Aerobics Cardio

Use Of Statins Increases The Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes But Reduces Coronary Events

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:34:03 GMT

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet reports that new research based on a meta-analysis of thirteen statin trials has shown that use of statins increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 9 percent.

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Cooling Inflammation For Healthier Arteries

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:56:04 GMT

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have reported new reasons for choosing "heart-healthy" oats at the grocery store. Nutritionist Mohsen Meydani, director of the Vascular Biology Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, Mass.

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Cameras Of The Future: Heart Researchers Create Revolutionary Photographic Technique

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:30:04 GMT

Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the British Heart Foundation at the University of Oxford have developed a revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video - a new technology that is attractive for science, industry and consumer sectors alike.

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News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Feb. 16, 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:46:03 GMT

1. Early Release: Annals Readers Respond to USPSTF Mammography Guidelines An editorial and a selection of reader responses to the November 17 article, "Screening for Breast Cancer: U.

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Stentys Drug-Eluting Self-Expanding Coronary Stent Shows 4 Restenosis In Complex Lesions

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:54:04 GMT

Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that the complete 'OPEN-I' clinical study was presented by Stefan Verheye, M.D., Ph.D., at the Joint Interventional Meeting ("JIM") 2010 in Rome, demonstrating superior results in 60 patients (27 Stentys drug-eluting stents and 33 Stentys bare-metal stents) who were followed - up angiographically after six months.

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Novel Screening Technique Identifies New Effects Of Approved Drugs For Cardiovascular Disease

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:52:04 GMT

Drugs that target the way cells convert nutrients into energy could offer new approaches to treating a range of conditions including heart attack and stroke.

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Researchers Find Air Pollution Linked To Progression Of Atherosclerosis

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:40:05 GMT

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), in collaboration with international partners in Spain and Switzerland and colleagues in California, have found that exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease.

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Heart-Assist Device Helped Ready 16-Year-Old For Successful Surgery

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:48:02 GMT

The wait is over for 16-year-old Francesco "Frank" De Santiago. On January 29, De Santiago received a donor heart in a nine-hour transplant operation at Texas Children's Heart Center De Santiago made news last October as the first child ever discharged from a pediatric hospital with an implanted mechanical heart pump, or ventricular assist device (VAD).

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Cordis Corporation Announces Agreement With Boston Scientific To Resolve Certain Coronary Stent Patent Disputes

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:38:04 GMT

Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Boston Scientific resolving two Delaware litigations related to Cordis's Palmaz and Gray patents and Boston Scientific's Jang patents.

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St. Jude Medical Announces IRASE AF Clinical Trial To Evaluate Cardiac Ablation Catheter System For Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:06:09 GMT

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced it has received an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrollment in the IRASE AF (IRrigated Ablation System Evaluation for AF) trial, a multicenter, randomized, single-blind study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the company's Duo 12 port open irrigated catheter ablation system for treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

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