In a world of expensive surgery, Dr Peter Eames has carved out a niche.“We do heart surgery all the time,” he says.“That’s a pretty good job for a man like me.”Dr Eames’ heart surgery business, the Avr Heart Surgery Pillow, was launched in 2016.Its $1,500-a-pill pill works as a pillow in the hospital, and can […]
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A heart attack is a life-or-death event, and for many of us, the aftermath is as dramatic and difficult as the attack itself.In a society that values life, that’s why we have emergency cardiac surgery (ECSO) – or emergency cardiac resuscitation (ECR).ECSO involves surgery to repair a heart or a small vessel that has collapsed […]
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Acute, fatal heart surgery is not always fatal.A new study finds that in more than half of the cases, the patients did not need to have surgery.The study, published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, included patients who underwent a cardiac arrest while hospitalized and those who did not.The patients were […]
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Posted November 29, 2018 09:11:56When you have an organ that has a large tumor in it, it can cause a lot of problems for you.It can affect your health in many different ways.Some people have difficulty breathing, and other people have trouble with their hearts.If you have a heart tumor, your doctor may need to […]
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By KENYON ARAJUKA and SHIRLEY CLARKEN Reuters March 16, 2020 12:08:55The number of people undergoing heart surgery in Japan fell for the first time in more than a decade, data showed on Wednesday, reflecting the country’s slow recovery from a pandemic.Japanese hospitals and doctors are also struggling to keep up with the influx of patients after […]
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NHL players and their families are getting a glimpse into what it’s like to go through a heart surgery.The NHL is bringing the sport’s tradition of heart surgery to the NHL Players Association meeting next week in Toronto.The players association is looking at whether to allow it to move forward, but its not known how […]
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Posted March 10, 2018 11:31:47 A little girl named Beryl had a big heart.It was the size of a baseball and she had it repaired.But when her heart broke, it shattered her lungs.Now, she lives in the same house she grew up in, which was filled with tears.She wants to help others who have lost […]
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When you wake up in the morning, how much do you know about the future? For some, the answer may be very little, because it is hard to predict when a diagnosis will come. However, a growing body of research suggests that sleep deprivation can be a powerful tool for predicting the future, and for the past […]
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