Adult Cardiac Literature Watch - Q1 2004

Remifentanil induces systemic arterial vasodilation in humans with a total artificial heart.
Ouattara A, Boccara G, Kockler U, Lecomte P, Leprince P, Leger P, Riou B, Rama A, Coriat P. 
Anesthesiology 2004 Mar;100(3):602-7.

Oral etodolac, a COX-2 inhibitor, reduces postoperative pain immediately after fast-track cardiac surgery.
Koizuka S, Saito S, Obata H, Sasaki M, Nishikawa K, Takahashi K, Saito Y, Goto F.
J Anesth 2004;18(1):9-13.

Pharmacokinetics of local anaesthetics in infants and children.
Mazoit JX, Dalens BJ.
Clin Pharmacokinet 2004;43(1):17-32.

Computed tomographic virtual cardioscopy in a case of left atrial myxoma.
Chen HW, Chen SJ, Chiu IS.
Heart 2004 Feb;90(2):e8.

Applications of magnetic resonance imaging for cardiac stem cell therapy.
Rickers C, Gallegos R, Seethamraju RT, Wang X, Swingen C, Jayaswal A,
Rahrmann EP, Kastenberg ZJ, Clarkson CE, Bianco R, O'Brian T, Verfaillie C, Bolman RM 3rd, Wilke N, Jerosch-Herold M.
J Interv Cardiol 2004 Feb;17(1):37-46.

Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency by multislice computed tomography.
Rossi R, Chiurlia E, Ratti C, Ligabue G, Romagnoli R, Modena MG.
Ital Heart J 2004 Jan;5(1):36-41.

Poor correlation between hemodynamic and echocardiographic indexes of left ventricular performance in the operating room and intensive care unit.
Bouchard MJ, Denault A, Couture P, Guertin MC, Babin D, Ouellet P, Carrier M, Tardif JC.
Crit Care Med 2004 Mar;32(3):644-8.

Cardiac output monitoring during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
Grow MP, Singh A, Fleming NW, Young N, Watnik M.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2004 Feb;18(1):43-6.

Plasma natriuretic peptide levels and the risk of cardiovascular events and death.
Wang TJ, Larson MG, Levy D, Benjamin EJ, Leip EP, Omland T, Wolf PA, Vasan RS.
N Engl J Med 2004 Feb 12;350(7):655-63.

Professor Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub, FRS, FRCS, FRCP, DS: a conversation with the editor. Interview by William Clifford Roberts.
Yacoub MH.
Am J Cardiol 2004 Jan 15;93(2):176-92.

European Resuscitation Council Vasopressor during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Study Group. A comparison of vasopressin and epinephrine for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Wenzel V, Krismer AC, Arntz HR, Sitter H, Stadlbauer KH, Lindner KH.
N Engl J Med 2004 Jan 8;350(2):105-13.

Inhibition of neutrophil activity in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a novel strategy with the leukocyte inhibition module.
Moreno JB, Margraf S, Schuller AM, Simon A, Moritz A, Scholz M.
Perfusion 2004 Jan;19(1):11-6.

Outcome of the perioperative use of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for adult cardiac surgery: factors affecting hospital mortality.
Murashita T, Eya K, Miyatake T, Kamikubo Y, Shiiya N, Yasuda K, Sasaki S.
Artif Organs 2004 Feb;28(2):189-95.

Alendronate versus calcitriol for the prevention of bone loss after cardiac transplantation.
Shane E, Addesso V, Namerow PB, McMahon DJ, Lo SH, Staron RB, Zucker M,
Pardi S, Maybaum S, Mancini D.
N Engl J Med 2004 Feb 19;350(8):767-76.

Cyclosporine in thoracic organ transplantation.
Banner NR, Yacoub MH.
Transplant Proc 2004 Mar;36(2 Suppl):302S-308S.

Clinical and haemodynamic effects of sildenafil in pulmonary hypertension: acute and mid-term effects.
Mikhail GW, Prasad SK, Li W, Rogers P, Chester AH, Bayne S, Stephens D, Khan M, Gibbs JS, Evans TW, Mitchell A, Yacoub MH, Gatzoulis MA.
Eur Heart J 2004 Mar;25(5):431-6.

The effect of preoperative antiplatelet/anticoagulant prophylaxis on postoperative blood loss in cardiac surgery.
Pothula S, Sanchala VT, Nagappala B, Inchiosa MA Jr.
Anesth Analg 2004 Jan;98(1):4-10.

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous inotropic agents.
Lehtonen LA, Antila S, Pentikainen PJ.
Clin Pharmacokinet 2004;43(3):187-203.

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia: why does the heartbeat synchronize with respiratory rhythm?Yasuma F, Hayano J.
Chest 2004 Feb;125(2):683-90.

