'Eat nuts to keep cholesterol levels in check'Times of IndiaOne of the ways to perk up your heart may be to include nuts in your daily diet. Ahead of World Heart Day on September 29, the Almond Board of California has issued a press release und…
High incidence of upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis with dual-lumen … – The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
High incidence of upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis with dual-lumen …The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryVenovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has emerged as an important intervention for patients with acute respirato…
Omaha transplant patient’s heart heals itself, stuns doctors
In August, Michael Crowe, 23, discovered he had a serious heart condition: acute myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle likely caused by a viral infection. The Omaha man's heart was functioning at only 10 per cent efficiency. Doctors told…
Nurse Didn't Realize She Took Kidney
Ohio nurse didn't realize she took, discarded kidney in slush during transplant, report says
Infant transplant law may change with new test plan – Taipei Times
Infant transplant law may change with new test planTaipei TimesBrain death — either just the brainstem or the entire brain — is a condition describing the absence of all brain activity and results in neuronal necrosis after the brain is deprived of…
On Day of Transplant, Man's Heart Heals Itself
Omaha, N.E. (ABC News) — “If he had come to us any later, his heart would have just stopped,” Dr. John Um, Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation at Nebraska Medical…
Determined organ donor – Mmegi Online
Mmegi OnlineDetermined organ donorMmegi OnlineSpeaking to Mmegi in an interview just before he left, Bevan Asekeng said that he believed he was going to learn a lot from the workshop."I believe that when I come back to Botswana, I will have learnt…
Boston Scientific Launches Drug Eluting Stent Solution to Treat Severe Lesions … – Businessweek
Boston Scientific Launches Drug Eluting Stent Solution to Treat Severe Lesions …BusinessweekBoston Scientific has launched in European countries the PROMUS ELEMENT(TM) PLUS BTK (Below The Knee) Everolimus-Eluting Stent System for the treatment of cer…
Persistence pays out exercise benefits in heart failure – News-Medical.net
Persistence pays out exercise benefits in heart failureNews-Medical.netBy Eleanor McDermid, Senior medwireNews Reporter. Health benefits derived from regular exercise accumulate over the long term, shows a 10-year study in patients with heart failure (…
Report: Ohio nurse didn't realize she discarded kidney
A nurse who accidentally disposed of a living donor's kidney during a transplant said she didn't realize it was in chilled, protective slush that she removed from an operating room, took down a hall to a dirty utility room and "flushed dow…