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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Researchers isolate causes of cognitive loss following coronary ... Jan 23, 2006
...designed to minimize aortic manipulations can significantly reduce the incidence of cognitive deficits in coronary artery bypass graft patients compared with ...
- innovations report,
List of Minnesota Heart Survey research findings Jan 26, 2006
Doliszny KM, Luepker RV, Burke GL, Pryor DB, Blackburn H. The estimated contribution of coronary artery bypass graft surgery to the decline in CHD mortality in ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Modified reperfusion in clinical lung transplantation: The results ... Jan 23, 2006
...included mitral valve repair (n = 1), tricuspid valve repair (n = 4), tricuspid and pulmonic valve repair (n = 1), coronary artery bypass graft (n = 2), and ...
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
CardioTech Begins Process to Obtain an IDE in the US for ... Jan 25, 2006
CardioPass is CardioTech's patented artificial coronary artery bypass graft, designed to extend the life of end-stage, no-option coronary disease patients. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Coronary bypass surgery: Edifoligide not effective in preventing ... Jan 17, 2006
...randomized, double-blind trial, known as PREVENT-IV, enrolled 3,014 patients at 107 US sites who underwent coronary artery bypass graft procedures involving at ...
- Xagena.it,
Bayer blood clot drug Trasylol associated with increased health ... Jan 26, 2006
...treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce bleeding and the need for blood transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- Forbes
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase III Results for ... Jan 26, 2006
The Company's Phase III trial of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) failed to achieve ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
In Coronary Surgery, Spare the Aorta to Save the Brain Jan 23, 2006
23 - The risk of a cognitive deficit from coronary artery bypass graft surgery in high-risk patients can be significantly reduced by the use of a single cross ...
- MedPage Today,
Quality indicators, performance measures, and accountability: The ... Jan 23, 2006
Canadian CABG Surgery Quality Indicator Consensus Panel entitled "The identification and development of Canadian coronary artery bypass graft surgery quality ...
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Katherine Taylor, BMed(Hons), BA, FANZCA Jan 23, 2006
...et al. Methylene blue for lithium induced refractory hypotension in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft. report of two cases. J ...
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Anesthetic preconditioning as the alternative to ischemic ... Jan 23, 2006
Preconditioning with sevoflurane decreases PECAM-1 expression and improves one-year cardiovascular outcome in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Emergency bypass surgery on angioplasty patients drops 90 percent Jan 1, 2006
...has shown when life-threatening problems occur during angioplasty procedures, doctors may perform emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but data from ...
- Xagena.it,
Prophylaxis Against Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Current ... Dec 29, 2005
In the largest trial of amiodarone reported to date, these investigators randomized 601 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, valve ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),
Everything you wanted to know about health Jan 18, 2006
...surgery and treatment procedures, like Aorto-Bifemoral Bypass, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Carpal Tunnel Syndrom, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Knee Replacement ...
- Deccan Herald,
Local heart hospitals vie for valuable customers Jan 15, 2006
The large driver of heart business is the now common coronary artery bypass graft -- nicknamed "cabbage" for its initials, CABG. ...
- St. Augustine Record,
FDA Grants Priority Review to PLAVIX(R) (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) ... Jan 17, 2006
...managed medically and those who are to be managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (with or without stent) or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Doctors' Mistaken Beliefs Lead To Disparities In Recommending ... Dec 29, 2005
...on data from about 500 cardiac patients at eight New York hospitals showed doctors were not less likely to recommend coronary artery bypass graft surgery for ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Willis-Knighton earns cardiovascular award Jan 20, 2006
...performance areas: risk-adjusted medical mortality, risk-adjusted surgical mortality, complications, percentage of coronary artery bypass graft patients with ...
- Shreveport Times,
Datascope Acquires Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Business From ... Jan 3, 2006
Assist is a leader in counterpulsation therapy and markets its products to cardiac surgeons, the physicians who perform coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- Market Wire (press release)
MetLife advocates critical illness insurance Jan 18, 2006
...benefit of up to $100,000 for six prevalent critical illnesses, including cancer, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, coronary artery bypass graft and major ...
- Benefitnews.com,
Should The Public Be Wary of Arginine Supplements Jan 5, 2006
When arginine is infused into patients with poor circulation during coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 18 of 20 patients had their cardiac rhythm return to ...
