Outcomes Similar in Acute Myocardial Infarction Women Treated the Same as Men
Women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with a reperfusion strategy based largely on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) have outcomes similar to […]
Rates of Early Discharge Remain Low for Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Myocardial Infarction
The practice of early hospital discharge for patients with acute myocardial infarction who are at low-risk for additional adverse events varies significantly […]
Globally, Reperfusion Therapy Underused After Myocardial Infarction
Nearly a third of patients who are eligible for reperfusion therapy following ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction do no receive treatment, according to a […]
Hospital Revascularization Rate Not an Important Factor in Outcome After AMI
Long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is influenced by whether a patient is cared for a teaching hospital, but not by […]
Myocardial Infarction in Young Women Linked to Menstrual Cycle
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – During and immediately after menses, there appears to be an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction, according […]
Myocardial Perfusion Increases After Low-fat Meal With Olestra
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – Patients with early signs of heart disease had improvements in myocardial perfusion after eating a meal made with […]
Myocyte Contractility With Caspase Inhibition and Simulated Hyperkalemic Cardioplegic Arrest
BACKGROUND: Exposure of left ventricular (LV) myocytes to simulated hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest (HCA) has been demonstrated to perturb ionic homeostasis and adversely […]
Myocardial Protection with Oxygenated Esmolol Cardioplegia During Prolonged Normothermic Ischemia in the Rat
Objective: We previously showed that arrest with multidose infusions of high-dose (1 mmol/L) esmolol (an ultra-short-acting ß-blocker) in oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit buffer (esmolol […]
Stem Cells Implicated in Myocyte Formation that Occurs with Cardiac Hypertrophy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stem cells appear to be responsible for the myocyte formation that accompanies human cardiac hypertrophy, according to […]
Improved Heart Function with Myogenesis and Angiogenesis After Stromal Cell Transplantation
Objective: The study evaluated the utility of transplanting bone marrow stromal cells in a porcine myocardial infarction model. Methods: A myocardial infarction […]
Neurocognitive Outcome After Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive outcome in patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery using retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) remains uncertain. METHODS: Forty-two patients undergoing thoracic aortic […]
Inhaled NO After Congenital Heart Surgery Reduces Risk of Pulmonary Hypertension
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In infants undergoing surgery to correct congenital heart defects, the routine use of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) […]