Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - Q3 2004

Remifentanil provides better protection against noxious stimuli during cardiac surgery than alfentanil.
Heijmans JH, Maessen JG, Roekaerts PM.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2004 Aug;21(8):612-8.

Temporary neurologic deficits in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with thoracic epidural supplementation.
Chakravarthy M, Nadiminti S, Krishnamurthy J, Thimmannagowda P, Jawali V, Royse CF, Minzter BH. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2004 Aug;18(4):512-20.

Evaluation of aortic stenosis by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: comparison with established routine clinical techniques.
Kupfahl C, Honold M, Meinhardt G, Vogelsberg H, Wagner A, Mahrholdt H,
Sechtem U. Heart.
2004 Aug;90(8):893-901

Evaluation and clinical implications of aortic valve calcification measured by electron-beam computed tomography.
Messika-Zeitoun D, Aubry MC, Detaint D, Bielak LF, Peyser PA, Sheedy PF, Turner ST, Breen JF, Scott C, Tajik AJ, Enriquez-Sarano M.
Circulation. 2004 Jul 20;110(3):356-62. Epub 2004 Jul 12.

Comparison of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography with conventional 2-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of structural heart disease.
Chan KL, Liu X, Ascah KJ, Beauchesne LM, Burwash IG.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Sep;17(9):976-80.

Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Cardiac Surgery for an Effective Treatment of Severe Intractable Bleeding.
Vanek T, Straka Z, Hrabak J, Jares M, Brucek PJ, Votava J.
Jpn Heart J. 2004 Sep;45(5):855-60.

Postoperative troponin-T predicts prolonged intensive care unit length of stay following cardiac surgery.
Baggish AL, MacGillivray TE, Hoffman W, Newell JB, Lewandrowski KB,
Lee-Lewandrowski E, Anwaruddin S, Siebert U, Januzzi JL.
Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep;32(9):1866-71.

Platelet transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery are associated with serious adverse outcomes.
Spiess BD, Royston D, Levy JH, Fitch J, Dietrich W, Body S, Murkin J, Nadel A.
Transfusion. 2004 Aug;44(8):1143-8.

Impact of renal insufficiency on short- and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery.
Lok CE, Austin PC, Wang H, Tu JV.
Am Heart J. 2004 Sep;148(3):430-8.

Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Humbert M, Sitbon O, Simonneau G.
N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 30;351(14):1425-36. Review. No abstract available.

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with atorvastatin in type 2 diabetes in the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS): multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Colhoun HM, Betteridge DJ, Durrington PN, Hitman GA, Neil HA, Livingstone SJ, Thomason MJ, Mackness MI, Charlton-Menys V, Fuller JH; CARDS investigators.
Lancet. 2004 Aug 21;364(9435):685-96.

Tacrolimus or cyclosporine: which is the better partner for mycophenolate mofetil in heart transplant recipients?
Meiser BM, Groetzner J, Kaczmarek I, Landwehr P, Muller M, Jung S, Uberfuhr P, Fraunberger P, Stempfle HU, Weis M, Reichart B.
Transplantation. 2004 Aug 27;78(4):591-8.

Pilot assessment of the response of several pulmonary hemodynamic variables to sublingual sildenafil in candidates for heart transplantation.
Angel Gomez-Sanchez M, Saenz De La Calzada C, Escribano Subias P, Francisco Delgado Jimenez J, Lazaro Salvador M, Albarran Gonzalez A, Cea Calvo L.
Eur J Heart Fail. 2004 Aug;6(5):615-7.

Rosuvastatin pharmacokinetics in heart transplant recipients administered an antirejection regimen including cyclosporine.
Simonson SG, Raza A, Martin PD, Mitchell PD, Jarcho JA, Brown CD, Windass AS, Schneck DW. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Aug;76(2):167-77.

Dyslipidemias and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor prescription in heart transplant recipients.
de Denus S, Al-Jazairi A, Loh E, Jessup M, Stanek EJ, Spinler SA.
Ann Pharmacother. 2004 Jul-Aug;38(7-8):1136-41. Epub 2004 May 18.

Targeted cell delivery into infarcted rat hearts by retrograde intracoronary infusion: distribution, dynamics, and influence on cardiac function.
Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Fukushima S, Smolenski RT, Varela-Carver A, Coppen SR, Yacoub MH.
Circulation. 2004 Sep 14;110(11 Suppl 1):II225-30.

Identification and regulation of Sprouty1, a negative inhibitor of the ERK cascade, in the human heart.
Huebert RC, Li Q, Adhikari N, Charles NJ, Han X, Ezzat MK, Grindle S, Park S, Ormaza S, Fermin D, Miller LW, Hall JL.
Physiol Genomics. 2004 Aug 11;18(3):284-9.

