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4 out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Pig heart valves used to replace defective aortic valves in human patients failed much earlier and more often than expected, says a report from cardiac surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This ...
Extra STICH not necessary in surgical treatment of heart failure
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Results from the first comparative effectiveness study of two surgical treatments for heart failure will likely change practice for surgeons and cardiologists evaluating treatment options for some of their sickest patients, ...
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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 ...
Kilo of metal found in Peruvian's stomach: surgeon
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Doctors in northern Peru have removed almost a kilogram of nails, coins and scrap metal from a man's stomach, a surgeon that operated on him said Wednesday.
Researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice. This groundbreaking discovery has implications for ...
Transplant patient had chest organs in opposite positions
Aug 07, 2009 |
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For much of his life, Jack Eigel endured ribbing about his heart being in the wrong place. But the jokes stopped early Tuesday when doctors performed an extremely rare and complicated heart transplant.
Important new novel 2009 H1N1 flu advisory for cardiopulmonary transplantation
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Each year 3-5 million people have severe cases and 250-500,000 die from complications of seasonal influenza world-wide. This year, the novel 2009 H1N1 (nH1N1) influenza, previously called swine flu, has reached pandemic status. ...
Surgeon experience not associated with survival among trauma patients in a structured trauma program
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Within a structured trauma program, trauma patients are equally likely to survive if they are treated by a novice surgeon or by the experienced trauma director, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Su ...
Environment plays role in complex heart defect
Mar 30, 2009 |
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A congenital heart disease that often leads to death in newborns is significantly more common during the summer, leading researchers to believe that the environment, and not just genes that affect the heart, may play a role ...
Heart valves implanted without open-heart surgery
Jan 07, 2009 |
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An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Known as the PARTNER (Placement of ...
Repair of heart defect discovered incidentally during surgery may not have clear benefit
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Patients who have a heart defect known as patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative stroke, along with no clear benefit ...
Ala. doctor could bring attention to moribund post
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as "the nation's doctor," a "national nanny" and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called ...
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