While most people assume that it’s the operating room that is risky for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery a newly released research study says it is during the recovery period. According to the findings of a large international study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), only...
Last month, during World Heart Rhythm Week, a research study published in the EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), called for urgent action to prevent, detect and treat atrial fibrillation to stop a substantial rise in disabling strokes. [caption id="attachment_1637" align="alignleft" width="300"]...
Over four months ago, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released new prevention guideline announcing that they can no longer recommend that low-dose aspirin be used to help prevent heart attacks and stroke in people without known cardiovascular vascular disease...
“Watch and wait” may not be the way to go for physicians treating patients with severe aortic stenosis who have no symptom. According to an article published online in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, researchers say that these patients may benefit from a more aggressive treatment...
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users. [caption id="attachment_1606" align="alignleft" width="300"] Wearable sensors mimic skin to help with wound healing process Photo Credit: Bing U News,...
Automobile accidents, combat wounds, cancer treatment and other conditions that require surgery, can lead to bone infections that are difficult to treat, oftentimes delaying healing. Now, researchers say they have developed a double-duty hydrogel that both attacks the bacteria and encourages bone regrowth with a...
Researchers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania say that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for patients with more than one blocked artery, according to an article published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, published in Elsevier....
Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey’s medical staff stays current on the latest research on wound care recovery. Here’s one study published last month that caught our interest. Research engineers at the University of Edinburgh (EU) have devised a fabric dressing whose thickness and elasticity can be...
According to a study presented last year at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, researchers analyzed models to more accurately predict the future volume of total joint replacement (TJR) procedures throughout the nation. TJR is considered the most commonly performed, elective procedure,...
Adults with a history of coronary heart disease (CHD) are at higher risk for faster cognitive decline in the long-term, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. CHD, occurring when coronary arteries become damaged due to a build-up of...