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The Effect of Race and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Long-Term Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
(2013-04)
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a known predictor of decreased long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Differences in survival by race have not been examined.
Methods: ...
Role of Barium Swallow in Diagnosing Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leak following Esophagectomy
(2016-04)
Background
Barium swallow is performed following esophagectomy to evaluate the anastomosis for detection of leaks and to assess the emptying of the gastric conduit. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability ...
Monoamine Oxidase is a Major Determinant of Redox Balance in Human Atrial Myocardium and is Associated With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
(2014-02)
BACKGROUND:
Onset of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common and costly complication of heart surgery despite major improvements in surgical technique and quality of patient care. The etiology of POAF, and ...
Increased Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Black Women Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery
(2015-02)
Race and sex disparities are believed to play an important role in heart disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between race, sex, and number of diseased vessels at the time of coronary artery ...
Acute Adverse Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Ventricular Repolarization
(2010-07)
Background
The mechanisms for the relationship between particulate pollution and cardiac disease are not fully understood.
Objective
We examined the effects and time course of exposure to fine particulate matter ≤ 2.5 ...
Coarse Particulate Matter (PM2.5 - 10) Affects Heart Rate Variability, Blood Lipids, and Circulating Eosinophils in Adults with Asthma
(East Carolina University, 2007-05)
INTRODUCTION: We investigated whether markers of airway and systemic inflammation, as well as heart rate variability (HRV) in asthmatics, change in response to fluctuations in ambient particulate matter (PM) in the coarse ...
Exposure to Concentrated Coarse Air Pollution Particles Causes Mild Cardiopulmonary Effects in Healthy Young Adults
(East Carolina University, 2009-07)
Background: There is ample epidemiologic and toxicologic evidence that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution [aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5)], which derives primarily from combustion processes, can ...
Fine Particulate air Pollution is Associated with Higher Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation—The APACR Study
(2011-04)
The acute effects and the time course of fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) on atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) predictors, including P-wave duration, PR interval duration, and P-wave complexity, were investigated in a ...
Acute Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Cardiac Arrhythmia: The APACR Study
(2011-03)
Background: The mechanisms underlying the relationship between particulate matter (PM) air pollution and cardiac disease are not fully understood.
Objectives: We examined the effects and time course of exposure to fine ...
Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Past, Present, and Future
(2013-07)
Robotic cardiac operations evolved from minimally invasive operations and offer similar theoretical benefits, including less pain, shorter length of stay, improved cosmesis, and quicker return to preoperative level of ...