Low-Intensity Anticoagulation Effective And Safe In Mitral Stenosis And Atrial Fibrillation
Low-intensity anticoagulation is an “effective and safe” strategy to prevent thromboembolism in patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation. This open randomised […]
Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Arterial Switch with Full-flow CPB
Objectives: Neonatal cardiac surgery has been associated with unfavorable neurodevelopmental events. We investigated a patient cohort operated on predominantly with full-flow cardiopulmonary […]
The Insult of Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
In coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), derangements in hemostasis and an integrated systemic inflammatory response (SIRs) contribute to bleeding, transfusion requirements, […]
Proactive Patient Management After Cardiac Bypass Surgery Improves Survival Rates
Proactive management of children who undergo cardiac surgery and receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support may significantly increase survival rates, according to […]
Effect of CO2 Insufflation on the Number and Behavior of Air Microemboli in Open-Heart Surgery. A Randomized Clinical Tr
BACKGROUND: The risks that the presence of air microemboli implies in open-heart surgery have recently been emphasized by reports that their number […]
Changes in Hemostasis During Pediatric Heart Surgery: Impact of a Biocompatible Heparin-coated Perfusion System
BACKGROUND: This study describes the response in hemostasis during open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in children ( 10 kg) and tests […]
Cardiac Surgery with Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Produces Less Systemic Inflammatory Response
Objective: We sought to compare low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in respect to the influence on the systemic inflammatory […]
Heart-Lung Transplant Found to Benefit Eisenmenger Syndrome
Heart-lung transplantation may offer a survival benefit to patients with Eisenmenger Syndrome, especially those with ventricular septal defect. Canadian and American researchers […]
Heart Disease Primary Care In England Biased Towards Men
Primary care for patients with heart disease in England is systematically biased towards men even though there is no indication of deliberate […]
Artificial Surface-Induced Cytokine Synthesis: Effect of Heparin Coating and Complement Inhibition
Background: Contact between blood and artificial surfaces induces an inflammatory response including activation of leukocytes and platelets, as well as complement and […]