With the Bush Administration’s continued refusal to fully fund embryonic stem cell research, the U.S. is falling further behind in the effort to find a

Patients who need concomitant procedures may also benefit from the “excellent” haemodynamic characteristics of stentless valves, report cardiothoracic surgeons at the University Hospitals of Leicester,

Michael Weinstein, along with his research team at JPMorgan, recently conducted a survey of 140 U.S. interventional cardiologists in anticipation of FDA approval and market

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced today the launch of two new balloon catheters in the United States, the Maverick2 Monorail Coronary Balloon Dilatation Catheter

בקישור שלהלן לאתר TCMD מוצגת פרזנטציה המראה את תוצאות המחקר שנעשה בסטנט זה. ההרצאה היא של פרופ’ קריאקיס, מנהל מכון הלב בבי”ח אוהיו. לעיון בשקפי

Treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) ramipril resulted in significantly lower mortality in hospital compared with no treatment with other generic ACE inhibitors among

Treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) ramipril resulted in significantly lower mortality in hospital compared with no treatment with other generic ACE inhibitors among

Animal studies show that prolonged administration of adrenomedullin has beneficial, compensatory actions in heart failure. These findings, the authors say, support current thinking that adrenomedullin

In New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III heart failure patients who have chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) and a wide QRS complex, biventricular pacing improves

Exudative effusions in congestive heart failure patients usually have a non-cardiac cause. Typically, pleural effusions associated with congestive heart failure are transudates, explain investigators, but

Among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), statin therapy reduces the risk of all-cause mortality regardless of age, according to the results of an observational

A combination of noninvasive measures–maximal oxygen uptake (Vo2max) and afterload during exercise–is a potent predictor of morbidity and mortality in CHF patients, researchers report. Dr.

Bilirubin, long considered simply a waste product of hemoglobin degradation, actually provides the most powerful antioxidant protection mammalian cells have. As such, bilirubin represents a

Elderly people with dental root caries appear to be at increased risk for cardiac arrhythmias, according to study findings presented here Saturday at a major

Angioplasty-eligible patients assigned to year-long clopidogrel treatment appear to have significantly reduced rates of coronary and stroke events, researchers reported here November 18 at the

Screening strategies based on measurement of access blood flow (Qa) allow detection and angioplasty of subclinical stenosis in native vessel arteriovenous (AV) fistulae.  However, little

The cutting balloon (CB) is a specialized device designed to create discrete longitudinal incisions in the atherosclerotic target coronary segment during balloon inflation. Such controlled

OBJECTIVE: To verify the results after the performance of primary coronary angioplasty in Brazil in the last 4 years. METHODS: During the first 24 hours

Restricting the amount of sulfur in fuel oils appears to be associated with a significant reduction in all-cause mortality rates, according to a report published

Increasing folic acid intake to lower concentrations of homocysteine would significantly reduce the risk for ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis and stroke, according to