Cardiovascular Surgery

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

Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common vascular disease have more severe symptoms before bypass surgery and are at greater risk for amputation and other complications after the procedure

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Black and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients with Vascular Disease have Worse Symptoms, Bypass Outcomes

April 21, 2023 — A Michigan Medicine study finds that Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with a common ...

April 21, 2023

GUARDIAN Registry data presented at ACC 2023 has shown use of the Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System was associated with improved outcomes as compared to the use of traditional cold storage in LVAD patients undergoing Heart Transplantation

News | Heart Failure

Latest Clinical Evidence Points to Paragonix SherpaPak as a Tool to Reduce Unpredictable, Severe Complications following Heart Transplantation

April 6, 2023 — Paragonix Technologies, Inc., a leading organ transplant company, announces new research from a multi ...

April 06, 2023

TUM team develops first heart organoid containing cardiac muscle cells and outer layer of the heart wall

News | Artificial Heart

A Mini-Heart in a Petri Dish

April 4, 2023 — A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has induced stem cells to emulate the development of ...

April 04, 2023

The new valve is designed to preserve and facilitate future patient options for lifetime management of their heart valve disease

News | Structural Heart

Abbott Receives FDA Approval for Epic Max Tissue Valve to Treat Aortic Valve Disease

March 31, 2023 — Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's Epic Max ...

March 31, 2023

A joint team of researchers from POSTECH and Georgia Institute of Technology successfully created an engineered heart via 3D printing technology that allows for early monitoring of drug-induced cardiotoxicity

News | Medical 3-D Printing

In Vitro 3D Engineered Heart Tissue that Monitors Drug-induced Cardiotoxicity

March 29, 2023 — Cardiotoxicity is a clinical condition that arises from using pharmaceutical agents such as antibiotics ...

March 29, 2023

People exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation have an extra, but modest, risk of developing heart disease during their lifetime, according to a new study

News | Heart Failure

Low-dose Radiation Linked to Heart Disease

March 28, 2023 — People exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation have an extra, but modest, risk of developing heart ...

March 28, 2023

The Vascular Verification Program establishes a cohesive framework for hospitals focused on using data and quality improvement practices to deliver appropriate clinical care to achieve optimal vascular patient outcomes

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

The American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery Launch National Quality Verification Program for Vascular Care

March 24, 2023 — The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has launched a new ...

March 24, 2023

More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor, new research has concluded.

News | Artificial Heart

Maintaining Heart Function in Donors Declared ‘Dead by Circulatory Criteria’ Could Improve Access to Heart Transplantation

March 17, 2023 — More donated hearts could be suitable for transplantation if they are kept functioning within the body ...

March 17, 2023

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine published a study in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography showing that transesophageal echocardiography-guided transcatheter structural intervention was associated with a major complication in 3.6 percent of patients.

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Study Shows One in 25 Patients Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography-guided Transcatheter Structural Cardiac Intervention Suffered a Major Complication

March 15, 2023 — Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine published ...

March 15, 2023

Newer technique is equally safe and effective when performed by experienced surgeons, according to investigators

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

March 5, 2023 — In the largest randomized trial conducted to compare minimally invasive and conventional cardiac ...

March 05, 2023

News | ACC

GE HealthCare to Present Continuum of Care Innovations in Cardiology at ACC.23/WCC

March 4, 2023 — GE HealthCare will present its latest technologies and innovations for use during the critical planning ...

March 04, 2023

Data show IVC filter use led to few adverse events, even when used prophylactically

News | Interventional Radiology

New study demonstrates inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are safe and effective way to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE)

February 23, 2023 — Few adverse events are connected to the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to help prevent deep ...

February 23, 2023

Keith Lowry, 68, of Dunbar, Pa is recovering well from the procedure.

News | Artificial Heart

Allegheny Health Network Cardiovascular Institute Completes 500th Heart Transplant

February 17, 2023 — Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Cardiovascular Institute reached a significant milestone in cardiac ...

February 17, 2023

News | Cardiovascular Business

Renowned Cardiologist Honored for Medical Contributions in Heart Transplantation

February 17, 2023 — Internationally recognized cardiologist in heart transplantation Jon Kobashigawa, MD, director of ...

February 17, 2023

A scientific session devoted to identifying and closing gaps in health care took place January 21, 2023, at the 59th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

STS Annual Meeting Session Rallies Proven Methods to Combat Racial, Gender Disparities in Heart and Lung Disease

February 7, 2023 — A scientific session devoted to identifying and closing gaps in health care took place January 21 ...

February 07, 2023