EURO-ELSO 1st Congress: Spring 2012

Cross-Clamping a Porcelain Aorta: An Alternative Technique for High-Risk Patients

Aortic cross-clamping in patients with porcelain aorta is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.

Does the Circadian Rhythm of Melatonin Affect Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Melatonin is a potent scavenger of free radicals and an antioxidant. We studied the relationship between the protective effect of melatonin against ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) during cardiopulmonary bypass, the plasma level of melatonin, and the time of surgery.

The Adjunctive Use of Angio-Seal in Femoral Vascular Closure Following Percutaneous Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

The objective of this study was to describe and evaluate the adjunctive technique of Angio-Seal (AS) use to augment the dual Perclose ProGlide (PP) in achieving haemostasis in patients undergoing transfemoral percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).