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| In an innovative use of social networking site Twitter, Indian heart surgeon Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian is raising awareness and funds for children born with congenital heart defects -- by doing a 24 hour non-stop day-and-night Tweet-a-thon on September 12th, 2008. |
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| Blood pressure readings jump around so much that you are more likely to get an accurate reading if you check it at home rather than in the doctor's office, reports the September 2008 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter. |
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| Professional Postgraduate Services® (PPS) proudly announces the launch of Recognizing and Managing Diseases of the Leg: a Self-Study Program, a dynamic, web-based, continuing medical education (CME)-certified learning intervention. These activities are featured on LegDisorders.org, the official website of the PPS-sponsored Biology of Leg Disorders (BOLD®) educational initiative. |
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| CoreValve ( www.corevalve.com ) announced today that five (5) clinical evaluation sites—two in New Zealand and three in Australia—have now completed their first series of proctored cases using the Company’s proprietary ReValving® System for percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR), which features a porcine pericardium valve mounted in a self-expanding frame. |
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| ev3’s former Vice President of International Clinical Affairs will oversee clinical development of Stentys’ stent for treatment of blocked coronary artery bifurcations “Dr. Spaargaren’s extensive experience in leading the clinical development of cardiovascular technologies while working for companies such as ev3, Boston Scientific and Medtronic will certainly fortify our ongoing clinical development efforts.” Gonzague Issenmann, Co-Founder and CEO, Stentys |
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| The September 2008 issue of EMS Magazine includes a detailed look at experiences and issues surrounding prehospital use of therapeutic hypothermia in treating cardiac patients; the feature is authored by global leaders in the field, soon to lead international discussion on the matter. |
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| Northwest EMC, Inc., an industry leading EMC and EMI Test and certification service provider, is expanding its operations into the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. After years of serving the west coast with EMC facilities in Washington, Oregon and California, a strong growth curve has helped the EMC market leader to expand and serve other geographies. |
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| Are you one of the more than 130 million Americans who are overweight or obese? A study conducted by Summa Health System, Reasonable Eating and Activity to Change Health (REACH), revealed that the single most effective behavior for lasting weight loss is portion control. |
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| CoreValve ( www.corevalve.com ) announced today that an Australia/New Zealand-focused clinical evaluation of its proprietary percutaneous ReValving® System, which features a porcine pericardium valve mounted in a self-expanding frame, was initiated last week. |
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| Two-day program for heart doctors and heart surgeons will be held Sept. 4 and 5 in Beverly Hills and is sponsored by the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in conjunction with the California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and the California Chapter of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. |
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