Baylor Researchers Show Way To Diabetes Cure With Gene Therapy
HOUSTON (April 21, 2003) – A gene therapy developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has apparently cured diabetes in mice […]
Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function Have 5-Year Mortality Rate of 25%
Patients with clinical heart failure who also have impaired left ventricular systolic function have a significantly greater mortality risk than those with […]
High Blood Pressure May Be Cause Of Endothelial Dysfunction
Transient increases in intravascular pressure significantly depress endothelium-dependent vasodilation in human resistance arteries, a study has found. This suggests elevated blood pressure […]
Physicians Embrace Internet and Seek Uniform Standards to Speed Adoption
An overwhelming majority of physicians believes that the Internet will make the practice of medicine easier and improve the quality of care […]
German Jostra AG Acquires Danish Specialist for Paediatric Heart Surgery
Hirrlingen/Copenhagen 11th September 2001 – Jostra AG, the leading German manufacturer of medical devices for heart surgery, based in the Baden-Württemberg region […]
LifeStream International Completes Acquisitions of Surgimedics and Certain Assets of Minntech Corporation
LifeStream International, Inc., a leading global cardiopulmonary products company, today announced it has completed the acquisitions of Surgimedics, Inc. in The Woodlands, […]
AMA Renews Call for Liability Reform
Representatives of the American Medical Association (AMA) renewed their call on Monday for a national cap on malpractice awards, saying that a […]
Influence of Angiographic Collateral Circulation on Myocardial Perfusion
ABSTRACT:The functional role of various angiographic grades for coronary collaterals remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the influence […]
Globally, Reperfusion Therapy Underused After Myocardial Infarction
Nearly a third of patients who are eligible for reperfusion therapy following ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction do no receive treatment, according to a […]
Clinical and Angiographic Outcome of Coronary Surgery with and without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Background: Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative technique to traditional onpump surgery. The aim of this randomized study […]
Midterm Angiographic Results of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Abstract: Background: As off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has gained wide attention, the quality of surgical revascularization, which showed favorable initial […]
Chronic Pain Common After Cardiac Surgery
More than one in five patients report chronic pain after cardiac surgery, researchers announced here on April 21st at the 13th World […]