Coronary Bypass Safe in Patients With Low Ejection Fraction
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health) – Patients with coronary artery disease and severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction can still benefit from coronary […]
The Future of the Perfusion Profession
We recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first successful use of cardiopulmonary bypass. It appears to many practicing clinical perfusionists that […]
UCLA Approach Expands Heart Donor Pool for Transplantation
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Marginal hearts from older donors can be used for older patients, thereby expanding the limited pool of […]
Molecular Mechanisms of Heparin-Induced Platelet Dysfunction
Introduction Hemostasis involves many components, all of which must function properly in order for the process to be efficient. Maintaining adequate hemostasis […]
Important Questions to Ask when Purchasing Medical Professional Liability Insurance
Malpractice Insurace Considerations: You want to be sure you have an incident sensitive form/policy. This means that when you report a bad […]
Jostra Acquires Munich Medical Engineering Firm
The Baden-Württemberg company Jostra AG acquired the firm of consulting engineers Heinze from Eresing near Munich and, as Jostra Medical Engineering Center […]
Higher Bypass Temperature Correlates With Increased White Cell Activation in the Cerebral Microcirculation
OBJECTIVE: Cardiopulmonary bypass induces a systemic inflammatory response, which in turn promotes a cascade of leukocyte and endothelial cell activity. We investigated […]
New Magnesium Regimen Reduces Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After CABG
The incidence of atrial fibrillation, a common and dreaded complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), is reduced when a novel magnesium […]
Effects of Mental Stress Increase Risk of Death in Coronary Artery Disease
Mental stress can trigger a lack of blood flow to the heart and increase the risk of death in people with coronary […]
Skeletal Myoblasts Transplanted Into Cardiac Muscle for First Time in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Physicians at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have implanted autologous skeletal myoblasts into the […]
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 […]