Search Tag: cardiac surgery
Humanitarian-cardiac-surgery-outreach-in-rwanda
2017 05 May
The Sub-saharan African region faces many healthcare challenges including a shortage of doctors and specialists, inadequate access to necessary medications and patient limitations. Since the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the region's healthcare system has been severely crippled. Even today, Rwanda has only one doctor for every 10,500 patients. RHD patients...Read more
2nd-excellence-in-cardiac-care-congress
2017 10 Nov
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Statin-dose-timing-may-improve-heart-surgery-outcomes
2017 20 Mar
Patients adhering to prescribed statin medication before heart surgery may significantly improve survival following the operation, according to new research published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Patients stop taking certain medications before heart surgery to avoid any adverse health effects. But this study shows that patients should continue...Read more
22nd-world-congress-on-heart-disease-2017
2017 14 Jul
The Congress will provide the opportunity for a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in cardiovascular medicine, primarily in the areas of molecular biology, coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac surgery. Plans for this CME meeting are progressing extremely well. Many distinguished cardiologists...Read more
Using-data-to-minimise-pneumonia-risk-after-cardiac-surgery
2016 26 Jul
An article published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery identifies a list of 17 patient characteristics that include age, race, smoking habits, and white blood cell count among others, that are associated with developing pneumonia after cardiac surgery. Pneumonia is the most prevalent infection after such a surgery and often leads to longer hospital...Read more
Walking-ability-predictor-of-adverse-outcomes-following-cardiac-surgery
2016 10 May
A recent study just published in JAMA Cardiology reveals that people who have slow gait speed prior to open heart surgery have an increased risk of death following the procedure. Gait speed is a common test that that is used to screen individuals for frailty. It assesses how long a person takes to walk about 5 meters or 16.4 feet at a comfortable...Read more
Heart-failure-2016
2016 21 May
Heart Failure is the annual congress of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC, established as the world's leading heart failure congress , where strategies for a universal approach in the prevention and treatment of heart failure are made. Following two successful editions in Athens and Seville, Heart Failure 2016 will present the 3rd World Congress...Read more
The-rich-do-better-after-heart-surgery
2015 27 Oct
According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology , survival after cardiac surgery is dependant in part on the income of the patient. People living in the lower socio-economic bracket have higher mortality risk mainly due to a higher burden of cardiovascular disease but because the association between income and...Read more
Temperature-management-during-heart-surgery
2015 03 Aug
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology have released clinical practice guidelines to address management of a patient’s temperature during open heart surgery. The guidelines appear in the August issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Current strategies...Read more
Remote-ischaemic-preconditioning-reduces-kidney-injury-after-cardiac-surgery
2015 30 May
According to a study published in JAMA, the use of remote ischaemic preconditioning reduced the rate of kidney injury and the need for dialysis after cardiac surgery in high-risk patients. The study will be presented at the 52nd European Renal Association/European Dialysis and Transplant Association Congress. The procedure is performed to help protect...Read more
Blood-clot-vacuum-avoids-open-heart-surgery
2014 11 Jul
A catheter-based method for removing blood clots or other dangerous masses from cardiac blood vessels can save some patients from invasive heart surgery. The AngioVac system, a creation of AngioDynamics, is being used at the University of California San Diego’s Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center (SCVC), the first location in San Diego County to employ...Read more
Transcatheter-aortic-valve-implantation-for-failed-bioprostheses
2014 08 Jul
The one-year survival rate for patients who undergo transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation inside a malfunctioning bioprosthetic valve was 83.2 percent, according to a study by researchers at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. With bioprosthetic valves becoming more common than mechanical ones in surgical aortic valve replacement, an evaluation...Read more
Fcvb-2014-stem-cells-from-discarded-fat-protect-heart
2014 07 Jul
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery may need to have fat tissue removed for doctors to access the heart. Researchers have discovered that stem cells from the discarded mediastinal fat have protective properties when they are injected into the heart before the chest is closed at the end of surgery. The research results were presented at the biannual...Read more
Beta-blockers-no-improved-outcomes-for-heart-bypass-patients
2014 18 Jun
A new retrospective analysis of patient data suggests that the preoperative use of beta-blockers does not improve outcomes for all patients who undergo nonemergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Patients who had not experienced a heart attack in the three weeks prior to surgery, and who did not exhibit other high-risk symptoms, had...Read more
Postoperative-kidney-injury-less-likely-in-off-pump-heart-bypass-patients
2014 02 Jun
Patients requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations may be less likely to incur acute postoperative kidney injuries when they are not put on a heart-lung machine (off-pump procedure). However, kidney function one year after surgery is not better preserved compared to on-pump patients. These findings are reported in JAMA’s June 4 issue...Read more
Leadless-pacemaker-promising-potential
2014 16 May
The world's first leadless pacemaker has demonstrated promising results as per a study conducted by Vivek Reddy, MD, Director of Arrhythmia Services for the Mount Sinai Hospital. Twelve-month follow-up data with 32 bradycardia patients showed that the performance of the leadless pacemaker device was equivalent to those in traditional...Read more
Study-defibrillator-testing-prior-to-icd-procedure-unnecessary
2014 14 May
According to new research from McMaster University to be presented at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in San Francisco this week, a commonly performed test conducted during certain types of cardiac surgery does not provide any assistance and may even be potentially harmful. The test in question is Defibrillator Testing (DT), conducted on patients...Read more
Golden-anniversary-for-life-saving-angioplasty
2014 16 Jan
Fifty years ago on January 16th a medical revolution occurred with the world’s first percutaneous transluminal angioplasty procedure. The procedure used a catheter to open a blockage from inside an artery, replacing the need to surgically open the vessel. This remarkable feat paved the way for minimally invasive vascular surgery and made angioplasty...Read more
Us-trial-of-edwards-sapien3-valve-to-begin
2014 15 Jan
Enrollment Completed in Trial of High-Risk Patients Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, announced that it received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a single-arm, non-randomised clinical trial of...Read more