Brain injury after adult cardiac surgery.
Ahonen J, Salmenpera M. 
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2004 Jan;48(1):4-19.

Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group. Effects of cholesterol-lowering with simvastatin on stroke and other major vascular events in 20536 people with cerebrovascular disease or other high-risk conditions.
Collins R, Armitage J, Parish S, Sleight P, Peto R.
Lancet 2004 Mar 6;363(9411):757-67.

Is maintenance of cerebral hypothermia the principal mechanism by which retrograde cerebral perfusion provides better brain protection than hypothermic circulatory arrest? A study in a porcine model.
Li Z, Yang L, Summers R, Jackson M, Deslauriers R, Ye J.
J Card Surg 2004 Jan-Feb;19(1):28-35.

KR-31378 protects neurons from ischemia-reperfusion brain injury by attenuating lipid peroxidation and glutathione loss.
Kim SO, Cho IS, Gu HK, Lee DH, Lim H, Yoo SE.
Eur J Pharmacol 2004 Mar 8;487(1-3):81-91.

Early onset of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis after open heart surgery: importance of an early diagnosis and Lepirudin treatment.
Paparella D, Galeone A, Micelli M, Memmola C, de Luca Tupputi Schinosa L.
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2004 Mar;15(2):183-5.

Reoperation for severe right ventricular dilatation after tetralogy of Fallot repair: pulmonary infundibuloplasty should be added to homograft implantation.
d'Udekem d'Acoz Y, Pasquet A, Van Caenegem O, Barrea C, Sluysmans T,
Noirhomme P, Rubay J.
J Heart Valve Dis 2004 Mar;13(2):307-12.

Developmental and behavioral status of infants and young children awaiting heart or heart-lung transplantation.
Wray J, Radley-Smith R.
Pediatrics 2004 Mar;113(3 Pt 1):488-95.

Incidence, outcome, and risk factors for stroke after the Fontan procedure.
Chun DS, Schamberger MS, Flaspohler T, Turrentine MW, Brown JW, Farrell AG, Girod DA.
Am J Cardiol 2004 Jan 1;93(1):117-9.

A polymer-based, paclitaxel-eluting stent in patients with coronary artery disease.
Stone GW, Ellis SG, Cox DA, Hermiller J, O'Shaughnessy C, Mann JT, Turco M, Caputo R, Bergin P, Greenberg J, Popma JJ, Russell ME; TAXUS-IV Investigators.
N Engl J Med 2004 Jan 15;350(3):221-31.

On-Pump Beating Heart Surgery Offers an Alternative for Unstable Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Edgerton JR, Herbert MA, Jones KK, Prince SL, Acuff T, Carter D, Dewey T, Magee M, Mack M.
Heart Surg Forum 2004 Jan 01;7(1):8-15.

Endothelial cell markers and the risk of coronary heart disease: the Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction (PRIME) study.
Morange PE, Simon C, Alessi MC, Luc G, Arveiler D, Ferrieres J, Amouyel P, Evans A, Ducimetiere P, Juhan-Vague I; PRIME Study Group.
Circulation 2004 Mar 23;109(11):1343-8.

Excimer laser angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction (the CARMEL multicenter trial).
Topaz O, Ebersole D, Das T, Alderman EL, Madyoon H, Vora K, Baker JD,
Hilton D, Dahm JB; CARMEL multicenter trial.
Am J Cardiol 2004 Mar 15;93(6):694-701. 

Aspirin resistance is associated with a high incidence of myonecrosis after non-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention despite clopidogrel pretreatment.
Chen WH, Lee PY, Ng W, Tse HF, Lau CP.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 Mar 17;43(6):1122-6.

Improved survival with radial artery versus vein conduits in coronary bypass surgery with left internal thoracic artery to left anterior descending artery grafting.
Zacharias A, Habib RH, Schwann TA, Riordan CJ, Durham SJ, Shah A.
Circulation 2004 Mar 30;109(12):1489-96.

Recent advances in pacemaker and implantable defibrillator therapy for young patients.
Walsh EP, Cecchin F.
Curr Opin Cardiol 2004 Mar;19(2):91-6.

Relationship between connexins and atrial activation during human atrial fibrillation.
Kanagaratnam P, Cherian A, Stanbridge RD, Glenville B, Severs NJ, Peters NS.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 Feb;15(2):206-16.

Cardiac surgery for arrhythmias.
Cox JL.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2004 Feb;27(2):266-82.

Preservation of the anterior fat pad paradoxically decreases the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in humans.
Cummings JE, Gill I, Akhrass R, Dery M, Biblo LA, Quan KJ.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 Mar 17;43(6):994-1000.

Doppler microembolic signals during cardiopulmonary bypass: comparison of two membrane oxygenators.
Georgiadis D, Stets R, Schorch A, Baumgartner RW, Bernet F, Zerkowski HR.
Neurol Res 2004 Jan;26(1):99-102.

