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A major finding in the World Health Report 2002 from the World Health Organization (WHO; Geneva, Switzerland) is that blood pressure alone causes around 50% of cardiovascular disease worldwide.
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A new application of magnetic resonance imaging can now look at blood vessels directly to find subtle changes in the walls, determining if a patient will develop atherosclerosis, which can lead to stroke or heart attack.
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Appointments, promotions, reassignments, and resignations.
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In another in a series of breakthroughs for the defibrillator sector of cardiovascular technology, Philips Medical Systems (Best, the Netherlands) has received FDA clearance for its HeartStart Home Defibrillator.
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At this years annual conference of the American Heart Association, there was strong interest among physicians who treat heart disease in the use of minimally invasive therapies for conditions that, until recently, have been treated exclusively by surgery, and in particular in devices that allow non-surgical treatment of patent foramen ovale, atrial-septal defect and carotid artery stenoses.
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Deals of all sorts, including purchases of companies or subsidiaries, product lines, and intellectual property.
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Stent/stent coatings developer MIV Therapeutics and drug therapeutics firm Endovasc last month unveiled plans for a joint venture company, named Stentgenix, which will focus on developing Endovascs drug Angiogenix for uses in stents.
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Collaborations, distribution agreements, marketing partnerships, and product development.
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Although frequently cited deficiencies vary from state to state, there are a few that experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health point to as commonly recurring problems for home health agencies throughout all states...
