News tagged with coronary bypass surgery
New tool can help predict risk of Alzheimer's in elderly
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 13, 2009 |
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A new tool can help predict whether people age 65 and older have a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Research on the tool is published in the May 13, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
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, ...
Drug-coated stents less risky for heart bypass patients
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
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Different treatment options in chronic coronary artery disease
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Sometimes cardiologists and cardiac surgeons can agree! There is often disagreement between the professions of cardiology and cardiac surgery about the proper therapy for coronary artery disease (CAD)—and this can harm the ...
Study compares survival following different heart disease treatments in patients with ESRD
Nov 06, 2008 |
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For patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis who also must be treated for heart disease, stents provide the best one-year survival compared with other revascularization treatments, but bypass surgery provides ...
Robot-assisted minimally-invasive CABG surgery
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Dr. Robert Poston is a pioneer in the use of robotics for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He recently joined BMC as chief of cardiac surgery. With his arrival, BMC has become one of only one of 9 hospitals across the ...
New data examine stents and bypass surgery in patients with 3VD and LMD
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Newly reported data presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) from the SYNTAX clinical trial (SYNergy Between ...
Bypass not to blame for heart patients' mental decline
May 19, 2008 |
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Heart patients often experience lasting problems with memory, language, and other cognitive skills after bypass surgery. However, these problems aren’t caused by the surgery itself or the pump used to replace heart function ...
Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
Dec 03, 2009 |
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The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...
Study finds that minimally invasive robotic bypass surgery provides health and economic benefits
Apr 26, 2008 |
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Minimally invasive heart bypass surgery using a DaVinci robot means a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery for patients, as well as fewer complications and a better chance that the new bypass vessels will stay open. ...
Performing surgery on a beating heart may be safer
Jan 31, 2007 |
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According to a review of the latest clinical trials, coronary artery bypass surgery performed on a beating heart, without the aid of a heart-lung machine, is a safe option that leads to fewer negative side effects for bypass ...
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.
Still puzzling: Best care for the frail and elderly with coronary artery disease
Jul 19, 2008 |
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A new study from Duke University Medical Center finds that patients treated solely with medications after suffering from chest pain, heart attack or coronary artery disease are more likely to die during the first year following ...
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