Some people with migraines may be able to trace their problem to a hole in the heart that formed before birth, say WUSTL researchers led by cardiologist John Lasala.
WUSTL is participating in clinical trials.

References:

1. Jan. 12, 2007 — Heart surgery may eliminate migraines in the United Press International

A drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure may be able to save lives by blocking the formation of lethal aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, according to a report today in the journal Science.
Although the research was conducted in mice, it was so promising that the team will begin testing it in babies and children with the genetic disorder within a few months.
WUSTL scientist Alan Braverman, who heads WUSTL's Marfan Syndrome Clinic, says this is a landmark discovery.

References:

1. April 7, 2006 — Common Drug Found to Repair Aortic Disorder in the Los Angeles Times

With conflicts of interest increasingly casting doubt on the credibility of medical research, a leading surgery journal is cracking down on authors who fail to disclose links to industry, threatening to temporarily blacklist them.
The action comes as many medical journals struggle with the burgeoning links between researchers and industry.
One AtriCure study mentioned was written by at least two surgeons with financial ties to AtriCure that weren't disclosed in the journal. Richard Schuessler and Ralph Damiano reported that they were consultants to AtriCure and that the journal mistakenly failed to disclose those ties.
The study's medical findings were later challenged by doctors in England.

References:

1. Dec. 28, 2005 — Surgery Journal Threatens Ban for Authors' Hidden Conflicts in the Wall Street Journal

The creators of robot-assisted surgery hope that the remote-controlled surgeons are a step towards a time when traditional open surgery is a thing of the past.
The devices were invented by a team of engineers and doctors from U. Nebraska Medical Centre, Omaha, and U. Nebraska in Lincoln.
In 2000, surgeons at the WUSTL School of Medicine conducted the first pilot trial of robot-assisted heart surgery, and a wide range of procedures now use mechanized instruments.

References:

1. Oct. 27, 2005 — Robot surgeons scrub up in the Nature Magazine (UK)

Many heart attacks do not result in cardiac arrest, and more often than not, they are not as severe as classically defined heart attacks that require being rushed to treatment. The management of less severe heart attacks has been a "raging debate" among physicians, according to School of Medicine cardiologist Richard Bach.

References:

1. Sept. 28, 2004 — Mild heart attacks in the U.S. News & World Report Online

A type of temporary artificial heart to help near-death patients live long enough to receive a heart transplant has won the cautious backing of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration. The artificial heart is a complex and risky device that requires cutting out the bottom half of the human heart to implant. Side effects can include infection, bleeding and stroke. Patients implanted with the device are tethered to a washing machine-sized power generator until they can receive a donor heart. Still, the device "will fill a very important niche" for a small number of patients who have run out of other options, said Thomas Ferguson, professor emeritus of surgery at the School of Medicine.

References:

1. March 18, 2004 — Artificial heart can aid those on transplant waiting lists in the USA Today.com
2. March 18, 2004 — Panel backs artificial heart use in the CBSnews.com

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