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"It's less than gall bladder surgery. It's about one-tenth of cardiac surgery," he explains. It's safer because of new surgical techniques which have also made it more effective. (CBS News)
Recovery After Heart Surgery Apr 19, 2008
Healing after Cardiac Surgery and Beyond ... Cardiac surgery has an enormous impact on body, mind and emotions, and the journey to full recovery is different for everyone ... The specifics of an admission for cardiac surgery vary with hospitals, the type of surgery, and the general health of the patient before surgery. (Suite101.com)
Major discovery in the treatment of aortic valve stenosis Apr 19, 2008
This new medical option could possibly provide us with an alternative to the cardiac surgery of aortic valve replacement ... Its major complications are, in addition to the need for cardiac surgery, heart failure and sudden death. (EurekAlert!)
The Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre makes a major discovery in the treatment of aortic valve stenosis Apr 18, 2008
"This important discovery warrants further clinical studies on patients suffering from this frequent disease. This new medical option could possibly provide us with an alternative to the cardiac surgery of aortic valve replacement." What is Aortic Valve Stenosis ... Its major complications are, in addition to the need for cardiac surgery, heart failure and sudden death. (Canada Newswire)
Another high death rate at University Apr 17, 2008
The state said the report is designed for doctors, patients and families considering cardiac surgery. The report advised doctors to discuss the information with their patients and colleagues when they develop treatment plans. (Syracuse.com)
State Reports Low Death Rate for Heart Surgery Apr 16, 2008
A new report includes information on cardiac surgery during 2003 through 2005 at the 39 hospitals in the state where the procedures are done. Health Commissioner Richard Daines said the report highlights the high quality of care available to cardiac surgery patients in New York state. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Vic nurses shortage causes infant surgery delays Apr 15, 2008
Heartkids Victoria supports families whose children need cardiac surgery. President Scott Reinke says cancellations have increased dramatically over the past 12 months. (ABC Online)
Paediatric cardiology consultation at KMC Apr 12, 2008
Mangalore, April 12: KMC Hospital at Ambedkar Circle in the city will conduct a paediatric cardiology and paediatric cardiac surgery consultation by eminent doctors from Bangalore in its premises from 11 am to 3 pm on April 11 ... Dr Prasad Krishnan enjoys 20 years of surgical experience in all aspects of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery at premier high volume institutions in India and abroad. (Udayavani)
Guidant exec takes top spot at Concentric Apr 12, 2008
Most recently she was president of the Cardiac Surgery division of Corp. and led the division's integration into following the merger of the two companies. Sainz succeeds Gary Curtis, who has been CEO of the company since July 2002 and who recently decided to step down after 40 years in the medical device industry. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Warnings and instructions for heaprin sodium injection Apr 9, 2008
It is used in patients undergoing kidney dialysis, certain types of cardiac surgery, and treatment or prevention of other serious medical conditions, including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli ... Baxter and FDA have learned of cases occurring in hospitals where heparin was used during cardiac surgery and in patients undergoing photopheresis. (USA Today -- Money)
Virginia's largest Cardiac Surgery program adopts SPY as standard of care Apr 8, 2008
"Based on our experience to date, we believe that SPY has great potential to positively impact both the immediate and long term outcomes of bypass surgery and therefore be accepted as a care standard, not just at our hospital, but by all hospitals performing bypass surgery," said Dr. Lenox Baker, Sentara's Chief of Cardiac Surgery ... "As leaders in the field of cardiac surgery, they will set another standard through the use of SPY which we fully expect other surgeons and hospitals will follow."... (Canada Newswire)
Robot-assisted minimally-invasive CABG surgery Apr 8, 2008
Dr. Robert Poston is a pioneer in the use of robotics for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He recently joined Boston Medical Center (BMC) as chief of cardiac surgery. (EurekAlert!)
Surgeons announce advance in atrial fibrillation surgery Apr 8, 2008
Led by Damiano, also chief of cardiac surgery at the School of Medicine and a cardiac surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the Washington University surgeons revolutionized AF treatment in 2002 by helping develop a radiofrequency clamp that creates the ablation lines needed to reroute electrical impulses in the heart. The clamp directs radiofrequency energy into the heart muscle and creates a full-thickness scar. (EurekAlert!)
