In Global News: Subspecializing for CABG, the Australian Transplant Games, and CHD Screening in China [1]
Patient Care and General Interest
A New Zealand woman with cystic fibrosis who is a lung transplant recipient prepares to compete in swimming, biking, and running events in the Australian Transplant Games [3], held at the end of September.
China’s National Health Commission has launched a congenital heart disease screening project in 24 provincial-level regions [4], as part of the goal to reduce the country’s neonatal mortality rate.
A Canadian man received a new heart in the 500th heart transplant performed in British Columbia [5].
Research, Trials, and Funding
Researchers from the University of Maryland in the US find that the development of a subspecialized coronary surgery program [6] resulted in improved mortality rates at their center.
If recent trends continue, researchers from Spain report that global lung cancer mortality among women [7] could increase by over 40% by 2030.
Mitral valve procedures in the US increased [8] by more than double the rate of cardiac procedures as a whole between 2011 and 2016, say researchers.
Researchers in Seattle, Washington, US, find that many smokers have misconceptions about lung cancer and lung cancer screening [9].