Early experience with the minimal extracorporeal circulation system (MECC) during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Palombo D, Valenti D, Gaggiano A, Lupo M, Borin P.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004 Mar;27(3):324-6.

Usefulness of low-priming-volume cardiopulmonary bypass circuits and dilutional ultrafiltration in neonatal open-heart surgery.
Fukumura F, Kado H, Imoto Y, Shiokawa Y, Minami K, Murakami J, Yasui H.
J Artif Organs 2004;7(1):9-12.

Predictors of cardiac morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta.
Bui H, Haukoos J, Donayre C, White R, de Virgilio C.
Ann Vasc Surg 2004 Jan;18(1):22-5.

Aneurysm enlargement following endovascular aneurysm repair: AneuRx clinical trial.
Zarins CK, Bloch DA, Crabtree T, Matsumoto AH, White RA, Fogarty TJ.
J Vasc Surg 2004 Jan;39(1):109-17.

Genetic approach to the role of cysteine proteases in the expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Eriksson P, Jones KG, Brown LC, Greenhalgh RM, Hamsten A, Powell JT.
Br J Surg 2004 Jan;91(1):86-9.

Alternative technique to classic aortic arch repair.
Coutu M, Ugolini P, Paquet E, Cartier R.
Can J Cardiol 2004 Mar 1;20(3):349-51.

Acute aortic dissection: population-based incidence compared with degenerative aortic aneurysm rupture.
Clouse WD, Hallett JW Jr, Schaff HV, Spittell PC, Rowland CM, Ilstrup DM, Melton LJ 3rd.
Mayo Clin Proc 2004 Feb;79(2):176-80.

Repair of the aortic arch with left unilateral selective cerebral perfusion.
Akgul A, Ozatik MA, Kucuker SA, Bahar I, Tasdemir O.
Perfusion 2004 Jan;19(1):77-9.

Diameter of abdominal aortic aneurysm and outcome of endovascular aneurysm repair: does size matter? A report from EUROSTAR.
Peppelenbosch N, Buth J, Harris PL, van Marrewijk C, Fransen G; EUROSTAR Collaborators.
J Vasc Surg 2004 Feb;39(2):288-97.

Zenith Investigators. Influence of endograft oversizing on device migration, endoleak, aneurysm shrinkage, and aortic neck dilation: results from the Zenith Multicenter Trial.
Sternbergh WC 3rd, Money SR, Greenberg RK, Chuter TA.
J Vasc Surg 2004 Jan;39(1):20-6.

Reverse remodeling of the failing ventricle: surgical intervention with the Acorn Cardiac Support Device.
Oz MC, Konertz WF, Raman J, Kleber FX.
Congest Heart Fail 2004 Mar-Apr;10(2):96-104.

Microvascular alterations in patients with acute severe heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
De Backer D, Creteur J, Dubois MJ, Sakr Y, Vincent JL.
Am Heart J 2004 Jan;147(1):91-9.

Diastolic coronary vascular reserve: a new index to detect changes in the coronary microcirculation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Krams R, Ten Cate FJ, Carlier SG, Van Der Steen AF, Serruys PW.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 Feb 18;43(4):670-7.

Reverse remodeling of the failing ventricle: surgical intervention with the Acorn Cardiac Support Device.
Oz MC, Konertz WF, Raman J, Kleber FX.
Congest Heart Fail 2004 Mar-Apr;10(2):96-104.

Hemodynamics of chronic nonpulsatile flow: implications for LVAD development.
Saito S, Nishinaka T, Westaby S.
Surg Clin North Am 2004 Feb;84(1):61-74.

Current status on the development of a totally implantable biventricular assist device: the Baylor Gyro BVAD.
Linneweber J, Nonaka K, Ichikawa S, Ishitoya H, Motomura T, Nose Y.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 Feb;52(1):1-5.

The role of bridge to transplantation: should LVAD patients be transplanted?
Birks EJ, Yacoub MH, Banner NR, Khaghani A.
Curr Opin Cardiol 2004 Mar;19(2):148-53.

Effect of left ventricular assist device on circulatory autonomic nervous activity.
Tsutsui T, Takiya R, Jikuya T, Shigeta O, Sakakibara Y, Sankai Y.
Int J Artif Organs 2004 Mar;27(3):243-50.

Use of the Flowmaker (Jarvik 2000) left ventricular assist device for destination therapy and bridging to transplantation.
Frazier OH, Shah NA, Myers TJ, Robertson KD, Gregoric ID, Delgado R.
Cardiology 2004;101(1-3):111-6.

A randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multivessel coronary-artery bypass surgery.
Khan NE, De Souza A, Mister R, Flather M, Clague J, Davies S, Collins P, Wang D, Sigwart U, Pepper J.
N Engl J Med 2004 Jan 1;350(1):21-8.

