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Congenital Heart Disease Genetic Network Study
… Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect with an incidence of 1 in 100 … abnormalities have been associated with CHD. Evidence is accumulating that many developmental defects can result … in changes in copy number of contiguous genes. As a site in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood …
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Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD, FACS
… her residency with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is currently a Professor of Clinical Surgery. She graduated … investigator for research work in medical ultrasound. She is the author of numerous publications in the fields of … bariatric surgery, medical ultrasound and GI surgery. She is the sole editor of a new textbook on Surgical and …
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Hernia
… What is a Hernia? A hernia is a weakness or opening in the abdominal wall, which often … space under the skin. The mechanism of the hernia is similar to what happens with a bulge in a damaged tire, … The opening in the abdominal wall that leads to the hernia is also known as a hernia defect . Inguinal and Ventral …
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Vascular)
… What is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome? Thoracic outlet syndrome is a cause of shoulder, neck, and arm discomfort that occurs … near the collarbone get pinched or compressed. What is the Thoracic Outlet? The thoracic outlet is the small …
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Safety & Efficacy of Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells on Myocardial Function in LVAD Recipients
… The main purpose of this research is to determine whether injecting mesenchymal precursor cells … surgery to implant a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is safe. MPCs are normally present in human bone marrow and … muscle cells in the heart. In addition, this research is being done to test whether injecting the MPCs into the …
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The Rise of Early Onset Colon Cancer: More cases in young adults
… that the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the U.S. is declining rapidly overall but curiously increasing among … decades.” The risk of colon cancer in young adults is still much lower than for people over 50, Dr. Lebwohl notes, adding that general population screening is not recommended for the younger age bracket. “But there …
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Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis
… tissue (interstitium). Key Info Interstitial lung disease is a lung disease involving chronic inflammation of the lungs … tissue diseases. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease characterized by chronic … between the lung's alveoli, or air sacs. The cause of IPF is unknown, although the body's own immune response seems to …
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New Genomic Therapies for Hepatitis C
… antiviral drugs, the algorithm has changed. “Our approach is now to treat everyone, and to be proactive. The new medication is easier to tolerate and we can pinpoint, with great … for them,” says Dr. Dove. “The newest medication, Epclusa, is pangenotypic, approved for all Hep C patients, but is …
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World’s Most Comprehensive Care for IBD
… patients with Crohn’s disease, the difficult decision is when to operate,” says Ravi Kiran, MD , Chief and Program Director. “Too much surgery is counterproductive because the patient loses too much … will have to struggle with ongoing disease. Our goal is to intervene at just the right time, to just the right …
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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
… a condition in which the liver stores excess fat but is not secondary to alcohol, a virus, drugs, metabolic … the liver’s ability to metabolize or export fat. MAFLD is currently the most common cause of abnormal liver blood … management of children identified with this disease. Our site is a member of the NASH (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) …
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Advances in Pediatric Liver Surgery
… in collaboration with pediatric surgery at NYP/Columbia is making noteworthy advances in the care of children with serious liver conditions, and is a national leader in this field. “Our superior outcomes … Transplantation. These include: Hepatoblastoma The CDLT is one of a few centers in the nation offering the full range …
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Profile in Hope: A New Surgery Helps Improve the Lives of Babies with Spina Bifida
… “Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings … the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson Hope is a funny thing — you can’t measure it and you can’t describe it, but it is felt both in its abundance and in its absence. And in the …
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A Phase 1 First-in-Human Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of AMG 228 in Subjects with Selected Advanced Solid Tumors
… The purpose of this study is to find out more about the effects of AMG 228 in people … cancer, melanoma, colon cancer, or bladder cancer. AMG 228 is an experimental drug that is being developed to stimulate the body’s immune system to …
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Harmonic Motion Imaging of Resected Pancreas Specimens
… surgery for pancreatic cancer Study Description This is a prospective study to evaluate a new kind of ultrasound … cancer. The measurement will be done after surgery is performed on the part of pancreas that has been removed. After this, the specimen is sent to a special laboratory to conduct the unique …
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