Biventricular Pacing May Have Edge in Severe Heart Failure
Biventricular pacing appears to achieve better results than does left ventricular pacing in certain patients with heart failure and chronic atrial fibrillation, […]
Platelet Concentrates: Effects of Calcium and Thrombin on Endothelial Cell Proliferation and Growth Factor Release
BACKGROUND: Clinical evidence suggests that platelet concentrate (PC) could have beneficial therapeutic effects on hard and soft tissue healing, due to the […]
Parallel Replacement of the Oxygenator That is Not Transferring Oxygen: The PRONTO Procedure
Abstract: We present here a technique to replace a failed oxygenator by inserting a second oxygenator in parallel (PRONTO) within the cardiopulmonary […]
Preventing Renal Failure in the Critically Ill
Few doctors trained in the past 20 years have not learnt of the benefits of “low dose” dopamine in patients developing acute […]
Double Saphenous Vein Graft Patency 23 Years Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK FIG. 1 Selective contrast injection into the SVG to the right […]
Stenting and Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery Equally Effective for Isolated High-grade Lesions
Minimally invasive bypass surgery and coronary stenting are equally effective in managing patients with isolated high-grade lesions of the proximal left anterior […]
Most Strokes Secondary to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Are Embolic
Most strokes in association with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have embolic etiologies, according to a report in the December issue […]
TMR Tied to Increased 5-Year Survival in “No-Option” Angina Patients
Previous reports have shown that transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) can provide many short-term benefits for class IV angina patients who are not candidates […]
Surgery For Prosthetic Valve Obstruction May Currently Be Safest, Most Effective Treatment
Early operation is appears effective and safe for most cases of prosthetic heart valve obstruction (PHVO), especially in patients in stable preoperative […]
Advocacy Group Sues FDA, Claims Agency is Withholding Risks of Xenotransplantation
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – The Campaign for Responsible Transplantation (CRT) on Monday has asked a federal district court to compel the US […]
Albumin Volume Expansion Lowers Mortality After Bypass Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Volume expansion with albumin brings lower mortality rates than does nonprotein colloid volume expansion after coronary artery […]
Antioxidant Vitamins Slow Arteriosclerosis in Heart Transplant Recipient
In heart transplant recipients, supplementation with vitamins C and E appears to slow the progression of transplant-related arteriosclerosis, according to a report […]