Cardiovascular Surgery

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March 1, 2011 โ€“ A bioprosthetic heart valve has demonstrated positive performance at 12 years, according to a ...

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February 17, 2011 โ€“ On Jan. 15, after 864 days of life with an artificial heart, Charles Okeke received a dual ...

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February 16, 2011 โ€“ Ziehm Imaging has received Frost & Sullivan's European Product Leadership Award 2011 in the ...

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February 14, 2011 โ€“ Cardiac surgeons now have a simple, noninvasive way to assess patients at risk for poor ...

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February 7, 2011 โ€“ A new positioning system has been launched that is used in performing off- pump coronary ...

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February 3, 2011 โ€“ Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk ...

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February 1, 2011 โ€“ A self-anchoring aortic heart valve has received the CE mark. With the approval, the Perceval S ...

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January 24, 2011 โ€“ The first U.S. clinical implant of a device designed to restore more natural breathing ...

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January 7, 2011 โ€“ A new study from The Ohio State University found that Protandim can suppress intimal ...

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January 4, 2010 โ€“ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an update of what medical devices it ...

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The JenaValve transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) device.
Feature | By Chris S. Malaisrie, M.D. and Attapoom Susupaus, M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute

Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common valvular disorders in older adults, with a prevalence of approximately 8 ...

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November 23, 2010 โ€“ Study results found significant differences in men and women older than 80 who underwent ...

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November 18, 2010 โ€“ After the initial findings from the CREST trial, debate continues to swirl as proponents of ...

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October 29, 2010 โ€“ An automated anastomosis system to minimize operating time and enable minimally-invasive and ...

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October 18, 2010 - A 54-year-old Italian man has become the first patient to surpass 1,000 days of support with an ...

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