Routine Mechanical Ventricular Assist Following the Norwood Procedure—Improved Neurologic Outcome and Excellent Hospital
BACKGROUND: Although excellent survival following the Norwood procedure for palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is being achieved by some, most […]
Platelet Gel for Healing Cutaneous Chronic Wounds
Wound healing is a specific host immune response for restoration of tissue integrity. Experimental studies demonstrated an alteration of growth factors activity […]
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention May be Peferable in Diabetic Patients With Prior CABG
In diabetic patients who require a revascularization procedure following previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be preferable […]
Neuropsychometric Outcome Following Aortic Arch Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
Background: Aortic surgery requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest is associated with a high incidence of brain injury. However, knowledge of neuropsychometric outcome is […]
Closure of Cardiac Right-to-left Shunts May Abolish Migraine
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In a subgroup of patients who have severe migraine, closure of a large cardiac right-to-left shunt appears […]
Ventricular-Coronary Conduit Device Developed in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters Health) -The days of the traditional coronary artery bypass graft could be numbered, with the introduction of a device developed […]
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute Partner With Surgical Information Systems
Doctors at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) in Houston, Texas, pioneered the first successful U.S. heart transplant in 1962. Now, St. Luke’s […]
Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Tomography May Predict Heart Disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) coronary artery calcium (CAC) may be predictive of the […]
Ventricular-Assist Devices Help Patients Wait for Cardiac Transplantation at Hom
Patients who need ventricular assist devices (VAD) while waiting for a heart transplant can leave the hospital and go home without increasing […]
Fewer Emergency Bypass Surgeries Needed for Failed Angioplasty
During the last decade, the overall safety of angioplasty has improved markedly, thanks largely to greater physician experience, improved techniques, new thrombolytic […]
Aprotnin Issues and Answers: An Interview by David A. Palanzo with James Tripp, Trasylol Scientific Affairs Liason
Trasylol is indicated for prophylactic use to reduce perioperative blood loss and the need for blood transfusion in patients undergoing CPB in […]