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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT

1. Statement From American Heart Association President Ralph Sacco, M.D. On Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approval Of Labor-HHS-Education Bill
   The $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approved by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee is a much needed boost to heart disease and stroke research and a welcome source of revenue for the research community in this challenging fiscal environment...
   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT
2. Angiotech Pharmaceuticals And Partner Athersys Announce Positive Results From Phase I Study Of MultiStem(R) In Heart Attack Patients
   Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP) ("Angiotech") and partner Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) announced positive results from its phase I clinical trial of MultiStem(R), its allogeneic cell therapy product, administered to individuals following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), more commonly referred to as a heart attack...
   Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT
3. Transporting Patients Directly To PCI-Capable Hospitals Best Strategy For Treating Deadliest Heart Attack
   To improve emergency care for heart attack patients, new research suggests that expanding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capacity at hospitals is less effective than using emergency medical services (EMS) to transport patients directly to existing PCI centers...
   Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:00:00 PDT
4. Cerenis Therapeutics And Novasep Awarded 10.7M Euros Funding From The French Government For The Development CER-001, An HDL Mimetic
   Cerenis Therapeutics SA (Cerenis), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel high-density lipoprotein (HDL) therapies to treat cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases, and Groupe Novasep (Novasep), a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries, announce today that they have received French Government funding through OSEO to finance the dev...
   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT
5. Three Classification Tools To Diagnose Heart Problems
   A statistical analysis of publicly available heart rate data using three classification tools - Random Forests, Logistic Model Tree and Neural Network - could lead to a rapid and precise way to diagnose heart problems, according to research in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare...
   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT
6. News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: July 26, 2010
   CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: Flushing out key limitations to a drug that protects against heart attack The drug niacin is used to modulate fat levels in the blood and thereby reduce the risk of a heart attack. However, noxious effects on the skin that have been termed 'flushing' limit its use in the clinic...
   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT
7. Improving Studies Of Cardiac Muscle With New Mathematical Model
   Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that may provide a simpler and better way of predicting ventricular function during the cardiac cycle. The new model could help researchers improve treatment options for patients with heart disease. The article appears in the August issue of the Journal of General Physiology...
   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT
8. Preventing Heart Problems While Keeping A Cool Head
   Max Planck researchers explain the cause of the flushing effect arising from cholesterol treatment with nicotinic acid. Cholesterol influences the health of our hearts and blood vessels. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, in the blood plasma...
   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:00:00 PDT
9. ISHLT Issues New Guidelines For The Care Of Heart Transplant Recipients, Published In The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation
   Since the dawn of heart transplantation in the 1960s, medical care of heart transplant recipients has varied from center to center and been guided by the experience of individual clinicians...
   Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:00:00 PDT
10. Great Tastes And International Recipes That Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease
    The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced the upcoming launch of its all-new European Cook Book. Bringing together recipes created by leading cardiologists from across its membership, the aim of this high quality book is to demonstrate that a diverse, heart-friendly diet can be achieved without compromising on taste...
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:00:00 PDT

Heart Disease News Archives

24 September 2009

• Groundbreaking Model Of Heart Disease Rewarded With NIH Pioneer Award
• World Heart Day, 27 September 2009 - Work With Heart
• Cognitive Problems After Surgery May Be Unrelated To Heart-Lung Bypass
• Smoking Ban Could Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease Claim New Studies
• Blood Flow Blockages In The Heart Can Now Be Measured Using St. Jude Medical Wireless Fractional Flow Reserve Technology
• Crucial Role Of Macrophages In Muscle Regeneration Uncovered By EMBL Scientists

23 September 2009

• New Clinical Data On Medtronic Transcatheter Heart Valves Featured In More Than 25 Presentations At TCT 2009
• Physio-Control Receives Market Approval From Health Canada For LIFEPAK(R) 15 Monitor/Defibrillator
• Football Legend Joe Theismann Teams Up With Leading Medical Societies And Medtronic To Save Lives From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)
• Vitae Initiates Phase 1 Trial Of Novel Renin Inhibitor
• Prostate Cancer Patients On Hormone Therapy At Increased Risk For Various Heart Diseases
• 2.25 MM CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Approved By FDA
• Vicor's PD2i To Be Tested On Trauma Patients In U.S. Army's New Critical Combat Care Engineering (C3E) Program Area
• At TCT 2009: One-Year Results From Horizons-AMI Trial
• Seniors With Insufficient Levels Of Vitamin D At Increased Risk Of Dying From Heart Disease

22 September 2009

• Endeavor(R) Stent Reduced Risk Of Heart Attack/Cardiac Death By 48% At Three Years Compared To Taxus(R) Stent In Large Study
• Dramatic Fall In Heart Attacks After Smoking Bans In North America And Europe
• New Type Of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Demonstrates Superior Results
• Best Practice Care Lacking For Many Australians At Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
• Following Smoking Bans, Heart Attack Rates Drop, Continue Downward Over Time
• Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Continues To Outperform TAXUS With Sustained Clinical Advantages And Impressive Long-Term Safety Results In SPIRIT III Trial
• Hospitalizations For Heart Disease, Heart Attack And Stroke Down Significantly
• WFUBMC Heart Center Receives Recognition For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
• Angina Patient Benefits From Noninvasive EECP Therapy

21 September 2009

• Invatec Announces Launch Of REEF HP™ PTA Balloon Catheter In Europe
• Aussies Need Regular Heart Disease Risk Assessments
• New Genetic Link Between Cardiac Arrhythmias And Thyroid Dysfunction Identified
• Medtronic Expects New Data On Drug-Eluting Stents And Transcatheter Heart Valves To Feature At TCT 2009
• Patients At Risk Of Cardiovascular Events Missing Out On Treatment, Australia

20 September 2009

• Heart Risk Factors In Middle Age Can Cut Life Span By Up To 15 Years
• People In Deprived Areas Missing Out On Vital Heart Health Services, Says Heart Charity

19 September 2009

• Modest Vitamin/mineral Deficiencies Increase Age-related Disease
• Protein Link To Fat Storage Pinpointed By Scientists

17 September 2009

• Atrial Fibrillation: Health Leaders Issue Recommendations To Improve Management Of AF
• Bioheart Inc. Announces Positive Results In The MARVEL Phase II/III Clinical Trial
• Pass On The Salt: Most Americans Would Benefit From Lower Sodium Intake
• Black Patients Have Lower Rate Of Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Long Beach Memorial Successfully Implants Cutting-Edge Heart Attack Detection Device
• Tryton Celebrates 250th Implant Of Innovative Side Branch Stent System
• Implantable Defibrillators Not Associated With Reduced Risk Of Death In Women With Heart Failure

16 September 2009

• Early Research Shows Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy May Benefit Patients With Ejection Fractions Above 35 Percent
• Common Pain Cream Could Protect Heart During Attack
• Comprehensive Cardiac CT Scan May Give Clearer Picture Of Significant Heart Disease
• Palatin Technologies, Inc. Announces PL-3994 Poster Presentation At 2009 Heart Failure Society Of America Annual Meeting
• Implantable Defibrillators Do Not Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death In Women, Study
• Corventis Announces Enrollment Completion Of Clinical Trial Studying Non-Invasive Multi-Sensor Monitoring For Congestive Heart Failure
• Spacelabs Healthcare Launches Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System With Patient Monitoring Integration In The United States

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