Medicine Buffalo

Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections in Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. While shunts do their job well, ...
TCTMD

Novel Interatrial Shunt Succeeds in HF Hemodynamic Study: REDUCE LAP-HF I

ANAHEIM, CA—An intracardiac shunt device safely unloads pressure within the left atrium among patients with heart failure and preserved or mildly impaired left ventricular function, according to the ...
Healio

Study: Suprachoroidal shunt with topical travoprost reduces IOP

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this study of the suprachoroidal shunt implantation with travoprost, there were substantial reductions in ...
Healio

Trabeculectomy more successful than tube shunt in Primary TVT study

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO —Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C had a higher success rate than tube shunt surgery in patients with ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Case Study: Modified Potts Shunt Yields Exercise Benefit in Patient With PAH

A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who received a modified Potts shunt exhibited improved quality of life and exercise capacity after 1 year. A case report published in ERJ Open ...
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Study Confirms that OrbusNeich's GenousTM Stent Effectively Captures Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to Accelerate Re-Endothelialization and Decrease Thrombogenicity

Data from Ex Vivo Shunt Model of Human Circulating Blood and Other Studies Published in European Heart Journal HONG KONG, OrbusNeich today announced that data from an ex vivo arteriovenous (AV) shunt ...
Science Daily

Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections In Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds

Using antimicrobial sutures to secure the shunt and close the wound significantly reduces the number of shunt infections arising during the first six months after surgery. Children born with ...