Cuts will decrease services for kids Apr 8, 2008
- Access to cardiac surgery for children will be significantly impeded. - Community sickle cell education programs and confirmatory tests for sickle cell disease in newborns will be cut in half. (Florida Times-Union)
For children with heart disease, a risk of attention and behavior problems Apr 7, 2008
The researchers, who reported their findings in the April issue of Pediatrics, studied a group of 109 children, aged five to 10, who had undergone cardiac surgery for complex congenital heart disease at Childrens Hospital when they were newborns. Of that group, 53 children--nearly half of them--were receiving remedial services at school, and 15 percent were in special education classrooms. (EurekAlert!)
Mangalore: Heart Care Camp held at Father Muller - Images Apr 3, 2008
Mangalore April 3: The Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of Father Muller Medical College Hospital together with the Rotary Club of Mangalore North is conducting a one-month Heart Care Camp this April for the welfare of the general public in and around the Mangalore city ... Dr. Jayakrishna, Head of the Cardiac Surgery Department welcomed the gathering ... Patrick Rodrigues, Director, Father Muller Charitable Institutions; Shri Sateesh Kumar, IPS, Superintendent of Police, DK... (Mangalorean.com)
The great state of Texas Apr 2, 2008
The state is also known for its medical pioneers such as Michael DeBakey M.D. of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, most noted for his innovative cardiac surgery procedures and who is also credited with developing the M.A.S.H. concept for the military. So if you can't hop on the El Camino Real that runs from Georgia to Texas right through Bainbridge (see the marker on the Broad Street side of the square) and take a trip there yourself, then join Riverside Artsfest as we highlight the... (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Viagra can also help heart Mar 31, 2008
"In a normal heart (the enzyme) is not there, but all of a sudden it appears once it becomes diseased," said Jayan Nagendran, a cardiac surgery resident at the University of Alberta. Viagra relaxes the arteries in the lung, which brings down the blood pressure while the right chamber of the heart has a chance to strengthen. (Canada.com)
Study Finds PCI Safe, Effective Despite Off-Site Cardiac Surgery Mar 30, 2008
These are the findings of the largest clinical study ever to compare PCI programs that have on-site cardiac surgery to PCI programs that transfer patients to a surgical hospital in case of emergency ... For the new study, Dr. Kutcher and co-investigators analyzed data from the NCDR CathPCI Registry (an ACC initiative conducted in partnership with SCAI) on 9,029 patients treated at 61 medical centers with off-site cardiac surgical back-up and 299,132 patients treated at 404 medical centers with... (PR Newswire)
Small Hospitals Could Perform Heart Stent Procedures, A Study Says Mar 30, 2008 Report clears Saint Agnes in infection outbreak Mar 28, 2008 Heparin Find May Point to Chinese Counterfeiting Mar 21, 2008 Transfusions of 'Older' Blood Don't Work As Well Mar 21, 2008 Older donated blood tied to heart surgery risk Mar 20, 2008 Study: Fresh blood improves heart-surgery survival rate Mar 20, 2008 Study cites risks of older stored blood Mar 20, 2008 'Old blood' may be risky after surgery Mar 20, 2008 Duration of Red-Cell Storage and Complications after Cardiac Surgery Mar 20, 2008 Botox for newborns Mar 18, 2008 Heparin investigation focuses on raw ingredients Mar 15, 2008 Medical tourism and its impact on our GDP Mar 10, 2008 Car smoking ban would follow Arkansas' lead Mar 8, 2008 Old metal heart valve did its job for 42 years Mar 5, 2008 Intensive Insulin Therapy May Be Harmful To The Critically Ill, Study Suggests Mar 4, 2008 Ellis CEO sees 'primary care mall' at St. Clare's site Feb 28, 2008 Oldest Patients Fare Well After Heart Valve Surgery Feb 27, 2008 Intrigue and illness in Myanmar's junta Feb 26, 2008 Cardiac Surgery Drug Increases Death Rate, Study Confirms Feb 24, 2008 'Cardiac surgery drug ups death rate' Feb 22, 2008 Learning from Aprotinin — Mandatory Trials of Comparative Efficacyand Safety Needed Feb 21, 2008 The Effect of Aprotinin on Outcome after Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting Feb 21, 2008 60 Minutes' Report Is Shocking! Feb 19, 2008 Marines Help Heal Girl's Broken Heart Feb 18, 2008 Waking up during surgery - how likely is it? Feb 18, 2008 China Plant Played Role In Drug Tied to 4 Deaths Feb 15, 2008 Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:14:40 PM (IST) Mangalore: Complex ... Feb 13, 2008 NOVADAQ's SPY System to be Featured During Live Broadcast of Robotic Surgery Feb 12, 2008 Baxter's multiple-dose vial Heparin linked to severe allergic ... Feb 12, 2008 Bayer's Trasylol, Taken Off Market in November, Is Safe in Some Surgeries Feb 8, 2008 Holy Cross to buy North Ridge Medical Center Feb 4, 2008 Top-Rated Hospitals Continue to Deliver Better Care Feb 1, 2008 Minimally Invasive Surgery Fixes Aneurysms Feb 1, 