The Use of Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation in Donors after Cardiac Death
The use of ECMO in donors after cardio-circulatory death should be encouraged and further developed.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Three-Vessel Disease and Left Main Coronary Disease: 5-Year Follow-Up of the Randomised, Clinical SYNTAX Trial
CABG should remain the standard of care for patients with complex lesions
Blood Pressure Excursions below the Cerebral Autoregulation Threshold during Cardiac Surgery are Associated with Acute Kidney Injury
Excursions of mean arterial blood pressure below the limit of autoregulation and not absolute mean arterial blood pressure are independently associated with for acute kidney injury.
Ethical Dilemmas Surrounding the use of Ventricular Assist Devices in Supporting Patients with End-Stage Organ Dysfunction
In this paper, we provide an introduction to ethical considerations related to the use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) in end-stage organ failure,
High Haematocrit in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease Affects how Fibrinogen Activity is Determined by Rotational Thromboelastometry
Supra-physiologic HCT causes abnormal ROTEM test results consistent with increased dilution of fibrinogen and coagulation factors in whole blood by red cells.
Jugular Venous Oxygenation during Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients at Risk for Abnormal Cerebral Autoregulation: Influence of Alpha-Stat versus pH-Stat Blood Gas Management
Patients at risk for poor cerebral autoregulation have higher oxygen tensions and saturations if pH-stat blood gas management is used during cardiopulmonary bypass.
A Review of Ethical Considerations for Ventricular Assist Device Placement in Older Adults
This article reviews some of the complex ethical issues that accompany the diffusion of ventricular assist devices (VADs) for heart failure patients
Right Ventricular Rupture and Tamponade Caused by Malposition of the Avalon Cannula for Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
We report a case of unexpected wire migration into the right ventricle at the time of final cannula advancement, resulting in right ventricular rupture and tamponade.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuitry
Modern era extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuitry and components are simpler, safer, more compact, and can be used across a wide variety of patient sizes from neonates to adults.
Transfemoral Balloon Expandable Aortic Valve Implantation in a Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome
This case presentation represents the first case on the treatment of severe aortic stenosis on a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome
Comparison between Normothermic and Mild Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Myocardial Revascularization of Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction
The aim of this study was to investigate whether normothermic bypass is superior to mild hypothermia in patients with poor left ventricular function.
Normothermic Extracorporeal Human Liver Perfusion following Donation after Cardiac Death
Normothermic extracorporeal liver perfusion (NELP) may increase the ability to protect, evaluate and, in future, transplant DCD livers.