Coronary bypass surgery requires a doctor to pry open a patient's chest and sew in new blood vessels to create a "bypass" route for blood that is trying to travel through clogged arteries near the heart.
Oct 5, 2016
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Women who undergo gastric bypass surgery for weight loss risk giving birth to babies that are small or have lower average birth weights. The work is presented today at the 55th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology ...
Sep 9, 2016
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A UBC invention has made it possible for doctors to vastly improve their bypass surgery techniques without relying on animals.
Sep 1, 2016
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Drug-eluting stents had a clear advantage over bare metal stents in patients undergoing revascularisation of saphenous (leg) vein grafts, results of the BASKET-SAVAGE trial show.
Aug 30, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Cancer is on track to become the leading cause of death in the United States, closing in on heart disease as America's number one killer, a new government study shows.
Aug 24, 2016
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After undergoing gastric bypass surgery last year, having a glass of wine affects me much more than it used to. Is this typical?
Aug 8, 2016
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Kiwis could weigh in as the fattest country in the world in the next five years, with around one third of adults classed as obese. New Zealand has reached a crucial tipping point in how we handle such a rapidly growing health ...
Aug 1, 2016
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There's a nationwide shortage of suitable organs for transplanting – but what if some of those organs deemed 'unsuitable' could be rejuvenated? Researchers at Addenbrooke's Hospital have managed just that – and last year ...
Jul 20, 2016
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Gastric bypass surgery is used to help obese patients lose weight, but a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Annals of Surgery shows that people with a history of depression run a high risk of severe post-operative ...
Jul 15, 2016
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Diabetic patients who undergo heart bypass surgery are living longer and have much better long-term outcomes when cardiothoracic surgeons use arteries rather than veins for the bypasses, according to a new study published ...
Jul 14, 2016
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