First Transportation on a Berlin Heart EXCOR Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Transplantation to Arkansas Children’s Hospital (EP Video)
Dorothy Garbin discusses the first transportation on a Berlin Heart EXCOR Left Ventricular Assist Device (7:52 minutes).
AmSECT Presidential Address (EP Video)
David Fitzgerald discusses the present and future of AmSECT(61:36 minutes).
A Case Study: The Need to Develop Standardized Protocols for the Timing of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Initiation Among Patients in Cardiac Arrest (EP Video)
Matthew Mosca presents a case study on the need to develop protocols for the timing of ECMO (11:52 minutes).
Successful Bridge to Transplant Using the Pediatric VAD – Berlin Heart EXCOR (EP Video)
Brandon Livingston discusses a successful bridge to transplant with the Berlin Heart EXCOR (11:31 minutes).
Overview of Statistical Tests for Research (EP Video)
Donald Likosky provides an overview on the statistical research tests used in research (20:23 minutes).
Thromboelastometry Overestimates the Need for Hemostatic Agents (EP Video)
Arndt Kiessling discusses the use of TEG and how it may overestimate the need for hemostatic agents (15:31 minutes).
Thrombectomy under Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Induced by Liver Injury
As liver function deteriorated quickly despite heparin administration, surgical thrombectomy was performed under hypothermic circulatory arrest through sternotomy and laparotomy.
Impact of Closed Minimal Extracorporeal Circulation on Microvascular Tissue Perfusion during Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Intravital Imaging in a Prospective Randomized Study
The use of MECC in AVR did not affect procedural safety
Impact of Varying Degrees of Renal Dysfunction on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Worsening renal function was associated with increased in-hospital mortality, hospital length of stay, and ICU length of stay in SAVR patients, but not in TAVR patients.
A Meta-Analysis of Pulmonary Function With Pulsatile Perfusion in Cardiac Surgery
The aim of this study was to determine whether pulsatile or nonpulsatile perfusion had a greater effect on pulmonary dysfunction in randomized controlled trials.
Arterial Pressure and Cerebral Blood Flow Variability: Friend or Foe? A Review
This review presents the dichotomous views on the role of hemodynamic variability on clinical outcome
Expert Position Paper on the Management of Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Expert position paper on the management of antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery