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More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1

An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms. At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive internal bleeding ...





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Wheezing After Early-Life Antibiotics: Blame the Underlying Chest Infection More Than the Antibiotics

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 06, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who are given antibiotics in their first three months often wheeze at 15 months of age. However, this wheezing is probably more due to the presence of chest infections than to the use of antibiotics.


Highly-specialized, minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer allows patient to go home sooner

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study to be presented this month ...


Open chest surgery alternative found

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created Nov 20, 2006 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A U.S. scientist has found an alternative to open chest surgery in treating mitral regurgitation -- blood leaking into the heart through the mitral valve.


Surgeon 'gluing' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery

Surgeon 'gluing' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a state-of-the-art adhesive that rapidly ...


Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A new study suggests that a type of "super X-ray" can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack.


Long-term study results validate efficacy of CT scans for chest pain diagnosis

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The first long-term study following a large number of chest pain patients who are screened with coronary computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) confirms that the test is a safe, effective way to rule out serious cardiovascular ...


Women with chest pain less likely then men to get proper treatment from paramedics

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Women with chest pain are less likely than male patients to receive recommended, proven therapies while en route to the hospital, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Despite evidence ...


Transplant patient had chest organs in opposite positions

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created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.


Woman outfitted with robotic arm

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created Sep 14, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 0

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago has fitted a woman who lost her arm in a motorcycle accident with a robotic replacement.


Microcoils help locate small lung nodules

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new technique combining computed tomography (CT) with fiber-coated surgical microcoils allows physicians to successfully locate and remove small lung nodules without the need for a more invasive procedure, according to ...



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