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HEART BYPASS SURGERY A M EDICAL D ICTIONARY , B IBLIOGRAPHY , AND A NNOTATED R ESEARCH G UIDE TO I NTERNET R E FERENCES

J AMES N. P ARKER , M.D. AND P HILIP M. P ARKER , P H .D., E DITORS

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Acknowledgements The collective knowledge generated from academic and applied research summarized in various references has been critical in the creation of this book which is best viewed as a comprehensive compilation and collection of information prepared by various official agencies which produce publications on heart bypass surgery. Books in this series draw from various agencies and institutions associated with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and in particular, the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS), the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Administration on Aging (AOA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Indian Health Service (IHS), the institutions of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Program Support Center (PSC), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In addition to these sources, information gathered from the National Library of Medicine, the United States Patent Office, the European Union, and their related organizations has been invaluable in the creation of this book. Some of the work represented was financially supported by the Research and Development Committee at INSEAD. This support is gratefully acknowledged. Finally, special thanks are owed to Tiffany Freeman for her excellent editorial support.

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About the Editors James N. Parker, M.D. Dr. James N. Parker received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Riverside and his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego. In addition to authoring numerous research publications, he has lectured at various academic institutions. Dr. Parker is the medical editor for health books by ICON Health Publications. Philip M. Parker, Ph.D. Philip M. Parker is the Eli Lilly Chair Professor of Innovation, Business and Society at INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France and Singapore). Dr. Parker has also been Professor at the University of California, San Diego and has taught courses at Harvard University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and UCLA. Dr. Parker is the associate editor for ICON Health Publications.

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Table of Contents FORWARD .......................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1. STUDIES ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY .......................................................................... 3 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 3 The Combined Health Information Database................................................................................. 3 Federally Funded Research on Heart Bypass Surgery ................................................................... 4 The National Library of Medicine: PubMed .................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER 2. NUTRITION AND HEART BYPASS SURGERY ................................................................ 21 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 21 Finding Nutrition Studies on Heart Bypass Surgery.................................................................. 21 Federal Resources on Nutrition ................................................................................................... 22 Additional Web Resources ........................................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND HEART BYPASS SURGERY.......................................... 25 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 25 National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.................................................. 25 Additional Web Resources ........................................................................................................... 27 General References ....................................................................................................................... 28 CHAPTER 4. DISSERTATIONS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY ........................................................... 29 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 29 Dissertations on Heart Bypass Surgery....................................................................................... 29 Keeping Current .......................................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 5. PATENTS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY ...................................................................... 31 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 31 Patents on Heart Bypass Surgery ................................................................................................ 31 Patent Applications on Heart Bypass Surgery ............................................................................ 34 Keeping Current .......................................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER 6. BOOKS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY .......................................................................... 37 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 37 Book Summaries: Online Booksellers........................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER 7. PERIODICALS AND NEWS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY ............................................ 39 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 39 News Services and Press Releases................................................................................................ 39 Academic Periodicals covering Heart Bypass Surgery ................................................................ 41 APPENDIX A. PHYSICIAN RESOURCES ............................................................................................ 45 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 45 NIH Guidelines............................................................................................................................ 45 NIH Databases............................................................................................................................. 47 Other Commercial Databases....................................................................................................... 49 APPENDIX B. PATIENT RESOURCES ................................................................................................. 51 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 51 Patient Guideline Sources............................................................................................................ 51 Finding Associations.................................................................................................................... 55 APPENDIX C. FINDING MEDICAL LIBRARIES .................................................................................. 57 Overview...................................................................................................................................... 57 Preparation................................................................................................................................... 57 Finding a Local Medical Library.................................................................................................. 57 Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada ................................................................................... 57 ONLINE GLOSSARIES.................................................................................................................. 63 Online Dictionary Directories ..................................................................................................... 63 HEART BYPASS SURGERY DICTIONARY.............................................................................. 65

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FORWARD In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."1 Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing. Since only the smallest fraction of information dealing with heart bypass surgery is indexed in search engines, such as www.google.com or others, a non-systematic approach to Internet research can be not only time consuming, but also incomplete. This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to know as much as possible about heart bypass surgery, using the most advanced research tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. In addition to offering a structured and comprehensive bibliography, the pages that follow will tell you where and how to find reliable information covering virtually all topics related to heart bypass surgery, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. Public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research studies are emphasized. Various abstracts are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on heart bypass surgery. Abundant guidance is given on how to obtain free-of-charge primary research results via the Internet. While this book focuses on the field of medicine, when some sources provide access to non-medical information relating to heart bypass surgery, these are noted in the text. E-book and electronic versions of this book are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). If you are using the hard copy version of this book, you can access a cited Web site by typing the provided Web address directly into your Internet browser. You may find it useful to refer to synonyms or related terms when accessing these Internet databases. NOTE: At the time of publication, the Web addresses were functional. However, some links may fail due to URL address changes, which is a common occurrence on the Internet. For readers unfamiliar with the Internet, detailed instructions are offered on how to access electronic resources. For readers unfamiliar with medical terminology, a comprehensive glossary is provided. For readers without access to Internet resources, a directory of medical libraries, that have or can locate references cited here, is given. We hope these resources will prove useful to the widest possible audience seeking information on heart bypass surgery. The Editors

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From the NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI): http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/ten-things-to-know.

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CHAPTER 1. STUDIES ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview In this chapter, we will show you how to locate peer-reviewed references and studies on heart bypass surgery.

The Combined Health Information Database The Combined Health Information Database summarizes studies across numerous federal agencies. To limit your investigation to research studies and heart bypass surgery, you will need to use the advanced search options. First, go to http://chid.nih.gov/index.html. From there, select the “Detailed Search” option (or go directly to that page with the following hyperlink: http://chid.nih.gov/detail/detail.html). The trick in extracting studies is found in the drop boxes at the bottom of the search page where “You may refine your search by.” Select the dates and language you prefer, and the format option “Journal Article.” At the top of the search form, select the number of records you would like to see (we recommend 100) and check the box to display “whole records.” We recommend that you type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the “For these words:” box. Consider using the option “anywhere in record” to make your search as broad as possible. If you want to limit the search to only a particular field, such as the title of the journal, then select this option in the “Search in these fields” drop box. The following is what you can expect from this type of search: •

Cognitive Changes Five Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Is There Evidence of Late Decline? Source: Archives of Neurology. 58: 598-604. April 2001. Summary: This article examines the changes in cognitive test scores over 5 years in patients who had coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The sample consisted of 102 patients who completed cognitive testing at baseline (preoperative) and 1 month, 1 year, and 5 years postoperatively. Eight cognitive domains were assessed (attention, language, verbal and visual memory, visuoconstruction, executive function, and psychomotor and motor speed). From baseline to 5 years, patients exhibited significant changes in only three cognitive domains; they had declines in visuoconstruction and psychomotor speed and a significant improvement in executive function. Cognitive test

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scores generally improved in the period from baseline to 1 year. In contrast, between 1 year and 5 years there were significant declines in all cognitive domains except attention and executive function. Some potential explanatory factors were associated with changes from baseline to 5 years in certain cognitive domains, but few covariates were significant in more than one domain. 4 tables, 47 references. (AA-M).

Federally Funded Research on Heart Bypass Surgery The U.S. Government supports a variety of research studies relating to heart bypass surgery. These studies are tracked by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health.2 CRISP (Computerized Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other institutions. Search the CRISP Web site at http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_query.generate_screen. You will have the option to perform targeted searches by various criteria, including geography, date, and topics related to heart bypass surgery. For most of the studies, the agencies reporting into CRISP provide summaries or abstracts. As opposed to clinical trial research using patients, many federally funded studies use animals or simulated models to explore heart bypass surgery.

The National Library of Medicine: PubMed One of the quickest and most comprehensive ways to find academic studies in both English and other languages is to use PubMed, maintained by the National Library of Medicine.3 The advantage of PubMed over previously mentioned sources is that it covers a greater number of domestic and foreign references. It is also free to use. If the publisher has a Web site that offers full text of its journals, PubMed will provide links to that site, as well as to sites offering other related data. User registration, a subscription fee, or some other type of fee may be required to access the full text of articles in some journals. To generate your own bibliography of studies dealing with heart bypass surgery, simply go to the PubMed Web site at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. Type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the search box, and click “Go.” The following is the type of output you can expect from PubMed for heart bypass surgery (hyperlinks lead to article summaries):

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Healthcare projects are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH). 3 PubMed was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The PubMed database was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journal articles at Web sites of participating publishers. Publishers that participate in PubMed supply NLM with their citations electronically prior to or at the time of publication.

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A comparison of short- and long-term outcomes after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery with sternotomy. Author(s): Racz MJ, Hannan EL, Isom OW, Subramanian VA, Jones RH, Gold JP, Ryan TJ, Hartman A, Culliford AT, Bennett E, Lancey RA, Rose EA. Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2004 February 18; 43(4): 557-64. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14975463

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A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing coronary artery bypass graft with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: one- to eight-year outcomes. Author(s): Hoffman SN, TenBrook JA, Wolf MP, Pauker SG, Salem DN, Wong JB. Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003 April 16; 41(8): 1293-304. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12706924

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A multicenter comparison of intraaortic balloon pump utilization in isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Baskett RJ, O'Connor GT, Hirsch GM, Ghali WA, Sabadosa K, Morton JR, Ross CS, Hernandez F, Nugent WC Jr, Lahey SJ, Sisto DA, Dacey LJ, Klemperer JD, Helm RE Jr, Maitland A; Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group. Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 December; 76(6): 1988-92; Discussion 1992. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14667626

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Additive value of low-dose dobutamine to technetium-99m sestamibi-gated singlephoton emission computed tomography for prediction of wall motion improvement in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. Author(s): Zafrir N, Arditi A, Ben-Gal T, Solodky A, Hassid Y, Sulkes J, Battler A. Source: Clin Cardiol. 2003 November; 26(11): 530-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14640470

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Adverse events in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) trials: a systematic review and analysis. Author(s): Nalysnyk L, Fahrbach K, Reynolds MW, Zhao SZ, Ross S. Source: Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2003 July; 89(7): 767-72. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12807853

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Allopurinol as a cardioprotectant during coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Weimert NA, Tanke WF, Sims JJ. Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2003 November; 37(11): 1708-11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14565806

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Alterations in plasma angiogenic growth factor concentrations after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: relationships with post-operative complications. Author(s): Denizot Y, Guglielmi L, Cornu E, Nathan N. Source: Cytokine. 2003 October; 24(1-2): 7-12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14561486

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An investigation of the variables associated with normal and delayed hospital discharge following first time isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Cox MG. Source: Cardiovascular Surgery (London, England). 2003 October; 11(5): 397-403. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12958551

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Analysis of common IL-6 promoter SNP variants and the AnTn tract in humans and primates and effects on plasma IL-6 levels following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Kelberman D, Fife M, Rockman MV, Brull DJ, Woo P, Humphries SE. Source: Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 2004 March 2; 1688(2): 160-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14990346

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Anesthetic management for a patient with myasthenia gravis undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. Author(s): Haroun-Bizri S, Maalouli J, Deeb P, Baraka A. Source: Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2003 June; 17(2): 299-305. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14503130

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Antifibrinolytics may be cost saving among recent recipients of combined acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel who undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Ray JG, Hamielec CM. Source: The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2004 June; 20(8): 829-30. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15229768

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Assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency by multislice computed tomography. Author(s): Ko YG, Choi DH, Jang YS, Chung NS, Shim WH, Cho SY, Yoo KJ, Chang BC, Choi BW. Source: Yonsei Medical Journal. 2003 June 30; 44(3): 438-44. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12833581

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Assessment of decline in health-related quality of life among angina-free patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Pirraglia PA, Peterson JC, Williams-Russo P, Charlson ME. Source: Cardiology. 2003; 99(3): 115-20. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12824718

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Atrial pacing for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a review of the literature. Author(s): Archbold RA, Schilling RJ. Source: Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2004 February; 90(2): 129-33. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14729772

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Balancing benefit against risk in the choice of therapy for coronary artery disease. Lesson from prospective, randomized, clinical trials of percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Morrison DA, Sacks J. Source: Minerva Cardioangiol. 2003 October; 51(5): 585-97. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14551526

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Cardiac complications during waiting for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: incidence, temporal distribution and predictive factors. Author(s): Cesena FH, Favarato D, Cesar LA, de Oliveira SA, da Luz PL. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004 February; 25(2): 196-202. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14747112

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CASE 1--2004. Intraoperative diagnosis of a patent foramen ovale in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Sukernik MR, Frumento R, Mets B, Jordan D, Bennett-Guerrero E, Cheung AT, Chaney MA. Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2004 February; 18(1): 101-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14973811

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Change in right ventricular function during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Kwak YL, Oh YJ, Jung SM, Yoo KJ, Lee JH, Hong YW. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004 April; 25(4): 572-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15037274

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Changes in health-related quality of life and functional capacity following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Jarvinen O, Saarinen T, Julkunen J, Huhtala H, Tarkka MR. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2003 November; 24(5): 750-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14583308

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Clinical relevance of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms to predict risk of mechanical ventilation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Yende S, Quasney MW, Tolley EA, Wunderink RG. Source: Critical Care Medicine. 2004 April; 32(4): 922-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15071379

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Clopidogrel and platelet transfusion in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Pivalizza EG, Warters RD, Gottschalk LI, Luehr SL, Hartwell EA. Source: Anaesthesia. 2003 June; 58(6): 603-4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12846636

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Clopidogrel before urgent coronary artery bypass graft. Author(s): Genoni M, Tavakoli R, Hofer C, Bertel O, Turina M. Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 July; 126(1): 288-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12878969

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Cognitive changes with coronary artery disease: a prospective study of coronary artery bypass graft patients and nonsurgical controls. Author(s): Selnes OA, Grega MA, Borowicz LM Jr, Royall RM, McKhann GM, Baumgartner WA. Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 May; 75(5): 1377-84; Discussion 1384-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12735550

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Comparison of conservative and aggressive smoking cessation treatment strategies following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Hilleman DE, Mohiuddin SM, Packard KA. Source: Chest. 2004 February; 125(2): 435-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14769721

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Comparison of short-term mortality risk factors for valve replacement versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Gardner SC, Grunwald GK, Rumsfeld JS, Cleveland JC Jr, Schooley LM, Gao D, Grover FL, McDonald GO, Shroyer AL. Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 February; 77(2): 549-56. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14759436

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Coronary artery bypass graft operations can be performed safely in obese patients. Author(s): Orhan G, Bicer Y, Aka SA, Sargin M, Simsek S, Senay S, Aykac Z, Eren EE. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004 February; 25(2): 212-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14747115

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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with recent exposure to clopidogrel and aspirin therapy. Author(s): Akowuah E, Shrivastava V, Cooper G. Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2003 April 16; 41(8): 1421-2; Author Reply 1422-3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12706946

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Coronary artery bypass graft with minimal extracorporeal circulation. Author(s): Folliguet TA, Villa E, Vandeneyden F, Laborde F. Source: Heart Surg Forum. 2003; 6(5): 297-301. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14721797

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Depressive symptoms and mortality two years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in men. Author(s): Burg MM, Benedetto MC, Soufer R. Source: Psychosomatic Medicine. 2003 July-August; 65(4): 508-10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12883097

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Determination of etiologic mechanisms of strokes secondary to coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Likosky DS, Marrin CA, Caplan LR, Baribeau YR, Morton JR, Weintraub RM, Hartman GS, Hernandez F Jr, Braff SP, Charlesworth DC, Malenka DJ, Ross CS, O'Connor GT; Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group. Source: Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation. 2003 December; 34(12): 2830-4. Epub 2003 November 06. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14605327

