Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards valve prosthesis in patients with low

Because of improved management at the acute stage, the risk of dying in hospital after a heart attack has decreased by about 50% in the past 10 years. Likewise, the prescription of recommended medications when patients leave hospital, has resulted in improved survival and fewer recurrent heart attacks. One of the challenges is now to try and further decrease long-term mortality in patients who leave the hospital on "optimal" medical therapy (i.e. who are prescribed all the recommended medications). The French registry of Acute ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation Myocardial ...

The rapid growth of global sales by leading U.S. companies has once again placed Access Technology Solutions in the international spotlight. For the fourth straight year, Utah Business magazine has ranked Access Technology Solutions among its top companies on the Utah Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah. The Utah Fast 50 program was designed to recognize companies for their entrepreneurial spirit, innovative business tactics and skyrocketing revenue growth. Access Technology Solutions was honored at an event in Salt Lake City on August 25th. Access' ...

Thrombotic (clotting) and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before. This makes understanding the risk of complications from orthopedic surgery exceedingly important. However, there is a lack of data investigating the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications in orthopedic surgery. The new study by investigators at NYU School of Medicine was comprised of 3,082 patients undergoing orthopedic surgery of the hip, knee, and ...

With the increased prevalence of chronic heart failure (HF), there is a concomitant increase in the number of related hospitalisations; as chronic HF progresses, the risk of acute exacerbation increases. Registries and surveys of HF have been generally conducted in patients with either chronic or acute conditions, but a description of the whole clinical history of patients with HF, including the acute episodes, consequent changes in clinical conditions and management strategies, have not been available. The final results of the Heart Failure Pilot Study, a general ...

Bergen County, New Jersey Dentist Dr. Sherzoy is a well qualified Cosmetic Dentist who has helped his patients restore their smiles, beauty and self-confidence with Dental Implants. Dental Implants are a proven and effective solution for people who have damaged or missing teeth who find themselves embarrassed about their smiles and want a smile restoration. Dr. Sherzoy is well qualified in the field of Implant Dentistry, a specialized aspect of dentistry, dealing with the placement and restoration of dental implants. Dental Implants are Dr. Sherzoy's preferred method ...

Results presented today from the Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Pilot Study show that almost 40% of patients undergoing a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation have no underlying disease associated with the arrhythmia, and precipitating factors are rare. The survey, which is a pilot survey from the ESC's EurObservational registry programme, also confirmed that symptoms are present in 86% of patients but vary considerably; symptoms include palpitations, fatigue, and shortness of breath or dizziness. "The AFib Ablation Pilot Study shows that, while symptoms remain the ...

Pre-existing heart disease in pregnancy remains a concern. Complications are frequent and in some cases may be life-threatening for both the mother and her child. In Europe maternal heart disease has now become the major cause of maternal death during pregnancy. As interim data from the ESC's special registry on pregnancy in cardiac disease suggests, the numbers of women at risk is not in decline, mainly because of today's older age at first pregnancy and with it a concomitant increase in risks of diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Professor Jolien Roos-Hesselink, ...

From SARS to swine flu, virus outbreaks can be unpredictable — and devastating. But now a new application through the ubiquitous social networking site Facebook, developed in a Tel Aviv University lab, is poised to serve as a better indicator of how infections spread among populations. Dr. Gal Almogy and Prof. Nir Ben-Tal of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at TAU's George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences have developed a Facebook application called PiggyDemic, which allows users to "infect" their friends with a simulated virus or become infected ...

Contact Centers are facing a wave of new challenges. With social media and self-service channels becoming a common method of interacting with customers, the need to support a multi-channel customer contact center is now greater than ever. With that need has come a proliferation of new multi-channel contact center technology choices. Many companies are opting for cloud based computing models. Cloud-based contact centers have advantages to be sure. They can cut costs, create flexibility with anywhere, anytime access for agents and customers alike to interact without the cumbersome ...

OTS Solutions recently announced that their Quality Management System has been registered as compliant within the International Standard ISO 9001. This achievement was a direct result of the entire organization working together in effectively developing and maintaining the Quality System in order to be registered. Meeting the ever growing customer demands for the highest level of quality is vital to the future success of every company in any kind of business. OTS has demonstrated their commitment to quality and to the continuous improvement of their management system ...