Cardiovascular Device Liability Week

Albany Medical College -  mef2c is not needed for heart formation after looping morphogenesis

General Medical Center, Mie - 4-D CT angiography provides valuable information on aneurysm hemodynamics

Hippokratio Hospital, Athens - A common pathway may link LV diastolic function and aortic stiffness

Medwave, Inc. - Blood pressure monitoring developer wins right to protect intellectual property

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - ACE isoform shift may contribute to cardiac remodeling in response to hemodynamic overload

Aarhus University Hospital - Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 increased in HIV-associated lipodystrophy

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. - Tissue repair cells used to treat limb ischemia in diabetic patients

ActivBiotics, Inc. - Biopharma company to pursue development of peripheral arterial disease drug

Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh - Distal-flow femoral artery cannula may reduce distal limb ischemia risk

Alliance Medical Corp. - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for ultrasound catheter

Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation & Ochsner Clinic - Basiliximab may be useful in heart transplantations

Ambroise Pare University Hospital, Boulogne - Automated cardiac output measurement can quantify intracardiac shunt

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - U.S. allergy, immunology academy reports new asthma practice parameter

Angeles Clinic & Research Institute, Santa Monica - Safety profile of raloxifene supported by results of analysis of MORE trial data

Ark Therapeutics Group plc - Development completed for oxLDL diagnostic kit for prediction of heart attack risk

AstraZeneca - Study finds risks of cardiovascular death or nonfatal myocardial infarction reduced with Atacand

Atrial Fibrillation - New Jersey hospital offers minimally invasive fix for irregular heartbeat

ATS Medical, Inc. - Cardiac surgery device maker closes $19M convertible senior note offering

Austin Heart - Device removes plaque prior to revascularization in peripheral artery disease

Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. - Enrollment completed in phase IIb study in women undergoing cardiac bypass surgery

AVI BioPharma, Inc. - Data presented on development of nanoparticle delivery of antirestenotic drugs

Axis-Shield plc - New test for beta natriuretic peptide launched

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Antioxidant therapy may control protease inhibitor-associated cardiovascular complications

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Danon disease is an underrecognized entity in pediatric cardiology

California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco - EDPR gradient aids evaluation of pulmonary artery pressures, cardiac dysfunction

Cardiovascular Center, Frankfurt - New device uses radiofrequency energy for PFO closure

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Diet high in fat and salt diet prevented hypertrophic response to hypertension

Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles - Drug-eluting stents improve outcomes of patients with aging coronary grafts

Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - Consider atropine when vasopressin is administered during CPR

Charles Sturt University, Albury - Seven-day administration of cyclosporine A alters erythrocyte redox balance

Charles University, Plzen - Catecholamines, serotonin, acetylcholine and nitric oxide co-exist in aortic glomus cells

Chiba University - Echocardiographic measurement of DSVR provides estimation of artery stenosis severity

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing - GH-releasing peptides improve cardiac function in CHF rats

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai - Expanded endothelial progenitor cells help restore blood flow in ischemic limbs

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Lung fluid attenuates cardiac impedance measurements

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Practice of using systolic HF treatments for diastolic HF is theoretically sound

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Volumetric changes after an intervention for HF may help predict outcome

Chonnam National University - Statins decrease restenosis in patients with high C-reactive protein levels

CHU Brugmann HEDERF - Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 suitable as alternative to modified fluid gelatin for volume expansion

Claude Bernard University, Lyon - Antihypertensive medicine does more than reduce blood pressure

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Inflammation may contribute to pathogenesis of antiarrhythmic-resistant atrial fibrillation

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Three-year trials demonstrate carotid stent durability in preventing stroke

Clinimex - Adult female patients are more flexible than other women

Collaborations - Alere Medical partners with Joslin Diabetes Center to develop diabetes disease management program

Columbia University - Biventricular assist device support induces right ventricular reverse remodeling

Columbia University - PRAs may help to assess immunologic status after pediatric cardiac transplant

Cornell University, New York - Cerebellar fastigial nucleus-mediated neurogenic neuroprotection involves mitochondria

CorSolutions Inc. - Health intelligence company earns full NCQA accreditation for its disease management programs

Dalhousie University, Halifax - Heat shock differentially regulates cell signaling pathways

Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Corp. - Immunoassay maker acquired by Beckman Coulter

Duke University, Durham - Near infrared laser device can measure brain oxygen levels during surgery

Emory University, Atlanta - PCI can be performed safely in cardiac transplant recipients

Endologix, Inc. - First patients treated in Powerlink trial with 34 mm infrarenal cuff

EP MedSystems, Inc. - Cardiac electrophysiology company replaces CEO Reinhard Schmidt; David Jenkins takes the helm

Erasmus University, Rotterdam - Atorvastatin showed a more favorable effect than other statins

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - ECG core laboratory completes XML process under Mortara Certified Partner program

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - ECG services provider reports record-breaking $32 million in Q3 contracts

European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris - Palmaz Genesis stent provides good results for renal artery stent placement

Evanston Hospital - New device brings hope to severe heart disease patients

Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Study suggests new treatment more effective for early-stage macular degeneration

Fitness & Wellness - Exercise amount more important than intensity

FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase I study begins with Fx-1006a, to stabilize protein misfolding in hereditary amyloid disorders

Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology and Toxicology Medicine, Hannover - Changes in disease-related genes may account for rhythm disturbance

G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi - Balloon mitral valvuloplasty feasible under transthoracic echocardiographic guidance

Gwathmey, Inc. - Judith Gwathmey selected for U.S. National Institutes of Health program

Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Different effects of preconditioning suggest different protective mechanisms

Harborview Medical Center - Acute lung injury mortality is fourfold higher than that from heart attack

Harvard University - Model designed to evaluate policies that influence population fish consumption

Harvard University - Study found increased daily mortality from increased concentrations of particulate matter

Harvard University Medical School - Caution suggested when using a sauna

Hellenic Breast Surgeons Society, Athens - Lipidemic profile of women treated with adjuvant exemestane therapy not significantly altered

Hokkaido University - Arginine supplementation encourages exercise-induced angiogenesis

Hopital Center Lyon Sud, Pierre Benite - Emphasis must be placed on lipid panel monitoring and more efficacious therapies

Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon - Prediction score results in low risk of recurrent thrombosis in women with increased risk

Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid - Article analyzes impact of immunosuppressives on CV risk factors after renal transplants