News tagged with bypass operation

Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week

Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic CPR efforts successful on man with no pulse for 96 minutes

By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He'd suffered a heart attack, and even though he was given continuous CPR and a series of shocks with a ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Sticking with heart rehab boosts survival

(PhysOrg.com) -- Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease who attended more cardiac rehabilitation sessions had fewer heart attacks and were less likely to die within four years than those who went to rehab less, researchers ...

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bypass surgery has long-term benefits for children with Kawasaki disease

Coronary artery bypass surgery provides long-term benefits for children whose hearts and blood vessels are damaged by Kawasaki disease, Japanese researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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After IPO, Facebook will face new profit pressures

(AP) -- For all the huge numbers in Facebook's IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year.

Technology / Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Bariatric surgery in adolescents improves obesity-related diseases within first 2 years

Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study shows new drug helps 'bridge' stent patients to cardiac surgery

New findings from a research study led by physicians at Scripps Health reveal that the drug cangrelor has the unique properties of achieving very fast blood thinning effects when needed to protect from heart attacks, but ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Project to pour water into volcano to make power

(AP) -- Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 14, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (18) | comments 27

Ramnit's heist bags 45,000 Facebook passwords

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ramnit, the bank-thieving worm, is at it again, this time scoffing up Facebook accounts. The latest oh-look-another-threat is one that security watchers say could get ugly. Ramnit has grown ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Bariatric surgery associated with reduction in cardiovascular events and death

Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MRI scan 'better' for heart patients

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for coronary heart disease is better than the most commonly-used alternative, a major UK trial of heart disease patients has shown.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small businesses turn to Square for credit transactions

Cabbie David Mendoza reached for his iPhone and plugged in a spiffy Square Reader to process a ride's fare.

Technology / Business

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New Nordic test center behind electric car charging standard

The new independent test center for electric car infrastructure named Nordic EV Interoperability Center (NEVIC), the first of its kind in the world, will ensure interoperability between electric cars and charging stations. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Numerical model could improve performance of cell-sorting devices by predicting paths

The ability to separate cells according to size and shape is useful in biological studies. One popular method of cell sorting involves the use of microfluidic devices consisting of a series of aligned micropillars. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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