Neurologic Symptoms After Great Saphenous Vein Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Incidence evaluation of cutaneous neurologic symptoms in the lower limbs as a new event after great saphenous vein (GSV) harvesting for coronary […]
Randomized Comparison Between Stenting and Off-Pump Bypass Surgery in Patients Referred for Angioplasty
Background Stenting improves cardiac outcome in comparison with balloon angioplasty. Compared with conventional surgery, off-pump bypass surgery on the beating heart without […]
Inflammatory Response to Cardiac Bypass in Ewe Fetuses: Effects of Steroid Administration or Continuous Hemodiafiltratio
OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the effectiveness of glucocorticoid administration or continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration on endothelin and corticotropin-releasing factor release or clearance […]
Outcomes After TMR Are Poor for Some Patients
Diabetics and patients with a preoperative body mass index of less than 25 have worse 1-year outcomes after transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) […]
Experimental Device Developed By Percutaneous Valve Technologies May Provide Alternative to Open Heart Surgery
Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. (PVT) — a privately held medical technology company engaged in the development of a breakthrough device for the […]
X Technologies Wins U.S. Nod for Heart Device, Clearing the Way for Acquisition by Guidant
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Privately held X Technologies Inc. has won U.S. marketing clearance for a new device, fulfilling the conditions […]
Extracorporeal Memberane Oxygenation: An Overview
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or (ECMO) is a general acronym describing the long term use of an artificial blood oxygenator in an extracorporeal […]
Extracorporeal Memberane Oxygenation: An Overview
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or (ECMO) is a general acronym describing the long term use of an artificial blood oxygenator in an extracorporeal […]
Extracorporeal Memberane Oxygenation: An Overview
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or (ECMO) is a general acronym describing the long term use of an artificial blood oxygenator in an extracorporeal […]
Improvement Maintained for 2 Years After Cardiac Transplant in AIDS Patient
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A patient with advanced but controlled HIV infection continues to do well more than 2 years after […]
Low-Intensity Anticoagulation Effective And Safe In Mitral Stenosis And Atrial Fibrillation
Low-intensity anticoagulation is an “effective and safe” strategy to prevent thromboembolism in patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. This open randomised […]
Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Arterial Switch with Full-flow CPB
Objectives: Neonatal cardiac surgery has been associated with unfavorable neurodevelopmental events. We investigated a patient cohort operated on predominantly with full-flow cardiopulmonary […]