News tagged with heart surgery
Tool-wielding robots crawl in bodies for surgery
Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations.
May 29, 2012 |
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Too many blood transfusions? New standards urged
(AP) -- Check into the hospital and you may get a blood transfusion you didn't really need.
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Diabetics get blood vessels made from donor cells
Three dialysis patients have received the world's first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells. It's a key step toward creating a supply of ready-to-use arteries and veins that could be used ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 27, 2011 |
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'Revolution is at hand' for breakthroughs in medicine
Someday soon, thanks to advances in medicine, a surgeon will operate on a patient who is not in the same room, but thousands of miles away.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 27, 2011 |
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Teen bond overcomes girl's heart transplant fear
(AP) -- Courtney Montgomery's heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant.
May 23, 2011 |
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation as good as traditional surgery for high risk, operable patients
Just released data from a clinical trial shows continued promise for a new minimally invasive treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis. New research presented at the 2011 American College ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Adding stem cells to common bypass surgery may reduce heart failure
In a new research study under way at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, surgeons are adding a patient’s own stem cells to the heart during cardiac bypass surgery. The goal of this research study is to determine ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Doctors debate merit of bypass in heart patients
Doctors debated the merits of bypass surgery to solve heart problems during a major cardiology conference on Monday, as studies suggested angioplasty and medication could be safe alternatives.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Studies question heart bypass, angioplasty method
(AP) -- Two new studies could change care for hundreds of thousands of heart patients each year. One finds that bypass surgery has been overrated for many people with very weak hearts from clogged arteries ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Alternate route to blocked arteries safe and effective for angioplasty
In the future you may hear the doctor say: "Give me your arm and I'll do some heart surgery."
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 04, 2011 |
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'Cow valve' heart implant hailed as breakthrough
A new type of heart valve made with cow tissue and inserted by catheter was hailed on Sunday as a major breakthrough that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients, US doctors said Sunday.
Apr 03, 2011 |
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Bariatric surgery reduces long-term cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients
In the longest study of its kind, bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes. These results and other groundbreaking research were presented at the 2nd World Congress ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 30, 2011 |
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FDA bars Michigan firm from selling heart machines
(AP) -- The federal government is legally barring a Michigan company from selling life-sustaining devices used in heart surgery, following years of quality control problems at company facilities.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Trauma patients protected from worse outcomes associated with so-called 'weekend effect'
Patients who've been hurt in car or bike crashes, been shot or stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they arrive at the hospital on the weekend than during the week, according to new University of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Whole fresh blood for transfusions may have a longer shelf life than now assumed
In a finding that may potentially improve survival from war injuries and disasters, laboratory researchers report that refrigerated whole blood may have a shelf life well beyond the current standard of 24 to 48 hours.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Cardiac surgery
Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart and/or great vessels performed by a cardiac surgeon. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, coronary artery bypass grafting), correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease created by various causes including endocarditis. It also includes heart transplantation.
For more information about Cardiac surgery, read the full article at
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