Cardiovascular Equipment Articles
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Health Mythbusting: Does eating turkey really make you tired?
This holiday season, Americans will consume around 87 million turkeys. And after they gobble down their turkey dinners, they might experience post-meal sleepiness. Often, people blame turkey as the cause. But does turkey actually make you tired? Why? What's in it? And what other factors are at play? In today’s article, we’ll break down the health myth of whether eating ...
By Evidation
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Conceptual Considerations for Device-Based Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Abstract Acute decompensated heart failure remains the most common cause of hospitalization in older adults, and studies of pharmacological therapies have yielded limited progress in improving outcomes for these patients. This has prompted the development of novel device–based interventions, classified mechanistically based on the way in which they intend to improve central hemodynamics, ...
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Introduction and Detection Methods for Phytochemicals
What Are Phytochemicals? Phytochemicals are natural compounds that have only been discovered so far and are natural food pigments. The human body is unable to produce them and must obtain them from food. Soy isoflavones in soybeans, lycopene in tomatoes, catechins in green tea, carotenoids in carrots, zeaxanthin, polyphenols, etc., are all phytochemicals. Classification and Functions of Common ...
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The Vagus Nerve - What is it and why is it so important to our health?
Key points The vagus nerve controls many unconscious processes in the body The vagus neural network interfaces with inflammatory, mood and pain regulation. This can be utilised for its neuromodulatory effect in activating restorative pathways. The vagus nerve has been called the ‘great wandering protector’ of the body, it’s made up of an intricate neural network that ...
By Parasym Ltd.
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Diagnostic yield of automatic and patient-triggered ambulatory cardiac event recording in the evaluation of patients with palpitations, dizziness, or syncope.
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that patient-triggered cardiac event recorders (CER) have an increased diagnostic yield and are more cost effective than conventional 24-h-Holter electrocardiograms (ECGs) for the evaluation of sporadic, potentially arrhythmia-related symptoms. HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic yield of a patient-triggered CER combined with ...
By Novacor
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Importance of hemodynamic monitoring during esophagectomy - Case Study
Background Esophagectomy for cancer involves two- or three-phase procedures, such as abdominal, chest and/or neck incisions, is more invasive than other types of gastrointestinal surgery, and is associated with high risk for postoperative morbidity. Because of this risk, perioperative management of circulatory conditions such as hypovolemic hypotension is especially important to avoid ...
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The Use of Imaging to Guide Treatment Decisions with Coronary Orbital Atherectomy – Case 2 of 2
Overview Dr. Brock Cookman describes this real-world case to demonstrate the importance of imaging to determine strategy and treatment in complex scenarios and how the unique dual-action mechanism of action (MOA) of the Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System sands superficial and fractures deep calcium. Patient History A 78-year-old female patient presented with ...
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The Use of Imaging to Guide Treatment Decisions with Coronary Orbital Atherectomy – Case 1 of 2
Overview Dr. Brock Cookman describes this real-world case to demonstrate the importance of imaging to determine strategy and treatment in complex scenarios and how the unique dual-action mechanism of action (MOA) of the Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System sands superficial and fractures deep calcium. Patient History A 77-year-old male patient presented with ...
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Micromate™ Case Report: Robot-Guided Type II Endoleak Embolization
Micromate™ Case Report series presents real cases performed by the physicians currently using the world’s smallest robot for percutaneous procedures. Today, we join Drs. Gerlig Widmann and Martin Freund, Interventional Radiologists at the Tirol Kliniken, for a robot-guided type II endoleak embolization. Clinical Context Patient’s profile: Male patient, previously subjected ...
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3 tips to improve cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause 17 million deaths globally every year, making it the leading cause of death around the world. The cardiovascular system—which includes your heart and blood vessels—distributes oxygen through the body and removes waste. Every cell in the body depends on this process to run smoothly. Your cardiovascular system plays a key role in your overall ...
