Abstract Background Pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) often receive repeated red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. This study aims to quantify and characterize causes of RBC loss on ECMO...
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Abstract Due to the high treatment costs associated with durable ventricular assist devices, an intra-ventricular balloon pump (IVBP) was developed to provide low-cost, short-term support for patients suffering from severe..
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Abstract Background Anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-antibody production represents a major barrier to heart transplantation, limiting recipient compatibility with potential donors and increasing the risk of complications with poor waiting-list outcomes...
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Abstract Background Cerebral circulatory arrest times >40 minutes during have previously been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to redefine what would..
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Abstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a complex biomechanical engineering undertaking and an essential component of cardiac surgery. However, similar to all complex bioengineering systems, CPB activities are prone to a..
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Abstract Since the initiation of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry in 1989, more than 47,000 neonates treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have been registered worldwide with an overall..
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Abstract Background Anesthetic gases have been known to cause damage when inhaled over long periods of time. Modern safety measures have been put in place to reduce the risk to..
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Abstract Introduction: Oxygenator exchange during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-threatening procedure. D-dimer has been used to predict oxygenator failure, but it is a parameter used a few days..
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Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common major complications of cardiac surgery, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Cardiac surgery-associated AKI has a complex,..
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Patient with Heart tumor between RPA and LA undergone extensive resection of tumor with beating heart. [playlist ids="38181"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center..
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off Pump Aortic Valve vegectomy as well as TV BE vegectomy. [playlist ids="38176"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as well as Head of..
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Malignant Course of RCA between Ascending aorta and pulmonary trunc confirmed by clinical symptoms and conventional Angio and CTA undergone detachment and réimplantation of RCA trunc. [playlist ids="38150"] Dr.Sam..
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90 years old female with RT sided diaphragmatic hernia and Severe Mitral stenosis undergone simultaneous repair with good course and post op xray. [gallery ids="38141"] [playlist ids="38145"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian..
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Abstract Introduction: We aimed to investigate parameters for prediction of post-operative blood loss and re-operation in patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods: Thrombin generation assay, activated partial thromboplastin time, activated clotting time..
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Abstract Introduction: To determine the oxygenator impact on alterations of meropenem (MEM)/vaborbactam (VBR) in a contemporary neonatal/pediatric (1/4-inch) and adolescent/adult (3/8-inch) extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuit including the Quadrox-i® oxygenator...
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is one of the most important supporting therapies for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure, and the core component of ECMO is the membrane oxygenator. However,..
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Abstract Patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) inherit substantial disease-associated metabolic, endocrinologic, and immunologic modifications. Along with the technical components of ECMO, the aforementioned alterations may affect patients' needs and..
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Abstract Background Either deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest or hypothermic perfusion with antegrade selective cerebral perfusion is used during the Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Normothermic perfusion has..
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Abstract Background Mechanical ventilation is a technique for supporting or substituting respiration. Fibrin deposition in the pulmonary microcirculation and alveolar sacs (hyaline membrane generation) is a major inflammatory route of..
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Abstract Introduction Cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) has a number of preoperative and intraoperative risk factors. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) factors have not yet been elucidated in a single..
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Abstract Currently 30-day mortality is commonly used as a quality indicator for cardiac surgery; however, prediction models have not included the role of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We hypothesized that reproducing..
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Abstract Heparin anticoagulation increases the bleeding risk during extracorporeal life support (ECLS). This study determined whether factor XII (FXII) silencing using short interfering RNA (siRNA) can provide ECLS circuit anticoagulation without bleeding. Adult..
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Three Do sternotomy and MV cleaning with LA size reduction. [gallery ids="38103"] [playlist ids="38107"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as well as Head..
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SVCS and bacterial endocarditis undergone SVC reconstruction with bovine pericardial patch. Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as well as Head of IUMS transplant..
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Patient with ESRD and dialysis Catheter and complete SVC occlusion with SVC syndrome undergone complete SVC reconstruction with Bovine pericardial patch. [gallery ids="38097"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of..
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Cardioplegia is a pharmacological therapy administered during cardiac surgery to intentionally and temporarily arrest the heart. The first solution used during cardiopulmonary bypass was reported by Dr. Melrose in the..
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Technical Aspects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Process Overview Blood is drained from the vena caval filters directly into a reservoir. Normally a single two-stage cannula is used (drains blood from the..
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Abstract Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), a technique in which isolated lungs are continually ventilated and perfused at normothermic temperature, is emerging as a promising platform to optimize donor lung..
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