Inoue and Suematsu report their experience using a minimally invasive approach to left atrial appendage resection. The procedure was performed in 87 patients using an endoscopic linear cutter device, without cardiopulmonary bypass or cardiac arrest.
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Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
July 13, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
A 7-year-old girl who received a heart transplant as an infant is now competing in the Canadian Transplant Games, which are underway at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
June 15, 2018
Find it here: The 2018 ISMICS Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
June 8, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
A charity bazaar raised money for a Shanghai Chest Hospital project that offers free heart surgery to children with congenital heart disease in China.
May 25, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
Coal miners in central Appalachia in the US have an increasing incidence of severe black lung disease and an associated increased need for lung transplantation.
May 22, 2018
This review of over 75,000 patients from a large administrative database found that occlusion of the left atrial appendage during cardiac surgery was associated with a reduced risk of subsequent stroke and all-cause mortality.
May 18, 2018
Patient Care
Three-dimensional heart models help patients and families understand congenital heart defects at a hospital in Seattle, Washington, USA.
April 27, 2018
Patient Care
April 20, 2018
Patient Care
The Chinese Red Cross has announced that 25 Afghan children with congenital heart disease will receive free medical treatment in China.
April 6, 2018
Patient Care
A baby in Taiwan is the third-lightest to have undergone repair of a type A interrupted aortic arch and aortopulmonary window.