2008 Top hospitals have 27 percent lower mortality, annual HealthGrades study finds Jan 31, 2008 URMC Plans for Thousands of Jobs Jan 18, 2008 Jessie, born to Crescent City family, faces heart surgery, must gain weight Jan 10, 2008 Vols linebacker Mayo to enter NFL Draft Jan 10, 2008 Top 10 list you don't want to be on Dec 28, 2007 Massage Eases Pain, Anxiety After Surgery Dec 19, 2007 Medical devices plant to be sold Dec 16, 2007 Boston Scientific sells businesses to Star Tribune owner Dec 15, 2007 Gympie patients face extra travel Dec 15, 2007 Findings of Saint Agnes probe withheld from public Dec 14, 2007 Boston Scientific Agrees To Sell Fluid Management and Venous Access Businesses to Avista Capital Partners for $425 Million Dec 14, 2007 Nebraska man first to undergo new procedure at Mercy Dec 13, 2007 Mercy marks first for region with breakthrough procedure to treat abnormal heart rhythm Dec 12, 2007 Medical Tourism: The lucrative prescription for India Dec 11, 2007 Move to the 'burbs boosts pediatrics for AGH Dec 4, 2007 Under the knife yet wide awake Dec 4, 2007 Get Well Soon Dec 2, 2007 Study links blood transfusions to surgery complications in women Dec 1, 2007 Heart surgery still available in Townsville: specialist Dec 1, 2007 Film triggers patients' fears of rare medical phenomenon Nov 30, 2007 Penn doctor gets grant to pursue heart transplant alternative Nov 30, 2007 Cunningham bribery figure too sick for prison, his attorneys say Nov 29, 2007 Red Blood Cell Transfusions Could Increase Risk Of Heart Attack Or Stroke Nov 29, 2007 Hospitals decry 'nightmare' rule Nov 29, 2007 Reduce waiting times for more services, mds urge Nov 28, 2007 Lungs' Pressure Needn't Threaten Heart Transplant Survival Nov 28, 2007 New Jersey to remain in elective angioplasty study Nov 16, 2007 Animal Research: A Sensitive Topic Nov 14, 2007 Brains Of Term Infants With Heart Disease Resemble Those Of Preemies Nov 13, 2007 Officials probe Fresno hospital infections that harmed patients Nov 11, 2007 CDC investigates Saint Agnes Nov 10, 2007 Bayer stops sales of Trasylol globally Nov 9, 2007
Researchers compared the results of thousands of patients who had angioplasty at centers without on-site cardiac surgery to patients at centers with heart surgeons. The study's leader says complications and success rates were similar. (KWTX.com, TX)
Study lowers risk of heart stent procedures at small hospitals Mar 29, 2008
Researchers compared results from January 2004 through March 2006 on 9,029 patients who had angioplasty at 61 centers without on-site cardiac surgery to 299,132 patients at 404 centers with heart surgeons. Only about half of the hospitals without surgical backup did more than three dozen angioplasties a year. (USA Today -- News)
State health investigators said Thursday they found no health violations in an inspection of Saint Agnes Medical Center following an infection outbreak last year in the hospital's cardiac surgery unit ... No restrictions were placed on Saint Agnes' cardiac surgery program, the hospital or its surgeons. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Heparin is commonly used in and cardiac surgery. We feel doctors and patients can be confident that the product on the market for the large volume uses of heparin, for dialysis and so forth, has been tested and is safe, Dr. Woodcock said. (New York Times)
"The biggest impact of a paper like this is that it is really a call to arms, coming from a well-established institute with some of the best cardiac surgery in the world," Rao said. The Duke studies have shown that "blood undergoes changes profoundly, even in the first 24 hours," Rao said. (MEDLINEplus)
Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic discovered that cardiac surgery patients who received blood that was more than two weeks old were 30 percent less likely to be alive a year later than those transfused with fresher blood ... "Increasingly, there's awareness that blood transfusion is not a free lunch, that there are quite significant hazards associated with its use," said Dr. James Rawn, director of the cardiac surgery intensive care unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital. (Boston Globe)
In response to the growing concern, some hospitals have modified their procedures for cardiac surgery, one of the largest consumers of donor blood, to minimize the need for transfusions. New practices include increased use of blood scavenging during surgery, sending patients home with a lower-than-normal percentage of red cells in their blood, new drugs to prevent intra- and post-operative bleeding and, perhaps most important, reducing anemia before surgery. (AZCentral -- News)
In response to the growing concern, some hospitals have modified their procedures for cardiac surgery -- one of the largest consumers of donor blood -- to minimize the need for transfusions ... Because of worries about blood, Dr. Colleen Gorman Koch and her colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic looked at the records of 6,002 cardiac surgery patients who received transfusions from June 1998 to January 2006. (Los Angeles Times)
