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News and Articles on Ventricle
Bombing victims transferred to Newcastle Oct 5, 2005
LEN NOTARAS: It depends on the location of the shrapnel, some shrapnel that's on the surface will be very easy, embedded shrapnel that's deep within say an abdominal cavity, or be it within an eyeball or conversely within the ventricle of a heart could be very difficult. ANNE BARKER: So some of these people might have shrapnel for the rest of their lives. (ABC Online)
Use of pulmonary artery catheterization does not show benefit for severe heart failure patients Oct 5, 2005
Advances in medical therapy have improved outcomes for many ambulatory patients with heart failure and low ejection fraction (EF; a measure of how much blood the left ventricle of the heart pumps out with each contraction), according to background information in the article. However, each year an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 patients are hospitalized for heart failure with low EF, and the 1-year survival rate after hospitalization may be as low as 50 percent, even with recommended medical... (EurekAlert!)
Eight in critical condition from Bali bombings Oct 5, 2005
"One has been lodged in the ventricle of a patient's heart and others have gone through eyes.". Dr Notaras praised the brave patients. (Melbourne Hearld Sun.au)
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