New Technologies: Edwards EMBOL-X System

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: The Surgeon’s Perspective

Remote ischemic preconditioning, with the use of brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion of vascular territories remote from the heart, has been shown convincingly to decrease myocardial injury.

The Oxygen Dissociation Curve: Quantifying the Shift

An oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve (ODC) quantifies the most important function of red blood cells and that is the affinity for oxygen and […]