Cardiology News and Research

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Simbionix introduces new module for ANGIO Mentor simulator

Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, introduces its new module for the ANGIO Mentor simulator, the Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement Module, which provides physicians with an opportunity to practice a revolutionary endovascular implantation of a bioprosthesis, without performing cardiac surgery.

20 Jan 2010

Pouchlike structure inside the heart can raise stroke risk

UC Irvine cardiologists have found a pouchlike structure inside the heart's left atrial chamber that may be a potent source of stroke-causing blood clots.

20 Jan 2010

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published research. Although some evidence points toward a benefit from using braces, research has failed to prove definitively that they work.

20 Jan 2010

UB researchers show controlled individualized exercise training program relieves PCS

University at Buffalo researchers are the first to show that a controlled individualized exercise training program can bring athletes and others suffering with post-concussion syndrome (PCS) back to the playing field or to their daily activities.

20 Jan 2010

Reliv International offers fundamental tips to prevent heart disease

This February, in honor of American Heart Month, Reliv International, a nutrition and direct selling company, is encouraging local residents to be proactive about their heart health. The proper approach, Reliv says, should include more than just avoiding certain activities and foods.

20 Jan 2010

Besides LDL, Lp(a) can also increase risk for heart disease

LDL isn't the only "bad boy" when it comes to cholesterol. According to a new study, a lipoprotein in the bloodstream called Lp(a) — pronounced "LP little A" — can be labeled "bad cholesterol."

20 Jan 2010

Study shows lack of protease-activated receptors may cause neural tube defects

New research, published by Cell Press in the January 19th issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides intriguing insight into how the nervous system forms during very early embryonic development.

20 Jan 2010

St. Jude Medical completes second interoperability testing process for Merlin.net Patient Care Network

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced it has successfully completed its second interoperability testing process for the company’s Merlin.net™ Patient Care Network, an Internet-based repository of patient and implantable device data.

20 Jan 2010

PTC Therapeutics initiates additional clinical trial of ataluren in boys and young men with nmDBMD

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) today announced the initiation of an additional clinical trial of ataluren (PTC124®) in boys and young men with nonsense mutation Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (nmDBMD) who have permanently lost the ability to walk independently.

20 Jan 2010

Cardiac RSR test can quickly and accurately detect the presence of S-CAD

Testing a patient's cardiac respiratory stress response (RSR) can quickly and accurately detect the presence of significant coronary artery disease (S-CAD), according to new research published in the current issue of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine.

20 Jan 2010

LABEC Pharma meets European regulatory guidelines to sell Interleukin Genetics' Heart Health genetic test

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. and LABEC Pharma, S.L. announced today that LABEC Pharma has met European regulatory guidelines to sell Interleukin Genetics' Heart Health genetic test. The test, which helps to identify individuals at elevated risk for early heart attack, will be marketed to physicians in Spain and Portugal by LABEC Pharma under the product name Cardio Health™.

20 Jan 2010

Edwards Lifesciences' German Andersen patent for transcatheter valve technology upheld

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the world leader in the science of heart valves, announced today that the Federal Patent Court in Munich, Germany, has upheld the validity of Edwards' German Andersen patent for transcatheter valve technology. Edwards succeeded in having CoreValve's invalidity claims dismissed on all grounds.

20 Jan 2010

Cook Medical presents latest advancements at ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy

Signaling its continued commitment to addressing the anatomy of the entire peripheral vasculature and combating disease with targeted diagnostic and interventional devices, Cook Medical is presenting its latest advancements at the ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy.

20 Jan 2010

St. Louis Children's Hospital installs Siemens' SOMATOM Definition AS CT scanner

Recognized as one of the leading pediatric healthcare centers in the United States, St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis is further enhancing its nationally renowned pediatric care program with the installation of a SOMATOM® Definition AS computed tomography (CT) scanner from Siemens Healthcare. The SOMATOM Definition AS is the world's first adaptive scanner, which intelligently adapts, on the fly, to the patient, for aiding in dose protection, as well as adapting to new dimensions and space.

20 Jan 2010

iWorx launches a family of cardiovascular research products

iWorx, a developer of advanced physiology research and teaching tools, has launched a family of cardiovascular research products used to assess cardiac performance and hemodynamics, both in vivo and in vitro.

20 Jan 2010

Erectile dysfunction can be strongly related to the development of CVD

In the first study of its kind, New England Research Institutes, Inc. (NERI) in collaboration with the Division of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco tested whether erectile dysfunction (ED) can be used to reclassify patients according to their future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) beyond traditional risk factors (such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc).

20 Jan 2010

New research at Rhode Island Hospital identifies a treatment for glioblastomas

New research at Rhode Island Hospital has identified a treatment in animal models for glioblastomas - deadly brain tumors which, once diagnosed, offer a poor prognosis and relatively short life expectancy.

20 Jan 2010

The price they paid

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau, working in collaboration with The Washington Post, writes about how a Virginia family got permission to get out-of-network treatment for one son's heart defect, and still ended up drowning in debt.

19 Jan 2010

Invatec's REEF HP PTA Balloon Catheter receives FDA marketing clearance

Invatec, a comprehensive innovator of cardiovascular products, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its REEF HP™, a PTA Balloon Catheter, for use in peripheral high pressure dilatation procedures. The “lesion-specific” design of the balloon material is particularly useful in hard-to-dilate situations.

19 Jan 2010

World Heart's Levacor VAD implant performed at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

World Heart Corporation ("WorldHeart"), a developer of mechanical circulatory systems, announced today that the first U.S. implant of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device ("VAD") was successfully performed at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center ("INTEGRIS") in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

19 Jan 2010

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Simbionix introduces new module for ANGIO Mentor simulator

Pouchlike structure inside the heart can raise stroke risk

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

UB researchers show controlled individualized exercise training program relieves PCS

Reliv International offers fundamental tips to prevent heart disease

Besides LDL, Lp(a) can also increase risk for heart disease

Study shows lack of protease-activated receptors may cause neural tube defects

St. Jude Medical completes second interoperability testing process for Merlin.net Patient Care Network

PTC Therapeutics initiates additional clinical trial of ataluren in boys and young men with nmDBMD

Cardiac RSR test can quickly and accurately detect the presence of S-CAD

LABEC Pharma meets European regulatory guidelines to sell Interleukin Genetics' Heart Health genetic test

Edwards Lifesciences' German Andersen patent for transcatheter valve technology upheld

Cook Medical presents latest advancements at ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy

St. Louis Children's Hospital installs Siemens' SOMATOM Definition AS CT scanner

iWorx launches a family of cardiovascular research products

Erectile dysfunction can be strongly related to the development of CVD

New research at Rhode Island Hospital identifies a treatment for glioblastomas

The price they paid

Invatec's REEF HP PTA Balloon Catheter receives FDA marketing clearance

World Heart's Levacor VAD implant performed at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

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