Writing A Press Release
One of the most important lessons that beginners need to learn is that writing media releases is all about developing a persuasive communication within the framework of a traditional news story format.
Reduction of Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Aprotinin After Regional Ischemia and Cardioplegic Arrest
Aprotinin reduces reperfusion injury after regional ischemia and cardioplegic arrest. Protease inhibition may represent a molecular strategy to prevent postoperative myocardial injury after surgical revascularization with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Albumin Versus Crystalloid for Pump Priming in Cardiac Surgery: Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials
Albumin prime better preserves platelet counts than crystalloid. Albumin also favorably influences colloid oncotic pressure, on-bypass positive fluid balance, postoperative weight gain, and colloid usage. The
Multislice Spiral CT Detects Dysfunctional Coronary Bypass Grafts
Noninvasive coronary imaging using 16-detector row multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) is feasible for visualization of coronary bypass grafts and coronary artery lesions, two research teams in Germany report.
Coronary Artery Bypass with the Use of a Magnetic Distal Anastomotic Device: Surgical Technique and Preliminary Experience
The MVP system is a novel distal coronary anastomotic device that is quick, simple, and effective, producing consistently reliable coronary anastomoses in a wide variety of coronary bypass procedures.
Medicare to Cover More Implanted Heart Devices
The U.S. government on Tuesday proposed expanding Medicare coverage for costly, potentially life-saving implanted heart devices, a decision expected to benefit makers Guidant Corp., Medtronic Inc. and St. Jude Medical Inc.
Role of Coronary Collaterals in Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
Collaterals protect against perioperative myocardial infarction during off-pump surgery but not during on-pump surgery and are associated with a better 1-year event-free survival.
Relation of Nonperfused Myocardial Volume and Surface Area to Left Ventricular Performance in Coronary Microembolization
After coronary ME, LV dysfunction is more closely related to the total SA than to the total volume of nonperfused microregions in the myocardium.
Sensitivity and Specificity of Prenatal Features of Physiological Shunts to Predict Neonatal Clinical Status in Transposition of the Great Arteries
Restriction of the FO and/or of the DA has a high specificity to predict the need for emergency neonatal care in fetuses with TGA, but the sensitivity is too low to detect all high-risk fetuses.
Medical Costs and Quality of Life 10 to 12 Years After Randomization to Angioplasty or Bypass Surgery for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Early differences between CABG and PTCA in costs and quality of life were no longer significant at 10 to 12 years of follow-up. CABG was cost-effective as compared with PTCA for multivessel disease.
Reperfusion-Induced Tachyarrhythmias Resolve With Intracoronary Verapamil
Results of a study conducted in Japan confirm that the intracoronary use of verapamil can safely and immediately terminate reperfusion-induced ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT) with no evidence for resumption of arrhythmias after treatment.
Long-Term Mortality of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States and Canada
Our results suggest, for the first time, that the more conservative pattern of care with regard to early revascularization in Canada for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction may have a detrimental effect on long-term survival.