Promising tissue valve Tech Blocks the build-up of calcium
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According to the COMMENCE researchers, a tissue valve built for less valve structural deterioration showed favorable safety and hemodynamic performance after 5 years of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
Surgical valves mounted with Resilia (a patented bovine pericardial tissue, from Edwards Lifesciences, formulated to reduce the calcification that often leads to valve dysfunction) have been associated with ‘quite satisfactory’ safety in 471 patients with a 30-day mortality and stroke rates of 1.2% and 1.6%, respectively, reported Joseph Bavaria, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia healthcare workers receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday
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PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday will mark a monumental day in Philadelphia s fight against the coronavirus pandemic as a select number of healthcare workers will roll up their sleeves to receive the first shot of the two-dose Pfizer-Biontch vaccine.
More than 13,500 doses were divided among Philadelphia-area hospitals with the appropriate freezing-cold storage, according to city health officials. Philadelphia expects thousands more doses in the coming days in order to continue the first wave of vaccinations.
Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia administered its first vaccination around 7:30 a.m. and planned to use it s 3,000 dose allotment to vaccinate employees through the afternoon, according to hospital officials.
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COVID overwhelming hospitals in multiple states
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Hospitals from West Texas to the upper Midwest are facing dire shortages of beds for critically ill coronavirus patients as the post-holiday surge shows no sign of relenting, new data shows.
About 1 in 8 U.S. hospitals had little or no intensive care unit space available last week. And experts say the number of hospitals struggling to accommodate the nation s sickest patients probably will increase after another week of record COVID-19 cases.
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