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Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Peripheral or central nerve injury often leads to neuropathic pain, a chronic condition that can manifest behaviorally as spontaneous pain, hyperalgesia and allodynia, and which also results in neurological dysfunction.

6 Nov 2013

Six prominent surgeons awarded Honorary Fellowship at Clinical Congress of ACS

Last night Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was awarded to six prominent surgeons from Germany, England, Thailand, Mexico, and Malaysia during the Convocation ceremony that preceded the official opening of the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

7 Oct 2013

Ohio State's Heart and Vascular Center names Garret FitzGerald as recipient of Schottenstein Prize

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Center has named Dr. Garret FitzGerald, professor of Medicine and Pharmacology; chair of the Department of Pharmacology and director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, the recipient of the 2013 Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Sciences.

26 Sep 2013

Longer looks: Phenomenal growth of the Cleveland Clinic prompts hopes for the city; the bittersweet decision to donate organs

Delos M. "Toby" Cosgrove arrived at the Cleveland Clinic in 1975 as an "incredibly poor" 34-year-old dreaming of a life as a cardiac surgeon. … As the years passed he became well-known for pioneering the replacement of heart valves, eventually assuming the chair of the department of cardiothoracic surgery.

From Medtronic 5 Sep 2013

AACN offers online educational support for cardiac nurses

Nurses caring for acutely or critically ill cardiovascular patients can take heart: The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers online educational support for cardiac nurses interested in deepening their expertise and acquiring subspecialty certification.

28 Aug 2013

Lunar cycle affects mortality, length of stay following acute aortic dissection repair

If you need cardiac surgery in the future, aortic dissection in particular, reach for the moon. Or at least try to schedule your surgery around its cycle. According to a study at Rhode Island Hospital, acute aortic dissection repair performed in the waning full moon appears to reduce the odds of death, and a full moon was associated with shorter length of stay.

16 Jul 2013

Innovative procedure for atrial fibrillation reduces risk for stroke

The UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care is the first in North Carolina to use an innovative procedure for people at risk for stroke.

28 Jun 2013

New framework to improve safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures, implantable devices

An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research, similar to the kind of risk and benefit analysis used in evidence-based medicine.

19 Jun 2013

AtriCure's Bipolar RF Ablation System shows promising results in persistent Afib patients

A leading German cardiovascular heart center reported promising mid-term results for the surgical treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation during last week's International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery meeting being held in Prague, Czech Republic.

18 Jun 2013

Seven SynCardia Certified Centers ranked among nation's Best Children's Hospitals

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that U.S. News & World Report has named seven SynCardia Certified Centers among the nation's "Best Children's Hospitals" for cardiology and heart surgery in its annual rankings for 2013-2014.

13 Jun 2013

UCLA performs pulse oximetry tests for newborn babies to detect CCHD

Before he was discharged from UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, baby Gaël Villegas received the standard panel of newborn screenings to check for genetic and metabolic diseases and hearing. The results showed a healthy baby.

6 Jun 2013

AACN to bestow 2013 Circle of Excellence Award on 25 nurses nationwide

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will bestow the 2013 Circle of Excellence Award on 25 nurses nationwide at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Boston, May 18-23.

10 May 2013

GHS patients to have access to doctors' notes through MyGeisinger online patient portal

More than 100,000 Geisinger Health System patients will have access to their doctors' notes for the first time through the secure MyGeisinger online patient portal when Geisinger expands OpenNotes in May due to the initiative's overwhelming success.

9 May 2013

$Study shows VATS-LCSD can help children with refractory cardiac arrhythmias$

Study shows VATS-LCSD can help children with refractory cardiac arrhythmias

Inherited ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and sudden cardiac death in children who have structurally normal hearts. Despite conventional medical therapy, some of these children remain symptomatic with recurrent life-threatening arrhythmias, syncope, or frequent discharges from implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

8 May 2013

ECMO can be used on neonates with severe respiratory failure until lung transplantation, say scientists

Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been "bridged" toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the Novalung.

7 May 2013

Implantation of new mechanical heart valve reduces anticoagulation therapy in AVR patients

For more than 40 years, patients under 65 years of age requiring heart valve replacement have had to choose between a mechanical valve that offers life-long durability but requires aggressive warfarin anticoagulation or a biological (cow or pig) valve that will wear out in 10-20 years but does not require anticoagulation.

7 May 2013

Patients with faulty heart valves can benefit from Valve-in-Valve technique

When a biologic aortic valve prosthesis fails, the patient often faces a high risk valve replacement through repeat open heart surgery. A new technique, known as Valve-in-Valve, uses minimally invasive techniques to introduce a collapsible aortic heart valve into the damaged valve in order to restore function.

7 May 2013

Study: V710 vaccine does not reduce postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections

Use of a vaccine to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infections among patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery did not reduce the rate of serious postoperative S aureus infections compared with placebo and was associated with increased mortality among patients who developed S aureus infections, according to a study in the April 3 issue of JAMA.

3 Apr 2013

First U.S. breathing lung transplant performed in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

First there was the "heart in a box," a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transplant recipients warm and beating rather than frozen in an ice cooler. Now that same technology is being used to deliver "breathing lungs."

27 Nov 2012

New heart valve procedure saves life of 94-year old with aortic stenosis

94-year old Santa Monica resident Vivian Valentine has much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. A new life-saving heart valve procedure done without traditional open heart surgery has given her a new lease on life.

20 Nov 2012

Cardiothoracic Surgery News and Research

Molecular mechanisms underlying effects of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Six prominent surgeons awarded Honorary Fellowship at Clinical Congress of ACS

Ohio State's Heart and Vascular Center names Garret FitzGerald as recipient of Schottenstein Prize

Longer looks: Phenomenal growth of the Cleveland Clinic prompts hopes for the city; the bittersweet decision to donate organs

AACN offers online educational support for cardiac nurses

Lunar cycle affects mortality, length of stay following acute aortic dissection repair

Innovative procedure for atrial fibrillation reduces risk for stroke

New framework to improve safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures, implantable devices

AtriCure's Bipolar RF Ablation System shows promising results in persistent Afib patients

Seven SynCardia Certified Centers ranked among nation's Best Children's Hospitals

UCLA performs pulse oximetry tests for newborn babies to detect CCHD

AACN to bestow 2013 Circle of Excellence Award on 25 nurses nationwide

GHS patients to have access to doctors' notes through MyGeisinger online patient portal

Study shows VATS-LCSD can help children with refractory cardiac arrhythmias

ECMO can be used on neonates with severe respiratory failure until lung transplantation, say scientists

Implantation of new mechanical heart valve reduces anticoagulation therapy in AVR patients

Patients with faulty heart valves can benefit from Valve-in-Valve technique

Study: V710 vaccine does not reduce postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections

First U.S. breathing lung transplant performed in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

New heart valve procedure saves life of 94-year old with aortic stenosis

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