Myocardial Ischemia, Stunning, Inflammation, and Apoptosis During Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery (CS), in particular cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia, have been reported to trigger myocardial inflammation and apoptosis. This surgery-related inflammatory reaction […]
Anesthetic Challenges and Considerations Presented by the Jehovah’s Witness Patient
Introduction The care of Jehovah’s Witnesses presents complex ethical, legal and medical issues for physicians. The Jehovah’s Witness patient will readily seek […]
Leukocyte-Depleted Terminal Blood Cardioplegia Provides Superior Myocardial Protective Effects
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to examine the myocardial protective effect of leukocyte-depleted terminal blood cardioplegia in association with nitric oxide and […]
LVAD Support Significantly Alters Cardiac Gene Expression Patterns
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a study utilizing gene chip technology show that support of the failing human heart with […]
Effects of Mental Stress Increase Risk of Death in Coronary Artery Disease
Mental stress can trigger a lack of blood flow to the heart and increase the risk of death in people with coronary […]
Skeletal Myoblasts Transplanted Into Cardiac Muscle for First Time in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Physicians at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have implanted autologous skeletal myoblasts into the […]
World Heart Gains FDA Approval for Novacor Changes
World Heart Corp. said on Wednesday it obtained pre-market approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for engineering changes to […]
Off Pump Valve Replacement Safe and Effective in Select Pediatric Patients
Valve replacement, using an off pump extra-cardiac Fontan procedure, is safe and effective in pediatric patients, according to data presented on Thursday […]
Oxygenator Addition Instead of Oxygenator Replacement
Introduction Occasionally, a situation occurs that requires the need to replace an oxygenator during an open-heart procedure. Membrane oxygenator failures, though fortunately […]
Nearly 20 Percent of Physicians Unhappy With Career
About one in five US physicians are dissatisfied with their career, but this figure varies by specialty and geographic location, recent study […]
Outcome of Cardiac Surgery in Low Birth Weight and Premature Infants
Objective: Low birth weight or premature infants may require early surgical treatment of congenital cardiac lesions because of their poor clinical status. […]
Regeneration of Mammalian Cardiomyocytes Demonstrate
Unlike normal mammalian cardiac tissue, the hearts of the MRL mouse strain can regenerate cardiomyocytes following infarction, with full recovery of myocardial […]