Heart Disease

State hospital chief promises better communication

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:24:18 GMT

He apologizes to the advisory board in the wake of an undisclosed federal critique of care preceding a patient's Oct.

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:11:57 GMT

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GE Healthcare Announces New Compatibility For Fractional Flow Reserve ...

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:48:22 GMT

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 19 Mar 2010 GE Healthcare, the $17 billion medical technology division of General Electric Company , today announced the Mac-Lab's validation of compatibility with the Volcano's SmartMap Pressure Instrument and PrimeWire Pressure Guide Wire for ...

Coronary Heart Disease Symptoms, Heart Disease Causes

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:41:45 GMT

The term coronary heart disease is a broad term that covers a number of medical problems that have to do with the heart and the arteries and veins connected to it.

Stem cells suspended in X-ray-visible microbubbles build new blood...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

ScienceDaily - Bone marrow stem cells suspended in X-ray-visible microbubbles dramatically improve the body's ability to build new blood vessels in the upper leg -- providing a potential future treatment for those with peripheral arterial disease or PAD, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in ...

ALS fundraiser honors Norwalk native Fitzgerald

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:35:39 GMT

Dozens of green paper shamrocks bearing the names of people who have joined the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, rested on a table at the rear of Norwalk's My Three Sons entertainment center last Thursday evening.

FDA approves expanded indication for Boston Scientific's CRT-Ds

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:30:44 GMT

Corporation today announced that the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unanimously recommended approval of an expanded indication for its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators , including the COGNISA CRT-D.  The panel recommended the expansion include the majority of the studied population ...

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Kenneth Eli Bigus

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:27:24 GMT

Kenneth Eli Bigus died Tuesday, March 16, at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, Kansas City, Mo.

Avandia Use May Lead to Serious Injury

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Avandia, the Type 2 diabetes drug, was the subject of a study from Cleveland Clinic, which concluded the drug might contribute to heart attacks.

Eugene McLean Munnelly

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

TOWSON, Md. --Eugene McLean Munnelly, a retired educator and founding headmaster of Salisbury School, died of congestive heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson on Saturday March 13, 2010.

Physician testifies in favor of peer grouping bill

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:31:42 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS, March 11, 2010 a ' Doug Wood, M.D., testified before the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee Wednesday and urged lawmakers to change the statea TMs provider peer grouping effort by adopting H.F. 3056.

Should You Take Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease? - eMaxHealth.com

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:21:00 GMT

It you are among the millions of Americans who take low-dose aspirin every day because you have been told that you are safeguarding yourself against heart disease, a new meta-analysis indicates that the benefits are minimal and that the risks may be ...

Legendary Texas Talent Booster, Johnnie High, Dead at 80

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:46:19 GMT

Funeral arrangements will be held Saturday in Arlington, Texas, for Texas music impresario Johnnie High, who died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at his home near Fort Worth.

Track Your Goals Bead By Pretty Bead

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:20:18 GMT

Chelsea Charles Gossett created a line of jewelry to help keep track of how far you've come.

Identifying patients at risk is key to market for cardiovascular disease treatments

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:53:02 GMT

It remains a tremendous medical and cost burden on society. The identification and application of novel cardio biomarkers has helped cardiologists to stratify high risk patients whilst the advances in diagnostic imaging has lead to improvements in the speed and resolution of images, increasing its clinical utility in the detection, diagnosis and ...

Tangier disease is caused by mutations in the gene encoding ATP-binding cassette transporter 1

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:50:21 GMT

Nature Genetics , Vol. 22, No. 4. , pp. 352-355. Abstract Tangier disease was first discovered nearly 40 years ago in two siblings living on Tangier Island.

FDA panel recommends Boston Scientific's electronic heart device for ... - Washington Examiner

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, MD. ? Federal health advisers said Thursday an electronic heart implant should be approved for a large group of heart-disease patients who currently aren't eligible for the device. A Food and Drug Administration panel of cardiologists ...

Bill Maher to God: Stand Aside for ObamaCare

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:56 GMT

The way Bill Maher sees it, resistance to ObamaCare is all God's fault. Why? Because so many people believe in this 'schmuck' who lives in the clouds...and this belief, in turn, intensifies opposition to ObamaCare.

Our World a " 20 March 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:42:39 GMT

MUSIC: "Our World" theme This week on Our World: The amazing migration of the monarch butterfly ... how vitamin D might help to protect against heart attacksA ... and the financial benefits of the Internet: BECKSTROM:A A "Look at the value Ebay creates.

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:42:17 GMT

Heart Disease Home > Questions > I had HDL of 22..a week later, it the HDL of 44.

Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease ... - YAHOO!

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:34:00 GMT

Now, in the aftermath of reports concluding that these targets do not cut the risk of heart disease in diabetes patients, and in some cases may even do harm, researchers are struggling to make sense of the seemingly counterintuitive data, and ...

Diabetes. Heart Disease. Asthma. Depression.

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:02:03 GMT

What do these illnesses have in common? Untreated, they can be deadly. Depression is a disease, not a weakness and can lead to suicide.

Company Races to Extend Blood Thinner Patent

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:40:18 GMT

It has been called a case of being a day late and a billion dollars short - potentially one of the costliest blunders in drug industry history.

