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Heart surgery is done to correct problems with the heart. More than half a million heart surgeries are done each year in the United States for a variety of heart problems. Heart surgery is used to correct heart problems in children and adults. This article discusses heart surgeries for adults. For more information about heart surgeries for children, see the Diseases and Conditions Index articles on congenital heart defects, holes in the heart, and tetralogy of Fallot.

The most common type of heart surgery for adults is coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). During CABG, surgeons use healthy arteries or veins taken from another part of the body to bypass (that is, go around) blocked arteries. CABG relieves chest pain and reduces the risk of heart attack.

New clinical data shows positive long-term performance of Medtronic's CoreValve system

New clinical data presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2011 demonstrate positive long-term performance for the CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve replacement system from Medtronic, Inc.

From Medtronic 29 Aug 2011

Babies, toddlers with congenital heart disease more likely to have harmful toxins after surgery

Babies and toddlers with congenital heart disease are at an increased risk of having harmful toxins in their blood, particularly following surgery, according to research by a team at Imperial College London.

26 Aug 2011

NHLBI selects U-M Congenital Heart Center for clinical research

The University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center has been selected as a new Pediatric Heart Network core site for clinical research. Created and funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, the Pediatric Heart Network is a cooperative network of pediatric cardiovascular clinical research centers that conducts studies in children with congenital or acquired heart disease.

20 Aug 2011

Waist circumference does not effectively predict children with increased risk of diabetes

Waist circumference, a measure of belly fat, is not a better predictor than body mass index for identifying children with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.

20 Aug 2011

Biomarkers may transform diagnosis of kidney disease

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common - but preventable -- complication after surgery that can lead to other complications or even death. The use and development of biomarkers will help physicians diagnose and treat acute kidney injury.

12 Aug 2011

Predictive genetic testing may identify children's risk for developing common, treatable disorders

Predictive genetic testing may be able to identify children's risk for developing common, treatable, and possibly preventable disorders.

5 Aug 2011

New method of delivering growth factors could lead to revolutionary heart treatment

Ever since the Nobel Prize for nerve growth factor was awarded more than 30 years ago, researchers have been searching for ways to use growth factor clinically.

3 Aug 2011

HT, B.Braun partner to launch Adenocaine Hiberplegia syringe pump delivery system

Hibernation Therapeutics USA, LLC has partnered with B. Braun Medical Inc. to introduce an innovative, low-cost syringe pump delivery system for the administration of its patented Adenocaine Hiberplegia solution, the world's first non-depolarizing cardioplegia.

From B. Braun Melsungen AG 1 Aug 2011

Cardiac rehab can prolong patients' lives and reduce risk of second heart attack

Twenty-eight year-old Alex Holton is an active young Torontonian, but five years ago, shortly after receiving life-saving heart surgery, Alex Holton was unsure he'd ever be active again.

28 Jul 2011

Special panel votes in favor of HDE approval for EXCOR Pediatric VAD

At the request of Dr. Bram Zuckerman, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Devices, Center for Devices and Radiologic Health of the United States Food and Drug Administration, a special panel was convened on Thursday July 21 in Gaithersburg, Maryland to review the results of the EXCOR® IDE clinical trial.

27 Jul 2011

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitals

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks among the top five American hospitals, according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient-outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors. The medical center also was rated the best hospital in the western United States for the 22nd consecutive year and the No. 1 hospital in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

22 Jul 2011

Montifiore's surgeons receive certification training for implanting total artificial heart

A surgical team from the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care recently received certification training for implanting the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, a replacement heart implanted in patients at risk of imminent death from heart failure.

22 Jul 2011

U.S. News recognizes HUMC among top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties

Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) has been ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties – Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, and Geriatrics – in U.S. News Media & World Report's 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings.

22 Jul 2011

U.S.News ranks Rush University Medical Center among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-12

Rush University Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation's top hospitals in the nation, according to the upcoming issue of U.S.News & World Report.

21 Jul 2011

U.S. News ranks UC San Diego Health System among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-2012

UC San Diego Health System ranks #1 among San Diego's adult hospitals and among "America's Best Hospitals" according to U.S. News & World Report's "2011 - 2012 Best Hospitals" issue online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and available on newsstands August 30.

21 Jul 2011

FDA approves AstraZeneca's anti-clotting drug Brilinta

The U.S. Food and drug Administration (FDA) has finally approved AstraZeneca's Brilinta blood thinner for patients with acute coronary syndrome - conditions, such as heart attack and angina.

20 Jul 2011

US FDA advisory panel votes yes for Edwards heart valve

An U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel met Wednesday to discuss the approval of Edwards Lifesciences Corp's heart valve for patients deemed too sick to have open-heart surgery. The panel voted 9-0 with one abstention in favor of valve.

20 Jul 2011

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitals

20 Jul 2011

U.S. News ranks NewYork-Presbyterian as sixth best hospital in the nation

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks #1 in New York and among the top six in the U.S. out of the nearly 5,000 hospitals evaluated by U.S. News Media & World Report for their 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings.

20 Jul 2011

U.S. News ranks Mount Sinai Medical Center among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-2012

Mount Sinai Medical Center is among the nation's top hospitals for the fifth year in a row according to U.S. News & World Report's 2011-2012 Best Hospitals. Mount Sinai was the only hospital in South Florida to receive a prestigious national ranking in geriatric care and one of only three hospitals in South Florida to rank on a national level.

20 Jul 2011

Heart Surgery News and Research

New clinical data shows positive long-term performance of Medtronic's CoreValve system

Babies, toddlers with congenital heart disease more likely to have harmful toxins after surgery

NHLBI selects U-M Congenital Heart Center for clinical research

Waist circumference does not effectively predict children with increased risk of diabetes

Biomarkers may transform diagnosis of kidney disease

Predictive genetic testing may identify children's risk for developing common, treatable disorders

New method of delivering growth factors could lead to revolutionary heart treatment

HT, B.Braun partner to launch Adenocaine Hiberplegia syringe pump delivery system

Cardiac rehab can prolong patients' lives and reduce risk of second heart attack

Special panel votes in favor of HDE approval for EXCOR Pediatric VAD

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitals

Montifiore's surgeons receive certification training for implanting total artificial heart

U.S. News recognizes HUMC among top 50 hospitals nationally in three specialties

U.S.News ranks Rush University Medical Center among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-12

U.S. News ranks UC San Diego Health System among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-2012

FDA approves AstraZeneca's anti-clotting drug Brilinta

US FDA advisory panel votes yes for Edwards heart valve

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitals

U.S. News ranks NewYork-Presbyterian as sixth best hospital in the nation

U.S. News ranks Mount Sinai Medical Center among America's Best Hospitals for 2011-2012

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