In an effort to prevent post-operative vision loss, Dr. David Anschel is on a mission to convince hospitals to adopt his invention. Its not common for patients to lose their vision after surgery. Continue reading →

The team involved in pioneering a new procedure that, instead of open heart surgery, fixes a deadly heart arrhythmia with a non-invasive procedure that takes only minutes includes Professor of Cardiology Dr. Continue reading →

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Oct. Continue reading →

Complicated surgery at NICVD saves life of nine-year-old boy Doctors at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) performed a complicated surgery on Monday to save the life a nine-year-old boy. Four medical professionals, including two paediatric cardiac surgeons, of the NICVD participated in the operation that lasted one and a half hours. The boy, Arsalan, was badly injured as a screwdriver had pierced through his chest near the heart. Continue reading →

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 →