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Different treatment options in chronic coronary artery disease
Sometimes cardiologists and cardiac surgeons can agree! There is often disagreement between the professions of cardiology and cardiac surgery about the proper therapy for coronary artery disease (CAD)-and this can harm the patient. view more (2009-04-28)
DEPRESSION INCREASES RISK OF CARDIAC EVENTS AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY (p 1766)
A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how depression is an important independent risk factor for cardiac events after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The study showed that depressed patients are more than twice as likely as non-depressed patients to die or be readmitted for cardiac causes in the 12 months after... view more... (2001-11-21)
Surgery league tables could threaten access to care
Plans to publish details of the performance of individual surgeons could lead to a reluctance to treat riskier patients, according to a letter in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-04-16)
UK health service is failing lung cancer patients
Less than 10% of lung cancer patients in the United Kingdom receive effective treatment because of a dire shortage of specialist thoracic surgeons, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. view more (2002-02-13)
Emergency hospital team halves cardiac arrest deaths
Early intervention by a medical emergency team can reduce deaths from unexpected cardiac arrest in hospital by half, finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2002-02-13)
Schizophrenia drugs increase risk of cardiac arrest
Patients with schizophrenia who take antipsychotic drugs are more likely to have a cardiac arrest than non-schizophrenic patients, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-11-06)
US sees decline in number of general surgeons
The number of general surgeons per 100,000 Americans has declined by more than 25 percent during the past 25 years, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-04-22)
Success rates for prostate cancer depend on experience of surgeon
Surgeons performing operations to remove patients' prostate glands-the primary treatment for prostate cancer-go through a steep learning curve, according to a study published online July 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. view more (2007-07-25)
Surgeons with video game skill appear to perform better in simulated surgery skills course
In a study involving 12 surgeons and 21 surgical residents, video game skill was correlated with laparoscopic surgery skill as assessed during a simulated surgery skills course. view more (2007-02-20)
First guidelines to focus on postoperative atrial fibrillation
he American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) released today the first evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery. view more (2005-08-09)
Women fast catching up with men on risks of sudden death after heart attack
Women are fast catching up with men when it comes to risk of sudden death after a heart attack, reveals research in Heart. view more (2002-11-18)
Cardiac CT Is More Cost Effective When Managing Low-Risk Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
The use of cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the traditional standard of care (SOC) workup, may reduce a patient's length of stay and hospital charges. view more (2009-07-10)
Burnout and mental distress strongly related to errors by US surgeons
Major medical errors self-reported by American surgeons are strongly related to both burnout and depression. Those findings appear today in the online edition of Annals of Surgery. The Mayo Clinic-led study included collaborators from Johns Hopkins and the American College of Surgeons. view more (2009-11-24)
Technology Predicts Outcome of Child Heart Surgery
Georgia Tech and Emory University researchers have developed an innovative new technology that will help pediatric cardiac surgeons design and test a customized surgical procedure before they ever pick up a scalpel. view more (2006-11-29)
First gene therapy for heart failure offered at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Could injecting a gene into a patient with severe heart failure reverse their disabling and life-threatening condition? Physician-scientists are setting out to answer that question in a first-ever clinical trial of gene therapy to treat severe heart failure. view more (2008-06-19)
Proposals to regulate cosmetic surgery will not protect the public
Government proposals for regulating cosmetic surgery in the United Kingdom would permit unqualified surgeons to remain in practice, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. The proposals demand only that surgeons be medically qualified and have attended some postgraduate courses, despite unanimous advice from the profession on the importance... view more... (2002-05-22)
A "Broader" Look at Cardiac CTA Images Often Finds Diseases/Disorders Beyond the Heart
Performing cardiac CTA after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) can reveal unsuspected and potentially significant findings beyond the heart. view more (2007-08-14)
Implantable defibrillators save lives but may increase heart failure risk
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death but may increase the risk of subsequent heart failure in patients who live longer, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2006-06-13)
Pacemakers Could Protect Patients With Epilepsy From Sudden Unexplained Death (pp 2157, 2212)
Results of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how interruptions to the heart's rhythm is an under-reported consequence of epileptic seizures, and that the use of cardiac pacemakers by some epilepsy patients could play a future role in protecting against sudden unexplained death. view more (2004-12-15)
Surgeons complete the first Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas using single incision as entry point
UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have completed the first single-incision Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas. view more (2008-06-16)
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