Cytomedix, Inc. Receives Favorable Patent Ruling In U.S. District Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) — Cytomedix, Inc. (CYME:OTC.OB) today announced it has received a favorable ruling from United States […]
Outcome of Cardiac Surgery in Low Birth Weight and Premature Infants
Objective: Low birth weight or premature infants may require early surgical treatment of congenital cardiac lesions because of their poor clinical status. […]
Radiation Fails to Keep Arteries Flowing After Angioplasty
Zapping heart arteries with radiation fails to keep them flowing smoothly after angioplasty, a strategy many hoped would prevent the kind of […]
1998 Perfusion Benefits Survey
Introduction: The idea for this survey was generated out of my own frustration. Our own group of Perfusionists have been negotiating with […]
Stem Cells May Eliminate Need for Heart Transplant In Some Patients
Four out of a group of five seriously sick Brazilian heart-failure patients no longer needed a heart transplant after being treated with […]
Restenosis Rate With Drug-eluting Stents Less Than 10 Percent
The longest term data yet available on the sirolimus-eluting stent (Cypher, Johnson and Johnson) shows that it has an event-free survival rate […]
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1 December 1998. 129:886-890. James N. George, MD; Gary E. Raskob, MSc; Shehla Rizvi Shah, MD; Mujahid A. […]
Incidence of UTI High in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Patients with unstable coronary syndromes are three times more likely to have urinary tract infections (UTIs) than […]
Wound Healing Types and Stages: An Online Review
Wound Healing Types: Primary Healing – Occurring when a wound is closed within a few hours of its creation. Wound edges are […]
Correlation Between Inflammatory Response and Markers of Neuronal Damage in Coronary Revascularization With and Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery may reduce the inflammatory response and the neuronal damage associated with conventional CABG on cardiopulmonary bypass.
The Effect of Zero-Balanced Ultrafiltration During Cardiopulmonary Bypass on S100b Release and Cognitive Function
Zero-balanced ultrafiltration (ZBUF) might reduce the systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) by removing inflammatory mediators.