Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find sleep disturbances prevalent in long COVID
Cleveland Clinic researchers found 41% of patients with long COVID, had moderate to severe sleep disturbances.
Apr 5, 2023
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News tagged with coronary artery bypass
Cardiology
New drugs from fish oil could aid artery repair
Every year, more than a half-million Americans undergo procedures to have a narrowed coronary artery propped open with a small metal mesh tube, or stent. The procedure is common for certain patients who've experienced a heart ...
Nov 24, 2014
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Cardiology
More potent anti-clotting drugs with angiography may benefit patients with acute chest pain
Current methods to treat acute coronary syndrome conditions, such as heart attack, include artery-clearing procedures (e.g., percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting) with medications, or medications ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Patients with depression less likely to follow critical medication plan following heart procedure
Patients diagnosed with depression were less likely to adhere to essential medical therapies following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than those without depression, according to a new study published in JAMA Network ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Cardiology
Death at 10 years similar with bilateral, single-artery CABG
(HealthDay)—There is no difference in the rate of death from any cause at 10 years for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with bilateral or single internal-thoracic-artery grafting, according to ...
Jan 31, 2019
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Surgery
Does patient-surgeon gender concordance lead to lower patient mortality? Mostly no, research suggests
New research finds little evidence that post-surgical patient mortality is lower when patient and surgeon are the same gender.
Nov 22, 2023
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Cardiology
Variations in cardiac procedures related to physician recommendations and hospital characteristics
Physician preferences and hospital characteristics influence the type of procedures performed on blockages of the heart, leading to significant variations in rates of bypass, stent or angioplasty procedures, found an article ...
Dec 12, 2011
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Medical research
Bypass surgery and coronary stenting yield comparable 10-year survival
Ten-year survival rates are similar for bypass surgery and coronary stenting with drug-eluting stents in randomized patients with de novo three-vessel and left main coronary artery disease, according to late breaking results ...
Sep 3, 2019
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Cardiology
Brain health not affected by major heart surgery
Patients who undergo heart surgery do not experience major memory changes—either better or worse—when compared with those who have a much less invasive, catheter-based procedure, according to a study published online ...
Dec 18, 2018
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Cardiology
Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery
Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass surgery, according to a series of studies conducted by University of Alberta researchers at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Jun 19, 2017
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