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Do hospitals and surgeons with higher coronary artery bypass graft surgery volumes still have lower risk-adjusted mortality rates? Author(s): Hannan EL, Wu C, Ryan TJ, Bennett E, Culliford AT, Gold JP, Hartman A, Isom OW, Jones RH, McNeil B, Rose EA, Subramanian VA. Source: Circulation. 2003 August 19; 108(7): 795-801. Epub 2003 July 28. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12885743

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Effect of training on outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Oo AY, Grayson AD, Rashid A. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004 April; 25(4): 591-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15037277

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Effectiveness of metoprolol in preventing atrial fibrillation and flutter in the postoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Lucio Ede A, Flores A, Blacher C, Leaes PE, Lucchese FA, Ribeiro JP. Source: Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia. 2004 January; 82(1): 42-46, 37-41. Epub 2004 February 12. English, Portuguese. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14978593

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Efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Cheruku KK, Ghani A, Ahmad F, Pappas P, Silverman PR, Zelinger A, Silver MA. Source: Preventive Cardiology. 2004 Winter; 7(1): 13-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15010623

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Endoscopic sphincterotomy for cholangitis after recent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Katsinelos P, Dimiropoulos S, Paroutoglou G, Tsolkas P, Galanis I, Katsiba D, Baltagiannis S, Panagiotopoulou P, Miliou T, Capelidis P, Kamperis E. Source: Surgical Endoscopy. 2003 September; 17(9): 1499-500. Epub 2003 June 17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12802658

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Epsilon-aminocaproic acid in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: preincision or postheparin? Author(s): Kluger R, Olive DJ, Stewart AB, Blyth CM. Source: Anesthesiology. 2003 December; 99(6): 1263-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14639137

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Esmolol versus diltiazem in atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Hilleman DE, Reyes AP, Mooss AN, Packard KA. Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2003; 19(5): 376-82. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=13678474

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Exercise therapy after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized comparison of a high and low frequency exercise therapy program. Author(s): van der Peijl ID, Vliet Vlieland TP, Versteegh MI, Lok JJ, Munneke M, Dion RA. Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 May; 77(5): 1535-41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15111138

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Functional status improvement in the elderly following coronary artery bypass graft. Author(s): Barnett SD, Halpin LS. Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 2003 October-December; 18(4): 281-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14556585

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Functional testing after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a meta-analysis. Author(s): Chin AS, Goldman LE, Eisenberg MJ. Source: The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2003 June; 19(7): 802-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12813614

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Giant retroaortic coronary artery bypass graft aneurysm. Author(s): Knobloch K, Leyh RG, Ruhparwar A, Haverich A. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2003 December; 24(6): 1034. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14643829

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Haemodynamic effects of a milrinone infusion without a bolus in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Kwak YL, Oh YJ, Shinn HK, Yoo KJ, Kim SH, Hong YW. Source: Anaesthesia. 2004 April; 59(4): 324-31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15023101

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Heart rate and blood pressure responses to mental stress and clinical cardiovascular events in men and women after coronary artery bypass grafting: the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Post-CABG) biobehavioral study. Author(s): Herd JA, Hoogwerf BJ, Barton F, Terrin ML, Czajkowski SM, Lindquist R, Dupuis G. Source: American Heart Journal. 2003 August; 146(2): 273-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12891195

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Heparin-coated versus uncoated extracorporeal circuit in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Oliver WC Jr, Nuttall GA, Ereth MH, Santrach PJ, Buda DA, Schaff HV. Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2003 April; 17(2): 165-70. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12698396

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Hospital coronary artery bypass graft surgery volume and patient mortality, 19982000. Author(s): Rathore SS, Epstein AJ, Volpp KG, Krumholz HM. Source: Annals of Surgery. 2004 January; 239(1): 110-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14685108

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Hydroxyethyl starch and change in renal function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Winkelmayer WC, Glynn RJ, Levin R, Avorn J. Source: Kidney International. 2003 September; 64(3): 1046-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12911555

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Hypertension following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: comparison of hemodynamic responses to nitroprusside, phentolamine, and converting enzyme inhibitor. Author(s): Roberts AJ, Niarchos AP, Subramanian VA, Abel RM, Hoover EL, McCabe JC, Case DB, Laragh JH, Gay WA Jr. Source: Circulation. 1978 September; 58(3 Pt 2): I43-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14740677

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ICU sedation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: dexmedetomidine-based versus propofol-based sedation regimens. Author(s): Herr DL, Sum-Ping ST, England M. Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2003 October; 17(5): 576-84. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14579210

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Impact of a home communication intervention for coronary artery bypass graft patients with ischemic heart failure on self-efficacy, coronary disease risk factor modification, and functioning. Author(s): Barnason S, Zimmerman L, Nieveen J, Schmaderer M, Carranza B, Reilly S. Source: Heart & Lung : the Journal of Critical Care. 2003 May-June; 32(3): 147-58. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12827099

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Impact of preoperative education on pain outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Watt-Watson J, Stevens B, Katz J, Costello J, Reid GJ, David T. Source: Pain. 2004 May; 109(1-2): 73-85. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15082128

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Incidence of postdischarge symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft: long-term follow-up. Author(s): Antonelli D, Peres D, Freedberg NA, Feldman A, Rosenfeld T. Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : Pace. 2004 March; 27(3): 365-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15009865

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Increase in plasma and surface CD163 levels in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Goldstein JI, Goldstein KA, Wardwell K, Fahrner SL, Goonan KE, Cheney MD, Yeager MP, Guyre PM. Source: Atherosclerosis. 2003 October; 170(2): 325-32. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14612214

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Increases in P-wave dispersion predict postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Chandy J, Nakai T, Lee RJ, Bellows WH, Dzankic S, Leung JM. Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2004 February; 98(2): 303-10, Table of Contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14742359

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Indications of coronary artery bypass graft in 2003. Author(s): Aupart M, Neville P, Tahir A, Axelroud S, May MA, Sacher A. Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 June; 44(3): 313-8. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12832983

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Is left atrial appendage occlusion during routine coronary artery bypass graft surgery useful for stroke prevention? Author(s): Stollberger C, Schneider B, Finsterer J. Source: American Heart Journal. 2003 December; 146(6): E26. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14661015

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Leukocyte count: a risk factor for coronary artery bypass graft mortality. Author(s): Bagger JP, Zindrou D, Taylor KM. Source: The American Journal of Medicine. 2003 December 1; 115(8): 660-3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14656619

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Low serum magnesium level predicts major adverse cardiac events after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Booth JV, Phillips-Bute B, McCants CB, Podgoreanu MV, Smith PK, Mathew JP, Newman MF. Source: American Heart Journal. 2003 June; 145(6): 1108-13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12796771

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Massive pulmonary embolism due to late-onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: successful treatment with lepirudin. Author(s): Badmanaban B, Sachithanandan A, Hunter I, Graham A, Sarsam M. Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2003 July-August; 18(4): 316-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12869178

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Measuring spatial effects in time to event data: a case study using months from angiography to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Author(s): Crook AM, Knorr-Held L, Hemingway H. Source: Statistics in Medicine. 2003 September 30; 22(18): 2943-61. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12953290

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Mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: influence of the mammary grafting for diabetic patients. Author(s): Tavolacci MP, Merle V, Josset V, Bouchart F, Litzler PY, Tabley A, Bessou JP, Czernichow P. Source: The Journal of Hospital Infection. 2003 September; 55(1): 21-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14505605

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Methylene blue for lithium-induced refractory hypotension in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft: report of two cases. Author(s): Sparicio D, Landoni G, Pappalardo F, Crivellari M, Cerchierini E, Marino G, Zangrillo A. Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004 February; 127(2): 5923. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14762380

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MR imaging of coronary artery bypass graft: a preliminary study. Author(s): Jiemin Z, Zhuhua Z, Yuqing L. Source: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal = Chung-Kuo I Hsueh K'o Hsueh Tsa Chih / Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. 2000 June; 15(2): 67-72. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12901626

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Multidisciplinary intervention for control of diabetes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Author(s): Cohen O, Dankner R, Chetrit A, Luxenburg O, Langenauer C, Shinfeld A, Smolinsky AK. Source: Cardiovascular Surgery (London, England). 2003 June; 11(3): 195-200. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12704328

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Myocardial protection using fructose-1,6-diphosphate during coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Author(s): Riedel BJ, Gal J, Ellis G, Marangos PJ, Fox AW, Royston D. Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2004 January; 98(1): 20-9, Table of Contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14693576

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Noninvasive detection of coronary artery bypass graft patency by intravenous electron beam computed tomographic angiography. Author(s): Yamakami S, Toyama J, Okamoto M, Matsushita T, Murakami Y, Ogata M, Ito S, Fukutomi T, Okayama N, Itoh M. Source: Japanese Heart Journal. 2003 November; 44(6): 811-22. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14711177

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Obesity and the risk of early and late mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Kim J, Hammar N, Jakobsson K, Luepker RV, McGovern PG, Ivert T. Source: American Heart Journal. 2003 September; 146(3): 555-60. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12947378

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Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation. Author(s): Archbold RA, Curzen NP. Source: Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2003 October; 89(10): 1134-7. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12975397

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Outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Canada: 1992/93 to 2000/01. Author(s): Ghali WA, Quan H, Shrive FM, Hirsch GM; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Source: The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2003 June; 19(7): 774-81. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12813610

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Percutaneous repair of coronary artery bypass graft-related pseudoaneurysms using covered JOSTENTs. Author(s): Rogers JH, Chang D, Lasala JM. Source: J Invasive Cardiol. 2003 September; 15(9): 533-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12947217

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Porcelain aorta in coronary artery bypass graft operations: an alternative approach. Author(s): Rescigno G, Pensa PM, Muti M, Chiarella M, Lamarra M, Noera G. Source: Heart Surg Forum. 2003; 6(3): E48-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12821438

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Preconditioning by sevoflurane decreases biochemical markers for myocardial and renal dysfunction in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a double-blinded, placebocontrolled, multicenter study. Author(s): Julier K, da Silva R, Garcia C, Bestmann L, Frascarolo P, Zollinger A, Chassot PG, Schmid ER, Turina MI, von Segesser LK, Pasch T, Spahn DR, Zaugg M. Source: Anesthesiology. 2003 June; 98(6): 1315-27. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12766638

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Predictors and outcomes of gastrointestinal complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, nested case-control study. Author(s): Recht MH, Smith JM, Woods SE, Engel AM, Hiratzka LF. Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2004 May; 198(5): 742-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15110808

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Predictors of cognitive decline following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Ho PM, Arciniegas DB, Grigsby J, McCarthy M Jr, McDonald GO, Moritz TE, Shroyer AL, Sethi GK, Henderson WG, London MJ, VillaNueva CB, Grover FL, Hammermeister KE. Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 February; 77(2): 597-603; Discussion 603. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14759444

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Predictors of readmission for complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Hannan EL, Racz MJ, Walford G, Ryan TJ, Isom OW, Bennett E, Jones RH. Source: Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003 August 13; 290(6): 773-80. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12915430

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Presurgical cognitive deficits in patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Rankin KP, Kochamba GS, Boone KB, Petitti DB, Buckwalter JG. Source: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : Jins. 2003 September; 9(6): 913-24. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14632250

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Provider profiling and quality improvement efforts in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the effect on short-term mortality among Medicare beneficiaries. Author(s): Hannan EL, Sarrazin MS, Doran DR, Rosenthal GE. Source: Medical Care. 2003 October; 41(10): 1164-72. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14515112

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Schmitt TM, Finck SJ, Brumble LM, Lane GE. Source: Texas Heart Institute Journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital. 2003; 30(2): 137-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12809257

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Quantification of myocardial injury during coronary artery bypass graft. Author(s): Gray RJ, Shell WE, Conklin C, Ganz W, Shah PK, Miyamoto AT, Matloff JM, Swan HJ. Source: Circulation. 1978 September; 58(3 Pt 2): I38-42. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14740676

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Readmissions for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an important supplementary outcome. Author(s): Hannan EL. Source: Ital Heart J. 2003 November; 4(11): 735-8. Review. No Abstract Available. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14699702

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Release of pro-inflammatory mediators during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Sharma M, Ganguly NK, Chaturvedi G, Thingnam SK, Majumdar S, Suri RK. Source: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2003 May; 247(1-2): 23-30. Erratum In: Mol Cell Biochem. 2003 September; 251(1-2): 169. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12841627

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Right ventricular function before and after an uncomplicated coronary artery bypass graft as assessed by pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging of the tricuspid annulus. Author(s): Alam M, Hedman A, Nordlander R, Samad B. Source: American Heart Journal. 2003 September; 146(3): 520-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12947373

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Risk adjustment for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an administrative approach versus EuroSCORE. Author(s): Ugolini C, Nobilio L. Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care : Journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care / Isqua. 2004 April; 16(2): 157-64. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15051710

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Risk factors for leg harvest surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Olsen MA, Sundt TM, Lawton JS, Damiano RJ Jr, Hopkins-Broyles D, LockBuckley P, Fraser VJ. Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 October; 126(4): 992-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14566237

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Risk factors for sternal wound infection following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): von Oppell UO, Rammohan KS. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2004 January; 25(1): 142; Author Reply 142-3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14690751

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Safety of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in urgent or emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Cheng DK, Jackevicius CA, Seidelin P, Feindel C, Rouleau JL. Source: The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2004 February; 20(2): 223-8. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15010747

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Sex differences in mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Habib RH, Zacharias A, Schwann TA, Riordan CJ, Durham SJ, Shah A. Source: Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2004 July 7; 292(1): 40-1; Author Reply 41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15238585

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Social support as a predictor of participation in cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Husak L, Krumholz HM, Lin ZQ, Kasl SV, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Vaccarino V. Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. 2004 January-February; 24(1): 19-26. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14758099

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Spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity after coronary artery bypass graft surgery as a function of gender and age. Author(s): Brown CA, Wolfe LA, Hains S, Ropchan G, Parlow J. Source: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2003 September; 81(9): 894902. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14614527

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Symptom management intervention in elderly coronary artery bypass graft patients. Author(s): Zimmerman L, Barnason S, Nieveen J, Schmaderer M. Source: Outcomes Management. 2004 January-March; 8(1): 5-12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14740578

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Terminal complement blockade with pexelizumab during coronary artery bypass graft surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized trial. Author(s): Verrier ED, Shernan SK, Taylor KM, Van de Werf F, Newman MF, Chen JC, Carrier M, Haverich A, Malloy KJ, Adams PX, Todaro TG, Mojcik CF, Rollins SA, Levy JH; PRIMO-CABG Investigators. Source: Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2004 May 19; 291(19): 2319-27. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15150203

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The association of patent foramen ovale and atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Djaiani G, Phillips-Bute B, Podgoreanu M, Messier RH, Mathew JP, Clements F, Newman MF. Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2004 March; 98(3): 585-9, Table of Contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14980902

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The hemodynamic effects of compliance, bulging, and curvature in a saphenous vein coronary artery bypass graft model. Author(s): Pedroso PD, Hershey BL, Holman W, Venugopalan R, Anayiotos AS. Source: Technology and Health Care : Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine. 2003; 11(6): 443-55. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14757922

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The timing for the use of heparinase and tromboelastography to prevent excessive bleeding coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Ho AM, Lee A, Chan SK, Ng SK. Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2003 June; 17(3): 413-4; Author Reply 414-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12884845

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Thoracic epidural anesthesia as a bridge to redo coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Sisillo E, Salvi L, Juliano G, Gregu S, Brambillasca C. Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2003 October; 17(5): 629-31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14579219

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Tight glycemic control in diabetic coronary artery bypass graft patients improves perioperative outcomes and decreases recurrent ischemic events. Author(s): Lazar HL, Chipkin SR, Fitzgerald CA, Bao Y, Cabral H, Apstein CS. Source: Circulation. 2004 March 30; 109(12): 1497-502. Epub 2004 Mar 08. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15006999

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Time-related mortality for women after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a population-based study. Author(s): Guru V, Fremes SE, Tu JV. Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004 April; 127(4): 1158-65. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=15052217

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Use of an oxygen therapeutic as an adjunct to intraoperative autologous donation to reduce transfusion requirements in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Greenburg AG, Kim HW; Hemolink Study Group. Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2004 March; 198(3): 373-83; Discussion 384-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14992738

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Use of continuous quality improvement to increase use of process measures in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Author(s): Ferguson TB Jr, Peterson ED, Coombs LP, Eiken MC, Carey ML, Grover FL, DeLong ER; Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the National Cardiac Database. Source: Jama : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2003 July 2; 290(1): 4956. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12837711

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Volume and outcome of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: are more and less the same? Author(s): Kalant N, Shrier I. Source: The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2004 January; 20(1): 81-6. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14968146

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Volume expansion with albumin decreases mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Author(s): Sedrakyan A, Gondek K, Paltiel D, Elefteriades JA. Source: Chest. 2003 June; 123(6): 1853-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12796160

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CHAPTER 2. NUTRITION AND HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview In this chapter, we will show you how to find studies dedicated specifically to nutrition and heart bypass surgery.

