Healthgrades has announced its annual list of the top hospitals in the United States, providing data on a range of service lines. Among these arecardiac care, cardiac surgery and coronary intervention. Continue reading →

Professor Bannon demonstrates the placement of the pump This study provides a strong basis for researchers to progress to human studies implanting the mechanical pump inside the left ventricle of the heart using three-dimensional intracardiac ultrasonography as a guide, and without ever having to transport the patient, said lead authorProfessor Paul Bannon, Professor and Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, Deputy Director of the Hybrid Theatre, Sydney Imaging and Head of Cardiac Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Continue reading →

Newswise Two commonly used approaches to protect the brain during surgery to repair an ascending aortic aneurysm are equally effective, according to a review by University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers published October 6 in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery. An ascending aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or weakening of part of the aorta, which is the main blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Surgical repair of the ascending aorta often involves replacing a failing aortic valve Continue reading →

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearFlow, Inc., a medical device company based in Irvine, California, has announced positive clinical trial results presented at the 2020 Virtual Program of the Annual Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Conference (ECTSS) on October 8th. The trial evaluated the use of the ClearFlows PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT) System in the prevention of retained blood complications in heart surgery patients. The findings, titled Better Pericardial Drainage After Cardiac Surgery Leads to Better Outcomes, were presented by Dr Continue reading →