You may also like
Review and Reflections about Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Devices from History to Future: Concerning Safety and Low Haemolysis — Still Needed
Volume displacement pumps can produce high blood pressure, so they are indispensable for clinical use today and in the future. In this work, nearly all pulsatile blood pumps used in clinical life are described.
1 min read
A Novel Method for the Direct Determination of Heparin Concentration During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
The aim of this prospective study was to test a novel light scattering assay (LiSA) for the direct determination of heparin concentration during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery and to compare the heparin concentrations with routinely determined activated clotting time (ACT).
1 min read
The Long Pentraxin PTX3: A Candidate Anti-Inflammatory Mediator in Cardiac Surgery
Recent findings, highlighting the as yet rather obscure role of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in these processes, are discussed in this review article.
1 min read