Cardiology
Why more patients are surviving an aneurysm
(HealthDay)—New treatments mean aneurysms are no longer an automatic death sentence, specialists say.
Apr 15, 2019
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Cardiology
Cutting-edge procedure mends Jagger's 'heart of stone'
When the Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger underwent heart valve replacement surgery in New York recently, according to media reports the doctor in France who invented the technique took a modest bow.
Apr 8, 2019
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Cardiology
Transcatheter valve replacement safe in those with unusual valve anatomy
Compared with patients who had a typical tricuspid aortic valve, patients with a more unusual bicuspid aortic valve had a similar rate of death but a higher likelihood of stroke after undergoing a procedure to replace the ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
In study, TAVR is superior to surgery for low-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis
A multicenter clinical trial has found that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) performed better than open-heart surgery in low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. The study found that one year after the ...
Mar 16, 2019
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Cardiology
12-year-old heart defect survivor inspires NFL player's foundation
Gavin Kuykendall's life has been shaped by his fight against heart disease. Now almost 12, he recently expressed all he's been through—by writing a letter to his heart disease.
Dec 6, 2018
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Genetics
New research identifies two genes linked to serious congenital heart condition
Scientists at the University of Manchester have this week published research, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) which shows, for the first time, possible genetic causes of a serious congenital heart condition, ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Medical research
Microneedle patch shows promise as a means for repairing muscle after heart attack
A team of researchers has found that applying a specially designed microneedle patch could benefit damaged heart after heart attack. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group explains the related ...
Cardiology
New drug formulation could help people undergoing heart surgery
Professor Raimondo Ascione, and Professor Saadeh Suleiman, from the Bristol Heart Institute, will explore whether treatment with two drugs, which are already used in other ways in people with heart conditions, could benefit ...
Oct 31, 2018
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Medical research
Computational model clarifies immune response during cardiac surgery
A research team led by Peter Sloot, professor of Complex Adaptive Systems at the University of Amsterdam, has managed to pinpoint the mechanisms behind the immune response triggered in patients undergoing open heart surgery. ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Cardiology
Hospitals battle for control over fast-growing heart-valve procedure
When Medicare in 2011 agreed to pay for a revolutionary procedure to replace leaky heart valves by snaking a synthetic replacement up through blood vessels, the goal was to offer relief to the tens of thousands of patients ...
Aug 20, 2018
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