Preliminary Results of MRI Angiography Show Reliability in Detecting CAD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stanford University researchers have developed a magnetic resonance coronary angiography (MRCA) technique that can quickly and accurately […]
Inhaled NO After Congenital Heart Surgery Reduces Risk of Pulmonary Hypertension
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In infants undergoing surgery to correct congenital heart defects, the routine use of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) […]
Mortality Lower With Off-Pump Bypass in Patients With Atheromatous Aortic Disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with coronary artery disease complicated by atheromatous aortic disease, the mortality is halved and neurologic […]
Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with and without Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Elderly
Objectives: Morbidity and mortality rates rise with increasing age in patients undergoing conventional redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of […]
Edwards Lifesciences to Divest U.S. Perfusion Services For $45 Million to Fresenius Medical Care
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), a global leader in products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, today announced that it has […]
A Medical Device Warning for PRP Service Providers
To All Perfusionists: As most of you are probably aware, PRP or Platelet Gel has become an area where perfusionists have expanded […]
Low Long-Term Patency Rates Seen With Radial Artery Bypass Grafts
While there has been a dramatic rise in the use of radial artery grafts during cardiac bypass surgery in recent years, findings […]
Rosiglitazone Appears to Reduce In-Stent Restenosis
The peroxisomal proliferator–activated receptor-gamma agonist rosiglitazone appears to reduce the risk of in-stent restenosis in atherosclerotic coronary arteries, a new study shows. […]
Statin Use Appears to Enhance Coronary Collateral Formation
Collateralization of severely diseased coronary arteries is greater in patients on statin therapy than in those who are not, researchers report. As […]
STS: Stentless Valves Not Hemodynamically Superior To Stented Valves In Aortic Valve Replacement
Stentless valves do not produce hemodynamically superior results over those provided by the more traditional stented valves, according to results from a […]
Recent Advancements in the Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Article orginally published in March 1998 Theodore E. Warkentin,MD, FRCPC, FACP Guest EditorHamilton Health Sciences Corporation and McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario, Canada Thrombocytopenia […]
Modified Ultrafiltration in Surgical Correction of Congenital Heart Disease with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The surgical correction of congenital heart disease using haemodilution and hypothermia with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may expose patients to tissue ischaemia and […]