http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/mitral-valve-regurgitation-replacement-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:36:27 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/research-sheds-light-on-open-heart-surgery-and-kidney-disease-patients-101517-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the iJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (JASN) says that one type of open heart surgery is likely safer than the other for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Open heart, or coronary artery bypass, surgery can be done two ways: on-pump or off-pump, depending on whether the patient is put on a heart-lung machine. Off-pump surgery allows a surgeon to perform a bypass without stopping the heart. This may help cut down on kidney injuries ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-sheds-light-on-open-heart-surgery-and-kidney-disease-patients-101517-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/improvement-noted-in-survival-rates-for-mitral-valve-heart-surgery-patients-101201-1.htm Yale School of Medicine researchers are reporting that patients with mitral regurgitation, a type of valvular heart disease, are living longer after surgery. The study appears in the journal iCirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes/i. Surgery that replaces or repairs the mitral valve remains the definitive therapy for symptomatic mitral regurgitation, but surgery carries considerable risks of mortality and complications such as infection and renal failure. Led by John A. Dodson, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/improvement-noted-in-survival-rates-for-mitral-valve-heart-surgery-patients-101201-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/middle-east-patients-with-rhd-not-being-admitted-in-time-to-prevent-heart-surgery-100331-1.htm A new study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology has shed light on the lack of effective treatment for patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the Middle East with researchers stating that they are being admitted too late to prevent heart surgery. RHD is a devastating consequence of repeated episodes of rheumatic fever. The disease progresses over time and if it is not caught in the early stages, patients develop heart valve damage and will ultimately need surgery to replace the damaged valve(s)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/middle-east-patients-with-rhd-not-being-admitted-in-time-to-prevent-heart-surgery-100331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/beating-heart-surgery-may-turn-riskier-to-patients-98922-1.htm Coronary artery bypass surgery carried out when the heart is still beating may bear an increased possibility of death, states a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. The researchers suggest beating heart surgery should not be recommended except in specific cases where stopping the heart might be risky. Heart surgery in patients with heart disease caused by narrowed arteries has for many years been performed "on-pump", by stopping the heart and introducing a bypass to artificially pump the patient's blood....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/beating-heart-surgery-may-turn-riskier-to-patients-98922-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/progressive-kidney-problems-after-heart-surgery-may-be-highlighted-by-markers-98308-1.htm A new study indicates that blood and urine markers can indicate which patients with an abrupt kidney injury following heart surgery will experience progressive kidney problems. The study appears in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN). Testing for these markers soon after surgery could help doctors protect the health of patients' kidneys. Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is an increasingly prevalent condition....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/progressive-kidney-problems-after-heart-surgery-may-be-highlighted-by-markers-98308-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mitral-valve-repair-with-bypass-surgery-boosts-heart-function-98233-1.htm A recent research has pointed out that patients who had leaky mitral heart valves repaired along with bypass surgery showed improvement in heart function compared to those who had bypass only. The mitral valve separates the heart's left atrium (upper chamber) from the left ventricle (lower chamber). It has two flaps, or cusps, and if the flaps don't close properly, the valve will leak. "Many patients who need bypass surgery have mild to moderately leaky mitral valves because coronary artery ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mitral-valve-repair-with-bypass-surgery-boosts-heart-function-98233-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-echocardiographic-diagnosis-of-rheumatic-heart-disease-98156-1.htm World Heart Federation has proposed new guidelines for the echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The guidelines define the minimum requirements needed to diagnose RHD in individuals without a clear history of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), and will have important global and national implications. Diagnosis is conducted with an ultrasound of the heart's valves and chambers, known as an echocardiogram, but currently no guidelines are available to define what is normal on echocardiography....