World Heart Gains FDA Approval for Novacor Changes
World Heart Corp. said on Wednesday it obtained pre-market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for engineering changes to […]
Off Pump Valve Replacement Safe and Effective in Select Pediatric Patients
Valve replacement, using an off pump extra-cardiac Fontan procedure, is safe and effective in pediatric patients, according to data presented on Thursday […]
Oxygenator Addition Instead of Oxygenator Replacement
Introduction Occasionally, a situation occurs that requires the need to replace an oxygenator during an open-heart procedure. Membrane oxygenator failures, though fortunately […]
Platelet Concentrates: Effects of Calcium and Thrombin on Endothelial Cell Proliferation and Growth Factor Release
BACKGROUND: Clinical evidence suggests that platelet concentrate (PC) could have beneficial therapeutic effects on hard and soft tissue healing, due to the […]
A Medical Device Warning for PRP Service Providers
To All Perfusionists: As most of you are probably aware, PRP or Platelet Gel has become an area where perfusionists have expanded […]
Radial Artery Grafts Set To Improve Long Term Survival
The use of the radial artery in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures is likely to improve long-term graft survival if early […]
OSU Medical Center On the Cutting Edge in Surgery
A 35-year-old married father of one became the first person to have robotic repair of a congenital heart defect at the OSU […]
Use of Somanetics’ INVOS Cerebral Oximeter Significantly Decreased Stroke Rate and Adverse Clinical Outcomes
Somanetics Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTS, news) today announced that the results of the first randomized, prospective and blinded study using the Company’s INVOS® […]
Drug-Eluting Stents Prove Successful in Small Coronary Vessel Revascularization
Sirolimus-eluting stents are proving to be successful in the revascularization of very small coronary arteries, where bare metal stents and bypass grafting […]
VE LVAS for End-Stage Heart Failure
Abstract The HeartMate Vented Electric Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) is an implantable cardiac assist device for end-stage congestive heart failure. The […]
Variability of Plasma Aprotinin Concentrations in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Infants and children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass for repair of congenital heart defects are at substantial risk for excessive bleeding, contributing greatly […]
Weaning of Rotary Blood Pump Recipients After Myocardial Recovery: A Computer Study of Changes in Cardiac Energetics
BACKGROUND: Weaning of patients from mechanical cardiac support after myocardial recovery has always involved multiple, interacting factors, particularly the training of the […]