Article: BRIEFING - ASIA HEALTH - APRIL 8, 2009.

An executive briefing on Health for April 8, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

GUNZE'S NEW ARTIFICIAL HEART MEMBRANE DISSOLVES AFTER SURGERY

TOKYO - Japan's Gunze Ltd. (TSE:3002) has developed a biodegradable artificial pericardium material that will completely dissolve some three months after heart surgery.

The pericardium, or the membrane sac that encloses the heart, must be cut open to access the heart for surgery.

JAPAN'S ASAHI KASEI TO MARKET HEART ASSIST DEVICE OVERSEAS

TOKYO - Asahi Kasei Corp. ...

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