Potential Uses of Cord Blood in Cardiac Surgery
Umbilical cord blood, a rich source of multiple populations of nonembryonic stem cells, will be a valuable resource and has the potential to advance therapeutic options for patients with acquired and congenital heart disease.
Maintaining the Standard: A Quality Assurance Study for New Equipment in the Michigan ECMO Program
Activated clotting time (ACT) ranges are targeted to minimize both bleeding and clotting complications during anticoagulation for extracorporeal life support (ECLS) therapy.
Surgical Palliation Strategy does not affect InterStage Ventricular Dysfunction or Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Variants
All 3 palliation strategies, Norwood, Sano, and Hybrid, currently used for hypoplastic left heart syndrome pose a risk of myocardial injury at different times and through different mechanisms.
Thromboembolic Events in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Without Anticoagulation
Heparinization is thought to be mandatory to avoid thromboembolic complications during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). However, bleeding complications are common. We report our experience of VA-ECMO without systemic anticoagulation.
Post-Transplant Outcomes of Children Bridged to Transplant With the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
The aim of this analysis was to determine whether there was a difference in early survival for children bridged to transplant with EXCOR versus status 1A pediatric heart transplant patients not transplanted with ventricular assist device support.
Arterial Complications in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation via Femoral Cannulation
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of peripheral vascular complications in this group of patients and outline the modalities used for treatment.
Adult Non-Cardiac ECMO for the Treatment of ARDS–The Mississippi Experience
This is a retrospective report of the first three adult non-cardiac cases employing ECMO for ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) in Mississippi.
Propofol Infusion Syndrome Resuscitation with Extracorporeal Life Support: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
We report a case of propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) in a young female treated for status epilepticus.
Early Experience of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Program at a Veterans Affairs Facility
We retrospectively reviewed the records of all patients who underwent TAVR during the first year of our program at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
Recent studies reported that using emergency PCI to resuscitate patients has the potential to improve their outcomes. The purpose of this review is to elucidate the effects of PCI among resuscitated patients.
The Effects of Preoperative Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
The results suggested that pre-op RAS inhibitor therapy was associated with significant reductions in the risk of AKI, operative mortality, and septicemia.
Fresh and Citrated Whole-Blood Specimens can Produce Different Thromboelastography Results in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
In some patients on ECMO, use of samples collected in sodium citrate tubes for TEG analysis results in significant artifacts, which could lead to heparin overdosing in these patients.