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Lutonix presents data on Moxy Drug Coated Balloon Catheter at TCT meeting

Lutonix, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, today announced six-month data from three separate drug coated balloon studies presented at the TransCatheter Therapeutics (TCT) meeting this week demonstrated the ability of the Moxy Drug Coated Balloon Catheter to inhibit restenosis in both peripheral and coronary arteries.

24 Sep 2010

Abbott, Reata enter agreement to commercialize bardoxolone drug for CKD

Abbott and Reata Pharmaceuticals today announced that they have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize bardoxolone methyl (bardoxolone), which is currently in late Phase 2 trials for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

24 Sep 2010

Cardialysis and Sticares InterACT announce strategic collaboration

Cardialysis and Sticares InterACT, both Contract Research Organizations (CROs) headquartered in The Netherlands, announced today that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to provide drug development consulting services in the field of cardiovascular and metabolic medicine. Both organizations have substantial experience and success in the execution of clinical research projects for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

23 Sep 2010

Type 1 diabetes, early recognition, telltale signs

Though they may present in a similar fashion, type 1 diabetes mellitus is vastly different from type 2, and Ralph Schmeltz, MD, incoming president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, says it’s important to recognize and diagnose it early.

23 Sep 2010

Negative childhood experiences impacting in the brains of Indigenous kids

Australia will not Close the Gap on Aboriginal health unless more is done to reverse the early life stress and trauma experienced by Indigenous children, new research suggests.

23 Sep 2010

Pet dog decreases risk of obesity in kids: Study

According to the latest research in England, children who have a dog for a pet are less likely to be obese. Children who are obese in childhood are at increased risk of developing a range of chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, bone and joint problems, asthma, disrupted sleep patterns, liver and gall bladder disease, early physical maturity and depression.

23 Sep 2010

Study reveals elevated risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asians than other Asian immigrants

South Asians living in the United States are at much higher risk for type 2 diabetes than are whites and immigrants from other Asian countries, a new small study reveals.

23 Sep 2010

InspireMD to launch MGuard Prime MicroNet stent system at TCT Conference

InspireMD, developers of the novel MGuard(TM) coronary MicroNet stent system, will introduce MGuard Prime at its booth #2052 at the TCT Conference in Washington DC, September 23-25, 2010. MGuard Prime presents an advanced Co-Cr Design of 80 micron struts along with InspireMD's unique MicroNet(R) Mesh Technology.

23 Sep 2010

Linagliptin clinical trial data shows positive result for type 2 diabetes treatment

New data from the linagliptin late stage clinical trial programme were presented this week at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

23 Sep 2010

Use of CYPHER stent in diabetic patients can result in significant cost savings

New analysis presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting (TCT 2010) in Washington, DC, indicates that the broad use of CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent in patients with diabetes would result in substantial cost savings, as compared to the use of everolimus-eluting stents (EES), paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES), or zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES).

23 Sep 2010

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health draws more than $40 billion in resources

Culminating a global summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Heads of State and Government, along with the private sector, foundations, international organizations, civil society and research organizations, kicked off a concerted world-wide effort to save the lives of more than 16 million women and children.

23 Sep 2010

Physicians' health habits could affect their abilities to counsel patients on diet, exercise

Physician's confidence in their abilities to counsel patients on a healthy diet and exercise may be related to their own personal habits, according to a study by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.

23 Sep 2010

Athersys presents MultiStem phase I study results at TCT Conference

Athersys, Inc. announced at its presentation at the Transvascular Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Conference held in Washington, D.C., updated results from its phase I clinical trial of MultiStem, its allogeneic cell therapy product, administered to individuals following acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

23 Sep 2010

SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart wins 2010 Kerrin Rennie Award

On Sept. 15, the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart was awarded the 2010 Kerrin Rennie Award for Excellence in Medical Technology by the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA).

23 Sep 2010

Abbott announces positive results of bioresorbable vascular device at TCT conference

Abbott today announced positive nine-month results from the first 45 patients enrolled in the second stage of the ABSORB trial. At nine months, Abbott's bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) demonstrated strong results that remained consistent with the six-month data from the same 45-patient group, with the rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) unchanged at 4.4 percent and no reports of blood clots (thromboses).

23 Sep 2010

Gersak develops Convergent Procedure for atrial fibrillation

During the recent Atrial Fibrillation Session of the Techno College at the European Association of Cardiac Thoracic Surgeons in Geneva, Switzerland, Professor Borut Gersak, Head of Cardiac Surgery from University Medical Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia challenged his audience of more than 1,000 medical professionals to think differently about existing atrial fibrillation surgical approaches.

23 Sep 2010

NextGen Healthcare becomes CCHIT Certified for Dermatology and Behavioral Health

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that NextGen® Ambulatory EHR version 5.6, a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR, has been additionally certified for Dermatology and Behavioral Health in the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology's (CCHIT®) certification program.

23 Sep 2010

Erasmus Medical Center Professor to present LEADERS trial result at TCT symposium

Three-year data from the prospective, randomized LEADERS trial demonstrate the equivalence of a biolimus A9-eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer vs. a sirolimus-eluting stent with a durable polymer. The results will be presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

23 Sep 2010

Study finds adverse cardiac events rare during year after negative cardiac CTA scan

Adverse cardiac events are rare one year after patients are admitted to the emergency room with low-to-moderate risk chest pain and are discharged due to a negative cardiac computed tomography angiogram (CTA), according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Cardiac CTA is a noninvasive heart-imaging test that determines whether fatty deposits or calcium deposits have built up in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

23 Sep 2010

St. Jude Medical to highlight OCT product platform at TCT meeting

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, will highlight recently launched technology, including its new Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) product platform, at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting in Washington, D.C.

23 Sep 2010

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Lutonix presents data on Moxy Drug Coated Balloon Catheter at TCT meeting

Abbott, Reata enter agreement to commercialize bardoxolone drug for CKD

Cardialysis and Sticares InterACT announce strategic collaboration

Type 1 diabetes, early recognition, telltale signs

Negative childhood experiences impacting in the brains of Indigenous kids

Pet dog decreases risk of obesity in kids: Study

Study reveals elevated risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asians than other Asian immigrants

InspireMD to launch MGuard Prime MicroNet stent system at TCT Conference

Linagliptin clinical trial data shows positive result for type 2 diabetes treatment

Use of CYPHER stent in diabetic patients can result in significant cost savings

Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health draws more than $40 billion in resources

Physicians' health habits could affect their abilities to counsel patients on diet, exercise

Athersys presents MultiStem phase I study results at TCT Conference

SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart wins 2010 Kerrin Rennie Award

Abbott announces positive results of bioresorbable vascular device at TCT conference

Gersak develops Convergent Procedure for atrial fibrillation

NextGen Healthcare becomes CCHIT Certified for Dermatology and Behavioral Health

Erasmus Medical Center Professor to present LEADERS trial result at TCT symposium

Study finds adverse cardiac events rare during year after negative cardiac CTA scan

St. Jude Medical to highlight OCT product platform at TCT meeting

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