AVANT’s TP10 Complement Inhibitor Significantly Decreases Heart Attacks and Death in Men Following Cardiac Surgery
Results of Phase II Clinical Study of TP10 Presented at the American Heart Association Meeting in Orlando Use of an investigational therapeutic […]
Ventricular Assistance Device May Prevent Complications During Angioplasty
The Tandem Heart percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pVAD) (Cardiac Assist Technologies, Inc., Ithaca, New York) may reduce complications associated with high-risk […]
Kentucky Surgeons Implant Second AbioCor Artificial Heart
Kentucky surgeons who implanted the world’s first self-contained artificial heart in a 59-year-old man more than 2 months ago announced on Thursday […]
STS: Long-Term Follow-Up Shows More Reintervention Needed With Mechanical Connectors
Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery who receive mechanical connectors require more target vessel reintervention at 2 years than sutured […]
Acute Aortic Dissection More Deadly in Women Than in Men
Women with aortic dissection are more likely than men to die of the condition, possibly as a result of later recognition of […]
Aspirin Protection Reaffirmed For High Risk Myocardial Infarction Or Stroke
Aspirin or other antiplatelet drugs protect patients who are at high risk of serious vascular events and should be considered routinely for […]
Three Blood-Conservation Methods Benefit Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Recent research suggests postoperative bleeding and the need for postoperative transfusions can be significantly reduced following coronary artery by-pass through the use […]
Recovery After Bypass Surgery More Difficult for Women
Women have a significantly harder time recovering both physically and mentally from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery than their male counterparts. […]
Cardiogenesis Announces Article Published in the Heart Surgery Forum Concludes TMR Clinically Proven Safe and Effective
CardioGenesis Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CGCP – News), the market leader in surgical products and accessories used in angina-relieving Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) […]
Single Center Reports Major Fall in Cerebral Hyperthermia After Cardiac Surgery
Cerebral temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius during the rewarming phase of hypothermic cardiac surgery have been linked to adverse cognitive effects. Now, […]
Complement Inhibition and Heparin Coating
BACKGROUND: Exposure of blood to artificial surfaces, as in cardiopulmonary bypass, induces an inflammatory response involving complement, leukocyte and platelet activation. To […]
The ABC’s of Diabetes
When we eat food, part of it is turned into glucose (sugar), which helps provide energy to the cells in our bodies. […]