September 28, 2021 Patient survey shows low level of understanding in key areas, and desire for more face-to-face time with clinicians 28 September 2021: ERAS Cardiac, a non-profit clinician-led organization focused on continuous improvement in patient outcomes, has today published new research providing insight into the experiences of heart surgery patients in the UK pre-procedure, during their time in hospital and post-discharge. The research, conducted with 80 NHS patients who underwent cardiac surgery between 2016 and 2019, demonstrates a high rate of satisfaction (86 per cent) with the overall outcome of their surgery. 71 per cent of patients reported improvement in their physical health, 45 per cent in their mental health and 70 per cent in their overall quality of life. Continue reading →

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Richie Faulkner recently invited Demon Hunter to his home studio to record a guest electric guitar solo for the Christian metal bands upcoming album, Exile. The bands official Instagram page posted a brief clip, which shows a healthy-looking Faulkner track the solo at The Falcons Nest studio with the support of Demon Hunters Jeremiah Scott, who built the studio for Faulkner after he moved to Tennessee in 2019. Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) Ten-year-old Brady Kellerman was a healthy kid, with no major medical history, until the fourth of July of last year. I was playing with my friends at my cousins house, and I kept jumping in the water and I kind of felt weird, so I just sat down for a little bit, and then I passed out, and my mom had to do CPR, said Brady. Brady ended up going into cardiac arrest that day. Continue reading →

Rancho Mirage, CA (December 16, 2021) Eisenhower Health is the FIRST hospital in California to be recognized by Edwards Lifesciences for completing its Edwards Benchmark program for the treatment of aortic stenosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The standard treatment for aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the aortic valve opening) has been valve replacement through open-heart surgery. Continue reading →

Newswise A team of cardiac experts at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center joined forces recently to save the life of a critically ill man with advanced heart failure. Continue reading →

Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for patient care and outcomes in aortic valve replacement combined with coronary artery bypass grafting. Continue reading →

Today, the experts are discussing mitral valve disease, and how a minimally invasive procedure he pioneered to repair the valve, is helping patients get back to their active lives. The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. The views expressed in this article are those of the advertiser and do not necessarily reflect those of this site or affiliated companies. Continue reading →

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1. Good and Bad News in Obesity A sobering research letter in November reported that 1 in 3 young adults in the United States are obese. The pandemic intensified the importance of combating obesity, as the risk for severe COVID-19 has a linear relationship with body mass index. Continue reading →