Posts Tagged ‘heart’
Berlin Heart
In a study led by Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, the Berlin Heart, the world’s first specific [...] Read More »
Newborn Congenital Heart Disease Screening Requirements
In 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius approved adding CCHD (critical congenital heart disease) [...] Read More »
Regenerating Heart Tissue with Nanotube Patches
Each year, over 780,000 Americans suffer from a second heart attack as a result of previously damaged cardiac muscle. Because [...] Read More »
Mitral Valve Repair in the Cath Lab
Percutaneous mitral valve repair is soon to be an option for patients too sick for open heart surgery. Each year, over 250,000 surgical procedures are performed to treat diseased heart valves. Still, almost 20% of patients diagnosed with mitral regurgitation (MR) are not good candidates for open heart surgery due to their physical condition. Read More »
First, there was a three-armed surgical robot. Then, an orthopedic robot came along. Whats next? A robotic snake? As a matter of fact, yes. Think about being able to reach just about any region of the body with one incision. Cardiorobotics was first founded in 2005 and is developing the cardioARM, a snake robot for minimally-invasive cardiac interventions, such as treatments for patients suffering with heart arrhythmias. With the 10mm diameter computer-controlled device that allows for 105 degrees of freedom, a lot can be achieved. Read More »
Robotics Take a New Turn…Literally
First, there was a three-armed surgical robot. Then, an orthopedic robot came along. What�s next? A robotic snake? As a matter of fact, yes. Think about being able to reach just about any region of the body with one incision. Cardiorobotics was first founded in 2005 and is developing the cardioARM�, �a snake robot for minimally-invasive cardiac interventions, such as treatments for patients suffering with heart arrhythmias.� With the 10mm diameter computer-controlled device that allows for 105 degrees of freedom, a lot can be achieved. Read More »
Growing a Broken Heart
Autologous cell therapy is a process that uses a patients own cells to repair the damaged myocardium and consists of several steps. The first step involves obtaining adult stem cells through a muscle biopsy of the patient's thigh. Next, the cells are cultured in a lab to separate immature cells; finally, millions of cells are implanted in the heart tissue by either an open or percutaneous, minimally invasive procedure using the femoral artery. Read More »