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Boston Scientific launches Promus

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that it has initiated international marketing of its Promus everolimus-eluting stent.

January 10, 2007

U.K. targets S. Asians' high rate of heart attacks

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Nov 30 - The high death rate from heart disease among South Asians in Britain could be slashed if people sought emergency treatment immediately after they experienced chest pains, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said on Thursday.

November 29, 2006

CTCA shows cost-effectiveness in the EU

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

CHICAGO - CT coronary angiography (CTCA) demonstrates a cost-effective method in the European Union (EU) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease compared with traditional diagnostic modalities, according to data presented by German researchers at the 2006 RSNA meeting on Monday.

November 26, 2006

Abnormal ventricular wall motion a cause of mitral regurgitation

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 23 - Dyssynchronized motion of the left ventricle is an independent risk factor for functional mitral valve regurgitation, Italian researchers report. In their study of 74 patients, tissue-derived Doppler-derived dyssynchrony index was measured according to time to peak systolic contraction of eight left ventricular segments supporting the papillary muscle.

October 22, 2006

Screening program cuts cardiovascular deaths among young athletes

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - A preparticipation athletic screening program introduced in Italy in 1982 has been successful in markedly reducing the incidence of sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes, new research suggests.

October 3, 2006

Abbott launches Xience V stent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Abbott Vascular has begun the international launch of its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent system, according to the Redwood City, CA-based company.

October 2, 2006

CT superior to MRI for detecting coronary artery disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 19 - While CT, unlike MRI, involves the use of radiation and intravenous contrast agents, it is more accurate in detecting coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a report in the Annals of Internal Medicine for September 19.

September 18, 2006

Plaque inflammation seen contralateral to symptomatic carotid stenosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 15 - Dr. Jonathan Gillard of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and colleagues used ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO)-enhanced MRI to explore signs of inflammation in 20 symptomatic patients.

September 14, 2006

Patients with AMI have multiple unstable carotid plaques

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 15 - In a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Cardiology, 69 consecutive patients with AMI and 95 patients without coronary events underwent carotid artery duplex ultrasound.

September 14, 2006

Drug-eluting stents beneficial for treatment of acute MI

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 14 - Drug-eluting stents, either coated with sirolimus or paclitaxel, are safe for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute MI with ST-segment elevation. In one study, at eight months, 170 patients underwent angiography. Uncoated stents were associated with significantly greater in-stent late luminal loss and in-stent restenosis.

September 13, 2006

Study urged to assess late thrombosis risk with drug-eluting stents

By Reuters Health

CHICAGO (Reuters), Sep 12 - A leading U.S. cardiologist called on Friday for a sweeping study to evaluate the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to drug-eluting coronary stents. Late-stent thrombosis risks were the center of debate at a cardiology meeting earlier this week in Barcelona.

September 11, 2006

Ultrasound screening reveals unknown cardiovascular risk in women

By Edward Susman

Sonographic screening can correctly identify women who may be at risk of heart disease or stroke, especially when traditional risk assessment methods fall short, according to a presentation at the 2006 European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain.

September 11, 2006

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