The study also applied to older patients (the median age was 70) having cardiac surgery, in which blood is put through the rigors of a cardiopulmonary-bypass pump. "In this situation, old blood is not the best for these patients," says Celso Bianco, executive vice president of America's Blood Centers. (USA Today)
We tested the hypothesis that serious complications and mortality after cardiac surgery are increased when transfused red cells are stored for more than 2 weeks ... Conclusions In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, transfusion of red cells that had been stored for more than 2 weeks was associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative complications as well as reduced short-term and long-term survival. (New England Journal of Medicine)
The Montreal Childrens Hospital provides a high level and broad scope of health care services, and provides ultra specialized care in many fields including: cardiology and cardiac surgery; neurology and neurosurgery, traumatology; genetic research; psychiatry and child development and musculoskeletal conditions, including orthopedics and rheumatology. Fully bilingual and multicultural, the institution respectfully serves an increasingly diverse community in more than 50 languages. (EurekAlert!)
The drug is widely used to prevent blood clots from forming during kidney dialysis and cardiac surgery. The case has reinforced concerns about the quality of Chinese products. (Los Angeles Times)
Existing offers available for medical tourists: Currently, the offers available today for similar patients are specialised services ranging from cardiology and cardiac surgery (angioplasty, bypass, valve replacement), to oncology and onco-surgery, organ transplants (liver and kidney), bone marrow transplants, joint replacements, eye surgery and in-vitro fertilisation. The cost differential is significant, as it was for Marshall, for the patients. (Merinews)
"However, it can be waived if you enrol in a smoking cessation program. It's tremendous," said Dresler, who studied thoracic and cardiac surgery at the University of Toronto. "We're educating the law enforcement officers and everyone that we're more interested in the education issue and then referring to our quit (smoking) line," she said. (Toronto Star)
Dr. Magovern, who will turn 85 this year and whose sons took over the cardiac surgery department at Allegheny General after he left, said he wasn't particularly surprised to learn that his valve was still working in the Israeli man after 42 years. A 25-year review of the ball-and-cage valve done in 1989 showed many of them were still functioning, he said, and recently, a patient he had operated on when the man was about 20 called him to let him know his valve was still working away after about... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
This therapy is used widely in hospitals around the world, yet only one randomised, controlled trial showing unequivocal benefit has been published -- and this trial focused mainly on patients who had undergone cardiac surgery. So, a team from Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington, Seattle, set out to explore the relationship between intensive insulin therapy and hospital mortality in a mixed population of critically ill patients. (Science Daily)
Part of the reasoning is that Ellis has no intention of moving its cardiac surgery unit from that site. And a cardiac surgery unit needs a critical care unit. (Albany Business Review, NY)
"Over the last decade the results of cardiac surgery have improved," Filsoufi said. "This improvement not only has been seen in the younger patients, it also has been seen in elderly patients.". (MEDLINEplus)
military hierarchy, as the 75-year-old Than Shwe was apparently hobbled by cardiac surgery and transfixed with efforts to keep in check his deputy and rival, Maung Aye ... It's unclear how well the junta leader has convalesced from the procedure and there are unconfirmed reports that he may require follow-up cardiac surgery in Singapore in the coming weeks. (Asia Times Online)
23, 2008) The largest study to date of a controversial cardiac surgery drug shows it increases death rates and damages kidney function, according Duke University Medical Center researchers ... After gaining FDA approval in 1993, aprotinin was used routinely during cardiac surgery, particularly on high-risk patients, to reduce bleeding and the need for blood transfusion ... According to previously published research, patients undergoing cardiac surgery receive approximately one fifth of all the... (Science Daily)
Cardiac surgery drug ups death rate'-Health/Sci-The Times of India ... Cardiac surgery drug ups death rate'22 Feb 2008, 0500 hrs IST ... WASHINGTON: A study conducted by researchers at the Duke University Medical Centre, on controversial cardiac surgery drug Aprotinin, has discovered that it increases death rates and damages kidney function. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
