Cardiovascular Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 25th, 2005
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Arrhythmia - Calmodulin kinase II activity critical for atrioventricular nodal conduction
Arrhythmia - Use of ACE inhibitors and ARBs in the prevention of AF needs further study
Cardiac Arrhythmia - Catheter ablation improves QOL of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Cardiomyopathy - Increased H-FABP indicates ongoing myocardial damage in HC patients
Ischemia - Hyperoxygenation may be critical triggering factor for postischemic remodeling
Acute Coronary Syndrome - EARLY ACS trial designed to reinforce benefit of early use of Integrilin
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Study falls short of showing efficacy of high dose vitamin E therapy
Anesthesia - Clonidine is a safe and effective alternative to epinephrine in oral surgery
Anesthesia - I.V. anesthetics restore cerebral autoregulation; volatile anesthetics do not
Angina Pectoris - Broader vasopeptidase inhibition is required to alleviate chronic angina
Angiology - Recent findings illuminate research in angiology
Angiology - Reports advance knowledge in angiology research
Angiology - Right axillary artery cannulation works for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Angioplasty - Estrogen attenuates vasoconstriction during angioplasty
Angiotensin - Angiotensin type analyzed, receptor antagonist activity documented
Aortic Arch Aneurysm - Novel Matsui-Kitamura stent grafting technique shows promise
Aortic Arch Surgery - Near infrared spectroscopy detects flow alterations during ACP with hypothermia
Atherosclerosis - Research in atherosclerosis provides new insights
Aortic Arch Therapy - Ascending-to-descending aortic bypass via right thoracotomy is safe
Aortic Stenosis - Analytical model describes instantaneous pressure gradient across aortic valve
Arrhythmia - Electroanatomic mapping linked to high rate of ablation success
Arrhythmia - Ibutilide is effective at terminating atrial arrhythmias
Arrhythmia - Researchers reveal mechanisms underlying catecholaminergic VT
Arrhythmia - Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reflects cardiorespiratory interaction
Cardiology - New findings in the area of cardiology described
Arterial Bypass Surgery - Surgical management of groin lymphatic complications reviewed
Atherosclerosis - ACAT2 is a therapeutic target for CHD associated with hypercholesterolemia
Atherosclerosis - Apoptotic cell phagocytosis studied, impairment in atherosclerosis noted
Atherosclerosis - Endothelin studied, role in and nature of CD40 induction defined
Atherosclerosis - MRI shows statin therapy shrinking plaques
Atherosclerosis - New research in the area of atherosclerosis detailed
Cardiology - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Atherosclerosis - Novel blood test measuring oxidized fats is heart disease indicator
Atherosclerosis - Pioglitazone has anti-atherosclerosis activity in diabetic patients
Atherosclerosis - Proatherogenic events and cell adhesion studied, role of redox state clarified
Atrial Fibrillation - Ablation close to the esophagus can lead to heating at the esophageal lumen
Atrial Fibrillation - Anti-inflammatory therapy may decrease AF incidence after cardiac surgery
Hypertension - Recent findings in hypertension provide new insights
Awards - Sensation 64 CT system wins gold in 2005 Medical Design of Excellence Award
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Alpha(1)-AR antagonists should be first-choice treatment option
Blood Pressure - Beta-1 adrenoceptor blockade mediates the cardiovascular effects of khat chewing
Business Update - Chinese health authority approves sale of latest line of Powerheart AEDs
Business Update - Definitive proxy statement filed for acquisition of MedQuest
Business Update - U.S. FDA panel: AbioCor submission did not yet meet HDE standards
Hypertension - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of hypertension
Calcific Aortic Stenosis - Intensive lipid-lowering therapy does not stop progression of stenosis
Cardiac Arrest - Nonpatient cardiac arrest needs better management at hospitals
Cardiac Arrhythmia - Cardiac resynchronization therapy not recommended for right bundle branch block
Cardiac Arrhythmia - Ventricular therapies, QOL, mortality assessed in ICD patients
Cardiac Catheterization - Fluoroscopic localization of the femoral head is a useful landmark
Cardiac Hepatopathy - Cardiac hepatopathy before and after heart transplantation is benign
Hypertension - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of hypertension
Cardiac Hypertrophy - Changes in 11HSD1 and 11HSD2 expression not associated with cardiac hypertrophy
Cardiac Myxoma - Caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in cardiac myxoma not associated with HPV or EBV
Cardiac Pacemakers - Closed loop stimulation pacing effective in young patients
Cardiac Pacemakers - Exercise has different autonomic effects on sinus and AV node
Cardiac Pacemakers - Learning curve of laser lead extraction elucidated
Cardiac Pacemakers - Techniques for improving outcome of LV lead placement evaluated
