Edwards Lifesciences to Divest U.S. Perfusion Services For $45 Million to Fresenius Medical Care
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), a global leader in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, today announced that it has […]
Evaluation of a New Whole-Blood Filter that Allows Preparation of Platelet Concentrates by Platelet-Rich Plasma Methods
BACKGROUND: A novel WBC-reduction in-line whole-blood (WB) filter that does not retain platelets was evaluated to assess the filtration performance and, after […]
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Superior in Some Post–Coronary Bypass Graft Patients
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be preferable to repeat coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for many CABG patients. This is the conclusion […]
The Rewarming Rate and Increased Peak Temperature Alter Neurocognitive Outcome After Cardiac Surgery
Neurocognitive dysfunction is a common complication after cardiac surgery. We evaluated in this prospective study the effect of rewarming rate on neurocognitive […]
Extracorporeal Memberane Oxygenation: An Overview
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or (ECMO) is a general acronym describing the long term use of an artificial blood oxygenator in an extracorporeal […]
Silent Ischaemia And Hypertension Continue To Perplex Cardiologists
Treatment of silent ischaemia and angina pectoris is largely the same but it remains unclear whether all ischaemic episodes or only symptomatic […]
Drug-Eluting Stents Reduce Restenosis Risk, But Not Mortality
The findings from a meta-analysis of trial data indicate that sirolimus- or paclitaxel-eluting stents are better than their bare-metal counterparts at preventing […]
New Sutureless Technique Expedites Coronary Anastomoses in CABG Model
In a canine model of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), a new sutureless technique produces uniform side-to-side coronary anastomoses faster than […]
AVANT’s TP10 Complement Inhibitor Significantly Decreases Heart Attacks and Death in Men Following Cardiac Surgery
Results of Phase II Clinical Study of TP10 Presented at the American Heart Association Meeting in Orlando Use of an investigational therapeutic […]
Ventricular Assistance Device May Prevent Complications During Angioplasty
The Tandem Heart percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pVAD) (Cardiac Assist Technologies, Inc., Ithaca, New York) may reduce complications associated with high-risk […]
Abiomed Permitted to Implant Artificial Hearts in Five More Patients
Abiomed Inc. said on Monday that it has received permission from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implant its mechanical […]
Angiotenison Converting Enzyme Counters Myocardial Fibrosis
The angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, lisinopril, can counter myocardial fibrosis and improve left ventricular diastolic function in patients with hypertensive heart disease. German […]