By 2006, aprotinin was prescribed for approximately 200,000 patients undergoing cardiac surgery worldwide. 2 Aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid are lysine analogues that inhibit the binding of fibrin to plasminogen and also reduce blood loss, but a specific indication for bypass grafting is not included on their labels. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Background Aprotinin has recently been associated with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. We reviewed our experience with this agent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery at Duke University Medical Center. (New England Journal of Medicine)
is a medication which was designed to reduce bleeding during cardiac surgery. The only problem is that the drug also causes renal (kidney failure). (InjuryBoard.com)
"She loves everyone that meets her, she's very personable. She'll go to strangers," said Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery Dr. Karla Christian. "She's a goodwill ambassador from Iraq.". (ABC News)
The study by Southeast Anaesthesiology Consultants, a medical practice in North Carolina, identified only six cases of awareness or recall, all were over 55 and had had long operations, four of them cardiac surgery. Anaesthetists say patients are monitored visually and mechanically by the anaesthetist during surgery and pupil response, sweating, tear production and sudden increases in heart rate and blood pressure are watched and the amount of anaesthetic breathed in and out by the patient is... (News-Medical.net)
In particular, the drug is essential during procedures like cardiac surgery, in which a patient's blood is removed from the body. It is also used in kidney dialysis and in apheresis, a procedure used to treat some immune-system disorders, in which blood is taken outside the patient's body and some components are removed. (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:14:40 PM (IST) Mangalore: Complex Cardiac Surgery Done at A J Hospital for Congenital Heart Disease. Mangalore: Complex Cardiac Surgery Done at A J Hospital for Congenital Heart Disease ... Mangalore: Complex Cardiac Surgery Done at A J Hospital for Congenital Heart Disease. (Daijiworld.com)
During the broadcast, Dr. McCarty, chair of cardiac surgery at PinnacleHealth, will complete double vessel bypass surgery on a beating heart ... Dr. McCarty has been using the SPY System routinely in her practice of cardiac surgery since November 2005. (Canada Newswire)
Recent cases have included patients undergoing cardiac surgery and a specialized blood cell treatment known as photopheresis. Over one million multiple-dose vials of heparin are sold per month in the United States; half of the vials are manufactured by Baxter of Deerfield, Ill. (News-Medical.net)
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bayer AG's Trasylol, an anti- bleeding drug that was pulled off the market last year, is safe when used during a certain type of cardiac surgery, researchers said ... Today's research included 9,875 patients who underwent cardiac surgery between January 2000 and September 2007 ... ACE inhibitors are often used in cardiac surgery to protect the kidneys by reducing blood pressure. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Tenet put the Oakland Park hospital, which has lost some of its core cardiac surgery business to competition, in October. "We are currently exploring a series of plans and options to evaluate the resources North Ridge may offer to support the Holy Cross Mission and further serve the community," Holy Cross President and Chief Executive Officer John C. Johnson said in a news release. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
The procedures and diagnoses included in the analysis included: cardiac surgery; angioplasty and stenting; heart attack; heart failure; atrial fibrillation; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; community-acquired pneumonia; stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; bowel obstruction; gastrointestinal bleeding; pancreatitis; diabetic acidosis and coma; pulmonary embolism; and sepsis. Dr. Samantha Collier, HealthGrades chief medical officer, said, "The data in this year's study clearly indicates... (Health-Finder)
Dr. Joseph Coselli, chief of adult cardiac surgery at the Texas Heart Institute, concurred that the new research confirms the short-term benefits of EVAR, at least for older patients. "The mortality rate is lower, morbidity is clearly lower and hospitalization time, blood requirements and the ability to return home or to work are certainly less than with open surgery," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
On average, a 27 percent lower risk of inhospital risk-adjusted mortality was experienced by Medicare patients at Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence in the following procedures and diagnoses: cardiac surgery, angioplasty and stent, heart attack, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, community-acquired pneumonia, stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleed, pancreatitis, diabetic acidosis and coma, pulmonary... (EurekAlert!)
