Cardiology
Commonly used intra-aortic balloon pump may have broader potential for heart patients
The most frequently used mechanical circulatory assist device in the world may have untapped potential, physicians say.
Mar 29, 2014
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News tagged with cardiac bypass surgery
Health
Don't believe all you read, health reviews can be misleading too
A BBC report has uncovered that nearly half of the reviews for a single NHS trust on NHS Choices were submitted from the trust's own computers. The reviews had been provided by Patient Opinion, which gathers online comments ...
Mar 24, 2014
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Cardiology
Study finds 30 percent lower risk of dying for diabetics with bypass surgery vs. stent
People with diabetes have a 30 per cent less chance of dying if they undergo coronary artery bypass surgery rather than opening the artery through angioplasty and inserting a stent, a new study has found.
Sep 12, 2013
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Medical research
New drug may protect the heart during ischemia
Research from three Yale laboratories—in the fields of immunobiology, chemistry, and cardiology—could lead to new drugs to reduce complications during cardiac surgery or heart attacks. If they pan out in human trials, ...
Jul 24, 2013
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Cardiology
Lunar cycle affects cardiac patients undergoing acute aortic dissection, study shows
If you need cardiac surgery in the future, aortic dissection in particular, reach for the moon. Or at least try to schedule your surgery around its cycle. According to a study at Rhode Island Hospital, acute aortic dissection ...
Jul 15, 2013
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Cardiology
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 ...
Mar 11, 2013
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Cardiology
MRI saves heart muscle
Researchers using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) discovered that thinned non-contracting heart muscle caused by a heart attack can potentially improve in function and be reversed after cardiac bypass surgery. This ...
Mar 6, 2013
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Cardiology
Post-op mortality up for elderly with pre-heart op anxiety
(HealthDay)—Few elderly patients about to undergo cardiac surgery experience high levels of anxiety, but for those who do, there is a five-fold higher risk of postoperative major morbidity or mortality, according to research ...
Jan 11, 2013
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Cardiology
Cardiac bypass surgery superior to non-surgical procedure for adults with diabetes and heart disease
Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the ...
Nov 4, 2012
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Cardiology
PRAGUE-12 trial: Randomized open multicenter study
The PRAGUE-12 trial is a randomized open multicenter study comparing cardiac surgery with MAZE versus cardiac surgery without MAZE in patients with coronary and/or valvular heart disease and with atrial fibrillation.
Aug 28, 2012
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