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-echocardiographic-diagnosis-of-rheumatic-heart-disease-98156-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/world-record-heart-surgery-on-baby-aged-just-17-hours-97181-1.htm Media reports indicate that a baby from the UK is recovering in hospital after becoming the youngest person to have open-heart surgery. Surgeons pieced together Jasmine Carr's heart when she was 17 and a half hours old after they decided she had only a 15 percent chance of survival. And now Jasmine, who suffers from hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is out of intensive care and her parents, Jo and James, hope she will be home with them by April. "Being told there is little chance of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/world-record-heart-surgery-on-baby-aged-just-17-hours-97181-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Platelet-Inhibition-Retained-With-Aid-of-Drug-and-Anti-Clotting-Levels-Prior-to-Heart-Surgery-96382-1.htm Patients who cease to use an antiplatelet agent like clopidogrel before undergoing cardiac surgery to lower their bleeding risk and got intravenously the platelet inhibitor cangrelor attained a higher rate of maintenance of platelet inhibition, than patients who received placebo, states a study in the January 18 issue of IJAMA/I. "Thienopyridines [antiplatelet agents] are among the most widely prescribed medications, but their use can be complicated by the unanticipated need for surgery....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Platelet-Inhibition-Retained-With-Aid-of-Drug-and-Anti-Clotting-Levels-Prior-to-Heart-Surgery-96382-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Successful-Heart-Surgery-Keeps-Prince-Philip-in-Good-Spirits-95390-1.htm Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is said to be in 'good spirits' while recovering from heart surgery and was visited by his wife Queen Elizabeth in hospital. The monarch arrived by helicopter near Papworth Hospital, and was then ferried by vehicle to the cardiothoracic unit. After a visit lasting 45 minutes, the Queen left the facility and returned by helicopter to Sandringham House in Norfolk, where the Royal Family gathered to celebrate Christmas, Sky News reports. The 90-year-old ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Successful-Heart-Surgery-Keeps-Prince-Philip-in-Good-Spirits-95390-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Duke-of-Edinburgh-Successfully-Undergoes-Heart-Surgery-95215-1.htm The 90-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been successfully treated for coronary artery blockage on Friday. He will stay in the hospital overnight. The royal family had gathered at Sandringham House in Norfolk to celebrate Christmas, when Prince Philip suffered from chest pain. He was then flown to the cardiac unit at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire for precautionary tests. Doctors diagnosed him with a blocked coronary artery and decided to perform ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Duke-of-Edinburgh-Successfully-Undergoes-Heart-Surgery-95215-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/22-Hour-Old-Baby-Undergoes-Open-Heart-Surgery-in-Britain-94040-1.htm A 22-hour old baby became the youngest person to undergo an open heart surgery in Britain after he was diagnosed with a rare condition affecting one in 5,000 births. Toby Drink was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome after his mother, Sophie underwent a scan 21 months into her pregnancy. His health deteriorated rapidly after birth and the doctors had to conduct the 12-hour long operation in order to save his life. Sophie revealed that when the doctors found something wrong with her ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/22-Hour-Old-Baby-Undergoes-Open-Heart-Surgery-in-Britain-94040-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Outcomes-in-Adult-Congenital-Heart-Surgery-92220-1.htm Higher surgery costs for adult congenital heart patients is linked to higher rates of inpatient death, finds study in ICirculation: Quality and Outcomes,/I a journal of the American Heart Association. In the study, researchers sought to understand resource use by adults undergoing congenital heart surgery in pediatric hospitals, analyze the association between high resource use and inpatient death, and identify risk factors for high resource use. They found that although the number ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Outcomes-in-Adult-Congenital-Heart-Surgery-92220-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Surgery-for-a-Premature-Baby-89519-1.htm STRONGEleana Hastings was born prematurely during the 36SUPth/SUP week of pregnancy with a birth weight of just 3lb 5oz. /STRONGSTRONG/STRONGSTRONGBorn with a rare heart problem, she is the smallest baby to undergo open heart surgery in Britain. The surgery was an absolute necessity to save her life. /STRONG STRONG/STRONG STRONGA routine scan during 22 weeks of pregnancy showed that the baby had a severe heart condition and would need an open heart surgery to save her life....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Surgery-for-a-Premature-Baby-89519-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hospital-Plans-Heart-Surgery-on-Infants-87747-1.htm Publicly-funded Iraqi hospital signed an agreement with Beirut's Hotel Dieu hospital for its staff to receive training in pediatric cardiac surgery. We need three years to learn these procedures because such methods are complicated, says Doctor Hussein Ali al-Hilli, director of the Ibn Bitar Hospital for Cardiac Surgery in Baghdad. In Iraq birth defects are high due to marriage within extended families. "We receive 80 children a day with various heart-related birth defects that we cannot treat. