Topical Oxygen Helps Hard-To-Heal Wounds Heal Faster And Better
A new study suggests that brief exposures to pure oxygen not only help chronic and other hard-to-heal wounds heal completely, such exposures […]
PERFUSION.COM Update: 1/9/2002
PERFUSION.COM Update: 1/9/2002 1. We would like to welcome our new sponsors Dideco and Sequire. Dideco is a leading manufacturer of perfusion […]
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 […]
Strategic Leukocyte Depletion Reduces Pulmonary Microvascular Pressure and Improves Pulmonary Status
Abstract:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) precipitates inflammation that causes marked pulmonary dysfunction. Leukocyte filtration has been proposed to reduce these deleterious effects. Other studies […]
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 […]