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2006 News Drug-coated stent patients at risk if anti-blood-clotting medication discontinued Duke researchers highlight gender differences in heart failure Novel drug-antidote combination shown safe in humans Depression, not antidepressants, increases mortality risks in heart failure Heart disease death rate higher among African Americans MRI detects early heart damage in patients with sarcoidosis Pregnant women with lupus face higher risk of complications and death Three national heart attack registries join forces New drug helps hepatitis C patients start antiviral therapy The DCRI's Harrington named new director New institute to speed development of new therapies Bypass surgery tops angioplasty for sickest heart patients Routine HIV testing recommended by CDC Study finds safety test results on children's drugs not always reaching physicians Study reveals reluctance to financial disclosures in research involving humans Eastern Europe, Middle East tops in cardiovascular disease deaths New treatment -- first in years -- demonstrated for dangerous staph infections Use of internal mammary artery (IMA) grafts produces better long-term outcomes CRUSADE: recommendations for ACS patients on clopidogrel not followed SCD-HeFT cost analysis finds ICDs "economically efficient" as heart failure therapy Duke rises in ‘Best U.S. Hospitals' ranking Stem cell transplants tested as innovative therapy for scleroderma New HPV vaccine generates moral and cost effectiveness debate Duke to test flu vaccine effectiveness Older blood associated with worse outcomes after repeat heart surgery Treatment for rare disease approved Simple formula predicts blood needs in heart surgery Heart attack patients do better at hospitals following guidelines CTN Best Practices presents hot topics at ACC 2006 Duke to test bird flu vaccine dosing Test to predict cardiovascular risk in heart attack patients not yet appropriately used ECG transmission from ambulance cuts time to direct clot removal Pregnancy complications increase women's risk of heart disease, death Measuring artery repair cells could become new heart disease test Lumbee Native Americans have higher cardiovascular risks CERTs: Study examines pharmaceutical spending on post-approval drug safety Anti-depressant use associated with increased risk for heart patients Tuberculosis drugs for developing countries will require significant resources, cooperation HIV paper named in "Top 10" list of research publications for 2005 Medical centers vary in disclosing conflicts of interest New analysis reveals nearly 30% annual increase in use of resources among HCV patients First National Platelet Colloquium brings together the "best-of-the-best" New center studies sudden cardiac death Use of proven heart medicines improves, but not enough

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