Imaging - Reports add new data to imaging research
Cardiology - Daniel A. Pelak appointed president and CEO
Cardiology - Medical technology company initiates patent foramen ovale closure study
Cardiology - New findings in cardiology described
Cardiology - Progress reported in pig studies of stent coating in preparing for trials
Cardiology - Protein kinase C examined, role in neonatal cardiac structure clarified
Imaging - Researchers describe findings in imaging studies
Cardiology - Spray nitroglycerin brings fast relief for angina
Cardiology - Thrombospondin-1 buffers non-affected tissues following myocardial infarction
Cardiology - U.S. FDA grants approval to market pacemakers
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Antioxidant defence during on-pump CABG characterized
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Long-term renal replacement therapy post cardiopulmonary bypass is not likely
Imaging - Studies advance knowledge in imaging research
Cardiovascular Disease - Company awarded major clinical research program in cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Disease - FM-VP4 toxicity study complete
Cardiovascular Disease - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Polymorphisms associated with fibrinogen levels found in Spanish population
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Standard lipid profile predicts LDL particle size in high-risk black population
Cardiovascular Interventions - Defect closure with Amplatzer septal occluder effective after 5 years
Cardiovascular Interventions - Percutaneous device closure effective for interatrial septal defects
Cardiovascular Surgery - Aortic connector may raise risk of saphenous vein graft occlusion
Cardiovascular Surgery - Research demonstrates potential of TMR Plus gene therapy
Carotid Artery Stenting - No difference between embolic protection devices for carotid artery stenting
Cerebral Artery Infarction - PCA infarction stimulates MCA infarction more often than previously thought
Cerebral Embolism - Patients with AF and dense SEC at high risk for cerebral embolism
Cerebral Palsy - Study reveals CP pathophysiology differs from that of acute hypoxia-ischemia
Cesarean Delivery - Role of volume preloading in Caesarean section anesthesia clarified
Chagas Disease - Heart rate turbulence methodology is best for detecting autonomic alterations
Chronic Heart Failure - Biopharmaceutical company reports results of treatment for chronic heart failure
Chronic Heart Failure - Carvedilol improves left ventricular diastolic function in advanced CHF
Chronic Kidney Disease - Anemia and LVH predict cardiovascular disease in CKD patients
Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion - Frontrunner coronary catheter effective for recanalization
Cirrhosis - Brain natriuretic peptide has prognostic value in cirrhosis progression
Cirrhosis - Terlipressin provides better hemodynamic effects than somatostatin
Clinical Trials - Agreement signed to deliver cardiac safety services to Japanese trial market
Clinical Trials - Recombinant human thrombin clinical trial results presented at meeting
Coronary Artery Bypass - Cardiopulmonary bypass linked to post-CABG aspirin resistance
Coronary Artery Bypass - Perioperative RBC transfusion linked to heightened mortality risk
Coronary Artery Disease - Findings describe new data in coronary artery disease research
Coronary Artery Disease - Lacidipine reduces common carotid artery IMT, decreases inflammatory markers
Coronary Artery Disease - Technical advances improve myocardial imaging in women
Coronary Heart Disease - High-density lipoproteins subclasses associated with heart disease
Coronary Heart Disease - Hormones found to play equivocal role in coronary heart disease
Defibrillation Therapy - Medical adhesive and/or ePTFE improve lead extraction
Depression - Prospective study data suggest depression is a cardiac risk factor
DiGeorge Syndrome - Characteristic gene expression determined via microarray analysis
Diabetes - TNF-alpha may be a risk for coronary heart disease among diabetics
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research
Diabetic Nephrology - Phase 3, phase 4 clinical program of therapy for diabetic nephropathy initiated
Diagnostics - LDX System receives CRMLN certification
Diagnostics - Recent findings in diagnostics described
Diagnostics - Study shows Coronary Calcium Score most accurate test for heart attack risk
Diet & Nutrition - Low total vitamin C plasma level is risk factor for hemodialysis patients
Disease Associations - Carotid plaques examined, role of LDL humoral immune response defined
Disease Associations - Endocarditis studied, fibrinogen and fibronectin cooperative binding revealed
Drug Delivery - First patient receives TRT with Benephit Delta Infusion System
Drug Development - Phase III study to evaluate first-in-class drug to treat cardiogenic shock
Echocardiography - Researchers' findings advance echocardiography research
Electrocardiographic Interpretation - Most physicians cannot recognize a long QT when they see one
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - TGF-beta 2 enhances cardiac myocyte differentiation from embryonic stem cells
