Surgery For Prosthetic Valve Obstruction May Currently Be Safest, Most Effective Treatment
Early operation is appears effective and safe for most cases of prosthetic heart valve obstruction (PHVO), especially in patients in stable preoperative […]
Cloned Knockout Mini-pigs Hold Potential for Organ Xenotransplantation
By deleting the immunogenic alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase (GGTA1) gene in cloned miniature swine, researchers in the US and Korea appear to have moved closer […]
Abiomed Says FDA OKs AbioCor Heart Patient Group
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Medical device maker Abiomed Inc. said on Monday that U.S. regulators have taken preliminary steps toward approval of its […]
Two Stem Cell Studies Show Heart Tissue Regeneration Following Infarcts
Evidence that bone-marrow stem-cell transplantation could regenerate damaged cells in the heart after myocardial infarction is demonstrated by separate research among teams […]
Aortic Abdominal Graft Production to End
INDIANAPOLIS – A subsidiary of Guidant Corp. is ending production of a medical device, days after pleading guilty to covering up problems […]
JOSTRA and BIOSAFE Conclude an Exclusive Licence for a New Autotransfusion Technology
In a move to further broaden its extensive portfolio of open heart surgery equipment, JOSTRA announced that it has concluded an exclusive […]
The Metabolic Effects of Fresh Versus Old Stored Blood in CPB Priming Solutions
OBJECTIVES: Pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass involves the creation of a large obligatory priming reservoir. Packed red blood cells are an essential part of […]
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 […]