Sex-specific Differences In Coronary Artery Stenting
There are several sex-specific differences in baseline characteristics, clinical course and relative weight of prognostic factors in coronary artery stenting for women […]
Medicare to Expand Heart Pump Coverage
Proposed Medicare rules would add 30% to coverage for Thoratec Corp.’s heart-assist device. Thoratec said the proposed rules would reimburse the company’s […]
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Factors With Medication Has Benefits In Type 2 Diabetes
Lowering cholesterol and blood pressure with medication has cardiovascular benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. “Cardiovascular complications account for over […]
ABIOMED Gets O.K. from FDA to Begin Human Implants of Artificial Heart
ABIOMED, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), a leader in heart assist and replacement technology, announced today that it has received permission from the Food and […]
Angioplasty During Off-hours Associated With Poor Outcome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a treatment for acute MI, coronary angioplasty is less likely to be successful and is tied […]
Aprotinin for Open Cardiac Surgery in Cyanotic Heart Disease
ABSTRACT In a prospective randomized study, aprotinin was assessed in cyanotic children with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing total correction utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass. […]
Current Antibiotic Trials Test Role of Bacteria in Atherosclerosis
Several intervention trials with antibiotics will within the next 36 months possibly shed new light on the role of bacteria in atherosclerosis. […]
Angioplasty, Coronary Bypass Surgery Tied to Similar Quality of Life Outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In high-risk patients with medically refractory ischemia, the type of revascularization therapy–surgical or percutaneous–does not appear to […]
Is the Female Gender an Independent Predictor of Adverse Outcome After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Background The female gender is an independent predictor of adverse outcome after conventional coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass. The aim […]
Is Kidney Function Altered by the Duration of Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
Backgraoud: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is considered responsible for kidney damage. By using sensitive markers of kidney damage we assessed whether the length […]
Outpatients On Mechanical Circulatory Support
Background: As waiting periods for heart transplantation have lengthened, the application of long-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) has become more common in […]