Overview of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Circulatory System Devices Panel Meeting on the Reclassification of External Counterpulsation, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, and Non-Roller-Type Cardiopulmonary Bypass Blood Pump Devices
The Food and Drug Administration held a Circulatory System Devices Advisory Panel meeting,
The Impact of Crystalloidal and Colloidal Infusion Preparations on Coronary Vascular Integrity, Interstitial Oedema and Cardiac Performance in Isolated Hearts
It appears important to maintain the pH value within a physiological range to maintain optimal myocardial contractility.
Cardioprotection with Esmolol Cardioplegia: Efficacy as a Blood-Based Solution
An esmolol-based cardioplegic solution may be a beneficial alternative to hyperkalaemic solutions.
Unexpected Abrupt Increase in Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis
We investigated the occurrence of pump thrombosis and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, LDH levels presaging thrombosis (and associated hemolysis), and outcomes of different management strategies in a multi-institutional study.
Impact of Cold Ischemia on Mitochondrial Function in Porcine Hearts and Blood Vessels
The effects of cold storage using Custodiol® (Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate, HTK) or isotonic saline solution on mitochondrial function in hearts (left and rights ventricles) and various blood vessels of pigs were investigated.
The Relationship between Low Intraoperative Hematocrit Levels during Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Postoperative Neurological Events
The objective of our study is to analyze whether low intraoperative hematocrit levels have an effect upon postoperative neurological events.
Treatment of Knee Chondropathy with Platelet Rich Plasma. Preliminary Results at 6 Months of Follow-Up with Only One Injection
Recently, PRP have been used to treat early moderate chondropathies. Here we show the preliminary results of 30 patients affected by chondropathy of the knee after 6 months treated with a single intrarticular injection of PRP.
Five-Week Use of a Monopivot Centrifugal Blood Pump as a Right Ventricular Assist Device in Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Right heart failure is a critical complication in patients requiring mechanical ventricular support. However, it is often difficult to provide adequate right ventricular support in the acute phase.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy: Inflammatory Molecules Involved in Tissue Healing
The biological properties of platelets has lead platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) to be considered an innovative and promising approach that has been extended to many field of medicine, ranging from non-union defects, bone fractures, spinal fusion, bone implant and osteointegration, joint arthroplasty, to the treatment of several traumatic or degenerative pathologies of tendons, cartilage and ligaments.
Incidence and Effect of Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the New Valve Academic Research Consortium Criteria
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with a poor prognosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A paucity of data exists regarding the incidence and effect of AKI after TAVR using the new recommended Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria.
Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices: Current Capabilities and Future Opportunities
Recalls of cardiac implantable electrical devices (CIEDs) currently impact hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide.
Autologous Bone Marrow Concentrate: Review and Application of a Novel Intra-Articular Orthobiologic for Cartilage Disease
The potential of cell-based orthobiologic injection therapies (pertaining to therapeutic injectables that aim to restore the biologic environment and/or structural components of diseased or damaged musculoskeletal tissue) is of tremendous interest for younger, more active patients, and is even more appealing in that such therapy can be delivered at point-of-care in the clinic during an office visit.