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Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute presents new findings on heart transplantation rejection factors

Physician scientists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute are presenting new findings on heart transplantation rejection factors such as race and gender, the effects of pre-transplant smoking and whether homeless organ donors put recipients at higher risk for complications. The presentations will take place April 21 - 24 in Chicago during the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

26 Apr 2010

New key-hole bowel surgery for cancer with only four days hospital stay

Major bowel cancer surgery usually takes days to heal. In a new technique developed by Tasmanian surgeons, the recovery time for such surgeries can be halved.

26 Apr 2010

Successful full face transplant in a 22 hour long operation: Barcelona

In a recent development a team of 30 Spanish surgeons have succeeded in a World’s first full face transplant. The patient had accidentally injured a large part of his face with a shotgun five years ago. This had left him disfigured an unable to breathe, swallow or talk properly. He has undergone nine unsuccessful operations before this operation was planned. In this operation he received the whole of his facial skin, muscles, nose, lips, teeth and cheek bones from a donor in a 22 hour operation at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital on 20th March. He is on his way to recovery now. This is not the first face transplant but the first full face transplant and also the most complex of its kind.

26 Apr 2010

Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers perform 67 outpatient surgeries as part of Free Surgery Day

In partnership with local community health care agencies, three Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Centers, opened their doors this morning to perform a total of 67 outpatient surgeries as part of a region-wide Free Surgery Day.

26 Apr 2010

Targeted therapy based on molecular signatures for treating lung cancer

The first lung cancer clinical trial to guide targeted therapies to patients based on molecular signatures in tumor biopsies is a step toward personalized care and more effective, efficient clinical trials for new drugs, study leaders reported today during the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010.

24 Apr 2010

Niagara Falls lights up for National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week

On April 21, 1994, two-year-old Stuart Herriott succumbed to head injuries after an accident and his parents consented to organ donation. His heart, liver and both kidneys were transplanted. Sixteen years later, the Herriott family, including Stuart's aunt, Linda Rumble, will be among the many supporters of organ and tissue donation gathering on both sides of the Canada -US boarder today to help raise awareness of the continuing need for organ and tissue donors.

24 Apr 2010

As hip replacement steadily increasing, patients need to know the facts before procedure: Surgeons

On the golf course, in the garden, or at the shopping mall, most people want to stay active, regardless of age. As the number of Americans reaching their 60s grows daily, the demand for mobility-restoring procedures, such as hip replacement, is steadily increasing.

24 Apr 2010

Study reveals new marker for predicting patients requiring blood transfusion in ICU

Receiving a blood transfusion in the intensive care unit (ICU) is not uncommon, but reliable predictors for patients that will require transfusion are not readily available. A new study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology seeks to reduce the occurrence of ICU transfusions, revealing a new marker for patients at higher risk for developing severe anemia and subsequently requiring transfusion in the ICU.

24 Apr 2010

Psychological acupuncture successful in reducing food cravings in obese people: Study

Psychological acupuncture has been shown to be successful in reducing food cravings for up to six months in people who are overweight or obese.

24 Apr 2010

HeartWare International presents clinical trial data of Ventricular Assist System at ISHLT annual meeting

HeartWare International, Inc., a leading innovator of less invasive, miniaturized circulatory support technologies revolutionizing the treatment of advanced heart failure, today announced that data from its international clinical trial and commercial experience of the HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System showed a survival rate of 90 percent at six months and an actuarial survival rate of 86 percent at 12 months post implant.

24 Apr 2010

Current concepts and recent research findings on gene therapy for inner ear disorders

Gene therapy holds great potential for the treatment not only of genetic disorders, but also of many acquired diseases. This is as true for the inner ear as for any other organ. However, the technical challenges that must be overcome before gene therapy becomes more widely used are remarkable. In the inner ear the size, accessibility, delicacy and the involvement of many different cell types present unique conditions.

24 Apr 2010

Hospitals use surgical robot for head and neck tumors

On Dec. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the da Vinci Surgical System for benign and malignant tumors in such locations as the tongue, tonsils, mouth and voice box.

