Cardiovascular Device Liability Week

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Adult angiogenesis is enhanced by accessory cells

Hershey Medical Center - Cardiac catheterization infection control guidelines have been revised

Hokkaido University - In ischemia, enhanced NO may balance ATP supply/demand and protect cells from reperfusion injury

Hospital Center, University of Quebec - In moderate hypertension, telmisartan is more effective than ramipril to reduce blood pressure

Hospital Clinic, Barcelona - In kidney transplant recipients, ApoB polymorphism may adversely affect long-term survival

Hospital Clinic, Barcelona - Salt-sensitive hypertensive patients show increased levels of atherosclerosis markers

Hospital del Mar, Barcelona - Obstructive sleep apnea prevalence is ten-fold higher in patients with sick sinus syndrome

Hull Royal Infirmary - Soybean phytoestrogens may have very limited benefit on bone health

Imperial College London - Cardiac myocyte exposure to oxidative stress causes modifications to cytoprotective proteins

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras - Left ventricular systolic dysfunction is assessed by eccentricity ratio measured from 2-D ECG

Indiana University - In children with stroke, family history is a poor screen for prothrombotic genes

Information Technology - Heartlab passes connectivity testing of cardiac network

INRA-Paris 11 UMR1154 - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

INSERM U258, Villejuif - Clinical depression may be associated with higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

INSERM U533, Nantes - Atrial fibrillation may produce gene-expression changes related to arrhythmia

Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital - Wound retraction system used for lung resection by video-assisted mini-thoracotomy

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - New clinical data shows antisense drug Isis 301012 significantly reduces triglycerides

Jagiellonian University, Krakow - Orthostatic hypotension in familial dysautonomia is improved by physical countermaneuvers

Juntendo University, Tokyo - Erythropoietin enhances neuroprotection against ischemia and reperfusion injury

Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan - Hypertension may be independent predictor for primary chordae tendineae rupture

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Persistent bradycardia experienced as a result of ciguatoxin poisoning

Keio University, Tokyo - In SLE, anti-CD40L autoantibody is associated with thrombocytopenia, not thromboembolism

King's College, London - In low-renin hypertension, plasma aldosterone is elevated Afro-Caribbean subjects

Kocatepe University, Afyon - Isolated left bundle branch block may be associated with intraventricular asynchrony

Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Summary results of phase 4 studies of niacin compound reported

Kyoto University - Choroidal angiogenesis may increase in response to connective tissue growth factor

Kyushu University, Fukuoka - In hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy may be induced by aldosterone

Loyola University Health System, Chicago - Telemetry captures stroke patients' cardiac problems

Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich - Corticotropin-releasing hormone increases monocyte endothelin-1, decreases NO release

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat - Data advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Marie Lannelongue Hospital, Le Plessis Robinson - Pulmonary artery obstruction changes vessel growth in the non-obstructed lung

Masimo - Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry may be a valuable tool for diagnosis of congenital heart disease in newborns

Massachusetts General Hospital - Following intracerebral hemorrhage, antiplatelet use is not associated with increased recurrence risk

Maugeri Foundation Hospital, Pavia - In type 2 diabetes metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance linked to silent CAD

Mayo Clinic - Mitral regurgitation after myocardial infarction is reviewed

McGill University, Montreal - Data advance knowledge in diabetes complications research

McGill University, Montreal - Depression treatment in coronary artery disease trial is announced

McGill University, Montreal - Recurrent myocardial infarction, mortality are similar for immediate or delayed statin therapy post-MI

Medeikon Corporation - Medeikon names Dr. Zhenyu Wu as associate director of software development

Medical University of Silesia - Researchers' findings advance atherosclerosis research

Medical University of South Carolina - Research in cardiology provides new insights

Medical University of Vienna - Recombinant antithrombin inhibits thrombin formation and interleukin release in endotoxemia

Medical University, Graz - Myeloperoxidase-mediated oxidation of HDL yields markers for atherosclerosis

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation - Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation awards nearly $1 million for research aimed at a cure

Monash University - Panic disorder symptom development may be linked to defective neuronal reuptake of noradrenaline

NDI Medical - NDI Medical launches business unit to advance neurostimulation technology

New York University - Diet, risk of coronary heart disease differ among ethnic subgroups of Black Americans

Nihon University, Tokyo - Angiogenesis and cardiac function improve following bone marrow cell implantation

Niigata University - Recent findings in cardiology described

Northeast Cardiac Clinic & Research Institute, Wilkes-Barre - Researchers' work adds to cardiology body of knowledge

Northern General Hospital, Sheffield - Reports add new data to hypertension research

Ortho Women's Health & Urology - Ortho Evra study shows risk of VTE and DVT similar to oral contraceptives

Osaka City University - In acute MI, unstable angina pectoris, high MMP-9 levels are associated with plaque rupture

Paijat-Hame Central Hospital, Lahti - Recent findings illuminate research in coronary artery bypass

Peking University - Metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia common among Beijing professional population

Personnel - MedCath names O. Edwin French as president and chief executive officer

PolyMedix, Inc. - PolyMedix raises $21 million in equity financing

Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton - Ghrelin and synthetic affect cardiovascular GH secretagogues

Radboud University, Nijmegen - Adrenaline-driven cardiovascular response may have underlying gender-specific traits

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. - Regeneration Technologies announces net revenues of $20.1 million for the fourth quarter 2005

RegenMed - Anti-SDF-1 treatment prevents retinal neovascularization in nonhuman primates, study shows

Research and Markets - Late-stage heart failure pipeline weak with 81% of products in development, report says

Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo - Findings advance knowledge in surgical technology research

Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo - Findings in echocardiography provide new insights

Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of coronary artery bypass

Rosetta Genomics Ltd. - Research collaboration to develop micro-RNA related therapies for liver cancer announced

Royal Liverpool Hospital - Diabetic nephropathy to ESRD prevention involving losartan-based treatment may reduce cost

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

Rush University, Chicago - Ezetimibe/simvastatin clinical trials suggest ezetimibe does not aggravate simvastatin muscle effects

Second University of Naples - Physiological, pathological ventricular hypertrophy is identifiable with combined 2D echo/Doppler imaging

Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon - Surgical strategy is presented for pulmonary coarctation in univentricular hearts

Seoul National University - In pediatric cardiac surgery, hydroxyethyl starch is a safe alternative for volume replacement

Shandong University, Ji Nan - Transthoracic 2-D ECG is as effective as x-ray fluoroscopy for coronary sinus cannulation

Sichuan University, Chengdu - Endostatin downregulates angiogenesis signals in retinopathy models

Sorin Group - Janus Tacrolimus eluting carbostent study data show excellent safety, efficacy in patients