Improvement Required In Hypertension Management
Seventy-five percent of the estimated 50 million adults with hypertension in the United States are at increased risk for vascular disorders, according […]
Coronary Artery Disease Patients Should Be Tested For Induced Ischemia After Myocardial Re-Vascularization
Following myocardial re-vascularization, coronary artery disease (CHD) patients who are asymptomatic should be re-evaluated to check for silent myocardial ischemia (SMI). In […]
Laser Technique Improves Quality Of Life In Severe Angina
An invasive surgical technique using lasers can improve the quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease in whom bypass surgery […]
Lung Perfusion with Oxygenated Blood During Aortic Clamping Prevents Lung Injury
Introduction: To evaluate the protective effect of continuous pulmonary perfusion with oxygenated blood during aortic crossclamping, 12 mixed-breed piglets (7–12 kg) were […]
Importance of Blood Pressure Regulation in Maintaining Adequate Tissue Perfusion
Abstract: Patients undergoing surgery with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB)have an incidence of end-organ dysfunction, caused by embolization, regional hypoperfusion, or some […]
Mitral Valve Replacement Still Problematic in Young Children
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – With the advent of mechanical prostheses, valve failure is no longer a problem after mitral valve replacement […]
Myocardial Protection with Oxygenated Esmolol Cardioplegia During Prolonged Normothermic Ischemia in the Rat
Objective: We previously showed that arrest with multidose infusions of high-dose (1 mmol/L) esmolol (an ultra-short-acting ß-blocker) in oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit buffer (esmolol […]
Should Standard On-Pump Protamine Dosing Formulas Be Recalculated for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Background: Since 1994 at the authors’ institution, approximately 9000 cardiac surgical procedures were performed using activated clotting time (ACT)-monitored heparin anticoagulation for […]
Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
Objective: To assess the effect of conventional coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) compared to the off-pump procedure (OPCAB). Methods: Based on randomised […]
Transfusion Protocols for Pediatric Cardiac Patients
OBJECTIVES: Low-hematocrit bypass is one technique used to prevent allogeneic transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass. The purpose of this study is to determine […]
Platelet-Derived Growth Factors Enhance Proliferation of Human Stromal Stem Cells
Studies on new procedures for bone reconstruction suggest that autologous cells seeded on a resorbable scaffold can improve the treatment of bone […]
Pulmonary Artery Perfusion With Hypothermic Solution Inhibits the Apoptosis of Lung Parenchymal Cells During CPB
OBJECTIVE: To study effects of pulmonary artery perfusion with hypothermic solution on the apoptosis of lung parenchymal cells during cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS: […]