Cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart Institute recently performed a first-in-the-world procedure, detaching and retrieving a clip device from a patient's mitral valve and placing a replacement biologic valve—all through ...
May 12, 2023
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A new study has found substantial regional differences in access to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and patient outcomes between Ontario and New York State. New York residents had improved access to TAVR and ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Imagine getting your tooth extracted and a bacterial infection develops afterwards that travels down to your heart.
Apr 25, 2023
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Using 3D imaging, researchers in the Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) experiencing moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation ...
Apr 11, 2023
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The 3D printing of intricate anatomical structures has become increasingly sophisticated in line with advances in imaging technology, with the use of printed phantoms facilitating the more detailed manipulation of a simulated ...
Apr 4, 2023
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In the largest randomized trial conducted to compare minimally invasive and conventional cardiac surgical techniques for repairing a poorly functioning mitral valve, improvements in physical activity, as well as surgical ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Tap water scald burns exact high personal and financial costs every year in the U.S., finds an audit of relevant national data, published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Mar 7, 2023
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Researchers at the Thoracic Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, have performed a nation-wide study of patients who underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in Sweden between 2003 ...
Mar 7, 2023
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In patients with heart failure and a poorly functioning heart valve, a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to repair the valve was safe, cut the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure by 47% and reduced deaths from ...
Mar 7, 2023
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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 ...
