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Heart Disease Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 21st, 2003

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Cardiac Hypertrophy - New study provides first linkage of fetal alcohol exposure and enlarged heart

Transplant Medicine - Everolimus reduces complications in heart transplant patients

Atherosclerosis - Coronary artery calcium can be a warning sign of fatal cardiac event

Blood Substitutes - PEG-Hb solution can extend cardiac preservation time

Cardiovascular Disease - Antisense peptide nucleic acid shows promise for antiangiogenic gene therapy

Thrombosis Therapy - Platelet expression of fibrinolytic proteins has antithrombotic activity

Anthrax - Pathology and pathogenesis of inhalational anthrax reviewed

Artery Function - Atherosclerotic plaques cause artery walls to produce many more proteins

At-Risk Populations - Study finds black women receive inadequate cardiac care compared with white women

Atrial Fibrillation - Phase II data on selodenoson to be presented at AHA meeting

Atrial Fibrillation - Revelation Helix STX 2.5 treats AF originating in the pulmonary veins

Cardiac Arrest - Long-term survival improves over time

Cardiac Monitoring - QUALCOMM to deliver wireless data monitoring service to cardiac care providers

Cardiac Transplantation - Soluble markers in coronary sinus failed to predict acute or chronic rejections

Cardiovascular Disease - Company launches EMBOL-X system in U.S.

Cardiovascular Disease - Eleventh U.S. patent issued for RLT peptide program

Cardiovascular Disease - Young HIV patients have increased heart disease risk

Cardiovascular Restenosis - Phase II study of systemic delivery of Resten-NG begins

Congestive Heart Failure - Status provided on Australian artificial heart patient

Coronary Artery Bypass - Guidant increases investment in heart surgery device maker

Coronary Artery Disease - TissueGen to help develop new bioresorbable drug-eluting cardiac stent

Coronary Risk Factors - IL-6 is higher in angry, hostile, depressed men; multivitamin use lowers it

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Cardiac troponin-I found in serum of infants of diabetic mothers

Diabetes Therapy - Blood pressure and lipid treatment guidelines in diabetic patients discussed

Diagnostics - Regulatory clearance granted to sell cardiac tests in Europe

Fetal Medicine - Veins isolated from the human placental chorionic plate may control blood flow

Finance - Cardiac/vascular disease company announces third quarter dividend

Finance - Device manufacturer gets loan extension

Finance - EnSite maker sells approximately $6.6 million of common stock

Heart Disease - Black women receive less care than whites, despite greater risk

Heart Disease Risk - Cocaine use increases heart disease risk in HIV patients

Hypertension - 60-90 Minutes of weekly exercise lowers blood pressure

Hypertension - FDA extends timeline for completion of Remodulin phase IV study

Inflammatory Diseases - Control of inflammation through selectin binding has a promising future

Insulin Resistance - Insulin resistance syndrome increases risk of coronary artery disease

Lipid Studies - Atorvastatin lowers ApoE and ApoC-I secretion by THP-1 macrophages

Lung Cancer - Overexpressed gene sets found in murine cancer models may lead to new therapies

Myxoma - Various tissues used to rebuild heart

Nicotine Addiction - Glycogen synthesis in young smokers like that observed in prediabetic subjects

Nutrition - Fruits, vegetables overlooked by healing heart patients

Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Apnea produces changes in cytokines and blood gamma delta T cell attachment

Occluded Arteries - Graft functioning well in coronary artery bypass patient

Research - Canada and U.S. launch collaborations in circulatory and respiratory health

Respiratory Medicine - Oxygenation during sleep in pregnant women isn't linked to apneas

Stem Cell Research - Company reports successful engraftment of cardiomyocytes derived hESCs

Stenosis - Company receives CE Mark for the AXXESS Bifurcated Stent System

Stock Market - Biotech wins approval for NASDAQ National Market listing under FMTI

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