Cardica Announces Publication of Pivotal PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System Clinical Trial Results
... artery in the human body, during coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.
"The data ... States and Europe. In the trial, two venous
bypass grafts were randomly selected in each patient to ... PAS-Port system offers a significant benefit to
bypass patients with no increased risk."
The ...
Heparin Use Prior to Endoscopic Vein Harvest Improves Graft Patency in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Patients
... in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery
bypass (OPCAB). Pre-heparinization was also linked to a ... passed and the vein harvested for coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) procedures. This method reduces ... results in patients who require coronary artery
bypass grafting, reinforcing the efficacy of this ...
SCAI: SYNTAX Data Show PCI Is a Good Option for Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease
... artery disease were advised to undergo open-heart
bypass surgery.
The SYNTAX (SYNergy Between Percutaneous ... rates
of heart attack and death no different from
bypass surgery after one year.
"Starting today, I can ... procedures (either a second PCI or
bypass surgery) by the
end of the first year.
In its ...
SCAI: CARDia Data Find Diabetic Patients With Complex Heart Disease Can Safely Choose PCI
... At One Year, Angioplasty and Stenting Matches
bypass Surgery for Safety and Effectiveness in ... be able to choose angioplasty
and stenting over
bypass surgery," says Dr. Bonnie Weiner, SCAI ... in repeat revascularization
between PCI and
bypass surgery was very small but ...
Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signals Shows Promise in Obesity
... system anatomy as is the case with both
gastric
bypass and gastric banding, and to date there have been ... nausea or vomiting as is
common with both
bypass and banding.
Dr. Camilleri was involved in ... VBLOC therapy is a viable alternative to gastric
bypass or
gastric banding, and for which patients."
....
Cardica to Host Investor Briefing on 'Revolutionizing Revascularization'
... new techniques to improve coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG)
procedures, including the use of ... and port-only coronary artery
bypass surgical methods and has performed more of these ... automated anastomosis systems for
coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery. By replacing hand-sewn ...
Cardica Reports Positive Top-Line Results and Submits 510(k) for PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System in Cardiac Bypass Surgery
... aorta, the main artery in the
human body, during
bypass procedures.
"The innovative design of the ... medical meetings.
In the trial, two venous
bypass grafts were randomly selected in each
patient to ... the PAS-Port system allows a surgeon to load
the
bypass graft into the system and rapidly complete the ...
Nuvelo Announces Positive Proof-of-Concept Data With Anticogulant NU172
... in medical
procedures such as coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and percutaneous
coronary ... Association, more than 450,000 coronary
artery
bypass graft (CABG) procedures and more than 1.2 ... during procedures
such as coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and percutaneous
interventions. ...
Hope for Emphysema Sufferers: Clinical Trial That May Help Patients Breathe Easier Begins at Central DuPage Hospital
... Patient enrollment begins for trial of airway
bypass procedure to treat
advanced widespread ... the EASE trial in the
Chicago area.
"Airway
bypass could be groundbreaking because it is a ... struggle with each breath."
During the airway
bypass procedure, new openings are created in the
airway ...
Bayer Issues Additional Guidance to Physicians on Trasylol(R)
... and blood transfusion undergoing coronary
artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery with cardiopulmonary
bypass (CPB). The company did so after being notified ... in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary
bypass in
the course of coronary ...
Surgery More Likely Than Angioplasty to Relieve Pain for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
... disease treatable with
either angioplasty or
bypass surgery. As defined by the report, ... similar numbers of heart attacks, but that
bypass surgery presents a
slightly higher risk of stroke ... relieve symptoms,
patients have two choices: In
bypass surgery, surgeons use a blood vessel
harvested ...
Surgeons Find That Laparoscopic Banding Procedure Helps Overweight Adolescents Lose Weight and Improve Health
... are performed
in the United States: the gastric
bypass procedure and the laparoscopic
adjustable gastric ... it's safer," Dr. Nadler
explains. "Gastric
bypass probably is a little bit more effective in ... "about 50 percent of your excess weight while the
bypass may be
closer to 60 percent." As for the ...
Four Analyses of Three-Year Clinical Data Suggest CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent May Provide Alternative to Surgery for Patients with Multivessel Disease
... be considered an appropriate alternative to
bypass surgery in patients
with blockages in two or more ... of a bare metal
stent to those obtained with
bypass surgery. The ARTS II Study included 607
patients ... I Study, which included 605 patients treated with
bypass surgery and
600 treated with a bare metal stent. ...
