St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute Partner With Surgical Information Systems
Doctors at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) in Houston, Texas, pioneered the first successful U.S. heart transplant in 1962. Now, St. Luke’s […]
Coronary Artery Calcium Detected by Tomography May Predict Heart Disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) coronary artery calcium (CAC) may be predictive of the […]
Ventricular-Assist Devices Help Patients Wait for Cardiac Transplantation at Hom
Patients who need ventricular assist devices (VAD) while waiting for a heart transplant can leave the hospital and go home without increasing […]
Artificial Heart Patient Speaks for First Time to Media
Sporting a blue shirt and red tie, the man with a self-contained artificial heart beating in his chest stepped into the public […]
Effects of Tranexamic Acid on Postoperative Bleeding and Related Hematochemical Variables in Coronary Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Bleeding and inflammation are major complications of extracorporeal circulation. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting may reduce the rate of complications, but […]
Prognosis of Retrograde Dissection From the Descending to the Ascending Aorta
Background: Natural history of aortic dissection (AD) with intimal tear in the descending or abdominal aorta and retrograde extension into the ascending […]
Cardioprotective Benefits of Aspirin Inhibited by Ibuprofen
PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters Health) – Ibuprofen can inhibit the cardioprotective benefits of a daily aspirin regimen, according to data presented Wednesday at the […]
Blood Pressure Prompts Vascular And Cardiac Changes
Blood pressure -and particularly pulse pressure – is linked with both vascular and cardiac alterations, a study has found. This study looked […]
Benefit of CABG Plus TMR for Refractory Angina Maintained at 1 Year
For patients with refractory angina pectoris, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) plus transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) by laser offers durable improvements, study results […]
Stress Doses of Hydrocortisone Reduce Severe Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Improve Early Outcome in a Risk
Objective: Severe systemic inflammation with a vasodilatory syndrome occurs in about one third of all patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. […]
Comparative Analysis of the Benefits of Autotransfusion of Blood by a Shed Blood Collector After Total Knee Replacement
INTRODUCTION. Joint replacement is associated with massive blood loss. Various techniques have been used to avoid the use of allogeneic blood. One […]
Collateral and Berlex Announce Positive Results From Angina Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Collateral Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CLTX) and Berlex Laboratories, the U.S. affiliate of Schering AG, Germany (NYSE: SHR) today announced that results of a […]