Finding Nutrition Studies on Heart Bypass Surgery The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) offers a searchable bibliographic database called the IBIDS (International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements; National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 1B29, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2086, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2086, Tel: 301-435-2920, Fax: 301-480-1845, E-mail: [email protected]). The IBIDS contains over 460,000 scientific citations and summaries about dietary supplements and nutrition as well as references to published international, scientific literature on dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.4 The IBIDS includes references and citations to both human and animal research studies. As a service of the ODS, access to the IBIDS database is available free of charge at the following Web address: http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html. After entering the search area, you have three choices: (1) IBIDS Consumer Database, (2) Full IBIDS Database, or (3) Peer Reviewed Citations Only. Now that you have selected a database, click on the “Advanced” tab. An advanced search allows you to retrieve up to 100 fully explained references in a comprehensive format. Type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the search box, and click “Go.” To narrow the search, you can also select the “Title” field.

4 Adapted from http://ods.od.nih.gov. IBIDS is produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health to assist the public, healthcare providers, educators, and researchers in locating credible, scientific information on dietary supplements. IBIDS was developed and will be maintained through an interagency partnership with the Food and Nutrition Information Center of the National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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The following information is typical of that found when using the “Full IBIDS Database” to search for “heart bypass surgery” (or a synonym): •

Effects of aggressive cholesterol lowering and low-dose anticoagulation on clinical and angiographic outcomes in patients with diabetes: the Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Trial. Author(s): Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. [email protected] Source: Hoogwerf, B J Waness, A Cressman, M Canner, J Campeau, L Domanski, M Geller, N Herd, A Hickey, A Hunninghake, D B Knatterud, G L White, C Diabetes. 1999 June; 48(6): 1289-94 0012-1797

Federal Resources on Nutrition In addition to the IBIDS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide many sources of information on general nutrition and health. Recommended resources include: •

healthfinder®, HHS’s gateway to health information, including diet and nutrition: http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=238&page=0

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The United States Department of Agriculture’s Web site dedicated to nutrition information: www.nutrition.gov

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The Food and Drug Administration’s Web site for federal food safety information: www.foodsafety.gov

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The National Action Plan on Overweight and Obesity sponsored by the United States Surgeon General: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/

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Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/

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Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

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Food and Nutrition Service sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/

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CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview In this chapter, we will begin by introducing you to official information sources on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) relating to heart bypass surgery. At the conclusion of this chapter, we will provide additional sources.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (http://nccam.nih.gov/) has created a link to the National Library of Medicine’s databases to facilitate research for articles that specifically relate to heart bypass surgery and complementary medicine. To search the database, go to the following Web site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html. Select “CAM on PubMed.” Enter “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the search box. Click “Go.” The following references provide information on particular aspects of complementary and alternative medicine that are related to heart bypass surgery: •

A prospective study of the risk of an immediate adverse reaction to protamine sulfate during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Author(s): Weiler JM, Gellhaus MA, Carter JG, Meng RL, Benson PM, Hottel RA, Schillig KB, Vegh AB, Clarke WR. Source: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 1990 April; 85(4): 713-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=2182695

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A simple method of resuscitation and short-term preservation of the canine cadaver heart. Author(s): Cooper DK. Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1975 November; 70(5): 896908. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=1102811

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Accidental deep hypothermia with cardiopulmonary arrest: extracorporeal blood rewarming in 11 patients. Author(s): Walpoth BH, Locher T, Leupi F, Schupbach P, Muhlemann W, Althaus U. Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 1990; 4(7): 390-3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=2397132

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Activated leukocytes adsorbed on the surface of an extracorporeal circuit. Author(s): Tabuchi N, Shibamiya A, Koyama T, Fukuda T, Oeveren Wv W, Sunamori M. Source: Artificial Organs. 2003 June; 27(6): 591-4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12780517

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Antioxidant therapy with Salvia miltiorrhiza decreases plasma endothelin-1 and thromboxane B2 after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease. Author(s): Xia Z, Gu J, Ansley DM, Xia F, Yu J. Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 November; 126(5): 1404-10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=14666012

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Application of portable cardiopulmonary bypass to emergency instrumentation. Author(s): Mattox KL, Beall AC Jr. Source: Med Instrum. 1977 November-December; 11(6): 347-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=757968

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Aprotinin restores the adhesive capacity of dysfunctional platelets. Author(s): Bradfield JF, Bode AP. Source: Thrombosis Research. 2003 February 15; 109(4): 181-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=12757772

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Are maximal inspiratory breathing exercises or incentive spirometry better than early mobilization after cardiopulmonary bypass? Author(s): Dull JL, Dull WL. Source: Physical Therapy. 1983 May; 63(5): 655-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=6844410

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Calcium supplementation during cardiopulmonary bypass in paediatric surgery. Author(s): Morrell DF, Jaros GG, Thornington R. Source: South African Medical Journal. Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde. 1984 September 8; 66(10): 367-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=6484757

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The effects of music interventions on anxiety in the patient after coronary artery bypass grafting. Author(s): Barnason S, Zimmerman L, Nieveen J. Source: Heart & Lung : the Journal of Critical Care. 1995 March-April; 24(2): 124-32. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=A bstract&list_uids=7759273

Additional Web Resources A number of additional Web sites offer encyclopedic information covering CAM and related topics. The following is a representative sample: •

Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.: http://www.herbmed.org/

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MedWebPlus: http://medwebplus.com/subject/Alternative_and_Complementary_Medicine

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General Overview Angina Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

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Herbs and Supplements EDTA Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

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General References A good place to find general background information on CAM is the National Library of Medicine. It has prepared within the MEDLINEplus system an information topic page dedicated to complementary and alternative medicine. To access this page, go to the MEDLINEplus site at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html. This Web site provides a general overview of various topics and can lead to a number of general sources.

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CHAPTER 4. DISSERTATIONS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview In this chapter, we will give you a bibliography on recent dissertations relating to heart bypass surgery. We will also provide you with information on how to use the Internet to stay current on dissertations. IMPORTANT NOTE: When following the search strategy described below, you may discover non-medical dissertations that use the generic term “heart bypass surgery” (or a synonym) in their titles. To accurately reflect the results that you might find while conducting research on heart bypass surgery, we have not necessarily excluded non-medical dissertations in this bibliography.

Dissertations on Heart Bypass Surgery ProQuest Digital Dissertations, the largest archive of academic dissertations available, is located at the following Web address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations. From this archive, we have compiled the following list covering dissertations devoted to heart bypass surgery. You will see that the information provided includes the dissertation’s title, its author, and the institution with which the author is associated. The following covers recent dissertations found when using this search procedure: •

An exploration of the incidence, patterns and course, and correlates of delirium among patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Watanuki, Shigeaki, PhD from UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 2003, 196 pages http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3080129

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Risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients by Yang, Liyan, MN from UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA (CANADA), 2003, 77 pages http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/MQ82240

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Keeping Current Ask the medical librarian at your library if it has full and unlimited access to the ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. From the library, you should be able to do more complete searches via http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations.

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CHAPTER 5. PATENTS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview Patents can be physical innovations (e.g. chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment) or processes (e.g. treatments or diagnostic procedures). The United States Patent and Trademark Office defines a patent as a grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by the Patent and Trademark Office.5 Patents, therefore, are intellectual property. For the United States, the term of a new patent is 20 years from the date when the patent application was filed. If the inventor wishes to receive economic benefits, it is likely that the invention will become commercially available within 20 years of the initial filing. It is important to understand, therefore, that an inventor’s patent does not indicate that a product or service is or will be commercially available. The patent implies only that the inventor has “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling” the invention in the United States. While this relates to U.S. patents, similar rules govern foreign patents. In this chapter, we show you how to locate information on patents and their inventors. If you find a patent that is particularly interesting to you, contact the inventor or the assignee for further information. IMPORTANT NOTE: When following the search strategy described below, you may discover non-medical patents that use the generic term “heart bypass surgery” (or a synonym) in their titles. To accurately reflect the results that you might find while conducting research on heart bypass surgery, we have not necessarily excluded non-medical patents in this bibliography.

Patents on Heart Bypass Surgery By performing a patent search focusing on heart bypass surgery, you can obtain information such as the title of the invention, the names of the inventor(s), the assignee(s) or the company that owns or controls the patent, a short abstract that summarizes the patent, and a few excerpts from the description of the patent. The abstract of a patent tends to be more technical in nature, while the description is often written for the public. Full patent descriptions contain much more information than is presented here (e.g. claims, references, figures, diagrams, etc.). We will tell you how to obtain this information later in the chapter. 5Adapted

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The following is an example of the type of information that you can expect to obtain from a patent search on heart bypass surgery: •

Aortic cannula Inventor(s): Grooters; Ronald K. (909 28th St., West Des Moines, IA 50265) Assignee(s): none reported Patent Number: 6,387,087 Date filed: December 11, 1996 Abstract: An improved aortic cannula for use in heart bypass surgery comprises an elongated tube with a terminal end. The improvement relates to the provision of two large openings adjacent the terminal end of the cannula, and an inverted cup at the terminal end to redirect the flow of blood as the blood exits through the discharge openings. The cup deflects a portion of the blood rearwardly so as to slow the velocity of the blood. The openings and the cup serve to reverse the flow of blood toward the ascending aorta and away from the aortic arch so as to prevent dislodging plaque, and thereby decreasing the chances of stroke. Excerpt(s): The present invention relates generally to medical devices and, in particular, aortic cannulas. Aortic cannulas are used to return blood to the aorta while the heart is by-passed during heart surgery. These cannulas are purposely made with small diameters to minimize the disruption to the aorta, which in many heart surgery patients have advanced complex atherosclerotic plaque with adherent blood thrombi. Aortic cannulas generally comprise an elongated tube having a terminal end. In at least some styles of conventional cannulas, a single opening is provided in the terminal end which provides a single stream of blood exiting the cannula and entering the aortic arch. Due to the small diameter of the cannula, the flow velocity of the blood through the single opening in the terminal end of the cannula is extremely high, resulting in "jet" flow. The fluid pressure at the discharge end of the prior art cannula is also high. It is believed that the force of this jet stream of blood dislodges atherosclerotic plaque and/or adherent thrombi from the walls of the aorta, causing embolisms and strokes. Attempts in the art to prevent embolisms resulting from cannulation have included designing the cannula in order to reduce the velocity of blood exiting the terminal end. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 5,354,288 describes a cannula having a conical diffuser placed toward the proximal end of the cannula. The cannula includes several outlet openings in the sidewall to permit blood deflected by the diffuser to flow out of the cannula. This cannula design, however, still directs blood toward the sides of the aortic arch wherein the atherosclerotic plaque usually lies. Thus, the patient is still susceptible to embolisms and strokes. Web site: http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US06387087__

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Apparatus and methods for beating heart bypass surgery Inventor(s): Aboul-Hosn; Walid Najib (Sacramento, CA), Kanz; William Russell (Sacramento, CA) Assignee(s): A-Med Systems, Inc. (West Sacramento, CA) Patent Number: 6,395,026 Date filed: May 15, 1998

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Abstract: Pump and cannula systems inserted through the right side and/or left side of the heart provide protection against collapse of the heart chambers and veins and arteries and provide supplemental blood flow through same to enable beating heart bypass surgery on all vessels of the heart, including lateral and posterior vessels. The invention eliminates the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machines. The invention further provides stents adapted for protecting from vein, artery, atrium and/or ventricle collapse during beating heart bypass surgery. Excerpt(s): The present invention is directed to related apparatus systems, equipment and methods for beating heart bypass surgery. Major heart surgery has been accomplished by procedures that require full cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and complete cessation of cardiopulmonary activity. Open heart surgery typically requires significant hospitalization and recuperation time for the patient. The average mortality rate with this type of procedure is low, but is associated with a complication rate that is often much higher. While very effective in many cases, the use of open heart surgery to perform various surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is highly traumatic to the patient. These procedures require immediate postoperative care in an intensive care unit, a period of hospitalization for at least several days, and an extended recovery period. In addition, open heart procedures require the use of CPB which continues to represent a major assault on a host of body systems. For example, there is noticeable degradation of mental faculties following such surgeries in a significant percentage of CABG patients. This degradation is commonly attributed to cerebral arterial blockage and emboli from debris in the blood generated by the use of CPB during the surgical procedure. At the same time, the dramatic increase in the life expectancy of the general population has resulted in patients that are more likely to be older and in poor health, with less cardiovascular, systemic, and neurologic reserve needed to recover from the trauma caused by the use of CPB. As a consequence, inflammatory, hemostatic, endocrinologic, and neurologic stresses are tolerated to a much lesser degree by a significant number of patients today, and play a more significant role in CPB-induced morbidity. The CABG procedure generally involves open chest surgical techniques to treat diseased vessels. During this procedure, the sternum of the patient is cut in order to spread the chest apart and provide access to the heart. During surgery the heart is stopped, and by the use of CPB blood is diverted from the lungs to an artificial oxygenator. In general, a source of arterial blood is then connected to a coronary artery downstream from the occlusion. The source of blood is often an internal artery, and the target coronary artery is typically among the anterior or posterior arteries which may be narrowed or occluded. Web site: http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US06395026__ •

Blood filter with concentric pleats and method of use Inventor(s): Haworth; William S. (White Bear Lake, MN), Olsen; Robert W. (Plymouth, MN), Thor; Eric J. (Arden Hills, MN) Assignee(s): Avecor Cardiovascular Inc. (Plymouth, MN) Patent Number: 5,651,765 Date filed: April 27, 1995 Abstract: An arterial line blood filter for use in extracorporeal blood circuits during heart bypass surgery. The blood filter includes a housing having a cap portion, a base portion and a generally cylindrical wall portion. A filter element is disposed within the housing and divides the housing into an inlet chamber in flow communication with a