A Company Races to Keep a Drug Patent

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:38:16 GMT

It has been called a case of being a day late and a billion dollars short - potentially one of the costliest blunders in drug industry history.

One in 100 babies will have congenital heart disease - Inside Toronto

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:29:00 GMT

According to Dr. Joel Kirsh, paedeatric cardiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children, it's the most common birth defect. "It's a wide variety of disorders and a lot of them are fairly rare but when you add them all up they make up the most common ...

Heart Disease: More Accurate Prediction - Ivanhoe

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:26:00 GMT

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new measure more accurately predicts risk for cardiac disease and death, according to recent research. The Intermountain Risk Score, a measurement tool that looks at age and sex, but also adds the results of routine blood ...

Coronary angiography is being overused

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:00:45 GMT

For patients without known heart disease, the diagnostic yield of coronary angiography appears to be low, researchers found.

Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center's clinical trial of minimally invasive stenting procedure for TIA

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:52 GMT

Individuals between 30 and 80 years of age, who have had a transient ischemic attack or non-severe stroke within the past 30 days, and who cannot be treated surgically, may be eligible to participate in a Phase III clinical trial of a minimally invasive stenting procedure at the Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center.

MS surgery draws Ottawa man to Poland

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:55:29 GMT

Duncan Thornton , who lives in Winnipeg, will travel to Poland with his brother Evan, who lives in Ottawa, for surgery that both men hope will ease their multiple sclerosis symptoms.

Clinical Trial Of Minimally Invasive Stenting System For Carotid...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:39:56 GMT

Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart.

Cardiac rehabilitation can help heart patients

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:53:12 GMT

Washington, March 19 : Researchers have found that cardiac rehabilitation is associated with significantly reduced mortality rates for patients who have had stents placed to treat blockages in coronary arteries.

Clinical Trials Update: March 19, 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:23:18 GMT

Heart Disease To qualify for this study of coronary arteries and heart disease, you must have high cholesterol, be taking a cholesterol medication, or have a history of heart disease.

Clinical Trial Of Minimally Invasive Stenting System For Carotid...

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

The Connection Between Diabetes and Heart Disease - Associated Content

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:00 GMT

Atherosclerosis, hardening of the coronary arteries, is the most common cause of heart disease for people with diabetes. Controlling or eliminating the above risk factors is the best way to prevent atherosclerosis. A look at different ways to lower ...

Commissioner opposes peer grouping timeline change

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:55:49 GMT

An MMA-endorsed bill to improve the state's provider peer-grouping initiative ran into trouble in the Senate when Minnesota Commissioner of Health Sanne Magnan, M.D., testified Tuesday against giving doctors more time to analyze their cost and quality scores before they're released to the public.

FDA panel recommends Boston Scientific's electronic ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:21:00 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Federal health advisers say an electronic heart implant should be approved for millions of new heart-disease patients who currently aren't eligible for the device. A Food and Drug Administration panel of cardiologists voted ...

Study: ECG may help hyperactive children

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Electrocardiogram screening to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing stimulant medications may help identify those at risk, but is only borderline cost-effective compared with the current practice of taking a patient history and doing a physical examination, a new study shows.

UH's Curl Back in Hospital

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:18:06 GMT

University of Houston women's basketball coach Joe Curl checked into a Lubbock hospital Wednesday because of issues related to his heart, according to the school.A Curl checked into the hospital after the team arrived in Lubbock Wednesday in preparation for the Cougars Thursday night game against Texas Tech in the Women's NIT.

CarolinaEast heart attack responses beat state average

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:06:07 GMT

Aharon Katz remembers two things about his daughter Rachael's wedding: that he "cried all day" and that he and his little girl got to dance.

Rare genetic disorder bedevils Palm Beach man

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:51:46 GMT

Watching Seymour Gottlieb tell his story is like viewing an episode of my favorite television show, House.

CarolinaEast heart attack responses beat state average

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:13:18 GMT

Aharon Katz remembers two things about his daughter Rachael's wedding: that he "cried all day" and that he and his little girl got to dance.

Nasa Iss On-Orbit Status 17 March 2010

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Source: NASA HQ - Comments All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

Nasa Iss On-Orbit Status 17 March 2010

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Source: NASA HQ - Comments All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

NewCardio Signs Master Services Agreement (MSA) with U.S.-Based...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT

NewCardio Signs Master Services Agreement with U.S.-Based Contract Research Organization for QTinno QTinno Enables CRO to Add Electrocardiogram Core Lab Services to Extend its Scope of Services PR Newswire SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18 SANTA CLARA, Calif.

FDA Advisory Panel Unanimously Recommends Expanded Indication for...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT

"Boston Scientific welcomes the panel's decision to recommend expanding the current indication to include the majority of the MADIT-CRT population," said Hank Kucheman , Executive Vice President and Group President, Cardiology, Rhythm and Vascular for Boston Scientific.

Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease ... - YAHOO!

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Chronic disease found common among California adults, kids

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:27:25 GMT

More than a third of California's adults and a nearly a sixth of its children suffer from chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure or psychological distress, according to a new report from the California Healthcare Foundation .