Effects of ventricular unloading on apoptosis and atrophy of cardiac myocytes.
Schena S, Kurimoto Y, Fukada J, Tack I, Ruiz P, Pang M, Striker LJ, Aitouche A, Pham SM.
J Surg Res. 2004 Jul;120(1):119-26.

A case of massive left atrial lipoma occupying pericardial space.
Yamamoto T, Nejima J, Ino T, Takano T, Hayashi H, Bessho R, Sugisaki Y.
Jpn Heart J. 2004 Jul;45(4):715-21. Review.

Left ventricular haemangioma with papillary endothelial hyperplasia and liver involvement.
Kan CD, Yae CT, Yang YJ.
Heart. 2004 Aug;90(8):e49.

Primary cardiac T-cell lymphoma.
Giunta R, Cravero RG, Granata G, Sellitto A, Romano C, De Fanis U, Foccillo G, De Capite C, Santini M, Rossiello L, Rossiello R, Lucivero G.
Ann Hematol. 2004 Jul;83(7):450-4. Epub 2004 Jan 14. Review.

Extracorporeal circulation as an additional method for cerebral protection in simultaneous carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery surgical revascularization.
Guibaud JP, Roques X, Laborde N, Elia N, Roubertie F, Ewald J, Baudet E.
J Card Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;19(5):415-9.

A review of neuroprotective agents.
Levi MS, Brimble MA.
Curr Med Chem. 2004 Sep;11(18):2383-97.
No abstract available

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: recognition, treatment, and prevention: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy.
Warkentin TE, Greinacher A.
Chest. 2004 Sep;126(3 Suppl):311S-337S. Review.

Sternal osteomyelitis: use of vacuum-assisted closure device as an adjunct to definitive closure with sternectomy and muscle flap reconstruction.
Scholl L, Chang E, Reitz B, Chang J.
J Card Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;19(5):453-61.

Incidence and clinical management of life-threatening left ventricular assist device failure.
Birks EJ, Tansley PD, Yacoub MH, Bowles CT, Hipkin M, Hardy J, Banner NR, Khaghani A.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Aug;23(8):964-9.

Aortico-left ventricular tunnel: 35-year experience.
Martins JD, Sherwood MC, Mayer JE Jr, Keane JF.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jul 21;44(2):446-50.

Risk factors for neo-aortic root enlargement and aortic regurgitation following arterial switch operation.
McMahon CJ, Ravekes WJ, Smith EO, Denfield SW, Pignatelli RH, Altman CA, Ayres NA.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2004 Jul-Aug;25(4):329-35.

Follow-up of aortic coarctation repair in neonates.
Puchalski MD, Williams RV, Hawkins JA, Minich LL, Tani LY.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jul 7;44(1):188-91.

Cerebral injury during paediatric heart surgery: perfusion issues.
Scallan MJ.
Perfusion. 2004 Jul;19(4):221-8.

Decline in ventricular function and clinical condition after Mustard repair for transposition of the great arteries (a prospective study of 22-29 years).
Roos-Hesselink JW, Meijboom FJ, Spitaels SE, van Domburg R, van Rijen EH, Utens EM, McGhie J, Bos E, Bogers AJ, Simoons ML.
Eur Heart J. 2004 Jul;25(14):1264-70.

Oxygen-sensitive Kv channel gene transfer confers oxygen responsiveness to preterm rabbit and remodeled human ductus arteriosus: implications for infants with patent ductus arteriosus.
Thebaud B, Michelakis ED, Wu XC, Moudgil R, Kuzyk M, Dyck JR, Harry G,
Hashimoto K, Haromy A, Rebeyka I, Archer SL.
Circulation. 2004 Sep 14;110(11):1372-9. Epub 2004 Sep 07.

Differential diagnosis and approach to a heart murmur in term infants.
Frommelt MA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2004 Aug;51(4):1023-32, x. Review.

Diagnostic assessment before Fontan operation in patients with bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis: are noninvasive methods sufficient?
Ro PS, Rychik J, Cohen MS, Mahle WT, Rome JJ.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jul 7;44(1):184-7.

How to avoid problems in redo coronary artery bypass surgery.
Machiraju VR.
J Card Surg. 2004 Jul-Aug;19(4):284-90.

Prospective assessment after pediatric cardiac ablation: demographics, medical profiles, and initial outcomes.
Van Hare GF, Javitz H, Carmelli D, Saul JP, Tanel RE, Fischbach PS, Kanter RJ, Schaffer M, Dunnigan A, Colan S, Serwer G; Pediatric Electrophysiology Society.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2004 Jul;15(7):759-70.

