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Boston Scientific Corporation welcomed two-year results from the SPIRIT III clinical trial, which continue to reaffirm the proven long-term safety and efficacy of the market-leading TAXUS Express2 ...

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“Registries generally enroll more challenging 'real-world' patients than randomized trials”

MINNEAPOLIS & BARCELONA, Spain-- --May 15, 2008 - New data presented today at EuroPCR reports extensive experience on the safety and performance of Medtronic's Endeavor Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent in ... via Med Ad News

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Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Medical Devices ; Conferences Article Date: 14 May 2008 - 0:00 PDT Uroplasty, Inc. via Medical News Today

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APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., Thursday said it was raising the price of its blood thinner heparin in the wake of an ingredient shortage in China. via The Post Chronicle

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“These are impressive, real-world results, nearly three times the national average, across a 65-plus multi-specialty physician group practice”

Study results were reported from a 65 physician primary care and cardiology group practice and demonstrated an impressive 102% improvement in blood pressure control rates, with control rates improving from 42% ... via Rehab Management

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“As the duration of follow-up in ENDEAVOR II grows, so too does our confidence in the enduring safety and effectiveness of the Endeavor stent”

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 15 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT Today at EuroPCR, Medtronic, Inc. via Medical News Today

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“This also gives us insight into key trend data to help better manage the patient's condition, rather than simply inform us how the implanted device is operating.”

Leading into Heart Rhythm 2008, the pre-eminent worldwide gathering of cardiologists specializing in electrophysiology, Medtronic, Inc. via MediLexicon

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“I wouldn't be surprised if it has already happened.”

Efforts to make the blood thinner heparin safer -- and to replace supplies that were depleted by a massive recall earlier this year -- have meant unintended and fresh safety concerns for hospitals, heart ... via AMNY

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“I believe if preemption of lawsuits is allowed to prevail, it will basically make all of us, the public, uninformed and uncompensated lab rats”

Actor Dennis Quaid urged the U.S. Congress on Wednesday to preserve patients' rights to sue drugmakers for injuries, recounting how his newborn twins nearly died from an accidental drug overdose. via Scientific American

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Abbott Laboratories ' drug-coated Xience heart stent worked almost twice as well as the top-seller, Boston Scientific Corp. via Chicago Tribune

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