Heart Disease Weekly back issues from July 2001:
Treating Anemia Improves Cardiac Functioning.(among patients with congestive heart failure)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- Mild anemia is a frequent problem among patients with congestive heart failure. Does treating that anemia have an effect on these patients' cardiac health? To find out, researchers in Israel randomly assigned 32 anemic patients with moderate to ...
Researchers Develop White Wine With Health Benefits Similar To Red.(Binyanina Winecellars and Distillers in Israel develops healthy white wine)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- Researchers in Israel say they have developed a method to boost the antioxidant content of white wine so that it has health benefits similar to red wine, considered the healthiest of all wines due to its reputed ability to fight heart disease. ...
Protein Inhibition Reduces Atherogenesis and Atheromatous Plaques.(monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 inhibition)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer Researchers in Japan found that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) inhibition in apolipoprotein E knock-out mice prevented atherogenesis. Narrowing of the arteries can lead to high blood ...
Acupuncture Stimulates Nerve Cell Receptors That Regulate Blood Flow In Heart.
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- A common acupuncture technique can ease blood pressure by stimulating specific receptors in the central nervous system, a University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, study has found. The study on cats, which appeared in the June 1, ...
Beta-Blocker Ineffective In Patients With Advanced Heart Failure.(bucindolol)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- A promising beta-blocker did not prolong survival of patients with advanced heart failure in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Bucindolol, an investigational medicine that is not ...
New Study Indicates Low Risk of Cancer From Cholesterol-Reducing Drugs.(statins found to have low risk factors for cancer)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- Since their introduction in 1987, a class of drugs known as statins (hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) has revolutionized the management of high cholesterol. Although the short-term safety and tolerability of the statins are well ...
Folic Acid Supplements May Improve Arterial Functioning.
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- People with elevated levels of homocysteine in their blood face higher risks of developing coronary artery disease, perhaps because of damage to the arterial inner lining, known as the endothelium. Because folic acid supplements can lower homocysteine ...
Red Wine With Food Defends Against Heart Disease in Diabetics.
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Carol Kakalec Kohn, MS, ELS(D), senior medical writer - A glass of red wine with a meal may be an enjoyable way to help prevent cardiovascular problems in diabetic patients. The capacity of red wine to reduce blood clotting and increase ...
Description Of Regulatory Mechanisms May Lead To Therapies For Variety Of Conditions.(ion channel regulatory mechanisms)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- Researchers have made an important scientific advance by describing regulatory mechanisms of two members of a new family of ion channels found in nonexcitable cells. Their discoveries may pave the way for novel treatments for a variety of ...
Superiority Of Primary Angioplasty Confirmed Over Clot-Dissolving Drugs For Emergency Treatment.(of heart attack patients)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- Physicians have two choices when it comes to the emergency treatment of heart attack patients: they can start by administering the clot-dissolving drugs known as thrombolytics or skip the drugs and go straight to a procedure called angioplasty. ...
Porcine Model Shows Bone Marrow Implants Benefit Heart.
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Pigs have now joined small animals such as rats and mice in demonstrating the benefits of injecting bone marrow into damaged hearts to repair problems caused by inadequate blood circulation. A study ...
New Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Key Staff Announced.(for NewsRx Network)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- NewsRx Network, Atlanta, Georgia, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, has announced top staff appointments, including a new editor-in-chief and publisher for its wire services, 25 periodicals, and two separate ...
U.S. Drug Spending To Double.
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- U.S. spending on prescription medications likely will double in the next five years, according to a forecast by Merck-Medco, the country's biggest manager of prescription drug plans. Just over half of the increase will be because of more spending ...
Exercise Testing Predicts Cardiac Risks In Diabetics.
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Carol Kakalec Kohn, MS, ELS(D), senior medical writer - Diabetic patients who have or may have ischemic heart disease can better know their risk of a cardiac event by using exercise echocardiography (EGG). A. Elhendy and research team at the ...
Exercise Improves Angioplasty Patients' Functional Capacity And QOL.(quality of life)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- Since a procedure called coronary angioplasty was introduced two decades ago, there has been a dramatic reduction in deaths from coronary artery disease. Now researchers are trying to find ways to improve patients' functional capacity and quality of life ...
"Good" Cholesterol Reduces Risk.(high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduces stroke risk)
Jul 01, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 1 - (NewsRx Network) -- High levels of so-called "good" cholesterol in the blood sharply reduce the risk of stroke among elderly whites, blacks, and Hispanics, reports a new study. The finding adds to growing evidence that healthy behaviors such as exercise, weight ...
