Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

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Medicure Inc. rises more than 50% on positive tirofiban studies  -  05 Apr 2008
National Post,Medicure shares fell about 85% in late February from the 80¢ mark after concluding that its late-stage trial of MC-1 for coronary artery bypass graft

Stents as effective as bypass  -  Apr 1, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,...stent implantation and 1138 patients who underwent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery (CABG), in South Korea between January 2000 and January 2006.

Drug Study: No Reduction In Risk Of Heart Attack Or Death After ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Medical News Today,...attack or cardiovascular death was not reduced when patients were administered MC-1 before and for 30 days after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Angioplasty and bypass surgery relatively equal in treatment and ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
Pravda,Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed

Drug does not appear to reduce risk of heart attack following CABG ...  -  Apr 2, 2008
Science Centric,Use of MC-1 (a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin B6) before and for 30 days after coronary artery bypass graft surgery did not reduce the risk of

Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass  -  Apr 1, 2008
Washington Post,..."Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most important therapeutic options for relieving angina and improving survival and quality of

Demand disappointing for Cape's open-heart surgery program  -  Mar 29, 2008
Cape Cod Times,The surgery most familiar to the public is the coronary artery bypass graft, a two- to six-hour operation that involves stitching a piece of vein from a leg

High-dose aprotinin effectively reduces blood loss during on-pump ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryMortality associated with aprotinin during 5 years following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA 2007;297:471-479.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Heart Drug may not be so Helpful, After all  -  Apr 2, 2008
Ivanhoe,Recent research showed there might be a benefit to using MC-1 -- a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin B6 -- after coronary artery bypass graft

Medicure Announces MEND-CABG II Study Results at the American ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
CNNMoney.com...incidence of cardiovascular death or nonfatal myocardial infarction up to and including 30 days following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

State versus private heart treatment  -  Mar 30, 2008
Nation Multimedia,He recommended her to get a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and asked whether she was willing to have the operation. Samorn was reluctant at first,

Surgery for Acquired Cardiovascular Disease  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryThe risk factors for deep and superficial chest surgical-site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery are different. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Telmisartan Shows Similar Benefit to Ramipril in High-Risk ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Medscape (subscription)22% had previous coronary artery bypass graft, and 29% had previous percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. 12.4% to 12.9% were current smokers.

WellPoint Announces Initiative Aimed at Preventing Serious Medical ...  -  Apr 2, 2008
FOXBusinessMediastinitis (an infection inside the chest) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery; and -- Hospital-acquired injuries such as fractures,

Polyurethane cuffed endotracheal tubes to prevent early ...  -  Mar 28, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryAssessing the outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: how many risk factors are enough? Steering Committee of the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario.

AVI BioPharma Announces Close of Ercole Biotech Acquisition  -  Mar 24, 2008
WELT ONLINE,AVI’s NEUGENE compounds are also designed to treat cardiovascular restenosis in stent and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

Registered Nurse - RN  -  Mar 17, 2008
ADVANCE,The staff in the CSICU is comprised entirely of RNs with training in post-operative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) recovery and certified in managing

Statins exert class effect in heart failure  -  Mar 11, 2008
Medicexchange,...percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass graft surgery within the three years before or during they were hospitalized.

Breast arterial calcifications: A tool to identify CAD?  -  Mar 7, 2008
TheHeart.Org,...previous stroke, and previous coronary artery bypass graft. BACs were strongly associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events (odds ratio

Allon Reports 2007 Audited Operating Results and Updates 2008 Plans  -  Mar 24, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),AL-208 (intravenous) as a treatment for the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that commonly results from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

AVI BioPharma Buys Ercole Biotech  -  Mar 24, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),AVI's Neugene compounds are also designed to treat cardiovascular restenosis in stent and coronary artery bypass graft procedures. FinancialWire" is a fully

• Another Heparin Producer Announces a Recall  -  Mar 24, 2008
Consumer AffairsHeparin is commonly used before certain types of surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and in kidney patients before they undergo

Web site to aid health decisions  -  Mar 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,For example, names of specific hospitals were included in some parts, but not others, in discussing bloodstream infections, coronary artery bypass graft

Simple cure for a safer hospital  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Canberra Times,Another Australian study showed that a wound infection after coronary artery bypass graft could add an extra $31000 to the cost of this procedure.

