Autologous Bone Marrow Concentrate: Review and Application of a Novel Intra-Articular Orthobiologic for Cartilage Disease
The potential of cell-based orthobiologic injection therapies (pertaining to therapeutic injectables that aim to restore the biologic environment and/or structural components of diseased or damaged musculoskeletal tissue) is of tremendous interest for younger, more active patients, and is even more appealing in that such therapy can be delivered at point-of-care in the clinic during an office visit.
Complications at the Time of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) improves the prognosis of patients with severe aortic stenosis who are deemed too high risk for surgical valve replacement.
Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices: Current Capabilities and Future Opportunities
Recalls of cardiac implantable electrical devices (CIEDs) currently impact hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide.
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis
A systematic review was conducted using five electronic databases, identifying all relevant studies with comparative data on TAVI versus AVR.
High Technology in Medicine: Lessons from Cardiovascular Innovations and Future Perspective
Four decades of innovations in the field of interventional cardiology are presented as an example for the great growth of high technology in medicine, side by side with the development of general technology and science.
Introspection Into Institutional Database Allows for Focused Quality Improvement Plan in Cardiac Surgery: Example for a New Global Healthcare System
In accordance with the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act, Medicare will cut payments to hospitals with high 30-day readmission rates. We retrospectively reviewed an institutional database to identify risk factors predisposing adult cardiac surgery patients to rehospitalization within 30 days of discharge.
A Prediction Model to Identify Patients at High Risk for 30-Day Readmission After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
We aimed to develop and validate prediction models to assist clinicians and hospitals in identifying patients at highest risk for 30-day readmission after PCI.
Value-Based Purchasing and The Doctor-Patient Relationship
Hospitals will be graded according to points awarded for quality achievement, improvement from baseline, and consistency.
Postdischarge Environment Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: Expanding the View of Hospital Readmission
Readmission after hospitalization for heart failure (HF) has received increasing attention due to the significant burden it places on patients and payers.
Management of Blood Transfusion in Aortic Valve Surgery: Impact of a Blood Conservation Strategy
There are limited data in the literature concerning the effect of a blood conservation strategy (BCS) on aortic valve replacement (AVR) patients.
Desmopressin for Reducing Postoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements Following Cardiac Surgery in Adults
A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was, in adult patients undergoingcardiac surgery requiring extracorporeal cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), does administration of desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) reduce postoperativeblood loss and transfusion requirements?
Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery Through Right Mini-Thoracotomy Under Direct Vision
Based on our extensive experience we believe that mitral valve repair through a right mini-thoracotomy provides a durable and safe alternative to a traditional sternotomy with the benefits of improved cosmesis, reduced post-operative pain, less blood loss with fewer blood transfusions, fewer infections, shorter length of stay, and faster return to activity.