- NPIcenter (press release),
KAI's PKC Program Nabs $340M Deal With Sankyo Jan 6, 2006
...would be targeted for preconditioning, or protecting against ischemia in a number of surgical situations, such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery," James ...
- BioWorld Online (subscription),
Physicians Beliefs May Lead to Racial Disparities in Cardiac ... Jan 5, 2006
Dr. van Ryn and colleagues evaluated the factors associated with provider recommendations for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in a subset of 532 ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Pay-for-performance model increases quality, CMS finds Dec 28, 2005
Five clinical areas were measured: (1) heart attack; (2) heart failure; (3) pneumonia; (4) coronary artery bypass graft; and (5) hip and knee replacement. ...
- CCH
CorNova Announces Award of ISO 13485 Certification Jan 5, 2006
CardioPass is CardioTech's proprietary, synthetic coronary artery bypass graft and CardioTech has partnered to develop a drug-eluting stent with CorNova. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Stereotypical attitudes lead to health inequities Jan 5, 2006
Medical School, Minneapolis, and colleagues evaluated the factors associated with whether or not doctors recommended coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG ...
- Reuters
RP cashing in on medical tourism boom Jan 5, 2006
Mundo. Life-threatening cases such as coronary artery bypass graft, and kidney and bone marrow transplants are also aplenty, he said. ...
- Asianjournal.com,
Medication helps after heart surgery Dec 29, 2005
The incidence of sustained atrial tachyarrhythmias after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is approximately 30 percent; after valve surgery ...
- myDNA.com,
Medicure Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Second Quarter ... Jan 10, 2006
2005, as compared to the same period in fiscal 2005, is due mainly to the clinical development costs of the Phase II Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) trial ...
- CCNMatthews (press release),
Medicare Experiments with Pay for Performance Dec 30, 2005
...care improved in all of the five clinical areas for which quality was measured: heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia, coronary artery bypass graft, and hip ...
- The Heartland Institute,
Alexion Reports Phase III Results for PRIMO-CABG2 Study 23 Nov 2005
...was the combined incidence of nonfatal myocardial infarction (heart attack) or death through 30 days following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Medicure's MC-1 Highlighted in Peer Reviewed Scientific Journal 23 Nov 2005
...coronary interventions and is currently being evaluated in the large Phase II/III MEND-CABG study in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- CCNMatthews (Communiqués de presse),
Rapid Uptake of Drug-Eluting Stents Stimulating Growth in the ... 23 Nov 2005
Over the past decade, the number of patients treated surgically through a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure has declined in favor of the less ...
- PR Web (press release),
Highlights of rising and falling US stocks 23 Nov 2005
...results for a late-stage clinical trial of a drug indicated for the reduction of heart attacks and deaths following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
Pretreating Vein Graft and Graft Failure in Coronary Artery Bypass ... Nov 13, 2005
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States, according to background information ...
- Newswise (press release)
Heart Surgery Riskier for Those Over 80 Nov 22, 2005
While the finding may impact on the risk-benefit calculation for individuals undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or valve surgery, "it ...
- ABC News
Women Receive Less Aggressive Treatment For Chest Pain And Heart ... Nov 22, 2005
Women were 35 percent less likely to undergo angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery, treatments that reopen blocked blood vessels or reroute blood ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Pretreating a vein graft with edifoligide prior to coronary bypass ... Nov 13, 2005
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States, according to background information ...
- News-Medical.net,
Anticoagulant Choice a Wash in High-Risk ACS Nov 22, 2005
...their index hospitalization underwent a repeat percutaneous coronary intervention within six months, and 2.2% went on to coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- MedPage Today,
Obesity Ups Arrhythmia Risk After Bypass Nov 17, 2005
..."Obesity is increasingly prevalent among patients having coronary artery bypass graft surgery," Robert H. Habib, director of cardiopulmonary research at St. ...
- Forbes
The Great Cholesterol Myth Nov 18, 2005
I should add that if you use a vein as a coronary artery bypass graft (effectively turning it into an artery), it will develop atherosclerosis. ...
- Spiked,
Takeda's Actos(R) (pioglitazone) Helps to Prevent Further Heart ... Nov 18, 2005
...any of the following: all-cause mortality, non-fatal MI, acute coronary syndrome, cardiac intervention including coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release),
AHA: Gene Therapy Fails to Prevent Saphenous Vein Graft Failure Nov 13, 2005
In the double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 3,014 patients undergoing primary coronary-artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with at least two saphenous vein ...
