Left Ventricular Performance of Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum After Right Heart Bypass Surgery
The contractility and ventricular efficiency of patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum are inferior to those of patients with tricuspid atresia after bidirectional Glenn procedure and total cavopulmonary connection.
Intraoperative and Intermediate-Term Angiographic Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with Symmetry Proximal Anastomotic Device
We do not recommend the routine use of this device in coronary artery bypass operations.
Emergency Conversion to Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Attempted Off-Pump Revascularization Results in Increased Morbidity and Mortality
We sought to evaluate outcomes and predictors of emergency conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during attempted off-pump coronary bypass surgery.
Microvascular Perfusion Upon Exchange Transfusion With Stored Red Blood Cells in Normovolemic Anemic Conditions
Circulation of stored RBCs in a hemodiluted animal resulted in significantly malperfused and underoxygenated microvasculature that was not detectable at the systemic level.
Survival After Coronary Revascularization Among Patients With Kidney Disease
Compared with no revascularization, CABG was associated with better survival in all categories of kidney function.
Pregnancy Problematic in Mechanical Heart Valve Recipients
Pregnancy in women with prosthetic heart valves results in live births in only about two thirds of cases, Lebanese researchers report in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Study Finds Link Between Surgery and Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Building on earlier research that showed a decline in mental function among patients who underwent heart surgery, a recent study conducted by […]
Balanced Regulation of mRNA Production for Fas and Fas Ligand in Lymphocytes From Centenarians. How the Immune System Starts Its Second Century
Lymphocytes from centenarians are able to balance the production of proapoptotic (mFas and FasL) and antiapoptotic (sFas) molecules, whose proportions are likely crucial for the well-preserved immune functionality at the extreme limits of human life.
Heart Rate Recovery and Impact of Myocardial Revascularization on Long-Term Mortality
In patients with imaging evidence of myocardial ischemia, an abnormal HRR is associated with a nonsignificant trend toward blunting the survival improvement associated with early revascularization. HRR does not appear to identify patients likely to have a survival benefit.
Late Occlusion of Drug-Eluting Stents Seen After Antiplatelet Therapy Halted
Even a year after placement of drug-eluting coronary stents, in-stent thrombosis may develop if antiplatelet therapy is discontinued, according to a research letter in the October 23rd issue of The Lancet.
A Method for Identifying Mechanisms of Neurologic Injury from Cardiac Surgery
We developed and successfully implemented a method for detailed real-time associations between processes of clinical care and precursors of neurologic injury.
Late Occlusion of Drug-Eluting Stents Seen After Antiplatelet Therapy Halted
Even a year after placement of drug-eluting coronary stents, in-stent thrombosis may develop if antiplatelet therapy is discontinued, according to a research letter in the October 23rd issue of The Lancet.