Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

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A woman who thought she had pulled a muscle in the gym was shocked to discover she needed urgent surgery to insert a stent to prevent a heart attack. Sharon McGonigle, 44, had been living a healthy lifestyle with a low cholesterol diet. The mum-of-four, from Donegal, told the Irish Mirror: I started feeling pains when I was exercising, I was short of breath too, but because I was asthmatic I put it down to the asthma more than cardiac, In April 2018, I had a pain in my chest, but I thought I had pulled a muscle at the gym. Continue reading →

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Lewis Chilcott suffered a seizure and was admitted to hospital on June 11, his sister Hannah said. He was given a tracheotomy and put on to life support but suffered complications during the procedure. And now Hannah has launched a fundraiser to give Lewis the send off he serves Continue reading →

Last Price $ Last Trade Change $ Change Percent % Open $ Prev Close $ High $ low $ 52 Week High $ 52 Week Low $ Market Cap PE Ratio Volume Exchange CTSO - Market Data & News Cytosorbents Corp (NASDAQ: CTSO) shares fell 0.13%, or $0.01 per share, to close Friday at $7.61. After opening the day at $7.58, shares of Cytosorbents fluctuated between $7.75 and $7.58 Continue reading →

Barton Fendelman has never been one to give up on a goal. So when the New York City firefighter, now 52 and retired, came to see Didier F. Continue reading →

Lisa Larson | Live Well Its been a long time since Ernie Hoffman, an 86-year-old Mesquite, Nevada resident, could climb a flight of stairs without pausing midway to catch his breath; or even eat a regular meal without getting winded. Now, thanks to a mitral valve clip procedure performed at Intermountain St Continue reading →

What has been said? Unfortunately something has flagged up with his ECG, which is the heart test, Gerrard told Sky Sports. Weve got top medical people here at the club now and we check all the players thoroughly from head to toe when they arrive Continue reading →

A fully implantable, bioabsorbable pacemaker has been developed that's capable of sustaining heart rhythms in animal and human donor hearts before disappearing over 5 to 7 weeks. Temporary pacing devices are frequently used after cardiac surgery but rely on bulky external generators and transcutaneous pacing leads that run the risk of becoming infected or dislodged and can damage the heart when removed if they're enveloped in fibrotic tissue. Dr John Rogers The experimental device is thin, powered without leads or batteries, and made of water-soluble, biocompatible materials, thereby bypassing many of the disadvantages of conventional temporary pacing devices, according to John A Continue reading →

This article was originally published here Heart Lung Circ. 2021 Jul 3:S1443-9506(21)01041-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.446 Continue reading →