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Johnson & Johnson seeks OK for fifth use of anticlot drug

TRENTON, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson already is seeking approval for a fifth use for its promising new clot-preventing drug, following a proven strategy that has helped it turn other medicines into multibillion-dollar products. The health giant's Janssen Research & Development unit said Wednesday that it has applied to the Food and Drug Administration to market its Xarelto to lower risk of clots forming around stents propping open arteries in the heart. While uncommon, that can cause heart attack or death. J&J recently applied for approval of the pill, known chemically as rivaroxaban, for treating venous thromboembolism, a preventable condition blamed for many hospital deaths.

Human Heart and Blood Flow

Follow the flow of blood through the heart and to the rest of the body.

nDepth: Dr. Nazih Zuhdi

Heart Transplants: Dr. Nazih Zuhdi

Oklahoma’s first heart transplant in 1985 was among many medical firsts by Dr. Nazih Zuhdi, a pioneer in cardiovascular surgery and innovation.

Heart Disease Articles from The Oklahoman

EPA, Sierra Club seek to deny Oklahoma AG's delay of pollution rule
The Sierra Club joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in asking an appeals court to deny requests by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. to block a plan to reduce pollution. Read More

Oklahoma Hall of Fame names 2012 inductees
Seven notable Oklahomans will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame this year. The inductees, announced Thursday, are Stan Clark, Bart Conner, Edith Kinney Gaylord, Tom L. Ward, Suzanne Warren, Lee R. West and Ronald H. White. Read More

J&J seeks OK for fifth use of anticlotting drug
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson already is seeking approval for a fifth use for its promising new clot-preventing drug, following a proven strategy that has helped it turn other medicines into multibillion-dollar products. The health giant's Janssen Research & Development unit said Wednesday that it has... Read More

Ultra-marathoner died from heart disease

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 12-mile run for Micah True was like an easy cruise. The ultra-marathon runner was used to tackling more than four times that distance over much more grueling terrain and under the hot Mexican sun. His body became conditioned with many miles under his belt, years of training and a diet... Read More

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks in Oklahoma City about his heart failure
Former Vice President Dick Cheney shared his successes and struggles in politics and heart disease Saturday with a ballroom full of Oklahoma health care professionals during the 2012 Integris Advanced Cardiac Care Heart Failure Symposium. Read More

Allman cleared in heart tests, starting book tour

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gregg Allman will begin a book tour next week after passing heart tests at The Mayo Clinic. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member had delayed the tour after experiencing arrhythmia following recent hernia surgery related to his 2010 liver transplant. Publicists say Allman underwent tests... Read More

Young heart patient taken from hospital found safe
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A father kidnapped his young son from a St. Louis hospital with precious little of the medicine the boy requires for his failing heart, then called and sent text messages taunting his estranged wife about the abduction, authorities said Wednesday. Five-year-old Porter Stone was found with his... Read More

Man dies in Monday night oil rig accident in Oklahoma City
Authorities identified the victim in an oil rig accident as Peter Cleeland, 45. Read More

UPDATE: Missing Lawton man found dead in creek
Police said am 89-year-old Lawton man reported missing Wednesday was found dead Saturday in a creek near his home. Read More

Oklahoma parents face a rare disease and a decision for life
David and Haleigh Jacobs, of Blanchard, have had to make several decisions regarding their baby boy, Brantley. Brantley was born with what doctors think is Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Read More

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Health and fitness briefs: Walk to highlight disorder
The Oklahoma City version of a national fundraiser, Promise Walk for Pre-eclampsia, is set for Saturday, May 12. Read More

FDA begins review of Cornerstone drug candidate
CARY, N.C. — Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration will review its marketing application for a drug that treats low levels of sodium in the blood. Cornerstone said the FDA will make a decision on the drug candidate CRTX 80 by Oct. 29. The drug is intended to treat... Read More

Health and fitness briefs
Research from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center suggests that being obese and male are risk factors for chest ailment Read More

Heart Plaza to be built in Norman
Construction crews have broken ground on a Heart Plaza in Norman, OK, next to the westside hospital that will specialize in outpatient heart and vascular care. Read More

Kerri Klink and HR Borden
Kerri Klink and HR Borden Klink - Borden Kerri Klink and HR Borden, both of Edmond, are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Cynthia Klink of Norman. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with her Bachelors and is a Radiologic Technologist at Oklahoma Heart... Read More

Heart problems have led Bethany youth to search instead of surrender
An Oklahoma teenager, who has battled heart problems her whole life, uses dance as a way to participate in school activities. Read More

Additional information
1 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2006 Update. 2 American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures. 2006. 3 CIA. The World Fact Book - Rank Order - HIV/AIDS - deaths. Available at www.cia.gov. 4 Kadish A, Dyer A, Daubert JP, et al., for the... Read More

New technology to treat life-threaterning heart rhythm conditions
Each year, millions of people are affected by ventricular arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. If left untreated, fast or irregular heartbeats can lead to sudden cardiac death, a condition that kills about 300,000 people in the United States each year,1 more than lung cancer, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined.2,3... Read More

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