By Evidation
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Digital Monitoring Quickly Alerts to Thermal Changes During Surgical Procedures
Hypothermia is the leading prolonged anesthesia side effect in animals. In both dogs and cats, hypothermia, and even hyperthermia, can often happen with any lengthy surgical procedure – dental or general – or in a patient that has comorbid issues. Veterinary-specific multiparameter digital monitors are the key to quickly determining if an anesthetized patient is becoming hypothermic ...
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Foundational Supplement Program with Whole Food AstaPure® Arava
One of the most pressing questions consumers have is, "What supplements do I need to take daily?" The answer should be simple, start with a strong foundation. Just as if you were building a home, you would first pour a strong foundation in which to build on. The same holds with taking dietary supplements. The four areas of supplementation consumers need fall into these categories: Antioxidant(s), ...
By Algatech
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2019 Startups to Watch: Metactive patience set to payoff for medical device patients
Editor’s note: Startland selected 12 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2019’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Metactive’s elevator pitch: Medical tech company that makes catheter-based devices used to treat cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and life-threatening bleeding. ...
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Good News for Cancer and Heart Disease Patients
Good News for Cancer and Heart Disease Patients: US Nuclear Partner Achieves Critical Milestone Proving New Way to Fill Multi-Billion/Year Shortage of Radioisotopes for Diagnostics and Treatments The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warns about severe shortages of radioisotopes that are required to non-invasively diagnose heart disease, cancer, other health issues, and ...
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Augmenting the bioactivity of polyetheretherketone using a novel accelerated neutral atom beam technique
Abstract Summary Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is an alternative to metallic implants in orthopedic applications; however, PEEK is bioinert and does not osteointegrate. In this study, an accelerated neutral atom beam technique (ANAB) was employed to improve the bioactivity of PEEK. The aim was to investigate the growth of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), human osteoblasts (hOB), and skin ...
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Fenitrothion, an organophosphorus insecticide, impairs locomotory function and alters body temperatures in Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845) without reducing metabolic rates during running endurance and thermogenic performance tests
Endemic Australian mammal species are exposed to pesticides used for locust control as they occupy the same habitat as the target insect. We examined the impact of an ultra‐low volume (ULV) formulation of the organophosphorus insecticide, fenitrothion (O,O‐dimethyl‐O‐(3‐methyl‐4‐nitrophenol)‐phosphorothioate), on a suite of physiological measures that affect the ability of animals to survive ...
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Ensuring compliance - Coregas case study
Customer: Coregas Application: Gas Background: Coregas is the largest Australian owned industrial, medical and specialty gas company. Their gases range from common gases such as oxygen and nitrogen to the rarest of gases like krypton. Coregas provide gases to the medical sector of the highest levels of purity, consistency and are fully compliant with all relevant Australian government ...
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A nitric oxide releasing, self assembled peptide amphiphile matrix that mimics native endothelium for coating implantable cardiovascular devices
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Deployment of stents and vascular grafts has been a major therapeutic method for treatment. However, restenosis, incomplete endothelialization, and thrombosis hamper the long term clinical success. As a solution to meet these current challenges, we have developed a native endothelial ECM mimicking ...
By Endomimetics
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Toxic effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes on the cardiovascular system: state of art
Engineered single-walled carbon nanotubes are a new class of synthetic compounds in the nanometric scale, with unusual chemical and physical characteristics, which make them a very promising material in different industrial and biomedical fields. Their use is predicted to increase exponentially in the next few years. Given their similarity to the ultrafine component of air pollution, there is ...
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Building effective institutional frameworks to support pharmacogenetic research: an international empirical analysis
As science unravels the genetic basis of disease, the opportunities offered by pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics (PGx) for future healthcare become more and more apparent. The objective of this paper is to analyse the current state of PGx research and explore future strategies for more efficient research projects and supportive infrastructures. Based on internet searches and an online survey ...
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