Study finds catheter ablation is a better treatment for recurrent ventricular...
A Halifax-led clinical trial shows that catheter ablation is a better treatment for recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) than increased drug therapy. The international study was published today in...
View ArticleWhat will it take to protect hospital patients from UTIs? National effort...
Right now, about one in five hospital patients has a catheter collecting their urine - and putting them at risk of a painful and potentially dangerous urinary tract infection, or UTI.
View ArticleStudy finds little consistency for UTI prevention in nursing homes
A survey of nearly 1,000 nursing homes in the U.S. found little consistency across facilities of policies implemented to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a new study presented at...
View ArticleDevice for irregular heartbeat may be more cost-effective than medication
A new study by a Yale researcher may support the use of a device for patients suffering from irregular heart rhythms.
View ArticleCatheter reduction programs do reduce use of catheters
(HealthDay)—Catheter reduction programs are associated with a reduction in the number of catheter days per 100 patient-days, according to a research letter published online June 17 in the Journal of...
View ArticleWhat will it take to reduce infections in the hospital?
Ebola. Zika. Superbugs resistant to antibiotics.
View ArticleSteerable catheter to treat cardiac arrhythmia
King's College London has worked with design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership to develop a novel steerable catheter which King's researchers have designed. The catheter is...
View ArticleManuka honey may help prevent life-threatening urinary infections
Manuka honey could prevent serious urinary tract infections caused by catheters – tubes used to drain patients' bladders, new laboratory research has found.
View ArticleCatheter ablations reduce risks of stroke in heart patients with stroke...
Atrial fibrillation patients with a prior history of stroke who undergo catheter ablation to treat the abnormal heart rhythm lower their long-term risk of a recurrent stroke by 50 percent, according to...
View ArticleGood news for kids recovering from complex pneumonia
In some good news for families of children recovering from complex pneumonia, doctors recommend in a study published by Pediatrics it's better to send kids home from the hospital with oral instead of...
View ArticleSurgical ablation found to be effective in reducing atrial fibrillation and...
New clinical practice guidelines have been issued by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) that include major recommendations for the use of surgical ablation when treating atrial fibrillation (Afib),...
View ArticlePreoperative foley cath predicts TURP, TULIP failure in older men
(HealthDay)—Poor functional status and having a Foley catheter preoperatively are associated with the risk of failure of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or transurethral laser incision...
View ArticleCatheter safeguards at hospitals reduce infections and save money, study shows
U.S. hospitals are reducing bloodstream infections related to catheters by implementing rigorous safeguards that also save millions of healthcare dollars each year, according to research led by...
View ArticleMore than half of atrial fibrillation patients become asymptomatic after...
More than half of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) become asymptomatic after catheter ablation, reports the largest study of the procedure published today in European Heart Journal.
View ArticleClinical trial testing new technique to treat life-threatening ventricular...
Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.
View ArticleTherapy for abnormal heartbeats may cause brain injury
A common treatment for irregular heartbeats known as catheter ablation may result in the formation of brain lesions when it is performed on the left side of the heart, according to new research at UC...
View ArticleAtrial fibrillation patients may safely discontinue blood thinners after...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular complications, and it is estimated to afflict nearly three...
View Article3-D printing helps treat woman with spinal condition
Clinicians recently used 3D printing to help treat a woman with a degenerative condition of the spinal column.
View ArticleAblation for atrial fibrillation proven safe and effective for patients with...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) includes a range of defects that occur in the heart which patients are born with, such as a hole in the heart's wall, a leaky valve or even an inversion in the heart's...
View ArticleLong-term aspirin use doesn't lower risk of stroke for some a-fib patients
A new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City found that using long-term aspirin therapy to prevent strokes among patients who are considered to be at...
View ArticleNursing homes cut urinary tract infections in half through focused effort on...
They're a double-edged sword for nursing home residents and staff - making it easier and safer to handle a basic bodily function, but putting frail patients in danger of infections that can lead to...
View ArticleStudy offers guidance for targeting residual ovarian tumors
Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer undergo surgery to remove as many of the tumors as possible. However, it is usually impossible to eliminate all of the cancer cells because they have spread...
View ArticleCatheters linked to most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients
Using catheters to access the blood during hemodialysis continues to be linked with increased rates of bloodstream infections, according to a recent analysis of data from US dialysis facilities. The...
View ArticleQuantifying effectiveness of treatment for irregular heartbeat
In a small proof-of-concept study, researchers at Johns Hopkins report a complex mathematical method to measure electrical communications within the heart can successfully predict the effectiveness of...
View ArticleCatheter ablation better than traditional drug therapies for treating atrial...
Every year millions of people around the world are diagnosed with heart failure, a chronic, progressive condition where the heart is unable to pump enough oxygenated blood throughout the body....
View ArticleBenefit of aspirin after A-fib ablation questioned
(HealthDay)—For atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation patients undergoing their index ablation, long-term aspirin therapy is associated with increased rates of bleeding and may not lower risk of stroke,...
View ArticleNew cardiac catheter combines light and ultrasound to measure plaques
To win the battle against heart disease, cardiologists need better ways to identify the composition of plaque most likely to rupture and cause a heart attack. Angiography allows them to examine blood...
View ArticleEducational intervention in hospital can cut catheter use
(HealthDay)—A simple multimodal educational intervention targeting nurses and physicians can reduce mean catheter days per patient (CDPP) and the proportion of patients catheterized, according to a...
View ArticleDoctor re-examines evidence on UTIs in patients with spinal cord injury
People with spinal cord injuries rely on catheters to empty their bladder. When a well-respected publication concluded that catheters could be reused without an increased risk of infection, it didn't...
View ArticleInterruption of apixaban doesn't impact bleeding in A-fib
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing catheter ablation for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), both uninterrupted and minimally interrupted apixaban are associated with a very low rate of...
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