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Anupam Agnihotri | Mar 22 2007
coronary artery bypass grafting
Going for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may not doubt, ensure better cardiovascular health but unfortunately, at the cost of bone mineral loss. A new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology brings out this fact. As per the...
Anupam Agnihotri | Feb 7 2007
trasylol
Controversial drug Trasylol that is used world-wide as a heart-surgery medicine is once again amid controversies, as a new study holds Trasylol responsible for long-term risk of dying by nearly 50%. In the words of Dr. Dennis T. Mangano of the...
Anupam Agnihotri | Jan 16 2007
bypass surgery
We know that heart bypass surgery reroutes blood flow around clogged arteries. On the other end, carotid endarterectomy, the most commonly used stroke-prevention surgery, removes plaque in the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain. There is...
Anupam Agnihotri | Jan 12 2007
migraine 2
As we know that some people are born with hole in their hearts, which is also known as Patent foramen ovale or PFO, scientists believe that this problem may give rise to migraines. Interestingly, they take heart surgery as the best way to wipe out...