The Role of Microplegia in Reducing Post-Operative Low Cardiac Output Syndrome (EP Video)

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory for Trasylol (Full Summary)

The Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory alerting doctors who perform heart bypass surgery, and their patients, that Trasyolol (aprotinin injection), a drug used to prevent blood loss during surgery, has been linked in two scientific publications to higher risks of serious side effects including kidney problems, heart attacks and strokes in patients who undergo artery bypass graft surgery.

Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Moderate Risk Patients: Implications for Determination of Equipoise in the Transcatheter Era

To determine the contemporary outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in a moderate surgical risk population.