Coronary involvement in aortic dissection heralds a poor outcome. Involvement of the left main stem may lead to left ventricular (LV) failure requiring mechanical circulatory support.
In a prospective randomized study, patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) without cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac arrest (off-pump CABG) had […]
This study was designed to investigate the expression kinetics and patterns of plasma biomarkers throughout the pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedure to help predict those patients most at risk for complications.