Eric Puroll, a project manager with the My Heart Your Heart program, treats donated pacemakers. Image courtesy of Michigan Medicine.
When patients with pacemakers die, what happens to the device? Typically, it ends up being discarded and forgotten—they were designed to be single-use devices, after all—but that does not have to be the case.
Choosing between DOACs and VKAs could make a significant impact on patient outcomes, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
“Patients can safely continue oral intake until the time of the procedure, improving their satisfaction and comfort without adverse events,” researchers wrote.
The popular drugs, originally developed to treat diabetes, are being used more and more in the United States to help obese and overweight patients lose weight.
Nirav Patel, MD, and award-winning chef Fredrik Berselius.
Each of the book's nine recipes requires at least one advanced surgical technique, highlighting how precision in the operating room can carry over into the kitchen.