http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. If you've been waiting for the day to arrive when computers actually start performing surgery, that moment might soon be upon us. A French team has developed a computerized 3D model that allows surgeons to use robotics to operate on a beating heart, according to a report in The International Journal of Robotics Research. http://www.physorg.com/news179741572.html Medicine & Health Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:30:03 EST news179741572 Scientists from the Universities of Michigan and Minnesota show in a research report published online in the FASEB Journal that gene therapy may be used to improve an ailing heart's ability to contract properly. In addition to showing gene therapy's potential for reversing the course of heart failure, it also offers a tantalizing glimpse of a day when "closed heart surgery" via gene therapy is as commonly prescribed as today's cocktail of drugs. http://www.physorg.com/news173965249.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:10:02 EST news173965249 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that a widely used blood thinner has been reformulated to improve its safety, though the change could open the door to dosing errors. http://www.physorg.com/news173627825.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:20:01 EST news173627825 Cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center are studying a new, minimally invasive procedure to treat leaky heart valves. Instead of open heart surgery, patients will undergo a less complex catheter-based procedure to treat mitral regurgitation, a serious heart disorder where blood leaks backwards toward the lungs with each heart beat. http://www.physorg.com/news173443735.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:49:47 EST news173443735 Pericardial effusion, the collection of fluid around the heart, typically occurs in patients following heart surgery and is usually treated using an invasive surgical drainage technique. However researchers have discovered that a minimally invasive procedure called CT-guided tube pericardiostomy is just as effective - requiring no recovery time, fewer resources, and provides an 89 percent cost savings over the surgical drainage technique, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). http://www.physorg.com/news172768886.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:30:01 EST news172768886 New Zealand scientists have developed the technology for a wireless heart pump they say could save thousands of lives and offer an alternative to heart transplants. http://www.physorg.com/news172300821.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:21:03 EST news172300821 Although open-heart surgery is a frequent treatment for heart disease, it remains extremely dangerous. Now groundbreaking research from Dr. Britta Hardy of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine has shown the potential for an injected protein to regrow blood vessels in the human heart ― eliminating the need for risky surgery altogether. http://www.physorg.com/news169393250.html Chemistry Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:00:11 EST news169393250 Possible neurological complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news169390181.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:10:01 EST news169390181 Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg1297.pdf. http://www.physorg.com/news164908203.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:50:01 EST news164908203 Greater statutory protection, support from regulatory bodies and, above all, a culture change to encourage whistleblowing are required to protect patients and clinicians, according to an editorial published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news162626212.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 06:57:23 EST news162626212 Genetic differences can explain why some patients undergoing heart surgery later experience shock and kidney complications, according to a study by researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch in Germany and the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. The results indicate that performing a genetic test on patients before they have surgery can help guide treatment after they leave the operating room. http://www.physorg.com/news160330655.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:17:59 EST news160330655 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main cause of nosocomial infection in patients undergoing major heart surgery. An international study of 25 hospitals from 8 European countries, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care, has confirmed the degree of danger posed by VAP and identified the main risk factors. http://www.physorg.com/news160275231.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:54:09 EST news160275231 The use of cardiopulmonary bypass does not cause short-term neurological problems in children and teenagers after surgery for less complex heart defects, according to pediatric researchers. The new finding contrasts favorably with previous studies that showed adverse neurological effects after newborn surgery for more complex heart conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news145555865.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:11:05 EST news145555865