Connecting the Role of C-reactive Protein and Statins in Cardiovascular Disease
Several major clinical studies have examined the impact of lipid lowering in patients with and without coronary heart disease and have demonstrated […]
Early Revascularization Improves 1-Year Survival in MI With Cardiogenic Shock
Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock have better survival at 1 year if they undergo early angioplasty or […]
Combining Surgery With Inserting Heated Chemotherapy Drugs May Improve Survival Rates in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center report in the February issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology that surgery combined with […]
There Will Be No Need for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the Future
Dr. James Margolis of the Miami Heart Institute and Medical Center and Dr. Michael Mack of Columbia Hospital at Medical City Dallas […]
Edema Linked To Diastolic Dysfunction
Edema in patients with hypertensive pulmonary edema may be due to the exacerbation of diastolic dysfunction by hypertension – not to transient […]
Fever After CABG Linked to Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitive dysfunction after CABG is a common occurrence. Now, Duke University Medical Center researchers have linked this phenomenon with the degree of […]
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with a Rare Platelet Disorder known as Glanzma
Introduction Glanznmann’s Thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited platelet disorder with an autosomal-recessive inheritance pattern affecting the gluycoprotien IIb-IIIa complex. It is […]
Critical Values of Hematocrit and Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation as Parameters for Safe Cardiopulmonary Bypass
OBJECTIVE: Mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) is high despite a low hematocrit implies that the relationship between oxygen demand and supply is […]
Size At Birth Related To Hypertension Risk Later In Life
Investigators from Goteborg University and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Goteborg, Sweden studied 438 women involved in a prospective population study with […]
Chronic Stable Ischaemia and Myocyte Damage During Beating Heart Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Many patients with coronary artery disease demonstrate chronic resting ischaemic myocardial dysfunction. We have investigated whether this ischaemia influences the myocardial […]
Ratio of Total to LDL Cholesterol Is Best Predictor Of Coronary Heart Disease
Current guidelines for lipid management may misclassify subjects with both high and low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low […]
Surgical Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Continuous Pulmonary Perfusion Prevents Lung Injury in a Pilot Study
Objective: Postoperative respiratory failure is a frequent and serious complication in patients with type A acute aortic dissection operated on with deep […]