Venous-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiac Arrest: A Clinical Challenge
Guidelines stated that extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may improve outcomes after refractory cardiac arrest (CA) in cases of cardiogenic shock and witnessed arrest, where there is an underlying circulatory disease amenable to immediate corrective intervention.
Totally Robotic Atrial Septal Defect Closure: 7-Year Single-Institution Experience and Follow-Up
This study reports on a large group of patients who underwent totally robotic atrial septal defect (ASD) repair on an arrested or beating heart at a single institution with a 7-year follow-up.
New HTK-N46B Cardioplegia Provides Superior Protection During Ischemia/Reperfusion in Failing Hearts
The aim of this paper was to improve operative outcome during open-heart surgery in patients with failing hearts, the composition of cardioplegic solutions has to be further optimized.
Custodiol Versus Blood Cardioplegia in Complex Cardiac Operations: An Australian Experience
We hypothesized that a single administration of Bretschneider histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) crystalloid solution (Custodiol) offers myocardial protection comparable with repeated tepid blood cardioplegia.
Review Inflammation Guideline (EP Video)
David C. Fitzgerald discusses the best practices with inflammation management during CPB (20:20 minutes).
Eight Hours of Cold Static Storage with Adenosine and Lidocaine (Adenocaine) Heart Preservation Solutions: Toward Therapeutic Suspended Animation
Our aim was to investigate the effects of 8 hours of cold static storage (4°C) using 2 normokalemic, polarizing adenosine-lidocaine (Adenocaine; Hibernation Therapeutics Global Ltd, Kilquade, Ireland) solutions and to compare their functional recovery with hearts preserved in gold standard histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (Custodiol-HTK; Essential Pharma, Newtown, Pa) and Celsior (Genzyme, Cambridge, Mass) solutions.
Pediatric ECMO for Post-Operative Cardiac Arrest: A Case Presentation (EP Video)
Dr. Manny Brito presents a case report on pediatric ECMO for post-operative cardiac arrest (38:01 minutes).
Regional Oximetry: New Science and Applications (EP Video)
Michael Boylan discusses some new applications for regional cerebral oximetry (26:30 minutes).
The Atrial Septum in Patients with Heart Failure Requiring Extra-Corporeal Support: Friend or Foe (EP Video)
K. Chen Chan discusses the atrial septum in patients with heart failure (20:08 minutes).
Heartmate and the Normal Life: A Patients Perspective (EP Video)
Reiss Tatum discusses his life with a Heartmate 2 VAD implanted (43:21 minutes).
Balloon Pump Challenges (EP Video)
Joie Meikle discusses challenges with intra-aortic balloon pumping (29:41 minutes).
Absolute NIRS: The Science and Clinical Support (EP Video)
Miles Mehaffey discusses the science of cerebral oximetry (20:52 minutes).