Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Division/School Bristol Medical SchoolContract type Open EndedWorking pattern Full timeSalary 52,560 - 59,135 per annumClosing date for applications 17-Nov-2019 This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced medical statistician with a strong track record in applied clinical trials research to join one of the UKs leading UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) registered Clinical Trials Units in Bristol. The post is at the Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor level but for an exceptional candidate an appointment at the Professorial level may be considered. Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO The tricuspid valve has emerged as the setting for one of the next big chapters in transcatheter heart valve intervention, now that the aortic and mitral valve plotlines are so well developed. In an international registry study, high-surgical-risk patients with symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation (TR) lived longer and were hospitalized less for heart failure (HF) if they underwent transcatheter treatment, compared with solely medical therapy. Continue reading →

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in hemoadsorption therapies to treat life-threatening conditions, announced that Dr. Continue reading →

Sebastian Kazimierczak,1 Anita Rybicka,2 Jochen Strauss,1 Malgorzata Schram,3 Arkadiusz Kazimierczak,4 Elbieta Grochans2 1Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Therapy Department, HELIOS Hospital, Berlin-Buch, Germany; 2Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland; 3Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Evangelisch-Freikirchliches Krankenhaus Bernau, Bernau Bei Berlin, Germany; 4Vascular Surgery Department of Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland Correspondence: Anita RybickaDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, ul. onierska 48, Szczecin 71-210, PolandTel +48 91 48 00 910Fax +48 91 48 00 905Email anita.rybicka@pum.edu.pl Background: Preoperative risk assessment is a key issue in the process of patient preparation for surgery and the control of quality improvement in health care and certification programs Continue reading →

Ocala Health, in partnership with Florida Heart and Lung Institute of Ocala, earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) recently, putting it among the top ranks within the HCA Healthcare network. The award was given to Ocala Health for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting (AVR/CABG) procedures. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Omeni Osian, MD among the elite for heart bypass surgery and aortic valve replacement in the United States and Canada. Continue reading →

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- When Annadale resident Krissia Valencia and her husband, Russ Giobbie, went for the 20-week sonogram of their unborn baby girl, they were shocked to hear the doctors devastating news: Their baby suffered from a condition known as hypoplastic right heart syndrome with tricuspid atresia. She is now 14 months old and fighting for her life Continue reading →

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If youve had bariatric surgery, one of your greatest fears may be that youll regain the weight. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. Continue reading →

Cochlear implants (CIs) are cost-effective devices that improve the speech understanding and quality of life (QofL) of people with severe-to-profound hearing loss (SPHL). Over time, the CI candidacy criteria have expanded to include individuals with substantial residual hearing. Continue reading →

September 27, 2019 Abiomeds newest heart pump, the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pre-market approval (PMA) for safety and efficacy in the therapy of cardiogenic shock for up to 14 days Continue reading →