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 […]
Improved Methods for Measurement of Gaseous Microbubbles During Extracorporeal Circulation
Abstract: The detection and quantification of gaseous microbubbles in the arterial line of the extracorporeal circuit (ECC) are very important aims for […]
Hospital Revascularization Rate Not an Important Factor in Outcome After AMI
Long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is influenced by whether a patient is cared for a teaching hospital, but not by […]
Cognitive Outcome After Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Context: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with a decline in cognitive function, which has largely been attributed to the […]
Off-pump CABG More Cost Effective than Conventional Bypass Surgery
Avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) does not improve the clinical outcomes of low-risk patients, but it is more […]
High-risk Patients With Coronary Artery Disease May do Better With CABG Than PCI
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with better survival than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease […]
Platelet Gel Service Support Pack Released
PPAI Medical Inc. has recenetly released a PRP Support Pack for anyone interested in providing PRP services. This support pack is in […]
High-grade Stenosis of Proximal LAD Responds Better to CABG Than Stenting
In patients with high-grade stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are […]
Coronary Reoperations Without the Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Background Reoperations of coronary artery surgery still carry a higher mortality and morbidity rate, compared to primary revascularization procedures. Coronary artery bypass […]
Serotonin, Chemotherapy Tied To Carcinoid Heart Disease Progression
Progression of heart-valve disease is linked both with higher peak urinary levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), a serotonin metabolite, and treatment with […]
Boston Scientific to Reveal Key Heart Stent Data
After months of playing it close to the vest, Boston Scientific Corp. will show its cards next week when it unveils results […]