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Systematic Reviews of Surgical Procedures for Heart Disease
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of specific surgical procedures and associated therapies for heart disease.
Reviewed April 2010
24 Resources Found
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| Title: | Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath after percutaneous coronary intervention |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Procedures for the non-surgical management of coronary heart disease include balloon angioplasty (mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel) and intracoronary stenting (a device to support the blood vessel to keep it open). At the star... |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Treatment of valvular heart disease during pregnancy for improving maternal and neonatal outcome |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Heart valve disease constitutes the majority of all causes of heart disease during pregnancy. Women with heart valve disease are vulnerable to deterioration with subsequent increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The optimal treatm... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation (IABP) for myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock still have a poor prognosis after primary revascularization procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting or primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Under patho-physiolo... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmonary bypass in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | During heart surgery, high doses of corticosteroids aiming to reduce inflammation are often administered. This practice, however, is controversial since there is no evidence available to show clear benefits. Moreover, corticosteroids have the potential ... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Prophylactic surgical ligation of patent ductus arteriosus for prevention of mortality and morbidity in extremely low birth weight infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence to support the use of prophylactic surgical ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the management of the preterm infants. The ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel that is open during fetal life and connects blood flow from... |
| Title: | Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers during percutaneous coronary intervention and as the initial medical treatment of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | During the last two decades, doctors have been looking for the best treatment to prevent clots in the coronary arteries of patients with coronary heart disease. This review summarises the results of 48 studies which used a potent class of intravenous an... |
| Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Title: | Preoperative intra aortic balloon pumps in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting may suffer from heart failure in the immediate hours following surgery due to stunning of the heart muscle. Drugs may be required to support the heart if this happens. Increasingly, a device called an ... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Mediastinal chest drain clearance for cardiac surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Chest tubes are required following cardiac surgery to drain blood from around the heart. Blood around the heart can interfere with the function of the heart (cardiac tamponade) and result in more surgery and in extreme cases, death. To prevent chest tub... |
| Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Title: | Carotid endarterectomy for carotid stenosis in patients selected for coronary artery bypass graft surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | People who have coronary artery disease requiring coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery often have narrowing of other arteries. If the carotid artery, the artery carrying blood to the brain, is narrow (called carotid stenosis), this may increase t... |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Early invasive versus conservative strategies for unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the stent era |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Patients with prolonged or recurrent chest pain may have a condition called unstable angina or suffer a certain type of heart attack called non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. These conditions can be managed with two main treatment strategies. Sever... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Thyroid hormone supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in infants undergoing cardiac surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is insufficient evidence to advocate the use of triiodothyronine supplementation for the prevention of postoperative morbidity and mortality in infants who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass.Thyroid hormones are integral in cellular metabolism and hae... |
| Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Title: | Surgical versus medical treatment with cyclooxygenase inhibitors for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The way an infant's blood is circulated changes soon after birth. Initially, premature infants have an opening (a patent ductus arteriosus, PDA) between the large blood vessel to the lungs and the large blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood to the ... |
| Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Title: | Stem cell treatment for acute myocardial infarction |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Currently the standard treatment for people suffering a heart attack (due to a blockage in the artery supplying blood to the heart) is to directly open the artery with a tiny balloon in a procedure called primary angioplasty. The use of angioplasty and ... |
| Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Title: | Prophylactic steroids for pediatric open heart surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | After open heart surgery in children complications can occur such as rapid heart rate, breathlessness, low blood pressure, poor circulation, fever, and reduced urine output. These complications are caused by disturbances to the body's metabolism which, ... |
| Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Title: | Transmyocardial laser revascularization versus medical therapy for refractory angina |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The effectiveness and safety of a surgical intervention using a laser device directly on the heart surface for patients suffering from angina who are not suitable for other interventions Patients with prolonged or recurrent chest pain due to heart disea... |
| Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Title: | Incentive spirometry for preventing pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass graft |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Breathing complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery increase hospital stay and associated healthcare costs. CABG interferes with the lungs, causing sections of it to collapse which may lead to pneumonia. Re-inflating areas of colla... |
| Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Title: | Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting for people with stable angina or acute coronary syndromes |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Narrowing of coronary arteries can be alleviated by complete replacement using bypass surgery or, alternatively, unblocking and supporting the vessels open using angioplasty and stents. Analysis of RCTs to 2004 indicates re-intervention (to alleviate su... |
| Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Title: | Interventions for preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Post-operative atrial fibrillation is a common complication of cardiac surgery and has been associated with an increased incidence of other complication. To better understand the role of various treatment protocols, a meta-analytic review was performed.... |
| Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Title: | Percutaneous transluminal rotational atherectomy for coronary artery disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Arteries can become clogged with plaque made up of deposits of fat, cholesterol and other substances. This is called atherosclerosis. Surgery is one option to clear the blockage. The most common procedure is angioplasty (a 'balloon') to open up the arte... |
| Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Title: | Smoking cessation for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Smoking is harmful for the heart and circulation. People who have had a heart attack or cardiac surgery are at increased risk of further life-threatening heart problems, including death from heart attack. The review found strong evidence that quitting s... |
| Date: | Aug 2003 |
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