Doing Good and Doing Well: Corporate Social Responsibility in Post Obamacare America
This paper looks how health systems can go beyond clinical care to address the social determinants of health and considers why this approach might be particularly relevant for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) touted by the Affordable Care Act.
Impact of Preoperative Risk Factors on Outcomes after Norwood Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) are susceptible to pre-Norwood comorbidities (PCs) and complications. This study aimed to describe the effect of PCs on timing and survival of Norwood palliation (NP).
Coarctation of the Aorta – The Current State of Surgical and Transcatheter Therapies
This review focuses on the current state of both transcatheter and surgical therapies, paying special attention to recent data on long-term follow-up of both approaches.
Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Past, Present, and Future
The history and evolution of these procedures, as well as the present status and future directions of robotic cardiac surgery, are presented in this review.
Revascularization Surgery as a Treatment Concept for Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure symptoms due to ischemic cardiomyopathy face a poor prognosis without adequate treatment. In these patients with viable ischemic myocardium, revascularization surgery is not a new but an established treatment concept.
Heart Motion Prediction Based on Adaptive Estimation Algorithms for Robotic Assisted Beating Heart Surgery
Robotic assisted beating heart surgery aims to allow surgeons to operate on a beating heart without stabilizers as if the heart is stationary. In this paper, two least-square based prediction algorithms, using an adaptive filter to generate future position estimates, are implemented and studied.
A Novel Surgical Procedure: Scaffold-Pulmonary Autograft Transplantation
Mitral valve-related operations are easy to perform and show good results, but to prevent severe thromboembolism or a high ratio of prosthetic valve destruction by tissue, lifetime anticoagulant therapy is essential after the operation.
Intraoperative Assessment for Mitral Valve Competency in a Beating Heart Under Retrograde Coronary Perfusion
Intraoperative assessment of a repaired mitral valve is of paramount importance for reparative mitral surgery.
Less Invasive Surgical and Perfusion Technique for Implantation of the Jarvik 2000 Left Ventricular Assist Device
Left ventricular assist device implantation might require extensive surgical incision and use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Pediatric Mechanical Support with an External Cardiac Compression Device
The PediBooster external cardiac compression device is a minimally invasive, non-blood contacting Biventricular Assist Device (BiVAD) intended for pediatric use.
Clinical and Ultramicroscopic Myocardial Randomized Study of Beating Versus Arrested Heart for Mitral Surgery
This study compared clinical and transmission electron microscopic aspects of myocardial protection during mitral valve replacement using warm retrograde perfusion in empty beating versus arrested heart with cold blood anterograde cardioplegia.
Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Men and Women: Are There Sex Differences in Outcome
According to several studies, women are at higher risk for mortality and experience less relief of angina after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) than men.