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 […]
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® […]