Posts Tagged ‘cardiac surgery’
Mitral valve repair safe for older patients
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Heart surgery to repair the mitral valve is safe and leads to a better quality of life for older patients previously considered too high risk for the operation, new research shows. Continue…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 12:36 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jul 31, 2012 10:15 - 1 Comment
Very early in life, stem cells fix heart
CORNELL (US) — Following a heart attack, stem cells in mice are able to grow new heart cells—but only if the attack occurs very early in life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 30, 2012 9:15 - 0 Comments
Scar tissue gets new life as heart muscle
DUKE (US) — A new process that turns scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells could eliminate the need for stem cell transplant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2012 9:20 - 0 Comments
Wedded bliss is good for the heart
EMORY (US) — Married adults who undergo heart surgery are more than three times more likely to survive the next three months than single people who have the same surgery. (more…)
