WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – Three-year data from the prospective, randomized LEADERS trial demonstrate the equivalence of a biolimus A9-eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer vs. a sirolimus-eluting stent with a durable polymer. The results will be presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. The study is to be presented by Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, Professor of Interventional Cardiology at the Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center (Rotterdam, Netherlands.) "We ...

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – A new drug-eluting stent design demonstrated superiority over a traditional drug-eluting stent at 6 months, according to a study led by Laura Mauri, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA.) The study is being presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. "This new stent proved superior to a traditional drug-eluting stent for the primary endpoint of in-stent late loss ...

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – A percutaneous mitral valve clip designed to stop mitral valve regurgitation demonstrated clinical benefit as measured by the degree of mitral regurgitation, according to a study presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Mitral valve regurgitation is one of the most common forms of heart disease. The study was led by James Hermiller, MD, Director of Cardiovascular Intervention at the St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana (Indianapolis, ...

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – Three-year data demonstrated that satisfactory clinical and safety outcomes of sirolimus eluting stents with a biodegradable polymer were sustained in a real world setting. The results were presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. "The three-year data from the CREATE study is further evidence that biodegradable polymers represent the future of stent design," said Yaling Han, MD, the lead investigator and Director in the ...

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – The first in-human study of a robotically assisted percutaneous coronary intervention system demonstrated that the technique was safe and feasible. The results of the study were presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. The current practice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) still presents multiple limitations and potential hazards for both the patient (radiation exposure, contrast media use) and the operator (spine ...

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New book to be released: "What Faith and Love Can Do" (ISBN 978-0-9720620-9-1, paperback ($13.95, e-book $9.95, North Wind Publishing, November 2010, 122 pages, 5 x 8 trim). What Faith and Love Can Do combines the author's previous book Take My Hand with new material about picking up the pieces of his life, facing being alone, new health problems, finding new love and getting married again. This book invites the reader to journey with Dan Cole as he confronts his life's greatest challenges—the death of his wife, Sandy, from cancer and his simultaneous cancer diagnosis and ...

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Data continues to confirm that African American youth are lagging academically in math and science. As a retired engineering manager, this topic is of deep concern to me. As I looked back over my youthful years, I find that some of the many things that I was exposed to had a profound influence on my ability to do well in math. With that as a foundation, I was able to easily move into a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) career, fields that still have a shortage of African Americans and definitely females. In my elementary years, I read numerous books, put ...

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Internet marketing consultant Bruce Wood was the featured guest on Point of Reference, a weekly telecast hosted by Frank Novak on HCTV (Haverhill Community Television). The show was taped on Thursday, September 16, 2010 and is scheduled to be broadcast on Cable TV several times over the coming weeks. The subject of the program was how small business owners, non-profit organizations and social groups can find qualified leads and promote their agendas online using free and easy-to-learn methods. Bruce Wood is author of an instructional e-book on the subject called ...

Field Precision, a developer of 2D/3D finite-element software for electromagnetics, has released Version 7.0 of the TriComp series. The two-dimensional programs use fully conformable triangular meshes for high-accuracy solutions. Version 7.0 is the culmination of 18 years of development, testing and benchmarking. The TriComp packages represent the most advanced available Windows software for electric fields, magnet design, charged-particle guns, thermal transport and time- and frequency-domain electromagnetics. They are employed by major industries and national laboratories. ...

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"Guess the Grape," a popular annual dinner event featuring a champagne reception and flights of different wines tasted in a "blind" format, will be hosted by the St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Patty Long's River Bottom Saloon in St. Louis' Soulard neighborhood. Ron Hampp, Chair of the Society's Board of Directors, says, "'Guess the Grape' promises all guests an evening of fun and entertainment with excellent wines, a delicious gourmet dinner, dancing and socializing. It is among the most popular of all the Society's ...

Three quarters of parents are not confident about diagnosing illness in their own children, according to results of a new survey released today. Worryingly, nearly half of the parents surveyed are not aware of the normal body temperature range of babies and toddlers, whilst two thirds do not even know that critical body temperature varies between babies, toddlers and older children. One of the key indicators of meningitis and many other childhood illnesses is a raised temperature, yet more than a third of parents surveyed admit they are not confident about taking ...

South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan hosted an evening dinner for the Royal Air Force, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Highlights of the evening included a special fly past over County Hall. Guests at the specially themed celebratory dinner included John Duncan QPM, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, Air Commodore Malcolm Crayford and Wing Commander JC Dickson. Representatives from 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, HMS Gannet, 6 Scots the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the local Air Training Corps Squadron, ...

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Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center in San Antonio, Texas WINS 2010 Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks Award for "Best Martial Arts Classes" for the second year in a row! The Parents' Picks Awards is an annual nationwide online poll that allows parents to vote for their favorite family places, products and parenting tips. The 2010 voting took place from July 7 through August 31, 2010. ParentsConnect announced the winners online on September 15, 2010. Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect, the online resource for parenting advice and community, is hosting its ...

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