Surgery
Study finds cannabis users had worse bypass outcomes, increased amputation and opioid use
The use of cannabis may have a negative impact on outcomes for a common bypass surgery, a study suggests.
Nov 16, 2022
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Cardiology
Q&A: Former smoker should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What does this screening involve? What would be done if ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Health
That arm pain might signal a vascular disorder
"Young" and "athletic" aren't adjectives often mentioned in the same sentence as vascular surgery, but that's the crazy thing about thoracic outlet syndrome. The disease strikes young people—often patients in their 20s ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COPD patients 61% more likely to die in the year after major surgery
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery and incur higher health care costs than similar patients without COPD, found a new study ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Surgery
Miniature marvels: Wireless millirobots successfully navigate arteries
For the first time ever, wireless millirobots navigated a narrow blood vessel both along and against arterial flow. Researchers from the University of Twente and Radboudumc inserted the screw-shaped robots in a detached aorta ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Cardiology
Stents and surgery for blocked neck arteries are neck-and-neck as lasting stroke prevention
A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat blockage. Two years after treatment with either ...
Feb 1, 2012
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Medical research
Faster and better healing of infected wounds using negative pressure technique
Shorter wound healing time, fewer dressing changes and the opportunity for earlier discharge from the hospital. These are some of the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy to treat wound infections in connection with ...
Oct 14, 2016
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Cardiology
Procedure to open blocked carotid arteries tested
(Medical Xpress)—Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating a minimally invasive procedure to open blocked carotid arteries in patients whose poor health or advanced age makes the ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hand ischemia: When hand pain won't go away
Ischemia can occur anywhere in your body. It's a term to describe what happens when a blood vessel is blocked, preventing blood and oxygen from reaching it. For those with hand ischemia, an inadequate supply of blood to the ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Cardiology
Q&A: Thoracic aortic aneurysms
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend was diagnosed with a thoracic aortic aneurysm. What causes this type of aneurysm, and how fast does it grow? Also, how are thoracic aortic aneurysms treated?
Mar 16, 2022
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