AbioCor Patient Dies During Implantation Surgery
A sixth patient to be implanted with an AbioCor artificial heart died during surgery Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, […]
FDA Approves New Indication For Altace (Ramipril), To Reduce Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack
MADISON, NJ — October 6, 2000 — American Home Products Corporation announced that Altace® (ramipril) received approval from the U.S. Food and […]
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare First to Use Aortic Connector
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare became the first center in Illinois to perform open heart surgery using a revolutionary connecting technology that replaces the […]
Atrial Septal Defect Repair With Minithoracotomy Using Two Stage Single Venous Cannula
BACKGROUND: Repair of atrial septal defect (ASD) via minimal access has been the preferred method to improve cosmesis and fast rehabilitation. A […]
Beta-Lactams Often the Best Prophylactic Choice in Cardiac Surgery
Glycopeptides are no more effective than beta-lactam antibiotics for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) after cardiothoracic surgery, suggest results of a meta-analysis […]
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 […]