An Analysis of Oxygen Consumption and Oxygen Delivery in Euthermic Infants After Cardiopulmonary Bypass With Modified Ultrafiltration
Control of body temperature to maintain euthermia in addition to the use of MUF may be beneficial to the balance between O2 and DO2 in the early postoperative period.
Heterotopic Heart Transplantation: An Expanding Role in the Twenty-First Century?
Heterotopic heart transplantation is a viable transplant option for selected high-risk heart transplant recipients in spite of somewhat poorer outcomes.
Clinical Effectiveness of Leukocyte Filtration During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In COPD patients having CPB, systemic leukocyte depletion at early reperfusion was associated with better oxygenation, shorter intubation time, and shorter ICU and hospital stays.
Intraaortic Balloon Pumping Improves Hemodynamics and Right Ventricular Efficiency in Acute Ischemic Right Ventricular Failure
Intraaortic balloon pump support does not alter right or left ventricular function in acute right ventricular failure. However, arterial pressure, cardiac output, and right ventricular efficiency are improved, possibly because of a balloon pump–induced reduction in pulmonary arterial resistance.
Femoral Cannulation is Safe for Type A Dissection Repair
Straight femoral cannulation for all phases of type A dissection repair is appropriate and yields excellent clinical results. The anticipated malperfusion events are actually rare (2 of 79 with femoral artery cannulation, or 2.5%).
Total Arterial Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Revascularization of the Total Coronary System: Clinical Outcome and Angiographic Evaluation
Total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass yielded good clinical results and an excellent patency rate of revascularization for the total coronary system.
Quantitative Haemodynamic Evaluation of Aortic Cannulas
We have designed a new type of aortic cannula for extracorporeal circulation which we hypothesize has superior haemodynamic characteristics compared with existing types.
Intercompartmental Fluid Volume Shifts During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Measured by A-Mode Ultrasonography
To investigate the time course of fluid extravasation during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), we measured the peripheral tissue thickness (TT) by A-mode ultrasound in 34 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Quantitative Haemodynamic Evaluation of Aortic Cannulas
We have designed a new type of aortic cannula for extracorporeal circulation which we hypothesize has superior haemodynamic characteristics compared with existing types.
Intercompartmental Fluid Volume Shifts During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Measured by A-Mode Ultrasonography
To investigate the time course of fluid extravasation during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), we measured the peripheral tissue thickness (TT) by A-mode ultrasound in 34 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Inova (Va.): Opens $152 million Heart and Vascular Institute
Inova Health System this week is opening the $152.2 million Heart and Vascular Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital, the region’s first facility […]
Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation Feasible Treatment for Post-MI Injury
Findings from a phase I trial suggest that skeletal myoblast transplantation may improve cardiac function in patients with postinfarction myocardial injury. The […]