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Sapien Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Gains FDA Approval Forbes Finance News (ext) Dropbox via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:06 PM PDT The FDA has approved the Sapien transcatheter aortic heart valve, according to Edwards Lifesciences, the manufacturer of the device. No further details are available at this time. CardioBrief will update this story Wednesday evening. Here is the FDA press release: FDA approves first artificial aortic heart valve placed without open-heart surgery The U.S. [...] Study of youth to seek origins of heart disease among African-Americans National Institutes of Health Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:03 PM PDT Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are undertaking a preliminary study to identify the early origins of heart disease among African-Americans. The new feasibility study will enroll children and grand children of participants taking part in the largest study of heart disease risk factors among African-American adults, the Jackson Heart Study(JHS), in Jackson, Miss. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first artificial heart valve that can replace an aortic heart ... U. S. Food and Drug Administration Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:56 PM PDT The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first artificial heart valve that can replace an aortic heart valve damaged by senile aortic valve stenosis without open-heart surgery. Is wine good or bad for your health? Dr. John has the answer 9 News Denver Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:52 PM PDT DENVER - A study that emerged on Tuesday had many people confused. Doctors have long said that the occasional glass of wine with dinner is typically viewed as heart healthy. The Medicines Company Announces Schedule of Events at Upcoming Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT ... Marketwire Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:36 PM PDT First Angiomax(R) (Bivalirudin) Data in Structural Heart Disease Procedures; Cangrelor Bridge Featured as Late Breaking Trial U.S. advisers back Vytorin in some kidney patients Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:34 PM PDT SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. health advisers on Wednesday gave some support to Merck & Co's cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin in preventing stroke and other heart problems in patients with chronic kidney disease. Have All Your Heart Attacks in San Ramon NBC Bay Area Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:20 PM PDT Good news: technology can allow California governments to engage citizens better, provide more efficient services, and save money. But the hard work has just begun. Photo Credit: NBCWashington.com The Best Fitness Watch [Battlemodo] Gizmodo Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:09 PM PDT # battlemodo You need to get in shape. Or maybe you are in shape, and want to be... inshaper. These fitness watches will run you ragged, or at least track your heart beats, distance traveled, and speed until you win this thing. More » Services for Judy Burns at Tucson High tomorrow Arizona Daily Star Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PDT A memorial service will be held Thursday for TUSD Governing Board Clerk Judy Burns who died of a heart attack last week. Handcuffed and heart-broken Daily News Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PDT President Mahinda Rajapaksa's mother Dandina Samarasinghe Dissanayake, passed away on November 3, 1985 - today, 26 years ago. At the time of her death he was imprisoned at the Welikada jail on false charges.

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