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TGMC installs third Toshiba Infinix DP-i system with Next Generation Advanced Image Processing

As a nationally recognized healthcare organization, home to one of the most advanced vascular interventional practices in the country, Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) handles approximately 3,300 cath lab patients annually. Patients from all over the country come to TGMC for interventional treatment for conditions associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD), including limb ischemia.

10 Feb 2011

Alexion fourth quarter net product sales of Soliris increases to $156.0 million

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported net product sales of Soliris® (eculizumab) of $156.0 million, reflecting strong additions of new patients, compared to $110.6 million for the same period in 2009.

10 Feb 2011

People with heart health issues, no insurance can benefit from Californians for Patient Care's online tool

People with heart health issues and little or no insurance can still get the preventive and maintenance care they need, by finding local no- and low-cost healthcare resources on Californians for Patient Care's MyHealthResource. The online tool, the only one of its kind in California, is free and confidential.

10 Feb 2011

Indiana University creates Institute for Personalized Medicine

Indiana University has announced a major commitment to research in one of health care's most promising fields with the creation of the Indiana Institute for Personalized Medicine.

10 Feb 2011

International Stroke Conference: News releases and news tips

Government researcher receives top honor, five others recognized at stroke conference

10 Feb 2011

Lakewood Regional Medical Center supports 'Focus on the Heart' campaign

With approximately one death occurring every 36 seconds from cardiovascular disease, Americans need to find a way to beat the odds. That premise is the impetus behind Lakewood Regional Medical Center's new campaign, which encourages the community to "Focus on the Heart" by undergoing regular screenings and adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle.

10 Feb 2011

DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan receives ABA and ACS Burn Center Verification

Last year at the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan, nearly 500 children were treated and admitted for burn injuries. As a result of the spectrum of quality care provided to burn patients from the pre-hospital phase through the rehabilitation process and having met rigorous standards for specific criteria set by the American Burn Association and the Committee on Trauma of the American Colleges of Surgeons, the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan burn center is now the state's only verified pediatric burn center exclusively dedicated to the needs of children.

10 Feb 2011

Scientists develop novel approach to detect long-distance chromosomal interactions for CAD

The discovery that a "gene desert" on chromosome 9 was a hotspot for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk was among the highlights of findings produced recently by genome-wide association studies, which compare the genomes of many people for genetic variations and have been broadly used in the past few years to study hundreds of diseases and complex traits. Gene deserts are large genomic segments devoid of genes.

10 Feb 2011

Breakthrough in cancer research can help reduce heart failure, increase survival rates

A breakthrough by scientists at Queen's University Belfast could help reduce heart failure in cancer patients around the world, and ultimately increase survival rates.

10 Feb 2011

Georgia Tech, Emory University startup receives $5.1M investment to develop novel cardiac surgery system

A Georgia Tech and Emory University medical device startup that has developed a system to simplify and standardize the technique for opening and closing the beating heart during cardiac surgery has received a $5.1 million investment.

10 Feb 2011

Cardiac Science receives contract to deploy Powerheart AEDs at US Postal Inspection Service

Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in automated external defibrillator and diagnostic cardiac monitoring devices, has been awarded a contract to deploy Powerheart AEDs at U.S. Postal Inspection Service sites across the nation.

10 Feb 2011

Advocates say corporate tax havens rob developing countries of revenue as World Social Forum begins

Advocates at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, "launched a campaign Tuesday to end financial secrecy in tax havens by multinationals they say deprive developing countries of enormous sums of money," Agence France-Presse reports (Boutreaux, 2/8).

10 Feb 2011

Scientists generate beating heart cells from skin cells of young patients with severe genetic heart defect

Using skin cells from young patients who have a severe genetic heart defect, Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have generated beating heart cells that carry the same genetic mutation. The newly created human heart cells - cardiomyocytes - allowed the researchers for the first time to examine and characterize the disorder at the cellular level.

10 Feb 2011

Scientists discover KCNH2 gene mutation in patients with long QT syndrome

Researchers from the Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of the University of Granada have identified the most frequent mutations in the gene KCNH2 in patients with long QT syndrome.

10 Feb 2011

L-methylfolate in combination with antidepressant drug helps major depressive disorder patients

Data published in the January issue of Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, www.psychiatrymmc.com, suggest when L-methylfolate, a medical food available commercially as Deplin®, and by prescription, is used for dietary management of depression in combination with an antidepressant drug at the start of depression therapy, it results in significantly more patients experiencing major improvement and more rapid improvement than antidepressant monotherapy alone.

10 Feb 2011

Enrollment suspended in WorldHeart's Levacor Ventricular Assist Device Bridge-To-Transplant Study

World Heart Corporation, a developer of mechanical circulatory systems, announced today that it has paused enrollment in its Levacor Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Bridge-To-Transplant (BTT) Study pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review and approval of the previously announced device refinements.

10 Feb 2011

World Bank report documents rise of noncommunicable diseases in S. Asia

"South Asia is facing a health crisis, with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, and patients facing impoverishment as they pay for treatment out of their own pockets," according to a report released Wednesday by the World Bank, Reuters reports (Lyn, 2/9).

10 Feb 2011

Rcadia receives FDA 510(k) clearance for enhanced COR Analyzer System to assess coronary branch vessels

Rcadia Medical Imaging announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) marketing clearance for an enhanced version of its COR Analyzer® System to assess coronary branch vessels in addition to main coronary arteries in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).

10 Feb 2011

Study: Drug-eluting stents outperform BMS for revascularization of CTOs

A systematic review of medical evidence has determined drug-eluting stents outperform bare metal stents for revascularization of chronic total occlusions.

10 Feb 2011

Study: New curcumin-hybrid compound may help protect, regenerate brain cells after stroke

Whether or not you're fond of Indian, Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern food, stroke researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center think you may become a fan of one of their key spices.

10 Feb 2011

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

TGMC installs third Toshiba Infinix DP-i system with Next Generation Advanced Image Processing

Alexion fourth quarter net product sales of Soliris increases to $156.0 million

People with heart health issues, no insurance can benefit from Californians for Patient Care's online tool

Indiana University creates Institute for Personalized Medicine

International Stroke Conference: News releases and news tips

Lakewood Regional Medical Center supports 'Focus on the Heart' campaign

DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan receives ABA and ACS Burn Center Verification

Scientists develop novel approach to detect long-distance chromosomal interactions for CAD

Breakthrough in cancer research can help reduce heart failure, increase survival rates

Georgia Tech, Emory University startup receives $5.1M investment to develop novel cardiac surgery system

Cardiac Science receives contract to deploy Powerheart AEDs at US Postal Inspection Service

Advocates say corporate tax havens rob developing countries of revenue as World Social Forum begins

Scientists generate beating heart cells from skin cells of young patients with severe genetic heart defect

Scientists discover KCNH2 gene mutation in patients with long QT syndrome

L-methylfolate in combination with antidepressant drug helps major depressive disorder patients

Enrollment suspended in WorldHeart's Levacor Ventricular Assist Device Bridge-To-Transplant Study

World Bank report documents rise of noncommunicable diseases in S. Asia

Rcadia receives FDA 510(k) clearance for enhanced COR Analyzer System to assess coronary branch vessels

Study: Drug-eluting stents outperform BMS for revascularization of CTOs

Study: New curcumin-hybrid compound may help protect, regenerate brain cells after stroke

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