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More than half a million heart surgery patients at risk of a dangerous infection

More than half a million heart surgery patients at risk of a dangerous infection
More than half a million heart surgery patients at risk of a dangerous infection
Patients who had heart bypass procedures, such as coronary artery bypass shown here, could be at risk for a potentially deadly bacterial infection linked to a piece of commonly used equipment, health officials say.(iStock)More than half a million patients who had open-heart surgery in the United States since 2012 could be at risk for a deadly bacterial infection linked to a device used during their operations, federal health officials said Thursday.Although rare, such infections may cause serious illness or death.






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BREAKING: CDC warns hundreds of thousands of potential infection risk from open-heart surgery device

BREAKING: CDC warns hundreds of thousands of potential infection risk from open-heart surgery device
BREAKING: CDC warns hundreds of thousands of potential infection risk from open-heart surgery device
Dive Brief:The CDC issued a warning Thursday to all healthcare providers and patients about a potential risk of infection from certain devices used for heart bypass procedures.The warning comes in the heels of information that indicated some LivaNova PLC Stöckert 3T heater-cooler devices could have been contaminated while being manufactured and cause life-threatening infections.About 60% of all heart bypass procedures in the U.S. use the devices linked to these infections, the agency said.


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Federal officials issue warning over heart surgery equipment linked to infection

Federal officials issue warning over heart surgery equipment linked to infection
Federal officials issue warning over heart surgery equipment linked to infection
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Photo: CDC)Federal health officials on Thursday issued a warning about the risk of contracting a life-threatening infection from a popular piece of equipment used during open-heart surgery.The warning stems from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into the LivaNova, formerly Sorin, 3T heater-cooler devices which concludes they may have been contaminated with the infection during manufacture.CDC is warning patients who've had open heart surgery to seek medical care if they're experiencing night sweats, muscle aches, weight loss, fatigue, fever or other symptoms associated with the infection — Mycobacterium chimaera — saying that some patients in the investigation have died.


BREAKING: CDC warns hundreds of thousands of potential infection risk from open-heart surgery device

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