You may also like
Balloon Pump Challenges (EP Video)
Joie Meikle discusses challenges with intra-aortic balloon pumping (29:41 minutes).
1 min read
Indication and Structures and Management of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Review of the Literature
Currently, TAVI should be restricted to patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis and contraindications against open heart surgery or maximum perioperative risk. The surgical risk should be assessed by a multidisciplinary team. The procedure should be performed by interdisciplinary heart teams in hospitals with a cardiac surgery unit.
1 min read
Hypercoagulopathy, Acquired Coagulation Disorders and Anticoagulation Before, During and After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19: A Case Series
Coronavirus-induced coagulopathy and bleeding disorders during vvECMO cannot be discriminated via ‘routine’ coagulation tests. Precise and specific analyses followed by the appropriate treatment of coagulation disorders may help us develop tailored therapeutic concepts to better manage the phases described above.
1 min read