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Longitudinal displacement in carotid artery reflects both degree of atherosclerosis in artery and heart function

How your carotid artery moves can reveal your risk of a future heart attack, and it is now possible to study this vessel aspect in more detail thanks to a new technique which could eventually be used to identify patients with suspected coronary artery disease, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

12 Apr 2011

Two new studies on Veterans Affairs health care system

As recently as the 1990s, the Veterans Affairs health care system had a subpar reputation for quality, but two new studies of standard quality metrics, both led by Amal Trivedi, assistant professor of community health at Brown University and a physician at the Providence VA Medical Center, show that the system that cares for more than 5 million patients has improved markedly in the last decade.

8 Apr 2011

ICD therapy can improve ischemic cardiomyopathy survival rates

Most patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator now live more than seven years and those ICD patients with hereditary heart disease can live for decades, based on a scientific paper that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, April 1-3.

6 Apr 2011

New data finds 50% decline in heart surgery wait times in Alberta and BC

New data from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine shows that wait times for a number of heart surgeries have gone down close to 50 per cent in Alberta and British Columbia.

6 Apr 2011

MR patients treated with Abbott MitraClip system demonstrate clinical benefits of initial treatment at two years

Abbott today announced data from its EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy) study showing that patients with significant mitral regurgitation (MR) treated with the company's investigational percutaneous catheter-based MitraClip® system continue to demonstrate the clinical benefits of initial treatment shown at one year out to two years, including improvements in heart function and reductions in symptoms.

5 Apr 2011

Positive outcomes from Medtronic's Resolute drug-eluting stent against coronary artery disease

Results of two major clinical studies presented at ACC.11 - the 60th Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology - demonstrate that the Resolute drug-eluting stent from Medtronic, Inc., provides a positive and persistent treatment effect for a wide variety of patients with coronary artery disease.

5 Apr 2011

Coronary computed tomographic angiography to evaluate acute chest pain reduces hospital admissions

Hospital admissions at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island were significantly reduced when using coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) to evaluate patients presenting in the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain (ACP), according to research results presented during a scientific session at the American College of Cardiology's 60th Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans on April 3.

4 Apr 2011

Abbott's XIENCE V Coronary Stent System data presented at ACC meeting

A pooled analysis of the SPIRIT II, III, IV and COMPARE trials presented today further reinforces the positive clinical performance of Abbott's market-leading XIENCE V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System.

4 Apr 2011

BSX presents ION and TAXUS Stent trial data against coronary artery disease at ACC meeting

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced results from a pooled patient-level analysis of its PERSEUS and TAXUS ATLAS clinical trial data, demonstrating differences in safety and efficacy outcomes favoring the next-generation ION Platinum Chromium Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System compared to the currently available TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent System.

4 Apr 2011

Routine periodic fasting can reduce risk of coronary heart disease

Fasting has long been associated with religious rituals, diets, and political protests. Now new evidence from cardiac researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute demonstrates that routine periodic fasting is also good for your health, and your heart.

4 Apr 2011

Positive results from Abbott's ABSORB device trial in coronary artery disease

Abbott today announced positive one-year results from 101 patients enrolled in the second phase of the ABSORB trial evaluating the world's first drug eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

4 Apr 2011

CardioNexus to launch Panasonic CardioHealth Station at American College of Cardiology 2011 Annual Scientific Sessions

CardioNexus Corporation an affiliated company of Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd., will introduce Panasonic CardioHealth® Station at the 2011 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

From PHC Europe B.V. 31 Mar 2011

Regulus obtains exclusive rights from NYU for miR-33a, 33b to treat metabolic diseases

Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative new medicines targeting microRNAs, today announced that it has obtained exclusive rights from New York University for intellectual property covering methods of use in modulating microRNA-33a and microRNA-33b for metabolic diseases such as atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome.

31 Mar 2011

Abbott launches MitraClip system to treat MR in Australia

Abbott today announced the launch of the company's catheter-based MitraClip system for the treatment of mitral regurgitation in Australia. The MitraClip device, which has received Therapeutic Goods Administration approval, offers a new treatment option for patients suffering from MR, a debilitating heart valve condition.

31 Mar 2011

CryoLife to acquire Cardiogenesis

CryoLife, Inc., an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, and Cardiogenesis Corporation, a leading developer of surgical products used in the treatment of patients with refractory angina resulting from diffuse coronary artery disease, today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which CryoLife will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cardiogenesis for $0.457 per share.

29 Mar 2011

People of all ages and both sexes can have congestive heart failure

Elizabeth Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79 on March 23. Her death raises awareness of this serious condition that affects an estimated five million Americans.

29 Mar 2011

Improved technology is improving outcomes for cardiac stent patients

While coronary artery bypass surgery has long been the standard treatment for patients with the most extensive forms of coronary artery disease, the results of a recent study by an international team of researchers suggests that advances in technology appear to be narrowing the "benefit gap" between the two approaches. The results of the study appear in the March 17, 2011 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

28 Mar 2011

Pathway Medical initiates enrollment in JETSTREAM G3 Calcium Study in peripheral artery disease

Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), today announced enrollment of the first patient in the company's JETSTREAM G3 Calcium Study, a prospective, single-arm, multi-center registry to evaluate the treatment effects of the JETSTREAM G3 System in patients with moderate to severely calcified peripheral artery disease.

28 Mar 2011

Study finds risk of heart attack among patients with TIA

Patients who have suffered a "mini stroke" are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Mar 2011

New study: Coronary calcium scan can help reduce risk of heart disease

A new study of coronary artery calcium scanning - a simple, noninvasive test that gives patients baseline information about plaque in their coronary arteries—has shown that the scan helps them make heart-healthy lifestyle changes and lower their heart disease risk factors.

24 Mar 2011

Coronary Artery Disease News and Research

Latest Coronary Artery Disease News and Research

Longitudinal displacement in carotid artery reflects both degree of atherosclerosis in artery and heart function

Two new studies on Veterans Affairs health care system

ICD therapy can improve ischemic cardiomyopathy survival rates

New data finds 50% decline in heart surgery wait times in Alberta and BC

MR patients treated with Abbott MitraClip system demonstrate clinical benefits of initial treatment at two years

Positive outcomes from Medtronic's Resolute drug-eluting stent against coronary artery disease

Coronary computed tomographic angiography to evaluate acute chest pain reduces hospital admissions

Abbott's XIENCE V Coronary Stent System data presented at ACC meeting

BSX presents ION and TAXUS Stent trial data against coronary artery disease at ACC meeting

Routine periodic fasting can reduce risk of coronary heart disease

Positive results from Abbott's ABSORB device trial in coronary artery disease

CardioNexus to launch Panasonic CardioHealth Station at American College of Cardiology 2011 Annual Scientific Sessions

Regulus obtains exclusive rights from NYU for miR-33a, 33b to treat metabolic diseases

Abbott launches MitraClip system to treat MR in Australia

CryoLife to acquire Cardiogenesis

People of all ages and both sexes can have congestive heart failure

Improved technology is improving outcomes for cardiac stent patients

Pathway Medical initiates enrollment in JETSTREAM G3 Calcium Study in peripheral artery disease

Study finds risk of heart attack among patients with TIA

New study: Coronary calcium scan can help reduce risk of heart disease

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