- MedPage Today,
CardioTech International Reports Results for Second Quarter and ... Nov 9, 2005
...discussions with a notified body regarding the requirements necessary for CE mark in Europe for its CardioPass(TM) synthetic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ("CABG ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
CMS/Premier Pay-For-Performance Model Produces Remarkable Quality ... Nov 14, 2005
...single award, $326,000, will go to Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey for care of patients with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgical ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
High-Resolution 16-MDCT Evaluation of Radial Artery for Potential ... Oct 29, 2005
...of the radial and ulnar arteries and the palmar arches in patients scheduled for radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- Am J Roentgenology (subscription)
Feds Give Researchers OK For Safety Test Of Adult Stem Cells In ... Nov 10, 2005
In 2003, approximately 750,000 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries were performed worldwide and approximately 1.8 million balloon angioplasty ...
- Science Daily (press release)
PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE IMPROVES QUALITY OF CARE IN HOSPITALS Nov 17, 2005
The program assesses care for Medicare beneficiaries with any one of the following conditions: a joint replacement, coronary artery bypass graft, heart attack ...
- National Center for Policy Analysis,
Women With Chest Pain Get Less Treatment Nov 10, 2005
...high-risk men to have an invasive diagnostic evaluation called angiography and treatment such as angioplasty and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- WebMD
Statins Reduce Deaths and Strokes After Carotid Surgery Nov 11, 2005
Endarterectomy alone was performed for 1,440 patients (92%), and combined endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) was performed for126. ...
- CNN
Three Allina Hospitals among the Nation's Top 100 Cardiovascular ... Nov 8, 2005
...post-operative infections and about 20 percent less likely to have post-operative hemorrhage for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or ...
- Business Wire (press release),
States with Higher Rates of Angioplasty and Bypass Surgery Show ... Oct 31, 2005
Top Cardiovascular hospital received revascularization compared to 68 percent at the typical hospital performing both PCI and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release),
HEALTH: Vital check that saved city leader Nov 7, 2005
...planned family holiday. Heart bypass surgery is known as coronary artery bypass graft, or CABG, by medical professionals. During the ...
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph,
Women Get Less-Aggressive Heart Care and Survive, Study Says Nov 10, 2005
Women were also 35 percent less likely to undergo angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery, invasive procedures that typically follow angiography. ...
- Bloomberg
Medicare Says Bonuses Can Improve Hospital Care Nov 14, 2005
...which began two years ago, measures care for Medicare patients with one of five conditions: a joint replacement; coronary artery bypass graft; heart attack ...
- New York Times,
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Forms Alexion Europe SAS Nov 8, 2005
...of eculizumab for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a Phase III trial of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Fish Oil Supplementation and Arrhythmias Nov 3, 2005
5 In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 2 g/d of fish oil reduced new onset of atrial fibrillation by 54% (P = .013) with a number ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),
Women Receive Less Aggressive Treatment for Acute Coronary ... Nov 11, 2005
Women underwent fewer invasive procedures including angiography, angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery compared with men (47.6% vs. ...
- CNN
Quality of care measurements to increase accountability in cardiac ... Nov 4, 2005
...of care, is intended to encourage cardiac surgery practitioners to voluntarily report information about their coronary artery bypass graft surgery cases, also ...
- CCNMatthews (press release),
Drug-eluting stent sales stimulate growth in the European ... Nov 13, 2005
Over the past decade, the number of patients treated surgically through a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure has declined in favour of the less ...
- MTBeurope.info,
Largest Coronary Aneurysm Successfully Excised, Repaired ... Nov 3, 2005
Trans-esophageal echocardiography made it easier to visualize the huge lesion. The lesion was resected during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- DG News
Novare's EndoLink(TM) Instruments Allow Near Unlimited Access for ... Nov 15, 2005
Enclose®, an assist device for multiple proximal anasto moses in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, was introduced in 2002. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
UK regulator authorizes Biopure Hemopure trial Oct 28, 2005
...approved the protocol for a non-randomized, multi-center, prospective registry of patients undergoing multi-vessel coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
How to manage glucose during heart surgery Oct 24, 2005
Medical ... > full story. The researchers said they found aprotinin is associated with lower blood glucose levels during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
State review finds Good Sam's angioplasty a success Nov 2, 2005
...goal of the Department of Health and the Cardiac Advisory Committee is to improve the quality of care in relation to coronary artery bypass graft surgery and ...
