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Study finds two substances capable of inhibiting proliferation of glioblastoma cells

Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system (brain or spinal cord) and one of the deadliest types of cancer.

7 Mar 2023

Intraoperative 3D imaging more effective in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery found that intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) imaging was superior to two-dimensional radiographs in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery.

7 Mar 2023

Artificial intelligence for the histological prediction of ulcerative colitis remission

In a recent study published in Gastroenterology, researchers assessed the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in the histological prediction of ulcerative colitis remission or clinical outcomes.

7 Mar 2023

Study: Women have higher risk of dying after coronary artery bypass surgery than men

Compared with men, women continue to have a roughly 30-40 percent higher risk of dying following coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a large study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

6 Mar 2023

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths by 30 percent and intubations by 25 percent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are not critically ill when compared to the standard treatment, which is low-dose anticoagulation.

6 Mar 2023

Tumors' response to hormone therapy may be a biomarker for personalization of breast radiotherapy

How estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer responds to hormone therapy may hold keys to understanding how it will respond to radiation therapy, and an experimental drug that increases the effectiveness of hormone therapy also overcomes radiation resistance in breast cancer, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

6 Mar 2023

New research pinpoints key culprit behind brain cancer metastasis in children

New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy for treating these tumors in the future.

6 Mar 2023

Young people also at risk of colorectal cancer

When Nikki Lawson started to experience some pretty disruptive gastrointestinal discomfort at 35, she chalked it up to her food choices.

6 Mar 2023

Stick-on sensor alerts clinicians about heart failure complications

People with heart failure were 38% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure complications within 90 days if they wore a stick-on sensor that alerted their clinician about fluid buildup in the lungs, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Researchers optically evoke tachycardia enhanced anxiety-like behaviour

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers devised a non-invasive optogenetic and wearable cardiac pacemaker for accurate and specific control of cardiac rhythm for ≤900 beats per minute (bpm), enabled by micro-light-emitting display (LED) harness and systemic channelrhodopsin delivery.

6 Mar 2023

Study shows survival benefit of home-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease patients

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers comparatively evaluated death rates among home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) participants and non-participants.

5 Mar 2023

Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a new blockage in the treated artery or need a repeat stenting procedure in the treated artery, compared with similar patients who underwent a standard angiography-guided stenting procedure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Minimally invasive mitral valve repair is as safe and effective as conventional surgery, trial shows

In the largest randomized trial conducted to compare minimally invasive and conventional cardiac surgical techniques for repairing a poorly functioning mitral valve, improvements in physical activity, as well as surgical outcomes and quality of life, were similar in both groups of patients at 12 weeks post-surgery.

5 Mar 2023

Transcatheter-based mitral valve repair safe and effective for nearly 9 out of 10 patients

The largest study to examine outcomes for patients treated outside a clinical trial setting with a minimally invasive procedure to repair a poorly functioning mitral valve in the heart found that the procedure was safe and resulted in a successful repair for nearly 9 out of 10 patients, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. Patients whose procedure was successful were half as likely to die within one year compared with those in whom the procedure was unsuccessful.

5 Mar 2023

Initial benefit of TAVR remains consistent over the first three years among patients at low surgical risk

The number of deaths and disabling strokes among patients at low surgical risk who were treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remained lower at three years, but not significantly lower, following the TAVR procedure compared with patients who received conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), according to new data being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

How do patients feel about postoperative cognitive dysfunction?

The current study reported the results of an analysis of comments submitted in response to an online published article on postoperative cognitive decline.

5 Mar 2023

Women’s heart disease pioneer receives the 2023 Master of the ACC Award

Noel Bairey Merz, MD, professor of cardiology and the director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center in the Smidt Heart Institute, will receive the 2023 Master of the ACC Award from the American College of Cardiology in honor of her pioneering contributions to the cardiovascular profession.

3 Mar 2023

Surgery News and Research

Study finds two substances capable of inhibiting proliferation of glioblastoma cells

Intraoperative 3D imaging more effective in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery

Artificial intelligence for the histological prediction of ulcerative colitis remission

Study: Women have higher risk of dying after coronary artery bypass surgery than men

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Tumors' response to hormone therapy may be a biomarker for personalization of breast radiotherapy

New research pinpoints key culprit behind brain cancer metastasis in children

Young people also at risk of colorectal cancer

Stick-on sensor alerts clinicians about heart failure complications

Researchers optically evoke tachycardia enhanced anxiety-like behaviour

Study shows survival benefit of home-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease patients

Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting

Minimally invasive mitral valve repair is as safe and effective as conventional surgery, trial shows

Transcatheter-based mitral valve repair safe and effective for nearly 9 out of 10 patients

Initial benefit of TAVR remains consistent over the first three years among patients at low surgical risk

How do patients feel about postoperative cognitive dysfunction?

Women’s heart disease pioneer receives the 2023 Master of the ACC Award

Novel predictors of severe respiratory syncytial virus infections among infants below the age of one

New way to carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier using nanoparticles

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