Abstract Introduction: Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) requires changes in cannulation strategy and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) management when compared to the conventional approach (CAVR). We aimed at evaluating if..
Read MoreAbstract Study objective To describe and compare patient blood management (PBM) practices in cardiac surgery in nine European countries and identify the main risk factors for bleeding or transfusion according..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction: The superiority of pulsatile perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass remains controversial. We analyzed the frequency-domain characteristics and organ protection of pulsatile and nonpulsatile flow in adult patients with valvular..
Read MoreAbstract Objective: Mesenchymal stromal cells have important immunomodulatory and neuroprotective properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of mesenchymal stromal cell administration into a cardiopulmonary bypass..
Read MoreAbstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) exposes blood to artificial surfaces, which induces a systemic inflammatory activation.This may contribute to hypotension during CPB. A perceived difference between two membrane oxygenators was noted...
Read MoreAbstract Objectives To explore the safety and efficacy of total thoracoscopic repair of ventricular septal defects (VSD). We compared clinical outcomes of VSD via a total thoracoscopic approach with those..
Read MoreAbstract Development of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) served the purpose of performing surgery while avoiding the surgical stress triggered by a full median sternotomy. Minimizing surgical trauma is associated..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives To evaluate the association of intraoperative urinary biomarker excretion during cardiac surgery and the subsequent development of acute kidney injury (AKI). Design Prospective, nonrandomized, observational study. Setting Single..
Read MoreAbstract Background Little is known regarding the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) reoxygenation on cardiac function following tetralogy of Fallot repair. We hypothesized that hyperoxic reoxygenation would be more strongly..
Read MoreAbstract Background in adult cardiac surgery is commonly achieved with either multidose blood or single-dose del Nido crystalloid cardioplegia. Aim The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare..
Read MoreAbstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is required for the surgical correction of congenital heart defects and incites an acute inflammatory response that impairs endothelial function post-operatively. Therefore, we hypothesized that the..
Read MoreAbstract Baseline cerebral regional saturation (rSO2) measured using the INVOS 5100C (Medtronic, MN, USA) varies widely among patients with cardiac and/or renal diseases. To identify significant correlates of baseline rSO2 and..
Read MoreAntecedent ACE-inhibition, inflammatory response, and cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury
Abstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may trigger organs damage, including kidney injury, due to a massive cytokine release. In this observational, prospective study, we analyzed the possible impact of chronic treatment..
Read MoreAbstract Background: Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) has a high risk of perioperative bleeding and often requires extensive blood product infusions. Analysis of the changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives: Cardiac postoperative cognitive dysfunction (c-POCD) is a common complication. This article established a nomogram by analyzing preoperative and intraoperative data to help identify high-risk patients and take effective..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives To evaluate recent practice and outcomes of reoperative cardiac surgery via re-sternotomy. Use of early versus late institution of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) before sternal re-entry was of particular..
Read MoreAbstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is very commonly performed among the cardiovascular surgeries, and delayed recovery (DR) is a kind of serious complications in patients with CPB. It is necessary to..
Read MoreAbstract UNLABELLED:Hemodilution during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a primary risk factor for blood transfusion in cardiac surgical patients. Priming of the CPB circuit with the patients' own blood (retrograde autologous..
Read MoreAbstract The current practice of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) requires a preoperative priming of the circuit that is frequently performed with crystalloid solutions. Crystalloid priming avoids massive embolism but is unable..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction: Use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) as graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is controversial because it is related to higher in-hospital mortality, incidence of sternal..
Read MoreAbstract Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and vertebral artery stenosis (VAS) are associated with cerebral infarction after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We read with great interest the article “Cerebral Lesions in Patients..
Read MoreAbstract Background: Early warning systems that utilize dense physiologic data and machine learning may aid prediction of decompensation after congenital heart surgery (CHS). The Compensatory Reserve Index (CRI) analyzes changing..
Read MoreAbstract Minimally invasive extracorporeal technologies (MiECT) are in great expansion in the literature and have an impact in adult cardiac surgery, however, a future challenge will be to expand MiECT..
Read MoreAbstract Background In this study, the effects of pulsatile and non-pulsatile on-pump surgery (CABG) and off-pump CABG techniques on the were investigated. Methods Forty-five patients who planned to elective coronary artery bypass..
Read MoreAbstract Background Zero‐balance ultrafiltration (Z‐BUF) is considered a significant method during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and has always received support regarding its key role in monitoring electrolyte abnormalities including potassium and..
Read MoreAbstract Objective Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has recently replaced cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) as the preferred option for providing circulatory support during lung transplantation. This review aimed to summarize the previous..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with hyperlactatemia, which leads to adverse clinical outcomes. No study has examined the effect of different clamping techniques on postoperative hyperlactatemia (PHL). Thus,..
Read MoreAbstract Factor XII (FXII) deficiency presents as a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) but is not associated with clinically significant bleeding. Activated clotting time (ACT) is used routinely to..
Read MoreAbstract Temperature management is an essential element of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as indicated in the Guide to Good Practice in Clinical Perfusion, ‘The safe conduct of CPB requires the clinical..
Read MoreAbstract To evaluate the effectiveness of retrograde autologous priming (RAP) based on miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit in children undergoing open heart surgery. We performed a retrospective analysis of all..
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