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Researchers say it's time to treat anemia seriously

Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are some patients too heavy for a new kidney?

In a research review article published in the American Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Clot-busting drug as effective as angioplasty

A clot-busting therapy may benefit some heart attack patients who cannot have immediate angioplasty, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study allays concerns about endoscopic vein harvesting during heart surgery

Using an endoscope to guide the removal of leg veins used in heart surgery is as safe as using large, ankle-to-groin incisions, according to a study by Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Surgery created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smoking affects heart surgery outcome even a year after quitting

Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may lead to later graft failure, ...

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Groundbreaking study that may change transplant practices

Researchers from John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation's 50 best cancer centers, played an important role in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Oct ...

Medical research created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No improvement in patient outcomes seen in hospitals with pay-for-performance programs

Paying hospitals to improve their quality of care, known as pay-for-performance, has gained wide acceptance in the U.S. and Medicare has spent tens of millions of dollars on bonuses and rewards for hospitals to improve. However, ...

Health created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood condition is highly predictive of graft failure in pediatric kidney transplant

For children receiving kidney transplants, a potentially correctable blood condition present in about one in four recipients is associated with a moderately increased risk of the graft's later failure, suggesting that clinicians ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bone marrow and blood stem cell transplant survival rates equal, when donor is unrelated to patient

Patients who receive a blood stem cell transplant from a donor outside of their family to treat leukemia and other blood diseases are more likely to have graft failure but less likely to experience graft-versus-host disease, ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Customized device tailored to patient's individual anatomy now used to repair abdominal aortic aneurysm without surgery

An abdominal aortic aneurysm - a bulge in the large artery that carries blood away from the heart - can be immediately life-threatening if it grows large enough to rupture. The chance of survival when it ruptures is less ...

Other created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ultrasound technology proves accurate in diagnosing cirrhosis from recurrent hepatitis C

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic confirm that ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) provides excellent diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week

Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant ...

Cardiology created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study shows on-pump bypass comparable to off-pump at year mark

Patients who underwent heart bypass surgery without a heart- lung machine did as well one year later as patients whose hearts were connected to a pump during surgery in a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's ...

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin before heart surgery reduces the risk of post-operative acute kidney failure

Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris today ...

Cardiology created Jun 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Everyday fish oil capsule may provide kidney-related benefits

Over the past decade, there has been a steady stream of information promoting the health benefits of fish oil capsules. According to Dr. Louise Moist, a Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, fish oil may also improve ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0