Heart Disease News and Research

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Small, ingestible sensor can track patient medication intake, activity levels; Technology to be tested for TB treatment

The FDA last month approved for use a small ingestible sensor that, when embedded into a pill, can help "keep track of whether a patient is taking their medicine on time," Reuters reports.

29 Aug 2012

Elixir Medical’s DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System receives CE Mark approval

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of product platforms that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced that it has received CE Mark approval for its DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

29 Aug 2012

Merit Medical Systems, Catheter Connections enter DualCap distribution agreement

Catheter Connections, Inc., a leading developer of disposable devices for preventing blood stream infections caused by vascular access devices, today announced that it entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology.

29 Aug 2012

GeneTex to introduce new antibody against hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha

GeneTex, Inc., a leading manufacturer of antibodies, has announced that they will be launching a new antibody against HIF1a (hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha).

29 Aug 2012

Eplerenone shown to reduce cumulative heart failure hospitalisations

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced results from a new post-hoc analysis of the EMPHASIS-HF trial showing statistically significant reductions in rates of cumulative heart failure (HF) hospitalisations in patients with HF treated with eplerenone compared with placebo on a background of standard optimal therapy.1 The results were presented at The European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC) in Munich.

28 Aug 2012

Oxford University Press announces acquisition of American Journal of Hypertension

Oxford University Press (OUP) today announced that the esteemed American Journal of Hypertension will be joining the publisher's journal collection.

28 Aug 2012

Transcatheter renal denervation reduces blood pressure in real world patients

Renal denervation successfully treats patients with resistant hypertension in real world patient populations, according to a study presented at ESC Congress 2012. The findings were presented by Dr Darren Mylotte from France.

28 Aug 2012

Heart healthy lifestyle could avoid up to 400 cardiac events and 200 deaths in Swedish PCI patients

Up to 400 cardiac events and 200 deaths in Swedish PCI patients could be avoided by following a heart healthy lifestyle, according to research from the SPICI study presented at ESC Congress 2012. The results were presented at ESC press conference by Professor Joep Perk from Linnaeus University and at the scientific session by Dr Roland CARLSSON.

28 Aug 2012

Global platelet reactivity effectively identifies ACS patients at high risk of ischemic events

Global platelet reactivity is more effective than responsiveness to clopidogrel in identifying acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients at high risk of ischemic events, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today. The results from the RECLOSE 2-ACS study were presented by Dr Rossella Marcucci from Italy.

28 Aug 2012

Increased incidence of Type 2 diabetes in children

Alarming increases of Type 2 diabetes in children are no closer to being managed successfully according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine showing common diabetes-control medications failed to work in children.

28 Aug 2012

Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance, USF ARC to host ‘Understanding a Cure’ symposium

Scientists, clinicians and patients will gather at the University of South Florida's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in downtown Tampa Sept. 6 to share research insights and energize the search for a cure for Friedreich's ataxia and related disorders.

28 Aug 2012

Copeptin estimates prognosis in patients with heart failure

Copeptin predicts prognosis in patients with heart failure, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today, August 25, by Professor Stefan St-rk from Germany.

28 Aug 2012

Edge CT now available in NYU Langone's Department of Radiology clinical practice

NYU Langone Medical Center is the first in the country to offer patients access to the new Siemens Somatom Definition Edge single-source computed tomography system (Edge CT), one of the world's fastest CT scanners capable of generating high quality, 3-D diagnostic images using extremely low radiation.

28 Aug 2012

Major decline in early mortality for STEMI patients: French registries

Data from four French nationwide registries of STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) patients initiated five years apart and covering more than 15 years show that mortality rate decreased by 68% over this period, from 13.7% to 4.4%. Around one quarter of this mortality reduction could be attributed to a change in patient characteristics.

28 Aug 2012

Positive results from CardioKinetix’s Parachute device clinical trial on ischemic heart failure

CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failure, today announced clinical results showing meaningful and sustained low clinical events for patients with ischemic heart failure three years following Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration (PVR) therapy with the first-of-its-kind catheter-based Parachute™ Ventricular Partitioning Device.

28 Aug 2012

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Small, ingestible sensor can track patient medication intake, activity levels; Technology to be tested for TB treatment

Elixir Medical’s DESyne BD Novolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System receives CE Mark approval

Merit Medical Systems, Catheter Connections enter DualCap distribution agreement

GeneTex to introduce new antibody against hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha

Eplerenone shown to reduce cumulative heart failure hospitalisations

Oxford University Press announces acquisition of American Journal of Hypertension

Transcatheter renal denervation reduces blood pressure in real world patients

Heart healthy lifestyle could avoid up to 400 cardiac events and 200 deaths in Swedish PCI patients

Global platelet reactivity effectively identifies ACS patients at high risk of ischemic events

Increased incidence of Type 2 diabetes in children

Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance, USF ARC to host ‘Understanding a Cure’ symposium

Copeptin estimates prognosis in patients with heart failure

Edge CT now available in NYU Langone's Department of Radiology clinical practice

Major decline in early mortality for STEMI patients: French registries

Positive results from CardioKinetix’s Parachute device clinical trial on ischemic heart failure

ICU misdiagnosis alarmingly common in the acute care setting

Study shows why some fats may encourage growth of harmful bacteria in the digestive system

Disruption of circadian rhythm can inhibit blood vessel growth in the body

Renal denervation regenerates blood vessels and could reduce cardiovascular events

Researchers now add electronic sensors to tissue scaffolds

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Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

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