Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low-cost ventilatory support for COVID-19 patients
A research team at Leeds has developed a way of creating a ventilatory system for COVID-19 patients that can be made rapidly on a 3-D printer.
Apr 24, 2020
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Health
Researchers identify 86% increase in infective endocarditis in England
A new study published in The Lancet today has found an alarming increase in cases of the deadly heart condition infective endocarditis (IE) in England since 2009.
Apr 24, 2020
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Cardiology
With a heavy heart: How men and women develop heart disease differently
A new study by researchers from McGill University has uncovered that minerals causing aortic heart valve blockage in men and women are different, a discovery that could change how heart disease is diagnosed and treated.
Apr 17, 2020
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Cardiology
TAVR equivalent to surgery at 2 years among low-risk patients
Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) fared equally well compared with those undergoing open heart valve replacement surgery in terms of the combined risk of death, stroke or rehospitalization ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Cardiology
TAVR found non-inferior to surgery in broad patient population
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) did not have a higher rate of death at one year compared with those who had their heart valve replaced via open-heart surgery, according to research presented ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Cardiology
Antiplatelet drugs increase risk for TAVR patients with atrial fibrillation
Patients with atrial fibrillation who took oral anticoagulants alone after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had a lower rate of bleeding complications without an increased risk of clotting-related ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Cardiology
10% of U.S. sites report worse than expected outcomes for minimally invasive valve procedure
More than 10 percent of the facilities in the United States that perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) saw worse than expected outcomes in terms of survival and quality of life among patients who underwent ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Surgery
Frailty may be highly predictive of complications, death in patients with mitral valve disease
Frailty measurements have become increasingly important in assessing surgical risk in patients with mitral valve disease, and research published online today in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery shows that frailty plays a significant ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Cardiology
World's first minimally invasive tricuspid valve replacement performed in Toronto
The world's first minimally-invasive tricuspid valve replacement was performed at St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto by Drs. Neil Fam, Mark Peterson and Geraldine Ong.
Mar 11, 2020
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Cardiology
Successful transcatheter mitral valve repair that enhances postoperative recovery
A group of researchers led by Professor Yoshiki Sawa of the Cardiovascular Group in the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, succeeded, in beating-heart surgery, to repair a mitral valve.
Feb 25, 2020
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