Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Global Reperfusion Injury: Avoidance by Making a Pump Prime Reperfusate
Objective: We sought to determine whether damage after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest can be diminished by changing pump prime components when reinstituting […]
Coronary Bypass Safe in Patients With Low Ejection Fraction
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health) – Patients with coronary artery disease and severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction can still benefit from coronary […]
The Future of the Perfusion Profession
We recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first successful use of cardiopulmonary bypass. It appears to many practicing clinical perfusionists that […]
UCLA Approach Expands Heart Donor Pool for Transplantation
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Marginal hearts from older donors can be used for older patients, thereby expanding the limited pool of […]
Molecular Mechanisms of Heparin-Induced Platelet Dysfunction
Introduction Hemostasis involves many components, all of which must function properly in order for the process to be efficient. Maintaining adequate hemostasis […]
Important Questions to Ask when Purchasing Medical Professional Liability Insurance
Malpractice Insurace Considerations: You want to be sure you have an incident sensitive form/policy. This means that when you report a bad […]
Jostra Acquires Munich Medical Engineering Firm
The Baden-Württemberg company Jostra AG acquired the firm of consulting engineers Heinze from Eresing near Munich and, as Jostra Medical Engineering Center […]
Higher Bypass Temperature Correlates With Increased White Cell Activation in the Cerebral Microcirculation
OBJECTIVE: Cardiopulmonary bypass induces a systemic inflammatory response, which in turn promotes a cascade of leukocyte and endothelial cell activity. We investigated […]
New Magnesium Regimen Reduces Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After CABG
The incidence of atrial fibrillation, a common and dreaded complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), is reduced when a novel magnesium […]
Magnesium Helps Prevent Arrhythmia After Cardiac Surgery
Magnesium administration helps prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, researchers reported here on March 9th at the American College […]
Outcomes Similar in Acute Myocardial Infarction Women Treated the Same as Men
Women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with a reperfusion strategy based largely on percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) have outcomes similar to […]
Obesity Rates Continues to Rise in the United States
Findings from two studies by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in […]