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blood inlet and an outlet chamber in flow communication with a blood outlet. The filter element may include a plurality of concentric annular pleats, the length of which may be substantially equal to the length of the wall portion, the pleats being supported by a support element. In another embodiment the inner surface of the cap defines an inwardly spiral blood flow path which slopes upward and provides an effective means of distributing blood over the filter element. Excerpt(s): This invention relates to blood filters used in extra corporeal blood circuits. More particularly, the invention is directed to an arterial line blood filter used during heart bypass surgery to filter solid particulate and gaseous emboli from blood that has been oxygenated and is being returned to the patient. During open heart surgery the blood of the patient is bypassed to an extra corporeal blood circuit. The circuit commonly includes a support system which supplies the pumping function of the heart and the oxygenation function of the lungs. This effectively isolates the heart and lungs enabling the surgeon to make the necessary repairs to the heart and/or lungs. Both venous blood and cardiotomy blood from the surgical site may be removed and circulated through the extra corporeal circuit. Blood filters are typically included both upstream and downstream from the oxygenator which may incorporate a heat exchanger. Upstream blood filters include venous and cardiotomy filters through which the blood may be filtered prior to entering the oxygenator and which are used to remove particulate, especially from the surgical site, and bubbles from the blood. Although these upstream filters are effective it is possible that some emboli may pass through or be generated in the oxygenator and/or heat exchanger. These emboli may be in suspension in the oxygenated blood which is to be returned to the patient. The embolic material can be either particulate, such as platelet or white cell aggregates, or gaseous, such as small or large gas bubbles. Therefore, an arterial line filter which is located downstream of the oxygenator is critically important in trapping and removing any remaining emboli before the blood is provided to the patient. Web site: http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US05651765__

Patent Applications on Heart Bypass Surgery As of December 2000, U.S. patent applications are open to public viewing.6 Applications are patent requests which have yet to be granted. (The process to achieve a patent can take several years.) The following patent applications have been filed since December 2000 relating to heart bypass surgery: •

PULMONARY AND CIRCULATORY BLOOD FLOW SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HEART SURGERY PROCEDURES Inventor(s): ABOUL-HOSN, WALID NAJIB; (SACRAMENTO, CA), KANZ, WILLIAM RUSSELL; (SACRAMENTO, CA) Correspondence: A-Med Systems Inc; 2491 Boatman Avenue; West Sacramento; CA; 95691; US Patent Application Number: 20020026944 Date filed: January 13, 1999

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Abstract: Pump and cannula systems inserted through the right side and/or left side of the heart provide protection against collapse of the heart chambers and veins and arteries and provide supplemental blood flow through same to enable beating heart bypass surgery on all vessels of the heart, including lateral and posterior vessels. The invention eliminates the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machines. The invention further provides stents adapted for protecting from vein, artery, atrium and/or ventricle collapse during beating heart bypass surgery. Excerpt(s): The present invention is directed to related apparatus systems, equipment and methods for heart surgery procedures. Major heart surgery has been accomplished by procedures that require full cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and complete cessation of cardiopulmonary activity. Open heart surgery typically requires significant hospitalization and recuperation time for the patient. The average mortality rate with this type of procedure is low, but is associated with a complication rate that is often much higher compared to when cessation and CPB are not required. While very effective in many cases, the use of open heart surgery to perform various surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is highly traumatic to the patient. These procedures require immediate postoperative care in an intensive care unit, a period of hospitalization for at least several days, and an extended recovery period. In addition, open heart procedures require the use of CPB which continues to represent a major assault on a host of body systems. For example, there is noticeable degradation of mental faculties following such surgeries in a significant percentage of CABG patients. This degradation is commonly attributed to cerebral arterial blockage and emboli from debris in the blood generated by the use of CPB during the surgical procedure. At the same time, the dramatic increase in the life expectancy of the general population has resulted in patients that are more likely to be older and in poor health, with less cardiovascular, systemic, and neurologic reserve needed to recover from the trauma caused by the use of CPB. As a consequence, inflammatory, hemostatic, endocrinologic, and neurologic stresses are tolerated to a much lesser degree by a significant number of patients today, and play a more significant role in CPB-induced morbidity. The CABG procedure generally involves open chest surgical techniques to treat diseased vessels. During this procedure, the sternum of the patient is cut in order to spread the chest apart and provide access to the heart. During surgery the heart is stopped, and by the use of CPB blood is diverted from the lungs to an artificial oxygenator. In general CABG procedures, a source of arterial blood is then connected to a coronary artery downstream from the occlusion. The source of blood is often an internal mamary artery, and the target coronary artery is typically among the anterior or posterior arteries which may be narrowed or occluded. The same or similar CPB procedure is used in conjunction with other cardiac surgical procedures, such as value repair or replacement and heart transplant. Web site: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html

Keeping Current In order to stay informed about patents and patent applications dealing with heart bypass surgery, you can access the U.S. Patent Office archive via the Internet at the following Web address: http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html. You will see two broad options: (1) Issued Patent, and (2) Published Applications. To see a list of issued patents, perform the following steps: Under “Issued Patents,” click “Quick Search.” Then, type “heart bypass surgery” (or

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synonyms) into the “Term 1” box. After clicking on the search button, scroll down to see the various patents which have been granted to date on heart bypass surgery. You can also use this procedure to view pending patent applications concerning heart bypass surgery. Simply go back to http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html. Select “Quick Search” under “Published Applications.” Then proceed with the steps listed above.

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CHAPTER 6. BOOKS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview This chapter provides bibliographic book references relating to heart bypass surgery. In addition to online booksellers such as www.amazon.com and www.bn.com, excellent sources for book titles on heart bypass surgery include the Combined Health Information Database and the National Library of Medicine. Your local medical library also may have these titles available for loan.

Book Summaries: Online Booksellers Commercial Internet-based booksellers, such as Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com, offer summaries which have been supplied by each title’s publisher. Some summaries also include customer reviews. Your local bookseller may have access to in-house and commercial databases that index all published books (e.g. Books in Print). IMPORTANT NOTE: Online booksellers typically produce search results for medical and non-medical books. When searching for “heart bypass surgery” at online booksellers’ Web sites, you may discover non-medical books that use the generic term “heart bypass surgery” (or a synonym) in their titles. The following is indicative of the results you might find when searching for “heart bypass surgery” (sorted alphabetically by title; follow the hyperlink to view more details at Amazon.com): •

All About Heart Bypass Surgery (Modern American Protestantism & Its World) by R. C. S. Trahair, Richard Trahair; ISBN: 0195513053; http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195513053/icongroupinterna

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Beating Heart Bypass Surgery and Minimally Invasive Conduit Harvesting: Cardiosurgical Techniques, Anesthesia Management by V. Gulielmos; ISBN: 3798513996; http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3798513996/icongroupinterna

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CHAPTER 7. PERIODICALS AND NEWS ON HEART BYPASS SURGERY Overview In this chapter, we suggest a number of news sources and present various periodicals that cover heart bypass surgery.

News Services and Press Releases One of the simplest ways of tracking press releases on heart bypass surgery is to search the news wires. In the following sample of sources, we will briefly describe how to access each service. These services only post recent news intended for public viewing. PR Newswire To access the PR Newswire archive, simply go to http://www.prnewswire.com/. Select your country. Type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the search box. You will automatically receive information on relevant news releases posted within the last 30 days. The search results are shown by order of relevance. Reuters Health The Reuters’ Medical News and Health eLine databases can be very useful in exploring news archives relating to heart bypass surgery. While some of the listed articles are free to view, others are available for purchase for a nominal fee. To access this archive, go to http://www.reutershealth.com/en/index.html and search by “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms). The following was recently listed in this archive for heart bypass surgery: •

Off-pump heart bypass surgery fares well in study Source: Reuters Health eLine Date: April 20, 2004

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Patients to undergo heart bypass surgery while awake Source: Reuters Health eLine Date: September 21, 2000 The NIH

Within MEDLINEplus, the NIH has made an agreement with the New York Times Syndicate, the AP News Service, and Reuters to deliver news that can be browsed by the public. Search news releases at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_a.html. MEDLINEplus allows you to browse across an alphabetical index. Or you can search by date at the following Web page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/newsbydate.html. Often, news items are indexed by MEDLINEplus within its search engine. Business Wire Business Wire is similar to PR Newswire. To access this archive, simply go to http://www.businesswire.com/. You can scan the news by industry category or company name. Market Wire Market Wire is more focused on technology than the other wires. To browse the latest press releases by topic, such as alternative medicine, biotechnology, fitness, healthcare, legal, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals, access Market Wire’s Medical/Health channel at http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_index?channel=MedicalHealth. Or simply go to Market Wire’s home page at http://www.marketwire.com/mw/home, type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the search box, and click on “Search News.” As this service is technology oriented, you may wish to use it when searching for press releases covering diagnostic procedures or tests. Search Engines Medical news is also available in the news sections of commercial Internet search engines. See the health news page at Yahoo (http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/News_and_Media/), or you can use this Web site’s general news search page at http://news.yahoo.com/. Type in “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms). If you know the name of a company that is relevant to heart bypass surgery, you can go to any stock trading Web site (such as http://www.etrade.com/) and search for the company name there. News items across various news sources are reported on indicated hyperlinks. Google offers a similar service at http://news.google.com/. BBC Covering news from a more European perspective, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) allows the public free access to their news archive located at http://www.bbc.co.uk/. Search by “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms).

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Academic Periodicals covering Heart Bypass Surgery Numerous periodicals are currently indexed within the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed database that are known to publish articles relating to heart bypass surgery. In addition to these sources, you can search for articles covering heart bypass surgery that have been published by any of the periodicals listed in previous chapters. To find the latest studies published, go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed, type the name of the periodical into the search box, and click “Go.” If you want complete details about the historical contents of a journal, you can also visit the following Web site: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/jrbrowser.cgi. Here, type in the name of the journal or its abbreviation, and you will receive an index of published articles. At http://locatorplus.gov/, you can retrieve more indexing information on medical periodicals (e.g. the name of the publisher). Select the button “Search LOCATORplus.” Then type in the name of the journal and select the advanced search option “Journal Title Search.”

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APPENDIX A. PHYSICIAN RESOURCES Overview In this chapter, we focus on databases and Internet-based guidelines and information resources created or written for a professional audience.

NIH Guidelines Commonly referred to as “clinical” or “professional” guidelines, the National Institutes of Health publish physician guidelines for the most common diseases. Publications are available at the following by relevant Institute7: •

Office of the Director (OD); guidelines consolidated across agencies available at http://www.nih.gov/health/consumer/conkey.htm

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National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); fact sheets available at http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/facts/

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National Cancer Institute (NCI); guidelines available at http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/list.aspx?viewid=5f35036e-5497-4d86-8c2c714a9f7c8d25

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National Eye Institute (NEI); guidelines available at http://www.nei.nih.gov/order/index.htm

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); guidelines available at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); guidelines available at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/publications.htm

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); guidelines available at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS); fact sheets and guidelines available at http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm

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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); guidelines available at http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubskey.cfm

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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD); fact sheets and guidelines at http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/

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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); guidelines available at http://www.nidr.nih.gov/health/

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); guidelines available at http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/health.htm

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); guidelines available at http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugAbuse.html

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); environmental health information available at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/facts.htm

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); guidelines available at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/practitioners/index.cfm

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); neurological disorder information pages available at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorder_index.htm

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NIH Databases In addition to the various Institutes of Health that publish professional guidelines, the NIH has designed a number of databases for professionals.8 Physician-oriented resources provide a wide variety of information related to the biomedical and health sciences, both past and present. The format of these resources varies. Searchable databases, bibliographic citations, full-text articles (when available), archival collections, and images are all available. The following are referenced by the National Library of Medicine:9 •

Bioethics: Access to published literature on the ethical, legal, and public policy issues surrounding healthcare and biomedical research. This information is provided in conjunction with the Kennedy Institute of Ethics located at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_bioethics.html

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HIV/AIDS Resources: Describes various links and databases dedicated to HIV/AIDS research: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/aidsinfs.html

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NLM Online Exhibitions: Describes “Exhibitions in the History of Medicine”: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/exhibition.html. Additional resources for historical scholarship in medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/hmd.html

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Population Information: The National Library of Medicine provides access to worldwide coverage of population, family planning, and related health issues, including family planning technology and programs, fertility, and population law and policy: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_population.html

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Cancer Information: Access to cancer-oriented databases: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases_cancer.html

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Profiles in Science: Offering the archival collections of prominent twentieth-century biomedical scientists to the public through modern digital technology: http://www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov/

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Chemical Information: Provides links to various chemical databases and references: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/Chem/ChemMain.html

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Clinical Alerts: Reports the release of findings from the NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/clinical_alerts.html

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Toxicology and Environmental Health Information (TOXNET): Databases covering toxicology and environmental health: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/ToxMain.html

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Visible Human Interface: Anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of normal male and female human bodies: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

The NLM Gateway10 The NLM (National Library of Medicine) Gateway is a Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It allows users of NLM services to initiate searches from one Web interface, providing one-stop searching for many of NLM’s information resources or databases.11 To use the NLM Gateway, simply go to the search site at http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd. Type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the search box and click “Search.” The results will be presented in a tabular form, indicating the number of references in each database category. Results Summary Category Journal Articles Books / Periodicals / Audio Visual Consumer Health Meeting Abstracts Other Collections Total

Items Found 13427 33 898 18 7 14383

HSTAT12 HSTAT is a free, Web-based resource that provides access to full-text documents used in healthcare decision-making.13 These documents include clinical practice guidelines, quickreference guides for clinicians, consumer health brochures, evidence reports and technology assessments from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), as well as AHRQ’s Put Prevention Into Practice.14 Simply search by “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) at the following Web site: http://text.nlm.nih.gov.

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The NLM Gateway is currently being developed by the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 12 Adapted from HSTAT: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/hstat.html. 13 14

The HSTAT URL is http://hstat.nlm.nih.gov/.

Other important documents in HSTAT include: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Conference Reports and Technology Assessment Reports; the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) resource documents; the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIP) and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA/CSAP) Prevention Enhancement Protocols System (PEPS); the Public Health Service (PHS) Preventive Services Task Force's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services; the independent, nonfederal Task Force on Community Services’ Guide to Community Preventive Services; and the Health Technology Advisory Committee (HTAC) of the Minnesota Health Care Commission (MHCC) health technology evaluations.

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Coffee Break: Tutorials for Biologists15 Coffee Break is a general healthcare site that takes a scientific view of the news and covers recent breakthroughs in biology that may one day assist physicians in developing treatments. Here you will find a collection of short reports on recent biological discoveries. Each report incorporates interactive tutorials that demonstrate how bioinformatics tools are used as a part of the research process. Currently, all Coffee Breaks are written by NCBI staff.16 Each report is about 400 words and is usually based on a discovery reported in one or more articles from recently published, peer-reviewed literature.17 This site has new articles every few weeks, so it can be considered an online magazine of sorts. It is intended for general background information. You can access the Coffee Break Web site at the following hyperlink: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Coffeebreak/.

Other Commercial Databases In addition to resources maintained by official agencies, other databases exist that are commercial ventures addressing medical professionals. Here are some examples that may interest you: •

CliniWeb International: Index and table of contents to selected clinical information on the Internet; see http://www.ohsu.edu/cliniweb/.

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Medical World Search: Searches full text from thousands of selected medical sites on the Internet; see http://www.mwsearch.com/.

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The figure that accompanies each article is frequently supplied by an expert external to NCBI, in which case the source of the figure is cited. The result is an interactive tutorial that tells a biological story. 17 After a brief introduction that sets the work described into a broader context, the report focuses on how a molecular understanding can provide explanations of observed biology and lead to therapies for diseases. Each vignette is accompanied by a figure and hypertext links that lead to a series of pages that interactively show how NCBI tools and resources are used in the research process.

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APPENDIX B. PATIENT RESOURCES Overview Official agencies, as well as federally funded institutions supported by national grants, frequently publish a variety of guidelines written with the patient in mind. These are typically called “Fact Sheets” or “Guidelines.” They can take the form of a brochure, information kit, pamphlet, or flyer. Often they are only a few pages in length. Since new guidelines on heart bypass surgery can appear at any moment and be published by a number of sources, the best approach to finding guidelines is to systematically scan the Internet-based services that post them.