- The Journal News.com,
MetLife advocates critical illness insurance Nov 14, 2005
...benefit of up to $100,000 for six prevalent critical illnesses, including cancer, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, coronary artery bypass graft and major ...
- Benefitnews.com,
UMass Memorial Medical Center reopens cardiac surgery program Nov 1, 2005
The mortality rate at UMass Memorial for coronary artery bypass graft surgery was about 4 percent in 2003, the most recent year for which data was available. ...
- Boston Globe,
Hospital study draws fire Nov 3, 2005
..."These trends are projected to continue as angioplasty continues to substitute for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in an increasing number of cases for ...
- NorthJersey.com,
UK Regulatory Body Authorizes Proposed Clinical Trial of Hemopure ... Oct 27, 2005
Hemopure(R) [hemoglobin glutamer - 250 (bovine)] as a potential cardio-protective agent in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Presence of Heparin Antibodies Predicts Morbidity After Cardiac ... Nov 2, 2005
Dr. Kress and colleagues followed patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery and/or valve surgery for 2.5 years, initially screening 1,209 ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Statins Reduce Deaths And Strokes After Carotid Surgery Nov 12, 2005
Endarterectomy alone was performed for 1,440 patients (92%), and combined endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) was performed for126.
- MedIndia,
Five Valley hospitals make cardiovascular top 100 Nov 2, 2005
...providing community access "to cardiovascular services for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart disease, coronary artery bypass graft and percutaneous ...
- Phoenix Business Journal,
CardioTech Announces Financial Results Conference Call Nov 7, 2005
It is conducting human clinical trials with CardioPass, its proprietary, synthetic coronary artery bypass graft, and has partnered to develop a drug-eluting ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Sidney doctor put on probation Nov 4, 2005
May 7, 2001, patient C was hospitalized with ’angina, hypertension and hypothyroid’, and subsequently a triple coronary artery bypass graft," the documents ...
- Oneonta Daily Star,
Reducing the Risk for Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes Oct 26, 2005
Table 6. However, 2 of the elements of the primary end point may have weakened the ability to show an advantage, namely, coronary artery bypass graft, in which ...
- Medscape (subscription)
J&J may not close Guidant deal Nov 2, 2005
If the deal goes through, antitrust regulators require J&J to end a pact to distribute another device used in coronary artery bypass graft surgery, which is ...
- Reuters
Columbia Study Shows How Doctors May Manage Blood Glucose Levels ... Oct 27, 2005
...human study to show that aprotinin, a protease inhibitor, was associated with lower blood glucose levels during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Nuvelo Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results and ... Nov 1, 2005
...collaboration with Archemix on identifying an optimized thrombin inhibitor for potential use as an anticoagulant in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Committee for Safe Angioplasty Opposes State's Flawed Heart ... Oct 25, 2005
Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Performed at Centers Without and With Onsite Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery," JAMA October 27, 2004, Vol. ...
- Business Wire (press release),
GTC Biotherapeutics and LEO Pharma to Develop and Market ATryn(R) ... Nov 1, 2005
Potential acquired deficiency indications include severe burns, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, disseminated intravascular coagulation and sepsis. ...
- Business Wire (press release),
GTC Biotherapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results Nov 2, 2005
Potential acquired deficiency indications include severe burns, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and sepsis. ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Hospital Mortality Rates for CABG Surgery Oct 31, 2005
A list of hospitals' mortality rates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The expected mortality rate for the procedure is ...
- Times Herald-Record,
Strict Glycemic Control in ICU May Increase Wound Infections ... Oct 24, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- October 24, 2005 -- Strict glycemic control improves outcomes in myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass graft patients in ...
- DG News
Aprotinin decreases hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in ... Oct 29, 2005
...human study to show that Aprotinin, a protease inhibitor, was associated with lower blood glucose levels during coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) surgery. ...
- Xagena.it,
Trasylol (Aprotinin Injection) Reduced Bleeding and Transfusion ... Sep 19, 2005
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, September 19, 2005 - Patients who received clopidogrel in the days prior to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery lost less blood ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Painkiller blues Oct 1, 2005
...in Malaysia), as it was shown to be associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular events when taken after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- Malaysia Star
Trasylol (Aprotinin Injection) Reduced Bleeding and Transfusion ... Sep 19, 2005
Patients who received clopidogrel in the days prior to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery lost less blood and required fewer blood transfusions when ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Trasylol (Aprotinin Injection) Reduced Bleeding and Transfusion ... Sep 19, 2005
WEST HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 19, 2005--Patients who received clopidogrel in the days prior to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery lost less ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Data shows ‘quality chasm’ remains, though, between best and ... Sep 30, 2005
For example, the risk of mortality for women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) was 46 percent lower, on average, at the nation’s best ...
