The First Ever Artificial Heart Transplantation in Azerbaijan

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery

We conducted a multicenter, sham-controlled trial involving adults at increased surgical risk who were undergoing on-pump CABG (with or without valve surgery) with blood cardioplegia.

Successful Repair of Aortic Annulus Rupture During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support

We describe a case of aortic annular rupture with involvement of right coronary artery ostium leading to cardiac tamponade and cardiac arrest, successfully managed by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, open drainage of the pericardial space, pericardial patching of the defect and bypass of the affected vessel with excellent post-procedural results.