Patient Guideline Sources The remainder of this chapter directs you to sources which either publish or can help you find additional guidelines on topics related to heart bypass surgery. Due to space limitations, these sources are listed in a concise manner. Do not hesitate to consult the following sources by either using the Internet hyperlink provided, or, in cases where the contact information is provided, contacting the publisher or author directly. The National Institutes of Health The NIH gateway to patients is located at http://health.nih.gov/. From this site, you can search across various sources and institutes, a number of which are summarized below. Topic Pages: MEDLINEplus The National Library of Medicine has created a vast and patient-oriented healthcare information portal called MEDLINEplus. Within this Internet-based system are “health topic pages” which list links to available materials relevant to heart bypass surgery. To access this system, log on to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html. From there you can either search using the alphabetical index or browse by broad topic areas. Recently, MEDLINEplus listed the following when searched for “heart bypass surgery”:

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Angina http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/angina.html Coronary Disease http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronarydisease.html Heart Diseases http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html Heart Valve Diseases http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartvalvediseases.html

Within the health topic page dedicated to heart bypass surgery, the following was listed: •

Diagnosis/Symptoms Computer Imaging / Tomography Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554 Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/coronaryangiographyandangiopl astyloader.html What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test Source: Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/healthinfo/docs/0100/0147.asp?index=4977

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From the National Institutes of Health Heart Attack: Special Procedures Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/aha/spepro.htm

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Latest News Alzheimer's Risk Increases After Coronary Bypass Source: 07/20/2004, Reuters Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_19060 .html Blood Transfusions Raise Risk Source: 08/02/2004, United Press International http://www.nlm.nih.gov//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_19270 .html FDA Clears Robotic-Like Device for Heart Surgery Source: 07/07/2004, Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2004/ANS01298.html

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/section/stspatientinfo/ •

Research Bypass Surgery May Relieve Chest Pain Better Than Angioplasty Plus Stent Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3015373 Engineered Blood Vessels Prove Durable and Clot Resistant Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006666 Gene Therapy Promising for Preventing Restenosis Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005181 Many Coronary Bypass Patients Readmitted to Hospital Source: American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQW00DAJD &sub_cat=618 New Study Shows That Patients Who Take Beta Blockers before Heart Bypass Surgery Have Improved Outcomes Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2002/ferguspr.htm Off-Pump Bypass Results in Fewer Complications Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012694 Pill May Prevent Stent Complication That Re-Blocks Arteries Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005480

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Statistics Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Treatments and Statistics Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4439

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Women Women Are Not Reducing Their Risk Factors for Heart Disease after Bypass Surgery Source: National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2000/story05.htm Young Women at Greater Risk of Death Than Men after Bypass Surgery Source: American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3000829

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You may also choose to use the search utility provided by MEDLINEplus at the following Web address: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/. Simply type a keyword into the search box and click “Search.” This utility is similar to the NIH search utility, with the exception that it only includes materials that are linked within the MEDLINEplus system (mostly patient-oriented information). It also has the disadvantage of generating unstructured results. We recommend, therefore, that you use this method only if you have a very targeted search. The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ offers hundreds of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines published in the United States and other countries. You can search this site located at http://www.guideline.gov/ by using the keyword “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms). The following was recently posted: •

ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1991 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery) Source: American College of Cardiology Foundation - Medical Specialty Society; 1999 October; 80 pages http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=2121&nbr=1347&a mp;string=heart+AND+bypass+AND+surgery The NIH Search Utility

The NIH search utility allows you to search for documents on over 100 selected Web sites that comprise the NIH-WEB-SPACE. Each of these servers is “crawled” and indexed on an ongoing basis. Your search will produce a list of various documents, all of which will relate in some way to heart bypass surgery. The drawbacks of this approach are that the information is not organized by theme and that the references are often a mix of information for professionals and patients. Nevertheless, a large number of the listed Web sites provide useful background information. We can only recommend this route, therefore, for relatively rare or specific disorders, or when using highly targeted searches. To use the NIH search utility, visit the following Web page: http://search.nih.gov/index.html. Additional Web Sources A number of Web sites are available to the public that often link to government sites. These can also point you in the direction of essential information. The following is a representative sample: •


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Family Village: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/specific.htm

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Med Help International: http://www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/A.html

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Finding Associations There are several Internet directories that provide lists of medical associations with information on or resources relating to heart bypass surgery. By consulting all of associations listed in this chapter, you will have nearly exhausted all sources for patient associations concerned with heart bypass surgery. The National Health Information Center (NHIC) The National Health Information Center (NHIC) offers a free referral service to help people find organizations that provide information about heart bypass surgery. For more information, see the NHIC’s Web site at http://www.health.gov/NHIC/ or contact an information specialist by calling 1-800-336-4797. Directory of Health Organizations The Directory of Health Organizations, provided by the National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services, is a comprehensive source of information on associations. The Directory of Health Organizations database can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/Dir/DirMain.html. It is composed of two parts: DIRLINE and Health Hotlines. The DIRLINE database comprises some 10,000 records of organizations, research centers, and government institutes and associations that primarily focus on health and biomedicine. To access DIRLINE directly, go to the following Web site: http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/. Simply type in “heart bypass surgery” (or a synonym), and you will receive information on all relevant organizations listed in the database. Health Hotlines directs you to toll-free numbers to over 300 organizations. You can access this database directly at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hotlines/. On this page, you are given the option to search by keyword or by browsing the subject list. When you have received your search results, click on the name of the organization for its description and contact information. The Combined Health Information Database Another comprehensive source of information on healthcare associations is the Combined Health Information Database. Using the “Detailed Search” option, you will need to limit your search to “Organizations” and “heart bypass surgery”. Type the following hyperlink into your Web browser: http://chid.nih.gov/detail/detail.html. To find associations, use the drop boxes at the bottom of the search page where “You may refine your search by.” For publication date, select “All Years.” Then, select your preferred language and the format option “Organization Resource Sheet.” Type “heart bypass surgery” (or synonyms) into the

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“For these words:” box. You should check back periodically with this database since it is updated every three months. The National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. The National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. has prepared a Web site that provides, at no charge, lists of associations organized by health topic. You can access this database at the following Web site: http://www.rarediseases.org/search/orgsearch.html. Type “heart bypass surgery” (or a synonym) into the search box, and click “Submit Query.”

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APPENDIX C. FINDING MEDICAL LIBRARIES Overview In this Appendix, we show you how to quickly find a medical library in your area.

Preparation Your local public library and medical libraries have interlibrary loan programs with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), one of the largest medical collections in the world. According to the NLM, most of the literature in the general and historical collections of the National Library of Medicine is available on interlibrary loan to any library. If you would like to access NLM medical literature, then visit a library in your area that can request the publications for you.18

Finding a Local Medical Library The quickest method to locate medical libraries is to use the Internet-based directory published by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). This network includes 4626 members and affiliates that provide many services to librarians, health professionals, and the public. To find a library in your area, simply visit http://nnlm.gov/members/adv.html or call 1-800-338-7657.

Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada In addition to the NN/LM, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) lists a number of libraries with reference facilities that are open to the public. The following is the NLM’s list and includes hyperlinks to each library’s Web site. These Web pages can provide information on hours of operation and other restrictions. The list below is a small sample of

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libraries recommended by the National Library of Medicine (sorted alphabetically by name of the U.S. state or Canadian province where the library is located)19: •

Alabama: Health InfoNet of Jefferson County (Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences), http://www.uab.edu/infonet/

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Georgia: Family Resource Library (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta), http://cmc.mcg.edu/kids_families/fam_resources/fam_res_lib/frl.htm

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Hawaii: Hawaii Medical Library: Consumer Health Information Service (Hawaii Medical Library, Honolulu), http://hml.org/CHIS/

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Kentucky: University of Kentucky - Health Information Library (Chandler Medical Center, Lexington), http://www.mc.uky.edu/PatientEd/

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Maine: Franklin Memorial Hospital Medical Library (Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington), http://www.fchn.org/fmh/lib.htm

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Maine: Gerrish-True Health Sciences Library (Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston), http://www.cmmc.org/library/library.html

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Maine: Hadley Parrot Health Science Library (Eastern Maine Healthcare, Bangor), http://www.emh.org/hll/hpl/guide.htm

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Maine: Maine Medical Center Library (Maine Medical Center, Portland), http://www.mmc.org/library/

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Maine: Southern Maine Medical Center Health Sciences Library (Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford), http://www.smmc.org/services/service.php3?choice=10

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Manitoba, Canada: J.W. Crane Memorial Library (Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg), http://www.deerlodge.mb.ca/crane_library/about.asp

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Maryland: Health Information Center at the Wheaton Regional Library (Montgomery County, Dept. of Public Libraries, Wheaton Regional Library), http://www.mont.lib.md.us/healthinfo/hic.asp

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Massachusetts: Baystate Medical Center Library (Baystate Health System), http://www.baystatehealth.com/1024/

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Massachusetts: Boston University Medical Center Alumni Medical Library (Boston University Medical Center), http://med-libwww.bu.edu/library/lib.html

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Massachusetts: Lowell General Hospital Health Sciences Library (Lowell General Hospital, Lowell), http://www.lowellgeneral.org/library/HomePageLinks/WWW.htm

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Massachusetts: Paul E. Woodard Health Sciences Library (New England Baptist Hospital, Boston), http://www.nebh.org/health_lib.asp

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Massachusetts: St. Luke’s Hospital Health Sciences Library (St. Luke’s Hospital, Southcoast Health System, New Bedford), http://www.southcoast.org/library/

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Massachusetts: Treadwell Library Consumer Health Reference Center (Massachusetts General Hospital), http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/library/chrcindex.html

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Massachusetts: UMass HealthNet (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worchester), http://healthnet.umassmed.edu/

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Michigan: Botsford General Hospital Library - Consumer Health (Botsford General Hospital, Library & Internet Services), http://www.botsfordlibrary.org/consumer.htm

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Michigan: Helen DeRoy Medical Library (Providence Hospital and Medical Centers), http://www.providence-hospital.org/library/

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Michigan: Marquette General Hospital - Consumer Health Library (Marquette General Hospital, Health Information Center), http://www.mgh.org/center.html

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Michigan: Patient Education Resouce Center - University of Michigan Cancer Center (University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor), http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/learn/leares.htm

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Michigan: Sladen Library & Center for Health Information Resources - Consumer Health Information (Detroit), http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=39330

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Montana: Center for Health Information (St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, Missoula)

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National: Consumer Health Library Directory (Medical Library Association, Consumer and Patient Health Information Section), http://caphis.mlanet.org/directory/index.html

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National: NN/LM List of Libraries Serving the Public (National Network of Libraries of Medicine), http://nnlm.gov/members/

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New Hampshire: Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries (Dartmouth College Library, Hanover), http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/resources.htmld/conshealth.htmld/

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New Jersey: Consumer Health Library (Rahway Hospital, Rahway), http://www.rahwayhospital.com/library.htm

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New Jersey: Dr. Walter Phillips Health Sciences Library (Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood), http://www.englewoodhospital.com/links/index.htm

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New Jersey: Meland Foundation (Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood), http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/9360/

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New York: Choices in Health Information (New York Public Library) - NLM Consumer Pilot Project participant, http://www.nypl.org/branch/health/links.html

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New York: Health Information Center (Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse), http://www.upstate.edu/library/hic/

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New York: Health Sciences Library (Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park), http://www.lij.edu/library/library.html

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New York: ViaHealth Medical Library (Rochester General Hospital), http://www.nyam.org/library/

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Ohio: Consumer Health Library (Akron General Medical Center, Medical & Consumer Health Library), http://www.akrongeneral.org/hwlibrary.htm

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Oklahoma: The Health Information Center at Saint Francis Hospital (Saint Francis Health System, Tulsa), http://www.sfh-tulsa.com/services/healthinfo.asp

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Oregon: Planetree Health Resource Center (Mid-Columbia Medical Center, The Dalles), http://www.mcmc.net/phrc/

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Pennsylvania: Community Health Information Library (Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey), http://www.hmc.psu.edu/commhealth/

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Pennsylvania: Community Health Resource Library (Geisinger Medical Center, Danville), http://www.geisinger.edu/education/commlib.shtml

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Pennsylvania: HealthInfo Library (Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton), http://www.mth.org/healthwellness.html

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Pennsylvania: Hopwood Library (University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System, Pittsburgh), http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/chi/hopwood/index_html

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Pennsylvania: Koop Community Health Information Center (College of Physicians of Philadelphia), http://www.collphyphil.org/kooppg1.shtml

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Pennsylvania: Learning Resources Center - Medical Library (Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport), http://www.shscares.org/services/lrc/index.asp

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Pennsylvania: Medical Library (UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh), http://www.upmc.edu/passavant/library.htm

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Texas: Houston HealthWays (Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library), http://hhw.library.tmc.edu/

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Washington: Community Health Library (Kittitas Valley Community Hospital), http://www.kvch.com/

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ONLINE GLOSSARIES The Internet provides access to a number of free-to-use medical dictionaries. The National Library of Medicine has compiled the following list of online dictionaries: •

ADAM Medical Encyclopedia (A.D.A.M., Inc.), comprehensive medical reference: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

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MedicineNet.com Medical Dictionary (MedicineNet, Inc.): http://www.medterms.com/Script/Main/hp.asp

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Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary (Inteli-Health, Inc.): http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/

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Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Eight European Languages (European Commission) - Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish: http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html

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On-line Medical Dictionary (CancerWEB): http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

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Rare Diseases Terms (Office of Rare Diseases): http://ord.aspensys.com/asp/diseases/diseases.asp

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Technology Glossary (National Library of Medicine) - Health Care Technology: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ta101/ta10108.htm

Beyond these, MEDLINEplus contains a very patient-friendly encyclopedia covering every aspect of medicine (licensed from A.D.A.M., Inc.). The ADAM Medical Encyclopedia can be accessed at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html. ADAM is also available on commercial Web sites such as drkoop.com (http://www.drkoop.com/) and Web MD (http://my.webmd.com/adam/asset/adam_disease_articles/a_to_z/a). The NIH suggests the following Web sites in the ADAM Medical Encyclopedia when searching for information on heart bypass surgery: •

Basic Guidelines for Heart Bypass Surgery Heart bypass surgery Web site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002946.htm

Online Dictionary Directories The following are additional online directories compiled by the National Library of Medicine, including a number of specialized medical dictionaries: •

Medical Dictionaries: Medical & Biological (World Health Organization): http://www.who.int/hlt/virtuallibrary/English/diction.htm#Medical

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MEL-Michigan Electronic Library List of Online Health and Medical Dictionaries (Michigan Electronic Library): http://mel.lib.mi.us/health/health-dictionaries.html

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Patient Education: Glossaries (DMOZ Open Directory Project): http://dmoz.org/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries/

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Web of Online Dictionaries (Bucknell University): http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction5.html#medicine

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Agonist: In anatomy, a prime mover. In pharmacology, a drug that has affinity for and stimulates physiologic activity at cell receptors normally stimulated by naturally occurring substances. [EU] Albumin: 1. Any protein that is soluble in water and moderately concentrated salt solutions and is coagulable by heat. 2. Serum albumin; the major plasma protein (approximately 60 per cent of the total), which is responsible for much of the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure and serves as a transport protein carrying large organic anions, such as fatty acids, bilirubin, and many drugs, and also carrying certain hormones, such as cortisol and thyroxine, when their specific binding globulins are saturated. Albumin is synthesized in the liver. Low serum levels occur in protein malnutrition, active inflammation and serious hepatic and renal disease. [EU] Algorithms: A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task. [NIH] Alprenolol: 1-((1-Methylethyl)amino)-3-(2-(2-propenyl)phenoxy)-2-propanol. Adrenergic beta-blocker used as an antihypertensive, anti-anginal, and anti-arrhythmic agent. [NIH] Alternative medicine: Practices not generally recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches and used instead of standard treatments. Alternative medicine includes the taking of dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, and herbal preparations; the drinking of special teas; and practices such as massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation. [NIH] Amrinone: A positive inotropic cardiotonic agent with vasodilator properties, phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity, and the ability to stimulate calcium ion influx into the cardiac cell. Its therapeutic use in congestive heart or left ventricular failure is associated with significant increases in the cardiac index, reductions in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and systemic vascular resistance, and little or no change in mean arterial pressure. One of its more serious side effects is thrombocytopenia in some patients. [NIH] Analgesic: An agent that alleviates pain without causing loss of consciousness. [EU] Anaphylatoxins: The family of peptides C3a, C4a, C5a, and C5a des-arginine produced in the serum during complement activation. They produce smooth muscle contraction, mast

