Off-pump CABG Does Not Reduce Incidence of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not reduce the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation. This finding is in contrast to previous studies […]
New Therapeutic Avenues with Hybrid Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Background: Minimally invasive strategies can be expanded by combining standard surgical and interventional techniques. Methods: A longitudinal prospective study was conducted of […]
High Prevalence of Platelet Function Abnormalities in Patients with Aortic Stenosis
Platelet function abnormalities and acquired von Willebrand syndrome is found in more than 20% of patients with aortic stenosis. The abnormalities tend […]
Antioxidative Effect of Propofol During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Adults
ABSTRACT: To investigate the antioxidative potential of propofol (an intravenous anesthetic with a chemical structure similar to phenol-based free radical scavengers such […]
Preventing Renal Failure in the Critically Ill
Few doctors trained in the past 20 years have not learnt of the benefits of “low dose” dopamine in patients developing acute […]
Double Saphenous Vein Graft Patency 23 Years Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK FIG. 1 Selective contrast injection into the SVG to the right […]
Randomized Comparison Between Stenting and Off-Pump Bypass Surgery in Patients Referred for Angioplasty
Background Stenting improves cardiac outcome in comparison with balloon angioplasty. Compared with conventional surgery, off-pump bypass surgery on the beating heart without […]
Inflammatory Response to Cardiac Bypass in Ewe Fetuses: Effects of Steroid Administration or Continuous Hemodiafiltratio
OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the effectiveness of glucocorticoid administration or continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration on endothelin and corticotropin-releasing factor release or clearance […]
Outcomes After TMR Are Poor for Some Patients
Diabetics and patients with a preoperative body mass index of less than 25 have worse 1-year outcomes after transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) […]
Experimental Device Developed By Percutaneous Valve Technologies May Provide Alternative to Open Heart Surgery
Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. (PVT) — a privately held medical technology company engaged in the development of a breakthrough device for the […]
Advocacy Group Sues FDA, Claims Agency is Withholding Risks of Xenotransplantation
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – The Campaign for Responsible Transplantation (CRT) on Monday has asked a federal district court to compel the US […]
US Medicare Boosts Abiomed Heart Device Payment
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Abiomed Inc., developer of the first self-contained artificial heart, on Thursday said that the U.S. Medicare program boosted the […]