Dyax Corp. to Present at the Cowen and Company Health Care Conference  -  Mar 11, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Additionally, Dyax has completed a Phase 1/2 trial of DX-88 for the prevention of blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

Endo Licenses US Rights For Voltaren(R) Gel -- The First FDA ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Voltaren Gel is contraindicated for the treatment of peri-operative pain in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Aprotinin Safe in On-Pump but Not Off-Pump CABG  -  13 Feb 2008
Medscape (subscription)...use with and without angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on renal function in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Patient wait times costing $14.8B  -  13 Feb 2008
Sherwood Park News,The analysis focused on four key medical procedures: total joint replacement surgery, cataract surgery, coronary artery bypass graft surgery and magnetic

Dyax Corp. Enters Into Antibody Agreements with Sanofi-aventis for ...  -  13 Feb 2008
Lifescience-online,Additionally, Dyax has completed a Phase 1/2 trial of DX-88 for the prevention of blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Features a ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
FOXBusinessOn Tuesday, February 5, 2008, you can see a live panel discussion regarding a coronary artery bypass graft, featuring a Cardica C-Port(R) Stapler.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Promising In 90-Year-Olds  -  Feb 2, 2008
Science Daily (press release)2, 2008) — Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is becoming increasingly common, and appears to be a viable treatment, among individuals in their 90s

Nfocus Neuromedical Receives CE Mark for the CardioVasc(TM) Stent ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
Earthtimes,Inc. Saphenous vein graft (SVG) disease has been a problem facing the cardiologist since the early days of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Cardica's C-Port Anastomosis Systems for Coronary Artery Bypass ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
CNNMoney.comCardica is a leading provider of automated anastomosis systems for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. By replacing hand-sewn sutures with

CardioTech International Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Financial ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessWe are proceeding with the European clinical trial of CardioPass(TM), our synthetic coronary artery bypass graft. CardioPass(TM) is a breakthrough device

Thrombus Aspiration from Coronary Arteries; Intensive Management ...  -  Feb 10, 2008
Men's News Daily,...or PTCA, instead of the more invasive coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery that was previously the only option before PTCA was developed.

Problem cited with some injectable heparin  -  Feb 11, 2008
The Money Times,Heparin is commonly used before certain types of surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and in kidney patients before they undergo

Dyax Corp. Enters Into Antibody Agreements with Sanofi-aventis for ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessAdditionally, Dyax has completed a Phase 1/2 trial of DX-88 for the prevention of blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

Trasylol Drug Combo Linked to Deaths  -  Feb 12, 2008
Newsinferno.com,...undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass during coronary artery bypass graft surgery and who are at an increased risk for blood loss and blood transfusion.

Biopure Announces 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results  -  Jan 28, 2008
CNNMoney.comThis trial, begun in 2006, is a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients undergoing multi-vessel coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Wait times costing billions  -  Jan 15, 2008
Canada.com,2003 First Ministers’ Accord on Health Renewal including total joint replacement surgery, cataract surgery, coronary artery bypass graft and MRI scans.

Stent Implantation Not Recommended for Revascularisation in ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
DG News..."Coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] would be the first choice of revascularisation among these patients," said Akihiro Masuzawa, MD, Fellow in Thoracic

RMH Performs Open-Heart Surgery  -  Feb 8, 2008
Rocktown Weekly,22 surgery, called a "coronary artery bypass graft" was the first open-heart procedure at RMH, launching the hospital's $1.65 million cardiothoracic surgery

STS: Off-Pump Boosts Early Survival for Bypass Surgery in Women ...  -  Jan 29, 2008
MedPage Today,Explain to interested patients that this report suggests that women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery may have an early survival and morbidity

Preoperative statins for the prevention of atrial fibrillation ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery...fat pad maintenance on the incidence of postoperative AF in patients (n = 178) undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery for the first time.

