The BEST of the BEST: ‘Surfers 2014

Circuit Surfers, International Perfusion

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Editor’s Note:

2014 was a break out year for Circuit Surfers. with roughly 130,000 visits and increasing our readership significantly- we have become a comfortable and diverse on-line meeting site for perfusionists from all over the globe to visit and interact.

Thank you for your support this past year- and 2015 shall indeed be an excellent year 🙂

Below are some of the best articles and posts for 2014.

Frank

The BEST of The BEST : 2014

Frank Aprile

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In patients with evidence of adequate perfusion, a type B component is often associated with a concomitant balanced (normal anion gap) metabolic acidosis and hyperglycemia. These patients will benefit from a more nuanced approach to their type B hyperlactatemia, as many will have a benign course and may be managed expectantly.

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Inclusion of Lidocaine in Cardioplegic Solutions Provides Additional Myocardial Protection

This study evaluated the efficacy of lidocaine in providing myocardial protection during normothermic blood cardioplegia.

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Treating Heart Failure With Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP): Design of the Prospective Evaluation of EECP in Heart Failure (PEECH) Trial

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) treatment can improve exercise tolerance in patients with ischemic heart disease; however, the possible benefits of EECP in patients with stable heart failure (HF) and left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) are unclear.