Medtronic Announces FDA Approval Of InSync Marquis™ Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy System
MINNEAPOLIS, March 28, 2003 – Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the InSync Marquis™ cardiac […]
Modified Ultrafiltration Reduces Morbidity After Adult Cardiac Operations
Background: Extracorporeal circulation contributes to morbidity after open-heart surgery by causing a systemic inflammatory reaction. Modified ultrafiltration is a technique able to […]
Neurocognitive Outcome After Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion
BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive outcome in patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery using retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) remains uncertain. METHODS: Forty-two patients undergoing thoracic aortic […]
The Early Clinical and Angiographic Outcome of Sequential Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With the Off-Pump Technique
Objective The emergence of the off-pump coronary artery bypass technique has made surgeons consider combining it with other techniques developed and learned […]
Ischemic Preconditioning Improves Cardiac Function in Off-pump CABG Patients
In patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), regional ischemic preconditioning (IP) enhances postoperative myocardial performance, according to a recent report. […]
Routine Mechanical Ventricular Assist Following the Norwood Procedure—Improved Neurologic Outcome and Excellent Hospital
BACKGROUND: Although excellent survival following the Norwood procedure for palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is being achieved by some, most […]
Platelet Gel for Healing Cutaneous Chronic Wounds
Wound healing is a specific host immune response for restoration of tissue integrity. Experimental studies demonstrated an alteration of growth factors activity […]
Radial Artery Grafts Set To Improve Long Term Survival
The use of the radial artery in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures is likely to improve long-term graft survival if early […]
OSU Medical Center On the Cutting Edge in Surgery
A 35-year-old married father of one became the first person to have robotic repair of a congenital heart defect at the OSU […]
Hydroxyethyl Starch as a Priming Solution for Impairs Hemostasis After Cardiac Surgery
Abstract: We investigated the influence of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) as a priming solution for the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit on postoperative hemostasis […]
Drug-Eluting Stents Prove Successful in Small Coronary Vessel Revascularization
Sirolimus-eluting stents are proving to be successful in the revascularization of very small coronary arteries, where bare metal stents and bypass grafting […]
VE LVAS for End-Stage Heart Failure
Abstract The HeartMate Vented Electric Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) is an implantable cardiac assist device for end-stage congestive heart failure. The […]