Cardiovascular Surgery

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiac surgery. This includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and surgical valve replacements.

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October 18, 2010 โ€“ Toronto General Hospital is the first Canadian medical center to implant a left-ventricular ...

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September 2, 2010 โ€“ Artificial heart maker SynCardia Systems said it plans to put the company up for sale some ...

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August 13, 2010 โ€“ A rotary blood pump designed for long-term patient support had another patient surpass four ...

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August 9, 2010 โ€“ A merger is being finalized between Medtronic and cardiac surgery device maker ATS Medical. The ...

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July 8, 2010 โ€“ The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) event has traditionally been a symposium ...

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June 28, 2010 โ€“ A new 3-D imaging technology is now available in the U.S. The C-InSight from Mazor Surgical ...

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Feature | Keyur B. Shah, M.D.; Daniel P. Tang, M.D.; Michael Hess, M.D; and Vigneshwar Kasirajan, M.D. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

The practicality and expense of maintaining patients on total artificial hearts (TAH) may be significantly ...

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June 16, 2010 โ€“ A new surgical device for excluding the left atrial appendage has received clearance from the U.S ...

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June 8, 2010 โ€“ New study findings prove continuing warfarin therapy during pacemaker or defibrillator implantation ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

There were many unique technologies showcased at the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2010 Scientific ...

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April 5, 2010 โ€“ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today said it approved the first absorbable fibrin ...

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March 30, 2010 โ€“ The FDA granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) for a clinical study of the Freedom ...

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March 26, 2010 โ€“ When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta, the tragedy ...

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March 24, 2010 โ€“ The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) will showcase two ...

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March 17, 2010 โ€“ New Results from PLATO trial suggest ticagrelor (Brilinta) leads to lower mortality and no ...

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