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Review of Anticoagulants:
Improving the Management of Thromboembolitic Prevention in Routine Practice Anticoagulants are recommended for a wide variety of indications, including the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE; comprising deep vein thrombosis [DVT] and pulmonary embolism [PE]), the treatment of VTE, stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)...
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CV Therapeutics Announces License Agreement
The Menari Group have been granted exclusive rights to Ranexa. The agreement grants rights to Menarini for Ranexa in 68 countries, including the 27 countries of the European Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and certain countries in Central and South America. The deal included an upfront payment of 70 million dollars and further payments...
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Radi Medical Systems Inc. Announces Clearance of Pressure Wire Certus
Previously only cleared for use in the coronary and peripheral blood vessels, PressureWire Certus can now be used to assess pressure measurements across heart valves and into various chambers of the heart. It can also be used in the assessment of Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR). FFR expresses the maximum achievable blood flow in a coronary artery with...
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St Jude Medical Announce Clearance of Implantable Device
The SJM Confirm™ implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) is a compact device designed to help physicians detect abnormal heart rhythms in patients with unexplained symptoms. It enables the evaluation of heart rhythm signals over a longer period of time compared to standard monitoring tests and it is the smallest ICM available which can be implanted in an...
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Cardiology Management
Dear Readers, Medical science in practice has always been closely dependent on prevailing economic, social, and cultural conditions. This was true in ancient times and has remained true until the present day. Never before, though, has that science shown such rapid advances, while at the same time being so crucially tied to costs,...
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Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technology Development
Author Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the European Union's (EU) main instrument for funding research in Europe. Running from 2007 to 2013, it will execute a budget during that period of €50.5 billion and an additional Euratom budget for the...
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European Summit on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
"Bridging the unacceptable gap between what is recommended and what is achieved in daily practice regarding the prevention of cardiovascular disease" is how Prof Guy De Backer, Chairman of the CVD Prevention Committee of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), summarises the aim of the European Summit on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. ...
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Profile of the Hellenic Cardiological Society: Profile, Structure & Goals
Author Dr. Anastasia N. Kitsiou Cardiology Department, Sismanoglio Hospital Athens, Greece [email protected] The Hellenic Cardiological Society (HCS) was founded in Athens on September 7, 1948, and has been closely linked to the history of cardiology in Greece. The HCS is also one of the 14 founding...
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Educating Cardiologists in Greece: An Overview of the System
Author Prof. Dennis V. Cokkinos Professor Emeritus Director First Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre Athens, Greece [email protected] Cardiovascular diseases, as the primary cause of mortality and morbidity, have increasingly necessitated the expansion and development...
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Interview with Prof. Stefanadis
Interviewee Prof. C. Stefanadis Dean of the Medical School,University of Athens Chairman First Department of Cardiology, University of Athens Athens, Greece What are Your Specific Areas of Interest Within this Field and How has This Evolved? My heart belongs to interventional cardiology....
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