News tagged with bypass surgeries
New device detects heart disease using less than one drop of blood
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Testing people for heart disease might be just a finger prick away thanks to a new credit card-sized device created by a team of researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities in Boston. In a research report published ...
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Neurological complications of heart surgery
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Possible neurological complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology.
841-pound woman dies of heart attack
Mar 06, 2007 |
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The woman who is believed to be the largest ever to have gastric bypass surgery, at 841 pounds, died of a massive heart attack in Houston, Texas.
MSU professor studies links between gastric bypass, immune system
Jul 30, 2009 |
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While the massive weight loss associated with gastric bypass surgery is beneficial, some patients may face malnutrition, poor wound healing and infection as their immune systems adjust to the extreme decrease ...
Patients receive heart valve replacements without surgery using high-tech device
Apr 18, 2008 |
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Interventional cardiologists at Rush University Medical Center now offer a minimally-invasive transcatheter valve replacement procedure for patients with congenital heart disease that doesn’t involve open heart surgery.
Bypass surgery has long-term benefits for children with Kawasaki disease
Jun 22, 2009 |
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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.
Gut hormone has 'remote control' on blood sugar
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A gut hormone first described in 1928 plays an unanticipated and important role in the remote control of blood sugar production in the liver, according to a report in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. What's ...
Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has ...
Study finds low short-term risks after bariatric surgery for extreme obesity
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Short-term complications and death rates were low following bariatric surgery to limit the amount of food that can enter the stomach, decrease absorption of food or both, according to the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric ...
Cardiothoracic surgeons projected to be in short supply by 2025
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Health and population trends could increase demand for cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States far greater than the supply - diminishing and delaying care, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American He ...
ACL reconstruction doesn't harm NFL career length, study suggests
Jul 11, 2009 |
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Knee injuries are a common problem in collegiate and professional football, often hindering an individual's career length and future. A study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting ...
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