Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Nicvd Sukkur Performed First Paediatric Open Heart Surgery Sucessfully Sukkur: The Paediatric Cardiothoracic surgery team at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Sukkur performed a successful open heart surgery procedure on a 5 year old baby. NICVD has created history in the cardiac care on Thursday, March 19, 2020 when a two-member team of surgeons led-by Dr. Shohail Khan Bangash (Head of Paeds Cardiac Surgery, NICVD) & Dr. Continue reading →

Dr. Sergio Cattaneo and Dr. Paolo Groff are front-line doctors in the Italian cities of Brescia and Perugia, respectively Continue reading →

Cardiac Surgery Instruments Market (Latest Research Study Forecast 2020 2027) Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Trendsreports the various factors boosting the growth of the Cardiac Surgery Instruments market. Continue reading →

Global Autotransfusion Systems Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report, By Application (Orthopedic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Trauma Procedures, Organ Transplantation, and Other Procedures), By Type (Autotransfusion Products and Accessories) Forecast, 2019-2025 The global auto transfusion systems market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% during the forecast period. The major factors contributing to the market growth include the rising number of surgeries, increasing demand for organ transplantation, and emerging focus on patient blood management. Continue reading →

There will probably need to be a statue put up, at least, for Londons NHS staff when this is all over. The system, always busy, is in what may be the toughest week in its history although that could change, for the worse, by next week. Continue reading →

Shahid Akhter, Editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr. Mohammed Rehan Sayeed the Chairman, The Heart Center, Bangalore, to know more about the keyhole heart surgery or minimal access approach for heart diseases. Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION More than 225,000 cardiac surgeries are performed annually in the United States (1). While these procedures provide life-saving corrections of coronary blood flow or valvular abnormalities, the inherent combination of surgical trauma, extracorporeal perfusion, and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury often evoke harmful systemic inflammatory responses (2). These inflammatory responses prominently manifest as acute loss of vascular tone (approximately 25% of patients) (3) but are also linked to an ongoing, high incidence of end-organ damage such as acute kidney injury [up to 54% for all stages (4)]. Continue reading →

MILAN None of us have ever experienced a tragedy like it. We know how to respond to road accidents, train derailments, even earthquakes Continue reading →

Media Release Sharjah, Mar 17: Five year old Jana Akawi, was brought to Zulekha Hospital Sharjah with complaints of recurrent chest infections increasing up to 6-7 times a year. Following an echocardiogram, she was found to have a large Atrial Septal Defect with moderately severe pulmonary hypertension which demanded immediate surgical closure to prevent further progression which could have been life-threatening Continue reading →

Management of patients with a recently implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD) necessitates a thorough understanding of the postimplant period and of common critical care issues that may arise from the operating room to critical care discharge, according to a contemporary practical guide published in theCanadian Journal of Cardiology. The guide authors discussed their approach to provide comprehensive care to patients in the acute phase following LVAD implantation, in an effort to ensure optimal outcomes in this population that frequently presents with multiple comorbid conditions. Continue reading →