Health
You survived a heart attack. Here's how cardiac rehab can help
Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part of recovery from a heart attack, helping to prevent another, perhaps more severe one.
Sep 21, 2023
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News tagged with bypass surgery
Surgery
Thinking about weight-loss surgery? 4 things to consider
Anyone who's struggled with reaching or maintaining a healthy weight probably has heard comments like, "If you want to lose weight, just eat less and exercise more" or "Losing weight is all about willpower." But weight loss ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study shows deep brain stimulation encouraging for stroke patients
A first-in-human trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for post-stroke rehabilitation patients by Cleveland Clinic researchers has shown that using DBS to target the dentate nucleus—which regulates fine-control of voluntary ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers develop fast, inexpensive, scalable method for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue
Blood vessels keep us alive. They are the highways that transport oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to all corners of our body—feeding our tissue and organs—while simultaneously removing toxic waste products.
Aug 1, 2023
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Cardiology
A Philadelphia surgeon is a leader in robotic heart surgery. Why aren't more following?
Cardiothoracic surgeon Francis Sutter sits in a corner of a darkened operating room at Lankenau Medical Center, his head buried in what looks like a large virtual-reality headset.
Jul 27, 2023
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Addiction
Study: Gastric bypass surgery associated with non-alcohol substance use disorder
Researchers have discovered a link between gastric bypass surgery and an increased risk of non-alcohol substance use disorder, according to a new study in Obesity.
Jul 21, 2023
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Cardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation reduces risk of death years after heart surgery, still underutilized
For millions of Americans who have heart surgery or experience cardiovascular complications, like heart attack or heart failure, they may be encouraged to participate in cardiac rehabilitation. The medically supervised program ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Surgery
New study finds diabetes remains in remission years after gastric bypass surgery regardless of weight loss
More than half of patients with diabetes and a history of metabolic surgery (51%) experienced remission of their diabetes even if they did not achieve significant weight loss after surgery, according to a new study presented ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why a cardiac crisis also can be a mental health issue
The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people, the mental and emotional healing may be less so.
May 24, 2023
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Cardiology
New analysis of critical limb-ischemia patients places BEST-CLI trial into context within real-world setting
New analysis of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) treatment outcomes was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2023 Scientific Sessions.
May 19, 2023
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