Tag Archives: Heart

Cancer Drug Gleevec May Lead To Heart Failure

Posted on June 29, 2012 by admin

Dr Thomas Force, who teaches medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, has revealed that the cancer-fighting drug, Gleevec can also be a cause of heart failure in leukemia patients under treatment. Force urged the doctors … Continue reading →

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Smart Shirt To Monitor Cardiac Patients

Posted on June 9, 2012 by admin

Here is some good news for the cardiac patients as the European scientists have developed a ‘Smart’ Shirt to monitor the heart patients anywhere and anytime. The Smart shirt slots in stainless steel threads to record an electrocardiogram. The data … Continue reading →

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FDA Approves AbioCor: First Self-Contained Artificial Heart

Posted on June 8, 2012 by admin

Most of the times, many heart patients are deprived of the heart transplants because of their age factor or critical conditions. The critically ill patients have a reason to smile now since FDA has given the Humanitarian Device Exemption approval … Continue reading →

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The New Lumax ICD Defibrillates, Sends SMSs, Emails & Faxes

Posted on May 29, 2012 by admin

Biotronik already holds the title of having the world’s only implant that is capable of sending the ECG data automatically in case of heart rhythm disorder. Now, it has announced the first implantations of its new Lumax VR-T and Lumax … Continue reading →

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Acuson AcuNav 8F Ultrasound Catheter

Posted on May 29, 2012 by admin

Siemens has announced a new small intracardiac ultrasound catheter in order to ease the procedures in smaller patients. The new Catheter, Acuson AcuNav 8F is 33% smaller than that of the current AcuNav 10F so that the left heart applications … Continue reading →

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Medtronic’s Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

Medtronic has received approval from the Europe’s CE Mark for its Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve developed for the congenital heart patients to treat pulmonary valve insufficiency. The new technique is one of its kind as it is non-surgical and there … Continue reading →

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Special Bra To Ease Recovery of Women After Sternotomy

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

A clinical trial headed by a researcher from the University of Calgary has supported the use of a special bra from women who undergo heart surgery. The unique bra doesn’t have any metal clasps that might interfere with the X-rays … Continue reading →

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‘Super-X-ray’ makes angiography cheaper and painless

Posted on January 24, 2012 by admin

Imagine how painful it is for a thin tube with a camera sent from the groin to inside the heart. Imagine the risks involved; of the catheter rupturing or bruising any of the delicate blood vessels. Now think of a … Continue reading →

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Organic heart monitor

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Imagine if your T-shirt or blouse were intelligent enough to detect the condition of your heart and also conveys the same to your doctor without u even knowing that. This might sound like lines from a popular science fiction but … Continue reading →

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