Healthcare's one of the largest businesses in America," says Dr. Bradford Berk, CEO of the URMC. He laid out the centers plan for the next decade with employees. Included in the expansion are 770 new staff positions, 140 of them researchers and clinicians. Another 1,000 jobs would be created in the community because of spillover, along with 1,400 construction jobs. Construction includes the addition to Strong Hospital on Elmwood Avenue. The $56 million clinical and translational sciences... (R News)
to have cardiac surgery. She is too small to have the surgery here and now. (Daily Triplicate)
Which quality is more important in supporting a candidate in the 2008 presidential primaries. By BETH RUCKER/Associated Press Writer. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
The oldest patient was 83 and needed cardiac surgery, costing the fund $230,876 ... In the NSW top 10, four claims were for cardiac surgery, two were for aneurysm repair, two for stomach surgery, one for vascular surgery and another for a complex fractured thigh which ranked seventh with a benefit paid of $134,435. (Sydney Morning Herald)
"Ours is for cardiac surgery," Cutshall said. "We have a full-time therapist available. If there is a suggestion of back, shoulder or neck pain, the therapist can come and see them. Patients get a brochure about it before they come here, so they can ask for it.". (MEDLINEplus)
Boston Scientific also recently announced the sale of its cardiac surgery, vascular surgery and auditory businesses. Rulison can be reached at 454-5504 or by e-mail at lrulison@timesunion. (Albany Times Union)
Boston Scientific also signed agreements recently to its cardiac surgery, vascular surgery and auditory businesses. cwyant@bizjournals. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
"There will be a cancer unit, expanded intensive care and high dependency units. "There will be an expansion of surgical services including vascular, plastic and cardiac surgery, facilities for specialist liver and related organ services, ear nose and throat surgery, neural surgery and urology. There will be new services altogether, he said. (The Gympie Times)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta issued findings of its investigation into the infections of at least 12 cardiac surgery patients at Saint Agnes Medical Center earlier this year, but not to the public. The CDC report was given to the California Department of Public Health, the Fresno County Health Department and the hospital, but neither agency would comment or release the report. (Fresno Bee)
"In addition, our expense and head count reduction initiative is well under way, and we continue to make progress monetizing our investment portfolio and restructuring several businesses. These measures should help us further our overall goals of restoring profitable growth, increasing shareholder value and continuing to strengthen Boston Scientific for the future." In addition to the two sales announced today, Boston Scientific has also recently announced agreements to sell its Cardiac Surgery,... (PR Newswire)
"Used successfully on patients who are good candidates for the procedure, it is a good alternative to major cardiac surgery or a lifetime of medication." ... As a result, the more invasive Cox-Maze surgical procedure was generally performed only in association with other planned cardiac surgery. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
"Used successfully on patients who are good candidates for the procedure, it is a good alternative to major cardiac surgery or a lifetime of medication." ... As a result, the more invasive surgical procedure was generally only performed on patients in association with other planned cardiac surgery. (Sioux City Journal)
While initially tourists used to come to India to visit places and get a dental or facial treatment, they are now coming down to seek advanced treatments such as cardiac surgery, joint replacement surgery, spine replacement etc ... Patients are arriving in increasing numbers from Europe (mainly UK), South East Asia and the US. Moreover, most experts from the industry acknowledge the fact that the cost of treatments like cardiac surgery, cancer treatment or an orthopaedic surgery is one-third the... (TravelBizMonitor)
"We're not going to be doing pediatric cardiac surgery. We're not going to be doing pediatric heart transplants. We're more of the bread-and-butter pediatrics -- a wonderful solution for parents.". This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Acute trauma with blood loss Cardiac surgery Cesarean section Bronchoscopy or laryngoscopy Low blood pressure during surgery Severe end-stage lung disease Drug or alcohol abuse. Sources: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Aspect Medical Systems. (USA Today)
December 2, 2007 -- FRIENDS, family and former colleagues at Cond Nast are praying for Steve Florio, the former chairman of the magazine-publishing company who took early retirement after suffering a heart attack and having cardiac surgery eight years ago. Florio, whose brother, Tom Florio, is the publisher of Vogue, has been in the hospital since he suffered another heart attack two weeks ago. (New York Post -- Gossip)
In 1998 the University of Rochesters Strong Memorial Hospital was among the first hospitals in the country to begin using leukoreduced blood for cardiac surgery cases. In 2000, the hospital extended its leukoreduction practice to all other patients. (EurekAlert!)
