Daniel Hollowaywas a cardiac surgery resident when he created a simulator to help him practise the technically challenging task of suturing the heart during surgery. Working with Innovate Calgary, Dr. Continue reading →

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transdermal -blocker patches, which offer stable blood concentration and easy availability during operation, for prevention of perioperativemyocardialinjury (PMI) in high-risk patients.MethodsandResults:In this randomized controlled trial, patients aged > 60 years with hypertension and high revised cardiac risk index (2) undergoing non-cardiac surgery were randomly assigned to a bisoprolol patch or control group. Continue reading →

From a cancer vaccine to gene insertion for those with Parkinson's, local researchers are breaking through. Research is big business at Ohio State University, with medical funding currently exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars, according to Peter Mohler, vice dean for research at OSUs College of Medicine. Ohio State gets grants from the National Institutes of Health and other sources such as other government agencies, nonprofit foundations and industry contracts Continue reading →

Whenever Harry Wuest has a doctors appointment in northern Atlantas hospital cluster dubbed Pill Hill, he makes sure to stop by the office of Dr. Douglas Doug Murphy for a quick chat. And Murphy, unless hes tied up in the operating room, always takes a few minutes to say hello to his former patient Continue reading →

Pakistan's Punjab government on Tuesday refused to grant permission to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to extend his stay in London on medical grounds and asked him to either return to the country or face court. Sharif, 70, left for London in November last for treatment after the Lahore High Court allowed him to go abroad on medical grounds for four weeks. According to Sharif's physician, the three-time prime minister is suffering from complex multi-vessel coronary artery disease and substantial ischemic and threatened myocardium for which he is due to undergo surgery. Continue reading →

Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs that include exercise and lifestyle coaching can reduce heart-related deaths by 25%. These programs can also prevent patients from returning to the hospital, yetstudies showthat more than 8 out of 10 people who are eligible for the programs dont participate. Patients say making expensive copays and having to leave work and travel long distances to a hospital or clinic prevent them from participating. Continue reading →

Cardiac diseases are the number one killer globally. Individuals with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets are highly susceptible to develop cardio vascular diseases. Continue reading →