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cell histamine release, affect platelet aggregation, and act as mediators of the local inflammatory process. The order of anaphylatoxin activity from strongest to weakest is C5a, C3a, C4a, and C5a des-arginine. The latter is the so-called "classical" anaphylatoxin but shows no spasmogenic activity though it contains some chemotactic ability. [NIH] Anatomical: Pertaining to anatomy, or to the structure of the organism. [EU] Anesthesia: A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures. [NIH] Aneurysm: A sac formed by the dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart. [NIH] Angina: Chest pain that originates in the heart. [NIH] Angina Pectoris: The symptom of paroxysmal pain consequent to myocardial ischemia usually of distinctive character, location and radiation, and provoked by a transient stressful situation during which the oxygen requirements of the myocardium exceed the capacity of the coronary circulation to supply it. [NIH] Angiography: Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium. [NIH] Anions: Negatively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the anode or positive pole during electrolysis. [NIH] Antagonism: Interference with, or inhibition of, the growth of a living organism by another living organism, due either to creation of unfavorable conditions (e. g. exhaustion of food supplies) or to production of a specific antibiotic substance (e. g. penicillin). [NIH] Antibody: A type of protein made by certain white blood cells in response to a foreign substance (antigen). Each antibody can bind to only a specific antigen. The purpose of this binding is to help destroy the antigen. Antibodies can work in several ways, depending on the nature of the antigen. Some antibodies destroy antigens directly. Others make it easier for white blood cells to destroy the antigen. [NIH] Antigen: Any substance which is capable, under appropriate conditions, of inducing a specific immune response and of reacting with the products of that response, that is, with specific antibody or specifically sensitized T-lymphocytes, or both. Antigens may be soluble substances, such as toxins and foreign proteins, or particulate, such as bacteria and tissue cells; however, only the portion of the protein or polysaccharide molecule known as the antigenic determinant (q.v.) combines with antibody or a specific receptor on a lymphocyte. Abbreviated Ag. [EU] Antigen-Antibody Complex: The complex formed by the binding of antigen and antibody molecules. The deposition of large antigen-antibody complexes leading to tissue damage causes immune complex diseases. [NIH] Anti-inflammatory: Having to do with reducing inflammation. [NIH] Anti-Inflammatory Agents: Substances that reduce or suppress inflammation. [NIH] Anxiety: Persistent feeling of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster. [NIH] Aorta: The main trunk of the systemic arteries. [NIH] Arterial: Pertaining to an artery or to the arteries. [EU] Arteries: The vessels carrying blood away from the heart. [NIH] Arterioles: The smallest divisions of the arteries located between the muscular arteries and the capillaries. [NIH] Artery: Vessel-carrying blood from the heart to various parts of the body. [NIH] Aspirin: A drug that reduces pain, fever, inflammation, and blood clotting. Aspirin belongs

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to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents. It is also being studied in cancer prevention. [NIH] Atrial: Pertaining to an atrium. [EU] Atrial Fibrillation: Disorder of cardiac rhythm characterized by rapid, irregular atrial impulses and ineffective atrial contractions. [NIH] Atrium: A chamber; used in anatomical nomenclature to designate a chamber affording entrance to another structure or organ. Usually used alone to designate an atrium of the heart. [EU] Autologous: Taken from an individual's own tissues, cells, or DNA. [NIH] Bacteria: Unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms which generally possess rigid cell walls, multiply by cell division, and exhibit three principal forms: round or coccal, rodlike or bacillary, and spiral or spirochetal. [NIH] Bacteriophage: A virus whose host is a bacterial cell; A virus that exclusively infects bacteria. It generally has a protein coat surrounding the genome (DNA or RNA). One of the coliphages most extensively studied is the lambda phage, which is also one of the most important. [NIH] Baroreflex: A negative feedback system which buffers short-term changes in blood pressure. Increased pressure stretches blood vessels which activates pressoreceptors (baroreceptors) in the vessel walls. The net response of the central nervous system is a reduction of central sympathetic outflow. This reduces blood pressure both by decreasing peripheral vascular resistance and by lowering cardiac output. Because the baroreceptors are tonically active, the baroreflex can compensate rapidly for both increases and decreases in blood pressure. [NIH]

Basophils: Granular leukocytes characterized by a relatively pale-staining, lobate nucleus and cytoplasm containing coarse dark-staining granules of variable size and stainable by basic dyes. [NIH] Bile: An emulsifying agent produced in the liver and secreted into the duodenum. Its composition includes bile acids and salts, cholesterol, and electrolytes. It aids digestion of fats in the duodenum. [NIH] Bile duct: A tube through which bile passes in and out of the liver. [NIH] Bilirubin: A bile pigment that is a degradation product of heme. [NIH] Biochemical: Relating to biochemistry; characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical reactions in living organisms. [EU] Biopsy: Removal and pathologic examination of specimens in the form of small pieces of tissue from the living body. [NIH] Biotechnology: Body of knowledge related to the use of organisms, cells or cell-derived constituents for the purpose of developing products which are technically, scientifically and clinically useful. Alteration of biologic function at the molecular level (i.e., genetic engineering) is a central focus; laboratory methods used include transfection and cloning technologies, sequence and structure analysis algorithms, computer databases, and gene and protein structure function analysis and prediction. [NIH] Bladder: The organ that stores urine. [NIH] Blood Platelets: Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation. [NIH] Blood pressure: The pressure of blood against the walls of a blood vessel or heart chamber. Unless there is reference to another location, such as the pulmonary artery or one of the

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Bypass: A surgical procedure in which the doctor creates a new pathway for the flow of body fluids. [NIH] Cadaver: A dead body, usually a human body. [NIH] Calcium: A basic element found in nearly all organized tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. [NIH] Cannula: A tube for insertion into a duct or cavity; during insertion its lumen is usually occupied by a trocar. [EU] Carbon Dioxide: A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. [NIH] Carcinogenic: Producing carcinoma. [EU] Cardiac: Having to do with the heart. [NIH] Cardiac Output: The volume of blood passing through the heart per unit of time. It is usually expressed as liters (volume) per minute so as not to be confused with stroke volume (volume per beat). [NIH] Cardiac Surgical Procedures: Surgery performed on the heart. [NIH] Cardiopulmonary: Having to do with the heart and lungs. [NIH] Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance of the right atrium directly to the aorta (or femoral artery) via an oxygenator thus bypassing both the heart and lungs. [NIH] Cardiotonic: 1. Having a tonic effect on the heart. 2. An agent that has a tonic effect on the heart. [EU] Cardiovascular: Having to do with the heart and blood vessels. [NIH] Catecholamine: A group of chemical substances manufactured by the adrenal medulla and secreted during physiological stress. [NIH] Caudal: Denoting a position more toward the cauda, or tail, than some specified point of reference; same as inferior, in human anatomy. [EU] Cell: The individual unit that makes up all of the tissues of the body. All living things are

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made up of one or more cells. [NIH] Central Nervous System: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. [NIH] Cerebral: Of or pertaining of the cerebrum or the brain. [EU] Cerebrum: The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves, called the cerebral hemispheres. The cerebrum controls muscle functions of the body and also controls speech, emotions, reading, writing, and learning. [NIH] Chemotactic Factors: Chemical substances that attract or repel cells or organisms. The concept denotes especially those factors released as a result of tissue injury, invasion, or immunologic activity, that attract leukocytes, macrophages, or other cells to the site of infection or insult. [NIH] Chin: The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve. [NIH] Cholangitis: Inflammation of a bile duct. [NIH] Cholesterol: The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. [NIH] Clinical study: A research study in which patients receive treatment in a clinic or other medical facility. Reports of clinical studies can contain results for single patients (case reports) or many patients (case series or clinical trials). [NIH] Clinical trial: A research study that tests how well new medical treatments or other interventions work in people. Each study is designed to test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a disease. [NIH] Cloning: The production of a number of genetically identical individuals; in genetic engineering, a process for the efficient replication of a great number of identical DNA molecules. [NIH] Collapse: 1. A state of extreme prostration and depression, with failure of circulation. 2. Abnormal falling in of the walls of any part of organ. [EU] Colloidal: Of the nature of a colloid. [EU] Complement: A term originally used to refer to the heat-labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis, the lysis of antibody-coated cells, and now referring to the entire functionally related system comprising at least 20 distinct serum proteins that is the effector not only of immune cytolysis but also of other biologic functions. Complement activation occurs by two different sequences, the classic and alternative pathways. The proteins of the classic pathway are termed 'components of complement' and are designated by the symbols C1 through C9. C1 is a calcium-dependent complex of three distinct proteins C1q, C1r and C1s. The proteins of the alternative pathway (collectively referred to as the properdin system) and complement regulatory proteins are known by semisystematic or trivial names. Fragments resulting from proteolytic cleavage of complement proteins are designated with lower-case letter suffixes, e.g., C3a. Inactivated fragments may be designated with the suffix 'i', e.g. C3bi. Activated components or complexes with biological activity are designated by a bar over the symbol e.g. C1 or C4b,2a. The classic pathway is activated by the binding of C1 to classic pathway activators, primarily antigen-antibody complexes containing IgM, IgG1, IgG3; C1q binds to a single IgM molecule or two adjacent IgG molecules. The alternative pathway can be activated by IgA immune complexes and also by nonimmunologic materials

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including bacterial endotoxins, microbial polysaccharides, and cell walls. Activation of the classic pathway triggers an enzymatic cascade involving C1, C4, C2 and C3; activation of the alternative pathway triggers a cascade involving C3 and factors B, D and P. Both result in the cleavage of C5 and the formation of the membrane attack complex. Complement activation also results in the formation of many biologically active complement fragments that act as anaphylatoxins, opsonins, or chemotactic factors. [EU] Complementary and alternative medicine: CAM. Forms of treatment that are used in addition to (complementary) or instead of (alternative) standard treatments. These practices are not considered standard medical approaches. CAM includes dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, herbal preparations, special teas, massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation. [NIH] Complementary medicine: Practices not generally recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches and used to enhance or complement the standard treatments. Complementary medicine includes the taking of dietary supplements, megadose vitamins, and herbal preparations; the drinking of special teas; and practices such as massage therapy, magnet therapy, spiritual healing, and meditation. [NIH] Compliance: Distensibility measure of a chamber such as the lungs (lung compliance) or bladder. Compliance is expressed as a change in volume per unit change in pressure. [NIH] Computational Biology: A field of biology concerned with the development of techniques for the collection and manipulation of biological data, and the use of such data to make biological discoveries or predictions. This field encompasses all computational methods and theories applicable to molecular biology and areas of computer-based techniques for solving biological problems including manipulation of models and datasets. [NIH] Computed tomography: CT scan. A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body, taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called computerized tomography and computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. [NIH] Computerized axial tomography: A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body, taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called CAT scan, computed tomography (CT scan), or computerized tomography. [NIH] Computerized tomography: A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body, taken from different angles; the pictures are created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. Also called computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan and computed tomography (CT scan). [NIH] Concentric: Having a common center of curvature or symmetry. [NIH] Consciousness: Sense of awareness of self and of the environment. [NIH] Constitutional: 1. Affecting the whole constitution of the body; not local. 2. Pertaining to the constitution. [EU] Contraindications: Any factor or sign that it is unwise to pursue a certain kind of action or treatment, e. g. giving a general anesthetic to a person with pneumonia. [NIH] Contrast medium: A substance that is introduced into or around a structure and, because of the difference in absorption of x-rays by the contrast medium and the surrounding tissues, allows radiographic visualization of the structure. [EU] Controlled clinical trial: A clinical study that includes a comparison (control) group. The comparison group receives a placebo, another treatment, or no treatment at all. [NIH] Coronary: Encircling in the manner of a crown; a term applied to vessels; nerves, ligaments,

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etc. The term usually denotes the arteries that supply the heart muscle and, by extension, a pathologic involvement of them. [EU] Coronary Arteriosclerosis: Thickening and loss of elasticity of the coronary arteries. [NIH] Coronary Disease: Disorder of cardiac function due to an imbalance between myocardial function and the capacity of the coronary vessels to supply sufficient flow for normal function. It is a form of myocardial ischemia (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels. [NIH] Coronary Thrombosis: Presence of a thrombus in a coronary artery, often causing a myocardial infarction. [NIH] Coronary Vessels: The veins and arteries of the heart. [NIH] Cortisol: A steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex as part of the body's response to stress. [NIH] Curative: Tending to overcome disease and promote recovery. [EU] Delirium: (DSM III-R) an acute, reversible organic mental disorder characterized by reduced ability to maintain attention to external stimuli and disorganized thinking as manifested by rambling, irrelevant, or incoherent speech; there are also a reduced level of consciousness, sensory misperceptions, disturbance of the sleep-wakefulness cycle and level of psychomotor activity, disorientation to time, place, or person, and memory impairment. Delirium may be caused by a large number of conditions resulting in derangement of cerebral metabolism, including systemic infection, poisoning, drug intoxication or withdrawal, seizures or head trauma, and metabolic disturbances such as hypoxia, hypoglycaemia, fluid, electrolyte, or acid-base imbalances, or hepatic or renal failure. Called also acute confusional state and acute brain syndrome. [EU] Depressive Disorder: An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent. [NIH] Dexmedetomidine: A selective inhibitor of receptors, adrenergic alpha-2 that has analgesic and sedative properties. Medetomidine is the other racemic form. [NIH] Diagnostic procedure: A method used to identify a disease. [NIH] Diltiazem: A benzothiazepine derivative with vasodilating action due to its antagonism of the actions of the calcium ion in membrane functions. It is also teratogenic. [NIH] Direct: 1. Straight; in a straight line. 2. Performed immediately and without the intervention of subsidiary means. [EU] Disorientation: The loss of proper bearings, or a state of mental confusion as to time, place, or identity. [EU] Dobutamine: A beta-2 agonist catecholamine that has cardiac stimulant action without evoking vasoconstriction or tachycardia. It is proposed as a cardiotonic after myocardial infarction or open heart surgery. [NIH] Dorsal: 1. Pertaining to the back or to any dorsum. 2. Denoting a position more toward the back surface than some other object of reference; same as posterior in human anatomy; superior in the anatomy of quadrupeds. [EU] Double-blind: Pertaining to a clinical trial or other experiment in which neither the subject nor the person administering treatment knows which treatment any particular subject is receiving. [EU] Double-blinded: A clinical trial in which neither the medical staff nor the person knows which of several possible therapies the person is receiving. [NIH]

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Enzymatic: Phase where enzyme cuts the precursor protein. [NIH] Enzyme: A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body. [NIH] Eosinophils: Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin. [NIH] Epidural: The space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord. An epidural injection is given into this space. [NIH] Exercise Therapy: Motion of the body or its parts to relieve symptoms or to improve function, leading to physical fitness, but not physical education and training. [NIH] Expiration: The act of breathing out, or expelling air from the lungs. [EU] Extracorporeal: Situated or occurring outside the body. [EU] Extracorporeal Circulation: Diversion of blood flow through a circuit located outside the body but continuous with the bodily circulation. [NIH] Family Planning: Programs or services designed to assist the family in controlling reproduction by either improving or diminishing fertility. [NIH] Fat: Total lipids including phospholipids. [NIH] Fatigue: The state of weariness following a period of exertion, mental or physical, characterized by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency to respond to stimuli. [NIH]