A Townsville cardiologist says it is a misconception that all cardiac surgery has stopped in north Queensland. Dr David Thoreau works at the Mater Private Hospital and says he has had many distressed patients worried they would have to travel to Brisbane to undergo surgery, when there is a functioning cardiac ward in the Mater. (ABC Online)
Patients receiving emergency caesarean sections, trauma, or cardiac surgery are the most likely to experience awareness during operations. "The risk of awareness is higher in those extreme cases because the anesthetic could have a negative effect on the blood pressure," and so doctors have to give lower doses, said Dr. Michael Entrup, chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at New England Medical Center and Tufts Medical School. (Boston Globe)
A surgeon received a $3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to support his work in a possible alternative to heart transplant procedures dubbed molecular cardiac surgery ... The funds will enable Bridges to expand upon his current research in large-animal "molecular cardiac surgery," a term coined by Bridges, that involves gene therapy for heart failure ... "Molecular cardiac surgery offers genuine promise for eventually prolonging and enhancing the quality of life... (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
"Absent immediate cardiac surgery, he may only survive a matter of months," defense attorney Colin Murray wrote in a motion filed Tuesday. The defense filing indicates that the 59-year-old Kontogiannis suffers from Type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and heart disease. (North County Times)
The study looked at the association between red blood cell transfusion and adverse outcomes in over 8,500 cardiac surgery patients over eight years ... " As well as the human costs, the financial cost of giving transfusions and treating transfusion-related illnesses increased the overall cost of staying in hospital by over 40 per cent. Gavin Murphy, Walport Consultant Senior Lecturer in Cardiac Surgery at the University of Bristol, who led the study said; "This study demonstrates the cost... (Science Daily)
West Virginians who have had knee replacements, cardiac surgery, cancer treatments and other illnesses are finding it increasingly difficult to find beds at rehab hospitals that provide intensive and sustained therapy. The hospital CEOs said the Medicare regulations unintended consequence has been catastrophic. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
The new goals, published in a 24-page report entitled Time For Progress, are in addition to existing waiting-time targets in cancer care, cardiac surgery, cataracts, hip and knee replacement and diagnostic imaging. In 2004, Ottawa gave the provinces $5. (Globe and Mail)
"If the pressure buildup in the lungs is effectively controlled, chances of survival are comparable and physicians should not feel constrained about recommending patients with pulmonary hypertension for heart transplantation," adds Nwakanma, a cardiac surgery and critical care fellow at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute. Until now, she says, surgeons were unsure whether drug therapy was of significant benefit to any, some or all patients. (Science Daily)
They questioned both the need and safety of allowing hospitals to perform elective angioplasties without on-site cardiac surgery, given that there are already 18 hospitals spread throughout the state that perform the procedure and have open-heart surgery programs. Virtua officials have maintained the hospitals are opposed to the demonstration project because they are worried about losing revenue. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
He quotes Dr. Joseph Murray, Nobel Prize Winner, Transplantation Surgeon: Animal experimentation has been essential to all cardiac surgery, transplantation surgery, joint replacements and all vaccinations. Dr. Chandna says animals most commonly used in experiments include: dogs, cats, primates, rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, and pigs. (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
Transposition of the great arteries and HLHS require cardiac surgery shortly after birth. Complete repair of HLHS may require as many as three corrective surgeries. (Science Daily)
But the two patients who died were both transfers from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fresno, which doesn't have its own cardiac surgery program. Kaiser stopped sending heart patients to Saint Agnes last month. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Kaiser contracts with Saint Agnes for the surgeries because it does not have a cardiac surgery program ... The cardiac surgery infections peaked in May, June and July ... Hospital officials became concerned because an acceptable rate of deep-wound infections for cardiac surgery is about 2%, but the rate at Saint Agnes had topped 3. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
There are not many treatment options for patients at risk for excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery, the FDA noted. The agency said it was working with Bayer to phase Trasylol out of the marketplace in a way that does not cause shortages of other drugs used for this purpose. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
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