Type A Dissection Leads to Total Artificial Heart Bridge-to-Transplant (EP Video)
Kelly Sullivan presents a case report expressed the complicated road to recovery for a patient who underwent two heart transplant procedures (17:31 minutes).
Hybrid Procedures: The Non Duel Between the Surgeons and the Interventionalist (EP Video)
Chen Chan presents case study of a patient with complex hypoplastic left heart syndrome treated by primary cardiac transplantation will be presented from in-utero findings and listing through immediate post-natal “hybrid” palliation with bilateral branch pulmonary arterial banding and ductal stent placement and finally primary transplantation (21:17 minutes).
Regional Oximetry: Clinical Evidence Update (EP Video)
Michael Boylan presents a case series comparing the clinical performance of different regional oximeters will be reviewed along with the findings from two systemic reviews of the current regional saturation literature (33:17 minutes).
Frozen Elephant Trunk (EP Video)
Dr. Thomas Beaver discusses his approach to the Frozen Elephant Trunk procedure (28:07 minutes).
What is a MAZE Operation? (EP Vieo)
Dr. Thomas Beaver explains the MAZE operation in great detail (20:37 minutes).
Xvivo Lung Preservation (EP Video)
Ex-vivo lung preservation (EVLP) provides an alternative to obtaining viable donor lungs (35:24 minutes).
ECMO Cannulation Sites: A Case Study (EP Video)
Heal Patel discusses veno-arterial ECMO, also known as VA-ECMO in which the femoral artery and vein are used for the cannulation site (15:22 minutes).
Myocardial Protection in 2015 (EP Video)
Richard Hayes focuses on the clinical , technical, and perfusion management aspects that these complex surgical pathology present, current strategies and techniques, and the data we have available to support our protection strategy choices (46:21 minutes).
Invasion of Privacy: Big Data and Modern Times (EP Video)
Susan Blair present on Big Data and more on the personal rather than the professional aspects of privacy (27:04 minutes)
A Perfusionist Abroad II: Pumping in Persia (EP Video)
Brian Forsberg introduces to the newly founded charity, Novick Cardiac Alliance along with a brief historical overview of Iran followed by a narrative of my recent trip to the capital city, Tehran (32:34 minutes).
Evidence for why Inadequate Cerebral Blood Flow is a Cause of Cerebral Injury in even the Most “Routine” Cardiac Surgery, and why NIRS is Your Real-Time Friend to Optimize Brain Perfusion (EP Video)
This presentation reviews the epidemiology of neuro injury following CABG, and shows how NIRS is a valuable real-time tool to help resolve inadequacies in cerebral perfusion (14:16 minutes).
Generational Diversity in Perfusion: Beyond the Stereotypes Towards an Enlightened Workplace (EP Video)
Managing diversity means minimizing the challenges or barriers to a productive and diverse workforce. The more effective hospitals and staffing companies are at supporting diversity and inclusion, the more engagement perfusionists will experience in teams (55:08 minutes).