Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CytoSorbents Corporation(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 Three Part Advisors 2019 Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in Dallas, TX, and meet with investors in 1x1 meetings throughout the day. Continue reading →

Share on PinterestA new study looks at the benefits and drawbacks of stents. Continue reading →

Cardiac Center Ethiopia (Credit: Fikir A) EteneshAbera Addis Abeba November 20/2019 Before the surgery I couldnt play with my friends, I couldnt run and I my heart would feel tired. Now I can run and play with my friends. I am very happy Afomiya, 5, says Continue reading →

While synthetic bear bile may well do little to reduce demand for the real thing in parts of Asia, it is currently being explored for some potentially phenomenal developments in western medicine For thousands of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used bear bile as a natural treatment for a number of ailments. A digestive fluid thats produced by the liver and then stored in the gallbladder, its used principally for reducing fever and inflammation, detoxifying the liver [and] resolving gallstones, explained Dave Garshelis, a wildlife research scientist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and one of the worlds leading bear experts. He also noted that the substance has anti-inflammatory properties. Continue reading →

AIMS: Deregulation of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling occurs in diabetes, which exacerbates injury followingmyocardial infarction. We therefore investigated the infarct-limiting effect of chronic treatment with rapamycin (RAPA, mTOR inhibitor) in diabetic mice followingmyocardialischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and delineated the potential protective mechanism. Adult male diabetic (db/db) or wild type (C57) mice were treated with RAPA (0.25mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal) or vehicle (5% DMSO) for 28 days. Continue reading →

Medical procedures such as inserting stents or bypass surgery aren't better (or worse) than medicines for reducing the chances of heart attack and other cardiac events in people living with stable ischemic heart disease, a landmark study, ISCHEMIA, has reported. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up inside the walls of our arteries. Continue reading →

Richard Belcastro received a valve replacement with a TAVR procedure this year.(Photo: Courtesy of Bret Jaspers/KJZZ) Richard Belcastro of Scottsdale has a lot going on in his retirement. Hes a ham radio operator, a photographer, a drummer, and an avid cyclist. But earlier this year, his bike rides didnt feel very good Continue reading →

The Massachusetts state house of representatives passed a bill banning flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, in a major defeat for Americas embattled vaping industry. Continue reading →

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HEALTH Platelets, platelets, platelets! Over the last few weeks these pesky little blood cells have become rather famous. These particular blood cells first hit the big time due to the dengue fever epidemic Continue reading →