Femoral: Pertaining to the femur, or to the thigh. [EU] Femoral Artery: The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery. [NIH]

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Flatus: Gas passed through the rectum. [NIH] Flutter: A rapid vibration or pulsation. [EU] Foramen: A natural hole of perforation, especially one in a bone. [NIH] Forearm: The part between the elbow and the wrist. [NIH] Frostbite: Damage to tissues as the result of low environmental temperatures. [NIH] Gas: Air that comes from normal breakdown of food. The gases are passed out of the body through the rectum (flatus) or the mouth (burp). [NIH] Gas exchange: Primary function of the lungs; transfer of oxygen from inhaled air into the blood and of carbon dioxide from the blood into the lungs. [NIH] Gastrointestinal: Refers to the stomach and intestines. [NIH] Gene: The functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring. Genes are pieces of DNA, and most genes contain the information for making a specific protein. [NIH]

Glucuronic Acid: Derivatives of uronic acid found throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. They detoxify drugs and toxins by conjugating with them to form glucuronides in the liver which are more water-soluble metabolites that can be easily eliminated from the body. [NIH] Glycoprotein: A protein that has sugar molecules attached to it. [NIH] Governing Board: The group in which legal authority is vested for the control of healthrelated institutions and organizations. [NIH] Graft: Healthy skin, bone, or other tissue taken from one part of the body and used to replace diseased or injured tissue removed from another part of the body. [NIH] Grafting: The operation of transfer of tissue from one site to another. [NIH] Gravis: Eruption of watery blisters on the skin among those handling animals and animal products. [NIH] Heart failure: Loss of pumping ability by the heart, often accompanied by fatigue, breathlessness, and excess fluid accumulation in body tissues. [NIH] Hemorrhage: Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. [NIH] Heparin: Heparinic acid. A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts. [NIH] Hepatic: Refers to the liver. [NIH] Heredity: 1. The genetic transmission of a particular quality or trait from parent to offspring. 2. The genetic constitution of an individual. [EU] Hormones: Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects. [NIH] Hydrogen: The first chemical element in the periodic table. It has the atomic symbol H, atomic number 1, and atomic weight 1. It exists, under normal conditions, as a colorless, odorless, tasteless, diatomic gas. Hydrogen ions are protons. Besides the common H1 isotope, hydrogen exists as the stable isotope deuterium and the unstable, radioactive

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Inflammation: A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. [NIH] Infusion: A method of putting fluids, including drugs, into the bloodstream. Also called intravenous infusion. [NIH] Inotropic: Affecting the force or energy of muscular contractions. [EU] Intensive Care: Advanced and highly specialized care provided to medical or surgical patients whose conditions are life-threatening and require comprehensive care and constant monitoring. It is usually administered in specially equipped units of a health care facility. [NIH]

Intestines: The section of the alimentary canal from the stomach to the anus. It includes the large intestine and small intestine. [NIH] Intoxication: Poisoning, the state of being poisoned. [EU] Intravenous: IV. Into a vein. [NIH] Ischemia: Deficiency of blood in a part, due to functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel. [EU] Kb: A measure of the length of DNA fragments, 1 Kb = 1000 base pairs. The largest DNA

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fragments are up to 50 kilobases long. [NIH] Labile: 1. Gliding; moving from point to point over the surface; unstable; fluctuating. 2. Chemically unstable. [EU] Lepirudin: A drug that inhibits blood clotting; it is being studied in cancer treatment. [NIH] Leukocytes: White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils) as well as non-granular leukocytes (lymphocytes and monocytes). [NIH] Life Expectancy: A figure representing the number of years, based on known statistics, to which any person of a given age may reasonably expect to live. [NIH] Ligaments: Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile. [NIH] Lithium: An element in the alkali metals family. It has the atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight 6.94. Salts of lithium are used in treating manic-depressive disorders. [NIH]

Liver: A large, glandular organ located in the upper abdomen. The liver cleanses the blood and aids in digestion by secreting bile. [NIH] Localized: Cancer which has not metastasized yet. [NIH] Lymphocytes: White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped chromatin while the cytoplasm is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most lymphocytes can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each); those with characteristics of neither major class are called null cells. [NIH] Malnutrition: A condition caused by not eating enough food or not eating a balanced diet. [NIH]

Mammary: Pertaining to the mamma, or breast. [EU] Manic: Affected with mania. [EU] Mechanical ventilation: Use of a machine called a ventilator or respirator to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere. [NIH] Medical Staff: Professional medical personnel who provide care to patients in an organized facility, institution or agency. [NIH] MEDLINE: An online database of MEDLARS, the computerized bibliographic Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System of the National Library of Medicine. [NIH] Membrane: A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface. [NIH] Memory: Complex mental function having four distinct phases: (1) memorizing or learning, (2) retention, (3) recall, and (4) recognition. Clinically, it is usually subdivided into immediate, recent, and remote memory. [NIH] Mental: Pertaining to the mind; psychic. 2. (L. mentum chin) pertaining to the chin. [EU] Meta-Analysis: A quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies, etc., with application chiefly in the areas of research and medicine. [NIH] Metoprolol: Adrenergic beta-1-blocking agent with no stimulatory action. It is less bound to plasma albumin than alprenolol and may be useful in angina pectoris, hypertension, or cardiac arrhythmias. [NIH] MI: Myocardial infarction. Gross necrosis of the myocardium as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area; it is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary

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Myasthenia: Muscular debility; any constitutional anomaly of muscle. [EU] Myocardial infarction: Gross necrosis of the myocardium as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area; it is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, upon which coronary thrombosis is usually superimposed. [NIH] Myocardial Ischemia: A disorder of cardiac function caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissue of the heart. The decreased blood flow may be due to narrowing of the coronary arteries (coronary arteriosclerosis), to obstruction by a thrombus (coronary thrombosis), or less commonly, to diffuse narrowing of arterioles and other small vessels within the heart. Severe interruption of the blood supply to the myocardial tissue may result in necrosis of cardiac muscle (myocardial infarction). [NIH] Myocardium: The muscle tissue of the heart composed of striated, involuntary muscle known as cardiac muscle. [NIH] Necrosis: A pathological process caused by the progressive degradative action of enzymes that is generally associated with severe cellular trauma. It is characterized by mitochondrial swelling, nuclear flocculation, uncontrolled cell lysis, and ultimately cell death. [NIH] Nerve: A cordlike structure of nervous tissue that connects parts of the nervous system with other tissues of the body and conveys nervous impulses to, or away from, these tissues. [NIH] Nervous System: The entire nerve apparatus composed of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and ganglia. [NIH] Neurologic: Having to do with nerves or the nervous system. [NIH] Neutrophils: Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. [NIH] Nitroprusside: (OC-6-22)-Pentakis(cyano-C)nitrosoferrate(2-). A powerful vasodilator used in emergencies to lower blood pressure or to improve cardiac function. It is also an indicator for free sulfhydryl groups in proteins. [NIH]

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Osmotic: Pertaining to or of the nature of osmosis (= the passage of pure solvent from a solution of lesser to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are separated by a membrane which selectively prevents the passage of solute molecules, but is permeable to the solvent). [EU] Oxygenation: The process of supplying, treating, or mixing with oxygen. No:1245 oxygenation the process of supplying, treating, or mixing with oxygen. [EU] Oxygenator: An apparatus by which oxygen is introduced into the blood during circulation outside the body, as during open heart surgery. [NIH] Paediatric: Of or relating to the care and medical treatment of children; belonging to or concerned with paediatrics. [EU] Palliative: 1. Affording relief, but not cure. 2. An alleviating medicine. [EU] Paroxysmal: Recurring in paroxysms (= spasms or seizures). [EU] Pathologic: 1. Indicative of or caused by a morbid condition. 2. Pertaining to pathology (= branch of medicine that treats the essential nature of the disease, especially the structural and functional changes in tissues and organs of the body caused by the disease). [EU] Percutaneous: Performed through the skin, as injection of radiopacque material in radiological examination, or the removal of tissue for biopsy accomplished by a needle. [EU] Perforation: 1. The act of boring or piercing through a part. 2. A hole made through a part or substance. [EU] Perioperative: Around the time of surgery; usually lasts from the time of going into the hospital or doctor's office for surgery until the time the patient goes home. [NIH] Peripheral Vascular Disease: Disease in the large blood vessels of the arms, legs, and feet. People who have had diabetes for a long time may get this because major blood vessels in their arms, legs, and feet are blocked and these limbs do not receive enough blood. The signs of PVD are aching pains in the arms, legs, and feet (especially when walking) and foot sores that heal slowly. Although people with diabetes cannot always avoid PVD, doctors say they have a better chance of avoiding it if they take good care of their feet, do not smoke, and keep both their blood pressure and diabetes under good control. [NIH] PH: The symbol relating the hydrogen ion (H+) concentration or activity of a solution to that of a given standard solution. Numerically the pH is approximately equal to the negative logarithm of H+ concentration expressed in molarity. pH 7 is neutral; above it alkalinity increases and below it acidity increases. [EU] Pharmacologic: Pertaining to pharmacology or to the properties and reactions of drugs. [EU] Phentolamine: A nonselective alpha-adrenergic antagonist. It is used in the treatment of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies, pheochromocytoma, vasospasm of Raynaud's disease and frostbite, clonidine withdrawal syndrome, impotence, and peripheral vascular disease. [NIH] Phosphodiesterase: Effector enzyme that regulates the levels of a second messenger, the cyclic GMP. [NIH] Physical Fitness: A state of well-being in which performance is optimal, often as a result of physical conditioning which may be prescribed for disease therapy. [NIH] Plaque: A clear zone in a bacterial culture grown on an agar plate caused by localized destruction of bacterial cells by a bacteriophage. The concentration of infective virus in a fluid can be estimated by applying the fluid to a culture and counting the number of. [NIH] Plasma: The clear, yellowish, fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells. The proteins that form blood clots are in plasma. [NIH]

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Public Policy: A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions. [NIH] Pulmonary: Relating to the lungs. [NIH] Pulmonary Artery: The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs. [NIH] Pulmonary Embolism: Embolism in the pulmonary artery or one of its branches. [NIH] Pulsation: A throb or rhythmical beat, as of the heart. [EU] Quality of Life: A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment. [NIH] Race: A population within a species which exhibits general similarities within itself, but is both discontinuous and distinct from other populations of that species, though not sufficiently so as to achieve the status of a taxon. [NIH] Racemic: Optically inactive but resolvable in the way of all racemic compounds. [NIH] Radioactive: Giving off radiation. [NIH] Radiological: Pertaining to radiodiagnostic and radiotherapeutic procedures, and interventional radiology or other planning and guiding medical radiology. [NIH] Randomized: Describes an experiment or clinical trial in which animal or human subjects are assigned by chance to separate groups that compare different treatments. [NIH] Randomized Controlled Trials: Clinical trials that involve at least one test treatment and one control treatment, concurrent enrollment and follow-up of the test- and control-treated groups, and in which the treatments to be administered are selected by a random process, such as the use of a random-numbers table. Treatment allocations using coin flips, odd-even numbers, patient social security numbers, days of the week, medical record numbers, or other such pseudo- or quasi-random processes, are not truly randomized and trials employing any of these techniques for patient assignment are designated simply controlled clinical trials. [NIH] Receptors, Adrenergic: Cell-surface proteins that bind epinephrine and/or norepinephrine with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes. The two major classes of adrenergic receptors, alpha and beta, were originally discriminated based on their cellular actions but now are distinguished by their relative affinity for characteristic synthetic ligands. Adrenergic receptors may also be classified according to the subtypes of G-proteins with which they bind; this scheme does not respect the alpha-beta distinction. [NIH] Rectum: The last 8 to 10 inches of the large intestine. [NIH] Recuperation: The recovery of health and strength. [EU] Refer: To send or direct for treatment, aid, information, de decision. [NIH] Refractory: Not readily yielding to treatment. [EU] Regimen: A treatment plan that specifies the dosage, the schedule, and the duration of treatment. [NIH] Renal failure: Progressive renal insufficiency and uremia, due to irreversible and progressive renal glomerular tubular or interstitial disease. [NIH] Reperfusion: Restoration of blood supply to tissue which is ischemic due to decrease in normal blood supply. The decrease may result from any source including atherosclerotic obstruction, narrowing of the artery, or surgical clamping. It is primarily a procedure for treating infarction or other ischemia, by enabling viable ischemic tissue to recover, thus limiting further necrosis. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing reperfusion injury. [NIH]

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Reperfusion Injury: Functional, metabolic, or structural changes, including necrosis, in ischemic tissues thought to result from reperfusion to ischemic areas of the tissue. The most common instance is myocardial reperfusion injury. [NIH] Respiration: The act of breathing with the lungs, consisting of inspiration, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of expiration, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more carbon dioxide than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (= oxygen consumption) or cell respiration (= cell respiration). [NIH] Respirator: A mechanical device that helps a patient breathe; a mechanical ventilator. [NIH] Resuscitation: The restoration to life or consciousness of one apparently dead; it includes such measures as artificial respiration and cardiac massage. [EU] Rewarming: Application of heat to correct hypothermia, accidental or induced. [NIH] Risk factor: A habit, trait, condition, or genetic alteration that increases a person's chance of developing a disease. [NIH] Saphenous: Applied to certain structures in the leg, e. g. nerve vein. [NIH] Saphenous Vein: The vein which drains the foot and leg. [NIH] Screening: Checking for disease when there are no symptoms. [NIH] Sedative: 1. Allaying activity and excitement. 2. An agent that allays excitement. [EU] Seizures: Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as epilepsy or "seizure disorder." [NIH] Serum: The clear liquid part of the blood that remains after blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed. [NIH] Shock: The general bodily disturbance following a severe injury; an emotional or moral upset occasioned by some disturbing or unexpected experience; disruption of the circulation, which can upset all body functions: sometimes referred to as circulatory shock. [NIH]

Side effect: A consequence other than the one(s) for which an agent or measure is used, as the adverse effects produced by a drug, especially on a tissue or organ system other than the one sought to be benefited by its administration. [EU] Skin graft: Skin that is moved from one part of the body to another. [NIH] Skull: The skeleton of the head including the bones of the face and the bones enclosing the brain. [NIH] Smoking Cessation: Discontinuation of the habit of smoking, the inhaling and exhaling of tobacco smoke. [NIH] Smooth muscle: Muscle that performs automatic tasks, such as constricting blood vessels. [NIH]

Social Environment: The aggregate of social and cultural institutions, forms, patterns, and processes that influence the life of an individual or community. [NIH] Social Security: Government sponsored social insurance programs. [NIH] Specialist: In medicine, one who concentrates on 1 special branch of medical science. [NIH] Spinal cord: The main trunk or bundle of nerves running down the spine through holes in the spinal bone (the vertebrae) from the brain to the level of the lower back. [NIH] Spirometry: Measurement of volume of air inhaled or exhaled by the lung. [NIH]

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Stents: Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting. [NIH] Sternum: Breast bone. [NIH] Stimulant: 1. Producing stimulation; especially producing stimulation by causing tension on muscle fibre through the nervous tissue. 2. An agent or remedy that produces stimulation. [EU]