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hospital-Plans-Heart-Surgery-on-Infants-87747-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Angioplasty-Is-A-Safe-Alternative-To-Open-Heart-Surgery-83231-1.htm People who suffer from serious heart disease could benefit similarly from balloon angioplasty as from major open heart surgery, said a study released by South Korean researchers on Monday. Bypass surgery, in which vessels are taken from elsewhere in a patient's body and sewn onto the heart to replace clogged ones, is the most common method of treating people with left main coronary artery disease. But the results of the randomized clinical trial of 600 patients who received either angioplasty ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Angioplasty-Is-A-Safe-Alternative-To-Open-Heart-Surgery-83231-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Open-Heart-Surgery-for-Bad-Aortic-Valve-Soon-to-be-Replaced-by-Arterial-Approach-83202-1.htm A new study by doctors at Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital has found that people with a bad aortic valve can avoid an open-heart surgery now and a new valve can be placed through a tube in an artery in the groin or chest. The new valve is crimped on a balloon and is passed through the narrowed, older or diseased heart valve and this balloon is inflated new valve is left in that place. However there is an uncertainty about how long the valves will last and there is a higher risk of stroke....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Open-Heart-Surgery-for-Bad-Aortic-Valve-Soon-to-be-Replaced-by-Arterial-Approach-83202-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Rare-Heart-Surgery-Two-Beating-Hearts-81089-1.htm Tyson Smith woke up with new outlook for this Valentine's Day - the reason is he had two beating hearts one his old failing heart and a newly transplanted heart. "I can tell that I am getting stronger every day", said Smith. The team from the UC San Diego Center for Transplantation performed a rare, life-saving cardiac surgery called heterotopic heart transplantation, where Smith's own heart remained in place while a second donor heart was implanted. He now has two beating hearts. "Mr. Smith ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Rare-Heart-Surgery-Two-Beating-Hearts-81089-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Miracle-Boy-Survives-Killer-Bug-and-Heart-Surgery-in-the-Womb-79962-1.htm A baby boy, whose parents were asked to book a funeral, has survived a killer bug and a heart surgery while still in the womb, in what is a medical miracle. Freddie Allen was infected with a killer virus after his mother suffered from erythema infectiosum or "slapped cheek" syndrome. In kids, this infection usually results in redness on the cheek and a mild fever, but because Freddie was infected inside the womb, there was a buildup of fluid inside his body. The infection was noticed during a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Miracle-Boy-Survives-Killer-Bug-and-Heart-Surgery-in-the-Womb-79962-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/England-is-the-Best-Place-for-Heart-Surgery-77224-1.htm England and Wales are the best places in Europe to undergo a heart surgery after a recent report revealed that both the places reported nearly a quarter less deaths compared to other countries. Published by The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the survey is the first of its kind to have taken place with data collected from more than 23 countries in Europe. According to the report, the average number of deaths caused during a coronary artery bypass surgery across the 23 countries was 2....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/England-is-the-Best-Place-for-Heart-Surgery-77224-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Strokes-Seizures-Linked-to-Heart-Surgery-76938-1.htm Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for "considerable morbidity and mortality" Loyola University Health System neurologists have reported. Other complications include delirium, central nervous system infections, pituitary gland problems, spinal cord or peripheral nerve injuries, residual effects of anesthesia and medication toxicity. Complications can involve any part of the central and peripheral nervous systems. "Neurologic complications ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Strokes-Seizures-Linked-to-Heart-Surgery-76938-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Bypass-for-Uncomplicated-Heart-Surgery-Does-Not-Reduce-Neurocognitive-Function-in-Children-71929-1.htm School-aged children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during surgery for less complicated congenital heart defects do not appear to suffer any impairments in neurocognitive abilities, such as intelligence, memory, motor skills and behavior. Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, in a study in the August issue of IPediatrics/I, reported on neuropsychological effects after surgery for acyanotic heart defects. Acyanotic heart defects, which include abnormal heart ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Bypass-for-Uncomplicated-Heart-Surgery-Does-Not-Reduce-Neurocognitive-Function-in-Children-71929-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Patients-Belonging-to-Lower-Socioeconomic-Levels-may-Not-Live-Long-After-Heart-Surgery-67507-1.htm A new American research has found that people from lower socio-economic levels may not live long after heart surgery, irrespective of race and gender. The study has appeared in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. For the study, researchers tracked the survival of 23,330 people (15,156 white men, 6,932 white women, 678 black men and 564 black women) who underwent heart bypass or valve surgery between 1995 and 2005. They discovered ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Patients-Belonging-to-Lower-Socioeconomic-Levels-may-Not-Live-Long-After-Heart-Surgery-67507-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/First-Beating-Heart-Surgery-in-India-Performed-at-AIIMS-67157-1.htm A 27-year-old heart patient from Uttar Pradesh has become the first patient in India to undergo beating heart surgery. Rashmi Katiyar, who underwent the surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is only the second person in the world to have undergone such surgery. Rashmi had a tear in the aortic wall and had to undergo surgery to repair it. The aorta is the largest artery of the body and carries oxygenated blood from heart to other parts of the body. A tear in its wall means ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/First-Beating-Heart-Surgery-in-India-Performed-at-AIIMS-67157-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pediatric-Heart-Surgery-can-be-Enhanced-by-Addition-of-New-Tool-61422-1.htm