Cardiovascular Device Liability Week

La Paz University Hospital, Madrid - Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome affects left ventricular diastolic function

LaMaitre Vascular, Inc. - Vascular surgery device developer named to Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program

Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris - Elderly persons have a high risk of thrombotic events

Leiden University - ABCA1 and SR-BI modulation may have potential for treating CAD

Leiden University Medical Center - Findings describe new data in heart failure research

Linkoping University, Norrkoping - Lifestyle change is important but complex during rehab after MI

LipoScience, Inc. - Mayo Clinic and tech company cooperate to validate cardiovascular risk test

Lund University Hospital - Researchers' findings advance imaging research

Mayo Clinic - C-reactive protein is early indicator of stiffened arteries

Mayo Clinic - Elevated BNP levels may be common pathway for many CV pathologic states

Mayo Clinic - Rate of HIT in hemodialysis patients comparable to other populations

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville - Rate of aortic regurgitation is higher in patients taking pergolide

McKesson Corporation - Healthcare services company acquires Medcon Ltd.

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Research in cardioprotection provides new insights

Medical University of Lodz - Angiotensin III analyzed, effect on pituitary on tyrosine kinase defined

Medtronic, Inc. - Medical technology company recorded $2.690 billion first quarter 2006 revenues

MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc. - Technology company completes merger and equity financing

Mie University - New research in the area of cardiology detailed

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase II clinical trial of MLN1202 initiated

Miravant Medical Technologies - Pharmaceutical development company announces net loss of $4.9 million

Munchen Pasing Clinic, Munich - Multislice CT angiography can reduce invasive angiography

Myogen, Inc. - Positive results reported for phase 2b trial in resistant hypertension treatment

National Council of Research, Naples - Studies add new findings to imaging body of knowledge

Nippon Veterinary & Animal Science University - Tracheal contraction examined, inhibitory mechanism of papaverine defined

Novartis - New type of hypertension treatment shows promise

NovoStent Corporation - Stent technology development company closes second round of financing

Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens - Inflammatory markers may be associated with myocardial injury

Oregon Health and Science University, Portland - 17beta-estradiol has a critical dosing effect on neuronal survival

Oulu University Hospital - Youngest CAD patients had the poorest health related quality of life

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Pharma company reports net loss of $8.0 million for fourth quarter 2005

Point Medical, Dijon - Ezetimibe with simvastatin treatment enabled more patients to reach LDL-C target

Postgrad. Inst. of Med. Education, Chandigarh - Vitamin C may merit close scrutiny for the treatment of heart disease

Principal Financial Group - Financial group foundation funds women's heart luncheon, youth education program

ProRhythm, Inc. - European CE Mark for ultrasound ablation system announced

Public Health Service, Vitoria-Gastiez - Socio-economic inequalities in diabetes in Basque Country reported

Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Center, Canada - Long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting prove worse for women

Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva - Damage caused by smoking may include advanced interstitial pneumonitis

RiverVest Venture Partners - Venture capital fund names managing director

Royal Free & University College, London - Studies describe new findings in heart disease research

Rush University of Medical Center, Chicago - Analysis confirms that overall findings of CONVINCE study are robust

Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris - Variants of RAS components are thought to affect inherited HT

Sciona, Inc. - Nutrigenetics assessments sold direct to consumers available in some pharmacies

Second University of Naples - Higher recurrence CHD among dizygotic twins may depend on an unidentified risk

Shantou University, Shantou Guangdong - Patients with CHD have higher expression of HO-1 in heme oxygenase-1

Siyami Ersek Thoracic and CV Surgery Ctr, Istanbul - Studies describe new findings in restenosis research

Society of Actuaries (U.S.) - Second-hand smoke costs U.S. economy $10 billion annually, actuary study shows

Southampton University Hospitals - Aprotinin plus cell salvage effectively lowers transfusion needs

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto - Exposure to concentrations of PM_2.5 and O₃ increases diastolic BP

St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula - Pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell VEGF expression studied, increase defined

St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst - Murine t-box transcription factor TBX20 mutation linked to cardiomyopathies

Stanford University - Blockade of EGFR signaling may be strategy to reverse pulmonary arterial HT

Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn, Naples - K-Ras protein has a unique role in cardiovascular homeostasis

SuperArray Bioscience - Fast microarray platform for profiling expression of gene set released

Taipei Medical University - Trilinolein inhibits beta MyHC promoter activity and hypertrophy

Taylor Madison Corp. - Mobile medical technologies developer moves to Over the Counter Bulletin Board

Thoratec Corp. - Maker of cardiovascular assist devices announces management transition

TNO Quality of Life/Work and Employment - Report describes success of community-based heart health interventions

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Studies add new findings to tissue engineering body of knowledge

Toronto General Hospital - Pre-lung transplant panel reactive antibody associated with worse survival

Tulane University, New Orleans - HIV-1 Tat induces VCAM-1 expression in pulmonary artery endothelial cells

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality - New report on soy finds limited evidence for health outcomes

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Surgeon general comments on KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants' smoking bans

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Mutations in LMNA gene may disrupt cardiomyocyte organization

UFR Physiologie-Pharmacologie - Gender-specific leptinemia and metabolic syndrome in Moroccans examined

UMR CNRS 7034, Strasbourg - Green tea prevents cell invasion and matrix degradation

UND Life Sciences, Cleveland - Combining fatty acids with COX-2 inhibitors will prevent thrombotic CV events

United Therapeutics Corp. - Company completes European Union process for pulmonary hypertension treatment

UnitedHealth Group - Thoracic, cardiac surgeons join health benefits provider to gather clinical data

Univ. of California, Davis - Research add new data to vaccines vector body of knowledge

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Comparison of cocaine, methamphetamine "highs" finds differences

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Heart failure patients show brain injury linked to depression

University Hospital of Liege - Increases in mitral regurgitation identify HF patients at risk

University Hospital of Zurich - 64-slice CT is highly accurate for assessing coronary artery stenosis

University Hospital, Aachen - Researchers' work adds to imaging body of knowledge