President's Letter - April 2004

A Letter from the Presidents

Hello and welcome to the first edition of the bimonthly STIMulus Newsletter. STIM (Students for Technology In Medicine) is a new student interest group dedicated to all things tech in medicine. One of our primary goals is to educate ourselves and our peers about all the latest and greatest happenings in the world of medical bio-tech, and come together to discuss the incredible advances that are...

ACCF and AHA Presidents' Letter on MEDCAC.

ventricular lead placement, whereas Bogaard et al. measured dp/dtmax after implantation and a guided approach may explain ifferences in remodeling and outcome. In keeping with our esults, optimal left ventricular lead positioning produces marked ariation in acute dp/dtmax (3), better remodeling, and reduced events (heart failure hospitalizations/death) (4). It is also important to appreciate th...

Cover Vol.1, No.1, April 2004

New Books April 2004

Background: Two distinct classes of regulators have been implicated in regulating neuronal gene expression and mediating neuronal identity: transcription factors such as REST/NRSF (RE1 silencing transcription factor) and CREB (cAMP response element-binding protein), and microRNAs (miRNAs). How these two classes of regulators act together to mediate neuronal gene expression is unclear. Results: ...

The NEBLINE, April 2004