Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - Third Quarter 2006

Accuracy of 16-Row multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of coronary artery stenosis.
Garcia MJ,  Lessick J, Hoffmann MHK.
JAMA 2006;296:403-11.

Acute clopidogrel use and outcomes in patients with non–ST-segment Elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
Mehta R, Roe MT, Mulgund J, et al.
J Am Coll Card 2006;48:281-86.

Soluble CD40 ligand accumulates in stored blood components, primes neutrophils through CD40, and is a potential cofactor in the development of transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Khan S, Kelher M, Heal J, et al.
Blood 2006;108:2455-62.

Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion during coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases the risk of postoperative low-output heart failure.
Surgenor S, DeFoe G, Fillinger M, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:I-43 I-48.

None selected this quarter.

Usefulness of aspirin resistance after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction in predicting one-year major adverse coronary events.
Marcucci R, Paniccia R, Antonucci E, et al.
Am J Cardiol 2006;98:1156-59.

Renal function and effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy in patients with chronic stable coronary disease in the prevention of events with ACE inhibition (PEACE) trial.
Solomon S, Rice M, Jablonski K, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:26-31.

None selected this quarter.

C-Reactive protein and inflammatory response associated to neurocognitive decline following cardiac surgery.
Ramlawi B, Rudolph JL, Mieno S, et al.
Surgery 2006;140:221-26.

Watershed strokes after cardiac surgery: diagnosis, etiology, and outcome.
Gottesman RF, Sherman PM, Grega MA, et al.
Stroke 2006;37:2306-11.

None selected this quarter.

Mid-term angiographic comparison of sequential and individual anastomosis techniques for diagonal artery. 
Oz BS, Iyem H, Akay HT, et al.
J Card Surg 2006;21:471-74.

Left atrial volume predicts the risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
Osranek M, Fatema K , Qaddoura F, et al.
J Am Coll Card 2006;48:779-86.

Effect of low-dose amiodarone and magnesium combination on atrial fibrillation after coronary artery surgery.
Cagli K, Ozeke O, Ergun K, et al.
J Card Surg 2006;21:458-64.

Endovascular treatment of traumatic aortic dissection and innominate artery pseudoaneurysm.
Zoffoli G, Saccani S, Larini P, Colli A, Gherli T.
J Trauma 2006;61:447-50.

Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic arch aneurysms.
Saleh HM, Inglese L.
J Vasc Surg 2006;44:460-6.

Pharmacological- and Gene Therapy-Based Inhibition of Protein Kinase Ca/ß Enhances Cardiac Contractility and Attenuates Heart Failure.
Hambleton M, Hahn H, Pleger S, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:574-82.

Passive ventricular constraint prevents transmural shear strain progression in left ventricle remodeling.
Cheng A, Nguyen T, Malinowski M, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:I-79 - I-86.

None selected this quarter.

Development of a human cardiac tissue-based angiogenesis model.
Lewis JM, Anthony CA, Harrison LH, et al.
J Surg Res 2006;135:34-37.

Transcoronary transplantation of progenitor cells after myocardial infarction.
Assmus B, Honold J, Schächinger V, et al.
N Eng J Med 2006;355:1222-32.

Topical cooling for myocardial protection: the results of a prospective randomized study of the "shallow technique." 
Cassese M, Martinelli G, Nasso G, et al.
J Card Surg 2006;21:357-62.

Incidence of new stroke or new myocardial infarction or death in patients with severe carotid arterial disease treated with and without statins.
Ravipati G, Aronow WS, Ahn C, Channamsetty V, Sekhri V.
Am J Cardiol 2006;98:1170-71.

Association of bodyweight with total mortality and with cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease: a systematic review of cohort studies.
Romero-Corral A, Montori VM, Somers VK, et al.
Lancet 2006;366;666-78.

Wrong-side/wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient adverse events: are they preventable?
Seiden S, Barach P. 
Arch Surg 2006;141:931-39.

The reporting of randomized clinical trials using a surgical intervention is in need of immediate improvement: a systematic review. 
Jacquier I, Boutron I, Moher D, Roy C, Ravaud C.
Ann Surg 2006;244:677-83.

Skeletonized internal thoracic artery harvest reduces pain and dysesthesia and improves sternal perfusion after coronary artery bypass surgery. A randomized, double-blind, within-patient comparison.
Boodhwani M, Lam K, Nathan H, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:766-73.

Outcome of listing for cardiac transplantation for failed Fontan.
Bernstein D, Naftel D, Chin C, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:273-80.

Comparison of spinal cord protection utilizing left atrial-femoral with femoral-femoral bypass in patients with traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus.
Weiman DS, Gurbuz  AT, Gursky A, Valaulikar G, Pate JW.
World J Surg 2006;30:1638-41.

Moderate-to-severe ischemic mitral regurgitation and multivessel coronary artery disease: Impact of different treatment on survival and rehospitalization.
Buja P, Tarantini G, Del Bianco F, et al.
Int J Cardiol 2006;11:26–33.

Surgical correction of mitral regurgitation in the elderly. Outcomes and recent improvements.
Detaint D, Sundt T, Nkomo V, et al.
Circulation 2006;114:265-72.

None selected this quarter.