September 2005 - AudioMedica.com

Monthly Archive: September 2005

- in General Medicine
- — 27 Sep, 2005
A middle cerebral artery anueurism: International Subarachnoid Aneurism Trial (ISAT)
Andrew J Molyneux, Neurovascular Research Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford
REFERENCE: Lancet 2005;366:809-17
A trans-catheter treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysm has proved superior to traditional neurosurgical clipping in three quarters of patients presenting with subarachnoid haemorrhage. Andrew Molyneux of Oxford University
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
RITA-3 Study Five Year Results: Aggressive Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome Now looks Even Better

Keith Fox
Keith Fox, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
The RITA-3 trial – focussing on how to manage patients with acute coronary syndromes – reported 5-year data at this year’s ESC Congress. Keith Fox from Edinburgh told Audio Medica about new evidence …
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Drug-Coated Balloon for In-Stent Restenosis: First Experience

Bruno Scheller
Bruno Scheller, Universitatsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg Saar
A future option for treating in-stent restenosis is the idea of coating a balloon with an anti-proliferative drug and inflating it inside the newly-occluded stent. At the ESC Congress, Bruno Scheller…
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Endeavor: Alternative Drug-Eluting Stent?

Jean Fajadet
The ESC heard the latest on the Endeavor stent, which elutes the sirolimus analogue ABT-578. Jean Fajadet from Toulouse told Audio Medica about the findings from ENDEAVOR II study of around 1200 patients.
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Europe Leaps to Action on Heart-Unfriendly Lifestyles

David Wood
Heart disease patients need to change lifestyle and not just take medicines. That’s the message in Stockholm from the EuroAction Project, which is investigating the potential of a nurse-led patient-education initiative. David Wood from London’s Charing Cross Hospital …
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Raw Deal for European Women with Coronary Artery Disease

Caroline Daly
The Euroheart survey has found significant differences in both diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women as compared with men. Audio Medica asked Caroline Daly of London’s Royal Brompton Hospital about the clinical implications.
[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/05.Caroline_Daly-The_Euroheart_survey_has_found_significant_differences.mp3]
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
PREAMI: Perindopril Improves Remodelling in Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Audio Medica talked with Roberto Ferrari , Vice President of the ESC, about the PREAMI study on the use of the ACE inhibitor perindopril in older patients who have survived acute myocardial infarction.
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Thrombolysis Before Primary PCI Increases Mortality

Frans Van de Werf
In the treatment of acute myocardial infarction the 24-country ASSENT-4 study seems to show an overall increase of risk if you use thrombolysis before primary PCI. Frans Van de Werf from Leuven gave Audio Medica results …
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Cardiac Re-Synchronisation Cuts Sudden Death

John Cleland
Cardiac resynchronisation has proved even more beneficial in severe heart failure than was proven a year ago by early results from the CARE-HF study. At the European Cardiology meeting in Stockholm John Cleland of Hull has now presented …
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
CIBIS-3 Study: ACE Inhibitor before Beta Blocker for Congestive Heart Failure?

Ronnie Willenheimer
It could be just as good to start treatment for heart failure with a beta blocker first and subsequently use an ACE inhibitor, as the more convetional use of an ACE inhibitor first followed by a beta blocker. …
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Enoxaparin Shows Safety in Angioplasty – STEEPLE Study

Gilles Montalescot
The STEEPLE trial randomised more than 3500 elective angioplasty patients to unfractionated heparin or either of two dose levels of enoxaparin. Gilles Montalescot presented the findings in Stockholm and talked about them with Audio Medica.
[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/15.Gilles_Montalescot-The_STEEPLE_trial_randomised_more_than_3500_elective_angioplasty_patients.mp3]
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- in Cardiovascular · ESC 2005
- — 12 Sep, 2005
Drug-eluting Stents: Cost-Benefit Targeting?

Matthias Pfisterer
Drug-eluting stents and their additional benefit to low-risk patients were investigated in a cost-effectiveness analysis presented to the Stockholm cardiology meeting by Matthias Pfisterer from Basel. Audio Medica talked with him.
[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/14.Matt_Pfisterer-Drug-eluting_stents_may_confer_so_little_additional_benefit_to_low_risk_patients.mp3]
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