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Featured In Orthopaedics
Greater Opioid Intake After Ankle Fracture Linked to Increased Pain
After fracture surgery, patients who consume more opioids do not experience less pain or greater satisfaction than patients who consume lower amounts of opioid medication, according to past studies. Mass General researchers wondered whether the same was true specifically for ankle fracture surgery.
Featured In Cardiovascular
Novel Pathway for Translating Emotional Stress Into Physical Heart Disease
A team of clinicians led by Ahmed A. Tawakol, MD, co-director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program, has found a novel pathway linking psychosocial stress to heart disease. Published in the The Lancet, this study finds that brain activity in the stress-responsive area of the brain (the amygdala) predicts subsequent heart attacks and stroke.
Featured In Cardiovascular
#ACC18 Video: Scientific Session in Summary
Mass General physicians presented on the podium, moderated sessions and showcased posters over 50 times at the American College of Cardiology 2018 Scientific Sessions. Some of them answered the question: “What was the most interesting topic presented at this year’s Scientific Session?"
Featured In Orthopaedics
Posterior Humeral Subluxation on MRI Not a Reliable Indicator of Posterior Instability
In some cases of posterior labral tears of the shoulder with concomitant posterior shoulder instability, MRI shows increased posterior humeral subluxation. Mass General surgeons thought MRI might help with the notoriously challenging diagnosis of posterior shoulder instability.
Featured In Cardiovascular
Key Takeaways from the 2018 AHA/ASA Acute Ischemic Stroke Guidelines
The 2018 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) feature protocols of stroke care, including intravenous and intra-arterial therapies, in pre- and in-hospital settings. Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD, specialist in Neuroendovascular and Neurocritical care at Mass General, was one of the authors of the new guidelines, last updated in 2013, which notably expand the window on when thrombectomies can be performed.
The Latest Orthopaedics Advances
Use of Puncture Capsulotomy During Hip Arthroscopy
Puncture capsulotomy, a promising technique being refined at Mass General for performing hip arthroscopy and treating femoroacetabular impingement, avoids cutting across the iliofemoral ligament.
Novel Drug-eluting Polymer May Improve Treatment of Prosthetic Joint Infection
The standard treatment for prosthetic joint infection requires patients to endure two surgeries beyond the original procedure, plus periods of inactivity. A new drug-eluting polymer developed at Mass General might change all that.
Contributing Physicians
Jon Warner, MD
Chief, Shoulder Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-director, Harvard Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Marilyn M. Heng, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Advances Specialties
Cardiovascular
Competitive Sport Participation Among Athletes with Heart Disease
Aaron Baggish, MD, director of Mass General’s Cardiovascular Performance Program, discusses his team’s focus on quantifying the exercise dose-response relationship by leveraging tools like blood biomarkers and cardiac imaging, with the goal of better understanding the health response to exercise.
April 25, 2018 - May 30, 2018
Grand Rounds: Mass General Cardiology Grand Rounds
The Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center prepares future health care professionals and trains providers in innovative therapies and care. As part of these efforts, the center hosts regular Grand Rounds presentations from thought leaders and researchers on important cardiology topics. Cardiology Grand Rounds is open to all healthcare professionals.
April 26-28, 2018
CME: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2018: A Case-Driven Symposium
The postgraduate course in vascular surgery provides a relatively focused, case–driven approach towards multiple topics of interest in vascular disease. As such, it will try to help provide a unique approach for the evaluation, diagnostic management and specific treatment options for a whole array of vascular problems.
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Transcranial Ultrasound (TUS) on the perception of pain and functional limitations due to Osteoarthritis of the Knee
The purpose of this research is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) can reduce pain caused by Osteoarthritis of the knee.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
We are looking for AF patients prior to cardioversion or AF ablation and plan to obtain 2 MRIs in each patient one in AF and one in Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR).