24 Apr 2010

Complete revascularization reduces mortality rate in CAD patients

A 3-year, retrospective study by cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the University of Minnesota determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) who did not undergo complete revascularization had a higher mortality rate than patients completely revascularized. Results of this study appear in the May issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

24 Apr 2010

AlloMap molecular expression test reduces need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies

Monitoring rejection in heart transplantation patients with a simple blood test co-developed by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center physician-scientist Dr. Mario Deng in 2005 can safely reduce their need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies, a new study has found.

24 Apr 2010

Karolinska University Hospital acquires Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion fifth generation radiosurgery system

Prof. Lars Leksell (1907-1986), inventor of the radiosurgical instrument that bears his name and a faculty member of Karolinska University Hospital (Solna, Sweden), performed the world's first Gamma Knife® surgery at nearby Sophiahemmet Hospital, the location of the first Leksell Gamma Knife. Karolinska University Hospital recently acquired Elekta's fifth generation radiosurgery system, Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™.

24 Apr 2010

SuperSonic Imagine reports results of largest worldwide multicenter clinical breast study in ultrasound imaging

SuperSonic Imagine, the innovative medical imaging company based in Aix-en-Provence, France has unveiled some of the results of the largest clinical breast study ever undertaken in ultrasound imaging. The worldwide multicenter study, involving top clinicians in the breast radiology community, is assessing the clinical benefits of ShearWave™ Elastography in the ultrasonic evaluation of breast lesions.

24 Apr 2010

Moffitt Cancer Center reports increasing interest in ERCC1 Analysis test for selecting chemotherapy for NSCLC

Moffitt Cancer Center announces steadily growing interest in the ERCC1 Analysis, the first test developed for selecting chemotherapy for Non Small Lung Cancer patients. Each year, more than 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer.

24 Apr 2010

Karolinska University Hospital acquires Elekta's fifth generation radiosurgery system

Prof. Lars Leksell (1907-1986), inventor of the radiosurgical instrument that bears his name and a faculty member of Karolinska University Hospital (Solna, Sweden), performed the world's first Gamma Knife surgery at nearby Sophiahemmet Hospital, the location of the first Leksell Gamma Knife. Karolinska University Hospital recently acquired Elekta's fifth generation radiosurgery system, Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion.

24 Apr 2010

Baptist Hospital East adopts CardiacAssist's TandemHeart System

CardiacAssist Inc. announced today that Baptist Hospital East has adopted the company's TandemHeart System.

23 Apr 2010

Facet Solutions announces data from ACADIA lumbar stenosis pilot study

Facet Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has finished compiling two year data from its lumbar stenosis pilot study in the US. At two years, patients in the ACADIA™ study experienced significant and sustained improvement in Oswestry Disability Index, VAS back pain and VAS leg pain. There were no re-operations in any of the patients, and all patients met the definition of success for ODI improvement.

23 Apr 2010

Medical Procedure News

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute presents new findings on heart transplantation rejection factors

New key-hole bowel surgery for cancer with only four days hospital stay

Successful full face transplant in a 22 hour long operation: Barcelona

Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers perform 67 outpatient surgeries as part of Free Surgery Day

Targeted therapy based on molecular signatures for treating lung cancer

Niagara Falls lights up for National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week

As hip replacement steadily increasing, patients need to know the facts before procedure: Surgeons

Study reveals new marker for predicting patients requiring blood transfusion in ICU

Psychological acupuncture successful in reducing food cravings in obese people: Study

HeartWare International presents clinical trial data of Ventricular Assist System at ISHLT annual meeting

Current concepts and recent research findings on gene therapy for inner ear disorders

Hospitals use surgical robot for head and neck tumors

Complete revascularization reduces mortality rate in CAD patients

AlloMap molecular expression test reduces need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies

Karolinska University Hospital acquires Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion fifth generation radiosurgery system

SuperSonic Imagine reports results of largest worldwide multicenter clinical breast study in ultrasound imaging

Moffitt Cancer Center reports increasing interest in ERCC1 Analysis test for selecting chemotherapy for NSCLC

Karolinska University Hospital acquires Elekta's fifth generation radiosurgery system

Baptist Hospital East adopts CardiacAssist's TandemHeart System

Facet Solutions announces data from ACADIA lumbar stenosis pilot study

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