Adding vein of Marshall ethanol infusion to catheter ablation improves AF outcomes: JAMA Medha Baranwal29 Oct 2020 10:45 PM ISTUSA: The addition of vein of Marshall ethanol infusion to the standard treatment of catheter ablation increases the likelihood of successful treatment...
Watchful waiting better than aggressive surgery in some rectal cancer patients: Study Hina Zahid28 Oct 2020 5:15 PM ISTCHICAGO: A nonsurgical treatment option for rectal cancer that preserves quality of life is safe for carefully selected patients, according to a new...
Weight loss surgery may prevent second heart attack in obese adults Hina Zahid27 Oct 2020 6:59 PM ISTDALLAS - People with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of a second heart...
Novel Surgical Technique For Prostate Cancer Improves Urinary Continence Hina Zahid26 Oct 2020 5:15 PM ISTResearchers have found that novel surgical technique, the RARP "hood technique" which showed a reduction in postoperative urinary incontinence and...
Intravascular lithotripsy eases stent implantation in severely calcified lesions: JACC Medha Baranwal26 Oct 2020 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) may facilitate successful stent implantation in severely calcified lesions, according to a recent study...
Axillary surgery not necessary for all invasive breast cancer patients, reveals study Hina Zahid26 Oct 2020 8:15 AM ISTUCLA researchers have found in a new study that more women could potentially be spared an axillary lymph node dissection -- the surgical removal...
Frail patients have higher mortality after radical cystectomy, finds study Medha Baranwal23 Oct 2020 7:19 PM ISTNetherlands: Frailty is associated with a higher risk of postoperative adverse outcomes including death in patients undergoing radical cystectomy...
Weight loss surgery lowers the risk of aortic dissection risk: JACS Medha Baranwal22 Oct 2020 6:08 PM ISTWeston, FL: Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) may lower the risk of aortic dissection and should be considered in obese patients having...
Eyeglass-attached display device provides fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery Hina Zahid19 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA : The authors, two surgeon-researchers from Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, tested a device that, when attached to everyday...
20% of patients develop heart complications after major non-cardiac surgery : Study Hina Zahid16 Oct 2020 11:15 PM ISTSophia Antipolis: One in five high-risk patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery will develop one or more heart complications within a year,...
Bariatric surgery may increase life span in obese patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 10:30 PM ISTSweden: Bariatric surgery increases the life expectancy in obese patients as compared to the usual obesity care, suggests a recent study in the New...
Adding Biofeedback to Pelvic Floor Exercises doesn't improve Urinary Incontinence: BMJ Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2020 7:29 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that addition of biofeedback to pelvic floor muscle training does not improve urinary incontinence outcomes.The...