Emergency Medicine - Chest pain response to sublingual nitroglycerin doesn't predict cardiac origin
Endocytosis - Studies describe new findings in endocytosis research
Endothelial Dysfunction - Na+/H+ exchanger linked to endothelial dysfunction induced by high glucose
Environmental Health - Study aims to determine if air pollution accelerates heart disease
Epicondylitis - Low dose shock wave therapy without local anesthesia is safe
Epilepsy - Recent findings in epilepsy provide new insights
Fetal Medicine - Real-time 3-D fetal echocardiography using matrix probe is feasible
Finance - Company focused on morbid obesity management reports plan for private placement
Finance - Pharmaceutical company completes $5.9 million stock offering
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - GERD rises in frequency in Singapore
Gene Research - Gene studies reveal the complexity of mouse apolipoprotein B gene expression
Grants - Canadian company awarded NSERC grant to develop cholesterol-lowering platform
Hantavirus - Researchers find novel peptides that inhibit entry by SNV and HTNV
Heart Attack Risk Factors - Metabolic syndrome increases risks of heart attack and mortality
Heart Disease Risk Factors - Cost-effectiveness of nutritional counseling for obese patients discussed
Heart Failure - Family education and support interventions are necessary to heart failure care
Heart Failure - Heart failure patients sought for study evaluating implantable pulse generator
Heart Failure - U.S. FDA approves BiDil for treatment of heart failure in black patients
Heart Organogenesis - Embryonic disturbance of cell adhesion molecules can result in cardiac defects
Heart Transplantation - Renal function, compliance are long-term complicating factors in children
Heart Transplantation - Risk factors for severe post-transplant right heart failure identified
Heart Valve Surgery - EuroSCORE predicts in-hospital and long-term mortality after heart valve surgery
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Novel chemotherapies for Hodgkin lymphoma being investigated
Hormonal Therapy - Appropriate use of hormones reduces risk of comorbidities
Hormones - Researchers' findings advance hormones research
Hypercholesterolemia - Bad cholesterol: genes make the difference scientific
Hypercholesterolemia - Berberine may be a useful alternative to statins for lowering cholesterol
Hypercholesterolemia - New gene-scanning technology marks a major advance in disease research
Hypercholesterolemia - Patients with ApoE epsilon 4 allele have higher lipid peroxidation levels
Hypercholesterolemia - Statin therapy can briefly raise risk of psychiatric disturbances
Hypertension - BMI changes between ages 5 and 14 affect blood pressure at age 14
Hypertension - Effects of weight loss on long-term hypertension outcomes reviewed
Hypertension - Enzyme affects hypertension by controlling salt levels in body
Hypertension - Findings in hypertension provide new insights
Hypertension - Normal blood pressure could add years to your life
Hypertension - Once-a-day diltiazem HCL is effective and safe against hypertension
Hypertension - Pharma company receives nonapprovable letter from U.S. FDA for PW2101
Hypertriglyceridemia - Bezafibrate is effective in ameliorating atherogenic dyslipidemia
Imaging - Companies form partnership to resell imaging visualization and analysis software
Imaging - Lower-priced multi-functional cardiac ultrasound system introduced
Imaging - Marketing authorization recommended for contrast agent, Vasovist
Imaging - New data illuminates research in imaging
Imaging - North Shore University Hospital installs CT imaging system
Imaging - Radiology service to provide subsecond 64-slice CT scanner
Imaging - T2-weighted CMR with gadolinium enhancement is useful in myocarditis patients
Insulin Resistance - Arterial stiffness related to insulin resistance in hypertensive older adults
Interventional Cardiology - Canadian researchers call for more angiograms
Ischemia - Delayed subendocardial thinning suggests early stage hypoperfusion
Ischemia - GGA blunts the endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia and reperfusion
Ischemia - Ketotifen inhibits I/R induced leukocyte adhesion and can prevent organ damage
Ischemic Heart Disease - Assessment of myocardial viability reviewed
Ischemic Heart Disease - Imaging study reveals characteristics of ischemic human myocardium
Laparoscopic Surgery - Utility of post-discharge thromboprophylaxis evaluated
Left Ventricular Function - Cardiac MDCT compared with angiocardiography
Lipolysis - Sympathetic modulation by carvedilol and losartan reduces lipolysis
Lipoproteins - New data illuminates research in lipoproteins
Liver ischemia - Getting the NAC preserves aortic functions following liver ischemia-reperfusion
Malaria - Fatty meals have no effect on the relative oral bioavailability of piperaquine
Medical Devices - Aortic mini-root-containing valves studied, endothelial seeding described
Mesenteric Ischemia - Techniques to reduce GI complications in heart surgery patients are needed
Mitral Valve Replacement - Postoperative free-floating left atrial ball thrombus reported
