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09/02/2008

Depression and Heart Disease

Two Dutch studies indicate that especially somatic and incident depressions are associated with poor prognosis in cardiac patients, which is very different from the 'typical' …

09/02/2008

Spotlight Cholesterol: the role of diet, statins and genetics

The inverse epidemiological association between serum levels of HDL-C and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) is graded and has been validated in multiple studies. However, …

09/02/2008

Primary prevention of CVD: Challenges and Achievements

Lifestyle and risk factor results show that recommended scientific guidelines form a contrast to what is achieved in daily practice in high risk individuals in primary prevention …

09/02/2008

Cardioprotective effect of fluvastatin XL

Between June 2004 and April 2008 the Dutch DECREASE III Study observed patients treated with Fluvastatin. The results show that Fluvastatin XL therapy can be associated with …

09/02/2008

Winners of media prize announced

The International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk (ICCR) is pleased to announce the three winners of the European Media Prize co-sponsored by the ICCR and the Association of …

09/02/2008

Mitral valve repair is the treatment of choice

"Surgery should be performed using as often as possible surgical mitral valve repair, as this treatment has shown safety, efficacy and good long-term results," says French Prof …

09/02/2008

New concept in the treatment of aortic valve disease

Transapical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) is a new therapeutic strategy, which has been implemented successfully into clinical practice in several hundred patients suffering …

09/02/2008

Robotic navigation in catheter ablation

Catheter ablation is still associated with a substantial amount of complications, and more failure then sometimes reported. Perforation with catheters is especially important in …

09/02/2008

New biomarkers in acute cardiac care

Professor C Mueller adressed the issue of new biomarkers in acute cardiac care on the ESC on Monday, 1st September. Read his comment in the following. …

09/02/2008

How save are antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory drugs really?

Since Rofecoxib (Vioxx) was withdrawn from the worldwide market based on the safety findings of the Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx (APPROVe) study, the uncertainty around …

09/02/2008

New biomarkers allow improved diagnosis

The BACH (Biomarkers in Acute Congestive Heart Failure) trail, an international, multi-marker study, analysed the diagnostic and prognostic precision of new biomarkers in patients …

09/02/2008

Intima media thickness to measure the thickness of artery walls

Intima media thickness (IMT) is a valuable research tool that can be used as surrogate end points in clinical trails, says Professor Stefan Agewall. …

09/01/2008

Childhood obesity

Recent studies have shown that overweight and obesity during childhood and adolescence have a negative impact on the functioning of the internal walls of the arteries, paving the …

09/01/2008

Panel reviews safety of drugs cleared for echocardiography

Last October the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) added a black box warning on ultrasound (US) contrast agents used in echocardiogram imaging examinations, around 200 reports …

09/01/2008

World's first robot-assisted vascular surgery for aneurysm

London, UK - A Hansen Sensei* robot has been used to perform vascular surgery on a 78-year-old patient for an aneurysm that would have been thought too high-risk for conventional …

09/01/2008

Stroke prevention

What is the role of vascular ultrasound in stroke prevention? Asked by Karoline Laarmann of European Hospital, Professor Christian Arning MD, Medical Director of the Neurology …

09/01/2008

Website advice for HF patients

A new educational website specifically for heart failure patients, their families and carers, has been set up by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of …

09/01/2008

HIFU surgical ablation products gain CE Mark

St. Jude Medical, Inc. has received European CE Mark approval and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Epicor LP cardiac ablation system, a second generation …

09/01/2008

HeartVue 6S seeks USA marketing

Pegasus/Heartview LLC has announced that clinical studies of its HeartVue 6S Heart Screening System - which obtained CE Mark Approval in Europe almost two years ago - have been …

08/29/2008

Don't miss ESC 2008!

Every summer the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) holds Europe's biggest annual meeting of specialists in cardiovascular medicine, inviting and drawing in top international …

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