NEJM: study supports minimally invasive procedure as aortic stenosis treatment
Patients with a dysfunctional aortic heart valve who received a new, prosthetic valve through a minimally invasive procedure had similar ...
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TAVR: Less than one-third of patients enter cardiac rehab after heart procedure
The vast majority of people who have a minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure do not participate in recommended cardiac rehabilitation, a ...
Novel procedure reduces the risk of mitochondrial disease transmission
A finer glass tube and a more exacting technique with a refined procedure can reduce the likelihood of transmitting mitochondrial ...
Procedure for treating adults with severe stroke is also safe and effective for treating children, research shows
CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460 SAN DIEGO—A study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 20th ...
UC San Diego health among first in nation to perform regenerative brain cell procedure for epilepsy
In what could lead to a revolutionary advancement in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy, UC San Diego Health has ...
Mount Sinai receives significant funding to study which coronary revascularization procedure best improves survival and quality of life for women and underserved minority groups
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will help lead and launch the first clinical trial focusing on women ...
In historic procedure, donor liver protects heart transplant
Doctors in Seattle are reporting a history-making case in which a patient received two donor organs, a liver and a ...
Henry Ford Health cardiologists look to the past to create new heart bypass procedure
DETROIT (May 15, 2023) – Henry Ford Health Interventional cardiologists William O’Neill, M.D., and Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., took a page ...
Team performs first-of-its-kind, in-utero procedure to fix deadly vascular malformation
In a first, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation ...
Complications for procedure to open clogged pulmonary arteries decrease significantly
For patients with high blood pressure in their pulmonary arteries caused by chronic blood clots, complications after a minimally invasive ...
New procedure helps patients avoid leg amputation
More than 75% of patients facing amputation from the most severe form of peripheral artery disease were able to keep ...
University Hospitals research published in New England Journal of Medicine shows minimally invasive procedure saves most patients with severe vascular disease from amputation
CLEVELAND – A study published in the March 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that ...
New trials show promising, minimally invasive procedure to treat resistant hypertension
Hypertension remains poorly controlled worldwide and is becoming more common. Lifestyle changes and blood pressure-reducing drugs are the mainstays of ...
HSS study shows MISB, a minimally invasive procedure for treating bunions, does not affect flatfoot
Existing thought in the orthopedic world is that treating a bunion with the minimally invasive procedure MISB may make a ...
Patients with depression less likely to follow critical medication plan following heart procedure
PITTSBURGH – Patients diagnosed with depression were less likely to adhere to essential medical therapies following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...
First-of-its-kind surgical procedure offers new hope for children with Hirschsprung disease
Washington, D.C. – (November 14, 2022) A new surgical procedure successfully addresses a common lingering challenge — incontinence – faced ...
Simple, inexpensive surgical procedure for diabetic foot ulcers greatly reduces healing time, amputation rates
Performing proactive surgery to adjust the mechanics of the foot, appears to be effective to treat diabetic foot ulcers, a ...
Study indicates neurosurgical procedure used to measure dopamine and serotonin is safe
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Aug. 24, 2022 – Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a neurosurgical procedure ...
Chinese Medical Journal review discusses an interesting weight-loss surgery procedure
Globally, the burgeoning burden of obesity is aggravated by the limitations of available treatment options. Bariatric surgery, aimed at weight ...
Henry Ford cardiologist to perform a live heart procedure at International Medical Education event
DETROIT (May 17, 2022) – For the third straight year, Henry Ford Hospital interventional cardiologist Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D. will perform ...
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Fungus from Arrakis: New species named after Dune’s giant worms
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New chemistry can extract virgin-grade materials from wind turbine blades in one process
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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Acer i-Seed: the first eco-friendly fluorescent artificial seed for monitoring soil temperature by using drones
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Durable plastic pollution easily, cleanly degrades with new catalyst