In addition, the death-receptor-induced apoptotic pathway is reportedly involved in the pathogenesis of
cardiac disease (Scheubel et al.
27, 2000
Cardiac Science announced that it offered to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Spacelabs Medical Inc.
We call it sudden
cardiac death because ordinarily these people are doing alright, and the next moment they're on the ground," says Watkins.
The interrelationship between stress, sexuality, and
cardiac disease is a complex situation in which any factor may be an antecedent of the other.
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, Houston, Texas --
Cardiac Care and
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac muscle responds with slower, stronger contractions, but does so repeatedly without fatigue -- in part because it derives its energy from a different metabolic pathway.
Cardiac Marker:
Cardiac markers are serum proteins and enzymes (creatine kinase, troponin, natriuretic peptides and myoglobin) that appear in abnormally elevated levels as a result of
cardiac tissue injury, and therefore, serve as indicators of such injuries.
company in the growing field of outpatient
cardiac monitoring," said James M.
As the leader in implantable
cardiac devices, we believe it's our responsibility to help ensure that those at greatest risk of SCA are informed about their choices so they can work together with their physicians to determine what's right for them," said David Steinhaus, MD, vice president and medical director of
Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management at Medtronic.
The system consolidates detailed data from in-clinic device interrogations from the major implantable
cardiac device manufacturers, and also remote management technologies such as the Medtronic CareLink[R] Network, and transtelephonic monitoring (TTM) systems, including pacemaker transmitters and
cardiac event recorders.
NewEra
Cardiac Care 2007 was the tenth in a series of annual conferences offering
cardiac-care professionals a discussion forum for both current and future state-of-the-art techniques and technologies for treating and managing
cardiac disease.
Commenting on these developments, Marc Flores, President and Chief Executive Officer of MedicalCV said, "We are pleased to be working with the FDA in this staged pathway to bring the SOLAR automated surgical ablation system to market quickly, with a clear road map toward obtaining a
cardiac tissue indication while being in a position to drive revenues with our family of ablation products.
