Cardiac-Allograft Vasculopathy Is Significantly Lower Among Heart Transplant Patients Treated with Everolimus
The severity and incidence of cardiac-allograft vasculopathy was significantly lower among first heart transplant patients treated with everolimus compared with those treated […]
New Policy Curbs Exaggeration of Heart Transplant Urgency
Prior to a policy change in 1999, heart transplant centers were said to be increasingly exaggerating the severity of their patients’ illnesses […]
On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: More Heat-Shock Protein 70 is Released After On-Pump Surgery
Objectives: The use of cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may contribute to the postoperative inflammatory response. The molecular chaperone […]
Critical Values of Hematocrit and Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation as Parameters for Safe Cardiopulmonary Bypass
OBJECTIVE: Mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) is high despite a low hematocrit implies that the relationship between oxygen demand and supply is […]
The Hemobag: A New Device for Autologous Whole Blood Salvaging for Use With Any Extracorporeal Circuit
The Hemobag is a medical device developed by medical professionals with years of experience in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery, to assist […]
The Influence of Hemodilution on Outcome After Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Background: We hypothesized that cognitive impairment and hemodynamic instability after infant cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass might be exacerbated by hemodilution. Methods: […]
Electrocardiographic Evidence Of Myocardial Ischaemia During Hemodilution Probably Benign
The development of the higher heart rates during haemodilution may have contributed to the development of an imbalance between myocardial supply and […]
Artificial Hemoglobin Could Become Blood Substitute
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – A genetically engineered version of hemoglobin may someday serve as the main ingredient in an artificial blood […]
A Story About Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HES)
The month of August is for me a time of remembrance. My wife and I just celebrated our 26th anniversary. I am […]
Changes in Hemostasis During Pediatric Heart Surgery: Impact of a Biocompatible Heparin-Coated Perfusion System
BACKGROUND: This study describes the response in hemostasis during open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in children (
Artificial Surface-Induced Cytokine Synthesis: Effect of Heparin Coating and Complement Inhibition
Background: Contact between blood and artificial surfaces induces an inflammatory response including activation of leukocytes and platelets, as well as complement and […]