Science news articles about 'heart surgery patients'

Nearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough ... hospital medicines, even after other factors were considered. Patients who had a body mass index (BMI) over 35 ...

... with KryptoniteTM) aims to apply the technique in over 500 patients across the globe over the next 12 – 24 ... "I used to warn my open-heart surgery patients that they would feel like they had been hit ...

... heart valves. Instead of open heart surgery, patients will undergo a less complex catheter-based procedure to treat mitral regurgitation, a serious heart disorder where blood leaks backwards ...

... ; Saving nearly $4,000 per patient per year in unnecessary drug costs through ... Reducing hospitalizations and errors for elective heart surgery patients through Geisinger's innovative ProvenCare ...