Multiple Organ Failure - N-acetylcysteine treatment has no prophylactic use
Myocardial Infarction - Adenosine, at a particular dose, may help patients with STEMI
Myocardial Infarction - Antidepressants may lower risk of recurrent heart attack, death
Myocardial Infarction - Aspirin underprescribed to prevent heart attack and stroke
Myocardial Infarction - Bone marrow cells have a minor hand in myocardial healing after infarction
Myocardial Infarction - Nitroprusside is an effective treatment of no-reflow phenomenon
Myocardial Ischemic Reperfusion Injury - Na+/Ca2+ inhibitors may have therapeutic potential
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 - Cytosine-thymine-guanine repeat length is only one factor in progression of DM1
Nonacute Coronary Artery Disease - Meta-analysis finds no benefit in PCI versus conservative therapy
Nutrition - Anti-inflammatory effect may help explain fish benefit
Obesity Pathogenesis - Activity restriction owing to heart disease increases obesity risk
Obstetrics - Interleukin-6 may elevate fetal nucleated red blood cells
Oxygen Saturation - Cerebral TOI may not be reliable in detecting low SjO2 in children
Parkinson Disease - Only cardiac MIBG uptake can distinguish PD from multiple system atrophy
Patents - Catheter, medical tubing securement development company announces 7 new patents
Patient Safety - Hemashield Vantage peripheral vascular grafts recalled
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Enoxaparin shows similar results as unfractionated heparin during PCIs
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Patients undergoing PCI at risk for retroperitoneal bleeding
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Plasma PAI-1 levels may identify patients with late restenosis risk
Peripheral Artery Disease - Distal protection devices improve safety of lower extremity treatment
Personnel - Diagnostic imaging company names Robb Young senior manager, cardiology CT
Personnel - Kelly W. Elliott, RN, named VP of clinical affairs by medical devices company
Personnel - Molecular diagnostic technology company announces new leadership team
Physical Fitness - Exercise capacity reduced in patients with glycogen storage disease type I
Platelets - Reports add new data to platelets research
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Intense terrorism does not affect PTSD symptoms
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome - Acute acetylcholinesterase inhibition improves tachycardia in POTS
Product Licensing - Company obtains license from Valentis for novel drug formulation technology
Professional Education - Medical training facility opens in Columbus, Ohio
Professional Education - Provider of testing services, nuclear cardiology certification board join forces
Prognostics - CRP plus ECG ST-segment depression predicts mortality
Public Health - Health indicators helped define public health priorities
Pulmonary Medicine - Epidural block - isoflurane/nitrous oxide combo okay for lung resection
Pulmonary Medicine - Mechanism for PV focal firing that converts to atrial fibrillation found
Pulmonary Medicine - Researchers use MRI to characterize proximal pulmonary artery blood flow
Pulse Oximetry - Normal values of pulse oximetry in newborns is lower at high altitudes
Renal Graft - Tacrolimus improves serum lipid levels and improves cardiovascular risk
Renal Transplantation - BP, arterial wall properties altered after cyclosporine to tacrolimus switch
Restenosis - Recent findings in restenosis provide new insights
SARS - Tachycardia reported in patients recovering from SARS
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - NOGA useful in assessing post-PCI myocardial recovery
Saphenous Vein Grafts - Clinical outcomes after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation are good
Shock - Profound hypothermia preserves cognitive functions in a swine model
Statins - Reports advance knowledge in statins research
Stem Cell Research - Company provides update on hESC at stem-cell meeting
Stroke - Protein kinase C delta inhibitors attenuate injury and improve outcome
Stroke - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market blood test for assessing risk of stroke
Strokes - Cerebral endothelial ICAM-1 expression analyzed, aprotinin effect shown
Surgical Technology - Paper analyzes effects of modernizing care for patients undergoing major surgery
Tissue Engineering - Umbilical vein scaffold developed for cardiovascular tissue engineering
Total Arch Replacement - Arch-first technique improves neurological outcomes for total arch replacement
Tracheostomy - There are no clinical differences between open versus bedside PDT
Transplantation Medicine - Aggressive organ donor management increases amount of organs available for use
Transplantation Medicine - PaO2 <250mmHg is not a definite contraindication for lung transplantation
Ventricular Hypertrophy - Strategies that decrease ET-1 can improve coronary endothelial dysfunction
Weight Loss - Reasons for intentional and unintentional weight loss in older men outlined
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