Medical Center / Health Care
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Multi-Center VA Research Trial Reveals No Advantage to CABG Patients with Off-Pump Procedure
A study of 2,203 cardiac surgery patients from Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers nationwide revealed that coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) completed “off-pump,” meaning without a heart-lung machine, had no advantages in patient outcomes compared to the traditional “on-pump” procedure. A. Laurie Shroyer, Ph.D., Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University and the Northport VA Medical Center, and colleagues from 18 VA medical centers conducted by the VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center in Perry Point, reported their findings in the November 5 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Nov 5, 2009 - 5:43:25 PM
SBUMC Study Investigates Stem Cell Treatment For Tissue Repair In Heart Attack Patients
The Division of Cardiology at Stony Brook University Medical Center is participating in a clinical trial on the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat individuals who have had a first heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MI).
Oct 29, 2009 - 3:00:47 PM
SBUMC Expands Treatment For Stroke, Aneurysm Patients With Appointment Of Interventional Neuroradiologist
David Fiorella, M.D., Ph.D., has been named Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery and Radiology at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Appointed by Raphael Davis, M.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, Dr. Fiorella specializes in Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology and joins the Cerebrovascular Center at SBUMC.
Oct 29, 2009 - 12:56:02 PM
Senator Flanagan Recognizes SBUMC Prostate Care Program For "Incomparable Outreach" To Community
The Prostate Care Program at Stony Brook University Medical Center received a New York State Proclamation from Senator John J. Flanagan (Second District) for the program’s “incomparable outreach” in providing prostate cancer screening, education, state-of-the-art technology, and innovative treatment throughout Long Island.
Oct 28, 2009 - 12:12:37 PM
SBU-Led Study Of An Ancient Primate Counters Recent "Darwinius" Discovery As Possible "Missing Link"
A scientific analysis of a recently discovered adapiform, an ancient primate, reveals that the fossil, called Afradapis, is not on the evolutionary lineage of anthropoids (Old World Monkeys and higher primates, including humans) but instead more closely to lemurs and lorises.
Oct 22, 2009 - 4:47:59 PM
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