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Boston Scientific provides new warranty program for CRT-D device to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it is offering a new warranty program in the U.S. that covers its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices and leads in the event of chronic phrenic nerve stimulation.

6 May 2011

CAMH presents new Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing data at Heart Rhythm Society meeting

Cambridge Heart, Inc. a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, today announced that new data presented at the Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions in San Francisco confirm the diagnostic value of Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing in identifying patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

6 May 2011

Millennium presents three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today reported results from three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma. Two of the studies examined the use of VELCADE for Injection; the third study presents clinical data on MLN9708, the first investigational oral proteasome inhibitor.

6 May 2011

Penn State nursing professor receives NIH grant to improve oral hygiene for dementia patients

People with dementia may soon have improved oral hygiene because of a National Institutes of Health $1.4 million, four-year grant to Rita A. Jablonski, assistant professor of nursing, Penn State.

6 May 2011

'Bad cholesterol' needed to gain more muscle mass

The so-called "bad cholesterol" - low-density lipoprotein commonly called LDL - may not be so bad after all, shows a Texas A&M University study that casts new light on the cholesterol debate, particularly among adults who exercise.

6 May 2011

Man with no pulse for 96 minutes makes complete recovery

By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He'd suffered a heart attack, and even though he was given continuous CPR and a series of shocks with a defibrillator, the man was without a pulse for 96 minutes.

6 May 2011

New SCAI position statement calls for changes in percutaneous coronary intervention care

A new position statement released today by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions calls for changes in the way quality of percutaneous coronary intervention care is measured and publically reported.

6 May 2011

LRMC selects Allscripts as health information technology partner

Lakeway Regional Medical Center, a new physician/patient-focused acute care hospital in suburban Austin, has selected Allscripts as its health information technology partner to create a world-class care delivery infrastructure.

6 May 2011

FDA approves Medtronic's two new dual-electrode leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and launch of the Attain Ability Plus and the Attain Ability Straight left-heart leads for use with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices in treating heart failure patients.

From Medtronic 6 May 2011

Diet high in potassium and low in sodium can reduce blood pressure

Americans are consuming too much sodium and not enough potassium according to clinical studies, including one by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology recently covered in Heart Insight.

6 May 2011

Arsenic exposure and cigarette smoking in combination elevate risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Arsenic exposure and smoking each elevate the risk of disease. But when combined together, the danger of dying from cardiovascular disease is magnified, a new study finds.

6 May 2011

Kensey Nash revenues decrease 7% to $18.6 million for third quarter fiscal 2011

Kensey Nash Corporation, a medical device company primarily focused on regenerative medicine for a wide range of medical procedures, today reported the results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2011.

6 May 2011

Cook Medical introduces new Formula renal stent at SCAI 2011

Patients suffering from blockages of the arteries to the kidneys now have access to a new stenting treatment option with the launch today of Cook Medical's Formula Renal Balloon-Expandable Stent at the Society for Cardiovascular Angioplasty and Intervention 2011 Scientific Sessions.

6 May 2011

Exercise, sex, coffee and even nose blowing may raise risk of stroke: Study

According to researchers in the Netherlands, coffee, sex and nose blowing could increase the risk of a type of stroke. The study on 250 patients identified eight risk factors linked to bleeding on the brain. These factors all increase blood pressure which could result in blood vessels bursting, according to research published in the journal Stroke.

5 May 2011

Statins for all over 55: Study

The latest research findings suggest that when assessing the risk of heart problems, offering statins or drugs that lower cholesterol to all over-55s had the same results as testing for cholesterol or blood pressure problems. The authors have also argued it would be simpler and more cost effective.

5 May 2011

Worrying trends among Australia’s Indigenous population with more chronic diseases: Report

According to an indigenous health expert, communities in the state's Gulf are recording some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the country. In fact a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows 80 per cent of the life expectancy gap can be attributed to conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

5 May 2011

Researchers find increasing the number of family physicians reduces hospital re-admissions

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have found that by adding one family physician per 1,000, or 100 per 100,000, could reduce hospital readmission costs by $579 million per year, or 83 percent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) target. These findings currently appear on the website of the "Robert Graham Center," a primary care think tank.

5 May 2011

Increasing prevalence of hypertension boosts growth for blood-pressure monitors in BRIC countries

With a rapidly ageing population and increasing prevalence of hypertension, there is a growing number of people that need to monitor their blood-pressure at home. Whilst the more established home-use digital blood-pressure monitor markets in Western Europe and North America are reaching saturation, the emerging BRIC markets are becoming more aware of lifestyle-related disease prevention and are investing heavily to improve healthcare provisions, driving growth of the blood-pressure monitors market.

5 May 2011

Angel Medical Systems to present observations of ischemic events detected using permanently implanted intracardiac ST-segment monitor in high risk CAD patients

Angel Medical Systems has announced that David Keenan will be presenting on behalf of Mitchell Krucoff, MD, FACC, Chairman, Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, on May 6th, 2011 from 2:45-3:00 PM at the Heart Rhythm Society's 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

5 May 2011

Hendra virus alert among horse owners

Hendra virus is a bat-borne virus that has killed four of the seven humans who have been infected and caused the deaths more than 40 horses since it was discovered in 1994. Humans contract the disease from horses but there has been neither human-to-human transmission of the disease nor direct transmission from bats to humans report experts. The majority of outbreaks have occurred during June and October, however last year a horse in Tewantin contracted the virus in May.

5 May 2011

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Boston Scientific provides new warranty program for CRT-D device to avoid phrenic nerve stimulation

CAMH presents new Microvolt T-wave Alternans testing data at Heart Rhythm Society meeting

Millennium presents three studies in relapsed multiple myeloma at IMW meeting

Penn State nursing professor receives NIH grant to improve oral hygiene for dementia patients

'Bad cholesterol' needed to gain more muscle mass

Man with no pulse for 96 minutes makes complete recovery

New SCAI position statement calls for changes in percutaneous coronary intervention care

LRMC selects Allscripts as health information technology partner

FDA approves Medtronic's two new dual-electrode leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Diet high in potassium and low in sodium can reduce blood pressure

Arsenic exposure and cigarette smoking in combination elevate risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Kensey Nash revenues decrease 7% to $18.6 million for third quarter fiscal 2011

Cook Medical introduces new Formula renal stent at SCAI 2011

Exercise, sex, coffee and even nose blowing may raise risk of stroke: Study

Statins for all over 55: Study

Worrying trends among Australia’s Indigenous population with more chronic diseases: Report

Researchers find increasing the number of family physicians reduces hospital re-admissions

Increasing prevalence of hypertension boosts growth for blood-pressure monitors in BRIC countries

Angel Medical Systems to present observations of ischemic events detected using permanently implanted intracardiac ST-segment monitor in high risk CAD patients

Hendra virus alert among horse owners

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