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03/01/2005

Biotechnology for regenerative surgery

Tissue engineering caused a stir at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Germany Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. …

09/01/2004

Sleep apnoea study may alter stroke management

Spain - New research suggests that sleep apnoea is a new risk factor for death from stroke. …

07/01/2004

BP: A poor indicator for cardiac disease

Blood pressure (BP) screening, either alone or in combination with other cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol levels, does not determine a person's chance of having a …

07/01/2004

Small silent VADs

Ventricular assist devices (VAD) have been used since the 1980s, primarily to provide support after cardiac surgery for several days during recovery, or more often to keep …

07/01/2004

Successfully treating CHD in infancy

Germany - 0.7% of newborn babies need surgery for congenital heart defects (CHD) - i.e. around 5,000-6,000 children in every 700,000 born. …

07/01/2004

CHF: A major healthcare burden

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major healthcare problem with 1-2% of the population affected in Western countries. Because it increases with age, the prevalence of CHF is …

07/01/2004

The ESC Congress

25,000 visitors and medical professionals from 47 National Cardiac Societies across central and greater Europe, will attend the 2004 ESC Congress, where 'Diabetes and heart …

07/01/2004

The electronic stethoscope

A processing system said to pick up cardiac sounds and correlate these with any related abnormalities, e.g. valve defects, stenosis, fibrillation, septal defect, etc, has been …

07/01/2004

Cardiovascular disease

Europe - Every year, 4 million people die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Europe as a whole (as many as 800,000 of them under 65 years old) and, in the EU Member States, over …

07/01/2003

Mobile test detects infarction in minutes

The earlier a cardiac infarction is detected the better the patient's chances of survival. However, because tests for cardiac infarction check for protein molecules that are …

07/01/2003

Cardiac Assist Devices

Cardiac assist devices (CAD) are blood pumps that support the circulatory functions of severely ill cardiac patients. …

07/01/2003

50 years of open heart surgery

Fifty years ago Henry Gibbon introduced a vital tool for cardiac surgery - the heart-lung machine. While pioneering efforts were made in the first half of the 20th century, this …

07/01/2003

AED - with spoken BLS instructions

For those without practised skills in using automatic external defibrillation (AED) and basic life support procedures, the prospect of coping with a case of sudden cardiac arrest …

07/01/2003

Artificial hibernation and aortic surgery

2,871 aortic surgery procedures were carried out in Germany last year. 317 of these were on the aortic arch - and particularly dangerous. …

07/01/2003

Taxus

France - Four studies of three TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stents have demonstrated their safety and efficacy, according to the maker, Boston Scientific Corporation of Natick, …

07/01/2003

'Polypill' cuts cardiac attacks by 80%

A newly invented 'Polypill', composed of currently available drugs, may act as a 'vaccine' against heart disease, according to new research published in the British Medical …

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