Heart Research UK’s ‘Sing for you Heart’
article source: Celebrities, children and families from Essex are making a charity’s celebrity Christmas campaign viral – and are now calling on grime and hip hop superstar Stormzy to get […]
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The Standard of Care
Darryl S. Weiman, M.D., J.D., Contributor Professor of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Article Source: In order to prevail in a medical malpractice action, the plaintiff must […]
Anthem’s new policy will scare away patients who need the emergency room
article source: by Dr. Aida Cerundolo | Dec 19, 2017, 12:01 AM I once cared for a patient in her 20s who came to the emergency room for a sore throat and a […]
Moderate exercise training improves some of the Marfan syndrome symptoms in mice
Regular physical activity is a common therapy for people with cardiovascular problems, but not recommended to those with Marfan syndrome, a rare disease of the connective tissue affecting the cardiovascular […]
After cheating death, time to enjoy our beloved Christmas Tournament
article source: After cheating death, time to enjoy our beloved Christmas Tournament.What I do know is, I should be dead. Two different cardiologists told me 80 percent of the time […]
Painless aortic dissection presenting with multisystem organ failure and owl’s eyes sign of the spinal cord
A 72-year-old woman presented to the hospital with 3 days of emesis, anorexia and generalized fatigue without any report of chest pain. Her physical examination was significant for mild confusion […]
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Surgeon First in Illinois to Repair Damaged Aorta with “Frozen Elephant Trunk” Graft
article source: CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Phillip Lonergan has hiked the Himalayas, the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Rockies, but an aortic aneurysm — a potentially deadly bulge […]
RSNA News: CT Shows Enlarged Aortas in Former Pro Football Players
article source: Former National Football League (NFL) players are more likely to have enlarged aortas, a condition that may put them at higher risk of aneurysms, according to a study […]
Former Eagle Jon Dorenbos: Every day that I’m here is another day I shouldn’t have had
article source: Jon Dorenbos experienced a treat on Thursday. It was the first Thanksgiving Day he was home in Huntington Beach, Calif., with his family in almost 20 years. The […]
mum Lorna Arduino was rushed in to Tunbridge Wells Hospital
article source: When Sevenoaks mum Lorna Arduino was rushed in to Tunbridge Wells Hospital having developed a life-threatening heart condition, everyone feared the worst. But a year on and the […]
Pro Football Players Have Big Hearts… And Enlarged Aortas
article source: Former NFL players have englarged aortas Getty Images Pro Football Players Have Big Hearts… And Enlarged Aortas About 30 percent of retired NFL players in Cleveland Clinic study […]
Alex Lockyer inquest: Hospital offers ‘unreserved apology’ to family of man whose life ‘could have been saved
Read article here! Royal Surrey County Hospital has apologised unreservedly to the family of a man, whose life could have been saved had he been given an emergency medical procedure. […]
Selective Aortic Arch and Root Replacement in Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Article source: Background Controversy exists regarding the optimal extent of repair for type A aortic dissection. Our approach is to replace the ascending aorta, and only replace the aortic root […]
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Stefan Paudler, Survivor of Aortic Dissection shares his story: The Heartache and the Madness
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Alex Lockyer inquest: Guildford dad ‘could have survived’ if he’d undergone emergency procedure, coroner concludes
article source: Father-of-two Alex Lockyer, 45, collapsed at his daughter’s prom and died a week later at home after being discharged from hospital A father-of-two “could have survived” if he […]
TAVR heart procedure for inoperable aortic stenosis
I am eventually going to have my aortic valve replaced. I have wondered if I am a candidate for this type of surgery vs having to have open heart surgery […]
Brotherly Love
article source: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – Wear the Gown is our way of saying you should see your doctor regularly. It’s a campaign that continues to get strong endorsements […]
Scientists dissect the reasons behind sudden cardiac death in triathlons
article source: Triathlons could be risky for athletes with heart disease, potentially leading to cardiac arrest or sudden death, according to a new Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation study. The competitive, […]
The day Pat Ward was brought back to life
article source EVERETT — On that Saturday morning, Pat Ward met her friends for breakfast at Jimmy Jacks on Highway 99. The six retirees sat at their usual table, in […]