Does myocardial cooling with ice-slush provide no cardioprotective effects in aortic valve replacement?
Topical cooling with ice-slush does not provide additional cardioprotective effects. Comparison with an historical cohort indicates that administration of crystalloid cardioplegia following a rigid protocol might reduce myocardial damage.
This tissue-based analysis of cerebral arteriolar disease demonstrates that HCV constitutes an independent risk, in addition to African American race, hypertension, and cART. Further study is needed to understand what aspects of HCV and cART contribute to cerebrovascular neuropathogenesis.