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Cardiac surgery chief delivered presidential address at international conference
Dr. Bob Kiaii, chief of the Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery at UC Davis Health, delivered his presidential address at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery’s (ISMICS) 2022 Annual Scientific Meetings.
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UC Davis Health adopts low pressure surgery systemwide
The UC Davis Medical Center is the first in the nation to implement low pressure as a standard for all laparoscopic surgeries. A recent multi-site study published in MDPI showed the benefit for patients who underwent surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer.
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Advances in heart failure take center stage at cardiovascular summit
Cardiovascular experts from UC Davis Health presented new research and clinical findings at the 2022 Heart Failure Summit this past fall.
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Multidisciplinary team supports patients at greater risk of fragility fractures
Roughly 44 million Americans have low bone density, placing them at an increased risk for broken bones. These individuals often experience fragility fractures, the result of a fall from standing height or less.
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Preventing hospital readmissions following TAVR procedures
UC Davis Division of Cardiovascular Medicine researchers examined intermediate and high-risk patients undergoing TAVR between 2012 and 2018 and found causes for why some patients are more prone to rehospitalization following procedures.
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Obesity and age at menopause affect women’s heart failure risk
A new UC Davis Health study finds that obesity and the age at which women enter menopause may have significant impacts on their heart failure risk.
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Heart team performs first transfemoral transseptal mitral valve replacement procedure
UC Davis Health has become the first hospital on the West Coast to perform a transfemoral transsepetal mitral valve replacement procedure.
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Probiotics improve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, according to new study
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the UC Davis School of Medicine found that probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation.
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Study finds increase in women 65 and older dying of cervical cancer
A new study by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center shows an alarming number of California women over 65 are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease.
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Interventional Pulmonology celebrates 100th robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure
UC Davis Medical Center the first in the University of California Health system to combinethis technology using a fully robotic approach to remove lung cancer at the earliest stages.
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UC Davis Health opens new center focused on musculoskeletal research
UC Davis Health officially opened its new Oak Park Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 6. The new facility provides laboratories where faculty, residents, fellows, medical students, graduate and undergraduate students and visiting scholars can conduct broad interdisciplinary research in musculoskeletal tissue and cellular biomechanics, regeneration and repair.
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‘For me, it was a miracle’: Novel treatment improves quality of life for COPD patient
Just three years ago, Patrisa Williams, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), could not breathe without using her oxygen tank. Now, she’s hiking regularly with her grandchildren.