U.S. FDA Approves Miniature LVAD for Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it had granted a special exemption for a miniature heart device to keep […]
Management of In-transit Melanoma of the Extremity With Isolated Limb Perfusion
Abstract: In-transit metastases for melanoma are a type of stage III regional metastatic disease that are intradermal or subcutaneous nodules growing within […]
High-dose Multivitamins Adversely Affect Coronary Plaque Composition
VANCOUVER (Reuters Health) – High-dose multivitamin supplements promote the development of fibrosis at the site of angioplastic intervention, according to findings presented […]
Normothermia Does Not Improve Postoperative Hemostasis Nor Does it Reduce Inflammatory Activation
Background: Despite its common acceptance in clinical practice, the effective benefits of normothermic systemic perfusion during coronary artery bypass operations are far […]
Randomized Trial Comparing Off-Pump to On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in High-Risk Patients
OBJECTIVE: The subset of patients most likely to benefit from off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains a controversial issue, but the […]
Topical Oxygen Helps Hard-To-Heal Wounds Heal Faster And Better
A new study suggests that brief exposures to pure oxygen not only help chronic and other hard-to-heal wounds heal completely, such exposures […]
Use of a pH-Stat Strategy During Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion Improves Cerebral Perfusion and Tissue Oxygenation
BACKGROUND: Although it is well documented that the use of a pH-stat strategy during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass improves cerebral blood flow, an […]
Prebypass Filtration of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits: An Outdated Technique?
Filtration of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) priming fluid before connection of the circuit to the patient was first accomplished by arterial line filtration. […]
Radial Artery Comparable to Internal Mammary Artery for Coronary Bypass
The flow-mediated dilation and endothelial function of a radial artery graft is similar to that of a pedicled left internal mammary artery […]
PTFE Monocusp Valve for RVOT Reconstruction
Patient Selection The surgical management of patients with tetralogy of Fallot and significant right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) remains controversial. For […]
Stem Cells May Eliminate Need for Heart Transplant In Some Patients
Four out of a group of five seriously sick Brazilian heart-failure patients no longer needed a heart transplant after being treated with […]
Restenosis Rate With Drug-eluting Stents Less Than 10 Percent
The longest term data yet available on the sirolimus-eluting stent (Cypher, Johnson and Johnson) shows that it has an event-free survival rate […]