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 The NMR LipoProfile Test
The NMR LipoProfile test provides standard lipid values and the number of LDL particles (LDL-P) that cause atherosclerosis. LDL-P is the optimal measure of LDL for CHD risk management. Use the NMR LipoProfile test to better manage a patient’s LDL risk using the same LDL lowering therapies. more...
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Ambulatory Electrocardiography Monitoring
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the developed countries with more than 250,000 people dying per year (685/day!) outside of hospitals from lethal cardiac arrhythmias in the United States alone. The first primary-prevention trials, Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT II), and the Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial (MUSTT), demonstrated conclusively that patients with coronary heart disease and a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (40%-35% or less) with inducible sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias benefited from the prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator.
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Baxter CEO: Heparin Contamination Seems Deliberate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A contaminant in Baxter International Inc's recalled blood-thinner heparin appears to have been deliberately added, the company's chief executive said in testimony prepared for ...
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Low Thyroid Function May Worsen Heart Risk: Study
Women with slightly low thyroid function may have a higher risk of death from heart disease, Norwegian researchers reported on ...
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Blood Substitutes Raise Risk of Heart Death: Study
Certain experimental blood substitutes can significantly raise the risk of heart attack and sudden death and regulators should stop their use in new experiments until safety issues have been cleared ...
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UCLA Study Identifies Factors Leading to Hospital Admission for Heart Failure
Nearly two out of three patients have one or more precipitating factors that may contribute to hospital admissions nationwide for heart failure, according to a new UCLA study. Pneumonia, irregular ...
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Exercise Related to Lower Heart Disease Risk in Overweight Women
The risk of heart disease in women associated with being overweight or obese is reduced but not eliminated by higher levels of physical activity, according to a report in the April 28 issue of ...
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Thyrotropin Levels May be Associated with Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Women
Women with increasing levels of thyrotropin within the normal range appear to have a higher risk of fatal coronary heart disease, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal ...
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Osteoporosis Drug Fosamax Linked to Heart Problem
Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to ...
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Genes for Common Heart Condition and Kidney Problem Identified
A gene that can cause the heart to become enlarged, greatly increasing the risk of heart attacks and heart failure, is identified today in a new ...
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Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients from Heart Trouble
Readily available phosphate-binding drugs could help prevent heart disease in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a new study ...
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing is Common with Ventricular Arrhythmias
A study published in the March 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology has found a high prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with ventricular ...
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DigiNet Pro Web Based Cardiovascular Image Analysis and Reporting
Digisonics, Inc.
Digisonics has announced the launch of DigiNet Pro, a web-based application for secure access to a cardiovascular image management and clinical reporting system. It is highly user configurable and provides fully-functional remote reading, comprehensive analysis, and professional reporting from virtually anywhere at anytime. In accordance with HIPAA requirements, reports also include an electronic signature and audit trail to ensure added security.
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CardioCall VS20 ECG Event Recorder
Del Mar Reynolds Medical
The CardioCall VS20 from Del Mar Reynolds Medical is the world's first cost effective multifunction ECG event recorder. It is a dual function event recorder, direct contact through the 'feet' on the back and looped recording using chest electrodes. Plug in the optional 3 electrodes, 2 channel cable for dual channel ECG.
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