Higher risk of AMI in women with gout
A link between gout and AMI has been previously documented in men: now a new cohort study suggests gout may be even more important as a comorbidity in women.
For complete story visit theheart.org. (Source: theHeart.org)...
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Cardiac Science issues AED recall
Cardiac Science has initiated a worldwide voluntary recall after determining that approximately 12,200 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may not be able to deliver therapy during a resuscitation attempt, which may lead to serious adverse events or death. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
POSTED 02/07/2010 at 05:19 PM --
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Volcano found guilty over OCT breach of contract
A Massachusetts Superior Court For Suffolk Country jury has ruled against Volcano and its wholly owned subsidiary, Axsun Technologies, in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Lightlab Imaging on Jan. 7, 2009. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
POSTED 02/07/2010 at 03:16 PM --
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Abiomed’s net loss narrows, due to Impella sales uptick
Abiomed, a provider of heart support technologies, has narrowed its net losses in the third quarter of 2010, which ended Dec. 31, 2009. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
POSTED 02/07/2010 at 01:21 PM --
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Biological ageing in humans
New BHF research identifies a genetic variant linked to ageing in humans (Source: BHF National News)...
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Older Women with Gout at Risk of MI (CME/CE)
Elderly women with gout are at increased risk of acute myocardial infarction, even more so than men with this painful arthritis, a population-based study found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 06:43 AM --
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Journal Scan: Association of a Functional Polymorphism in the Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) Gene With Memory Decline and Incidence of Dementia (JAMA 2010;303:150-158.)
This is a prospective cohort study comprising 608 community-dwelling adults without dementia, ages 70 years or older, from the Einstein Aging Study with CETP genotype available. Standardized neuropsychological and neurological measures were administered annually from 1994-2009. Linear mixed-effects . . . (Source: Cardiosource)...
POSTED 02/06/2010 at 02:52 AM --
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Volcano Corporation Announces Litigation Status
Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC) today announced that the jury in the litigation filed by Lightlab Imaging, Inc. on January 7, 2009 in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County reached a verdict against Volcano and its wholly owned subsidiary, Axsun Technologies. (Source: News from Angioplasty.Org)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 03:35 PM --
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Reviewing meds to help patients save money
Private practice with Dr Seth Bilazarian - Clinical and interventional cardiologist, Seth Bilazarian MD, animates this forum for issues faced in private practice cardiology. (Source: Blogs@theHeart.org)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 01:10 PM --
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St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval Of Smaller, Higher Power ICD And CRT-D Devices With New Heart Failure Monitors
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced European CE Mark approval and first implants of its Fortify(TM) and Fortify ST implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and Unify(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D). The devices will be fully launched in Europe later this spring, and U.S... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 01:00 PM --
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Complete Heart Block and Echocardiographic Abnormalities Caused by Pyrotechnic Chest Trauma
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Images in Pediatric CardiologyDOI 10.1007/s00246-010-9654-4Authors
Camden Hebson, Emory University Department of Pediatrics Atlanta USAWilliam Mahle, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sibley Heart Center Atlanta USAChad Mao, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sibley Heart Center Atlanta USADavid Drossner, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sibley Heart Center Atlanta USA
Journal Pediatric CardiologyOnline ISSN 1432-1971Print ISSN 0172-0643 (Source: Pediatric Cardiology)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 11:52 AM --
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Mobile pocket echo device: Revolutionizing medicine
It's the size of a cell phone, portable, and with inherent wireless potential and has wide-ranging--revolutionary--possibilities that stretch beyond CV care. Click to watch my demo! (Source: Blogs@theHeart.org)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 11:40 AM --
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Thomas recalls SafeSheath CSG introducers
Thomas Medical is recalling certain lots of its SafeSheath CSG lead introducers in response to reports of fragmentation and embolization of the tip.
For complete story visit theheart.org. (Source: theHeart.org)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 09:30 AM --
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Three EU surgery facilities trained on SynCardia artificial heart
Surgical teams from three European hospitals, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, the Yeditepe University Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, and the University Hospital of Bordeaux in France, have completed the first phase of training to deploy SynCardia Systems’ CardioWest total artificial heart device. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 08:57 AM --
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A good report card for laser-assisted pacemaker/ICD lead extraction
Non-procedure-related clinical issues, such as diabetes or device-related infection, are a major cause of poor procedural and clinical outcomes; still, the overall success rate is high, and...
For complete story visit theheart.org. (Source: theHeart.org)...
POSTED 02/05/2010 at 08:30 AM --
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ACC taps Solomon as CMO of business development
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has appointed Henry A. Solomon, MD, to its executive team where he will serve as chief medical officer (CMO) of business development. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
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Contents
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Editorial Board
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Erratum for From AM, et al. “Changes in Diastolic Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus Over Time” Am J Cardiol 2009;103:1463–1466
This study was supported by Rochester Epidemiology Project Grant, AR30582-43, Dr. Walter Rocca, Pl. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)...
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Erratum for Bray GA, et al. “A Further Subgroup Analysis of the Effects of the DASH Diet and Three Dietary Sodium Levels on Blood Pressure: Results of the DASH-Sodium Trial” Am J Cardiol 2004;94:222–227
In Table 1, the first value under the Systolic BP by Sodium Level (mm Hg) “Higher” column should be 127 ± 9. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)...
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