Cardiovascular Week

Angiotensin - AT₁ -Mas complex could be target for intervention in CV diseases

Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Occurrence of one CV risk factor may increase likelihood of others

Hyperlipidemia - Statins and n-3 fatty acids are the most favorable lipid-lowering interventions

Stents - Intraoperative stent placement avoids patch augmentation of pulmonary vessels

Addiction Medicine - Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channel studied, subunit modulation shown

Alzheimer Disease - Study finds statin drugs can help treat Alzheimer disease

Angiology - Recent findings illuminate research in angiology

Angiology - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Angiology - Study shows association of carotid intima-media thickness and coronary events

Angioplasty - Study assessed filter protection devices during angioplasty and stenting

Angiotensin - Researchers describe findings in angiotensin studies

Apoptosis - ARD1-NATH protein acetyltransferase identified and characterized

Aspirin Therapy - Stop aspirin therapy before procedures only if bleeding risk is serious concern

Atherosclerosis - Angiotensin plays role in loss of heparan N-sulfotransferase in liver

Atherosclerosis - CXCL16 is involved in enhanced stenosis in atherosclerotic coronary arteries

Atherosclerosis - Studies describe new findings in atherosclerosis research

Atherosclerosis - Diabetes gene associated with subclinical atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis - Insulin resistance impairs endothelial function in healthy men

Atherosclerosis - Mitochondrial dysfunction may be early step leading to atherosclerotic disease

Atherosclerosis - New findings in atherosclerosis described

Atherosclerosis - Tibolone associated with upregulated expression of estrogen and LDL receptors

Cardiology - New findings in the area of cardiology described

Awards - State of Ohio awards clinic-led consortium $32.8 million for 3 research units

Behcet Disease - The carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is not increased in Behcet disease

Biochemistry - PI3K gamma contributes to the control of cAMP levels in the cardiac system

Business Update - Commercialization, R&D alliance with Biovail in cardiovascular area announced

Business Update - Company announces product launch with Kesko of Finland

Business Update - Company receives CE Mark approval for UniStar cobalt chromium stent

Cardiology - Reports describe recent advances in cardiology research

Cardiac Development - Mechanism regulates Nfatc1 expression in developing cardiac valves

Cardiac Surgery - Long-term outcomes in repair of transposition of great arteries are encouraging

Cardiac Surgery - Manouguian patch enlargement procedure is useful during double valve replacement

Cardiology - Cardiac monitoring systems and services company cites supporting research

Cardiology - Cardiac rehabilitation program is accompanied by very low incidence of CV events

Cardiology - Complement activation may be related to necrosis within the myocardium

Cardiology - Research in cardiology provides new insights

Cardiology - Cost-effectiveness of in-home automated external defibrillators determined

Cardiology - Demonstration of cardiac myocyte differentiation challenges common view

Cardiology - Diagnosis and management of cardiac tumors discussed

Cardiology - Long-term treatment for C. pneumoniae did not reduce the rate of CV events

Cardiology - Medical device company announces cardiopulmonary industrial integration plan

Cardiology - Mitral valve repair in children provides acceptable long-term results

Cardiology - Researchers' data advance cardiology research

Cardiology - New data illuminates research in cardiology

Cardiology - Premature ventricular complexes from RV outflow tract may cause LV dysfunction

Cardiology - Pressure monitoring cannot reliably detect catheter migration

Cardiology - Programming implantable cardioverter defibrillator reduces shocks, study shows

Cardiology - RV dilatation is highest in patients with pulmonary artery embolism

Diabetes Therapy - Reports add new data to diabetes therapy research

Cardiomyocytes - New research in the area of cardiomyocytes detailed

Cardiomyopathy - Role of gene microarrays in cardiomyopathy research reviewed

Cardioprotection - KR-32570 possesses potent cardioprotective effects in perfused rat hearts

Imaging - Researchers' data advance imaging research

Cardioprotection - Recent findings in cardioprotection described

Cardioprotection - Review explains concepts of hypothermia-associated neuro- and cardioprotection

Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Nitric oxide gas and iloprost reduces platelet dysfunction during CPB

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Novel probe provides ultrafast PO₂ measurement

