When patients with congenital heart issues have an operation, surgeons have to proceed with an "eye of faith" as they work around conduction tissue—a network of cells and electrical signals that control the beating of a ...
May 27, 2022
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Last summer, Northwestern University researchers introduced the first-ever transient pacemaker—a fully implantable, wireless device that harmlessly dissolves in the body after it's no longer needed. Now, they unveil a new, ...
May 26, 2022
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Cardiac surgery patients may experience different levels of disruption to their body producing life-saving hormones during their operations, a new study reveals.
Apr 29, 2022
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Advancements in techniques and treatment have transformed care for patients with cardiovascular disease over the last decade, and national and state-wide initiatives have been put in place to help close disparity gaps and ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery who were also on blood pressure medications, a multifaceted strategy to try to keep their blood pressure from dropping to a potentially dangerous low level immediately before, ...
Apr 4, 2022
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A large, international study found a drug that helps the blood to clot reduced life-threatening, major and critical organ bleeding in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery—without increasing major vascular complications.
Apr 4, 2022
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A large international study has found an important new benchmark for measuring the risk of death for patients undergoing heart surgery, of which there are two million adults a year globally.
Mar 2, 2022
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Middle-aged men are around 50% more likely to die after surgery than middle-aged women, according to new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive ...
Dec 19, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Recovery from heart surgery can bring some pain. But a new study suggests patients don't need potentially addictive prescription opioids to control that post-op discomfort.
Dec 17, 2021
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Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt decline in kidney function, often arises after major surgeries. A recent analysis indicates that taking certain reflux and ulcer medications that reduce stomach acid may put patients at ...
Nov 5, 2021
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