Outcomes After TMR Are Poor for Some Patients
Diabetics and patients with a preoperative body mass index of less than 25 have worse 1-year outcomes after transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) […]
Experimental Device Developed By Percutaneous Valve Technologies May Provide Alternative to Open Heart Surgery
Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. (PVT) — a privately held medical technology company engaged in the development of a breakthrough device for the […]
X Technologies Wins U.S. Nod for Heart Device, Clearing the Way for Acquisition by Guidant
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Privately held X Technologies Inc. has won U.S. marketing clearance for a new device, fulfilling the conditions […]
Extracorporeal Memberane Oxygenation: An Overview
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or (ECMO) is a general acronym describing the long term use of an artificial blood oxygenator in an extracorporeal […]
Extracorporeal Memberane Oxygenation: An Overview
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or (ECMO) is a general acronym describing the long term use of an artificial blood oxygenator in an extracorporeal […]
ABIOMED Announces First European Site for AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart Clinical Trial
ABIOMED, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD) today announced that the North Rhine-Westphalia Heart Center, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany will serve as a European clinical trial site […]
ACT May Be Useful In Point-Of-Care Monitoring Of Enoxaprin Anticoagulation Effect In Patients Undergoing PTCA
Intravenous enoxaparin has been found to increase activated clotting time (ACT) at 5 minutes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), indicating […]
Long-term Behavorial Impairment Reported After Neonatal Arterial Switch Surgery
Parents of children who had undergone a neonatal arterial switch operation with circulatory arrest and low flow bypass report that these children […]
The Edge-To-Edge Technique For Barlow’s Disease
The Edge-To-Edge Technique For Barlow’s Disease The edge-to-edge technique is a method to treat mitral valve regurgitation by suturing the edges of […]
Proactive Patient Management After Cardiac Bypass Surgery Improves Survival Rates
Proactive management of children who undergo cardiac surgery and receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support may significantly increase survival rates, according to […]
Effect of CO2 Insufflation on the Number and Behavior of Air Microemboli in Open-Heart Surgery. A Randomized Clinical Tr
BACKGROUND: The risks that the presence of air microemboli implies in open-heart surgery have recently been emphasized by reports that their number […]
Cardiovascular Prognosis For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Identified
A recent report from Finland indicates that the cluster of eight cardiovascular risk factors among people with Diabetes type 2 have considerable […]