What’sa Heart Patient to Do?  -  Jan 23, 2008
NewsweekOne of the studies, the first of its kind, pits drug-eluting stents against coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations and finds that the devices are

AVI BioPharma Names Dr. Leslie Hudson as Chief Executive Officer  -  Feb 11, 2008
Business Wire (press release),AVI’s NEUGENE compounds are also designed to treat cardiovascular restenosis, and aid in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

Isoprostanes constrict human radial artery by stimulation of ...  -  Jan 17, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryConclusions: Isoprostanes accumulate after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, yet none of the currently available antispasm treatments for radial artery

Study puts cost of long waits in billions  -  Jan 16, 2008
Globe and Mail,...the economy an average of $26400 per patient, followed by MRIs at $20000, coronary artery bypass graft surgery at $19400, and cataract surgery at $2900.

Long medical wait times impact economy: CMA study  -  Jan 15, 2008
CBC Manitoba,The survey said that total joint replacement surgery costs the economy an estimated $26400 per patient, MRIs cost $20000, coronary artery bypass graft

Cardica and Intuitive Surgical to Host Educational Symposium ...  -  Jan 21, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...which are designed to allow surgeons to automate the attachment of blood vessel grafts during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures,

Off-Pump Surgery Appears Equivalent to On-Pump Surgery, But ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
DG NewsBy Ed Susman ORLANDO, FL -- January 31, 2008 -- Surgeons adept at performing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery without putting a patient on the

Drug-coated Stents Perform Better than Bare Metal Stents in Higher ...  -  Jan 24, 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,...hypertension, renal disease, prior percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft, and multi-vessel coronary artery disease.

Archemix achieves milestone, gets $1M Mass High Tech: The Journal ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
Bizjournals.com,...blood-clot formation, particularly during procedures such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous interventions, the company said.

Nuvelo Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Thrombin Inhibitor, NU172  -  Jan 30, 2008
CNNMoney.comSpecifically, NU172 is being studied for use as a potential short-acting anticoagulant during procedures such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery and

Boogie Woogie  -  Jan 25, 2008
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The First and Only Anti-Inflammatory Pain Relief Patch in the US ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
CNNMoney.comFLECTOR(R) Patch is contraindicated for the treatment of perioperative pain in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and in patients

Alexion looks for a bigger niche  -  Feb 5, 2008
Checkbiotech.org (press release),That drug was intended to be a treatment in conjunction with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Soliris sales should experience some serious growth in

Medicure Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results  -  Jan 15, 2008
FOXNews...efficacy in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, with top-line results expected in the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

5 questions on heart disease  -  Jan 30, 2008
PensacolaNewsJournal.com,Or if the patient is determined not to be a candidate for this type of intervention, they can be referred for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Pioneering heart doctor Noel Fishman retires  -  Jan 31, 2008
Santa Cruz Sentinel,He cared for thousands of patients and performed more than 5000 coronary artery bypass graft operations. Fishman said he studied medicine because his mother

Archemix earns $1M from partner's drug development progress  -  Jan 30, 2008
Conde Nast Portfolio,The drug is being tested to prevent blood clots during procedures such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The early stage trial will test the drug in

Mumbai Marathoners get health protection during run  -  Jan 18, 2008
Moneycontrol.com (press release),...said, “We take great pride in announcing that a 51 year old AHI patient who had undergone CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) in Feb.

Department of Justice investigation and settlements chosen as top ...  -  Jan 15, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...focus areas: hip and knee replacement, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, heart failure and community-acquired pneumonia.

CRDC: Launch of C-Port(R) xA X-CHANGE(TM) Distal Anastomosis ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...surgeons to attach multiple blood vessel grafts using the same handle during a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure, which may reduce costs.

Cardica Schedules January 24 Earnings Call  -  Jan 22, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Redwood City, California-based Cardica is a provider of automated anastomosis systems for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Piedmont rated best in Atlanta for overall cardiac care and surgery  -  Jan 15, 2008
Fayette Daily News,...atrial fibrillation, coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), valve surgery, interventional cardiology, and heart failure. Earlier in the year,



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