First Nonsurgical Coronary Artery Bypass Performed
A 53-year-old man from Germany has become the first person to successfully undergo a new nonsurgical coronary artery bypass procedure: percutaneous in […]
Normothermia Does Not Improve Postoperative Hemostasis Nor Does it Reduce Inflammatory Activation
Background: Despite its common acceptance in clinical practice, the effective benefits of normothermic systemic perfusion during coronary artery bypass operations are far […]
Two Doctors Lose Duties at Hospital Alfred I. duPont Officials Cite State and Federal Probes
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has removed two physicians with its cardiac center from their duties, citing afederal and state investigation […]
World Heart Gains FDA Approval for Novacor Changes
World Heart Corp. said on Wednesday it obtained pre-market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for engineering changes to […]
Obesity Rates Continues to Rise in the United States
Findings from two studies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in […]
Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
Edited version of the live webcasted Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) surgery utilizing bilateral internal mammary arteries, a radial artery, and […]
Clinical and Angiographic Outcome of Coronary Surgery with and without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Background: Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative technique to traditional onpump surgery. The aim of this randomized study […]
Cognitive Outcome After Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Context: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in cognitive function, which has largely been attributed to the […]
Improved Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Beating-heart Techniques
Objective: Although improved outcomes for selected patients by elimination of cardiopulmonary bypass have been demonstrated, a benefit for all patients undergoing coronary […]
Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Meta-Analysis of Currently Available Randomized Trials
Background: Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) challenges the conventional on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as the standard of surgical therapy for […]
Graft Patency Rates Lower With Off-Pump CABG
In a prospective randomized study, patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest (off-pump CABG) had […]
Should Standard On-Pump Protamine Dosing Formulas Be Recalculated for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Background: Since 1994 at the authors’ institution, approximately 9000 cardiac surgical procedures were performed using activated clotting time (ACT)-monitored heparin anticoagulation for […]