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Angioplasty may not provide additional benefits compared to drug therapy for patients with stable CAD

For patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who are not experiencing a heart attack and an abnormal stress test, treatment of their narrowed arteries by the common procedure of angioplasty may not provide additional benefits compared to drug therapy alone.

9 Dec 2013

Scientists identify gene encoding hormone to treat heart diseases

Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IMCB) have identified a gene encoding a hormone that could potentially be used as a therapeutic molecule to treat heart diseases.

9 Dec 2013

Study explains important link between ED and development of coronary artery disease

Erectile dysfunction is caused by the inability of the artery that supplies blood to the penis to expand and contract properly. The study of this mechanism has led to a new understanding of the important link between ED and the development of coronary artery disease, and to new strategies for prevention and treatment, as described in Journal of Men's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

7 Dec 2013

New study reports first evidence of specific molecular changes in the body with meditation

With evidence growing that meditation can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body.

6 Dec 2013

ZephyrLIFE remote monitoring system released for the growing market of transitional care

Zephyr Technology is proud to announce the release of ZephyrLIFE - the world's first remote monitoring system designed specifically for the growing market of transitional care. Transitional care involves managing the continuity of health care during the transition between health care practitioners and facilities as a patient's condition and care needs change during the course of a chronic or acute illness, which ZephyrLIFE has been designed for.

6 Dec 2013

Huntsville Hospital Health System chooses Caradigm HIE for integrated care across community

Huntsville Hospital Health System, the nation's fifth largest publicly owned healthcare organization, has selected the Caradigm Health Information Exchange, powered by Orion Health, to provide the backbone for integrated care across the community, with a vision to ultimately connect care across the entire northern Alabama region.

6 Dec 2013

The Medicines Company, Boston Scientific announce co-promotion agreement for Promus PREMIER stent system

Boston Scientific Corporation and The Medicines Company announce a co-promotion agreement for the Boston Scientific Promus PREMIER™ Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent System.

6 Dec 2013

Aortic valve implantation does not impair mental capacity of patients

Aortic valve stenosis is the most frequent heart valve defect of older people in Europe - the cause is usually increasing calcification of this important valve. In patients at high and excessive risk, conventional cardiac surgery is often no therapeutic option.

6 Dec 2013

NPS MedicineWise publishes set of FAQs on statins and heart disease

With the statins group of cholesterol-lowering medicines continuing to make headlines this week, independent organisation NPS MedicineWise has reviewed the latest clinical evidence and published a set of Frequently Asked Questions on its website addressing people’s key concerns.

6 Dec 2013

INTENSIA family of ICDs and CRT-D devices receive CE mark approval

Sorin Group, a global medical company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today that the INTENSIA family of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices received CE (Conformité Européenne) mark approval. This family of devices includes the single-chamber INTENSIA VR, the dual-chamber INTENSIA DR and the INTENSIA SonR® CRT-D devices, all of which feature a DF-4 high voltage connector.

6 Dec 2013

Johns Hopkins researchers discover some cases of scleroderma likely to be initiated by cancer

The Scleroderma Research Foundation today reported that researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered that some cases of scleroderma are likely to have been initiated by cancer.

6 Dec 2013

Hypertension skyrocketing in India

Hypertension is skyrocketing in India, with rural-to-urban migrants at especially high risk. Hypertension will be a key theme at the 65th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India, which takes place during 5-8 December in Bangalore, India, and features a collaborative programme with the European Society of Cardiology.

6 Dec 2013

Cardiac patients benefit from home-based high intensity training

Rapid rehabilitation is a must after a heart attack or other cardiovascular event. Different forms of exercise as a part of rehabilitation have been examined by researchers, including high-intensity interval training (85-95 % of maximum heart rate), which has proved to be both a good and efficient form of rehabilitation.

5 Dec 2013

Bostrom announces acquisition of Administrative Systems

Bostrom, a leading, national association management company, today announced its acquisition of Administrative Systems, Inc., an Illinois-based association management company. As AMCI-accredited companies, both Bostrom and ASI adhere to industry best practices. The acquisition was effective December 1.

5 Dec 2013

Long-term ECG may help patients suffering from chronic cardiac insufficiency

Patients suffering from cardiac diseases may rapidly become emergencies. Then, seconds decide about life and death. However, many cardiac diseases are announced several months before. Symptoms are simply overlooked. A long-term ECG may help. A sensor belt developed at KIT for the first time allows to document cardiac activity of a patient over a long term all around the clock for up to six months. The sensor belt is now presented by the researchers at the Medica trade fair in Düsseldorf.

5 Dec 2013

Professor receives Research Fellowship to complete biography on nutrition and heart disease researcher

A University of Oklahoma associate professor has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship to complete a biography on nutrition and heart disease researcher Ancel Keys (1904-2004).

5 Dec 2013

Researchers present new method of wirelessly recharging medical device batteries with ultrasound

Human beings don't come with power sockets, but a growing numbers of us have medical implants that run off electricity. To keep our bionic body parts from powering down, a group of Arizona researchers is developing a safe, noninvasive, and efficient means of wireless power transmission through body tissue.

5 Dec 2013

Pro-inflammatory proteins linked to obesity, metabolic syndrome in adults appear to protect young children

The first study of its kind, led by Melinda Sothern, PhD, CEP, Professor and Director of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, reveals that the same pro-inflammatory proteins linked to obesity and the metabolic syndrome in adults appear to protect children prior to puberty.

4 Dec 2013

BIDMC study shows carbon monoxide may have a role to play in treating cancer

In recent years, research has suggested that carbon monoxide, the highly toxic gas emitted from auto exhausts and faulty heating systems, can be used to treat certain inflammatory medical conditions. Now a study led by a research team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shows for the first time that carbon monoxide may also have a role to play in treating cancer.

4 Dec 2013

FDA accepts ARCA biopharma's Gencaro IND application for atrial fibrillation

ARCA biopharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically-targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the Company's Gencaro Investigational New Drug application for atrial fibrillation has been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is now active.

4 Dec 2013

Heart News and Research

Angioplasty may not provide additional benefits compared to drug therapy for patients with stable CAD

Scientists identify gene encoding hormone to treat heart diseases

Study explains important link between ED and development of coronary artery disease

New study reports first evidence of specific molecular changes in the body with meditation

ZephyrLIFE remote monitoring system released for the growing market of transitional care

Huntsville Hospital Health System chooses Caradigm HIE for integrated care across community

The Medicines Company, Boston Scientific announce co-promotion agreement for Promus PREMIER stent system

Aortic valve implantation does not impair mental capacity of patients

NPS MedicineWise publishes set of FAQs on statins and heart disease

INTENSIA family of ICDs and CRT-D devices receive CE mark approval

Johns Hopkins researchers discover some cases of scleroderma likely to be initiated by cancer

Hypertension skyrocketing in India

Cardiac patients benefit from home-based high intensity training

Bostrom announces acquisition of Administrative Systems

Long-term ECG may help patients suffering from chronic cardiac insufficiency

Professor receives Research Fellowship to complete biography on nutrition and heart disease researcher

Researchers present new method of wirelessly recharging medical device batteries with ultrasound

Pro-inflammatory proteins linked to obesity, metabolic syndrome in adults appear to protect young children

BIDMC study shows carbon monoxide may have a role to play in treating cancer

FDA accepts ARCA biopharma's Gencaro IND application for atrial fibrillation

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