Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Doctors at Duke University Hospital have performed the country's first-ever adult heart transplant through a process called donation after circulatory death (DCD), and one of the surgeons involved says the process could expand the heart transplant donor pool by as much as 30%. Here are 5 key tactics to attract and retain transplant patients Typically, heart transplants "depen[d] on a declaration of brain death," according to a Duke release. By contrast, DCD transplants occur after circulatory death and rely on hearts that have stopped beating, when the patient is not technically brain dead but has been declared dead Continue reading →

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Dec. 2, 2019 /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 that the Company will present an overview of the company at the Piper Jaffray 31st Annual Healthcare Conference onThursday, December 5, 2019inNew York, NY, and meet with investors in 1x1 meetings throughout the day. Piper Jaffray 31st Annual Healthcare Conference Where:Lotte New York Palace, 455 Madison Ave, New York, NY When:Thursday, December 5, 2019 from11:50AM-12:10PM ESTWebcast: Piper Jaffray 31st Annual Healthcare Conference Webcast Link A live webcast of the presentation will be available at the above webcast link. Continue reading →

When Charlie Luckesen turned 2 the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, his family celebrated with a golden balloon nearly twice his height, a construction-paper banner that spelled out Oh Twodles, and an enormous, icing-swirled cake. But the whole day was tinged with unease Continue reading →

The procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally-invasive alternative to open heart surgery. It should be offered to suitable patients who have a stiff or narrowed aortic valve that doesn't let blood pass as it should, the report from health watchdog Hiqa to the Minister for Health Simon Harris and the HSE said. Continue reading →

Theglobal cardiac surgery instruments marketis driven primarily by the growing prevalence of cardiac disorders across the world. The cardiac surgery instruments market has also benefited from the cross-channel demand to improve medical devices in terms of efficacy as well as patient safety, enabling steady growth of the sector. The cardiac surgery instruments market is likely to exhibit steady growth in the coming years due to the importance of the sector to the growing cardiac healthcare and medical devices sector. Continue reading →

Literature regarding Indian classical music is replete with stories expounding curative properties of music of the land. Whether fact or fiction, one cannot deny the effect music has on body, mind and spirit. Musicologists call it an expressive tool that has a therapeutic impact on peoples physical and mental health Continue reading →

Anshu, who currently studies in Class 11, wants to become a doctor. Thousands across India fail to get the right medical care due to the lack of resources but sometimes a helping hand can turn around someone's life Continue reading →

New York City, NY: December 06, 2019 Published via (Wired Release) The latest report offers a fundamental review of the Global Cardiac Surgical Devices Market research along with descriptions, classifications, applications, and industry chain structure, cardiac surgical devices market growth strategies and plans are discussed as well as manufacturing processes and cost systems. It monitors the global market for cardiac surgical devices through key markets, offering in-depth analysis and detailed statistical insights Continue reading →

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the worlds most advanced total artificial heart project, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for people suffering from end-stage biventricular heart failure, today announced that it has received authorization to resume the PIVOTAL study in Kazakhstan. The implants will be performed at the National Research Center for Cardiac Surgery in Nur-Sultan (formerly called Astana), where the teams, led by Professor Yuri Pya, have successfully implanted the CARMAT device during the first part of the PIVOTAL study. Furthermore, several bridge-to-transplant surgeries conducted in this center demonstrated the ability of its surgical teams to successfully manage the explant procedure of the device as a donor heart becomes available Continue reading →

Easton Hospital narrowed its areas of focus in 2019 by partnering with St. Lukes University Health Network for certain services, and plans to add to that list in 2020. Continue reading →