Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Summary: Smaller brain volume found in fetal MRI brain scans predicts the outcome of children with congenital heart disease across all domains of neurodevelopment. Source: Boston Childrens Hospital Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) often have neurodevelopmental impairment. Until fairly recently, this was thought to stem from complications of cardiac surgery or reduced oxygen supply to the brain due to the heart defect Continue reading →

CytoSorbents Partners with Nikkiso to Distribute the PureADJUST Hemoperfusion Blood Pump and Supplies in 14 Countries Mr. Yoji Wakabayashi, Chief Executive Officer of Nikkiso Europe GmbH commented, "We are pleased to partner with CytoSorbents to make our PureADJUST equipment and full range of consumables and accessories available to CytoSorbents' customers in these additional countries. PureADJUST's compact design, intuitive interface, and easy adsorber set up is the ideal solution to provide an additional platform to deliver CytoSorbents' industry-leading blood purification technology. Continue reading →

Seth Wharton, 44, received a double heart-valve replacement at UAB in 1990. Continue reading →

Advancements in techniques and treatment have transformed care for patients with cardiovascular disease over the last decade, and national and state-wide initiatives have been put in place to help close disparity gaps and improve treatment for all patients. But a study by investigators from Brigham and Womens Hospital found that gaps remain, and that female patients and patients who live in lower income neighborhoods have higher rates of death following cardiovascular and thoracic procedures Continue reading →

Editors, Vineyard Gazette: This is a letter of praise for Dr. David Samuels, who has been practicing at the airport for years, unbeknownst to many Continue reading →

Hyderabad:Surgeons at Kamineni Hospitals - LB Nagar performed a complex and rare CT surgery to save the life of a housewife and young mother of three small children (Shreeshant - 6 years, Sindhu 5 years & Sushant 4 years). Continue reading →

Global Industry Analysis 2012 2016 and Opportunity Assessment 2017 2027has studied thecardiac surgery devices marketand expects it to record a CAGR of 3.7% and be worth over US$ 2 Bn by end 2027. The perfusion disposables segment represents a considerably larger market opportunity than either catheters, beating heart surgery systems, or heart lung machines in the cardiac surgery devices market. The perfusion disposables segment is predicted to be worth more than US$ 800 Mn in 2017 alone with oxygenators contributing the lions share of this. Continue reading →

Your mitral valve is one of the four major valves in your heart. It helps blood flow through your heart and out to the rest of your body Continue reading →

ReportLinker It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10. 3% from 2021 to 2028. The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and the rising number of surgical procedures are boosting the custom procedure kits market Continue reading →

WASHINGTON Just before the ceremony when she assumed command of a U.S. Army Reserve company in 2012, then-Capt. Kelly Bell felt nauseated Continue reading →