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Panel releases guidelines for monitoring patients with implanted heart devices. (AP, May 15, 2008) |  Troponin levels may identify heart failure patients most at risk of dying in hospital, study suggests. (Bloomberg, May 15, 2008) |  Study suggests four biomarkers may predict risk of death from heart disease in older men. (HealthDay, May 15, 2008) |  Demands for overseas inspections lead FDA to request $275 million from Congress. (Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2008) |  House subcommittee hears device maker testimony against FDA Globalization Act. (Modern Healthcare, May 15, 2008) |  Former GOP majority leader criticizes party for "bowing to political pressure" regarding healthcare. (Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2008) |  Bayer to pull remaining Trasylol from U.S. market. (Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2008) |  Two cardiologists say televised stent advertisement does not warn consumers about device's risks. (New York Times, May 15, 2008) |  Appeals court upholds ruling striking down Sanofi-Aventis Lovenox patents. (Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2008) | 
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This Week at ACC

ACC/AHA/HRS Release 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy

Comment Period Now Open: Cardiovascular Recognition Program

Senate Expected to Vote on Medicare in Early June

Attempts to Limit Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals Continue

Cardiosource Launches New Site en Español!

Call for Officer and Trustee Nominations

Coming in June: ECG-SAP® 4

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