9 a.m. Monday News from the American Heart Association

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Nov 15, 2010, 01:17 ET

CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2010, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

WHAT:	MONDAY 9 AM CST NEWS ALERT from the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2010, the premier cardiovascular instructional and research meeting in the world. More than 3,600 abstracts of original research will be presented and over 20,000 attendees are expected. The American Heart Association communications department provides a full program of news materials and news events to media. Note: all times listed are Central Standard Time.

WHERE:	McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Ill.

WHEN:	Saturday, Nov. 13 – Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010

9 a.m. Monday News from the American Heart Association:

News Conference: Late-Breaking Clinical Trials: Atrial Fibrillation/Stroke

Researchers presented findings and updates from clinical trials related to atrial fibrillation and stroke.

Standard pacing therapy regulates heart pumping as well as costly tailored methods (SMART AV).
Prescription omega-3 no better than placebo in treating atrial fibrillation.
Catheter procedure to close hole in heart no more effective than drug therapy to prevent strokes (CLOSURE I).
Rivaroxaban comparable to warfarin in preventing stroke and other complications of irregular heartbeat (ROCKET AF).

CONTACT: (312) 808-2950, AHA News Media Staff Office, McCormick Place Convention Center.

ONLINE:

For more on this news and additional resources, visit the SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2010 NEWSROOM.
For animation, audio, video and photos for Sessions news releases go to the newsroom link, then "Multimedia Resources," "Scientific Confs. & Meetings" and "Scientific Sessions."
To see Scientific Sessions news conferences streamed live or recorded previously, visit www.MedPageToday.com.

ON SITE: News Media Center, North Building, Hall C, McCormick Place Convention Center. Hours of operation: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday - Tuesday; 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday.

TOMORROW'S NEWS CONFERENCE: Findings from Late Breaking Clinical Trials related to interventional cardiology will be presented at a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 8:00 a.m.

SOURCE American Heart Association