Acupuncture Stimulates Receptors That Regulate Blood Flow.(hypertension treatment)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- A common acupuncture technique can ease blood pressure by stimulating specific receptors in the central nervous system, researchers have found. A study on cats, which appeared in the June 1, 2001, issue of Autonomic Neuroscience, provided greater ...
Formula Predicts Risk In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.(stroke risk prediction factors examined)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 -- (NewsRx Network) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, have developed a formula to predict the risk of stroke in patients with an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. "Our hope is that this new classification ...
Portable Machines Bring Echocardiography To Patients' Bedsides.(hand-held echocardiography devices)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Physicians who suspect their patients have cardiovascular disorders often turn to an imaging technique called echocardiography to aid in their diagnoses. Typically that means getting patients to the special echocardiography laboratories that house the large ...
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Stimulate Beneficial Vessel Growth.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8- (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical researchers in Mississippi believe they know why moderate consumption of alcohol protects the heart from illness. Their study, reported in the July 2001 edition of the American Journal of ...
First Atlas Of Geographic And Racial, Ethnic Disparities In Heart Disease Death Rates For U.S. Men Released.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- The greatest burden for heart disease exists among African-American men and among men residing in parts of the rural south, according to a new report, "Men and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality," released June 20, 2001, ...
Heat Shock Proteins And Angiogenesis Amplified After Heart Laser Therapy.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical researchers now believe that heat shock proteins as well as angiogenesis may be responsible for myocardial response after low-energy laser radiation therapy for myocardial infarction. Laser ...
Stem Cells Help Regenerate Damaged Tissue.(from heart attack)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Stem cells from bone marrow might one day mend damaged hearts, according to research conducted at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas. The work, led by Drs. Margaret Goodell and Karen Hirschi, is the latest in the fast-moving field of stem cell ...
Endothelial Progenitor Cells Mobilize After Heart Attack.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists in Japan have found that immediately following a heart attack, an army of cells programmed to eventually become endothelial cells mobilize and begin circulating in the blood stream. In fact, ...
Previous Short-Term Use Of Fenfluramine Not Associated With Increased Risk Of Drug-Related Heart Disease.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- No evidence of an increased risk of drug-related heart disease was found almost five years after discontinuation of a three-month course of weight loss therapy with fenfluramine, researchers report. Fenfluramine is an anti-obesity agent with ...
Tissue Velocity Imaging Detects Improvement After Gene Therapy.(for treatment of angina pectoris)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Tissue velocity imaging was implemented to detect improvement after vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene therapy in the treatment of angina pectoris. VEGF is responsible for induction ...
Angioplasty Patients In Trial With Recombinant Protein rNAPc2.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Corvas International, Inc., (Nasdaq:CVAS) announced that it has completed enrollment in a multicenter, Phase IIa safety trial involving the proprietary injectable anticoagulant, recombinant Nematode Anticoagulant Protein c2 or rNAPc2, in patients undergoing ...
Antisense RA301/Tra2 beta Blocks Vascular Muscle Cell Proliferation.(vascular disease treatment)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Researchers in Japan may have identified a novel target for gene therapy in the treatment of vascular disorders. "RA301/Tra2 beta, a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein, was first cloned as a ...
Study Finds Most Doctors Do Not Position Resuscitation Paddles Correctly.(incorrect positioning of paddles during cardiac arrest resuscitation)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Among the unfortunate results of having your heart stop is being unable to ask your doctor if he or she is sure how to resuscitate you. It's a question worth asking, suggest results of study in the June 7, 2001, issue of the British Medical Journal. ...
Smart Suction Device Reduces Blood Damage.(cardiotomy suction device reduces blood trauma during cardiobypass surgery)
Jul 08, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Switzerland say that blood trauma during heart bypass surgery can be reduced significantly by using a cardiotomy suction device that reduces air exposure. "The major source of hemolysis ...
Surgery 20-30 Years Ago Means Time For Check Up.(adult patients of congenital heart defect surgery need checkups)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8- (NewsRx Network) -- Adults who, as children, had surgery to correct congenital heart defects are failing to keep in touch with their cardiologists, and that could endanger their future health, says the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. "Research shows that ...
Statin Drugs May Reduce Risk In Older People.(statins may reduce deep vein thrombosis risk)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- The use of statin drugs is associated with a 22% reduction in the risk of deep vein thrombosis for people 65 years or older, according to an article in the June 11, 2001, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Joel (3. Ray, MD, FRCPC, MSc, ...
Computer Recognizes Abnormal Heart Sounds In Children.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- An electronic stethoscope and a personal computer can be used to distinguish innocent heart murmurs from those that may indicate a serious problem, and may help doctors render better medical decisions, cardiologists report. "This technology ...