Novadaq SPY: intraoperative quality assessment in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
Reuthebuch O, Haussler A, Genoni M, Tavakoli R, Odavic D, Kadner A, Turina M.
Chest 2004 Feb;125(2):418-24.

Robotics in valvular surgery: 2003 and beyond.
Kypson AP, Felger JE, Nifong LW, Chitwood WR Jr.
Curr Opin Cardiol 2004 Mar;19(2):128-33.

Robotic Surgery, the First 100 Cases: Where Do We Go from Here?
Menkis AH, Kodera K, Kiaii B, Swinamer SA, Rayman R, Boyd WD.
Heart Surg Forum 2004 Jan 01;7(1):1-4.

Does coronary artery stenting for acute myocardial infarction improve left ventricular overloading at the chronic stage?
Nakayama T, Nomura M, Fujinaga H, Ikefuji H, Kimura M, Chikamori K, Nakaya Y, Ito S.
Jpn Heart J 2004 Mar;45(2):217-29.

Infarction with Severe prognosis: observation of Treatment with Angioplasty or Lysis Study Investigators. In-hospital and one-year outcomes of patients with high-risk acute myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis or primary coronary angioplasty.
Steffenino G, Santoro GM, Maras P, Mauri F, Ardissino D, Violini R, Chiarella F, Lucci D, Marini M, Baldasseroni S, Maggioni AP; Myocardial Infarction with Severe prognosis: observation of Treatment with Angioplasty or Lysis Study Investigators.
Ital Heart J 2004 Feb;5(2):136-45.

Intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes: lessons from recently conducted randomized clinical trials.
Boersma E, Westerhout CM.
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2004 Mar;5(3):313-9.

Changes in the expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules throughout the acute phase of myocardial infarction.
Kawamura A, Miura S, Murayama T, Iwata A, Nishikawa H, Matsuo Y, Tsuchiya Y, Matsuo K, Tsuji E, Saku K.
J Atheroscler Thromb 2004;11(1):29-34.

Myoglobin--a marker of reperfusion and a prognostic indicator in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Iqbal MP, Kazmi KA, Mehboobali N, Rahbar A.
Clin Cardiol 2004 Mar;27(3):144-50.

N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide predicts two-year remodelling in patients with acute transmural myocardial infarction.
Hole T, Hall C, Skaerpe T.
Eur Heart J 2004 Mar;25(5):416-23.

Optimizing cardioplegia strategy for donor hearts.
Johnson CE, Faulkner SC, Tucker J, Schmitz ML, Mee RB, Drummond-Webb JJ.
Perfusion 2004 Jan;19(1):65-8.

Day-hospital treatment of acute pericarditis: a management program for outpatient therapy.
Imazio M, Demichelis B, Parrini I, Giuggia M, Cecchi E, Gaschino G, Demarie D, Ghisio A, Trinchero R.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 Mar 17;43(6):1042-6.

Effusive-constrictive pericarditis.
Sagrista-Sauleda J, Angel J, Sanchez A, Permanyer-Miralda G, Soler-Soler J.
N Engl J Med 2004 Jan 29;350(5):469-75.

Pericarditis.
Troughton RW, Asher CR, Klein AL.
Lancet 2004 Feb 28;363(9410):717-27.

Anti-HLA antibodies in heart transplantation.
Vasilescu ER, Ho EK, de la Torre L, Itescu S, Marboe C, Cortesini R,
Suciu-Foca N, Mancini D.
Transpl Immunol 2004 Jan;12(2):177-83.

Analysis of survivors more than 10 years after heart transplantation in the cyclosporine era: Stanford experience.
Shiba N, Chan MC, Kwok BW, Valantine HA, Robbins RC, Hunt SA.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 Feb;23(2):155-64.

ABO-incompatible heart transplantation: a perfusion strategy.
Foreman C, Gruenwald C, West L.
Perfusion 2004 Jan;19(1):69-72.

Feasibility of xeno-transplantation.
Hoerbelt R, Madsen JC.
Surg Clin North Am 2004 Feb;84(1):289-307.

Presentation of donor major histocompatibility complex class II antigens by dna vaccination prolongs heart allograft survival.
Peche H, van Denderen B, Roussel JC, Trinite B, Soulillou JP, Cuturi MC.
Transplantation 2004 Mar 15;77(5):733-40.

The effect of recipient cytokine gene polymorphism on cardiac transplantation outcome.
Gourley IS, Denofrio D, Rand W, Desai S, Loh E, Kamoun M.
Hum Immunol 2004 Mar;65(3):248-54.

Selection of patients and techniques of heart transplantation.
Kirklin JK, McGiffin DC, Pinderski LJ, Tallaj J.
Surg Clin North Am 2004 Feb;84(1):257-87, xi-xii.