First Transcatheter Valve Clinical Trial in Japan Treats Patients With Edwards SAPIEN XT Valve
Marketwire Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:14 AM PDT
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - April 26, 2010) - Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ( NYSE : EW ), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced that it has begun enrolling patients in Japan's first clinical trial studying transcatheter aortic heart valves. Utilizing the recently CE Marked-Edwards SAPIEN XT valve, this study adds another first to Edwards ... |
Grapes Reduce Risk Factors for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Newswise Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:52 AM PDT
Scientists at the University of Michigan Health System are teasing out clues to the effect of grapes in reducing risk factors related to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. The effect is thought to be due to phytochemicals -- naturally occurring antioxidants - that grapes contain. |
Grief prompts 9-year-old Atwater boy to donate hair
Merced Sun-Star Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT
ATWATER -- Caleb Bremen's long brown locks of hair undoubtedly would be the envy of Jon Bon Jovi -- but it's his heart, not his hair, that makes him a rock star.Six months ago, 9-year-old Caleb's mother, Serena Bremen, died at age 38 after fighting terminal cancer. For Caleb and his father, 47-year-old Willie Bremen, living without Serena is a day-by-day process, one often punctuated by tears ... |
Selecting high-risk patients for heart screening
Science Daily Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:16 AM PDT
Using routine data from electronic patient records to select individuals at high risk of developing heart disease, rather than screening all adults aged 40-74 years of age, is just as effective at saving lives but will be cheaper to run, according to new research. |
Heart of Florida Hospital wants photos
News Chief Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:12 AM PDT
HAINES CITY - Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center and its parent company, Health Management Associates, invites residents of East Polk County, as well as local hospital employees to compete in a photo contest. The winner will receive as much as $1,000 in prize money for the best photo of the community or hospital exterior. |
Foods with artificial trans fats should be considered adulterated
Food Navigator Europe Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:40 AM PDT
There is a pile of evidence linking artificial trans fats with heart disease, so why is it still in our food? It’s time to get real and recognize that artificial trans fat is an adulterant with no place in the global food supply. |
Outcomes For CAD Patients Improved By Complete Revascularization
Medical News Today Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:37 AM PDT
A 3-year, retrospective study by cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the University of Minnesota determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) who did not undergo complete revascularization had a higher mortality rate than patients completely revascularized. Results of this study appear in the May issue of Catheterization and ... |
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