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Breast implants may falsify EKG (german)
Breast implants may hinder the EKG and show false heart attacks. Bun S-S A tram of cardiologists examined 50 women without heart problems, mean age of 42 years. 28 had beast implants. 57 % of EKG at breast implant patients have been valuated wrong. Deutsches Ärzteblatt 22. Juni 2017
Bioresorbable Scaffolds versus Metallic Stents in Routine PCI
In this preliminary report of a trial involving patients undergoing PCI, there was no significant difference in the rate of target-vessel failure between the patients who received a bioresorbable scaffold and the patients who received a metallic stent. The bioresorbable scaffold was associated with a higher incidence of device thrombosis...
Outcomes for Absorb Stent Acceptable at One to Two Years, with Caveats
Patients receiving the Absorb everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS), a dissolving stent to open clogged vessels around the heart, showed outcomes comparable with patients receiving the Xience drug-eluting metal stent between years one and two. Ellis S However, patients receiving Absorb BVS faced an overall elevated risk of adverse outcomes...
Study shows benefits to treating all clogged arteries at once after heart attack
Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided Multivessel Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Smits P et al. Patients experiencing a major heart attack often have more than one clogged artery, but under current guidelines doctors typically only clear the blockage responsible for the heart attack. Assessing and, when warranted, treating the additional blockages can improve...
A growth-accommodating implant for paediatric applications
Medical implants of fixed size cannot accommodate normal tissue growth in children and often require eventual replacement or—in some cases—removal, leading to repeated interventions, increased complication rates and worse outcomes. Feins EN et al. Implants that can correct anatomical deformities and accommodate tissue growth remain an unmet need. Here, we...
Growth-accomodating implant for paediatric applications
A growth-accommodating implant for paediatric applications Feins E, et al. Medical implants of fixed size cannot accommodate normal tissue growth in children and often require eventual replacement or—in some cases—removal, leading to repeated interventions, increased complication rates and worse outcomes. Here, we report the design and use of a growth-accommodating device...
New pacemaker without battery
Neuartiger Herzschrittmacher ohne Batterie Bionity.com, XING-news Eine Mini-Turbine gewinnt aus dem Blutstrom ausreichend Energie, um einen Herzschrittmacher ohne Elektroden und ohne Batterie zu betreiben. Das torpedoförmige Implantat hat einen Durchmesser von 6,2 Millimetern. Über eine magnetische Kupplung treibt das Schaufelrad einen Mikrogenerator im Inneren des Gehäuses an und generiert so...
Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents for Coronary Artery Disease
Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents for Coronary Artery Disease Bonaa KH et al In patients undergoing PCI, there were no significant differences between those receiving drug-eluting stents and those receiving bare-metal stents in the composite outcome of death from any cause and nonfatal spontaneous myocardial infarction. Rates of repeat revascularization were...
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