Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Six years ago this month, my family was forced to do a modified version of social distancing, but we were in it alone. In the spring of 2014, my then eight-year-old daughter Sammi was scheduled for major cardiac surgery Continue reading →

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The intraoperative neuromonitoring market in US is poised to grow by USD 955.33 million during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 10% during the forecast period. Continue reading →

Posted on 2/24/2020 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Division of Thoracic Surgery has earned a distinguished three-star (highest) rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its esophageal cancer patient care and robotic esophagectomy outcomes. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute among the elite in the United States and Canada for general thoracic surgery Continue reading →

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Division of Thoracic Surgery has earned a distinguished three-star (highest) rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its esophageal cancer patient care and robotic esophagectomy outcomes. Continue reading →

Coronary bypass surgery is major open-heart surgery, and recovery can take several weeks. Here's what you need to know about common problems after your operation and what you can do to make the recovery process smoother. You can expect to stay in the hospital for about four to seven days after bypass surgery, says John Robertson, MD, director of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery at Providence Saint John's Health Center Continue reading →

Bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass grafting, is one of the most common operations worldwide. Continue reading →

Daniel Hollowaywas a cardiac surgery resident when he created a simulator to help him practise the technically challenging task of suturing the heart during surgery. Working with Innovate Calgary, Dr. Continue reading →

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transdermal -blocker patches, which offer stable blood concentration and easy availability during operation, for prevention of perioperativemyocardialinjury (PMI) in high-risk patients.MethodsandResults:In this randomized controlled trial, patients aged > 60 years with hypertension and high revised cardiac risk index (2) undergoing non-cardiac surgery were randomly assigned to a bisoprolol patch or control group. Continue reading →

From a cancer vaccine to gene insertion for those with Parkinson's, local researchers are breaking through. Research is big business at Ohio State University, with medical funding currently exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars, according to Peter Mohler, vice dean for research at OSUs College of Medicine. Ohio State gets grants from the National Institutes of Health and other sources such as other government agencies, nonprofit foundations and industry contracts Continue reading →

Whenever Harry Wuest has a doctors appointment in northern Atlantas hospital cluster dubbed Pill Hill, he makes sure to stop by the office of Dr. Douglas Doug Murphy for a quick chat. And Murphy, unless hes tied up in the operating room, always takes a few minutes to say hello to his former patient Continue reading →