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Program to obtain transplant organs from ER patients creates controversy

The Washington Post: "In the hope of expanding a controversial form of organ donation into emergency rooms around the United States, a federally funded project has begun trying to obtain kidneys, livers and possibly other body parts from car-accident victims, heart-attack fatalities and other urgent-care patients.

15 Mar 2010

St. Jude Medical announces updates to PressureWire platform at ACC and SIR annual meetings

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, announced several updates to its PressureWire™ platform, including a new marketing agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, for the wireless PressureWire™ Aeris and the availability of the next-generation of PressureWire™ Certus technology, at the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology annual meetings.

15 Mar 2010

MBGH conduct national survey to improve employer-based health improvement and management programs

To better understand and improve the effectiveness of employer-based health improvement and management programs, the Midwest Business Group on Health, conducted a national survey of physician views on employers' health management programs.

15 Mar 2010

Presence of plaque on abdominal CT scan: Strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality

The presence of plaque on an abdominal CT scan is a strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

15 Mar 2010

Valsartan delays progression to type 2 diabetes in IGT patients: NAVIGATOR study

Results from a landmark study involving more than 9,000 people showed that the high blood pressure medicine valsartan delayed progression to type 2 diabetes in patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), a common pre-diabetic condition.

15 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 15, 2010

Today's headlines drive home one key point -- for the Democrats' health bill, it's all about gathering the votes.

15 Mar 2010

Toshiba America Medical Systems to showcase Infinix VF-i biplane system at ACC 2010

When working on patients in a hybrid setting, it is critical the imaging system provides outstanding image quality, as well as the flexibility to reach ancillary equipment and the patient quickly and easily. Designed to create a best-in-class hybrid suite, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase its InfinixTM VF-i biplane system with two identical 12'' x 12'' flat panel detectors and the CAT 880B hybrid catheterization table at this year’s American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Atlanta, March 14 - 16, 2010 (Booth # 1944).

15 Mar 2010

Study finds new way to reduce risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in newborns

Hospitals may reduce the risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in newborns with peripherally inserted central venous catheters by replacing the device every 30 days or so, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study.

15 Mar 2010

VEGF-B protein can control levels of FATPs in vascular wall: Study

A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood vessels and muscles of the heart can regulate the uptake of fatty acids that we ingest through meat, milk products and other food. The researchers behind the study have also identified the way in which regulation is governed by the muscles themselves.

15 Mar 2010

GE Healthcare's MAC 800 ECG device to aid medical support at Vancouver 2010 Paralymipc Winter Games

GE Healthcare' announced today that the company's portable ECG (electrocardiograph) device, the MAC 800, will be implemented in both Vancouver and Whistler to help support physician care of athletes, trainers and visitors throughout the Vancouver 2010 Paralymipc Winter Games.

15 Mar 2010

Mitral regurgitation: MitraClip safe, effective alternative option to open heart surgery

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) interventional cardiologist, Ted Feldman, MD, presented data today at the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions from the EVEREST II trial (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy) demonstrating the MitraClip, a novel, first-in-class catheter-based device, is a safe and effective alternative to open heart surgery for select patients with mitral regurgitation.

15 Mar 2010

ATS releases new clinical policy statement on CCHS

The American Thoracic Society has released a new official clinical policy statement on congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a disorder of respiratory and autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulation. The ANS regulates reflexive acts, including heart rate and blood pressure, digestion, body temperature and pain perception.

15 Mar 2010

Data from ACCORD Lipid study: Abbott issues statement

Results were presented today on behalf of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute from ACCORD, a study in patients with diabetes that evaluated cardiovascular outcomes in three distinct studies – glycemic control, blood pressure control and lipid control.

15 Mar 2010

Update on current situation in cardiac surgery at MHI

At a press conference held at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) this morning, Dr. Michel Carrier, cardiac surgeon, and Dr. Normand Racine, cardiologist and Head of the Department of Medicine, along with Robert Busilacchi, Executive Director, gave an update on the current situation in cardiac surgery at the Institute.

15 Mar 2010

U.S. prescribing information for PLAVIX revised

Sanofi-aventis U.S. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced revisions to the U.S. prescribing information for PLAVIX® (clopidogrel bisulfate), which include a boxed warning. The boxed warning concerns the diminished effectiveness of PLAVIX in patients who have a genetic variation leading to reduced formation of the active metabolite.

15 Mar 2010

Regadenoson drug is safe for heart transplant patients: Study

The drug regadenoson is safe and poses fewer side effects than the conventional medication used during a cardiac nuclear stress test of heart transplant patients, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

15 Mar 2010

Researchers develop Intermountain Risk Score tool to assess patients' health

Researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, have devised a better way to determine an individual's risk for problems, such as heart attack and heart failure, according to a new study.

15 Mar 2010

Data shows increased risk of heart attack, stroke for patients having high blood pressure

For patients with diabetes and heart disease, less isn't always more - at least when it comes to blood pressure.

15 Mar 2010

Supplementing vitamin D in people with low levels may have different effects based on patient race

Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "go-to" remedy for treating a wide range of illnesses, from osteoporosis to atherosclerosis. However, new evidence from a Wake Forest University School of Medicine study suggests that supplementing vitamin D in those with low levels may have different effects based on patient race and, in black individuals, the supplement could actually do harm.

15 Mar 2010

XOMA 052 reduces adverse consequences that lead to development of congestive heart failure

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics, announced results demonstrating that a murine equivalent of XOMA 052, its novel, high-affinity antibody to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), significantly reduced adverse consequences that usually lead to the development of congestive heart failure in a mouse model of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).

15 Mar 2010

Heart News and Research

Program to obtain transplant organs from ER patients creates controversy

St. Jude Medical announces updates to PressureWire platform at ACC and SIR annual meetings

MBGH conduct national survey to improve employer-based health improvement and management programs

Presence of plaque on abdominal CT scan: Strong predictor of coronary artery disease and mortality

Valsartan delays progression to type 2 diabetes in IGT patients: NAVIGATOR study

First Edition: March 15, 2010

Toshiba America Medical Systems to showcase Infinix VF-i biplane system at ACC 2010

Study finds new way to reduce risk of life-threatening bloodstream infections in newborns

VEGF-B protein can control levels of FATPs in vascular wall: Study

GE Healthcare's MAC 800 ECG device to aid medical support at Vancouver 2010 Paralymipc Winter Games

Mitral regurgitation: MitraClip safe, effective alternative option to open heart surgery

ATS releases new clinical policy statement on CCHS

Data from ACCORD Lipid study: Abbott issues statement

Update on current situation in cardiac surgery at MHI

U.S. prescribing information for PLAVIX revised

Regadenoson drug is safe for heart transplant patients: Study

Researchers develop Intermountain Risk Score tool to assess patients' health

Data shows increased risk of heart attack, stroke for patients having high blood pressure

Supplementing vitamin D in people with low levels may have different effects based on patient race

XOMA 052 reduces adverse consequences that lead to development of congestive heart failure

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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