Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Although mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) have decreased significantly in high-income countries in recent decades, substantial challenges related to CVD treatment and outcomes persist in rural areas.1 Higher rates of mortality from coronary heart disease have been observed in rural vs urban areas, and the distance between a patients home and the nearest metropolitan center was found to be positively correlated with the risk for CVD-related hospitalization and death.1,2 The authors of a narrative review published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examined the factors that may have an impact on these issues, with a specific focus on acute coronary syndrome (ACS).1 In general, the burden of CVD is felt more by lower socioeconomic groups, Indigenous people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and those living in rural and remote communities, they noted. However, it is worth highlighting that rurality, gender, and race interact in a complex manner, reflecting impacts on both incidence of disease and access to care for those who have a cardiac illness Continue reading →

About a year ago, cardiologists told Dennis Eggers the only option to repair his leaky tricuspid heart valve was open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, that surgery comes with serious risks that Eggers, who also had an unrelated lung tumor removed in May 2019, wasnt comfortable taking. But on Dec. Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Medical Adhesives Market by Natural Resin Type (Fibrin & Collagen), Synthetic & Semi-synthetic Resin (Acrylic, Silicone, Cyanoacrylate, PU, Epoxy), Technology, Application (Dental, Surgery, Medical Devices & Equipments), Region - Global Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The medical adhesives market is projected to grow from USD 7.6 billion in 2019 to USD 10.6 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 6.8% between 2019 and 2024 Continue reading →

(MENAFN - GetNews) According to report published by Grand View Research, The global remote patient monitoring system market size was valued at USD 691.5 million in 2018 and is expected to register a CAGR of 13.4% over the forecast period. The global remote patient monitoring system market is expected to reach USD 1.8 billion by 2026, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. It is projected to register a CAGR of 13.5% during the forecast period. Continue reading →

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorbblood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced the first published case report detailing the successful use of CytoSorb to help treat cytokine release syndrome (CRS) following the administration of CAR T-cell immunotherapy Continue reading →

By Express News Service SHIVAMOGGA & BENGALURU: A skilled ambulance driver, a couple worried for their newborn baby boy, and a police machinery which cleared the way for them. These were the people involved in an all-out effort to save the life of the couples 11-day-old baby boy with congenital heart defects. The ambulance driver Sadam Husain transported the baby from Shivamogga to Bengaluru in just three hours which otherwise takes five hours. Continue reading →

Cardiovascular Surgical Devices Market Size by Type (Perfusion Disposables, Cardiopulmonary Bypass Equipment, Beating Heart Surgery Treatment, Ventricular Assist Device, Cardiac Ablation Devices and Others), Application (Interventional Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Traditional Cardiac Surgery and Others) & Region Latest Trends Report on Global Cardiovascular Surgical Devices Market 2020 with Upcoming Industry Trends, Size, Share, Top Leading Companies Profiles, Growth Opportunity Outlook Report and Forecast By 2025. Cardiovascular Surgical Devices Market Outlook is a valuable source of insightful data for business strategists. Continue reading →

Mumbai:A team headed byDr. Chandrashekhar Kulkarni, Consultant CVTS, Global Hospital, Mumbai, successfully treated a 4-year-old Zambian boy with a hole in the heart.The patient suffered fromAtrial Septal Defect(ASD),also known as a hole in the heart which is a birth defect. He can breathe freely after surgery and can do his chores with ease after undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Continue reading →

SPRINGFIELD Catherine Glennon never expected that the pain and numbness she felt in her right foot would kickstart a two year-plus journey that would culminate with the birth of her second child and be immediately followed by open heart surgery. Continue reading →

To review the clinical evidence on the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) revascularization options in left main (LM) disease in comparison with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Coronary artery disease (CAD) involving the LM is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Though CABG remains the gold standard for complex CAD involving the LM artery, recent trials have shown a trend towards non-inferiority of the LM PCI when compared with CABG in certain subset of patients Continue reading →