Case presentation: SB is a 48-year-old man who suffered an acute anterior myocardial infarction
and received fibrinolytic therapy. The patient died 12 hours after reperfusion. KR is a 68-…

Background The relationship between outpatient systolic and diastolic blood pressure and
cardiovascular outcomes remains unclear and has been complicated by recently revised …

Background. Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a serious complication of cardiac
operations performed by median sternotomy. We attempted to define the predictors of DSWI and …

Heart failure remains a common diagnosis, especially in older individuals. It continues to be
associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but major advances in both diagnosis …

BACKGROUND: Hyperglycemia is commonly present in the perioperative period in patients
undergoing cardiac surgery, even during administration of insulin. A direct relationship …

Background Transplantation of cultured cardiomyocytes into myocardial scar tissue may prevent
heart failure. Methods Scar tissue was produced in the left ventricular free wall of 15 rats …

ContextA predictive index for renal replacement therapy (RRT; hemodialysis or continuous
venovenous hemodiafiltration) after cardiac surgery may improve clinical decision making …

Background—Controversy regarding the timing for the repair of tetralogy of Fallot centers
around initial palliation versus primary repair for the symptomatic neonate/young infant and the …

Background—Surgeons traditionally avoid the use of “small” aortic prostheses because of
the potential for residual left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and persistent transvalvular …

The purpose of this study was to identify patients at risk for the development of low cardiac
output syndrome after coronary artery bypass. Low cardiac output syndrome was defined as …