Cardiothoracic Surgery - Outcome after heart and heart-lung transplantation evaluated

Cardiovascular Disease - Cardiovascular effects of endomorphins in diabetic rats reported

Cardiovascular Disease - Effects of diabetes on Kv channels in coronary muscle cells studied

Cardiovascular Disease - Inhibition of GGTase I may be useful for treating cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular Disease - O₂ ^- scavenger reverses abnormalities in Eng^+/- arteries

Cardiovascular Disease - Study suggests pioglitazone HCl reduces carotid artery intima-media thickness

Cardiovascular Disease - Telemedicine systems company and St. Jude Medical expand alliance

Cardiovascular Disease - Trial using noninvasive cardiovascular risk assessment technology announced

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Hormone replacement therapy reduces left ventricular mass

Cardiovascular Health - Ob-gyns have important role in helping women prevent heart disease

Cardiovascular Research - Apnea training explained greater oxygen conservation seen in divers

Cardiovascular Research - Increased aortic distensibility in athletes may cause better diastolic function

Cardiovascular Research - Resistance training is associated with cardiac hypertrophy and lower BP

Cardiovascular Research - Study compared influences of antianginal drugs on CV response to orthostasis

Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Waist-to-height ratio better identifies youth with CV risk factors than BMI

Cerebral Perfusion - Arch repair with antegrade cerebral perfusion has several advantages

Chronic Renal Failure - Impaired antioxidant defense system has role in pathogenesis of oxidative stress

Collaborations - Swiss companies sign agreement to produce drug to treat pulmonary disease

Community Health Programs - Study provided information about organizational involvement in health activities

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - Perioperative RBC transfusion linked to increased mortality risk

Coronary Artery Disease -  MEF2A mutations are not a common cause of coronary artery disease

Coronary Artery Disease - Ankle-brachial index is inversely related to prevalence coronary artery disease

Coronary Artery Disease - Intensive atorvastatin is not more beneficial than diet and low-dose lovastatin

Coronary Artery Disease - Perindopril lowers BP, decreases arterial stiffness and central pulse pressure

Coronary Heart Disease - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate predicts coronary heart disease in males

Cyclosporin - Study evaluated effects of cyclosporin A on cardiomyocytes

Deep Vein Thrombosis - Company provides update on FIBRIMAGE development program

Depression - Atherosclerosis boosts risks of depression in elderly

Diabetes Therapy - Atorvastatin significantly reduces vascular events in diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights

Diabetes Therapy - Pioglitazone restores endothelial function in aorta of diabetic rats

Diagnostics - BNP and NT-proBNP may be equally useful in diagnosing CHF in dyspnea ED patients

Diagnostics - Findings in diagnostics provide new insights

Diagnostics - MRI has potential to become the future CV 'all-round examination'

Diet & Health - Health-conscious people have reduced mortality compared with general population

Diet & Nutrition - Cranberries full of antioxidants, study says

Diet & Nutrition - High-dosage vitamin E supplements should be avoided

Diet and Nutrition - Tea catechins are cardioprotective in people with type 2 diabetes

Disease Screening - Anthropometric indices are markers of CVD risk factors in Singaporean women

Down Syndrome - Subjects with Down syndrome showed blunted heart rate response to upright tilt

Drug Development - Positive Aggrastat injection strategy trial data published

Drug Development - Scottish Medicines Consortium accepts therapy for heart failure in LVSD patients

Drug Development - U.S. FDA grants approval for Adenosine

Drug Development - U.S. FDA grants approval of formulation for cardiovascular product fenofibrate

Echocardiography - Dobutamine stress real-time myocardial contrast ECG is safe and feasible

Echocardiography - Doppler tissue dynamics may complement flow velocity in evaluating LAA function

Echocardiography - Method is more effective than BNP level in detecting high risk for LV remodeling

Echocardiography - TEE may be dispensable when small vessel disease is the presumed stroke etiology

Echocardiography - Tissue Doppler imaging is more accurate than propagation velocity

Echocardiography - Wall-thickness measurement may improve sensitivity of dobutamine stress ECG

Embolism - Clinical outcome of patients with venous thromboembolism transcribed