Researchers say their analysis paves the way for smaller efficacy DES trials, with safety being the subject of separate, larger but "simpler" studies. Heartwire
Long-term use of either rosiglitazone or pioglitazone was associated with a two- to threefold increased risk of fractures in a new case-control study. Heartwire
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a vascular diagnostic system (Vicorder), a radiological image processing system (WorkstationOne), and a respiratory gas humidifier (PARI Hydrate V). Medscape Medical News
Among those heart-failure patients in whom the value of cardiac resynchronization therapy is not yet clearly established, the presence of mechanical dyssynchrony as measured by simple Doppler echo can help predict responders, a new study finds. Heartwire
