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Rosuvastatin is a new statin whose efficacy was compared to that of atorvastatin in 623 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
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In this paper, Grimm and colleagues report on the usefulness of noninvasive testing to predict risk for arrhythmias in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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This study reports the association between inflammation as measured by C-reactive protein and the prevalence and development of atrial fibrillation.
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Daniel Schultz, MD, acting director of the FDAs Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) since April, last month had the acting term removed from his title by acting FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford. In announcing the appointment of Schultz to head CDRH, the agencys medical device unit, Crawford said he brings to our medical device program the ideal combination of skills, experience and temperament to ensure that FDAs medical device program is second to none.
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While working in the ED one night, a nurse noticed a strange feeling around her left cheek.
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CompuMed (Los Angeles, California), a medical informatics company serving healthcare with diagnostic software solutions, said that it has been awarded a five-year renewal of its contract to provide electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation systems and services for the New York State Department of Correctional Services (NYDOCS). NYDOCS will purchase a minimum of 87 new CardioGram systems along with ongoing ECG remote interpretation services.
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Escalon Medical (Wayne, Pennsylvania) reported that the board of Drew Scientific Group (London) has recommended that its shareholders accept Escalons revised exchange offer.
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Acusphere (Watertown, Massachusetts) said last month that it has entered into a collaboration, license and supply agreement with Nycomed (Roskilde, Denmark) for the European development and marketing rights to Acuspheres lead product candidate, AI-700, an ultrasound contrast agent currently in Phase III clinical trials for assessing myocardial perfusion in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease.
