Antioxidative Effect of Propofol During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Adults
ABSTRACT: To investigate the antioxidative potential of propofol (an intravenous anesthetic with a chemical structure similar to phenol-based free radical scavengers such […]
Acute Renal Failure in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Independent Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
BACKGROUND: Acute renal failure after cardiac surgery is associated with a high morbidity and mortality, particularly when associated with hemodialysis. The aim […]
Never Before Seen Form of Coronavirus Identified in Record Time
April 16, 2003 — After weeks of speculation, a new form of a coronavirus never before seen in humans has been confirmed […]
Primary Stenting More Costly Over the Long Term than CABG or PTCA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The estimated long-term costs of primary stenting in patients with multivessel coronary disease appear to be higher […]
Silent’ Strokes Common and Linked to Dementia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who experience so-called silent strokes face more than twice the risk of developing dementia as those […]
Washington Hospital Center Performs First TMR Surgery With PLC Systems’ Next-Generation CO2 Heart Laser 2(TM)
PLC Systems Inc. (Amex: PLC), the leader in carbon dioxide (CO2) transmyocardial revascularization (TMR), announced that on March 12, 2001, Dr. Stephen […]
VEGF Gene Therapy for Heart Failure Reaching Phase III Trials
Gene therapy, using Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 121 (AdVEGF121, Biobypass, GenVec, Gaithersburg, MD), effectively induces regrowth of blood vessels and improves exercise […]
Cloned Knockout Mini-pigs Hold Potential for Organ Xenotransplantation
By deleting the immunogenic alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase (GGTA1) gene in cloned miniature swine, researchers in the US and Korea appear to have moved closer […]
ABCP Recertification Templates – Updated for 2003
ABCP Recertification Templates – Updated for 2003 Dear Colleagues, Every effort has been made to reproduce the pages containing the Clinical Activity […]
Volume Expansion With Albumin Decreases Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Albumin and nonprotein colloids (starches, dextran, and others) are used frequently as blood volume expanders in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) […]
Antiplatelet Therapy after Coronary Artery Bypass
The number of patients having coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has grown significantly; it has been estimated that more than 500,000 patients […]
Artificial Heart Patient Dies Soon After Surgery
The seventh patient to receive Abiomed Inc.’s self-contained artificial heart died shortly after surgery to implant the heart, the company said on […]