Cardiac Surgeries News

  • When to Stop Aspirin Before CABG-Plus-Valve Surgery? The risk of bleeding after combined CABG and valve surgery is higher when chronic aspirin therapy is stopped within five days of the operation, compared to when it's stopped at least six days in advance.
    Reuters Health Information, January 27, 2012
  • No Benefit of Corticosteroids in Neonatal Heart Surgery Methylprednisolone does not improve outcomes in newborns undergoing cardiac surgery, and it may increase the risk of infection in some of those infants.
    Reuters Health Information, January 26, 2012
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Cardiac Surgeries Perspectives

  • Latest on LVADs: What All Docs Need to Know Latest on LVADs: What All Docs Need to Know   Ileana L. Piña, MD talks to James Kirklin about mechanical assist devices and how LVADs have graduated from being transition devices for transplant patients to long term therapy.
    Medscape Cardiology, December 19, 2011
  • 2011 Top Game Changers in Cardiology 2011 Top Game Changers in Cardiology Our Medscape advisors selected and ranked top studies in 2011 that they felt had a significant impact on cardiology practice.
    Medscape Cardiology, November 23, 2011
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