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After a period of about nine months apparently on hold, the clinical trial of the AbioCor replacement heart made by Abiomed (Danvers, Massachusetts) picked up speed last month, with the company reporting a second implant in January, the two most recent at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Aesculap (Center Valley, Pennsylvania) said it has been awarded a 24-month agreement with Premier for a complete array of neurosurgery products for the treatment of strokes, tumors and other cerebrovascular conditions. The multi-source agreement, in effect since Jan. 1, is Premiers first contract for neurosurgical products.
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John Thero, chief financial officer at Abiomed (Danvers, Massachusetts), has resigned to pursue a venture-backed opportunity, the company said. Abiomeds controller, Charles Haaser, will serve as acting CFO until a new CFO is named.
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The authors sought to determine if opioid administration before nuclear hepatobiliary imaging delays common bile duct visualization and prolongs imaging.
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The 12-lead ECG shown in the Figure was obtained from a 49-year-old African American man with a history of hypertension, alcohol abuse, and progressively increasing dyspnea. What might his echocardiogram show? How many cardiac chambers are likely to be enlarged?
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Current pharmacologic reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction primarily involves the administration of fibrinolytic therapy. Recently, investigators have focused on combining fibrinolytic agents with platelet inhibitors, such as the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor agents, to reduce complications and improve clinical outcome.
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The authors of this study proposed and tested the following clinical decision rule: Patients presenting to the ED after a deliberate overdose do not need paracetamol level testing if they: a) deny paracetamol ingestion; b) present with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15; c) understand English; and d) have not consumed an excessive amount of alcohol.
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In 1930, Wolff, Parkinson, and White described the combination of bundle-branch block, abnormally short PR interval, and paroxysms of tachycardia occurring in young, healthy patients with normal hearts.