Endoscopy Identified as Safe and Effective Method in Treating Common Complication of Gastric Bypass Surgery
... frequent postoperative complication of gastric
bypass surgery.
The study, published in the August issue ... of Medicine. "As the number of gastric
bypass procedures grows, it
will become increasingly ... of
both open and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass surgeries (the most
frequently performed ...
SCAI Statement on the BARI 2D Trial (Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation With Diabetes Trial) Presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Annual Scientific Sessions and Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
... therapy (OMT) plus either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or
bypass surgery (CABG).
Since the BARI-2D study enrolled a very small subset ... for revascularization."
"Revascularization, including angioplasty or
bypass surgery, is critical for many diabetic patients," said Steven R. Bailey, ...
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Results from Boston Scientific's Landmark SYNTAX(TM) Trial
... safety for complex patients treated with TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Stents and
bypass surgery
NATICK, Mass., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston ... Coronary Stent System was compared to contemporary coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with the most complex coronary artery ...
Nuvelo Announces Positive Phase 1b Proof-of-Concept Data With Anticoagulant NU172
... approach
to anticoagulation for procedures such as coronary artery
bypass graft
(CABG) surgery, kidney dialysis, and percutaneous coronary ... short-acting anticoagulant during procedures
such as coronary artery
bypass graft surgery, kidney dialysis and
percutaneous coronary interventions. ...
Nuvelo Initiates Phase 1B Clinical Trial of Anticoagulant NU172
... in the setting of medical or
surgical procedures such as coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery and
percutaneous coronary intervention," said Dr. Ted ... short-acting anticoagulant during procedures
such as coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and percutaneous
interventions. Data from the Phase 1 trial ...
Ikaria Completes Dosing of Phase 1a Clinical Study for IK-1001 (Sodium Sulfide) for Injection
... conditions, including myocardial infarction,
cardiopulmonary
bypass surgery, and acute lung injury. In conjunction with
this Phase 1a trial ... variety of disease models including myocardial
infarction, cardiopulmonary
bypass surgery, thoracoabdominal aortic
aneurysm surgery, liver ischemia and ...
Study Finds PCI Safe, Effective Despite Off-Site Cardiac Surgery
... to keep staff
skill levels high. Further complicating the issue: Emergency
bypass surgery
is rare -- it's needed in about 0.3 percent of PCI patients -- but ... with on-site cardiac surgery were more
likely to perform emergency
bypass surgery, but overall in-hospital
mortality was no different in the two ...
Do-It-Yourself Cardiac Bypass Surgery: All You Need is Walking Shoes
... that it can help some people with narrowed coronary arteries safely
avoid
bypass surgery or angioplasty. The Harvard Heart Letter asks: Why not
give yourself a natural
bypass before you need a surgeon to perform a more
painful and hazardous one?
...
FDA Advisory Committees Recommend Continued U.S. Marketing Authorization for Trasylol(R)
... and the need for blood transfusion in
patients undergoing cardiopulmonary
bypass in the course of coronary artery
bypass graft surgery who are at an ... should be administered only in operative settings where
cardio-pulmonary
bypass can be rapidly initiated. The benefit of
Trasylol(R) to patients ...
Is Your Hair Taking a Break?
... causing more hair to enter the rest phase than the normal 10 percent. For example, surgery, childbirth, dramatic weight loss (including gastric
bypass surgery), the death of a loved one, starting or stopping oral contraceptives, iron deficiency, and chronic thyroid diseases can trigger this type of ...
World's First Cardiac Adult Stem Cell Patient Receives Infusion
... Surgery at UofL and Director of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Jewish Hospital, performed coronary artery
bypass surgery on Jones on March 23. Jones suffered from congestive heart failure due to multiple blocked arteries that had resulted in permanent scarring ...
First Patient of NOTES Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study Successfully Treated With Ethicon Endo-Surgery Devices
... Ohio State University Medical Center underwent a transgastric diagnostic peritoneoscopy with laparoscopic assistance prior to a laparoscopic gastric
bypass procedure. The transgastric diagnostic peritoneoscopy is an exploratory surgery of the abdomen with the potential to treat adhesions, biopsy, etc.
...
Cardiogenesis Announces Presentation of its PHOENIX(R) Combination TMR Plus Stem Cell Delivery System at the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ISMICS) Annual Meeting
... methods. Eight patients treated with the PHOENIX System completed 1 year follow up:
Seven patients had concomitant coronary
bypass grafting, one patient stand alone therapy.
There was no operative or hospital mortality. One year survival was 100%.
Compared to ...
