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...
by admin | Apr 22, 2010 | My blogs
ScienceDaily (Apr. 21, 2010) — According to a study conducted at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a cost-effective alternative to invasive cardiac catheterization in the care of patients who have...
by admin | Apr 21, 2010 | My blogs
ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2010) — A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don’t have high cholesterol, according to researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The new test measures gamma-prime...
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