September 4th, 2008 laurie
According to a Reuters report, a jolt from an implanted defibrillator is a very bad sign, as heart failure patients are about six times more likely to die after they receive their first life-saving shock, researchers reported on Wednesday. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine says 30 percent of those deaths come […]
September 4th, 2008 laurie
Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft, a potent substance used in spine-repair surgery to promote bone growth, has been linked to life-threatening complications in dozens of patients. The Wall Street Journal reports that many of the potentially deadly reactions have occurred during “off label” uses, when surgeons use it in ways that haven’t been approved by the […]
September 3rd, 2008 joshua
The findings of a study funded by Boston Scientific reveal that surgery to clear clogged arteries is a more effective treatment than the use of propping stents.
The study followed about 1,800 patients faced with the prospect of either bypass surgery to unclog an artery, or to implant a stent to open it.
After one year, of […]
September 2nd, 2008 laurie
Reuters reports new techniques used for hip and knee replacements appear to need reworking at a higher rate than older methods, British researchers said on Tuesday. About one in 75 people needed to have their hip and knee replacements redone in the three years following the original procedure, according to the study published in the […]
