Cardiovascular/Cardiology News

New Ways To Regulate Genes, Reduce Heart Damage Discovered By UC Researchers

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:04 GMT

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) are looking for ways to reduce or prevent heart damage by starting where the problem often begins: in the genes.

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New Source Of Heart Stem Cells Discovered

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:04 GMT

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are continuing to document the heart's earliest origins. Now, they have pinpointed a new, previously unrecognized group of stem cells that give rise to cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells.

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Neurologic Complications Of Heart Surgery Detailed In Comprehensive Review Article

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:40:03 GMT

Possible neurologic complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology.

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Metabasis Announces Promising Results From Its Phase 1b Clinical Trial For MB07811, Its Novel Product Candidate For The Treatment Of Hyperlipidemia

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:40:03 GMT

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MBRX) announced the results of its 14-day, Phase 1b multiple-dose clinical trial in subjects with mild hypercholesterolemia, which showed that MB07811 was safe and well tolerated across the seven doses tested, ranging from 0.

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Lyme Disease Spriochetes Visualized In Vasculature

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:20:06 GMT

For the first time, scientists have directly observed the adherence andrelease of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, according to a report released on June 19, 2008 in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens.

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Clinical Trial Of Nonsurgical Repair For Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation Using Evalve MitraClip

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:20:05 GMT

The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute is the lead enroller in the world for the Everest II Clinical Trial - a study comparing non-surgical repair for severe mitral valve regurgitation with conventional surgery.

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Nonsurgical Intervention For Aortic Valve Stenosis Clinical Trial

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:20:04 GMT

On Nov. 26, 2007, doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute performed the first "transcatheter" minimally invasive replacement of an aortic heart valve in the western United States, using the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve developed by Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

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Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute And The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage System

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:20:03 GMT

Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute were among the first in California to offer an experimental therapy for atrial fibrillation using the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System.

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Gladstone And Izumi Bio In Partnership In Regenerative Medicine And Cardiovascular Disease

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:20:08 GMT

iZumi Bio, Inc. and The J. David Gladstone Institutes, an independent non-profit biomedical research organization, have announced a major research collaboration and licensing agreement to focus on applications for induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.

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Gene Variants Linked To Metabolic Syndrome And HDL Cholesterol Levels

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:20:08 GMT

Nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified five common genetic variations that increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, a group of factors linked to heart disease and diabetes.

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