- Spokane Journal of Business
Spinal Surgery Effectiveness Study Presented at North American ... Sep 29, 2005
...were made over time with published study findings of Total Knee Replacement (TKR), Total Hip Replacement (THR) and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG). ...
- Genetic Engineering News
AAN Updates Guidelines on Carotid Endarterectomy Sep 26, 2005
...clinical practice. 8. What are the data regarding CE concurrent with or prior to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)? There were ...
- Medscape (subscription)
CardioTech to Present Paper on CardioPass at I-SECT Sep 19, 2005
...(Amex: CTE), will be presenting a paper entitled: "Development and Testing of a Synthetic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft" at a Symposium sponsored by the ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
CardioTech Announces It Has Been Removed From Threshold (Naked ... Sep 28, 2005
...venous access catheters and ports that are used during open heart surgery, as well as develops CardioPass synthetic coronary artery bypass graft to treat ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Euronext Paris) - Bayer: Trasylol (Aprotinin Injection) Reduced ... Sep 19, 2005
Leverkusen / September 19, 2005 – Patients who received clopidogrel in the days prior to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery lost less blood and ...
- Euronext
Medicure Inc.: FDA Grants MC-1 Fast Track Designation Sep 21, 2005
...with ischemic and/or ischemic reperfusion injury in patients experiencing percutaneous coronary interventions, coronary artery bypass graft surgery and acute ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Cardiac bypass seems to be favoring men more than women Sep 5, 2005
...and colleagues at the University of Chicago Hospital looked at records of more than 15,000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) at 31 ...
- MedIndia
IMAGINE shows important new findings in the early phase post-CABG ... Sep 6, 2005
...at the benefits of adding quinapril (an ACE inhibitor) in the early phase (less than or equal to 7 days) after a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Alegent Health Improves Quality of Care, Reimbursement Accuracy ... Sep 27, 2005
These five focus areas include acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), heart failure, pneumonia, and hip and knee replacement ...
- Business Wire (press release)
MetLife advocates critical illness insurance Sep 26, 2005
...benefit of up to $100,000 for six prevalent critical illnesses, including cancer, heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, coronary artery bypass graft and major ...
- Benefitnews.com
Archemix and Nuvelo halt development of anticoagulant candidate Sep 23, 2005
The companies had been developing the compound for use in acute cardiovascular settings such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
Worcester hospital halts elective cardiac surgery pending review Sep 20, 2005
The mortality rate at UMass Memorial for coronary artery bypass graft surgery was about 4 percent for 2003, the most recent year for which data is available. ...
- Boston Globe
Pfizer's Accupril no help after bypass surgery Sep 5, 2005
...improvement in patient outcomes from giving the ACE inhibitor medicine, which reduces blood pressure, within seven days of coronary artery bypass graft surgery ...
- Reuters
Size matters after bypass Sep 1, 2005
Smaller body size is a major reason why women are at higher risk than men of dying after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according to a report in the ...
- Health24.com
DPH investigators begin reviewing UMass Memorial heart operations Sep 22, 2005
The mortality rate at U-Mass Memorial for coronary artery bypass graft surgery was about four percent for 2003, the most recent year for which data is available ...
- Eyewitness News
Landmark Study Shows Takeda's Actos(R) (Pioglitazone) Reduces ... Sep 12, 2005
...any of the following: all-cause mortality, non-fatal MI, acute coronary syndrome, cardiac intervention including coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release)
Archemix and Nuvelo Close Phase 1 Trial for Thrombin Inhibitor ... Sep 21, 2005
1 clinical trial evaluating ARC183 as an anticoagulant for potential use in acute cardiovascular settings such as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Alexion Completes Enrollment of its Eculizumab Phase III SHEPHERD ... Sep 21, 2005
...of eculizumab for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a Phase III trial of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Medicure shares rise after cardioprotective drug gets on FDA fast ... Sep 21, 2005
MC-1 is currently under a Phase II and III study in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with results expect in fall 2005. ...
- Canada.com
Medication reduces risk of heart attack and cardiovascular death ... Sep 4, 2005
...high risk for death, reinfarction, or major bleeding events such as patients older than 75 years, those with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery, prior ...
