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Shares of ATS Medical Inc. climbed Monday after the company announced that it received approval to distribute its sutureless aortic heart valve in the European Union. The Minneapolis company said its ATS 3f Enable Aortic Bioprosthesis is the first surgical...
Tags: aortic valve, Minneapolis, Cardiac surgery, Cardiovascular system, Implants, Business Finance, Aortic valve replacement, ATS Medical, Cardiology, Prosthetics
The National Heart Institute (IJN) achieved another milestone by performing the first heart valve implant in Asia without the need for open surgery. Known as transcathether aortic valve implantation (Tavi), the procedure allowed problematic valves in...
Tags: IJN, heart valves, datuk dr, Dr Ganesh Manoharan, heart surgery, open heart, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiac surgery, Cardiovascular system, Aortic valve, Surgery, Interventional cardiology, Cardiology, Institut Jantung Negara, Invasiveness of surgical procedures
In a unique deal announced earlier this year, Lexington is getting one of Providence Hospital�s four open-heart surgery units. In exchange, Lexington will pay Providence $15 million and drop its protest of Providence's proposed expansion in Northeast...
Tags: Lexington Medical Center, Lexington County, heart surgery, Providence Hospital, Providence, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiac surgery, Palmetto Health Richland, Lexington Kentucky, Columbia South Carolina, Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richland County South Carolina, Palmetto Health
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it stopped enrolling patients in trials of a drug intended to reduce bleeding during heart surgery because of deaths among patients that took it. Cubist said a data monitoring board wants to assess the difference...
Tags: Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., stopped enrollment, Miami, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiac surgery
State Coroner Mark Johns is investigating the death of 81-year-old Vera Allan who died the day after a failed aortic replacement, and the involvement of an interstate suregon in the surgery. The inquest has heard the doctor suspected of wearing dirty...
Tags: Mrs Allan, dirty scrubs, associate professor, John Knight, court heard, Dr Bidstrup, public patient, Australia, Adelaide, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiac surgery, Medical equipment, Surgery, Scrubs, Aortic valve replacement, Uniforms
It takes some confidence to extend the Broadway run of your one-man show before opening night, especially a few months after undergoing heart surgery...His lengthy career is due in equal measure to the fearless nature of his comedy and to the frenetic...
Tags: Robin Williams, Los Angeles, Human Interest, Entertainment Culture, John Belushi, Cardiac surgery, John Travolta, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David, Surgery, Mrs. Doubtfire, George Carlin
Heart of the matter Courtenay Bartholomew Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 Let me first pay tribute to some of the extremely good specialists in various fields of medicine in Trinidad and Tobago, all of whom were well-trained in recognised centres abroad.
Tags: Trinidadian, cardiac surgery, mt hope, San Fernando General Hospital, Barbados, T&T, Ministry of Health, Jamaica, surgical team, Bridgetown, Health Medical Pharma, Michael E. DeBakey, Surgeon, Surgery, Daoud Hanania, Pierre Grondin, Cardiac surgeon
My kids call me a 'trendsetter.' " That's how 76-year-old Lou Thanasouras, of Wilmington, explained his special role Monday afternoon, just before he flipped the switch to light the main Christmas tree at Riverside Medical Center. This year marks the...
Tags: Wilmington, Cardiac surgery, Riverside California, Mark Holiday, Riverside Medical Center, Human Interest
Queensland surgeon when they granted him temporary accreditation, an inquest has heard. Flinders Private manager Paul Evans said he was aware Dr Benjamin Bidstrup was being investigated by the Queensland Medical Board when he applied to work as an unpaid...
Tags: Chile, Hospital, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiac surgery, Pathology, Coroner, Cardiac surgeon
Mark Wagner jogs along Southworth Drive, his running shoes beating a steady rhythm on the roadway, his arms pumping evenly. Machine-like he maintains an even pace, while inside his chest, a mechanical valve regulates the flow of blood through his heart.
Tags: Mark Wagner, Seattle Marathon, Team World Vision, mechanical valve, hearted valve, Tacoma, Chicago Marathon, Romanticism, Cardiac surgery, Implants, Marathon, Artificial pacemaker, Richard Wagner, Prosthetics