BACKGROUND: Pacemakers have improved the lives of patients worldwide. Unfortunately,
the medical community has had little independent information regarding the performance of …

BACKGROUND Primary cardiac tumors are infrequent, and few cardiac surgeons have
extensive experience in treating them. The majority of the tumors are benign. As noninvasive …

BACKGROUND.: The role of porcine bioprostheses in cardiac valve replacement has been
under review for several years. The literature deals primarily with age as a determinant of …

Twelve patients with tuberculous pericarditis were found among 1,194 patients with tuberculosis
treated at the University of Texas Medical Branch over a 10-year period, an incidence of …

To determine the reasons for clinical failure of Melrose solution, potassium arrest was studied
in isolated working rat hearts. Eight control hearts were stable for 212 hours. After 12 hour …

Background The influence of unilateral (UL) and bilateral (BL) mammary artery
revascularization, within age groups ≤60 years and >60 years, on patient survival, ischemic-related …

BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread and growing use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
(ICDs), little information is available regarding their performance or the impact of …

Background Transvenous lead extraction can have serious adverse events, such as cardiac
or vascular perforation. Risk factors have not been well characterized. Objective The …

Background— Injuries to cardiac and venous structures during pacemaker and defibrillator
lead extraction are serious complications that have been studied poorly. The incidence of …

The Carpentier-Edwards standard porcine bioprosthesis was implanted in 1190 patients (1201
operations, 1303 valves) between January 1975 and June 1986; most implants were …