STS: Long-Term Follow-Up Shows More Reintervention Needed With Mechanical Connectors
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery who receive mechanical connectors require more target vessel reintervention at 2 years than sutured […]
Acute Aortic Dissection More Deadly in Women Than in Men
Women with aortic dissection are more likely than men to die of the condition, possibly as a result of later recognition of […]
Aspirin Protection Reaffirmed For High Risk Myocardial Infarction Or Stroke
Aspirin or other antiplatelet drugs protect patients who are at high risk of serious vascular events and should be considered routinely for […]
Three Blood-Conservation Methods Benefit Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Recent research suggests postoperative bleeding and the need for postoperative transfusions can be significantly reduced following coronary artery by-pass through the use […]
Benefit of CABG Plus TMR for Refractory Angina Maintained at 1 Year
For patients with refractory angina pectoris, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) plus transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) by laser offers durable improvements, study results […]
Stress Doses of Hydrocortisone Reduce Severe Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Improve Early Outcome in a Risk
Objective: Severe systemic inflammation with a vasodilatory syndrome occurs in about one third of all patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. […]
Single Center Reports Major Fall in Cerebral Hyperthermia After Cardiac Surgery
Cerebral temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius during the rewarming phase of hypothermic cardiac surgery have been linked to adverse cognitive effects. Now, […]
Collateral and Berlex Announce Positive Results From Angina Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Collateral Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CLTX) and Berlex Laboratories, the U.S. affiliate of Schering AG, Germany (NYSE: SHR) today announced that results of a […]
Diabetics With Autonomic Neuropathy Have Decreased Myocardial Perfusion Reserve
Type 1 diabetics with autonomic neuropathy exhibit decreased myocardial perfusion reserve capacity when challenged with a vasodilator. This finding may be related […]
Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Safe And Effective In Treating Acute Coronary Syndromes
The Spectranetics Corporation announced the publication of an article in the April 1, 2001 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology demonstrating […]
Gene Predisposes Infants to Neurologic Injury After Heart Surgery
Children with heart conditions who require surgery as infants may be more vulnerable to neurologic problems if they have a particular variety […]
New Policy Curbs Exaggeration of Heart Transplant Urgency
Prior to a policy change in 1999, heart transplant centers were said to be increasingly exaggerating the severity of their patients’ illnesses […]