Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Child with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
INTRODUCTION This report describes our experience with successful triple bypass grafting in a 7-year-old child with 3-vessel coronary artery disease and supravalvular […]
Heart Ischemia Increases Endothelial Precursor Cells, Promoting Collateralization
Exercise-induced ischemia in coronary artery disease patients appears to trigger a substantial increase in the number of circulating endothelial precursor cells (EPCs), […]
Marked Rise in Transmyocardial Revascularization Seen in U.S.
The number of sites performing transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) in the US as well as the annual procedural volume increased dramatically between 1998 […]
Aerosol Cyclosporine Improves Lung Function After Transplant
VIENNA (Reuters Health) – For some lung transplant patients, an aerosol form of cyclosporine can effectively maintain and improve lung function, U.S. […]
Cardiac Disease in Offspring Linked to Maternal Malnutrition in Early Gestation
The first evidence to link maternal malnutrition during early gestation with the development of coronary heart disease in offspring is reported by […]
Clinical Experience With the Mini-Extracorporeal Circulation System: An Evolution or a Revolution
PURPOSE: We studied a cohort of 150 patients operated on with a new cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) system. This is the mini-extracorporeal circulation […]
Myocyte Contractility With Caspase Inhibition and Simulated Hyperkalemic Cardioplegic Arrest
BACKGROUND: Exposure of left ventricular (LV) myocytes to simulated hyperkalemic cardioplegic arrest (HCA) has been demonstrated to perturb ionic homeostasis and adversely […]
Graft Patency Rates Lower With Off-Pump CABG
In a prospective randomized study, patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest (off-pump CABG) had […]
Off-Pump CABG as Effective as Conventional Bypass Surgery, But Less Costly
Off-pump CABG is comparable to conventional bypass surgery in terms of early and 1-year graft patency and quality-of-life outcomes, according to a […]
Influence of Two Different Perfusion Systems on Inflammatory Response in Pediatric Heart Surgery
Background: This study tests the hypothesis that a cardiopulmonary bypass system that combines complete heparin-coating, a centrifugal pump, and a closed circuit […]
High Prevalence of Platelet Function Abnormalities in Patients with Aortic Stenosis
Platelet function abnormalities and acquired von Willebrand syndrome is found in more than 20% of patients with aortic stenosis. The abnormalities tend […]