Neurological Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Related to the Performance of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Study objectives: Neurologic disorders belong among the most serious complications of cardiac surgery. We tested the hypothesis that combinations of hemodynamic events […]
St. Jude Medical Toronto Biologic Aortic Root Prosthesis: Early FDA Phase II IDE Study Results
Thomas G. Gleason, MD, Tirone E. David, MD, Joseph S. Coselli, MD, John W. Hammon, Jr, MD, Joseph E. Bavaria, MDBACKGROUND: Several […]
Limiting Circulatory Arrest Using Regional Low Flow Perfusion
Limiting Circulatory Arrest Using Regional Low Flow Perfusion
Rationale of Platelet Gel to Augment Adaptive Remodeling of the Injured Heart
Rationale of Platelet Gel to Augment Adaptive Remodeling of the Injured Heart
Mini Extracorporeal Circuit for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Initial Clinical and Biochemical Results
W.J. van Boven[1]; W.B. Gerritsen[1]; F.G. Waanders[1]; F.J. Haas[1]; L.P. Aarts[2] [1] St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands [2] University Hospital […]
The In Vitro Effects of Aprotinin on Twelve Different ACT Tests
Abstract: Aprotinin is frequently used during CPB to reduce post-operative bleeding and attenuate the inflammatory response. The level of anticoagulation in these […]
Heart-Brain Institute at the Cleveland Clinic
Heart-Brain Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, “first of its kind”
Liver Blood Flow During Cardiac Surgery
OBJECTIVE: Impairment of liver blood flow and, therefore, potentially liver function, has important short-term consequences because of the liver’s key metabolic importance […]
The Oxygen Dissociation Curve: Quantifying the Shift
An oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve (ODC) quantifies the most important function of red blood cells and that is the affinity for oxygen and […]
The Effects of Leukocyte Reduction on Matrix Metalloproteinase Release in Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of enzymes responsible for degrading the extracellular matrix, a process that likely contributes to the development […]
The Oxygen Dissociation Curve: Quantifying the Shift
An oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve (ODC) quantifies the most important function of red blood cells and that is the affinity for oxygen and […]