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Cytokinetics to Present Non-Clinical Data on Cardiac Myosin ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comCytokinetics' cardiovascular disease program is focused to cardiac myosin, a motor protein essential to cardiac muscle contraction.

Job: Cardiac Data Officer and Coronary Heart Disease Data Officer ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Guardian,We have vacancy for a role, based within the Clinical Audit & Research Unit, that are responsible for managing our cardiac databases.

Medical Simulation Corporation to Present Comprehensive Cardiac ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,..."By incorporating the complete process of care, this scenario will highlight the complexities surrounding the treatment of a cardiac patient from the onset

San Diego's Cardiac Response System Streamlines Care  -  25 Mar 2008
California Healthline,Since the launch of a new cardiac response system in January 2007, the time it takes to provide lifesaving care to heart attack patients in San Diego was

HSE urged to fill cardiac roles  -  25 Mar 2008
Irish Medical News,The Irish Heart Foundation has called on the HSE to fill the roles of the coordinators of the Cardiac First Responder Programme, which was held up as a

Heart Failure Raises Risks After Non-Cardiac Surgeries  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,By Ed Edelson TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Older people with heart failure face heightened odds of complications and death after non-cardiac

SC health partnership: Cardiac expert to do research at MUSC  -  25 Mar 2008
The State,AP A state health partnership says an international cardiac expert will travel to South Carolina this summer to begin working on the world's first

Study Finds Important Links Between Heart Failure and ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Newswise (press release)Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, said that three concurrent trends in the next ten to twenty years point to a need for evaluation of outcomes after non-cardiac

Cardiac Jets pull out another 1-run win  -  25 Mar 2008
Enid News & Eagle,By Shawn Hein, Staff Writer Shortstop Stephen Garrett best summed up Northern Oklahoma College Enidâ€™s latest thrilling finish on Monday night.

Cardiac Survival Better in Hospitals Hosting Clinical Trials  -  25 Mar 2008
MedPage Today,For example, they said, "hospitals that foster and reward a culture of high-quality cardiac care" also attract physicians who are more likely than average

Craig M. Pratt, MD, Joins NewCardioâ€™s Scientific Advisory Board  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),As we develop and advance our technology, Dr. Pratt will prove invaluable as both a world-class practicing cardiologist and a leader in cardiac-related

Laptop with info on heart patients stolen from federal researcher  -  25 Mar 2008
Computerworld,By Jaikumar Vijayan March 24, 2008 (Computerworld) The unencrypted medical information of about 2500 participants in a cardiac study conducted by the

World Debut for BSP's HyperQ Stress System: 57th Annual American ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,The HyperQ(TM) is cutting-edge technology implemented in an innovative stress-test system, offering highly reliable, low-cost and risk free cardiac

Poor heart care "risking lives"  -  25 Mar 2008
Nursing in Practice,The charities revealed the figures as they launched a joint campaign calling for every suitable heart patient to have access to a quality cardiac

A matter of the heart  -  25 Mar 2008
Nature.com (subscription),Depression and negative emotions seem to worsen cardiac health, whereas a good laugh might improve blood vessel function. Clues from new experiments could

AtriCure's Coolrail Linear Ablation Pen Receives FDA 510(k)  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical Design Online,West Chester, OH - AtriCure, Inc., a medical device company and leader in cardiac surgical ablation systems, recently announced that its Coolrail linear

San Juan County's healthcare gets boost  -  25 Mar 2008
Farmington Daily Times,Two weeks ago, plans were put into place for a cardiology floor, complete with a 64-slice CT (computed tomography) scanner and a cardiac catheterization lab

Sewer Gas Puts Heart and Lungs on Hold  -  25 Mar 2008
MedPage Today,Cardiac rhythm became irregular on electrocardiogram (sinus bradycardia with sinus arrest) but recovered within five minutes of breathing normal air with

Heart-patient caregivers at risk for same fate  -  25 Mar 2008
Asbury Park Press,By ED EDELSON â€¢ HEALTHDAY â€¢ March 25, 2008 Taking care of someone with a serious heart problem may raise your own risk of cardiac disease, a new study finds

Heart failure treated 'in the brain'  -  25 Mar 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Heart failure patients are routinely given beta-blockers, although doctors do not know exactly how these drugs boost cardiac performance and reduce the risk

Branded Cellular Therapies Creating a â€˜Toolboxâ€™ of Options for ...  -  25 Mar 2008
HULIQ,More than two dozen companies are currently shepherding cell-based cardiac therapy products through various stages of development and clinical validation.

2008 Manulife Bike & Hike for Heart Launch Event Today  -  25 Mar 2008
Exchange Morning Post,Since 2000, all donations have supported the St. Maryâ€™s Regional Cardiac Care Centre in Kitchener. Beginning in 1993, this event has raised more than $2.5

Suprane, Colazal Need New Warnings on Heart, Lung Risks, FDA Staff ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsinferno.com,Suprane, an anesthetic manufactured by Baxter International, has been associated with instances of cardiac arrest when it has been used in children.

Cholesterol-Associated Gene Variants Can Predict Cardiovascular Events  -  25 Mar 2008
eMaxHealth.com,First, we provide a foundation for the possibility that a panel of gene variants will eventually be useful in preventive cardiac care.