MitraClip(R) Therapy Data Demonstrate Clinical Benefit in High-Risk Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
... performed by physicians in the catheterization laboratory. The heart beats normally during the procedure, and therefore does not require a heart-lung
bypass machine. In addition to improving blood flow through the heart, the procedure may also relieve symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath that ...
SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(R) Stent System More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease
... Coronary Stent System was consistently associated with fewer patient hospital days during the first year after treatment compared to coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Total medical costs at one year were also lower with PCI. Analysis of the data was presented by Ben van Hout, Ph.D., of the ...
Complications and Costs for Obesity Surgery Declining
... heart attacks and strokes remained relatively unchanged. With the exception of the 19 percent rate for dumping, which is especially a risk in gastric
bypass surgery, rates ranged from 2.4 percent to 0.1 percent.
In addition, hospital payments for bariatric surgery patients, as a whole, fell from ...
Schering-Plough Announces Results of the Early ACS Trial
... than or equal to 96 hours (longer infusions were permitted to ensure a minimum 18-hour infusion post-PCI). In patients undergoing coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the infusion continued until 2 hours preoperative (maximum 120 hours). Patients without revascularization received an infusion ...
MitraClip(R) Therapy Data Shows Important Clinical Benefit in High Risk Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation at 12-Month Follow Up
... performed by physicians in the catheterization laboratory. The heart beats normally during the procedure, and therefore does not require a heart-lung
bypass machine. In addition to improving blood flow through the heart, the procedure may also relieve symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath that ...
SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Stents More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Many Patients With Complex Coronary Artery Disease
... SYNTAX trial. The results found that while the overall cost effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery varied according to patient characteristics, PCI was more cost effective than CABG in patients with low or moderate coronary ...
AHRQ-Funded Study Finds Lower Risk of Death and Heart Attack in Patients With Drug-Coated Stent Implants Compared to Those With Bare Metal Stents
... no significant differences in the percentages of drug-eluting and bare metal stent patients who required a repeat angioplasty or coronary artery
bypass graft surgery (roughly 23 percent) and in the percentages of patients who suffered strokes or major bleeding (about 3 percent and 3.5 percent, ...
First Swiss Patients Treated with the Percutaneous MitraClip(R) System
... performed by physicians in the catheterization laboratory. The heart beats normally during the procedure, and therefore does not require a heart-lung
bypass machine. In addition to improving blood flow through the heart, the procedure may also relieve symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath that ...
Mardil Inc. Advances Its Novel Cardiac Device to First-In-Human Trials for Mitral Valve Regurgitation
... carry a range of serious complications and risks.
The average mortality rate for patients undergoing mitral valve repair and coronary artery
bypass surgery together has risen to 10 percent, a statistic that Mardil founders hope to reduce with their device.
The Mardil device, called BACE(TM) ...
Wrist Access Safer, Easier for Many Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Treatment of Blocked Heart Arteries
... at the 21st annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET).
Every year, about one million Americans opt for angioplasty over
bypass surgery to open their blocked arteries. New data suggests that beginning the angioplasty procedure by entering through the wrist - rather than ...
MGuard(TM) Coronary Stent System Approved in Israel
... the
safety and efficacy of the MGuard stent in human subjects who are candidates
for a PCI due to a narrowing of a native coronary artery or a
bypass graft.
Since November 2007, 24 patients out of 60 planned have been enrolled.
Preliminary angiographic data has demonstrated high acute gain and ...
Dramatic JUPITER Findings Fail to Sway Prescribing Behavior, Poll Shows
... hs-CRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein), a test measuring inflammation, by 37%. The corresponding reduction in the rate of heart attack, stroke,
bypass surgery, or cardiovascular death was 44%.
MedPage Today poll participants registered mixed views as to the best preventive cardiovascular ...
CVBT Doses First Patient in its Phase II Clinical Trial for Severe Coronary Heart Disease
... optimal medical therapy. Their treating cardiologist will have
determined that they are generally not suitable for standard interventional
therapy or
bypass surgery.
To learn more about enrollment, patients or caregivers should contact
clinical sites participating in the study directly. Active ...
12-Month ATLANTA Trial Data Show Sustained Benefit of Catania(TM) Stent in Treatment of De Novo Coronary Lesions
... showed zero (0.0) percent stent thrombosis (Academic Research
Consortium, or ARC-defined), death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or
coronary artery
bypass graft. Target lesion revascularization was 10.9
percent (only 3.6 percent clinically driven, 7.3 percent non-clinically
driven), with a binary ...