(Medical Xpress) -- A Nordic multicentre study, headed by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, shows that pelvic organ prolapse surgery using synthetic mesh can be more effective than traditional surgery. The advantages ...
May 12, 2011
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(AP) -- Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking ...
Nov 2, 2011
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The risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be nearly twice as high for patients undergoing open surgery for colorectal problems, versus those undergoing laparoscopic colorectal (LC) resections, according to a ...
Jun 20, 2011
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A large-scale international study led by Mount Sinai has yielded the first risk score that can help predict mortality for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who have undergone a successful transcatheter aortic valve ...
Sep 6, 2022
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A new device for relieving tricuspid valve regurgitation has concluded clinical trials, with researchers reporting increased quality-of-life surveys, reduced disease severity results, and safe patient outcomes. The 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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For his first 29 years, Justin Cadelago thought little about his heart. The exception was even a fun memory: he got to leave school early once a year to visit his pediatric cardiologist.
Nov 29, 2022
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Does the type of solution used by surgeons to disinfect skin before surgery impact the risk of surgical site infection? According to new research from an international trial jointly led by McMaster University and the University ...
Jan 31, 2024
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The KangDuo Surgical Robot-01 (KD-SR-01) system is safe and effective for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, according to a study published online May 18 in The Journal of Urology.
Jun 1, 2022
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The combination of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron's unique biomedical imaging and therapy (BMIT) beamline and the vision of a multi-discipline researcher from the University of Saskatchewan in confirming fiction ...
Sep 14, 2017
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