Insurers Question Costs and Safety of Advanced Imaging Scans  -  25 Mar 2008
RedOrbit,But instead some doctors will order a cardiac catheterization that doesn't require advance authorization, Hendel said. This test involves threading a

Several methods for enhancing the functioning of defibrillators in ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),In more than 40% of heart attacks patients can have two types of cardiac arrhythmias: ventricular or tachycardial ventricular fibrillation without pulse.

Harbin Clinic's Open House set for Sunday  -  25 Mar 2008
Cedartown Standard,Harbin Clinic Cedartown Cardiac Rehabilitation; Harbin Clinic Cedartown Diabetes Management Center; and Harbin Clinic Cedartown Dialysis Center.

Registered Nurse - RN  -  25 Mar 2008
ADVANCE,RNs, LVNs and NAs care for a cardiac population with arrhythmias, post cardiac intervention (with sheath removals), as well as post operative CABGs.

Man with nine lives survived exploding chest  -  25 Mar 2008
Community Press,A cardiac specialist in Peterborough told him to â€œgo home, get your affairs in order. Youâ€™ll be dead in four weeks.â€? Wilson said he did as instructed and

Health Insurers Limit Advanced Scans  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Associated PressSome doctors will instead order a cardiac catheterization, which doesn't require advance authorization, Hendel said. But that involves threading a catheter

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Launches Southwest Conn. Chapter  -  Mar 24, 2008
Nurse.com,The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) launched a Southwest Connecticut chapter in January to help carry out its mission, according to a recent news

Cardiac Catheterizations  -  Mar 23, 2008
Lake Superior News,THUNDER BAY, ON, March 23, 2008 ~ Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) celebrated 20 years of Cardiac Catheterizations in Northwestern

Cardiac response system speeds care in county  -  Mar 21, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,By Cheryl Clark Patients with the most lethal type of heart attack are receiving life-saving care in half the time as before 2007 under a cardiac response

CMS reverses initial finding, will cover cardiac CT scans  -  Mar 21, 2008
Bizjournals.com,...and Medicaid Services (CMS) reversed its preliminary finding that would have stopped reimbursements for most computerized tomography (CT) cardiac scans.

Man shot to death in fight in Granger  -  Mar 24, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer...news release from the Yakima County sheriff's office, 24-year-old Paul Erik Lopez died Sunday in surgery at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center.

Timing is Everything When it Comes to Defibrillation  -  Mar 24, 2008
Nurse.com,The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest in a casino may be better than in a hospital, study says. The National Registry of CPR (NRCPR) is an international

Healing the post-op heart  -  Mar 24, 2008
Canada.com,Christine, my cardiac nurse, put his chart on my desk and declared, "Andy is in Room 10. He looks GREAT!" I thought it seemed early for an office visit

First Patient Successfully Undergoes Breakthrough Treatment for ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Business Wire (press release),BL-1040 represents a breakthrough approach to supporting cardiac tissue damaged as a result of acute myocardial infarction (MI), improving cardiac function

Job: Cardiac Technician, STAFF NURSE  -  Mar 22, 2008
Guardian,Berry Medical is now recruiting an experienced cardiac technician for this private Central London Hospital. Cardiac Technician posts in a busy and dynamic

Pregnancy: Would you risk death to have a baby?  -  Mar 23, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Women born with cardiac problems endanger their lives when they undergo childbirth. Victoria Lambert meets some of the risk-takers The moment 33-year-old

Heart surgery patients put in danger by use of old blood  -  Mar 23, 2008
Times Online,As there are at least 30000 cardiac operations a year in Britain, half involving blood transfusions, many patients could be at risk.

Good Samaritan Hospital to buy Dayton Heart Hospital  -  Mar 24, 2008
Dayton Daily News,Dayton Heart has been the Dayton area's only recipient of HealthGrades Specialty Excellence Award for Cardiac Care for the past four year.

Toddler, 2, dies after found in pool  -  Mar 22, 2008
ABC Online,Ambulance officers say the boy was in cardiac arrest at the time of their arrival. The boy was taken to Nepean hospital but attempts to resuscitate him

HCMC cardiac program keeps rehab patients active  -  Mar 20, 2008
Northeast Georgian,But don't tell that to the folks from the Habersham County Medical Center's cardiac rehabilitation program. The local group has been heavily involved in the

Cardiac Care ; Case Management ; Critical Care ; Emergency Dept ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
ADVANCE,At Palmetto General Hospital, we love our community. From the neighborhood that surrounds us to the people that work the hospital floors, we extend our

Dr Shetty suggests cardiac patients as tele-medicine centre opens ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Independent-Bangladesh,The patients having cardiac complication would be selected for video conferencing and the doctors at the tele medicine will make the selection, he said.

90pc of heart victims left waiting...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Irish Independent,By Eilish O'Regan ONLY about 10pc of cardiac arrest victims are being treated in time, according to Mater Hospital cardiologist Dr Joe Galvin.

Police: Cardiac problems may have lead to crash  -  Mar 20, 2008
Huntington Herald Dispatch,State police say cardiac arrest may have led to a fatal vehicle crash near Poca, W.Va., according to a recent press release issued by the West Virginia

Defibrillators open patients up to privacy risks  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian,New advances for wireless implantable cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers have improved the odds of surviving a cardiac arrest, but the new devices may

New CPR method boosts cardiac arrest survival  -  Mar 13, 2008
CTV.ca,Often when people go into cardiac arrest, they develop a type of heart rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart quivers but does not

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