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Effient(TM) is Now Available in Pharmacies

... stent thrombosis) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who are managed with an artery-opening procedure known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PCI usually includes the ... stent thrombosis) in patients with acute coronary syndromes who are managed with ...

AstraZeneca and the Artery Explorer Take California Residents on Virtual Journey Through the Arteries

... of plaque in the arteries and a leading cause of coronary heart disease (CHD). CHD is the number one cause ... are many contributors to the development of coronary heart disease, including family history and age," ... "Over 83 percent of people who die of coronary heart disease are 65 years of age or older.(2) ...

TriReme Medical, Inc. Receives CE Marking for Glider(TM) PTCA Dilatation Catheter

... CE mark approval of its second product, a novel coronary dilatation catheter, designed to improve the treatment of patients with complex coronary disease at or near side branches. The product ... involve lesions at or near side branches in the coronary tree. Acute and long term outcomes in this subset ...

Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble

... function helps predict which people with known coronary disease are likely to develop serious problems, a ... "The combination of myocardial SPECT and coronary artery calcium scoring could help identify those ... heart arteries as another indicator of potential coronary problems and is not generally used for such ...

High Calcium Level in Arteries May Signal Serious Heart Attack Risk

... cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary calcium scoring, according to a study published ... cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease (CAD) ...

High calcium level in arteries may signal serious heart attack risk

... cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary calcium scoring, according to a study published ... of Radiology . "The amount of calcium in the coronary vessels, as measured by CT, is of high predictive ...

Lutonix, Inc. Announces First Patient Enrollments in Three Separate Clinical Trials

... Drug Coated Balloon Catheter for the treatment of coronary bare metal stent in-stent restenosis (ISR). The ... shows great promise for treating many types of coronary diseases, including bare metal ISR." The ... for the treatment of vascular disease in the coronary and peripheral arteries. Lutonix's drug coated ...

Prescient Medical Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award

... soft, recently ruptured and at-risk lesions in coronary arteries. Clinical evaluation of the Shield, ... trials for the treatment of de novo obstructive coronary lesions. The Shield is also being evaluated in an ... evaluate use of the Shield in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). A second Prescient Medical ...

Texas Health Dallas Receives Double Honor From American Heart Association

... for providing quality, evidence-based care for coronary artery disease and heart failure. "This ... 80,000 lives could be saved annually if just the coronary artery disease module, for which Texas Health ... achievement, was implemented nationwide. coronary artery disease and heart failure remain the ...

Boston Scientific Announces Results for Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

... ==== Worldwide sales of the Company's coronary stent systems for the second quarter -- on a ... 25 28 33 43 58 Total coronary stent systems $253 $200 ... Liberte((R)) Atom(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting coronary Stent System, the TAXUS((R)) Liberte((R)) Long ...

Vein Removal Method Linked to Bypass Results

... purpose has unearthed a disturbing finding about coronary artery bypass surgery: The way that the vein used ... from a leg, is used in 70 percent of the 450,000 coronary bypass operations done annually in the United ... change it are unknown." More information coronary artery bypass surgery is described by the ...

Abbott Reports Strong Second Quarter Results; Confirms Double-Digit Earnings Growth Outlook for 2009

... $593 2.9 (13.1) (10.2) coronary Stents $256 225.8 $141 19.7 ... $747 1.9 (10.6) (8.7) coronary Stents $397 94.6 ... $1,143 4.0 (11.8) (7.8) coronary Stents $524 240.2 $275 23.0 ....

Study estimates radiation dose, cancer risk from coronary artery calcium screening

... Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. coronary artery calcification is associated with coronary artery disease. "Computed tomography (CT) has been proposed as a tool for routine screening for coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic individuals ...

Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks

... 13 (HealthDay News) -- When weighing whether a coronary calcium scan is worth the risk, a new study ... some debate about whether the risk predicted by coronary calcium screening is incremental [adds to] the ... using it for patients at intermediate risk of coronary disease, when I do not know how aggressive ...

