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November 12, 2007

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Cardiology

Investor sues Medtronic over ICD leads

Nov. 9--A shareholder alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Medtronic Inc. and its top executives suppressed information about defects in a critical wire lead used with certain heart defibrillators.[The Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (KRT)]

CRESTOR(R) Now Indicated to Slow the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Patients With Elevated Cholesterol

WILMINGTON , Del., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca announced today that the U.S.[PR Newswire]

Study Confirms That New Protocol Shortens the Time It Takes to Open Blocked Arteries for Heart Attack Patients

MINNEAPOLIS , Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, Dr. Fouad Bachour, MD, FACC, director of interventional cardiology at Hennepin County Medical Center,[PR Newswire]

CryoCath to present at Canaccord Adams Cardiovascular Conference

Attention Business Editors www.cryocath.com Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: CYT MONTREAL , Nov. 9 /CNW/ - CryoCath Technologies Inc.[Canada Newswire English]

5,000 Patients Treated With OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R Stent(TM) Now Enrolled in Real-Life Use Global Registry

HONG KONG , Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich today reported that 5,000 patients treated with the company's Genous stent at more than 120 sites in 29 countries are now enrolled in the global e-HEALING registry.[PR Newswire]

CDC data confirm correlation between COPD, heart disease

APHA Annual Meeting CDC data confirm correlation between COPD, heart disease By MARK McCARTY Medical Device Daily Washington Editor WASHINGTON Device makers know that heart disease is a growing area of concern, and ...[AHC Newsletters]

Other News To Note

, of Denver, said investigators presented several new analyses of the beta-blocker and vasodilator bucindolol at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007.[BioWorld Today]