newborn brain damage may be due to antepartum asphyxia

Quinton Cardiology Systems - Cardiology products provider and Quinton Cardiology will manufacture AED

Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital - PMEA coating on CPB circuit reduces postoperative inflammation

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Natriuretic peptides useful for diagnosis and treatment of heart failure

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. - Shaped implants provider names executive vice president

Rubicon Medical Corporation - Vascular medical device developer and Boston Scientific collaborate

Salk Institute - Marathoning mice could have Olympian effects on obesity

Schering-Plough Research Institute - beta-Lactams are identified as potent cholesterol absorption inhibitors

Second University of Naples - Co-existing hypertension and diabetes increase arterial stiffness

Shih-Chien University - Wax gourds have abilities of antioxidation and ACE activity inhibition

Sofinnova Ventures - Nicola Campbell joins Sofinnova Ventures as a life science partner

Spacelabs Medical - New software report system for ambulatory blood pressure equipment launched

Spectral Diagnostics Inc. - Clinical use of sepsis assay supported in peer-reviewed publication

Spectrum Health - New Michigan heart center named for Fred and Lena Meijer

St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - TACC2 is not a tumor suppressor protein

Stanford University - Multi-echo SSFP acquisitions improve sequence performance

Texas Heart Institute - Site-specific preclinical testing necessary for mechanical heart valves

The Cleveland Clinic - Benefit of good cholesterol in arteries limited by Enzyme

The Endocrine Society - Research highlights the role hormones play in cardiovascular functions

The Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Founda - Research shows economic and health effects of Ohio clean indoor air ordinances

Thoratec Corp. - Sickest heart failure patients benefit from heart assist pump

Univ. of California, Irvine - Constellation of symptoms increases risk of coronary death

Univ. of Colorado, Boulder - Regular physical activity really does boost immune system in older men

Univ. of Texas Health Science Ctr., San Antonio - Hypotension and hypoperfusion are risks for vascular dementia

University College of London - Nkx2.5 and delta EF1/ZEB1 regulate collagen in vascular smooth muscle cells

University of Alberta - Proteomics used to detect regional protein differences in injured hearts

University of Cambridge - Cicaprost-induced desensitization involves inhibition of adenylyl cyclase

University of Cincinnati - Post-transplant strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome reported

University of College London - ACE I allele is elevated in long-distance swimmers

University of Frankfurt - Stenting acute carotid artery occlusion retards progressive stroke

University of Freiburg - Transluminally inserted heart valve prosthesis feasible

University of Groningen - HES in UW solution causes increased red blood cell aggregation

University of Groningen - Novel software improves analysis of RBC aggregation during CPB

University of Hamburg - HRT-related cardiovascular risks still not clear

University of Helsinki - Isolated isoflavonoids have no vascular benefits for postmenopausal women

University of Helsinki - Statins effective in long term, Nordic study suggests

University of Hospital Vienna - Organ preservation with HTK can be an alternative to UW solution

University of Illinois - Anticoagulants may be helpful in wound healing after major surgery

University of Karlsruhe - Novel test system used to compare automatic fibrillation detection

University of Leicester - DNA damage and telomere attrition may be key mechanisms in endothelial senescence

University of Mainz Klinikum - Pathomorphology doesn't belie seriousness of preeclampsia

University of Mississippi - Influence of BMI on left ventricular mass in African Americans explored

University of Missouri - Partial-heart dystrophin gene transfer may correct hereditary heart disease

University of Montreal - Reactive oxygen species mediate activation of ERK1/2, PKB, and Pyk2 signaling

University of Ottawa - Novel system converts CT scans into 3-D thoracic cavity model

University of Pennsylvania - Penn scientists identify novel pathway in aneurysms

University of Picardie - Vitamin E prevents inhibition of insulin signaling by oxidized LDL

University of Pittsburgh - Nitric oxide role in pathogenesis and treatment of CV disease reviewed

University of Siena - Understanding metabolism derangements will enable new pharmacological approaches

University of Southern California - Nuclear tropomodulin may play a role in myogenic differentiation