AMA Grants New Category III CPT Code to Premier Heart's Multifunction CardioGram(TM) (MCG)

... of timely and more accurate diagnoses. coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the leading cause of ... million Americans will have a new or recurrent coronary attack. "Earlier and more accurate ... "Being able to accurately diagnose coronary heart disease in a symptomatic patient without ...

Daiichi Sankyo and Lilly Receive U.S. FDA Approval for Effient(TM)

... stent thrombosis) in patients with acute coronary syndromes who are managed with an artery-opening procedure known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PCI usually includes the ... as stent thrombosis) among patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), a common cardiovascular ...

MAQUET Cardiovascular Awarded New Contract by Novation

... their teams by providing on- as well as off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery solutions in addition to ... pump therapy solutions. With a focus on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, MAQUET has ... for saphenous vein graft retrieval, off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) systems such as the ...

CorNova(R) Receives CE Mark Approval for Valecor Platinum(R) Coronary Stent System

... CE mark approval for its Valecor Platinum coronary Stent System. (Logo: ... during deployment. "The Valecor Platinum coronary Stent System represents a major advancement over ... to stent placement and the Valecor Platinum(TM) coronary Stent, an advanced "bare-metal stent" with an ...

Abbott Receives CE Mark for Company's Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Advancing Leadership Position

... XIENCE PRIME(TM) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease. The company plans to launch ... market-leading XIENCE V(R) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System. In addition, it offers a novel ...

New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial

... inhibitor in patients stabilized after an acute coronary syndrome increases bleeding in a dose-dependent ... the future of this drug in patients with acute coronary syndrome based on this trial, and the little bit ... treatment in a wide range of patients with acute coronary syndrome," Becker said. More information ...

Abbott Initiates Trial of Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Building Upon Superior Outcomes from SPIRIT Family of Trials

... XIENCE PRIME(TM) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System, currently an investigational device, for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Results from SPIRIT PRIME will be ... market-leading XIENCE V(R) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System. In addition, it offers a novel ...

FluoroPharma to Present Phase I Study Results of Novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Tracer

... perfusion imaging is a standard test to assess coronary artery disease (CAD) with more than 9 million ... for assessment of acute and chronic forms of coronary disease. These agents have been designed to ... within the heart or inflamed plaques within the coronary arteries. www.fluoropharma.com This ...

Reduced-Radiation Heart Scans Don't Compromise on Quality

... Journal of the American Medical Association . coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in ... to find cost-effective means of diagnosing coronary ischemia, or insufficient blood flow through the ... wrote. Unlike other means of diagnosing coronary artery disease, such as cardiac catheterization, ...

Cardiac rehabilitation saves lives

... Waltham, MA coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death ... with different clinical backgroundsheart attacks, coronary bypass operations, and even congestive heart ... Health, another co-author of the study. "More coronary patients should use cardiac rehab. Perhaps one ...

Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics

... since diabetes is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease and stroke. But the findings of ... develops in adulthood. These patients also had coronary artery blockages. Outcomes for the entire group ... whether all diabetic patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease might be better treated with ...

Crowded emergency departments pose greater risks for patients with heart attacks

... Ultimately, 802 were diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome (chest pain of cardiac origin); of ... and waiting room census, patients with acute coronary syndrome were three times more likely to ... workload," says Pines. Patients without acute coronary syndrome, but still were sick enough to be ...

XTENT, Inc. Receives Conditional Approval for Investigational Device Exemption of Custom NX(R) Drug Eluting Stent System from United States Food and Drug Administration

... population that presents with multi-vessel coronary artery disease and/or long lesions," said Martin ... reducing the total procedural cost for coronary stenting." "This is a bitter sweet ... stent ("DES") systems for the treatment of coronary artery disease ("CAD"). CAD is the most common ...

