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October 2005

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More Russians dying of heart disease RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia ... Novosti) - The number of deaths in Russia from heart disease has increased by 30% in the past 15 years, the head of the Moscow-based Cardiology Research Center ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

New Heart Center Opens in Dubuque KCRG - Cedar Rapids,IA,USA ... The entrance to the Center looks more like a fancy hotel than a hospital. "We know it's a high-anxiety time when they come to a Cardiology Department. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Pediatrix Acquires Pediatric Cardiology Practice in Northern ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA ... (NYSE:PDX) has expanded its pediatric cardiology services with the acquisition of an eight-physician group practice based in Fairfax, Virginia. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Kingwood Medical Center adds interventional cardiology program Houston Business Journal - Houston,TX,USA Kingwood Medical Center has begun offering interventional cardiology for people who have suffered heart attacks. The hospital's ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Montreal hosting 2005 cardiology congress Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada MONTREAL -- For the first time in ten years Montreal is hosting the Canadian congress on cardiovascular health. More than 4000 cardiologists ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Stereotaxis Receives Global Technology Innovation Award From The ... PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA - Company Honored Within Medical Devices Category for its Advanced Cardiology Instrument Control System, Niobe(R) - ST. LOUIS, Oct. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

The female heart Malaysia Star - Malaysia ... There has been a great deal of research performed on CoQ10, but the most dramatic results have been achieved in the field of cardiology. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Workplace justice linked to heart disease United Press International - USA ... The team then tracked the office workers' health from 1990 to 1999. "In men who perceived a high level of justice, the risk of incident CHD (coronary heart ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Happy workers 'have healthier hearts' DeHavilland - UK Male workers who are treated fairly by their bosses have a lower risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a new study. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Congenital Heart Disease: The silent killer Express Healthcare Management - Mumbai,India Every year more than two lakh neonates are diagnosed with congenital heart diseases (CHD) in India. That means eight out of every ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Turkish study shows electron beam CT better than angiography at ... MTBeurope.info - UK ... electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) is more accurate than conventional catheter angiography for detecting a dangerous congenital heart abnormality that
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

How surgeons mended a broken heart Daily Nation (subscription) - Nairobi,Kenya ... But cardiologists like Dr Munene say not everyone suffering from untreated sore throats get rheumatic heart disease. It could also be a congenital defect. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

The Optimal Depth of Central Venous Catheter for Infants Less Than ... Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA ... TEE). Fifty infants less than 5 kg undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease were enrolled in this prospective study. After ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Childhood strokes aren't as rare as people think Detroit Free Press - United States ... In older children, strokes are most often associated with meningitis, infections, congenital heart disease, vessel damage or sickle-cell anemia. ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

BHF comments on Professor Bonhoeffer's 100th valve replacement I-Newswire.com (press release) - USA ... like Professor Bonhoeffer, to continue their research into heart disease that affects ... Christian, 13, Rogers were both born with congenital heart defects which ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

Checking hearts Malaysia Star - Malaysia ... There is heart disease present from birth (congenital, for example, hole-in-the-heart), heart disease from valve defects (valvular heart disease), heart muscle ...
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          2005 - 27 Octobre-October  )

A meet to keep hearts healthy Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi,India The mortality rate of cardiology patients, if untreated may go upto 25 per cent and the most common of these diseases is related to coronary arteries. ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

To test or not to test Pregnancy and Baby - Scottsdale,AZ,USA ... "Anencephaly [congenital absence of most of ... "If a baby has a spinal cord defect, that baby ... "A baby with Down syndrome may have heart defects," she continues. ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

Boy awaits heart transplant; fundraisers to help pay bills Daily Home Online - Talladega,AL,USA ... after he was born. When he was just two weeks old, doctors discovered that Dylan had congenital heart disease. "He had a shunt put ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA ... 21st century dawned, heart transplants are routinely successful, babies' congenital defects are ... The girl was born with a heart defect that prevented her blood ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

Hodge enthusiastic about heart walk Shelbyville Times-Gazette - TN,USA ... congenital heart defects, hardening of the arteries and other diseases of the circulatory system. "I will probably have to deal with congestive heart disease ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

Folks! Take heart... Times of India - India ... and came to the conclusion that almost 16 per cent of people under the age of 40 have suffered heart attacks," says Dr BK Goyal, Chief of Cardiology at Bombay ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

Protein oxidation injury occurs during pediatric cardiopulmonary ... The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ... measured before surgery and up to 6 hours after institution of cardiopulmonary bypass in 24 children undergoing repair of congenital heart disease, who were ...
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          2005 - 23 Octobre-October  )

