World Congress of Cardiology 2006 Press Releases

All press releases from the World Congress of Cardiology 2006 held in conjunction with the World Heart Federation

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World Congress of Cardiology 2006 Press Releases

Date	Title
05 Sep 2006	Preventing bleeding is key to the treatment of acute coronary syndromes
05 Sep 2006	Viability of heart muscle identifies patients who benefit from angioplasty after clot-lysing therapy
05 Sep 2006	Angiotensin receptor blockade protects people who have a wide range of cardiovascular diseases
05 Sep 2006	New research indicates why a simple bedside test may identify heart attack risk
05 Sep 2006	Aspirin resistance: Fact or fable?
05 Sep 2006	Is continued Plavix therapy effective in patients undergoing a repeat stent procedure?
04 Sep 2006	Identifying international differences in outcomes among patients with atherothrombotic disease may enhance strategies for risk reduction and prevention
04 Sep 2006	New clinical data show enoxaparin significantly reduces the risk of repeat heart attacks and stroke in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
04 Sep 2006	Results from a region-by-region analysis of the IDEA study highlight the differences in Anthropometric characteristics between Asian and European populations
04 Sep 2006	BASKET - Drug-eluting stents vs bare-metal stents
04 Sep 2006	Discovery of a new gene that stimulates the growth of natural bypasses
04 Sep 2006	The murine abdominal adipose stromal cell compartment supports the differentiation into endothelial, but not into hematopoietic progenitor cells
04 Sep 2006	Cardiac Stem Cells - the heart can heal itself
04 Sep 2006	Mouse model of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
04 Sep 2006	New definition of myocardial infarction
04 Sep 2006	Record your electrocardiogram wearing a shirt
04 Sep 2006	Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic disease
04 Sep 2006	DDD pacing versus biventricular pacing in patients with high-grade AV-block
04 Sep 2006	Prevention initiatives in Chile
03 Sep 2006	Immunotherapy for heart failure - the ACCLAIM Trial
03 Sep 2006	New technology can help a tired heart
03 Sep 2006	Elderly atrial fibrillation patients lack adequate application of current management guidelines
03 Sep 2006	Childhood obesity CVD - StEP TWO helps overweight children
03 Sep 2006	The role of maternal smoking in the onset of early coronary atherosclerotic lesions in foetuses and infanta
03 Sep 2006	“You should be dancing, for the rhythm of your heart ”
03 Sep 2006	China heart care acute coronary syndromes
03 Sep 2006	Initial results of the TOPCARE-DCM trial
03 Sep 2006	Ruling out heart failure effectively using NT-proBNP - application of ESC Guidelines
03 Sep 2006	EuroAction raises bar for prevention