Determinants and Prognosis of Myocardial Damage After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Although electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography suggest transmural infarction, myocardial damage and the quality of myocardial protection are not recognized unless troponin I (TnI) is assessed.
Treatment of Intrabony Defects With Bovine-Derived Xenograft Alone and in Combination Aith Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes obtained by the combination of PRP and a bovine derived xenograft (BDX) to those obtained from the use of the bone replacement graft alone.
The Safety and Efficacy of “Bloodless” Cardiac Surgery
By applying the numerous reported blood conservation strategies for the management of patients presenting for cardiac surgery, we can preserve our dwindling blood resources and help alleviate some of the direct costs of blood as well as the indirect costs of treating noninfectious and infectious complications of transfusion.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Stem Cell Transplant: Clinical Decision-Making in the Absence of Evidence
Case report of a 13-yr-old patient after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant for stage III neuroblastoma with sepsis and hemodynamic instability who survived to discharge after a 6-day course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.
Application of Dynamic Bubble Trap in Coronary Artery Bypass With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: An Initial Study
To investigate the effectiveness of dynamic bubble trap (DBT) on air microbubble elimination from both the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit and middle cerebral arteries, and evaluate its possible impact on blood cells and coagulatory function.
Recombinant Factor VIIa (NovoSeven) as a Hemostatic Agent After Surgery For Aongenital Heart Disease
We present our experience with rFVIIa treatment for uncontrolled bleeding after open-heart surgery in five pediatric patients.
Beneficial Effect of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiovascular Surgery
The efficacy of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) in avoiding homologous blood transfusion (HBT) during cardiovascular surgery remains controversial. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of ANH on blood transfusion requirements during open cardiovascular surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
Reinfusion of Aspirated Pericardial Blood During CPB
Usually, cotton laparotomy sponges are discarded when they become blood soaked. During bypass surgery, however, they are often wrung out into the pericardial sac and the contents of the sac are aspirated into the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit.
Recombinant Factor VIIa (NovoSeven) as a Hemostatic Agent After Surgery For Aongenital Heart Disease
We present our experience with rFVIIa treatment for uncontrolled bleeding after open-heart surgery in five pediatric patients.
Coronary Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass Versus the Conventional Approach in High-Risk Patients
High-risk patients may benefit the most from off-pump CABG. The aim of this study was to compare early and mid-term clinical outcomes after off-pump CABG with on-pump CABG in a subset of high-risk patients.
Neurologic Preservation by Na+-H+ Exchange Inhibition Prior to 90 Minutes of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
The effects of pretreatment with cariporide (HOE 642 Aventis Pharma, Strasbourg - Cedex, France), a Na+–H+ exchanger (NHE) blocker, were studied in a cerebral ischemia–reperfusion model of hypothermic arrest.
First Clinical Experience With the VSTENT: A Device for Direct Left Ventricle-to-Coronary Artery Bypass
Stent-based left ventricle-to-coronary artery stent (VSTENT) is a newly developed, alternative surgical revascularization procedure (VCAB). We present here our initial experience using this technique.