Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Pakistan's Punjab government on Tuesday refused to grant permission to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to extend his stay in London on medical grounds and asked him to either return to the country or face court. Sharif, 70, left for London in November last for treatment after the Lahore High Court allowed him to go abroad on medical grounds for four weeks. According to Sharif's physician, the three-time prime minister is suffering from complex multi-vessel coronary artery disease and substantial ischemic and threatened myocardium for which he is due to undergo surgery. Continue reading →

Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs that include exercise and lifestyle coaching can reduce heart-related deaths by 25%. These programs can also prevent patients from returning to the hospital, yetstudies showthat more than 8 out of 10 people who are eligible for the programs dont participate. Patients say making expensive copays and having to leave work and travel long distances to a hospital or clinic prevent them from participating. Continue reading →

Cardiac diseases are the number one killer globally. Individuals with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets are highly susceptible to develop cardio vascular diseases. Continue reading →

Cardiovalve becomes first privately held company to receive FDAs early feasibility study (EFS) approval for both tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and mitral regurgitation (MR) indications Cardiovalve announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) of its Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement System for a tricuspid regurgitation (TR) indication. The Cardiovalve System also has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation status by the FDA Continue reading →

A star-studded event, designed to draw supporters from all of the hospitals in the Amita Health System -- for the first time -- features whimsical lily pads on its invitations. The better to conjure up frogs leaping from one lily pad to the next, organizers say Continue reading →

Magdi Yaqoub, nicknamed the King of Hearts Image Credit: Source: MYF Youtube channel Cairo: As a child, he was devastated by the death of his youngest aunt due to a heart ailment. The 22-year-old aunts departure was a catalyst for Magdi, a son of a surgeon, to specify what he wanted to be: a heart surgeon. Years later, he fulfilled his dream and established himself as one of the worlds pre-eminent cardiac surgeons Continue reading →

The grave-reality of how dangerous a stabbing can be was laid bare on tonight's BBC Hospital. The fifth series ofHospital has returned to Merseyside to chart the day-to-day life of sixNHS Trusts across the entire city of Liverpool. As figures for knife crime nationally hit a record high, Merseyside has seen a doubling in the last five years Continue reading →

Several companies based in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that they will invest in the construction of the new Magdi Yacoub Heart Center, which is located in 6th of October City, about 20 miles outside of Cairo. Continue reading →

Dr. Mehmet Oz, affectionately known by his stage name, Dr. Oz, is probably one of the most recognizable doctors in the United States. Continue reading →

February 20, 2020 11:00 ET | Source: Reports and Data NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GlobalContrast Media Injectors Marketis forecast to reach USD 2.86 Billion by 2027, according to a new report by Reports and Data. A contrast agent or medium is used in medical imaging systems to enhance the contrast of the structures or the fluids inside the body and improve the visibility of the blood vessels or the gastrointestinal tracts Continue reading →