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Shunt for Alzheimer's Disease

...esearch it is observed that a surgically implanted shunt could help slow the progression of Alzheimer's dis... months for one year. Twelve of the patients had a shunt surgically implanted and 9 patients did not receive the shunt. The two groups were similar in age an...

A voice saving surgery

...t done. "When she first had air going through the shunt and into her mouth, it was the first time she had actually passed any air through her mouth in over five years," Dr. Paniello says. Being able to pull air from her lungs allows Hancock to speak naturally and in long sentences. "The first words I sai...

Twisted bypass grafts work better

...s is called a shunt. The problem with the usage of shunt have difficlties, as in the blood vessels, the blood flows twisting and turning as the artery goes. However in case of a shunt, the blood flows unhindered that can lead to difference in change of flows, stagnant areas etc which can cause health probl...

Organ Donation Crusader Passes Away

...in its fibrosis. For this she had undergone a TIPS shunt in the London about 3 years ago. After the shunt procedure she had a few ups and down in her health. She was also on waiting list for a cadaver liver...

FDA Clears Critical Limb-Saving Vascular Device

...s of a severed blood vessel, providing a bridge or shunt around the damaged area and restoring blood flow t...hat permits drugs to be injected directly into the shunt without loss of blood; beveled ends that facilitate quick and effective placement of the device with...

Health Drink Blamed for Persistent Penile Erection

...d recently, a surgery for implantation of a Winter shunt was performed to move blood from one area to another. Later, he had problems and had to be hospitalised briefly for penile artery embolisation, a procedure to close off blood vessels to lessen the likelihood of an erection. In his lawsuit, that s...

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