Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient In STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial

Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient In STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial
Cook Medical announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith� Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections. This is the first device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections, the condition that took the life of actor John Ritter.

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Performs First Visually Guided Laser Catheter Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation In Northeast
Recently Jonathan S. Steinberg, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, used an investigational, endoscopically guided laser catheter to treat "short-circuiting" heart tissue that was causing a potentially dangerous arrhythmia. It was the first time this minimally invasive procedure has been performed in the Northeast.

New Centre To Be At The Heart Of UK's Cardiovascular Research
Expertise from across the University of Leeds is to be channelled into a new research centre that aims to progress the understanding, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Few Blacks Know Of Connection Between Cardiovascular Health, Dementia, Survey Shows
While many blacks have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, few are aware that such factors put them at risk for dementia, according to a survey to be released this week, USA Today reports. The survey, by Richard Day Research for the

Northwestern Memorial's Heart Center Pioneers Minimally Invasive Surgery That Corrects Irregular Heart Beat
Atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heartbeat, affects approximately 180,000 Chicagoans and upwards of 6 million people in the United States. While this condition can be managed with medication, the only way to cure atrial fibrillation is through surgical intervention, which until recently required a large incision in the chest, putting the heart on bypass and an average six - eight week recovery time.