- EurekAlert
Gender Is Destiny in Coronary Bypass Surgery Aug 30, 2005
30-Women have a 22% greater risk of dying during or immediately after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures, an excess risk that can't be explained by ...
- MedPage Today
CardioTech Receives FDA Clearance for Heparin-Coated Auto ... Sep 7, 2005
CardioTech is currently conducting human clinical trials with a synthetic coronary artery bypass graft that addresses a $1 billion annual market. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Body Size Matters After Bypass Aug 30, 2005
30 (HealthDay News) -- Smaller body size is a major reason why women are at higher risk than men of dying after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, according ...
- Forbes
Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents in Complex Lesions Sep 13, 2005
...but perhaps more important from the patient’s perspective, dramatically reduced the need for emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Novare's EndoLink(TM) Articulating Instruments Named SLS ... Sep 8, 2005
Enclose(R), an assist device for multiple proximal anastomoses in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, was introduced in 2002. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Clopidogrel for Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization Sep 4, 2005
To begin, few patients presenting with STEMI undergo a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) during the index hospitalization, so little concern should be given ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Women More Likely to die After Heart Surgery Sep 1, 2005
...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows women are more likely to die following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) than men because of their smaller ...
- Ivanhoe
STEEPLE: Safety and efficacy of enoxaparin in percutaneous ... Sep 6, 2005
...primary endpoint was to evaluate the safety of iv enoxaparin compared with iv UFH measuring the incidence of non-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)-related ...
- EurekAlert
GTC Biotherapeutics Anticipates EMEA Opinion on ATryn(R) in ... Sep 16, 2005
...indications. Potential acquired deficiency indications include severe burns, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and sepsis. Antithrombin ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Auckland drug company begins phase II trials Aug 30, 2005
More than 400,000 patients undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the US every year and up to 70 per cent show some loss of brain function at the time ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Costs of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in US More Than ...Jul 23, 2005
Although there are no differences in clinical outcome, the in-hospital cost of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the US is 82.5 percent higher in ...
- I-Newswire.com
If bypass becomes blocked, poor outlookJul 15, 2005
The outlook is poor for patients who have coronary artery bypass graft surgery and later have a heart attack caused by blockage of the transplanted vein. ...
- myDNA.com
New Research Supports Medicare Pay for Performance; Early Returns ...Jul 27, 2005
...for five key clinical areas, including heart attack (acute myocardial infarction), congestive heart failure, pneumonia, coronary artery bypass graft, and hip ...
- Genetic Engineering News
CardioTech Announces Expiration of Private Placement Additional ...Jul 28, 2005
CardioTech is currently conducting human clinical trials with a synthetic coronary artery bypass graft that addresses a $1 billion worldwide market. ...
- Yahoo News
Perioperative N-acetylcysteine to Prevent Renal Dysfunction in ...Jul 19, 2005
Context Renal dysfunction is a complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) that is associated with ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Skin sterol linked to history of coronary eventsJul 25, 2005
The population included 225 patients with a history of myocardial infarction, 50 with a history of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and 240 who had no ...
- Canada NewsWire
Noninvasive Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With ...Jul 9, 2005
...of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery). ...
- RedNova.com
Not Just Drugs Are Cheaper in Canada, Try Coronary Artery BypassesJul 12, 2005
Dr. Eisenberg and colleagues examined the costs associated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in five American and four Canadian hospitals that ...
- MedPage Today
$25M for BRAC aid seen a 'modest' amountJul 25, 2005
Hospital's Heart Institute on Friday morning, mesmerized by three scalpels scraping at a layer of fat on a pulsating heart during a coronary artery bypass graft ...
- Prince George's Journal
Heart bypass surgery evolvesJul 13, 2005
According to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, an estimated 20 percent of more than 130,000 coronary-artery bypass graft operations were done off-pump in 2004. ...
- Munster Times
Trends in Management and Outcomes of Patients With Acute ...Jul 26, 2005
...infarction. There was no significant change in rates of immediate coronary artery bypass graft surgery (from 2.1% to 3.2%). Propensity ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Novadaq Receives US Patent for Intra-Operative Imaging Procedure ...Jul 12, 2005
...fluorescent imaging system that enables cardiac surgeons to confirm the location of coronary arteries during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures and ...
