The Use of Autologous Platelet Gel to Treat Difficult-to-Heal Wounds: A Pilot Study
Background:Chronic ulcers can benefit from topical treatment with growth factors (GFs). PLT gel provides tissue regeneration-inducing GFs. The aim of this study […]
COPD Patients May Ultimately Benefit from CABG
Results of a longitudinal study suggest that certain patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may eventually benefit from coronary artery bypass […]
Right Ventricular Dysfunction Predicts Heart Failure And Mortality After Myocardial Infarction
Right ventricular function is an independent predictor of mortality and heart failure in patients with left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction. Previous […]
Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Inhibit New and Recurrent Lesions
Sirolimus eluting stents prevent neointimal proliferation in de novo and in in-stent restenosis lesions without inducing positive vascular remodeling, according to a […]
Genes Released From Coated Stents Could Reduce Coronary Artery Restenosis Rates
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Localized delivery of genes from coronary artery stents could reduce the risk of restenosis, according to a […]
Evaluation of a Novel Synthetic Sealant for Inhibition of Cardiac Adhesions
Background: Pericardial adhesions subject patients requiring reoperation to potential injuries to the heart, great vessels, and cardiac grafts during the re-sternotomy. These […]
TMR as an Adjunct to Coronary Bypass Surgery Meets Criteria Of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Eclipse Surgical Technologies (Nasdaq: ESTI), a leading medical device company specializing in cardiac angiogenesis, announced today that its laser heart surgical procedure […]
Deciphering Viagra’s Heart Benefit
FRIDAY, March 21 (HealthScoutNews) — The impotence drug Viagra appears to help protect the heart by stimulating the release of nitric oxide […]
Improvement Maintained for 2 Years After Cardiac Transplant in AIDS Patient
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A patient with advanced but controlled HIV infection continues to do well more than 2 years after […]
Low-Intensity Anticoagulation Effective And Safe In Mitral Stenosis And Atrial Fibrillation
Low-intensity anticoagulation is an “effective and safe” strategy to prevent thromboembolism in patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. This open randomised […]
Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Arterial Switch with Full-flow CPB
Objectives: Neonatal cardiac surgery has been associated with unfavorable neurodevelopmental events. We investigated a patient cohort operated on predominantly with full-flow cardiopulmonary […]
The Insult of Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
In coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), derangements in hemostasis and an integrated systemic inflammatory response (SIRs) contribute to bleeding, transfusion requirements, […]