by admin | May 20, 2010 | My blogs
From TheHeart.org, 17 May 2010 (Heart Rhythm Society Annual Conference, Denver) Denver, CO – The use of vernakalant (Merck/Cardiome Pharma) is more effective than amiodarone for the rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm and is associated...
by admin | May 15, 2010 | My blogs
www.nejm.org May 12, 2010 (10.1056/NEJMoa0909545) ABSTRACT Background Implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate the need for venous access,...
by admin | May 7, 2010 | My blogs
May 6, 2010 | Reed Miller From Theheart.org San Diego, CA – An intracardiac ST-segment monitor, which alerts patients to significant ST shifts indicative of thrombotic occlusion, reduced patients’ “alarm-to-hospital” time from the typical two...
by admin | Apr 29, 2010 | My blogs
Study Question: What is the effectiveness of transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in improving migraine in a group of patients with high-risk anatomic and functional characteristics for paradoxical embolism? Methods: In this single-center, nonrandomized,...
by admin | Apr 29, 2010 | My blogs
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , 04/29/10 Kuliczkowski W et al. – Representing an attractive new therapeutic class, aptamers are nucleic acid ligand with a high affinity and specificity for proteins involved in the clot growth. Potential antidote control of...
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