Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with a Rare Platelet Disorder known as Glanzma
Introduction Glanznmann’s Thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited platelet disorder with an autosomal-recessive inheritance pattern affecting the gluycoprotien IIb-IIIa complex. It is […]
The Effect of Glutamate Infusion on Cardiac Performance is Independent of Changes in Metabolism
In a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study, the effects of intravenous glutamate infusion on myocardial haemodynamics and metabolism were studied in 22 patients […]
STS: Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Graft Outperforms Single Graft for Survival Benefit
Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafts improve survival over single internal thoracic artery (SITA) grafts starting at about 10 years after surgery, […]
CardioTech’s Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Implanted in Female Diabetic — Patient Alive and Graft Functioning Well
CardioTech International, Inc. (AMEX: CTE – News): CardioTech International announced today that a female diabetic 68 years of age is alive and […]
No-Touch Harvesting Of Saphenous Veins May Improve Early Graft Patency Rates
Nitric oxide synthase is preserved when the saphenous vein is harvested using a no- touch technique. Consequently, improved nitric oxide availability may […]
Reuters Summit: Guidant Mulls No-frills Heart Device
Guidant Corp. said it is considering developing a low-end, no-frills implantable cardioverter defibrillator, a pager-like device that regulates irregular heart beats. ICDs […]
United Staes Health Spending Shows Record Rise
The country’s spending on healthcare reached an all-time record and grew at the fastest rate in a decade in 2001, in a […]
Heart Disease Primary Care In England Biased Towards Men
Primary care for patients with heart disease in England is systematically biased towards men even though there is no indication of deliberate […]
UCLA Approach Expands Heart Donor Pool for Transplantation
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Marginal hearts from older donors can be used for older patients, thereby expanding the limited pool of […]
CardioGenesis Heart Laser Device Faces Key Review
Medical products maker CardioGenesis Corp. will appear before a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Monday to tout its newest […]
Mycophenolate Mofetil Appears Superior To Azathioprine At Slowing Progression Of Vascular Disease After Heart Transplant
Researchers reported today that patients treated with CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil), a drug used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation, have significantly lower […]
Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function Have 5-Year Mortality Rate of 25%
Patients with clinical heart failure who also have impaired left ventricular systolic function have a significantly greater mortality risk than those with […]