Stomach: An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the esophagus and the beginning of the duodenum. [NIH] Stress: Forcibly exerted influence; pressure. Any condition or situation that causes strain or tension. Stress may be either physical or psychologic, or both. [NIH] Stroke: Sudden loss of function of part of the brain because of loss of blood flow. Stroke may be caused by a clot (thrombosis) or rupture (hemorrhage) of a blood vessel to the brain. [NIH] Supplementation: Adding nutrients to the diet. [NIH] Symptomatic: Having to do with symptoms, which are signs of a condition or disease. [NIH] Systemic: Affecting the entire body. [NIH] Tachycardia: Excessive rapidity in the action of the heart, usually with a heart rate above 100 beats per minute. [NIH] Technetium: The first artificially produced element and a radioactive fission product of uranium. The stablest isotope has a mass number 99 and is used diagnostically as a radioactive imaging agent. Technetium has the atomic symbol Tc, atomic number 43, and atomic weight 98.91. [NIH] Temporal: One of the two irregular bones forming part of the lateral surfaces and base of the skull, and containing the organs of hearing. [NIH] Teratogenic: Tending to produce anomalies of formation, or teratism (= anomaly of formation or development : condition of a monster). [EU] Therapeutics: The branch of medicine which is concerned with the treatment of diseases, palliative or curative. [NIH] Thrombocytes: Blood cells that help prevent bleeding by causing blood clots to form. Also called platelets. [NIH] Thrombocytopenia: A decrease in the number of blood platelets. [NIH] Thrombosis: The formation or presence of a blood clot inside a blood vessel. [NIH] Thrombus: An aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin with entrapment of cellular elements, frequently causing vascular obstruction at the point of its formation. Some authorities thus differentiate thrombus formation from simple coagulation or clot formation. [EU] Thyroxine: An amino acid of the thyroid gland which exerts a stimulating effect on thyroid metabolism. [NIH] Tissue: A group or layer of cells that are alike in type and work together to perform a specific function. [NIH] Tomography: Imaging methods that result in sharp images of objects located on a chosen plane and blurred images located above or below the plane. [NIH] Toxic: Having to do with poison or something harmful to the body. Toxic substances usually cause unwanted side effects. [NIH] Toxicity: The quality of being poisonous, especially the degree of virulence of a toxic microbe or of a poison. [EU]

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Veterinary Medicine: The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. [NIH] Virus: Submicroscopic organism that causes infectious disease. In cancer therapy, some viruses may be made into vaccines that help the body build an immune response to, and kill, tumor cells. [NIH] Vitro: Descriptive of an event or enzyme reaction under experimental investigation occurring outside a living organism. Parts of an organism or microorganism are used together with artificial substrates and/or conditions. [NIH] Wakefulness: A state in which there is an enhanced potential for sensitivity and an efficient responsiveness to external stimuli. [NIH]

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Withdrawal: 1. A pathological retreat from interpersonal contact and social involvement, as may occur in schizophrenia, depression, or schizoid avoidant and schizotypal personality disorders. 2. (DSM III-R) A substance-specific organic brain syndrome that follows the cessation of use or reduction in intake of a psychoactive substance that had been regularly used to induce a state of intoxication. [EU] Wound Infection: Invasion of the site of trauma by pathogenic microorganisms. [NIH] X-ray: High-energy radiation used in low doses to diagnose diseases and in high doses to treat cancer. [NIH]

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INDEX A Adjustment, 17, 65 Adrenergic, 65, 75, 77, 79 Adverse Effect, 65, 80 Agar, 65, 77 Agonist, 65, 71 Albumin, 20, 65, 75, 78 Algorithms, 65, 67 Alprenolol, 65, 75 Alternative medicine, 40, 65 Amrinone, 65, 76 Analgesic, 65, 71 Anaphylatoxins, 65, 70 Anatomical, 66, 67, 69, 74 Anesthesia, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 37, 66 Aneurysm, 11, 66 Angina, 7, 27, 52, 66, 75 Angina Pectoris, 66, 75 Angiography, 14, 15, 52, 66 Anions, 65, 66 Antagonism, 66, 71 Antibody, 66, 69, 74 Antigen, 66, 69, 74 Antigen-Antibody Complex, 66, 69 Anti-inflammatory, 10, 66, 67 Anti-Inflammatory Agents, 66, 67 Anxiety, 27, 66 Aorta, 15, 17, 32, 66, 68, 78, 82 Arterial, 33, 34, 35, 65, 66, 74, 78 Arteries, 33, 35, 53, 66, 68, 71, 76 Arterioles, 66, 68, 76, 82 Artery, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 27, 29, 33, 35, 54, 66, 71, 72, 79 Aspirin, 9, 66 Atrial, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 67 Atrial Fibrillation, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 67 Atrium, 33, 35, 67, 68, 82 Autologous, 20, 67 B Bacteria, 66, 67, 72 Bacteriophage, 67, 77 Baroreflex, 18, 67 Basophils, 67, 75 Bile, 67, 69, 75 Bile duct, 67, 69 Bilirubin, 65, 67 Biochemical, 16, 67

Biopsy, 67, 77 Biotechnology, 4, 40, 47, 67 Bladder, 67, 70 Blood Platelets, 67, 78, 81 Blood pressure, 11, 67, 74, 76, 77 Blood vessel, 66, 67, 68, 69, 74, 77, 80, 81, 82 Body Fluids, 68, 72 Bolus, 11, 68 Bolus infusion, 68 Breathing Exercises, 26, 68 Buffers, 67, 68 C Cadaver, 25, 68 Calcium, 26, 65, 68, 69, 71 Cannula, 32, 33, 35, 68 Carbon Dioxide, 68, 73, 80, 82 Carcinogenic, 68, 78 Cardiac, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 35, 53, 65, 67, 68, 71, 75, 76, 80 Cardiac Output, 67, 68 Cardiac Surgical Procedures, 35, 68 Cardiopulmonary, 18, 19, 25, 26, 33, 35, 68 Cardiopulmonary Bypass, 19, 25, 26, 33, 35, 68 Cardiotonic, 65, 68, 71, 76 Cardiovascular, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 25, 26, 33, 35, 68 Catecholamine, 68, 71 Caudal, 68, 78 Cell, 17, 34, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 72, 76, 78, 79, 80 Central Nervous System, 67, 69 Cerebral, 9, 33, 35, 69, 71, 78 Cerebrum, 69 Chemotactic Factors, 69, 70 Chin, 11, 69, 75 Cholangitis, 10, 69 Cholesterol, 22, 67, 69 Clinical study, 69, 70 Clinical trial, 4, 7, 47, 69, 71, 76, 79 Cloning, 67, 69 Collapse, 33, 35, 69 Colloidal, 65, 69 Complement, 19, 65, 69, 70, 78 Complementary and alternative medicine, 25, 28, 70 Complementary medicine, 25, 70

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Compliance, 19, 70 Computational Biology, 47, 70 Computed tomography, 5, 6, 70 Computerized axial tomography, 70 Computerized tomography, 70 Concentric, 33, 34, 70 Consciousness, 65, 70, 71, 80 Constitutional, 70, 76 Contraindications, ii, 70 Contrast medium, 66, 70 Controlled clinical trial, 15, 70, 79 Coronary Arteriosclerosis, 71, 76 Coronary Disease, 12, 52, 71 Coronary Thrombosis, 71, 76 Coronary Vessels, 71 Cortisol, 65, 71 Curative, 71, 81 D Delirium, 29, 71 Depressive Disorder, 71, 75 Dexmedetomidine, 12, 71 Diagnostic procedure, 31, 40, 71 Diltiazem, 10, 71 Direct, iii, 71, 79 Disorientation, 71 Dobutamine, 5, 71 Dorsal, 71, 78 Double-blind, 16, 71 Double-blinded, 16, 71 Drug Interactions, 72 Duct, 68, 72 E Effector, 69, 72, 77 Efficacy, 10, 12, 72 Elective, 7, 72 Electrolyte, 71, 72 Electrophysiological, 72, 82 Emboli, 33, 34, 35, 72 Endotoxins, 70, 72 Environmental Health, 46, 48, 72 Enzymatic, 68, 70, 72 Enzyme, 8, 12, 72, 77, 78, 82 Eosinophils, 72, 75 Epidural, 19, 72 Exercise Therapy, 11, 72 Expiration, 68, 72, 80 Extracorporeal, 9, 11, 26, 33, 72 Extracorporeal Circulation, 9, 72 F Family Planning, 47, 72 Fat, 72 Fatigue, 72, 73

Femoral, 68, 72 Femoral Artery, 68, 72 Flatus, 73 Flutter, 10, 73 Foramen, 7, 19, 69, 73 Forearm, 68, 73 Frostbite, 73, 77 G Gas, 34, 68, 73, 82 Gas exchange, 73, 82 Gastrointestinal, 16, 73 Gene, 8, 53, 67, 73 Glucuronic Acid, 73 Glycoprotein, 18, 73 Governing Board, 73, 78 Graft, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 54, 73 Grafting, 3, 11, 14, 27, 33, 35, 73 Gravis, 6, 73 H Heart failure, 12, 73 Hemorrhage, 73, 81 Heparin, 11, 14, 73 Hepatic, 65, 71, 73 Heredity, 73 Hormones, 65, 73 Hydrogen, 68, 73, 76, 77 Hypertension, 12, 74, 75, 77 Hypoglycaemia, 71, 74 Hypotension, 14, 74 Hypothermia, 26, 74, 80 Hypoxia, 71, 74 I Immune system, 74 Impairment, 71, 74 Impotence, 74, 77 In vivo, 73, 74 Infarction, 74, 79 Infection, 14, 69, 71, 74 Inflammation, 65, 66, 69, 74, 78 Infusion, 11, 74, 82 Inotropic, 65, 74, 76 Intensive Care, 33, 35, 74 Intestines, 73, 74 Intoxication, 71, 74, 83 Intravenous, 15, 74 Ischemia, 74, 79 K Kb, 46, 74 L Labile, 69, 75 Lepirudin, 14, 75

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Leukocytes, 26, 67, 69, 72, 75, 76 Life Expectancy, 33, 35, 75 Ligaments, 70, 75 Lithium, 14, 75 Liver, 65, 67, 73, 75 Localized, 74, 75, 77 Lymphocytes, 66, 75 M Malnutrition, 65, 75 Mammary, 14, 75 Manic, 75 Mechanical ventilation, 8, 75 Medical Staff, 71, 75 MEDLINE, 47, 75 Membrane, 70, 71, 75, 77 Memory, 3, 71, 75 Mental, iv, 4, 11, 33, 35, 46, 48, 69, 71, 72, 75, 78 Meta-Analysis, 5, 11, 75 Metoprolol, 10, 75 MI, 11, 16, 63, 75 Milrinone, 11, 76 Mobilization, 26, 76 Modification, 12, 76, 79 Molecular, 17, 47, 49, 67, 70, 73, 76 Molecule, 66, 69, 72, 76 Monocytes, 75, 76 Multicenter study, 16, 76 Myasthenia, 6, 76 Myocardial infarction, 71, 75, 76 Myocardial Ischemia, 17, 66, 71, 76 Myocardium, 66, 75, 76 N Necrosis, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80 Nerve, 65, 66, 69, 76, 80 Nervous System, 69, 76 Neurologic, 33, 35, 76 Neutrophils, 75, 76 Nitroprusside, 12, 76 O Osmotic, 65, 77 Oxygenation, 34, 77 Oxygenator, 33, 34, 35, 68, 77 P Paediatric, 26, 77 Palliative, 77, 81 Paroxysmal, 13, 66, 77 Pathologic, 67, 71, 77, 82 Percutaneous, 5, 7, 15, 77 Perforation, 73, 77 Perioperative, 20, 77 Peripheral Vascular Disease, 77

PH, 5, 77 Pharmacologic, 66, 77, 82 Phentolamine, 12, 77 Phosphodiesterase, 65, 76, 77 Physical Fitness, 72, 77 Plaque, 32, 77 Plasma, 6, 13, 26, 65, 75, 77, 78 Plasma protein, 65, 78 Platelet Transfusion, 8, 78 Platelets, 26, 78, 81 Pneumonia, 70, 78 Poisoning, 71, 74, 78 Posterior, 33, 35, 71, 78 Postoperative, 10, 13, 15, 29, 33, 35, 78 Practice Guidelines, 48, 54, 78 Predictive factor, 7, 78 Preoperative, 3, 12, 78 Pressoreceptors, 67, 78 Promoter, 6, 78 Propofol, 12, 78 Prospective study, 8, 25, 78 Protein C, 65, 67, 78 Protein S, 67, 78 Proteins, 66, 69, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 Proteolytic, 69, 78 Psychic, 75, 78, 80 Psychomotor, 3, 71, 78 Public Policy, 47, 79 Pulmonary, 14, 29, 65, 67, 79, 82 Pulmonary Artery, 67, 79, 82 Pulmonary Embolism, 14, 79 Pulsation, 73, 79 Q Quality of Life, 7, 8, 79 R Race, 71, 79 Racemic, 71, 79 Radioactive, 73, 79, 81, 82 Radiological, 77, 79 Randomized, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 20, 72, 79 Randomized Controlled Trials, 5, 79 Receptors, Adrenergic, 71, 79 Rectum, 73, 79 Recuperation, 33, 35, 79 Refer, 1, 69, 79 Refractory, 14, 79 Regimen, 72, 79 Renal failure, 71, 79 Reperfusion, 17, 79, 80 Reperfusion Injury, 79, 80 Respiration, 68, 80 Respirator, 75, 80

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Resuscitation, 25, 80 Rewarming, 26, 80 Risk factor, 8, 12, 13, 18, 29, 78, 80 S Saphenous, 19, 80 Saphenous Vein, 19, 80 Screening, 69, 80 Sedative, 71, 80 Seizures, 71, 77, 80 Serum, 13, 65, 69, 80 Shock, 80, 82 Side effect, 65, 80, 81 Skin graft, 80, 81 Skull, 80, 81 Smoking Cessation, 8, 80 Smooth muscle, 65, 76, 80 Social Environment, 79, 80 Social Security, 79, 80 Specialist, 55, 80 Spinal cord, 69, 72, 76, 80 Spirometry, 26, 80 Stents, 33, 35, 81 Sternum, 33, 35, 81 Stimulant, 71, 81 Stomach, 73, 74, 81 Stress, 11, 68, 71, 81 Stroke, 9, 13, 32, 46, 68, 81 Supplementation, 26, 81 Symptomatic, 13, 81 Systemic, 33, 35, 65, 66, 68, 71, 74, 81, 82 T Tachycardia, 71, 81 Technetium, 5, 81 Temporal, 7, 81 Teratogenic, 71, 81 Therapeutics, 81 Thrombocytes, 78, 81

Thrombocytopenia, 14, 65, 81 Thrombosis, 26, 78, 81 Thrombus, 71, 74, 76, 81 Thyroxine, 65, 81 Tissue, 17, 66, 67, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81 Tomography, 52, 81 Toxic, iv, 81, 82 Toxicity, 72, 81 Toxicology, 48, 82 Transfection, 67, 82 Transfusion, 20, 82 Trauma, 33, 35, 71, 76, 82, 83 U Uranium, 81, 82 V Vascular, 7, 11, 12, 19, 65, 67, 74, 76, 78, 81, 82 Vascular Resistance, 65, 67, 82 Vasoconstriction, 71, 82 Vasodilator, 65, 76, 82 Vein, 33, 35, 66, 74, 80, 82 Venous, 34, 78, 82 Venous blood, 34, 82 Ventilation, 82 Ventricle, 33, 35, 79, 82 Ventricular, 7, 17, 65, 82 Ventricular Function, 7, 17, 82 Veterinary Medicine, 47, 82 Virus, 67, 77, 82 Vitro, 73, 74, 82 W Wakefulness, 71, 82 Withdrawal, 71, 77, 83 Wound Infection, 18, 83 X X-ray, 70, 83

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