Unraveling the Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Genetic Analysis
By Luc Puis Every perfusionist knows that the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is often blamed for initiating an inflammatory reaction that […]
Beating Heart – HIV-to-HIV Heart – Partial Heart
By Luc Puis Let’s talk transplantation today. Last Thursday, September 29, was International Heart Day, so let’s take heart. Three remarkable, first […]
LivaNova (TandemLife) Recalls LifeSPARC System for Risk of Unintentional Extended Pump Stop During Controller Critical Failure
By Luc Puis LivaNova (TandemLife) is recalling the LifeSPARC Controller, part of the LifeSPARC System, due to a software malfunction that may […]
Postage Stamp Ultrasound and Pressure Measuring Tattoos: Wearables of the Future
By Luc Puis New technology is exciting, especially when it’s something that might be potentially useful in your daily clinical practice. Everything […]
Playing Cupid, an Arrow Through the Heart
By Luc Puis “How was your day, honey?” “Well, I did something really stupid, and then I was extremely lucky to survive […]
Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: September 19, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
While Heart Disease Will Surge,<br />Safety in Hospitals Becomes Better
By Luc Puis There is bad news with good news and good news with bad news, just to show that there are […]
Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: <br>September 15, 2022</br>
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
How to Become a Perfusionist
Perfusionists are a rare breed, and so it’s even more difficult to know how to become one. This article talks about how to become a perfusionist in the USA.
Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: <br>September 7, 2022</br>
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including new reviews, COVID trials, transplant news, and interesting findings on blood groups.
It’s a Zombie Apo(r)calypse – <br>Reviving Cells from Prolonged Ischemia</br>
Scientists from Yale School of Medicine were able to revive cells from different organs after prolonged ischemia using pigs that had been without circulation for one hour and then put on ECMO.
Perfusion.com Cardiovascular News Roundup: September 2, 2022
Weekly roundup of interesting reads for the perfusion community, this week including a re-cap on the continuous search for biocompatible materials, big studies in China, Norway and the Netherlands, along with new technologies and original research.