“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...
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 that wound. Researchers at the...
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 increased risk of in-hospital deaths,...
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. [caption id="attachment_1523" align="alignleft" width="300"] An estimated 300,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with severe aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve doesn’t...