Diabetics Undergoing Angioplasty Benefit From Antiplatelet Drug Reopro (Abciximab)
TORONTO, ON — October 10, 2000 — Findings from the EPISTENT study show that people with diabetes undergoing angioplasty for ischemic heart […]
Aprotinin Reduces Operative Closure Time and Blood Product Use After Pediatric Bypass
Background The use of aprotinin in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass is controversial. We hypothesized that aprotinin would reduce blood product use and […]
Cannulation of the Axillary Artery With a Side Graft Reduces Morbidity
Background: The axillary artery is our preferred arterial cannulation site when the ascending aorta cannot be cannulated. Previously, we cannulated the artery […]
Boston Scientific Recalls 200 Taxus Stent Systems
Boston Scientific Corp. on Friday said it has recalled about 200 drug-coated heart stents after one patient died and 16 were seriously […]
CABG Using Radial Artery Grafts Associated With Improved Patient Outcomes
Routine use of radial artery grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery does not increase morbidity or mortality, or unduly complicate the procedure, […]
Continuous Addition of Adenosine with a Micropump System Improves Warm Whole Blood Cardioplegia
Background: Micropump additive systems allow for continuous modification of cardioplegia composition during heart surgery. Although the use of such systems in warm […]
Coronary Disease Prevention Critical In Young People
Coronary atherosclerosis begins at a young age. Indeed, atherosclerotic lesions are present in one of six United States teenagers. These are the […]
Does Diltiazem Inhibit the Inflammatory Response in Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
Background: The objective of our study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect and inhibiting action of diltiazem, a calcium channel blocking agent, […]
Plasma Fibrinogen Levels Linked to Plaque Type in Angina Patients
High plasma fibrinogen levels appear to be associated with yellow plaque formation in certain patients with stable angina pectoris, according to Japanese […]
STS: Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Graft Outperforms Single Graft for Survival Benefit
Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafts improve survival over single internal thoracic artery (SITA) grafts starting at about 10 years after surgery, […]
The Influence of Hemodilution on Outcome After Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Background: We hypothesized that cognitive impairment and hemodynamic instability after infant cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass might be exacerbated by hemodilution. Methods: […]