Outcomes After TMR Are Poor for Some Patients
Diabetics and patients with a preoperative body mass index of less than 25 have worse 1-year outcomes after transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) […]
TMR Tied to Increased 5-Year Survival in “No-Option” Angina Patients
Previous reports have shown that transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) can provide many short-term benefits for class IV angina patients who are not candidates […]
Washington Hospital Center Performs First TMR Surgery With PLC Systems’ Next-Generation CO2 Heart Laser 2(TM)
PLC Systems Inc. (Amex: PLC), the leader in carbon dioxide (CO2) transmyocardial revascularization (TMR), announced that on March 12, 2001, Dr. Stephen […]
Transmyocardial Laser Therapy: A Strategic Approach
Background: Coronary artery bypass and percutaneous intervention have become the established methods of coronary revascularization in treating angina pectoris. Subsets of angina […]
Laser Surgery Halts Chest Pain Over The Long-Term
NEW ORLEANS, LA — November 15, 2000 — In one of the largest studies to date, researchers have shown that transmyocardial revascularization, […]
Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Tomography May Predict Heart Disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) coronary artery calcium (CAC) may be predictive of the […]
AVANT’s TP10 Complement Inhibitor Significantly Decreases Heart Attacks and Death in Men Following Cardiac Surgery
Results of Phase II Clinical Study of TP10 Presented at the American Heart Association Meeting in Orlando Use of an investigational therapeutic […]
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR)
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR) is a new surgical procedure that employs a high-energy, computer-synchronized carbon dioxide (CO2) laser, called The Heart Laser […]
TMR as an Adjunct to Coronary Bypass Surgery Meets Criteria Of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Eclipse Surgical Technologies (Nasdaq: ESTI), a leading medical device company specializing in cardiac angiogenesis, announced today that its laser heart surgical procedure […]
Transplant Community Issues Consensus Statement on Live Organ Donation
Representatives of the transplant community, including recipients and donors, physicians and other healthcare providers, ethicists, lawyers, and scientists, met in June to […]
Tranexamic Acid X Approtinin on Blood Loss After CPB
Introduction: Aprotinin (AP) reduces blood loss and transfusions after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), but may sensitise patients and is expensive. Tranexamic acid (TA) […]
Variability of Plasma Aprotinin Concentrations in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Infants and children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass for repair of congenital heart defects are at substantial risk for excessive bleeding, contributing greatly […]