Lifestyle changes leading to heart diseases: Docs Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India Chandigarh, October 16: SOME of the leading cardiologists of the country, who attended the Annual Cardiology Summit Prime CME 2005 at Hotel Shivalikview ...
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          2005 - 18 Octobre-October  )

Study warns of genetic diseases explosion Times of Oman - Oman ... like diabetes, psychoses, hypertension, heart attacks, some ... and some types of congenital malformations and ... that consanguinity is a reason for genetic disease. ...
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          2005 - 18 Octobre-October  )

Teacher gets donation for operation Trinidad & Tobago Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago ... Smith was living a normal life until last April when she fainted at home and doctors realised that as a child she had a congenital heart disease which was not ...
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          2005 - 18 Octobre-October  )

'Life Chain' protests abortion Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Evansville,IN,USA ... When she was pregnant with her now 2-year-old son, Luke, she was told to consider an abortion because her unborn son had a serious, congenital heart defect. ...
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          2005 - 18 Octobre-October  )

Scott Twp. residents get chance tonight to air their TCE concerns The Citizen's Voice - PA,USA ... some TCE contamination, according to federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ... from 6 ppb to 239 ppb, the rate of congenital heart defects among ...
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          2005 - 18 Octobre-October  )

Very Low LDL Levels Appear to Be Safe in Coronary Artery Disease Medscape (subscription) - USA ... therapy appears to be safe for patients with coronary artery disease, according to a report in the October 18th Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ...
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          2005 - 18 Octobre-October  )

Girl who received rare double-transplant in 2003 dies Kansas City Star - MO,USA ... Kaycey was born with a congenital heart defect, and eventually developed lung problems. Soon after the transplant, Mid-America Transplant ... < Crucial Role of Cardiology Nurses Medical News Today (press release) - UK During this year's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will host a roundtable ...
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          2005 - 13 Octobre-October  )

Heart defect motivates woman to make strides Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA ... Tricarico learned she had a congenital heart defect. Her right descending artery, which supplies fresh blood to the right side of ...
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          2005 - 13 Octobre-October  )

EBCT Scans Trump Angiography at Detecting Killer Heart Defect Newswise (press release) - USA ... Electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) is more accurate than conventional catheter angiography for detecting a dangerous congenital heart abnormality that
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          2005 - 13 Octobre-October  )

Kid tough to beat Greeley Tribune - Greeley,CO,USA Jared Sughroue (pronounced Sha-grew) was born with a heart defect -- a congenital heart block -- and he'll likely wear a pacemaker for the rest of his life. ...
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          2005 - 13 Octobre-October  )

In Cardiovascular Research Foundation Hosts Dynamic Press Briefing on ... Newswise (press release) - USA Newswise -- During this year's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will host a ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Treatment After Heart Attack Should Be Speedy PakTribune.com - Pakistan ... According to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the average time between heart attack and revascularization among patients admitted ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Cardiology Conference planned Oct. 19 Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA Luke's Regional Medical Center will co-sponsor the 21st annual Cardiology Update from 9 am until 3:30 pm Oct. 19 at the Sioux City Convention Center. ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Repeat angioplasty tied to further heart problems ABC News - USA ... and have to have a repeat angioplasty are at increased risk for problems such as death or heart attack, researchers report in the American Journal of Cardiology ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Why? Simply because he is South Asian. BBC News - UK ... those from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this is an even greater problem with a much greater death rate from coronary heart disease (CHD) than the ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Treadmill Testing, EKG, and CT Scans not Recommended for Screening ... Hispanic PR Wire (press release) - Miami,FL,USA ... for either the presence of severe coronary artery stenosis or the prediction of coronary heart disease events in adults at low risk for CHD events ("D ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

South Asians in UK more at risk from heart disease Webindia123 - India ... country. But the death rate from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is much higher among those from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Despite ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Family struggles with matters of the heart Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA ... hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital condition that ... needed to correct the defect, survival improved ... already has undergone two heart surgeries, now has ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Brave boy's heroic battle Hobart Mercury - Hobart,Tasmania,Australia Joseph, of Blackmans Bay, was born with a congenital heart defect that left him with only half a functioning heart, but after celebrating his fourth birthday ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

The heart of a champion Boca Raton News - FL, USA About 1,788 children are born with a congenital cardiovascular defect in Florida alone, according to the American Heart Association. ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Stem cells used to repair fetal defect United Press International - USA ... such problems by repairing the defect before the ... a functioning human kidney or heart, but this ... to repair a condition known as congenital diaphragmatic hernia ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Hoosier Doctors Use New Technology For Heart Surgery Inside INdiana Business (press release) - Indianapolis,IN,USA ... for Children, will close a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a ... amplatzer occlusion device, an alternative to heart surgery, can plug congenital heart defects ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

