News tagged with open heart surgery
Study offers less complex, minimally invasive procedure to treat heart valve leak
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center are studying a new, minimally invasive procedure to treat leaky heart valves. Instead of open heart surgery, patients will undergo a less complex catheter-based procedure ...
Bypassing bypass surgery
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Although open-heart surgery is a frequent treatment for heart disease, it remains extremely dangerous. Now groundbreaking research from Dr. Britta Hardy of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine ...
Intensive in-hospital support doubles likelihood of smoking cessation in heart patients
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical As ...
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Octogenarians can be good candidates for heart surgery
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Patients 80 years and older who are in overall good health are perfectly able to withstand open-heart surgery, according to the latest study of Dr. Kevin Lachapelle of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). His findings ...
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 ...
Diseased heart valve replaced through small chest incision
Feb 10, 2009 |
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When 91-year-old Irvin Lafferty was diagnosed with severe blockage of his heart valve—hardening that is formally known as aortic valve stenosis—open-heart surgery was out of the question. He'd already survived quadruple ...
Surgeon 'gluing' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery
Nov 12, 2009 |
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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 ...
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 ...
Risk factors identified for pneumonia after heart surgery
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main cause of nosocomial infection in patients undergoing major heart surgery. An international study of 25 hospitals from 8 European countries, published in BioMed Central's open ...
Biodegradable film reduces surgical scarring
Jan 29, 2008 |
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A new, biodegradable film designed to reduce the severity of scarring following open heart surgery in young children appears to be safe and effective, according to researchers attending the annual meeting of the Society of ...
Study reveals continued damage from banned obesity drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Fenfluramine, the appetite suppressant drug banned in the US in 1997 due to fears over its links to heart conditions, has been shown to have serious long-term effects. In a report published today in the open access journal ...
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. ...
Safety in numbers for community hospitals performing emergency angioplasty
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Heart experts at Johns Hopkins have evidence that life-saving coronary angioplasty at community hospitals is safer when physicians and hospital staff have more experience with the procedure.
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