A way to simulate blood flow on the computer to optimize surgical designs has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Stanford University. It is the basis of a new tool that may help surgeons plan for a life-saving operation called the "Fontan" surgery, which is performed on babies born with severe congenital heart defects. The researchers will present their work next week at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's (APS) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pediatric-Heart-Surgery-can-be-Enhanced-by-Addition-of-New-Tool-61422-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Surgery-for-Katherine-Heigls-Newly-Adopted-Baby-Girl-58640-1.htm It has emerged that Katherine Heigl's newly adopted daughter had to undergo life-saving surgery at the age of two months because she was born with a hole in her heart. The 'Ugly Truth' actress and her singer husband Josh Kelley finalised all legalities for adopting 10-month-old Nancy Leigh from Korea last week. The couple revealed that they had to quickly finish all the paper work because the child has special needs "They wanted to get her to us as quickly as possible," said Heigl....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Surgery-for-Katherine-Heigls-Newly-Adopted-Baby-Girl-58640-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Timing-Makes-No-Difference-for-Heart-Surgery-58544-1.htm There is no bad time of the day or week or year to have elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according to a review in the October issue of the journal IAnesthesiology/I. The study also reviews potential adverse effects associated with the timing of a patient''s heart surgery Research indicates that sleep deficits, natural body rhythm disturbances, and prolonged duty all reduce performance of drivers and pilots. This study''s authors tested the theory that the same adverse effects may impact hospital personnel performance....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Timing-Makes-No-Difference-for-Heart-Surgery-58544-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Delicate-Heart-Surgery-in-Child-Planned-After-MRI-Simulation-of-Blood-Flow-56232-1.htm MRI is assuming increasing importance in helping doctors decide if the patient is fit to undergo surgery or not. The patient described in this paper, Amanda Mayer, age four, of Staten Island, N.Y., had previously undergone all three stages of the Fontan procedure at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, but developed severe complications. Her oxygen saturation was very low - only 72 percent, compared to normal levels of at least 95 percent - which indicated the possibility of abnormal connections ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Delicate-Heart-Surgery-in-Child-Planned-After-MRI-Simulation-of-Blood-Flow-56232-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Blood-Transfusion-During-Heart-Surgery-Safe-55485-1.htm Blood transfusion during heart surgery is indeed safe. Worries over cancer risk are unfounded, say Dr Bill Weightman and Dr Mark Newman of the University of Western Australia who studied the health of more than 1,800 people 12 years after cardiac surgery. Their study, entitled "Moderate Exposure to Allogeneic Blood Products is Not Associated with Reduced Long-Term Survival After Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease", is to be published in the prestigious American Society of Anaesthesiologists' journal, EMAnaesthesiology/EM....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Blood-Transfusion-During-Heart-Surgery-Safe-55485-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Rare-Heart-Surgery-Performed-on-25-day-Old-Baby-at-Narayana-Hrudayalaya-53664-1.htm A surgical team led by Dr Collin John, a senior pediatric surgeon, has performed a rare heart surgery on a 25-day old baby at the Narayana Hrudayalaya. The baby boy was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) in pre-natal stage. This condition means the boy had no left ventricle in his heart. The surgeons performed a surgery called the Norwood procedure in which the right ventricle of the heart is connected to the aorta to restore blood supply to various parts of the body in the first stage....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Rare-Heart-Surgery-Performed-on-25-day-Old-Baby-at-Narayana-Hrudayalaya-53664-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-Mobile-Phones-Could-Help-In-Monitoring-Heart-Surgery-Patients-50781-1.htm Australian scientists have come up with a new technique that will see nurses monitoring heart patients via a mobile phone. This is done in a bid to encourage heart patients to complete their rehabilitation programs after surgery. The trial, being run by the CSIRO's Australian E-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) and Queensland Health, uses a mobile phone to collect and send health-related information about patients' activities at home to a central computer. AEHRC chief executive officer Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-Mobile-Phones-Could-Help-In-Monitoring-Heart-Surgery-Patients-50781-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-Factors-Identified-for-Pneumonia-After-Heart-Surgery-50670-1.htm Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main cause of nosocomial infection in patients undergoing major heart surgery. An international study of 25 hospitals from 8 European countries, published in BioMed Central's open access journal ICritical Care/I, has confirmed the degree of danger posed by VAP and identified the main risk factors. Javier Hortal, from the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, worked with the European Study Group on Nosocomial Infections (ESGNI) and the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-Factors-Identified-for-Pneumonia-After-Heart-Surgery-50670-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Robin-Williams-Cancels-Tour-to-Undergo-Heart-Surgery-48357-1.htm Hollywood actor Robin Williams will undergo heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement, say reps. He was admitted to a south Florida hospital earlier this week, The Broadway run of the 57-year-old actor's solo show "Weapons of Self-Destruction" has also been postponed following the operation, reports Variety. Williams has cancelled all performances of his show, which was on an 80-city tour that started last September and was to reach Broadway in the spring. The tour will resume coming fall....