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09/10/2007

E-SIRIUS Trial: Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents

Cordis Corporations' CYPHER stent is a Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent used for treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. The five-year results of the E-Sirius Trial …

09/03/2007

Cardiac Diagnostic Imaging - Significance of ultrasound

Some of the medical procedures and equipment showcased and discussed at the MEDICA 2007 are sure to provide medical experts with plenty of discussion material. In cardiac …

09/03/2007

MRI: Diagnosis of arteriosclerosis and plaque imaging

The spatial-anatomic visualisation offered by MRI already provides immense diagnostic possibilities for cardiology. However, as yet, the potential of this imaging modality is far …

09/03/2007

For and against - Absorbable metal stents

Coronary stents provide wall wrapping of dissection, prevent elastic recoil, and reduce restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. In addition, drug eluting …

09/01/2007

Ready for action: The 17.5 kg heart-lung machine

The Lifebridge B2T (bridge-to-transport) is the first, fully portable emergency life support system for patients suffering cardiogenic shock, or those showing signs of imminent …

09/01/2007

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy

Switzerland - A clinical trial of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in patients with advanced heart failure and a narrow QRS complex …

09/01/2007

Cardiologists meet to sum up progress

During a meeting of cardiologists in Prague earlier this year to exchange experiences with new methods and treatments to control atrial fibrillation, Dr Josef Kautzner, Head of …

09/01/2007

FRED® easyport

Cardiac infarction and cardiovascular failure are two of today's most frequent emergencies. SCHILLER's FRED® easyport® pocket is the only pocket defibrillator in the world. …

09/01/2007

It's ESC time again!

Given the exponential increase in the patients presenting with heart failure in recent years, a total of 53 sessions have been dedicated to the topic of heart failure. The …

09/01/2007

Hot Spots:

A next-generation diagnostic tool for cardiovascular disease, using a nanoscale iron particle, is now under development at a unique industry-government-university named Nano AG. A …

09/01/2007

The therapeutic potential of adult stem cells in CVDs

Cardiac infarction is characterised by tissue ischaemia with loss of contractile heart muscle. …

09/01/2007

NEW BP-measuring device

A new blood pressure (BP) measuring device that provides, along with all the conventional cardiovascular parameters, the cardiac stroke volume, peripheral resistance and arterial …

09/01/2007

Progenitor cell transfer for cardiac repair after

Progenitor cell transfer to repair the damaged heart has emerged as an innovative and promising recent development in cardiovascular medicine. …

09/01/2007

Atrial Fibrillation monitoring

The first implant of the Reveal XT, an insertable cardiac monitor made by US firm Medtronic, which recently received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark, was carried out …

09/01/2007

SECA - Partnership for Heart

Research Project in Telemedicine …

09/01/2007

Platinum chromium alloy enhances design

Boston Scientific Corporation has commenced enrolment of a targeted 1,500 patients for the Taxus Perseus clinical trials, planned to take place in 100 international centres. …

09/01/2007

Robot moves steadily in on catheter ablation

The Sensei Robotic Catheter System, a first generation robotic platform launched by Hansen Medical at the USA's Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in May this year, is in …

09/01/2007

Trial to raise awareness of gender and CVD

More women than men die of cardiovascular disease (CVD) every year, yet females receive only 33% of angioplasties, stents and bypass surgeries; 28% of implantable defibrillators, …

09/01/2007

TWA predicts mortality in patients with normal ejection fraction

An increased TWA (T-wave alternans) is a significant indicator of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as of sudden cardiac death in patients with mostly normal …

09/01/2007

Molecular medicine

It has only recently been discovered that very often it is not the size of the plaque in the coronary vessels but its inflammation status that determines the occurrence of a …

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