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Pensioner, 92, dies by roadside minutes after doctors wrongly discharge her Daily Mail: World News Thu, 27 May 2010 06:16 AM PDT Frail Evelyn Jones fell unconscious in her son's car when her heart ruptured shortly after she left hospital in the middle of a freezing night last December. Dubai Goes live With Heart Surgeries Bernama Thu, 27 May 2010 06:02 AM PDT DUBAI, May 27 (Bernama) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is carving out a place for itself on the global healthcare map as surgeons from Dubai are sharing their expertise with the world medical community via live global web-casts of critical procedures being performed by them, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported citing Emirates Business 24/7 newspaper. Edwards Gets CE Mark for Sapien Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 27 May 2010 05:54 AM PDT Ewards Lifesciences recently received CE Mark for the Edwards SAPIEN pulmonic transcatheter heart valve, a device which requires minimal invasive procedure and is an alternative to surgical valve replacement for patients suffering from congenital heart disease of the pulmonic valve. Daxor Announces Publication of Review Article on Use of Blood Volume Analysis to Guide Ultrafiltration in the ... Marketwire Thu, 27 May 2010 05:45 AM PDT NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 27, 2010) - Daxor Corporation ( NYSE Amex : DXR ), a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the publication of a review article in the journal US Cardiology (2010; 7(1):72-75) titled, "Blood Volume Analysis Coupled with Ultrafiltration in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure - Guided Therapy to Achieve Euvolemia." This article ... Party for cancer battler Norma Salford Advertiser Thu, 27 May 2010 05:36 AM PDT A plucky pensioner who has beaten cancer three times and survived several heart attacks is having a party...to celebrate her life. Study Sheds Light On Deadly Gastrointestinal Disease In Infants Born With Complex Congenital Heart Disease Medical News Today Thu, 27 May 2010 05:29 AM PDT Infants born with complex congenital heart disease are not only at risk for serious heart-related complications, but also for developing a deadly bowel disease, regardless of the type of surgical intervention they receive for their heart. These are the findings from a study by Nationwide Children's Hospital, and appearing in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine published online May 6 ahead of print ... In Infant Heart Surgery, Newer Technique Yields Better Survival In First Year Of Life Medical News Today Thu, 27 May 2010 05:28 AM PDT Pediatric researchers report that a recently introduced surgical procedure offers infants with severely underdeveloped hearts a better chance at surviving during their first year of life, in comparison to the standard surgery. Heart surgeons from 15 centers in the federally sponsored Pediatric Heart Network studied the outcomes in 549 newborns who received a complex series of surgeries for ... First Common Gene Found For Congenital Heart Disease Medical News Today Thu, 27 May 2010 05:28 AM PDT Although congenital heart disease represents the most common major birth defect, scientists have not previously identified the common variation in the genes that give rise to it. Now genetics and cardiology researchers, two of them brothers, have discovered a genetic variant on chromosome 5 that strongly raises the risk of congenital heart disease. "This gene, ISL1, plays a key role in ... Henry Ford Hospital: New left-side heart pump improves right-side heart function EurekAlert! Thu, 27 May 2010 05:25 AM PDT ( Henry Ford Health System ) A state-of-the-art heart pump, designed to maintain a continuous flow of blood in end-stage cardiac patients with damage to the left side of the heart, also improves function on the right side of the heart, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute. Henry Ford Hospital study: Fewer infections with new heart-pump implant EurekAlert! Thu, 27 May 2010 05:25 AM PDT ( Henry Ford Health System ) A state-of-the-art heart pump recently approved for use in end-stage cardiac patients has a significantly lower risk for infection than an earlier model of the device, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

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