Test Evaluated In Clinical Trial.(Cambridge Heart Inc.'s Alternans Before Cardioverter-Defibrillator trial will help to identify suitable candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) and Cambridge Heart, Inc., (Nasdaq:CAMH) announced the initiation of the Alternans Before Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ABCD) trial. The ABCD trial is intended to evaluate the effectiveness of Cambridge Heart, ...
LDL Oxidative Susceptibility Decreased By Fat In Diet.(low density lipoproteins decreased by monounsaturated fats)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Three diets high in monounsaturated fats from either olive oil, peanut oil, or peanuts and peanut butter had the same favorable effects on low density lipoproteins (LDLs, the "bad" cholesterol) as a low-fat diet in a laboratory study. The study ...
Stents May Reduce Neurological Complications During Surgery.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Surgical removal of an artery's inner layer - a procedure called an endarterectomy - can reduce stroke risk in patients with occluded carotid arteries. Unfortunately, up to 9% of patients suffer strokes during the endarterectomy itself. Now a ...
Antisense PDGF Therapy Improves Organ Damage In Rats.(platelet-derived growth factor, organ damage from hypertension)
Jul 08, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Researchers at Nihon University in Tokyo improved arterial and renal tissue damage in hypertensive rats with antisense platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) A-chain therapy. H. Kishioka and ...
Drinking Alcohol Daily And Without Meals Is Associated With Increased Risk.(of hypertension )
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- If you are a drinker, when and in what situations you drink may affect your blood pressure. Tiejian Wu, PhD, research assistant professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and ...
New Drug-Coated Device Evaluated.(a drug-coated stent to treat coronary artery disease)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Physicians on staff at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, recently began a new clinical research trial using a drug-coated stent to treat patients with severe coronary artery disease. Physicians believe this stent may inhibit ...
Pollutants, Marijuana Use Increase Heart Attack Risk, Especially In The Middle-Aged.
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) - New study findings indicate that both short-term exposure to airborne pollutants and marijuana use increase the risk of heart attack. Researchers who previously reported that marijuana is a trigger for heart attack are now warning that the drug ...
Use Risk Stratification To Determine Anti-Clotting Regimen, Researchers Urge.(for patients with coronary artery disease who have stents)
Jul 08, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 8 - (NewsRx Network) -- Tiny, scaffold-like structures called stents can help keep blocked arteries open. Stents sometimes fail, however, and the resulting closures can be deadly. Because most stents fail within a week of implantation, some physicians have wondered if it would be ...
Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Are At Significantly Higher Risk For Heart Disease.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- By the time they reach their teen years, those with type 1 diabetes already have significantly more risk of atherosclerosis - or plaque buildup in their arteries - than their peers, according to a new study. Researchers at the Keck School of ...
Blood Transfusions Increase Infection Risk.(during cardiac surgery )
Jul 15, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer -- Administration of blood and blood derivatives to patients during cardiac surgery significantly increases their risk of dangerous infections, researchers in Spain report. Dr. Santiago Ramon Leal-Nova and ...
Study Probes The Effect Of Lutein On Early Atherosclerosis.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Lutein, a yellow pigment found in dark-green leafy vegetables and egg yolks, may help prevent clogging of neck arteries, a new study shows. Lutein, like beta-carotene, is in a class of nutrients called carotenoids. In a three-part ...
Adrenomedullin Expression Is Protective In Animal Model.(renovascular hypertension)
Jul 15, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - According to results from a recent study, adrenomedullin displays therapeutic properties when expressed in hypertensive rats. Goldblatt 2-kidney 1-clip (2K1C) rats suffer from renovascular ...
Placebo Is Safe, Ethical In Short-Term Studies Of Drugs.(new drugs for hypertension)
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- The controversial practice of studying new drugs for hypertension by comparing them against an inactive placebo is ethical and safe in short-term studies, even if it means withholding effective treatment for a short time, according to a recent study. ...
Irregular Heartbeat Plus Reduced Lung Capacity Indicates Increased Risk.(of heart attack)
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- A simple lung function test may help identify which individuals with irregular heartbeats are at increased risk of heart attack, researchers report in the June 26, 2001, issue of Circulation. Researchers found an increased risk of heart attack ...
Statins Rev Up Production Of Cells Vital To Cardiac Neovascularization.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Physicians in Germany suggest using statins to induce therapeutic neovascularization may be one way to save cardiac tissues damaged by ischemia. Many researchers have begun to study angiogenic processes ...
