Acute traumatic injury of the thoracic aorta is a relatively common injury of deceleration
accidents, usually high-speed motor vehicle accidents. The limiting factor to successful hospital …

Long-term performance of biological prostheses and course of pregnancy, labor, and delivery
were evaluated in women less than 35 years of age. Between 1975 and 1987, 87 female …

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 …

Primary tissue failure (structural valve deterioration) has been documented as the most
prominent complication of porcine bioprostheses. The influence of age on primary tissue failure …

A survey on Canadian pacing practices conducted in 1997 revealed a widespread desire for
national guidelines on pacemaker follow-up. The present guidelines for pacemaker follow-…

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 …