Bubbles in the bloodstream are not a normal condition - yet they remain a fact of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), having been extensively studied and documented since its inception some 50 years ago.
Patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock unresponsive to pressors show improved survival rates when placed on emergent cardiopulmonary support. […]
Right ventricular function is an independent predictor of mortality and heart failure in patients with left ventricular dysfunction following myocardial infarction. Previous […]