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Robin-Williams-Cancels-Tour-to-Undergo-Heart-Surgery-48357-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bypass-Heart-Surgery-Does-Not-Affect-Kids-IQ-Levels-43979-1.htm Bypass surgery in children with less complex heart defects doesn't lead to low IQ levels, say researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The study involving 41 patients, aged five to 18 showed that the use of cardiopulmonary bypass does not cause short-term neurological problems in children and teenagers after surgery. 'This is good news for school-aged children who receive surgery for these less complex heart defects,' said study leader Michael D. Quartermain, M.D., a pediatric ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bypass-Heart-Surgery-Does-Not-Affect-Kids-IQ-Levels-43979-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Aortic-Valve-Replaced-in-92-year-old-Australian-Woman-Without-Open-Heart-Surgery-40888-1.htm In an Australian first, an aortic valve has been replaced in a 92-year-old Australian woman without open heart surgery. In the new procedure which was developed in the United States, enables doctors to use a valve delivered by catheter. The valve is attached to a long rod and fed through a small incision in the groin up to the heart, where it defrosts and expands. The state-of-the-art operation will replace conventional open heart surgery for many older Australians who are too frail or ill to cope with a major operation and long recovery time....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Aortic-Valve-Replaced-in-92-year-old-Australian-Woman-Without-Open-Heart-Surgery-40888-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Heart-Surgery-Increases-Blood-Sugar-Levels-in-Non-Diabetics-as-Well-37817-1.htm Even if heart surgery patients are not diabetic they still require temporary insulin assistance after their surgery to control blood sugar, a new study has revealed. The study, by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System, has shown that a significant minority of those patients might need to take medicines for days or even weeks after they leave the hospital, to help their blood sugar levels reach normal again. Researchers found that obese patients, older patients, and those ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Heart-Surgery-Increases-Blood-Sugar-Levels-in-Non-Diabetics-as-Well-37817-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Surgery-Patients-Might-Require-Temporary-Insulin-Treatment-After-Operation-37727-1.htm Heart surgery patients might require temporary insulin treatment after operation. The problem might afflict even those who are not diabetic. Nearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough to warrant such a treatment. And a significant minority of those patients might need to take medicines for days or even weeks after they leave the hospital, to help their blood sugar levels reach normal again, a new study from the University of Michigan Health System shows....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Heart-Surgery-Patients-Might-Require-Temporary-Insulin-Treatment-After-Operation-37727-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Aortic-Valve-Stenosis-may-Be-Treated-Without-Open-Heart-Surgery-35713-1.htm A new study by scientists at Universite de Montreal and the Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre has claimed that aortic valve stenosis may now be treated by a new method that does not require open heart surgery. The study led by Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, has suggested a treatment based on raising high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called good cholesterol level in patients suffering from aortic valve stenosis, may ultimately prove beneficial to people who suffer from this disease. "We ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Aortic-Valve-Stenosis-may-Be-Treated-Without-Open-Heart-Surgery-35713-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Open-Heart-Surgery-on-Premature-Baby-in-Southern-India-35587-1.htm A premature baby has undergone open heart surgery in Bangalore, southern India. Jonathan, 27 weeks old, weighs 900 grams. He is almost the size of a palm. Born after a gestation period of less than seven months, he underwent an open heart surgery at the premier Wockhardt Hospital. The baby developed breathing difficulties within two weeks of birth. After severe weight loss, up to one tenth of his weight, Jonathan was put on ventilator support and his chances of survival were very thin. Jonathan's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Open-Heart-Surgery-on-Premature-Baby-in-Southern-India-35587-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chennai-Doctors-Perform-Robot-aided-Heart-Surgery-Successfully-31393-1.htm In a landmark achievement, Chennai doctors have performed a heart surgery on two patients assisted by a robot. The surgeries were performed at the Chettinad Health City Hospital. The operations were performed five days ago and the patients are on their way to recovery according to the doctors at the private hospital. The robot-aided techniques enhance the recovery period reducing pain and blood loss. The surgeons used the new technology on two male patients who are in their twenties. "All these ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chennai-Doctors-Perform-Robot-aided-Heart-Surgery-Successfully-31393-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/McCartney-Had-a-Secret-Heart-Surgery-31369-1.htm A source has reveled that the former Beatle,Sir Paul McCartney underwent coronary angioplasty - a procedure that opens up arteries and allows a greater flow of blood. This secret heart surgery was done last autumn. "Paul had been complaining about not feeling well and saw a Harley Street specialist at The London Clinic," The Sun quoted a source, as saying. "Tests were carried out and the decision was taken to operate. Paul had the angioplasty in a private hospital. It was all very routine but any ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/McCartney-Had-a-Secret-Heart-Surgery-31369-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/UK-Hospital-Performs-Heart-Surgery-Using-Robotic-Arm-23909-1.htm Surgeons at the St. Mary's Hospital in London, have used a robot to carry out an intricate life-saving heart operation. Over 20 patients have been operated on with the robot, which is only one of four in use in the world. According to the BBC, the robotic arm is used to guide thin wires through blood vessels in the heart to treat a fast or irregular heartbeat. Doctors claim that it will reduce risks in patients and increase the number of procedures they can carry out. During the procedure, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/UK-Hospital-Performs-Heart-Surgery-Using-Robotic-Arm-23909-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Strategy-To-Tackle-Rheumatic-Heart-Disease-21609-1.htm People at risk of developing acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) should be actively screened and government health authorities notified of any new cases, according to new guidelines issued by the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Both caused by group A streptococcal bacteria, ARF and RHD are diseases of poverty that occur at world-record rates in Indigenous Australians. Yet individual cases are often poorly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Strategy-To-Tackle-Rheumatic-Heart-Disease-21609-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17884 Heart surgeons are getting ready for the first heart valve replacement operation in Britain using key- hole technique. The operation is scheduled for Tuesday and will be performed by Jan Kovac and a team of cardiologists. The surgery is termed as percutaneous aortic valve replacement. This technique, called the key- hole technique, was first performed in France. The novelty of this surgery is that it avoids open-heart surgery. During the one-hour surgery the new valve will be introduced ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17884 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16309 Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have developed an innovative new technology that will help pediatric cardiac surgeons design and test a customized surgical procedure before they ever pick up a scalpel. With a better understanding of each child's unique heart defect, surgeons could greatly improve the likelihood that children with complex defects requiring multiple surgeries over a period of several years could have smoother recoveries and an improved quality of life after their operations....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16309 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15332 A specialized bra may reduce pain for women recovering from heart surgery. A Researcher from the University of Calary has studied around 481 women in 10 cities across canada . Dr. Kathryn King, in her research informs that those who wore a bra had significantly less post-surgical breast pain and discomfort, when compared those who were in a control group. Dr King submitted her findings to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Vancouver after two years of study. For those who experience ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15332 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15265 Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have helped usher in a new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Using radiofrequency devices - rather than a scalpel - they've greatly shortened the surgery and made it significantly easier to perform. "Because of the devices, the procedure - called the Cox-Maze procedure - has gone from an operation that hardly anyone was doing to one that 80 to 90 percent of U.S. heart surgeons are now performing," says Ralph J....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15265 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11957 Kuja, a 23-year-old western lowland gorilla died at Washington's National Zoo on Saturday while undergoing surgery for heart disease. This animal was one of Washington zoo's two adult male western lowland gorillas. These gorillas are an endangered species native to the tropical rain forests of western and central Africa. Veterinarians from the University of Alabama and Auburn University had tried to implant an electronic cardiac device into Kuja to help his ailing heart. On June 20, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11957 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11595 A new study by researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Columbia University finds that older stored blood transfusion into patient who has undergone a repeated heart surgery makes the condition worse with raised death risks. Use of older blood also is associated with an increased risk for kidney problems,acute respiratory distress and longer confinement to intensive care units, the researchers found. The findings may hold important health implications, but they should be viewed with caution, the researchers said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11595 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11494 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11494