Radiofrequency ablation in children with asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
Pappone C, Manguso F, Santinelli R, Vicedomini G, Sala S, Paglino G, Mazzone P, Lang CC, Gulletta S, Augello G, Santinelli O, Santinelli V.
N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 16;351(12):1197-205

Congenital and acquired long QT syndrome. Current concepts and management.
Chiang CE.
Cardiol Rev. 2004 Jul-Aug;12(4):222-34. Review.

Cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation: neutrophil transendothelial migration is mediated by beta1 integrin (CD29) in the presence of TNF-alpha.
Scholz M, Nowak P, Schuller A, Margraf S, Blaheta R, Cinatl J, Windolf J, Moritz A.
J Invest Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;17(5):239-47.

A model for cardiopulmonary bypass redesign.
Groom RC, Likosky DS, Forest RJ, O'Connor GT, Morton JR, Ross CS, Clark C, Kramer R.
Perfusion. 2004 Jul;19(4):257-61.

Albumin versus crystalloid for pump priming in cardiac surgery: meta-analysis of controlled trials.
Russell JA, Navickis RJ, Wilkes MM.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2004 Aug;18(4):429-37.

A versatile extracorporeal circuit for use during repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients with cardiac and/or pulmonary dysfunction: a novel approach to a significant perfusion management dilemma.
Edwards JT, Brown DM, Worrall NK.
J Extra Corpor Technol. 2004 Sep;36(3):245-9.

Differences in clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of acute type a aortic dissection in patients with and without previous cardiac surgery.
Collins JS, Evangelista A, Nienaber CA, Bossone E, Fang J, Cooper JV, Smith DE, O'Gara PT, Myrmel T, Gilon D, Isselbacher EM, Penn M, Pape LA, Eagle KA, Mehta RH; International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD). Circulation. 2004 Sep 14;110(11 Suppl 1):II237-42.

Comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair with open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 1), 30-day operative mortality results: randomised controlled trial.
Greenhalgh RM, Brown LC, Kwong GP, Powell JT, Thompson SG; EVAR trial
participants.
Lancet. 2004 Sep 4;364(9437):843-8.

Surgery for aneurysms of the aortic root: a 30-year experience.
Zehr KJ, Orszulak TA, Mullany CJ, Matloobi A, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Sundt TM 3rd, Puga FJ, Danielson GK, Schaff HV.
Circulation. 2004 Sep 14;110(11):1364-71. Epub 2004 Aug 16.

Aortic root replacement in patients with previous heart surgery.
David TE, Feindel CM, Ivanov J, Armstrong S.
J Card Surg. 2004 Jul-Aug;19(4):325-8.

Clinical practice. Diastolic heart failure.
Aurigemma GP, Gaasch WH.
N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 9;351(11):1097-105. Review.
No abstract available

Update on mitral repair in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Romano MA, Bolling SF.
J Card Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;19(5):396-400.

Contemporary outcomes of outpatients referred for cardiac transplantation evaluation to a tertiary heart failure center: impact of surgical alternatives.
Mahon NG, O'Neill JO, Young JB, Bennett R, Hoercher K, Banbury MK, Navia JL, Smedira NG, McCarthy PM, Starling RC.
J Card Fail. 2004 Aug;10(4):273-8.

Cardiac replacement with a total artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation.
Copeland JG, Smith RG, Arabia FA, Nolan PE, Sethi GK, Tsau PH, McClellan D, Slepian MJ; CardioWest Total Artificial Heart Investigators.
N Engl J Med. 2004 Aug 26;351(9):859-67.

Left ventricular assist device as destination for patients undergoing intravenous inotropic therapy: a subset analysis from REMATCH (Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance in Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure).
Stevenson LW, Miller LW, Desvigne-Nickens P, Ascheim DD, Parides MK, Renlund DG, Oren RM, Krueger SK, Costanzo MR, Wann LS, Levitan RG, Mancini D; REMATCH Investigators.
Circulation. 2004 Aug 24;110(8):975-81. Epub 2004 Aug 16.

The impact of pump speed and inlet cannulation site on left ventricular unloading with a rotary blood pump.
Vandenberghe S, Nishida T, Segers P, Meyns B, Verdonck P.
Artif Organs. 2004 Jul;28(7):660-7.

Robotically assisted endoscopic transmyocardial laser revascularization.
Izutani H, Gill IS, Svanidze O.
Can J Cardiol. 2004 Jul;20(9):907-9.

Beating heart catheter-based edge-to-edge mitral valve procedure in a porcine model: efficacy and healing response.
Fann JI, St Goar FG, Komtebedde J, Oz MC, Block PC, Foster E, Butany J,
Feldman T, Burdon TA.
Circulation. 2004 Aug 24;110(8):988-93.

