Vascular News and Research

RSS

Springer to launch "Translational Stroke Research" journal

Springer is launching a new quarterly journal Translational Stroke Research, which aims to help translate scientific discoveries from basic stroke research into the development of new strategies for prevention, assessment, treatment and repair after stroke and other forms of neurotrauma. The first issue will appear in March 2010.

20 Oct 2009

Bederra Corporation to acquire Texas Mobile Health

Bederra Corporation, a Houston, Texas based diversified medical services provider, announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Texas Mobile Health, Inc.

19 Oct 2009

PLC Systems' RenalGuard to be utilized in a live case transmission at the GISE 2009 conference

PLC Systems Inc., a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, today announced that its RenalGuard System(TM) will be utilized as part of a live case transmission from the Clinica Mediterranea, Naples, Italy, to the 30th Congresso Nazionale della Societa' Italiana di Cardiologia Invasiva (GISE) during the conference.

19 Oct 2009

Study reveals the cost effectiveness of Rheos blood pressure lowering device

A study conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center demonstrates that, for certain patient populations, an experimental device that lowers blood pressure may be a cost effective treatment. The implantable device, called Rheos, is in advanced stages of testing for individuals with drug resistant hypertension.

19 Oct 2009

Policymakers urged to preserve access to advanced imaging in final health care reform legislation

Survivors and patients with cancers and heart disease, along with patient advocate organizations and physicians, today urged policymakers to enhance early diagnosis of deadly diseases by preserving access to advanced imaging, such as MRI and CT scans, in final health care reform legislation.

15 Oct 2009

Researchers to study gastric banding procedure on overweight, type 2 diabetic patients

In the first trial of its kind in the world, researchers at Monash University's Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) will examine the benefits of a gastric banding procedure on overweight people with Type 2 diabetes.

15 Oct 2009

SwitchGear Genomics introduces high-throughput research tools for profiling biological pathway regulation

SwitchGear Genomics, Inc., a leading provider of products for studying regulatory elements in the human genome, today announced the availability of the first cost-effective, high-throughput research tools for screening transcriptional activation and repression in a number of key biological pathways.

14 Oct 2009

MAQUET Cardiovascular officially opens its new headquarters in Wayne

MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, a leading, global provider of cardiovascular technologies, today celebrated and formally opened its new United States headquarters in Wayne, New Jersey. The dedication ceremony was attended by local and state dignitaries, the MAQUET leadership team, and local employees from the company's cardiovascular, critical care and surgical workplace divisions.

14 Oct 2009

Renal artery stenosis does not necessitate surgical procedures

Some invasive procedures that are becoming increasingly common as a first line of treatment for patients diagnosed with narrowed arteries in and around the kidneys may not be necessary, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

14 Oct 2009

Blocking newly discovered second molecular pathway may prevent angiogenesis: UCLA researchers

Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that a second molecular pathway may need to be blocked to prevent malignant cells from creating new blood vessels [angiogenesis]. A study of patients with pancreatic cancer showed that CXCL5 may be a key molecule in the angiogenesis switch—the point at which cells stop being normal and start producing blood vessels that feed malignancy.

14 Oct 2009

Medtronic commences study of the Zotarolimus-Eluting Peripheral Stent System for treating erectile dysfunction

Medtronic, Inc., announced today the initiation of a feasibility study of an interventional treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) that uses a specially-designed drug-eluting stent system.

14 Oct 2009

Increase in adiponectin hormone levels protects against sepsis-related mortality

A hormone naturally found in the fat that surrounds the abdominal organs for the first time has been linked to death related to sepsis, surgeons reported at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. A study exhibited at the conference showed that low levels of the hormone adiponectin placed animals at a profoundly high risk of death from a septic insult.

14 Oct 2009

Case Western Reserve University researchers step up to National Institutes of Health challenge

Futuristic plans to grow replacement organs, bones or muscles for soldiers maimed on the battlefield or patients suffering from debilitating disease or injury won't be anything but science fiction unless new blood vessels can grow into that tissue

14 Oct 2009

Simple wound dressings versus antimicrobial dressings

The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective as expensive silver dressings in the majority of cases.

13 Oct 2009

Patient outcomes better in highly rated hospitals than others

The largest annual study of patient outcomes at each of the nation's 5,000 nonfederal hospitals found a wide gap in quality between the nation's best hospitals and all others. According to the study, issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, patients at highly rated hospitals have a 52 percent lower chance of dying compared with the U.S. hospital average, a quality chasm that has persisted for the last decade even as mortality rates, in general, have declined.

13 Oct 2009

Wake Forest University School of Medicine honours researchers

Wake Forest University School of Medicine honored eight of its researchers with awards for excellence at the 13th Annual Research Awards Day Oct. 1.

12 Oct 2009

Medtronic launches Captivia Delivery System for Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft

Adding to its market-leading portfolio of innovative medical technology for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), Medtronic, Inc., announced today the CE (Conformité Européene) mark and international launch of the Captivia Delivery System for the Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft, a minimally invasive treatment for aneurysms and other lesions of the thoracic aorta.

9 Oct 2009

Clarian Cardiovascular offers transradial cardiac catheterization

Clarian Cardiovascular has established the Midwest’s only Transradial Center of Excellence in an effort to offer patients a catheterization procedure that significantly reduces recovery time and improves patient outcomes – transradial cardiac catheterization.

9 Oct 2009

CHI announces its agenda for the 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum

CHI-California Healthcare Institute today announced its agenda and newly confirmed speakers for the 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum to be held Nov. 5, at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco Hotel, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

9 Oct 2009

CardioPharma to submit an NDA for CardiaPill

CardioPharma is beginning the final funding phase before submitting an NDA for CardiaPill, the world's first patented triple-combination cardiovascular polypill. "The recent news from Kaiser Permanente reinforces that in this cost containment and efficacy oriented healthcare environment, CardiaPill is in the right place at the right time," stated Don Sellers, CardioPharma's Chairman and CEO.

9 Oct 2009

Vascular News and Research

Springer to launch "Translational Stroke Research" journal

Bederra Corporation to acquire Texas Mobile Health

PLC Systems' RenalGuard to be utilized in a live case transmission at the GISE 2009 conference

Study reveals the cost effectiveness of Rheos blood pressure lowering device

Policymakers urged to preserve access to advanced imaging in final health care reform legislation

Researchers to study gastric banding procedure on overweight, type 2 diabetic patients

SwitchGear Genomics introduces high-throughput research tools for profiling biological pathway regulation

MAQUET Cardiovascular officially opens its new headquarters in Wayne

Renal artery stenosis does not necessitate surgical procedures

Blocking newly discovered second molecular pathway may prevent angiogenesis: UCLA researchers

Medtronic commences study of the Zotarolimus-Eluting Peripheral Stent System for treating erectile dysfunction

Increase in adiponectin hormone levels protects against sepsis-related mortality

Case Western Reserve University researchers step up to National Institutes of Health challenge

Simple wound dressings versus antimicrobial dressings

Patient outcomes better in highly rated hospitals than others

Wake Forest University School of Medicine honours researchers

Medtronic launches Captivia Delivery System for Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft

Clarian Cardiovascular offers transradial cardiac catheterization

CHI announces its agenda for the 2009 California Healthcare Policy Forum

CardioPharma to submit an NDA for CardiaPill

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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

Latest News