THI: Leading the Way with 1000+ VADS (EP Video)
Sanjay Patel discusses the Texas Heart experience with over 1000 VAD devices implanted to-date (47:25 minutes).
The Role of Microplegia in Reducing Post-Operative Low Cardiac Output Syndrome (EP Video)
Paul Murphy discusses the role of microplegia in reducing low cardiac output syndrome (25:33 minutes).
Rocky Mountain Perfusion and the Quest Myocardial Protection System (EP Video)
Pamela Milligan discusses her group's experience with the Quest MPS System (20:42 minutes).
Latest Advances in Transcatheter Valve Technology (EP Video)
Dr. Faraz Kerendi discussed the latest advances in transcatheter valve technology (30:53 minutes).
Perfusion of the Future: Modulor CPB (EP Video)
Dr. Seradar Gunyadin discusses the future of perfusion, and it's modular! (22:25 minutes).
The New Extracorporeal Coagulation (EP Video)
Keith Scott, MD (23:57 minutes).
Hypothermic Continuous Machine Perfusion Improves Metabolic Preservation and Functional Recovery in Heart Grafts
The number of heart transplants is decreasing due to organ shortage, yet the donor pool could be enlarged by improving graft preservation. Hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) has been shown to improve kidney, liver, or lung graft preservation.
History of Cardioplegia (EP Video)
James Serley discusses the history of cardioplegia and current trends (23:06 minutes).
Hemodilution: Pros and Cons (EP Video)
Clint Robertson discusses the pros and the cons of hemodilution during CPB (18:51 minutes).
Innovation of a Novel Blood Conservation Technique (EP Video)
Al Arceneaux discusses a novel blood conservation technique (18:37 minutes).
Skin Pigmentation Interferes with the Clinical Measurement of Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation
Devices utilizing near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy have been used to assess regional intracerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) during anaesthesia for a decade. The presence of wide differences among individuals reduces their applicability to steady-state measurements.
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: The Next Wave (EP Video)
Courtney Peterson discusses the prospects of Ex-Vivo lung perfusion (21:38 minutes).