Scientists find shared genetic link between the dental disease periodontitis and heart attack

... between the dental disease periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for several ... inhibits the protein expression of the mRNA . coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death ... in the bacteria found in the oral cavity and in coronary plaques, and both diseases are characterised by ...

Abbott's XIENCE V(R) Demonstrates Impressive Low Rates of Repeat Procedure, Stent Thrombosis and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Complex, 'Real World' Patients in SPIRIT V Study

... market-leading XIENCE V(R) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System demonstrated low rates of repeat ... comparing XIENCE V to the MULTI-LINK VISION(R) coronary Stent System. XIENCE V continued to demonstrate ... commitment to advancing the treatment of coronary artery disease, Abbott's robust post-approval and ...

When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER

... the intense chest pain that doctors call acute coronary syndrome should be assessed for artery-opening ... and that is why the study was done." Acute coronary syndrome may mean "anything from a threatened ... The study included 3,031 people with acute coronary syndrome. Half were randomly assigned to get ...

Quality measures improve outcomes more than hospital volume alone

... in Massachusetts concludes that patients facing coronary artery bypass surgery should, as a first ... of care might influence outcomes following coronary artery bypass surgery. According to the ... or Volume? Volume, Quality, and Outcomes of coronary Artery Bypass Surgery," is published in the May ...

SYNTAX Substudy Shows Positive Outcomes for Left Main Patients Treated With TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Stent System

... from a substudy of patients with left main coronary disease who were treated with the TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Paclitaxel-Eluting coronary Stent System. SYNTAX-LE MANS is a substudy of ... controlled clinical trial to compare percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using the TAXUS Stent ...

NewCardio Medical and Technology Team Presents Two Abstracts at Heart Rhythm Society Conference

... the speed and accuracy of diagnosis of Acute coronary Syndrome. HRS is the international leader ... diagnostic advance in a setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Currently, new or presumed new ... is a Class I indication for primary percutaneous coronary intervention or fibrinolytic therapy in patients ...

Abbott Announces EuroPCR 2009 Activities

... market-leading XIENCE V(R) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System, as well as new details of Abbott's ... the XIENCE PRIME(TM) Everolimus Eluting coronary Stent System. During the meeting at Abbott's ... Abbott Vascular, will present "The Future of coronary Stenting: Bioabsorbable Stent Technology" on May ...

Boston Scientific Announces Schedule for EuroPCR 2009

... arena. The SYNTAX trial compares percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using the TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Paclitaxel-Eluting coronary Stent System to coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in patients with ...

Clinical Data & Innovation Will Shift PCI and CABG Procedures in Europe

... will shift the balance between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures for unique subgroups with coronary artery disease through 2013. MRG's European ...

LightLab Imaging Introduces World's Highest Resolution OCT System for Intracoronary Imaging at EuroPCR 2009

... enables micron level resolution imaging of the coronary artery with the capability to scan a 40mm artery ... permit high speed, non-occlusive imaging of coronary vasculature at extremely high resolution. A single catheter design obtains images of the coronary anatomy with extraordinary image quality in mere ...

AZOR(R) Receives FDA Approval as First-Line Treatment for High Blood Pressure

... severe aortic stenosis. Severe Obstructive coronary Artery Disease Patients, particularly those with severe obstructive coronary artery disease, may develop increased frequency, ... dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and acute coronary syndromes. Equally important to the company is ...

Study: Women with hard to diagnose chest pain symptoms at higher risk for cardiovascular events

... chest pain, and the stress test results suggest coronary artery disease, a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. She is then referred for an angiogram to look at the coronary arteries and despite her symptoms and the ...

Schering-Plough Starts Patient Enrollment in Phase 3 Trial for Acadesine, an Investigational Agent Being Studied for Prevention of Complications From Cardiac Surgery

... of cardiac surgery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using ... surgery complication in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery performed with ... treatment for high-risk patients who have coronary artery disease or previously experienced an ...