- Canada NewsWire
Time to Retool As CABG Volume ShrinksJul 23, 2005
...hospitals' margins. Then along came drug-eluting stents, and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) volumes started shrinking. A hospital ...
- RedNova.com
Coronary Bypass 82.5 Percent More Expensive in US than in CanadaJul 11, 2005
..."Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery requires substantial resources in Canada and the United States," the authors conclude. ...
- Consumer Affairs
Novadaq, Sorin Group and Kodak Sign Strategic Agreements for SPY ...Jul 5, 2005
...to distribute the SPY(TM) Intra-operative Imaging ("SPY") System, a real-time visual imaging device for use during coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). ...
- Yahoo News
Bypass Costs Far Higher in US Than in CanadaJul 13, 2005
...at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal compared the outcomes and costs of treatment of 7,319 Canadian and 4,698 US coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients ...
- Forbes
Good quality of life for cardiogenic shock patients after ...Jul 21, 2005
The participants were randomly assigned to undergo emergency revascularization (either coronary artery bypass graft surgery or angioplasty) to restore blood ...
- News-Medical.net
CardioTech Announces Engagement of Catalyst Financial Resources to ...Jul 7, 2005
We believe that CardioTech's coronary artery bypass graft represents technology that may save and change the lives of those cardiac patients having 'no-option ...
- Yahoo News
This Week in JAMAJul 19, 2005
Renal dysfunction is a possible adverse outcome following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed with cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP). ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Alexion Completes Randomization of its Phase III Pivotal TRIUMPH ...Jul 18, 2005
...of eculizumab for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a Phase III trial of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery ...
- Yahoo News
Common Surgery Costs Almost Twice As Much in United StatesJul 11, 2005
The study reports the hospital costs of coronary artery bypass graft surgery is almost twice as much in the United States vs. Canada. ...
- Ivanhoe
SCAI news: Drug-eluting stents prove mettle in heart attack ...Jul 14, 2005
Heart Attack Patients With Blockages in Bypass Grafts Face Poor Outlook -- The outlook is poor for patients who have coronary artery bypass graft surgery and ...
- innovations report
And the Beat Goes OnJul 2, 2005
Surgeons (whose data include up to 80 percent of US procedures), just 28,835 (21 percent) of the 136,897 coronary-artery bypass graft (CABG) operations ...
- Newsweek
Cost of CABG is higher in the US than in CanadaJul 11, 2005
By JAMA and Archives Journals, Although there are no differences in clinical outcome, the in-hospital cost of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in ...
- RxPG NEWS
Heart Surgery Costs 83% More in US Than in Canada, Study SaysJul 11, 2005
Researchers compared the results and costs of treating 12,017 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery at five US hospitals and four in Canada. ...
- Bloomberg
Optimizing the Science of Quality ImprovementJul 19, 2005
Use of continuous quality improvement to increase use of process measures in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled ...
- Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Do Drug-Eluting Stents Influence Mortality?Jul 13, 2005
The crude mortality rate of all patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in this study was 16%, whereas the mortality rate in ...
- Medscape (subscription)
Medicure Completes Enrollment In MEND-CABG TrialJul 12, 2005
The MEND-CABG trial is evaluating Medicure's lead cardioprotective product, MC-1, in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Women's heart disease still an issueJul 5, 2005
...population. It reviewed outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, valve-replacement surgery and heart failure from 2001 to 2003. ...
- Science Daily
Hospital outcomes for women improve, but some hospitals fall far ...Jul 2, 2005
For example, the risk of mortality for women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery ( CABG ) was 46.44 percent lower, on average, at the nation's best ...
- I-Newswire.com
Haim Aviv aims high againJul 7, 2005
You haven’t completely buried Dexanabinol. You’ve carried out Phase II clinical trials for cognitive damage in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) cases. ...
- Globes Online
Novadaq signs distribution deal with CarboMedics; Kodak to provide ...Jul 5, 2005
...of the Sorin Group's companies, has agreed to distribute Novadaq's system, a real-time visual imaging device for use during coronary artery bypass graft surgery ...
- National Post
Cape Flats cardiac unit performs first opJul 13, 2005
...an historic day for the Cape Flats on Wednesday when at 9am, a 52-year-old fisherman's chest was cut open and a triple coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) was ...
- Independent Online
Shemin named among Top DoctorsJul 14, 2005
...survival of heart failure patients, and continues to be a leader in the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery for coronary artery bypass graft and valve ...
- Westwood Press
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