Jan 29, 2013

The Particulars: Optimal treatment approaches vary in the treatment of stable, multivessel coronary artery disease. Evolving technology, variable study designs, and differing interpretations of result...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Vein graft failure has been attributed to increased pressure in the venous conduit. Previous animal studies have demonstrated that external support for these grafts have resulted in a reducti...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common postoperative complication following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Since postoperative hemodynamics involve constriction of pericardium, we ...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Injury incurred during saphenous vein harvesting results in poor graft patency and impairs the results of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. A novel harvest method, the No-touch techniq...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Previous publications have documented that off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures cost less than on-pump. Historically, our US-based, multicenter, randomized, controlled tria...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: The pneumatic pulsatile Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has emerged as an effective, life-saving means of bridging-to-transplantation (BTT) patients at imminent risk of death from biventricular ...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: The adoption of Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement (MIAVR) through a right mini-thoracotomy is still limited by the small operating field, the longer cardiopulmonary bypass time comp...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Low-dose warfarin throughout pregnancy (≤5 mg/day) was suggested to be safe in patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis (MHVP). Being only shown in selected small low-risk groups, we...

Jan 28, 2013

Purpose: Optimal TAVI results require accurate valve positioning, possibly including anatomically correct orientation and secure fixation within the aortic annulus, thereby potentially decreasing para...

Jan 28, 2013

An Analysis of Activity, Trends, and Outcomes in 36,026 Patients Who Underwent Aortic Valve Intervention in the 5 Years from 2006–2010 Purpose: The interventional management of aortic valve disea...

Jan 26, 2013

At hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation registry, survival and neurologic outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest appear to have improved between 2000 and 2009....

Jan 25, 2013

Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with pneumonia, according to findings from a Veterans Affairs study. Statins were also associated with decre...

Jan 24, 2013

Massage therapy appears to significantly reduce pain, anxiety, and muscular tension in elective cardiac surgery patients, according to an Australian analysis. Massage therapy also appeared to improve ...

Jan 24, 2013

American researchers suggest that coronary artery disease not only appears to be common among patients with advanced lung disease attributable to COPD or interstitial lung disease, but also appears to...

Jan 23, 2013

The Particulars: Patients who suffer a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and make it to the hospital alive often undergo either open surgical repair or endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Data...

Jan 23, 2013

The Particulars: Previous data suggest that CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the test of choice for pulmonary embolism (PE) in the ED. However, it is not well known how often CTPA is positive for PE...

Jan 22, 2013

The Particulars: Predictors of patency after endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease are not well known. Data Breakdown: A study reviewed 180 limbs in 1...

Jan 22, 2013

The Particulars: The short-term safety of covered stents has been evaluated in previous research. However, investigations into the long-term safety and patency of covered stents are lacking. Data B...

Jan 22, 2013

The Particulars: Blood thinners are typically prescribed to treat DVT, but these agents tend to be only partially effective at removing clots. Rheolytic pharmacomechanical thrombectomy is a treatment ...

Jan 17, 2013

Researchers at Columbia University have found that intraoperative blood loss, as indicated by transfusion use, appears to be the most important predictor of intraoperative cardiac arrest (ICA) among a...