Cardiology
Teen's scars tell a story of her frightening first 2 years
Madeline "Maddie" Ramon is used to being asked about the scars that can often be seen poking out the top of her shirt.
Jan 5, 2021
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Neuroscience
Neuroendovascular procedures linked to patient back pain
Multiple studies have evaluated the incidence of back pain among patients who undergo catheter-based heart procedures while conscious. But the impact of back pain on patients who undergo similar procedures for the brain has ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Cardiology
Scoring system improves screening for 'dual' heart disease
Aortic stenosis is one of the most common heart valve defects. Its prevalence increases with age and it often requires treatment. As well as conventional valve replacement involving open-heart surgery, a less invasive procedure ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Cardiology
New implant used to treat heart valve disease
Mitral regurgitation is one of the most common heart valve diseases, and requires treatment. In this disease, the mitral valve no longer closes tightly, causing blood to back up in the left atrium. Shortness of breath is ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Medications
Doctors seek life-ending drugs that smooth the way for the terminally ill
Modern medicine excels in ways to save a beating heart.
Sep 8, 2020
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Surgery
New surgical tools with smart sensors can advance cardiac surgery and therapy
Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.
Sep 7, 2020
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Cardiology
Researchers 3-D print lifelike heart valve models
Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with support from Medtronic, have developed a groundbreaking process for multi-material 3-D printing of lifelike models of the heart's aortic valve and the surrounding structures ...
Aug 28, 2020
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Health
Three generations of women had heart attacks – then she became the fourth
In Hubbard, Ohio, a truck-stop town off Interstate 80, Kendel Christoff had her pick of fast food. One day for lunch, she downed a double cheeseburger with a side of nuggets. The next, it was a roast beef and cheddar sandwich ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Cardiology
Cardiologist investigates why TAVR might not work for some heart patient
A University of Cincinnati physician-researcher says unlocking the key to how platelets function before, after and during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) may provide insight as to why some patients undergoing ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart surgery stalled as COVID-19 spread
As the novel coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, hospitals worldwide scaled back medical procedures, including life-saving heart surgery, to deal with the emerging threat of COVID-19. Now, as the SARS-CoV-2 ...
May 28, 2020
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