Affordable Health Care Act (EP Video)
Dr. Robert Dunton discusses the impacts of the affordable healthcare act on medical professionals (45:40 minutes).
Acute Rescue Support Devices (EP Video)
Wayne Calder discusses the recent advances with the Centrimag ventricular assist system (22:01 minutes).
Hereditary AT Deficiency & the Use of Thrombate III (EP Video)
Alexander Duncan discusses the use of Thrombate III for hereditary Antithrombin deficiency (43:04 minutes).
Nutrition Rendition: A Healthier Way to Live, & How the Heck Did We & Our Patients Get Here (EP Video)
John Brooks discusses the prospects of a healthier lifestyle for our patients (46:04 minutes).
Sulforaphane Pretreatment Prevents Systemic Inflammation and Renal Injury in Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass
A porcine model was established to study the signaling pathways that promote systemic inflammation in response to cardiac surgery
Is Selective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Superior to Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion for Brain Protection During Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest? Metabolic Evidence From Microdialysis
This study aimed to investigate whether selective antegrade cerebral perfusion or retrograde cerebral perfusion is a better technique for brain protection in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest by obtaining metabolic evidence from microdialysis.
Anticoagulation Monitoring during Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
The best method of monitoring anticoagulation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is unknown.
An Analysis of Pump Thrombus Events in Patients in the HeartWare ADVANCE Bridge to Transplant and Continued Access Protocol Trial
In this study, we analyze the incidence of pump thrombus,
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Resuscitation of Deceased Cardiac Donor Livers for Hepatocyte Isolation
The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to resuscitate DCD porcine livers
A Novel Emboli Protection Cannula during Cardiac Surgery: In Vitro Results
A straight-tip cannula may be safer in terms of cerebral embolic consequences during cardiac surgery.
Lung Perfusion and Ventilation during Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Strategy to Avoid Postoperative Pulmonary Complications and Right Ventricular Failure
Continuous pulmonary perfusion and ventilation represents an emerging strategy for pulmonary protection during cardiac surgery.
Disseminated Malignancy after Extracorporeal Life Support and Left Ventricular Assist Device, Diagnosed by Left Ventricular Apical Core Biopsy
We describe a patient in whom disseminated malignancy was revealed