Study Tracks Long-Term Cognitive Decline in Relations to CHD incidents
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 …
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Penn Study Identifies Microbes in Wound Healing That Can Lead to Foot Amputation
A University of Pennsylvania study, published April 18, 2019, in Cell Host and Microbe, finds whether wounds, including a diabetic foot ulcer, heal or progress to a worse outcome, including infection or even amputation, may depend on the microbiome within …
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Cardiovascular Study Finds Bleeding After PAD Treatments Can Increase Risk of Death
Researchers find that bleeding after minimally invasive peripheral artery disease (PAD) treatments can increase the risk of death, Major bleeding occurs in about 4 percent of surgical procedures to treat blockages in the arteries of the lower leg and an …
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Study Says Most Patients Can Now Benefit from TAVR Procedure
According to the Columbia Surgery blog, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), is considered the new “gold-standard” for treating people suffering from aortic valve disease. In the TAVR procedure, considered less-invasive for fixing stiff, damaged aortic valves (called aortic stenosis) than …
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Researchers Call for Standardizing Acute Care Rehab for Poststroke Patients
Researchers taking a look at hospital-based rehabilitation programs found that not all rehabilitation is equal for acute care hospital patients with ischemic stroke. According to research findings published in the May 2019 issue of Physical Therapy, the researchers found “significant variation” …
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Study Reinforces Value of Heart Team Approach When Making Treatment Decisions
Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey’s medical staff stays current on the latest research on cardiothoracic surgery. Here’s one study we found interesting published last month. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for most patients …
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IU Research Find Shocking Ways to Heal Wound Infections
Researchers at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine’s Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering, have found a way to fight against bacterial infections by using a dressing that uses an electronic field to disrupt biofilm infection in wounds. Chandan Sen, Ph.D. and …
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