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Portola Pharmaceuticals Announces Late-Breaker Presentation on Betrixaban at American College of Cardiology's 59th ...
Published February 10, 2010, 5:30 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that results from its Phase 2 EXPLORE-Xa clinical trial of betrixaban, an investigational oral direct Factor Xa inhibitor anticoagulant, will be presented during a late-breaking results session at the American College of Cardiology's 59th Annual Scientific Session in Atlanta in March.
sanofi-aventis reports 2009 fourth-quarter and full-year net earnings
Published February 10, 2010, 5:10 am, News-Medical-Net
Commenting on the Group's 2009 performance, sanofi-aventis Chief Executive Officer Christopher A. Viehbacher said, "2009 was the first year of implementation of our new strategy. Major steps have already been achieved in strengthening our growth platforms and reinforcing our R&D pipeline while delivering a double-digit EPS(1) growth".
Treating Heart Rhythm Disorders With Robotic Catheter
Published February 10, 2010, 4:42 am, Medical News Today
Hospitals are beginning to use a new robotic catheter guidance system to treat abnormal heart rhythms. The robotic system "enhances a doctor's natural ability, and we believe it will contribute to improved procedural outcomes," said Dr. David Wilber of Loyola University Health System, a nationally known researcher in heart rhythm disorders. The robotic system is used in a procedure, called an ...
High prevalence of AF found among cross-country skiers
Published February 10, 2010, 4:37 am, PhysOrg
Next month, in the Norwegian town of Rena, 12,000 elite cross-country skiers will line up for this year's Birkebeiner ski marathon, an annual endurance race which will take them through 54 kilometres of snow-covered countryside to the winter sports resort of Lillehammer.
Age-related gaps in care and outcomes for stroke patients are diminishing in hospitals
Published February 10, 2010, 4:11 am, News-Medical-Net
Age-related gaps in care and outcomes for stroke patients are diminishing as hospitals improve adherence to evidence-based treatments of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines–Stroke initiative, according to a new study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Sanofi-aventis Delivers Double-Digit EPS(1) Growth in 2009 as the Transformation Program Progresses
Published February 10, 2010, 4:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
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New robotic catheter guidance system to treat abnormal heart rhythms
Published February 10, 2010, 3:08 am, New Kerala
Washington, Feb 10 : People suffering from abnormal heart rhythms are now being treated at hospitals with a new robotic catheter guidance system.
Racial gaps persist in women's heart-health awareness
Published February 10, 2010, 2:11 am, News-Medical-Net
Racial gaps exist in women's heart-health awareness, women's knowledge of heart attack warning signs requires attention and nearly half of women report they would not call 9-1-1 if they were having heart attack symptoms, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Endurance athletes at high risk of atrial fibrillation
Published February 10, 2010, 12:25 am, News-Medical-Net
Next month, in the Norwegian town of Rena, 12,000 elite cross-country skiers will line up for this year's Birkebeiner ski marathon, an annual endurance race which will take them through 54 kilometres of snow-covered countryside to the winter sports resort of Lillehammer. The race has been run almost every year since 1932, and in 1976 almost 150 participants were invited to take part in a long ...
Hospitals use new robotic catheter guidance system to treat abnormal heart rhythms
Published February 9, 2010, 11:26 pm, News-Medical-Net
The robotic system "enhances a doctor's natural ability, and we believe it will contribute to improved procedural outcomes," said Dr. David Wilber of Loyola University Health System, a nationally known researcher in heart rhythm disorders.
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