A new study published in The Lancet compares outcomes for two drugs used to prevent blood clot formation during emergency heart attack treatment. The study suggests that use of one of the drugs, heparin, could result in improved outcomes (such as a reduced rate of repeat heart attacks), compared to the other drug tested, bivalirudin, which is in widespread use in high-income countries, and is around 400 times more expensive than heparin.
Angiogenesis, the sprouting of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, is essential to the body´s development. As organs grow, vascular networks must grow with them to feed new cells and remove their waste. The same process, however, also plays a critical role in the onset and progression of many cancers, as it allows the rapid growth of tumors.
Two international research studies, both led by investigators affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have uncovered new information about genes that may increase the risk of serious cardiac arrhythmias. The studies recently received back-to-back advance online publication in Nature Genetics and Nature Methods.
A happy marriage or marital-like relationship may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, PA.
There´s good news for the 30 per cent or more of adults who suffer from insomnia - difficulty falling asleep, waking up for prolonged periods during the night or unwanted early morning awakenings.
Sex is impossible for a fifth of people with heart conditions, according to new statistics released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Medtronic, Inc. has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the self-expanding transcatheter CoreValve® System for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high risk for surgery.This approval is based on groundbreaking research that showed clinical outcomes at one year with the CoreValve System were superior to open-heart surgery, the current gold standard for aortic valve replacement.
Using a zebrafish model, investigators have identified a drug compound that appears to reverse arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a hereditary disease and leading cause of sudden death in young people. The findings, led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Brigham and Women´s Hospital, provide a key first step in developing new therapies for this dangerous condition, for which there is currently no preventive treatment.
At least 10 percent of people who have a heart attack may have undiagnosed diabetes, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association´s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2014.
Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.25 million patients from primary care practices in England published in a special themed issue of The Lancet. The issue is published ahead of Hypertension 2014, the Joint Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and International Society of Hypertension (ISH), to be held in Athens, Greece, June 13-16, 2014.
At EuroPCR 2014, experts discussed the development in evidence for bioresorbable vascular scaffolds, which represent an era of vascular restoration in interventional cardiology. The available data were analysed and participants heard that bioresorbable fixed strut vascular scaffolds are associated with increased acute thrombogenicity due to flow disturbances. This means that patients who are implanted with these devices need to receive ongoing dual antiplatelet therapy, and the strategy is under discussion. The panellists also pointed out that endothelialisation is further delayed when these devices are used compared with when thin strut drug-eluting stents are used.
EKOS Corporation, a BTG International group company, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the EkoSonic® Endovascular System for the ultrasound facilitated, controlled and selective infusion of physician-specified fluids, including thrombolytics, into the vasculature for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE).
A Great Debate at EuroPCR 2014 saw experts discussing the role of the two most valuable strategies to save the lives of ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients: primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolysis.
480 Biomedical, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Phase II funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue the development of a bioresorbable, self-expanding scaffold to treat pediatric pulmonary artery stenosis (PAS). The product aims to address the serious challenges in treating cardiovascular stenosis in children with growing blood vessels. The scaffold’s unique design has the strength of a balloon-expandable metal stent to keep vessels open for an extended period before safely resorbing. The scaffold can also be delivered through a small catheter, which is essential for treating a pediatric population. This latest $1M round of funding will be used to further refine the design of the product and conduct preclinical testing.
The unique BIOTRONIK DX implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system is the first and only defibrillator system to provide physicians with the complete diagnostic capabilities of a dual-chamber ICD, including atrial sensing and advanced proven shock reduction algorithms, with only a single lead. BIOTRONIK introduced DX technology to the U.S. in 2013.
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