Abstract Introduction We performed in vitro experiments using whole human blood without anticoagulants to clarify the activity of anticoagulant proteins on membranes coated with acrylate-copolymer (ACP) with a hydrophilic blood-contacting layer compared..
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Abstract Background: We aimed to evaluate the effect of third-generation hydroxyethyl starch (6% HES 130/0.4) on hemostasis and perioperative blood loss in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) with..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES Cardiopulmonary bypass generates a systemic inflammatory response. This inflammatory response is reduced if patients are ventilated during bypass, as evidenced by lower levels of postoperative circulating inflammatory..
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Abstract Study objective On-pump cardiac surgery is associated with a high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), which can substantially affect risk of mortality and morbidity depending on its severity...
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E-AEC Info session: all you need to know about the ELSO Adult ECMO Practitioner Certification: -Application: how to apply for E-AEC?? -Bedside experience & other -Criteria required to apply for..
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Aortic Valve replacement and reduction aortoplasty and single graft how to perform easily with post operative TTE you can see single vessel bypass also performed. Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani,..
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Aortic Valve replacement and reduction aortoplasty and single graft how to perform easily with post operative TTE you can see single vessel bypass also performed. Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO..
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Importance of finding the CX vessels in acute MI and revascularisation for acute mitral regurgitation. [playlist ids="27713"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as well..
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This case reports on a 60-year-old male patient who presented to hospital for elective surgical treatment of carcinoma of the pancreatic head. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CoW_12_2022_E_web_compressed.pdf"]
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A sixty-year-old woman with angina. A coronary angiography showed an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary cusp. This was confirmed on s gated coronary CT,..
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A twenty-year-old woman presented with a severe left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction secondary to prosthetic aortic valve dysfunction. She was born with a bicuspid aortic valve and had undergone..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) is effective for maintaining oxygenation and hemodynamic support in patients with post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS). Researchers, led by Ahmed Abdeljawad, sought to compare the effect..
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Abstract BACKGROUND Consensus recommendations regarding the threshold levels of cardiac troponin elevations for the definition of perioperative myocardial infarction and clinically important periprocedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery..
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Abstract To provide an alternative treatment option for patients with end-stage lung disease, we aim for biohybrid lung development (BHL) based on hollow fiber membrane (HFM) technology used in extracorporeal..
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used in critically ill patients presenting acute cardiac and/or pulmonary dysfunctions, who are at high risk of developing acute kidney injury and fluid overload. Continuous..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure used to aid respiratory function in critical patients, involving extracorporeal circulation (ECC) of blood. There is a limited number of studies quantifying..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) requires anticoagulation to prevent clotting when the patient’s blood contacts the circuit. Unfractionated heparin (UFH) usually prevents clotting but can cause life-threatening bleeding. An anticoagulant..
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Abstract At the beginning of the pandemic, the research team resolved to identify and address important knowledge gaps around COVID-19, study senior author Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, told JAMA in an email. “At..
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Abstract Objectives: We investigated whether routine perioperative intravenous iron replenishment reduces the requirement for packed erythrocytes (pRBC) transfusion. Summary of Background Data: Patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery are at high risk..
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Abstract Introduction The activated clotting time (ACT) is a useful marker of unfractionated heparin (UFH) activity during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or cardiac catheterization. Emicizumab, recently approved for bleeding prevention in..
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Abstract During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) established a prospective survey including 52 European neonatal and paediatric centres and reported the..
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Abstract In recent years, extracorporeal hemadsorption (HA) techniques capable of adsorbing pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines are increasingly used in various clinical situations. The therapeutic benefit of cytokine elimination likely depends..
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Abstract Objectives Approximately 8 - 10 % of COVID-19 patients present with a serious clinical course and need for hospitalization, 8% of hospitalized patients need ICU-treatment. Currently, no causal therapy..
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Abstract Objective To assess whether an electrocardiography-based artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm developed to detect severe ventricular dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] of 35% or below) independently predicts long-term mortality..
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Abstract Postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) following a general thoracic procedure is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) offers an alternate means of cardiopulmonary support in the..
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Abstract Background: In this prospective randomized controlled trial, we compared the standard del Nido cardioplegia solution (SDN) with the modified del Nido cardioplegia solution (MDN) in which the base solution was..
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Nodule of Aranzio Anatomy of the aortic valve Pierluigi Incarnato, TFCPC Cardiovascular and Abdominal Techinician Sonographer, Cardiac Physiologist at San Michele Nursing Home (Italy)
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Video Atrium Measurements Cardiovascular Sonographer Pierluigi Incarnato, TFCPC Cardiovascular and Abdominal Techinician Sonographer, Cardiac Physiologist at San Michele Nursing Home (Italy)
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Patient with previous CABG and acute ascending aorta dissection and VT and VF cannulation via free perforation site and femoral vein acceptable intraoperative ABG and alternative cannulation site from perforation..
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