Ventricular-Assist Devices Help Patients Wait for Cardiac Transplantation at Hom
Patients who need ventricular assist devices (VAD) while waiting for a heart transplant can leave the hospital and go home without increasing […]
Fewer Emergency Bypass Surgeries Needed for Failed Angioplasty
During the last decade, the overall safety of angioplasty has improved markedly, thanks largely to greater physician experience, improved techniques, new thrombolytic […]
Aprotnin Issues and Answers: An Interview by David A. Palanzo with James Tripp, Trasylol Scientific Affairs Liason
Trasylol is indicated for prophylactic use to reduce perioperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing CPB in […]
Balloon Treatment Yields Results Similar To Surgery In Patients With Mitral Stenosis
PITTSBURGH, PA — November 16, 2000 — For patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis, balloon mitral valvotomy yields similar long-term results compared to […]
Angioplasty, Coronary Bypass Surgery Tied to Similar Quality of Life Outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In high-risk patients with medically refractory ischemia, the type of revascularization therapy–surgical or percutaneous–does not appear to […]
Is the Female Gender an Independent Predictor of Adverse Outcome After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Background The female gender is an independent predictor of adverse outcome after conventional coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass. The aim […]
CardioTech Announces Third CardioPass Patient and Start of Phase II Brazilian Clinical Trials
CardioTech International, Inc. (Amex: CTE, news) today announced that on October 13 a 76 year old hypertensive female was implanted with the […]
CO2 TMR Heart Laser Demonstrates Long-Term Angina Relief for Cardiac Patients
Cardiac patients who have received carbon dioxide (CO2) Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) using PLC Systems’ Heart Laser are experiencing excellent long-term clinical benefits. […]
Hyperventilation During CPR May Contribute to Poor Survival Rates
Excessive ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is likely to increase intrathoracic pressure and decrease coronary perfusion pressure, according to a new study. […]
An Introduction to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Introduction Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of partial cardiopulmonary bypass used for long-term support of respiratory and/or cardiac function. This […]
Systemic Free Radical Activation is a Major Event Involved in Myocardial Oxidative Stress
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can induce deleterious effects that could be triggered in part by radical oxygen species; however, their involvement in […]