Cardiovascular Device Liability Week

Abiomed, Inc. - Abiomed receives French regulatory approval of AB5000 circulatory support system

Abiomed, Inc. - Abiomed receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to commence Impella 2.5 trial

German Pediatric Heart Institute, St. Augustin - After Norwood operation, pulmonary:systemic blood flow ratio should be targeted at 1.5

Toyohashi Heart Center - 64-slice-MSCT detects significant coronary artery stenosis with high accuracy

- Same day transfer of angioplasty patients to referring hospital is safe and effective

A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples - Recent studies from Italy and the United States add new data to obesity research

Aachen University - LV volume quantification in cardiac multislice spiral CT is improved by enhanced resolution

Aachen University - Platelet-monocyte aggregate formation is affected by phosphodiesterase III inhibition

Aachen University - Researchers' data from Germany and Japan advance imaging research

Aachen University of Technology - Studies from Germany, Italy and India describe new findings in cardiology research

Aarhus University Hospital - Aarhus University Hospital researchers publish most recent findings

Aarhus University Hospital - Hypocaloric diet and physical activity improved insulin sensitivity and inflammation obese

Aarhus University Hospital - Reports from Aarhus University Hospital add new data to knowledge base

Aarhus University Hospital - Studies from Denmark and the United States add new findings to heart disease body of knowledge

Abbott Laboratories - Smooth muscle cell genes not known to be regulated by vitamin D analogs are identified

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis - Study launched to study effect of using stem cells to prevent congestive heart failure

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - Hyperventilation is ineffective to reduce arterial-to-end-tidal CO₂ tension difference

Anesthesia & Cardiology - VSD treated by percutaneous transcatheter closure associated with serious complications

Ankara University - New findings in diabetes described from Turkey and Italy

Arteriocyte Inc. - Cleveland stem cell therapy start-up, Arteriocyte, Inc., receives state research support

Ataturk University, Erzurum - Left ventricular diastolic filling pressure can be determined by tissue Doppler imaging

Atherotech - Atherotech's chief medical officer earns rare certification in lipidology

Auckland University of Technology - Recent findings in angiology described by researchers from New Zealand, South Korea and United States

Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne - New findings from Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne described

Baskent University, Ankara - Findings from Turkey, the United States and Denmark in polycystic ovarian syndrome provide new insights

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Myocardial infarct wound healing displays species-specific differences

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - New data from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston detailed

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Research from the United States, United Kingdom and Japan in diabetes provides new insights

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Researchers' data from the United States and Turkey advance obesity research

Beckman Institute, Pasadena - The embryonic vertebrate heart tube is a dynamic suction pump

Boston Scientific Corp. - Boston Scientific launches studies of wireless home monitoring for heart failure patients

Boston Scientific Corp. - Boston Scientific reports on benefits of dual-chamber pacing in study

Boston University - Findings from the United States describe new data in angiology research

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Researchers' work from Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston adds to body of knowledge

Brown Medical School, Providence - Researchers' data from Brown Medical School, Providence highlight new research

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College - Peripheral vascular disease patients demonstrate attenuated cardiovascular capacity

Cabrini Medical Center, New York - Cardiac CT angiography is examined in review

Cardiovascular Disease - Exercise is essential for the health of the arteries

Cardiovascular Institute, Tokyo - L-type Ca²⁺ channel differs between atrium and ventricle

Cardiovascular Research - Largest study of in-hospital cardiac arrest in children overturns conventional medical wisdom

Cardiovascular Research - Mild to severe heart muscle impairment linked to higher stroke risk

Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York - Contrast-induced nephropathy is considered in review

Careggi Hospital, Florence - Careggi Hospital, Florence researchers publish most recent findings

Careggi Hospital, Florence - Researchers from Italy and Turkey provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Case Western spins out stem cell company

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Studies from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in angiology research

Catholic University of Chile - Hyperdynamic septic shock improves with single-session hemofiltration

Catholic University of Rome - Cardiorespiratory synchronization can be achieved in oxygen-enhanced MRI of the lung

Cell Press - New mechanism explains connection between glucose and wakefulness

Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Rotenburg - Paclitaxel-eluting Coroflex Please stent shows similar efficiency to comparable stents

Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim - Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim researchers describe recent findings

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne - Cardiopulmonary bypass surgical venous cannula design provides superior flow

Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Berlin - Novel preeclampsia prediction technique proves highly effective

Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. - Chemokine Therapeutics announces publication in Nature Medicine on blood vessel growth

Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. - Chemokine Therapeutics closes transaction to re-acquire licensing rights to CTCE-0214 from PPD

Children's Hospital, Boston - Studies from Children's Hospital, Boston highlight recent research

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Studies from the People's Republic of China, Japan and United States add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Studies from the People's Republic of China, United Kingdom and Netherlands add new findings to peripheral vascular disease body of knowledge

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing - Researchers from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing report recent findings

Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing - Coronary lesion features are depicted by breath-hold 3D steady-state free precession coronary MRA

Chonnam National University - Studies from Chonnam National University highlight latest findings

Chonnam National University, Kwangju - Reports from Chonnam National University, Kwangju describe recent advances

Chonnam National University, Kwangju - Researchers' findings from South Korea, Poland and United States advance diabetes research

CHUM, Montreal - Researchers from Canada, Brazil and Germany provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Chungnam National University, Daejeon - Researchers from South Korea, United States and Israel provide details of new studies and findings in the area of proteins

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Microembolic signals may be minimized by RF titration according to microbubble formation

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - New data from the United States and Taiwan lluminates research in cardiology

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Recent findings from the United States and Serbia and Montenegro illuminate research in cardiology

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Researchers' work from Cleveland Clinic Foundation adds to body of knowledge

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Studies from Cleveland Clinic Foundation highlight most recent findings

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Studies from Cleveland Clinic Foundation highlight recent research

Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases, Iasi - Roflumilast is in clinical trials for treatment of COPD

CNR, Pisa - Heterogenous myocardial iron overload is detected by multislice multi-echo T2* MR

Colon Cancer - Recruitment planned to resume in Avant international phase III trial in adjuvant colon cancer