Long-Term Results of the Radial Artery Used for Myocardial Revascularization
Background: No information is available on the long-term results of radial artery (RA) grafts used as coronary artery bypass conduits. Methods and […]
Cardiac Gene Delivery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
It is well recognized that intracoronary injection of an adenoviral vector with the heart beating, leads to rapid washout of the vector […]
A Cytokine Analysis of the Effect of Cell Saver on Blood in Coronary Bypass Surgery
Background: Increasing concern about the transmission of viral disease has generated greater interest in the use of salvaged blood as a means […]
CABG and Nonsurgical Patients Have Similar Cognitive Changes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cognitive changes from baseline to follow-up are similar between coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients and nonsurgical […]
Left Heart Bypass During Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair Does Not Reduce the Incidence of Paraplegia
BACKGROUND: The preferred technique for spinal cord protection during surgical repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (DTAAs) remains controversial. The purpose of […]
Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation During Open Heart Surgery Stops Atrial Fibrillation
Surgeons have been able to abort atrial fibrillation by employing epicardial radiofrequency ablation techniques in patients with long-term atrial fibrillation undergoing open-heart […]
Baylor Researchers Show Way To Diabetes Cure With Gene Therapy
HOUSTON (April 21, 2003) – A gene therapy developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has apparently cured diabetes in mice […]
Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function Have 5-Year Mortality Rate of 25%
Patients with clinical heart failure who also have impaired left ventricular systolic function have a significantly greater mortality risk than those with […]
High Blood Pressure May Be Cause Of Endothelial Dysfunction
Transient increases in intravascular pressure significantly depress endothelium-dependent vasodilation in human resistance arteries, a study has found. This suggests elevated blood pressure […]
Physicians Embrace Internet and Seek Uniform Standards to Speed Adoption
An overwhelming majority of physicians believes that the Internet will make the practice of medicine easier and improve the quality of care […]
German Jostra AG Acquires Danish Specialist for Paediatric Heart Surgery
Hirrlingen/Copenhagen 11th September 2001 – Jostra AG, the leading German manufacturer of medical devices for heart surgery, based in the Baden-Württemberg region […]
LifeStream International Completes Acquisitions of Surgimedics and Certain Assets of Minntech Corporation
LifeStream International, Inc., a leading global cardiopulmonary products company, today announced it has completed the acquisitions of Surgimedics, Inc. in The Woodlands, […]