2008 APR 11 - -- Researchers detail in 'Interrupted time series analysis of vancomycin compared to cefuroxime for surgical prophylaxis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery,' new data in anti-infectives .[Drug Week]
2008 APR 13 - -- Medtronic of Canada Ltd. announced that Medtronic, Inc. , has received regulatory approval from Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate for use of the Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent system in the treatment of coronary artery disease.[Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA]
2008 APR 10 - -- Current study results from the report, 'Clinical and angiographic risk factors for stroke and death within 30 days after carotid endarterectomy and stent-protected angioplasty: a subanalysis of the SPACE study,' have been published .[Blood Weekly]
2008 APR 9 - -- Data detailed in 'Clinical and electroencephalographic features of carotid sinus syncope induced by internal carotid artery angioplasty' have been presented .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- New research, 'Coupled oxygen transport analysis in the avascular wall of a coronary artery stenosis during angioplasty,' is the subject of a report .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- New research, 'Mitral valve surgery with surgical embolectomy for mitral valve endocarditis complicated by septic coronary embolism,' is the subject of a report .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- According to recent research published in the Journal of Heart Valve Disease , "Background and aim of the study: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery was introduced into clinical practice during the mid 1990s .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- "Background and aim of the study: The use of autologous pericardium for annuloplasty during mitral valve repair is a subject of controversy; hence, the study aim was to evaluate the authors' long-term results using this technique .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- Current study results from the report, 'Revascularization strategy in patients with multivessel disease and a major vessel chronically occluded; data from the CABRI trial,' have been published .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 9 - -- "Background and aim of the study: Recently published data suggest that prosthesis-patient mismatch is common after mitral valve replacement , and manifests as persistent pulmonary hypertension .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 10 - -- According to a study from Skopje, Macedonia, " Myocardial viability is an important parameter, predictive of improvement in left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass surgery .[Blood Weekly]
2008 APR 9 - -- " Transradial access for coronary angiography may offer some advantages in comparison with conventional transfemoral access in specific subgroups of patients .[Biotech Week]
2008 APR 10 - -- "Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare clinical event and often a fatal cause of ischaemic heart disease occurring predominantly in young or middle-aged otherwise healthy patients," investigators in Genoa, Italy report.[Blood Weekly]
2008 APR 10 - -- According to recent research from Taipei, Taiwan, "This paper is a report of a study to explore the relationship between ways of coping, anxiety level and quality of life for patients after coronary artery bypass grafting .[Women's Health Weekly]