Abiomed May Not Meet Enrollment Timeline in Mechanical Heart Trial
Abiomed Inc. said on Wednesday that it is slowing patient enrollment in a clinical trial of its AbioCor implantable self-contained mechanical heart […]
Angioplasty Outcomes Poor in Patients With Prior Bypass Surgery
Patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) who undergo primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction are at increased risk of major […]
Cardioprotective Effects of Aprotinin After Regional Ischemia and Reperfusion on the Beating Heart
Objective: Early coronary reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium is a desired therapeutic goal to preserve myocardium. However, reperfusion itself contributes to an […]
Perioperative Autologous Transfusion Services (PATS)
A patient’s own blood, autologous blood, is recognized as the safest transfusion option for patients who need blood transfusions. A transfusion, after […]
Boston Scientific Recalls 200 Taxus Stent Systems
Boston Scientific Corp. on Friday said it has recalled about 200 drug-coated heart stents after one patient died and 16 were seriously […]
CABG Using Radial Artery Grafts Associated With Improved Patient Outcomes
Routine use of radial artery grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery does not increase morbidity or mortality, or unduly complicate the procedure, […]
Continuous Addition of Adenosine with a Micropump System Improves Warm Whole Blood Cardioplegia
Background: Micropump additive systems allow for continuous modification of cardioplegia composition during heart surgery. Although the use of such systems in warm […]
Study Shows CYPHER Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Yields Strong Results Without Pre-dilatation
The CYPHER™ Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent yields the same strong patient outcomes with or without balloon pre-dilatation, according to results of the DIRECT […]
Coronary Disease Prevention Critical In Young People
Coronary atherosclerosis begins at a young age. Indeed, atherosclerotic lesions are present in one of six United States teenagers. These are the […]
Does Diltiazem Inhibit the Inflammatory Response in Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
Background: The objective of our study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect and inhibiting action of diltiazem, a calcium channel blocking agent, […]
Plasma Fibrinogen Levels Linked to Plaque Type in Angina Patients
High plasma fibrinogen levels appear to be associated with yellow plaque formation in certain patients with stable angina pectoris, according to Japanese […]
STS: Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Graft Outperforms Single Graft for Survival Benefit
Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafts improve survival over single internal thoracic artery (SITA) grafts starting at about 10 years after surgery, […]