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JenaValve's transapical TAVI system receives CE mark approval to treat aortic valve stenosis

JenaValve Technology GmbH, a German medical device company specializing in the development of transcatheter heart valve implantation systems, announced today that the Company has received CE mark approval for its transapical TAVI system of the second-generation. This system is used to treat severe aortic valve stenosis in elderly high-risk patients, especially in patients for whom conventional open-heart surgery is not an option.

1 Oct 2011

UCLA researchers develop risk scoring system to gauge risk of re-transplantation failure

Liver re-transplantation generally has an inferior outcome compared with a patient's first transplant, due to the technical demands of the surgery and because patients are often sicker than they were at the time of their first procedure.

30 Sep 2011

First patient in Turkey with Total Artificial Heart attends TUYOD meeting

In May 2011, Omer Bayrak made headlines when he became the first patient in Turkey to be discharged from the hospital using the Freedom® portable driver to power his SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. Since returning home to wait for a matching donor heart, Mr. Bayrak has been enjoying his new-found celebrity as "the only man in Turkey who lives without a heart."

30 Sep 2011

Immunotherapeutics for treatment of metastatic melanoma

A new cancer research program at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine will develop therapies designed to turn patients' own immune systems into potent weapons against cancer.

30 Sep 2011

Journal of Vascular Surgery publishes Atrium's COBEST Trial on aorto-iliac disease

Atrium Medical Corporation today announced the publication of the COBEST Trial by the Journal of Vascular Surgery. COBEST (Covered Versus Balloon Expandable Stent Trial) was an independent, landmark, prospective, multi center, randomized, controlled clinical trial that has demonstrated that Atrium's proprietary balloon expandable covered stent technology is superior to traditional bare metal stents for the treatment of aorto-iliac disease.

30 Sep 2011

Adult male circumcision not a cost effective anti-HIV tactic, panel of economists says

A panel of economists commissioned by the Copenhagen Consensus Centre who "conducted a first-ever cost-benefit analysis of the top AIDS-fighting approaches by comparing the costs of prevention and treatment options per lives saved ... said Wednesday that adult male circumcision, a global priority for preventing HIV infection, is not nearly as cost-effective as other methods of prevention," USA Today reports.

30 Sep 2011

FDA approves NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System to treat ALS

An electronic system that stimulates the nerve of the diaphragm muscles has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

30 Sep 2011

Enrollment begins in Boston Scientific's vagal nerve stimulation trial for heart failure

Boston Scientific Corporation has enrolled the first patients in its NECTAR-HF (NEural Cardiac TherApy foR Heart Failure) clinical trial. NECTAR-HF is a prospective, randomized, international clinical feasibility study designed to assess preliminary safety and efficacy of chronic vagal nerve stimulation in heart failure patients.

30 Sep 2011

New study recommends colorectal cancer screening from age of 45 for men

Each year, around 5,000 people die from colorectal cancer in Austria, with the mortality rate being just under 50 per cent. A screening colonoscopy (bowel imaging) is recommended in Austria for people who turn 50, regardless of their gender.

29 Sep 2011

Researchers use patient's own stem cells to correct genetic alteration that causes SCD

Using a patient's own stem cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins have corrected the genetic alteration that causes sickle cell disease (SCD), a painful, disabling inherited blood disorder that affects mostly African-Americans. The corrected stem cells were coaxed into immature red blood cells in a test tube that then turned on a normal version of the gene.

29 Sep 2011

High volume liver transplant centers achieve better risk-adjusted survival rates

The shortage of available organs for transplantation has driven up use of high-risk donor livers. New research published in the October issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, reported that high volume transplant centers more frequently utilized livers with a high donor risk index, but achieved better risk-adjusted graft and recipient survival rates compared with lower volume centers.

29 Sep 2011

Vinegar may easily detect cervical cancer

Vinegar may be more useful than you realise. It has the ability to find precancerous lesions in the cervix and potentially save thousands of women’s lives say researchers.

28 Sep 2011

Older patients who undergo carotid stenting from less experienced physicians have higher death risk

Preventing a stroke by placing a stent in the carotid artery, a major artery of the head and neck, is a procedure that's skyrocketing in the United States, but the outcomes can be deadly if older patients are not in the right hands.

28 Sep 2011

Aggressive glycemic control does not improve clinical outcomes for diabetic CABG patients

Surgeons from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aggressive glycemic control does not result in any significant improvement of clinical outcomes as compared with moderate control.

28 Sep 2011

Liver transplantation candidates without HCC derive greater survival benefit from LDLT

New research shows liver transplantation candidates without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) derive a greater survival benefit from a living donor liver transplant (LDLT) than waiting for a deceased donor liver transplant.

28 Sep 2011

Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System pivotal trial to be conducted at 11 European centers

Medtronic, Inc. today announced the start of the Engager European Pivotal Trial to pursue CE Mark for the Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System in patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis.

From Medtronic 28 Sep 2011

Campaign gears up against fake plastic surgeons

A public safety campaign called, “White Coat Deception,” by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is moving against doctors who provide care beyond their specialties.

27 Sep 2011

Men with localized prostate cancer benefit from intensity modulated radiation therapy

Men with localized prostate cancer treated with a newer technology, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), have more than a quarter (26 percent) fewer late bowel and rectal side effects and a statistically improved lower dose of radiation to the bladder and rectum, compared to those who undergo 3D-CRT, according to a randomized study presented at the plenary session October 3, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

27 Sep 2011

WPI professor receives AHA fellowship for research into cardiovascular disease

Dalin Tang, professor of mathematical sciences and biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been elected a fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA). Tang was elected to fellowship by the AHA's Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences in recognition of his "major and productive contributions in cardiovascular basic science."

27 Sep 2011

Double balloon enteroscopy safe and effective for detection of small intestine diseases

A large-scale data review by researchers in China of double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) over the last decade showed the endoscopic procedure to be safe and effective for detection of diseases of the small intestine.

27 Sep 2011

Medical Procedure News

JenaValve's transapical TAVI system receives CE mark approval to treat aortic valve stenosis

UCLA researchers develop risk scoring system to gauge risk of re-transplantation failure

First patient in Turkey with Total Artificial Heart attends TUYOD meeting

Immunotherapeutics for treatment of metastatic melanoma

Journal of Vascular Surgery publishes Atrium's COBEST Trial on aorto-iliac disease

Adult male circumcision not a cost effective anti-HIV tactic, panel of economists says

FDA approves NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System to treat ALS

Enrollment begins in Boston Scientific's vagal nerve stimulation trial for heart failure

New study recommends colorectal cancer screening from age of 45 for men

Researchers use patient's own stem cells to correct genetic alteration that causes SCD

High volume liver transplant centers achieve better risk-adjusted survival rates

Vinegar may easily detect cervical cancer

Older patients who undergo carotid stenting from less experienced physicians have higher death risk

Aggressive glycemic control does not improve clinical outcomes for diabetic CABG patients

Liver transplantation candidates without HCC derive greater survival benefit from LDLT

Engager Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation System pivotal trial to be conducted at 11 European centers

Campaign gears up against fake plastic surgeons

Men with localized prostate cancer benefit from intensity modulated radiation therapy

WPI professor receives AHA fellowship for research into cardiovascular disease

Double balloon enteroscopy safe and effective for detection of small intestine diseases

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