Radial Artery Comparable to Internal Mammary Artery for Coronary Bypass
The flow-mediated dilation and endothelial function of a radial artery graft is similar to that of a pedicled left internal mammary artery […]
Radiation Fails to Keep Arteries Flowing After Angioplasty
Zapping heart arteries with radiation fails to keep them flowing smoothly after angioplasty, a strategy many hoped would prevent the kind of […]
Regeneration of Mammalian Cardiomyocytes Demonstrate
Unlike normal mammalian cardiac tissue, the hearts of the MRL mouse strain can regenerate cardiomyocytes following infarction, with full recovery of myocardial […]
Preventing Renal Failure in the Critically Ill
Few doctors trained in the past 20 years have not learnt of the benefits of “low dose” dopamine in patients developing acute […]
Acute Renal Failure in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Independent Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
BACKGROUND: Acute renal failure after cardiac surgery is associated with a high morbidity and mortality, particularly when associated with hemodialysis. The aim […]
Extreme Hemodilution During CABG Linked to Kidney Damage
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nadir hematocrit caused by hemodilution during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery appears to be associated with […]
Coronary Reoperations Without the Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Background Reoperations of coronary artery surgery still carry a higher mortality and morbidity rate, compared to primary revascularization procedures. Coronary artery bypass […]
Poly-ADP-ribose Polymerase Inhibition Protects Against Myocardial and Endothelial Reperfusion Injury After CPB
Objective: Free radical production and related cytotoxicity during ischemia and reperfusion might lead to DNA strand breakage, which activates the nuclear enzyme […]
Neuropsychometric Outcome Following Aortic Arch Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
Background: Aortic surgery requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest is associated with a high incidence of brain injury. However, knowledge of neuropsychometric outcome is […]
The Rewarming Rate and Increased Peak Temperature Alter Neurocognitive Outcome After Cardiac Surgery
Neurocognitive dysfunction is a common complication after cardiac surgery. We evaluated in this prospective study the effect of rewarming rate on neurocognitive […]
Rewarm Rate After Cardiac Surgery a Major Factor in Preventing Cognitive Deficits
DURHAM, NC — May 9, 2000 — For years, surgeons have been performing successful open heart surgeries on their patients only to […]
Right Ventricular Dysfunction Predicts Heart Failure And Mortality After Myocardial Infarction
Right ventricular function is an independent predictor of mortality and heart failure in patients with left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction. Previous […]