Routine invasive strategy within 24 hours of thrombolysis versus ischaemia-guided conservative approach for acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (GRACIA-1): a randomised controlled trial.
Fernandez-Aviles F, Alonso JJ, Castro-Beiras A, Vazquez N, Blanco J,
Alonso-Briales J, Lopez-Mesa J, Fernandez-Vazquez F, Calvo I, Martinez-Elbal L, San Roman JA, Ramos B; GRACIA (Grupo de Analisis de la Cardiopatia Isquemica Aguda) Group.
Lancet. 2004 Sep 18;364(9439):1045-53.

Relation between renal dysfunction and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction.
Anavekar NS, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Kober L, Rouleau JL, White HD, Nordlander R, Maggioni A, Dickstein K, Zelenkofske S, Leimberger JD, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA.
N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 23;351(13):1285-95.

Long-term prognostic significance of left atrial volume in acute myocardial infarction.
Beinart R, Boyko V, Schwammenthal E, Kuperstein R, Sagie A, Hod H, Matetzky S, Behar S, Eldar M, Feinberg MS.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jul 21;44(2):327-34.

Myocardial protection at a crossroads: the need for translation into clinical therapy.
Bolli R, Becker L, Gross G, Mentzer R Jr, Balshaw D, Lathrop DA; NHLBI
Working Group on the Translation of Therapies for Protecting the Heart from Ischemia.
Circ Res. 2004 Jul 23;95(2):125-34.

 

Constrictive pericarditis: case presentation and a review of the literature.
Butany J, El Demellawy D, Collins MJ, Nair V, Israel NSh, Woo A, Cusimano RJ.
Can J Cardiol. 2004 Sep;20(11):1137-44. Review.

Differentiation of constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy using mitral annular velocity by tissue Doppler echocardiography.
Ha JW, Ommen SR, Tajik AJ, Barnes ME, Ammash NM, Gertz MA, Seward JB, Oh JK.
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Aug 1;94(3):316-9

 

Embolic protection devices for carotid artery stenting: better results than stenting without protection?
Zahn R, Mark B, Niedermaier N, Zeymer U, Limbourg P, Ischinger T, Haerten K, Hauptmann KE, Leitner ER, Kasper W, Tebbe U, Senges J; Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leitende Kardiologische Krankenhausarzte (ALKK).
Eur Heart J. 2004 Sep;25(17):1550-8.

Durability of carotid endarterectomy for treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic stenoses.
Ballotta E, Da Giau G, Piccoli A, Baracchini C.
J Vasc Surg. 2004 Aug;40(2):270-8.

Carotid plaque echolucency increases the risk of stroke in carotid stenting: the Imaging in Carotid Angioplasty and Risk of Stroke (ICAROS) study.
Biasi GM, Froio A, Diethrich EB, Deleo G, Galimberti S, Mingazzini P,
Nicolaides AN, Griffin M, Raithel D, Reid DB, Valsecchi MG.
Circulation. 2004 Aug 10;110(6):756-62. Epub 2004 Jul 26.

Ten years of "extended" life: quality of life among heart transplantation survivors.
Politi P, Piccinelli M, Poli PF, Klersy C, Campana C, Goggi C, Vigano M, Barale F.
Transplantation. 2004 Jul 27;78(2):257-63.

Reduced incidence of hypertension after heterotopic cardiac transplantation compared with orthotopic cardiac transplantation: evidence that excision of the native heart contributes to post-transplant hypertension.
Taegtmeyer AB, Crook AM, Barton PJ, Banner NR.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Sep 15;44(6):1254-60.

Impact of cytomegalovirus match on survival after cardiac and lung transplantation.
Bonatti H, Tabarelli W, Ruttmann E, Kafka R, Larcher C, Hofer D, Klaus A, Laufer G, Geltner C, Margreiter R, Muller L, Antretter H.
Am Surg. 2004 Aug;70(8):710-4.

Failure to deplete anti-Galalpha1-3Gal antibodies after pig-to-baboon organ xenotransplantation by immunoaffinity columns containing multiple Galalpha1-3Gal oligosaccharides.
Manez R, Domenech N, Centeno A, Lopez-Pelaez E, Crespo F, Juffe A, Duthaler RO, Katopodis AG.
Xenotransplantation. 2004 Sep;11(5):408-15.

The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: twenty-first official adult heart transplant report--2004.
Taylor DO, Edwards LB, Boucek MM, Trulock EP, Keck BM, Hertz MI.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Jul;23(7):796-803.
No abstract available

The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: twenty-first official adult heart transplant report--2004.
Trulock EP, Edwards LB, Taylor DO, Boucek MM, Keck BM, Hertz MI.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Jul;23(7):804-15.
No abstract available