Reduction in Clinical Varaibility by Attention to Detail, Self Reflection & A Little Mathematics (Video)

Surgical Trauma Affects the Proinflammatory Status After Cardiac Surgery to a Higher Degree Than Cardiopulmonary Bypass

To quantify the contribution of bypass-induced versus trauma-induced inflammatory response after coronary artery bypass grafting, we examined plasma cytokine levels in 120 patients with coronary artery disease who were treated with or without cardiopulmonary bypass-assisted procedures.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: US Experience

New technological developments in valve design will make transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) available to an even wider group of patients. This review describes the TAVR procedure and its critical stages.

Rat Cardiopulmonary Bypass Model: Application of a Miniature Extracorporeal Circuit Composed of Asanguinous Prime

A clinically relevant rat cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) model would be a valuable tool for investigating pathophysiological and therapeutic strategies on bypass.