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First Clinical Experience With the VSTENT: A Device for Direct Left Ventricle-to-Coronary Artery Bypass

Stent-based left ventricle-to-coronary artery stent (VSTENT) is a newly developed, alternative surgical revascularization procedure (VCAB). We present here our initial experience using this technique.

Role of Hemodilutional Anemia and Transfusion During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Renal Injury After Coronary Revascularization: Implications on Operative Outcome

We aimed to 1) elucidate if and how this relation is modulated by the duration of CPB (TCPB) and on-pump packed red blood cell transfusions and 2) to quantify the impact of post-CPB renal injury on operational outcome and resource utilization.