Right Ventricular Function v. 1
Right Ventricular Function Patients with right coronary artery disease may be susceptible to right ventricular ischemia and infarction when right ventricular distension […]
Myocardial Oxygen Demand
Myocardial Oxygen Demand The heart extracts more oxygen than other tissues while at rest (50-70%). The heart’s normal compensation for increased […]
Myocardial Ischemia v.1
Myocardial Ischemia Prevention and treatment of perioperative myocardial ischemia is a primary consideration. Two consistent factors associated with the pathogenesis of myocardial […]
Mitral Insufficiency v.1
Mitral Insufficiency Six anatomical components must mesh synchronously to insure proper function of the mitral valve. Disruption of the kinetic interrelationship between […]
The Extracorporeal Circuit v.1
The Extracorporeal Circuit Diversion of blood from the operative site, via an extracorporeal circuit (ECC) is necessary to proceed with open heart […]
Protamine
Protamine Protamine, a polycationic protein derived from salmon milt, possess strong alkalinity because of an amino acid composition consisting of 67% arginine. […]
Coagulopathies
Coagulopathies The most common cause of intraoperative coagulopathy is thrombocytopenia secondary to hemodilution. Thrombocytopenia is a condition where the circulating platelet count […]