Heart surgery: women more likely to die from a complication
Women are more likely to die from a post-operative complication after undergoing heart surgery than men, according to a new ...
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Surgery: Which specialty is home to the most narcissists?
A study confirms that narcissism is a personality trait that is very present among surgeons, but its degree and characteristics ...
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Death of Francine Leca, France’s first female heart surgeon
Francine Leca died at the age of 86. The first woman to become a cardiac surgeon in France, she founded ...
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He was transplanted with two heart valves without anesthesia!
A British patient had heart valves transplanted from bovine tissue during an operation without general anesthesia. THE ESSENTIAL The installed ...
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Heart transplant: they maintain the donor’s heartbeat outside the body for 6 hours
A new conservation process has made it possible to keep a heart alive for six hours, the time to transport ...
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Coronary bypass: a new device improves the durability of grafts
An external venous support (VEST) can be placed over a vein graft. It improves the longevity of the graft. THE ...
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Chewing gum after heart surgery to prevent intestinal complications
Chewing sugar-free gum after heart surgery would help patients feel better and even get them out of the hospital faster. ...
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Waiting for heart surgery: a transient pacemaker that harmlessly dissolves in the body
The world's first wireless, batteryless, fully implantable pacemaker that naturally disappears into the body after use has just been developed. ...
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Surgery: virtual reality at the service of cardiac interventions
How can virtual reality be valuable for doctors specializing in cardiac surgery? A team of Chinese scientists demonstrates this with ...
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2-month-old baby saved with heart transplant
In Spain, a 2-month-old baby girl has become the youngest heart transplant recipient in the world. THE ESSENTIAL This operation ...
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Covid-19: fewer heart surgeries since the arrival of the pandemic
Doctors warn of the drastic drop in cardiac surgeries observed in the United States in 2020 and early 2021. A ...
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After the green light from the USA, the Carmat artificial heart eligible for a clinical trial in France
The High Authority for Health and the National Medicines Safety Agency have issued the first authorizations for a new clinical ...
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It is better to have heart surgery in the afternoon
While the procedures are mostly performed early in the morning, a study shows that heart complications are less frequent and ...
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Stroke: small surgery on the heart reduces the risk of recurrence
The risk of stroke is greater in patients who have a frequent heart defect: a patent foramen ovale.Each year, 140,000 ...
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Cosmetic surgery promotes smoking cessation
For fear of post-operative tobacco-related complications, more than 40% of patients quit smoking. A quarter definitely.To undergo rhinoplasty, breast reduction ...
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