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Platelets at the Vessel Wall in Non-Thrombotic Disease
Circ Res. 2023 Mar 17;132(6):775-790. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321566. Epub 2023 Mar 16.ABSTRACTPlatelets are small, anucleate entities that bud from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Among circulating cells, platelets are the most abundant cell, traditionally involved in regulating the balance between thrombosis (the terminal event of platelet activation) and hemostasis (a protective response to tissue injury). Although platelets lack the precise cellular control offered by nucleate cells, they are in fact very dynamic cells, enriched in preformed RNA that allows them the capability of de novo protein synthesis which ...
Source: Circulation Research - March 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anu Aggarwal Courtney L Jennings Emily Manning Scott J Cameron Source Type: research

Perioperative and long ‐term outcomes of Ross versus mechanical aortic valve replacement
ConclusionsIn this mid-term propensity score-matched analysis, the Ross procedure offers similar perioperative outcomes, freedom from reintervention or valve dysfunction as well as overall survival compared to traditional mAVR but without the morbidity associated with long-term anticoagulation. At specialized centers with sufficient expertize, the Ross procedure should be strongly considered in select patients requiring aortic valve replacement.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - August 22, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chelsea D. Wenos, Jeremy L. Herrmann, Lava R. Timsina, Parth M. Patel, John W. Fehrenbacher, John W. Brown Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Left ventricular assist systems and strokes: Statins to the rescue?
The development of durable left ventricular assist systems (LVASs) has been critical in providing an option for management of end-stage heart disease and addressing the increasing gap between demand and supply of donor cardiac allografts for management of end-stage heart disease. The technology also provides an alternative to heart transplantation in many patients. Unfortunately, the long-term use of LVASs has been associated with significant morbidities, the most devastating of which may relate to the thrombogenicity of the artificial devices, leading to ischemic stroke or pump thrombosis.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jignesh K. Patel Tags: EDITORIAL COMMENTARY Source Type: research

Left Ventricular Assist Systems and Strokes- Statins to the Rescue?
The development of durable left ventricular assist systems (LVAS) has been critical in providing an option for management of end-stage heart disease and addressing the increasing gap between demand and supply of donor cardiac allografts for management of end-stage heart disease. The technology also provides an alternative to heart transplantation in many patients. Unfortunately, the long-term use of LVAS has been associated with significant morbidities, the most devastating of which may relate to the thrombogenicity of the artificial devices, leading to ischemic stroke or pump thrombosis.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jignesh Patel Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for April 13, 2016
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. Toshiba partners with UCI to study potential brain damage in HS football players Toshiba said yesterday it is partnering with the University of California, Irvine to study possible brain damage incurred in high school football ...
Source: Mass Device - April 13, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news

Immediate and long-term clinical performance of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in a real world population.
CONCLUSIONS: Strict adherence to expert recommendation for BVS placement may minimize device related peri-procedural and mid-long term MACCEs in a real world population. PMID: 26963445 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Cardioangiologica - March 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Minerva Cardioangiol Source Type: research

RNase A in (Xeno)Transplantation
ConclusionsRNase A significantly improved graft survival. On the basis of these sweeping results, however, we suppose that RNase A could be an important adjuvant drug not only in allotransplantation but even in xenotransplantation. References[1] Fischer S, Gerriets T, Wessels C, et al. Extracellular RNA mediates endothelial‐cell permeability via vascular endothelial growth factor. Blood 2007; 110(7): 2457–2465.[2] Kannemeier C, Shibamiya A, Nakazawa F, et al. Extracellular RNA constitutes a natural procoagulant cofactor in blood coagulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104(15): 6388–6393.[3] Fischer S, Grantzow T,...
Source: Xenotransplantation - April 19, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Eike Kleinert, Bruno Reichart, Tanja Mayr, Jan‐Michael Abicht, Paolo Brenner, Christian Hagl, Martin Langenmayer, Ruediger Wanke, Elisabeth Deindl, Sonja Guethoff Tags: Program and Abstracts Source Type: research

Hormone Therapy in Women After Heart Transplantation
Conclusions: HT is not associated with poor outcome or adverse effects in female heart transplant patients after age 35 years. However, a larger cohort of patients is necessary to confirm these observations.
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - November 1, 2013 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: L.C. Kobashigawa, M. Hamilton, M. Rafiei, L. Stern, C.N. Bairey Merz Tags: Thoracic Transplantation Source Type: research