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October 2010

Health Affairs: Medicare subsidy payment needs refinement (10/29/2010)

Neurology: Stroke patients admitted on weekends more likely to die (10/28/2010)

AJR: Remote CTC reading boosts colon cancer screening (10/28/2010)

Astra sues to protect Crestor patent (10/28/2010)

Lilly sees Q3 uptick, bolstered by strong Effient sales (10/28/2010)

Spectranetics' loss widens in Q3 (10/28/2010)

JACC: New P2Y12 inhibitors improve mortality, meta-analysis shows (10/28/2010)

SAFARI registry seeks to clear path in AF jungle (10/27/2010)

U of Colorado, miRagen to study miRNA for HF patients (10/27/2010)

JAMA: CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles equate to higher risk of CV events (10/27/2010)

AHJ: Three waves of DES adoption show changing practice patterns, outcomes (10/26/2010)

DAPT trial expands to Australia, New Zealand (10/26/2010)

Abbott sees Q3 double-digit earnings drop (10/26/2010)

Edwards Q3 income dips due to increased spending (10/26/2010)

MGMA: Impending SGR cuts may force practices to limit Medicare patients (10/26/2010)

Beaumont Hospital opens doors of new cardiovascular center (10/25/2010)

NEJM: While TAVI shows promise, more answers are needed (10/22/2010)

Astellas Pharma/Cardiome stop enrollment of ACT 5 trial (10/22/2010)

JACC: Same-day PCI discharge vs. overnight cuts costs in half (10/22/2010)

Z-Medica's QuikClot to be distributed in Nordic countries (10/21/2010)

HRJ: Diabetic sudden death risk post-MI challenges ICD guidelines (10/21/2010)

CCC: Identifying gene in sudden death allows preventive ICD therapy (10/21/2010)

Q&A: We have an obligation to share what we have learned (10/20/2010)

JAMA: Training programs linked to lower surgical mortality (10/20/2010)

Two trials to assess hypothermia in pedatric cardiac arrest patients (10/20/2010)

FDA approves Pradaxa for stroke prevention in a-fib patients (10/20/2010)

HealthGrades: Death rate drops, but gap widens between best and worst hospitals (10/19/2010)

Study: Publicly reporting hospital outcomes may not improve patients care (10/18/2010)

Q&A: Secure image exchange may be closer than you think (10/18/2010)

St. Jude to buy AGA Medical for $1.3B (10/18/2010)

FDA (finally) permits Medtronic to trial CoreValve (10/18/2010)

JACC: Taking aspirin before ACS increases MI risk, but not death (10/15/2010)

Circ: New AHA guidelines emphasize chest compression-only CPR (10/15/2010)

Lancet: Chest-only CPR best for untrained bystanders (10/15/2010)

JACC: Left main PCI = higher revascularization, similar death rates (10/14/2010)

NEJM: FDA outlines strategy for restricted access to Avandia (10/14/2010)

JAMA: Less variability, use of blood transfusions could improve CABG outcomes (10/13/2010)

Circ: Attempts to repair lower extremity PAD may fuel costs (10/13/2010)

CPR turns 50; groups enlist Congress' support for SCA survival (10/12/2010)

Sanofi to cut 1,700 jobs in U.S. pharma sector (10/11/2010)

AoN: Carotid stenting increases restenosis by 180% vs. endarterectomy (10/11/2010)

AIM: Use of healthcare resources drastically increases at end of HF patients' lives (10/11/2010)

Abbott also withdraws Meridia in Canada (10/11/2010)

Z-Medica, Romed to distribute QuikClot portfolio in Belgium (10/11/2010)

Swiss TAVI developer raises $25.8M, appoints board chair (10/08/2010)

Baltimore hospital hit with 104 lawsuits alleging unnecessary stenting (10/08/2010)

Abbott grudgingly pulls sibutramine off U.S. shelves (10/08/2010)

CV drug market to reach $144.5B this year (10/08/2010)

Spectranetics' CEO, prez to retire (10/08/2010)

NEJM Feature: GI bleeds reduced with clopidogrel-PPI mix, no rise in CV events (10/07/2010)

4D PET/CT edges into clinical practice (10/07/2010)

Radiology: CAC score can help predict future function in elderly population (10/07/2010)

TCT: Platelet testing should be incorporated into routine clinical practice (10/06/2010)

AHJ: Underdosing of beta-blockers post-MI is far too common (10/06/2010)

U.S. gov't lets deadline pass regarding Angiomax patent dispute (10/06/2010)

TCT: Perforations during PCI should not be dismissed (10/05/2010)

JAMA: Chest compression-only CPR best approach for bystanders (10/05/2010)

Study: Better data needed to decipher variability in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (10/05/2010)

TCT: Transfemoral approach should trump transapical techniques for TAVI (10/04/2010)

Circ: ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers equally effective in lowering BP (10/04/2010)

Abiomed to train providers on Impella procedures (10/04/2010)

AHA issues recommendations for arteriotomy closure device use (10/01/2010)

Mobile U.K. screening service selects Sectra mammo (10/01/2010)

Report: Health insurance exchanges face implementation hurdles (10/01/2010)

PAD rates will surge to 21M, costing U.S. billions (10/01/2010)

Defibtech's Lifeline View goes international (10/01/2010)

TIMI group to study ticagrelor in ACS patients (10/01/2010)

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