Tag: heart surgery

September 21, 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abbott’s Portico with FlexNav transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system to treat individuals with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis. The system is intended for use in patients who are at high or […]

January 29, 2021

An innovative mitral valve replacement procedure shows promise for high-risk patients in a new University of Miami Miller School of Medicine study led by Joseph Lamelas, M.D., chief and program director of cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Lamelas was the lead author […]

June 17, 2020

Nearly 10 percent of patients who are prescribed opioid medications following heart surgery will continue to use opioids more than 90 days after the procedure, according to a new study led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at […]

July 9, 2019

A tiny fiber-optic sensor has the potential to save lives in open heart surgery, and even during surgery on pre-term babies. The new micro-medical device could surpass traditional methods used to monitor blood flow through the aorta during prolonged and […]

May 24, 2019

WATCHMAN is a permanent implant for closing the left atrial appendage in the heart to mitigate the stroke risk. The new device has a fully enclosed and rounded frame to enable implantation flexibility for customising the placement. Physicians will be […]

October 11, 2018

A research team led by Peter Sloot, professor of Complex Adaptive Systems at the UvA, has managed to pinpoint the mechanisms behind the immune response triggered in patients undergoing open heart surgery. The team’s research reveals that by administering supplementary […]

July 30, 2018

Abbott has launched a clinical trial of its investigational Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) device in the US to treat patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Designed for MR patients who need a minimally invasive replacement valve, Tendyne allows repositioning […]

February 24, 2017

One of the conditions Medicare’s closely looking at for readmissions is heart disease. Often, patients who are admitted for heart conditions or heart attacks end up having cardiovascular surgery, and any complications arising after these procedures could negatively impact readmission […]