Not exact matches
Participants were also about 30 % less likely to need a stent or cardiac
bypass surgery if they got canakinumab,
suggesting that damping down inflammation helps arteries stay healthy.
«Based on these results, we
suggest that steroids should not be used prophylactically during cardiac
surgeries that require the use of cardiopulmonary
bypass,» said Richard Whitlock, M.D., associate professor of cardiac
surgery at McMaster University, and lead investigator of the study.
«This finding
suggests remote ischemic preconditioning protected the heart muscle against injury during
bypass surgery, though unfortunately this effect was not associated with improved long - term clinical outcomes,» Hausenloy said.
Studies
suggest, for example, that yoga therapy can lessen the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments for people with cancer and facilitate faster recovery after
bypass surgery.
A study from the Cleveland Clinic
suggests gastric
bypass surgery not only has the ability to help patients lose weight, but also to help the pancreas increase insulin production by five-fold.