Pressure Test Better Predicts Need For Procedure.(pressure of blood flow through clogged arteries may identify patients who need balloon angioplasty)
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- The pressure of blood flow through moderately clogged arteries, rather than the amount of blockage, may be more indicative of which individuals need balloon angioplasty. In an international study, researchers investigated whether a catheter test ...
Patients' Poor Knowledge Of Their Heart Condition May Be Harmful.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Adults with congenital heart disease have important gaps in their knowledge about their condition, finds a Belgian study. Because this lack of knowledge may result in harmful behavior or inappropriate restrictions, much needs to be done to ...
Endothelial Relaxation Induced By Superoxide Dismutase Expression.
Jul 15, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer Diabetes mellitus-associated endothelial dysfunction was alleviated by superoxide dismutase gene therapy. Endothelial dysfunction as a secondary complication to diabetes mellitus (DM) has been ...
Urine Test Predicts Heart Problems In Postmenopausal Women.(albumin)
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- A routine test can measure levels of a protein in urine samples and may reveal early, symptomless cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women. Scientists in The Netherlands measured levels of albumin, a common protein in the blood, in urine ...
Two New Studies Support Health Benefits Of Black Tea.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Data from two new research studies support the health benefits of drinking black tea. The studies were presented June 16, 2001, at the first-ever Epidemiology Congress 2001, a joint meeting of Canadian and American scientific societies. The ...
Walnut Consumption May Reduce Heart Disease Risk By Beneficially Redistributing Cholesterol.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 -- (NewsRx Network) -- Walnuts are unique as a rich source of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Added to the diet, walnuts have a dual effect of lowering both total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, according to a paper in the American ...
DASH Diet Reduces Cholesterol And Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk.(dietary approaches to stop hypertension)
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Nutritionists report that diet produced significant changes in total, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, but no change in triacylglycerol levels, in the DASH (Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension) Trial. ...
One Fourth Of Hospital Stays Include Cardiovascular Procedures.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- New hospital data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) show that one quarter of hospital visits include at least one procedure for a cardiovascular condition. Data showed that nearly nine million hospital admissions a year ...
Diabetic Patients Often Need Drug Combinations To Control High Blood Pressure.
Jul 15, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Carol K. Kohn, MS, ELS(D), senior medical writer Diabetic patients who carefully control their hypertension can reduce the risk of heart problems that high blood pressure often causes, but it may mean that they have to take more than one medication to ...
High Blood Pressure In Young Men Linked To Increased Risk For Death From Cardiovascular Disease.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Young adult men with high blood pressure are at higher risk for eventually dying from heart disease arid cardiovascular disease, according to an article in the June 25, 2001, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Katsuyuki Miura, MD, PhD, ...
VerticalNews Launch Uses NewsRx Artificial Intelligence Technology.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- NewsRx, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, has leveraged its technology platform to create a new media company, VerticalNews. VerticalNews' two-year goal is 3,000 articles each week. The articles ...
Long-Term Study To Treat Patients With Diabetes And Heart Disease.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Recruitment has begun at 14 out of an expected 40 centers for a monumental study that will determine the best way to treat patients who have early coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes. The University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School ...
GUSTO V And VI Study Results Reported.(treatment of heart attack)
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Results of the GUSTO V randomized trial suggest a role for a combination drug strategy for the treatment of acute heart attack. Despite having been the standard of care for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) since the 1980s, reperfusion ...
Pregnancy Complications Linked To Increased Risk Of Maternal Ischemic Heart Disease.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- Two studies reported in the June 23, 2001, issue of the Lancet aim to evaluate the independent effect of intrauterine programming on the risk of cardiovascular disease. Individuals who are small at birth are at increased risk of ischemic heart ...
High Homocysteine Levels Are Strongly Associated With All-Cause Mortality Among Elderly.
Jul 15, 2001 ... 2001 JUL 15 - (NewsRx Network) -- A new study has found a strong association of elevated total homocysteine (tHcy) and all-cause mortality in older patients. A high serum level of tHcy is generally accepted as a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The results of the ...
Adding Guanylate Kinase To HSV-TK Therapy Reduces Intimal Lesion Formation.(herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase)
Jul 29, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 29- (NewsRx Network) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Coexpression of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and guanylate kinase increases gancyclovir mediated cell killing in vitro and in vivo. Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) is ...
Percutaneous Intramyocardial Injection One Way To Target Therapeutics.
Jul 29, 2001; ... 2001 JUL 29 - (NewsRx Network) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical investigators at Stanford Medical Center in California believe one way to induce therapeutic angiogenesis in the heart may be with the use of percutaneous intramyocardial injection although underlying ...