US Medicare Boosts Abiomed Heart Device Payment
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Abiomed Inc., developer of the first self-contained artificial heart, on Thursday said that the U.S. Medicare program boosted the […]
Anaemia Correction Improves Cardiac and Renal Function in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Controlling anaemia in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) might help improve cardiac function and prevent progressive renal failure. In 2000, Donald […]
Impact of Aortic Manipulation on Incidence of Cerebrovascular Accidents after Surgical Myocardial Revascularization
Background: The impact of aortic manipulation on incidence of cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) was evaluated in patients who underwent myocardial revascularization. Methods: From […]
Closure of Atrial Septal Defects Benefits Older Patients
For patients over 40 years of age, surgical closure of an atrial septal defect can improve clinical status and prevent right ventricular […]
Platelet Activity of Residual Blood Remained in the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit After Cardiac Surgery
BACKGROUND: We measured the platelet count and platelet function in residual blood in the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit after cpb and compared […]
Connecting the Role of C-reactive Protein and Statins in Cardiovascular Disease
Several major clinical studies have examined the impact of lipid lowering in patients with and without coronary heart disease and have demonstrated […]
Early Revascularization Improves 1-Year Survival in MI With Cardiogenic Shock
Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock have better survival at 1 year if they undergo early angioplasty or […]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Safe in Thoracic Aortic Repairs Using Extracorporeal Circulation
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage during thoracic aortic surgery is not associated with a higher incidence of permanent paraplegia or haemorrhagic complications, according […]
There Will Be No Need for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the Future
Dr. James Margolis of the Miami Heart Institute and Medical Center and Dr. Michael Mack of Columbia Hospital at Medical City Dallas […]
Edema Linked To Diastolic Dysfunction
Edema in patients with hypertensive pulmonary edema may be due to the exacerbation of diastolic dysfunction by hypertension – not to transient […]
Fever After CABG Linked to Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitive dysfunction after CABG is a common occurrence. Now, Duke University Medical Center researchers have linked this phenomenon with the degree of […]
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with a Rare Platelet Disorder known as Glanzma
Introduction Glanznmann’s Thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited platelet disorder with an autosomal-recessive inheritance pattern affecting the gluycoprotien IIb-IIIa complex. It is […]