Tag: heart disease
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Anti-Smoking Drug Raises Risk of Heart Problems
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Wake Forest University, and University of East Anglia in the U.K. found healthy tobacco users that take a leading smoking cessation drug face a notably greater chance of hospitalization from heart problems, compared to those taking a placebo. The findings appear in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association…
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Trial Tests Heart Valve Replacement Without Opening Chest
A clinical trial at several medical centers in the U.S., including Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, is testing a new approach for implanting an aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery. This technology is designed for patients with conditions such as severe aortic stenosis — constriction of the left heart ventricle — who are considered…
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Diagnostic Company to Partner with Scripps on Drug Discovery
Molecular Response, a diagnostic services company in San Diego, California says it has an agreement with Scripps Genomic Medicine, part of the Scripps Translational Science Institute also in San Diego, for joint discovery of oncology and cardiovascular drugs. Molecular Response develops molecular diagnostics as a companion to targeted and personalized therapeutics. Under the terms of…
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Clinical Trial of Heart Failure Drug Underway Soon
Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, today announced the start of clinical trial of its lead drug candidate, CXL-1020, for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The trial will help define proper dosing for the drug. Cardioxyl’s placebo-controlled phase 2-a trial will take place in as many as 20 sites in…