LVAD Bridge to Heart Transplantation Improves Posttransplant Survival
Patients who receive an implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to heart transplantation have better overall survival compared with […]
Medtronic Announces FDA Approval Of InSync Marquis™ Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy System
MINNEAPOLIS, March 28, 2003 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the InSync Marquis™ cardiac […]
Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Morbidity After Adult Cardiac Operations
Background: Extracorporeal circulation contributes to morbidity after open-heart surgery by causing a systemic inflammatory reaction. Modified ultrafiltration is a technique able to […]
Neurocognitive Outcome After Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive outcome in patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery using retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) remains uncertain. METHODS: Forty-two patients undergoing thoracic aortic […]
The Early Clinical and Angiographic Outcome of Sequential Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With the Off-Pump Technique
Objective The emergence of the off-pump coronary artery bypass technique has made surgeons consider combining it with other techniques developed and learned […]
Ischemic Preconditioning Improves Cardiac Function in Off-pump CABG Patients
In patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), regional ischemic preconditioning (IP) enhances postoperative myocardial performance, according to a recent report. […]
Routine Mechanical Ventricular Assist Following the Norwood Procedure—Improved Neurologic Outcome and Excellent Hospital
BACKGROUND: Although excellent survival following the Norwood procedure for palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is being achieved by some, most […]
Platelet Gel for Healing Cutaneous Chronic Wounds
Wound healing is a specific host immune response for restoration of tissue integrity. Experimental studies demonstrated an alteration of growth factors activity […]
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention May be Peferable in Diabetic Patients With Prior CABG
In diabetic patients who require a revascularization procedure following previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be preferable […]
Neuropsychometric Outcome Following Aortic Arch Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
Background: Aortic surgery requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest is associated with a high incidence of brain injury. However, knowledge of neuropsychometric outcome is […]
Closure of Cardiac Right-to-left Shunts May Abolish Migraine
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In a subgroup of patients who have severe migraine, closure of a large cardiac right-to-left shunt appears […]
Ventricular-Coronary Conduit Device Developed in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters Health) -The days of the traditional coronary artery bypass graft could be numbered, with the introduction of a device developed […]