St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute Partner With Surgical Information Systems
Doctors at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) in Houston, Texas, pioneered the first successful U.S. heart transplant in 1962. Now, St. Luke’s […]
New Sutureless Technique Expedites Coronary Anastomoses in CABG Model
In a canine model of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), a new sutureless technique produces uniform side-to-side coronary anastomoses faster than […]
Symmetry Bypass Connector Device Linked to Recalcitrant Neointimal Hyperplasia
The recently introduced Symmetry Bypass Connector device seems to be associated with a high rate of acute coronary syndromes within 6 months […]
Evaluation of a Novel Synthetic Sealant for Inhibition of Cardiac Adhesions
Background: Pericardial adhesions subject patients requiring reoperation to potential injuries to the heart, great vessels, and cardiac grafts during the re-sternotomy. These […]
Systolic Pressure Best Indicator Of Heart Disease In Hypertensive Men
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is a good indicator of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease in hypertensive men being treated in clinical […]
Thoratec Gets European Okay for IVAD Heart Pump
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cardiovascular device maker Thoratec Corp. said on Monday it has received European marketing approval for the Thoratec IVAD, an […]
VE LVAS for End-Stage Heart Failure
Abstract The HeartMate Vented Electric Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) is an implantable cardiac assist device for end-stage congestive heart failure. The […]
Medicare to Expand Heart Pump Coverage
Proposed Medicare rules would add 30% to coverage for Thoratec Corp.’s heart-assist device. Thoratec said the proposed rules would reimburse the company’s […]
Recent Advancements in the Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Article orginally published in March 1998 Theodore E. Warkentin,MD, FRCPC, FACP Guest EditorHamilton Health Sciences Corporation and McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario, Canada Thrombocytopenia […]
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1 December 1998. 129:886-890. James N. George, MD; Gary E. Raskob, MSc; Shehla Rizvi Shah, MD; Mujahid A. […]
Thrombospondin Gene Variants Associated With familial Premature CAD
Multiple novel variants in the thrombospondin gene family appear to be associated with familial premature coronary artery disease, investigators report in a […]
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) […]