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Avila Barn founder, dentist DeVincenzo dies The Times Press Recorder Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:17 PM PDT Avila Valley Barn founder John DeVincenzo died Saturday after suffering an apparent heart attack while working in his See Canyon apple orchard. He was 73. Former Council member Rosemary Stasek has died Mountain View Voice Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:13 PM PDT According to unconfirmed reports from City Hall, former Council member Rosemary Stasek has passed away in Afghanistan from a heart attack. by Daniel DeBolt Women With Atrial Fibrillation Face Rougher Road Than Men HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:04 PM PDT THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women with atrial fibrillation are significantly more likely to have a stroke or die than are men with the heart condition, a new study has found. Widow: Debt collectors hounded husband to death INO News Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:02 PM PDT (AP:TAMPA, Fla.) A widow claims that debt collectors hounded her husband to death with as many as nine caustic calls per day, causing stress that contributed to his fatal heart attack. She's suing the Florida couple's mortgage company in a unique wrongful death case. Troopers from Bridgeport Post honored for saving life of traveler on Interstate 75 The Bay City Times Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:01 PM PDT A trio of state police troopers from the Bridgeport Post and a Motor Carrier officer out of Saginaw have earned the agency’s Lifesaving Award for reviving a motorist who suffered a heart attack on Interstate 75. Motor Carrier Officer William Beam... Cholesterol: The first step is knowing your numbers KFJX Pittsburg Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:51 PM PDT For many Americans working toward better heart health, an important first step is getting cholesterol to a healthy level. Diet and exercise are important steps, but not the only important factors that contribute to your cholesterol. UPDATE: MAQUET Cardiovascular Announces Leading Robotic Heart Surgeon Performs First Beating Heart Fully Endoscopic ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:51 PM PDT MAQUET Cardiovascular announced today that Johannes Bonatti, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Director of Coronary Surgery and Advanced Coronary Interventions at the University of Maryland Heart Center in Baltimore, has completed the first use of the MAQUET Minimized ExtraCorporeal Circulation system in the United States during a successful robotic and fully endoscopic heart surgery. East GR man's heart stops 52 times WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:50 PM PDT On March 30, after returning from a five-mile bike ride around Reeds Lake, 39-year-old Tom Torresson knew something didn't feel right. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Presents: Advances and Innovations in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:49 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 09/24/09) - On September 24th at 7:00pm EDT, Dr. Holly Andersen , Director of Education and Outreach at the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, will host a live webcast exploring the advances and innovations in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The webcast will air live on ORLive.com from the ... Coronary imaging techniques helps to identify plaques likely to cause heart attacks EurekAlert! Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:48 PM PDT Late-breaking results from the PROSPECT clinical trial shed new light on the types of vulnerable plaque that are most likely to cause sudden, unexpected adverse cardiac events, and on the ability to identify them through imaging techniques before they occur.

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