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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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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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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