Cardiology
Former diving champ nearly missed signs of heart valve disease
Len Rapkins can barely remember a time when he wasn't fit.
Jul 2, 2018
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Surgery
First major study comparing robotic to open surgery published in The Lancet
The first comprehensive study comparing the outcomes of robotic surgery to those of traditional open surgery in any organ has found that the surgeries are equally effective in treating bladder cancer. The seven-year study, ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Stress of open-heart surgery significantly reduces vitamin D levels, but supplementation helps
The stress of open-heart surgery significantly reduces patients' vitamin D levels, but aggressive supplementation with vitamin D3, just before and after surgery, can completely eliminate the observed drop in vitamin D, researchers ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Cardiology
Engineers, physicians, team to replace heart valves using personalized modeling
Physicians at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are taking an innovative approach to improve care for patients receiving aortic valve replacements. They're working alongside biomedical engineers from Ohio State's ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Cardiology
Minimally invasive procedure increases options for mitral valve repair
Some heart patients haven't yet been able to access the growing trend toward minimally invasive procedures. A new clinical trial, though, makes a form of mitral valve repair an option without an open-heart surgery.
Feb 22, 2018
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Surgery
Surgery or antibiotics for appendicitis? Here's what patients chose
(HealthDay)—Even though appendicitis often resolves with the use of antibiotics, the overwhelming majority of Americans would opt for surgery instead, a new survey finds.
Jan 10, 2018
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Surgery
Keyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm
The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today.
Nov 14, 2017
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Medical research
Heart surgery? Slate it for the afternoon, study says
The risk of serious heart problems after open heart surgery nearly doubles when the operation is performed in the morning rather than the afternoon, researchers said Friday.
Oct 27, 2017
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Other
Steady hand: how to do open-heart surgery in a quake
When the ground started shaking in Mexico City on September 19, many people ran out into the street.
Oct 22, 2017
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Cardiology
Urinary [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7] may predict AKI after heart surgery
(HealthDay)—Elevated urinary levels of the proteins TIMP-2 and IGFBP7 are a potentially useful biomarker predicting moderate to severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the early postoperative period after open heart surgery, ...
Oct 5, 2017
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