There are 28 girls in northern ireland with rett syndrome. this is ... Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom ... He was born with congenital heart disease and after several life-saving operations he finally lost his brave little battle for life. ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Public Service The Freeman - Cebu,Philippines ... MON Joseph Molina, one year and five months old, from sitio Kamagong, barangay Lahug, Cebu City, has congenital heart disease. Mon ...
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          2005 - 10 Octobre-October  )

Cocoa found to benefit smokers World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA ... The American College of Cardiology announced Wednesday that the innocuous stuff can boost the levels of nitric oxide in the blood of smokers and may reverse
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Web-enabled cardiology system from Cardiac Science MTBeurope.info - UK Bothell, Wash., USA. Cardiac Science Corporation has launched a web version of its Pyramis cardiology data management system. Authorised ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

CoreValve Names Jack Lips as ''European Clinical Manager'' Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA ... His tremendous experience and expertise in interventional cardiology devices make him the ideal individual to spearhead the execution of this momentous ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

CoreValve's Second-Generation Revalving™ System for Non-Surgical ... Biotech Intelligence (press release) - Courbevoie,France ... products, changes to the competitive environment, the acceptance of new products in the market, conditions of the interventional cardiology industry and the ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Heartburn may not be such a misnomer after all ABC News - USA ... this chain of events can be prevented with drugs that reduce the production of gastric acid, the team reports in the International Journal of Cardiology. ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Dr. Resnick joins Great Valley Cardiology Scranton Times - Scranton,PA,USA Dr. Raymond S. Resnick of Clarks Summit has joined Great Valley Cardiology as an interventional cardiologist. A native of Brooklyn ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Insulin Resistance Predicts Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure Medscape (subscription) - USA ... in patients with otherwise stable chronic heart failure (CHF), according to a report in the September 20th Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Medeikon Presenting New Cardiology Vulnerable Plaque Detection ... Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA Medeikon plans to present an overview of our cardiology vulnerable plaque detection system at TCT2005, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, a leading ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Matters of the heart Times of India - India ... She suffers from a congenital heart disease,also known as CHD. ... "CHD is a term used to describe heart defects that develop before birth. ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

International study finds one in five heart patients continue to ... EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... The need to stop is highest in patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) as within 2-3 years the risk of subsequent events falls to that of CHD ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Funds raised for Ronald McDonald House El Dorado Times - El Dorado,KS,USA ... Kolbey Bancroft died in 2004 as the result of congenital heart defect. When he was born his heart had only three chambers, instead ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Cardiologists team up to treat patients as they age Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA ... Riopel takes care of health questions stemming from Linkner's congenital defect, and Rose addresses new problems that arise as Linkner's heart ages. ...
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          2005 - 06 Octobre-October  )

Quality Awareness In Hospitals Can Reduce Mortality Rate Of ... MedIndia - India ... The findings, published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, come from a study led by University of Michigan ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

Chocolates can save smokers' hearts Newindpress - Chennai,India ... vessel function. The study is published in the October 4, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. "While ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

Doctors want short `door to balloon` times Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK ... American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines say hospitals equipped to perform emergency angioplasty procedures should try to ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

20th annual conference of CSI to focus on preventive cardiology Express Healthcare Management - Mumbai,India Preventive cardiology will be the hallmark of the 20th annual conference of Cardiological Society of India (CSI) organised by the Delhi chapter of CSI on ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

Statin therapy can reduce the incidence of major coronary events ... Xagena.it - Italy ... have shown that interventions that lower LDL cholesterol concentrations can significantly reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) and other ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

Sania Mirza lends support to kids with heart disease NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India ... Data on congenital heart disease (CHD) prevalence at birth or on proportional mortality from CHD in India is scarce, if not non-existent. ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

ILL IRAQI GIRL, 5, IS FLOWN TO ALBUQUERQUE ABQ Journal (subscription) - Albuquerque,NM,USA A 5-year-old Iraqi girl who suffers from a congenital heart defect has arrived in Albuquerque for surgery that could save her life. ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

Girl calls for help to heal hole in heart INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines ... All that we can afford is day-to-day expenses," said Cindy. On top of her PDA, Majah also has Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), a congenital heart defect. ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )

Seeing the up side Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA ... Down syndrome also have other health complications -- including congenital heart defects in ... were lucky that Hannah did not have a heart defect that required ...
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          2005 - 01 Octobre-October  )



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