cardiac

‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

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‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

Lorraine Sherren says what’s holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is knowing he was able to donate his heart, with some out-of-the-box thinking. Robbie Sherren, 40, was a Special Olympics bowler, Trekkie and computer whiz, his parents said. What started as a trip to the emergency … Read more

Researchers find how CT scan effective to assess people with chest pain

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Researchers find how CT scan effective to assess people with chest pain

WASHINGTON: Previous studies found that fewer than 40 per cent of patients with stable chest pain who underwent invasive coronary angiography had obstructive coronary artery disease. Recent randomized clinical trials have shown that evaluating these patients first with computed tomography angiography (CTA) is beneficial, and a new study presented at the American College of Cardiology … Read more