Heart Disease Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 24th, 2003
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Cardiology - S100A1 target proteins in myocardium identified
Cardiovascular Disease - ASK1 may be involved in heart disease pathogenesis
Atherosclerosis - Job stress may be missing link between workplace exercise and heart risk
Heart Attack - Recombinant ectonucleotidase may prevent NE-induced cardiac dysfunction
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Diabetes blocks cardioprotection provided by ischemic late preconditioning
Hypertension - More than 60,000 annual deaths blamed on poor blood pressure control in the U.K.
Angina - Eurand signs agreement with leading Japanese pharmaceutical company
Angiology - Gender differences seen in urocortin-induced vasorelaxation
Angiology - Novel magnetic resonance angiography technique extends field of view
Anticoagulation Complications - Plasmapheresis, immunosuppression, antibiotics can treat antiphospholipid crisis
Antithrombotic Technology - Inflazyme licenses antithrombotic catheter coating
Artificial Heart - AnyHeart can be monitored remotely
Atherosclerosis Therapy - Simvastatin may not be effective for patients with high LDL cholesterol levels
Atrial Fibrillation - Hospitalizations triple since 1985, will continue climb
Bradycardia - Company announces European market launch of Insignia pacemaker line
Cardiac Arrest - Some defibrillators are easier, quicker to use by untrained people
Cardiac Tamponade - Intrapericardial chemotherapy is used to manage neoplastic cardiac tamponade
Cardiology - Angiotensin-(1-7) receptor activity in mesenteric arteries elucidated
Cardiology - Antifibrinolytic activity of myosin characterized
Cardiology - ECG services company inks $6 million agreement with pharmaceutical company
Cardiology - First phase of cardiovascular protection megatrial completed
Cardiology - Hand-held echocardiographic devices show promise
Cardiology - Iron accumulation by cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts elucidated
Cardiology - Thoratec reports 17% increase in revenues
Cardiovascular Disease - Heart rate turbulence has little prognostic value for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients
Cardiovascular Disease - Intracellular ROS involved in inotropic responses to cardiac receptor stimulation
Cardiovascular Disease - Mechanisms underlying food restriction-induced myocardial dysfunction identified
Cardiovascular Disease - Nitric oxide-releasing aspirin may enhance cardiovascular disease treatment
Cardiovascular Disease - Rotational thrombectomy device useful for embolism treatment
Cardiovascular Profiling - American Healthways to include CVProfilor DO-2020 system
Cell Transplantation - Adult organ-derived endothelial cells may have cell and gene therapy potential
Chlamydial Granuloma - University of Washington licenses diagnosis and treatment method for bacteria
Cholesterol - Company initiates phase I study of ETC-1001
Cleft Lip and Palate - Congenital heart disease common in children with cleft lip and/or palate in Pakistan
Congestive Heart Failure - Cholesterol drug helps heart failure patients without high cholesterol
Congestive Heart Failure - First patients enrolled in QuickSite RHYTHM ICD study
Coronary Artery Bypass - Liposomal cefotoxitin preserves human saphenous vein viability
Coronary Bypass - Device maker begins shipping heparin-coated heart-lung products
Coronary Heart Disease - Xuezhikang improves triglyceride levels in heart disease patients
Diabetes - Essential hypertension exacerbates vascular remodeling in NIDDM patients
Diabetes Atherosclerosis - Interaction between platelet CD36 and VLDL contributes to atherogenesis in diabetics
Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease - Atorvastatin shows promise for treatment of heart disease in diabetics
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Increased iron stores contribute to diabetes
Diabetic Nephropathy - Management of renal function in diabetic patients reviewed
Diagnostics - Siemens reports market share in echocardiography
Diet and Nutrition - Trans fatty acids do not affect hemostasis
Divestiture - Edwards Lifesciences sells its German perfusion services unit
Drug-Eluting Stents - SCAI president lauds task force for tackling economic, social issues raised
Electrophysiology - Clearance sought for integration of catheter navigation technology
Endocrinology - Elevated basal FSH in normal cycling women linked to higher cardiovascular risk
Finance - Company reports second quarter earnings, successful launch of EnSite NavX
Finance - PowerLink System developer completes $9.0 million private placement
Finance - SurModics reports significant third quarter gains
HIV/AIDS Heart Disease - Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery feasible, effective during HIV infection
Heart Attack - Age reduces myocardial collagen quality after post-infarct tissue remodeling in rats
Heart Attack - Dobutamine may reduce inflammatory activity during heart failure
Heart Attack Risk - The ABO blood group B has about a 2.5-fold higher risk of myocardial infarction
Heart Disease - Anti-atherogenic activity of rosuvastatin characterized
Heart Disease - Calcium signaling plays key role in cardiomyocyte stretch-induced gene expression
Heart Disease - Infective endocarditis rates rising among pediatric CHD patients in Japan
Heart Disease - Lp-PLA(2) genotype not a major factor in heart disease risk
Heart Disease - Mechanisms of vascular hypertrophic remodeling elucidated
Heart Disease Risk - Hostility, depression may boost heart disease protein level
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Insulin resistance prime suspect for heart risk in polycystic ovary syndrome
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Plasma amine oxidase is cardiovascular risk factor in obese patients
Heart Physiology - Cardiomyocyte caveolae appear to be formed by caveolin-2 and caveolin-3
Heart Transplantation - Successful transplantation was associated with rapid organ recovery
Hemophilia - Carriers have a reduced risk of ischemic heart disease
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estrogen replacement increases risk factors for arrhythmia and sudden death
Hypertension - Conjugated linoleic acid isomer suppresses hypertension development in rats
Hypertension - Ethanol disrupts hypotensive effects of clonidine
Hypertension - Task Force recommends blood pressure screening for all adults
Infectious Disease - Healthy arterial walls can act as latency reservoir for BK, JC viruses
Ischemia - Adrenomedullin has angiogenic effect in blood-deprived tissue
Mental Health Therapy - Amisulpride linked to clinically relevant hyperprolactinemia
Nutrition - Eating peanuts helps keep heart healthy without weight gain
Respiratory Medicine - Cholesterol-rich lipid rafts used in Chlamydia cell entry
Stem Cell Research - Differentiated mesenchymal stem cells have highly reversible phenotype and genotype
Transplant Medicine - No new pig herpesviruses exist that might create unknown xenotransplant risk
Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Some focus on insulin resistance in treatment of type 2 diabetes
Vascular Disorders - Hedgehog protein stimulates blood vessel development following injury
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