Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:

Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Congress 2008

October 25 - 29, 2008; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Conference News

Six-Month TRANSFER-AMI

Investigators observed persistent trends toward a reduction in reinfarction and say that the data support the 30-day results that showed a benefit of PCI within six hours of fibrinolytic therapy in STEMI patients.
Heartwire, October 30, 2008
Ivabradine in ADD-IFI

Adding the novel heart-rate-reducing medication to atenolol 50 mg in patients with stable angina improved exercise duration compared with beta-blocker use alone. Ivabradine was also shown to be safe and well tolerated, report investigators.
Heartwire, October 29, 2008
Harvesting of Radial Artery

Endoscopic harvesting of the radial artery for CABG surgery significantly reduces postoperative wound pain and improves patient satisfaction with the cosmetic results, but there was only a trend toward a reduction in wound infection, a new study has shown.
Heartwire, October 29, 2008
Radial-Access PCI and Bleeding

In addition to the reduction in major bleeding, there were trends toward a reduction in ischemic events, although these did not reach statistical significance. A second study also showed that radial-access PCI in STEMI patients does not compromise reperfusion times.
Heartwire, October 28, 2008

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