Abstract OBJECTIVES Cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery has been associated with several deleterious effects including haemodilution and systemic inflammation. Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) has been well established in paediatric cardiac..
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Abstract Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly utilized for pediatric sepsis unresponsive to steroids and inotropic support. Outcomes of children with sepsis are influenced by the type of pathogen causing..
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Abstract Aims Knowledge about the impact of epinephrine on the outcome in venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients is limited, and existing data are conflicting. Methods and results We..
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This case reports on a 59-year-old SARS-CoV-2 positive male patient with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), who was transferred from an external hospital to the intensive care unit..
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Apresentação da Perfusionista Selma Antero a convite da empresa Livanova para falar sobre protocolos da ECMO na Covid-19.
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Nossa ultima aula de 2021 no Youtube aos sábados. Prof. Elio Carvalho é Biomédico, Microbiologista e Perfusionista pela Unicamp, CLAP e SBCEC. É perfusionista do Hospital de Clínicas da..
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Educational video. All patients with Aortic valve replacement (AVR) are appropriate for the Right Anterior miniThoracotomy. Different exposure maneuvers are required. For the valve debridement we use 3 commissure sutures...
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[playlist ids="20625"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as well as Head of IUMS transplant and cardiovascular surgery department. ..
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Systolic milking of a deep myocardial bridge of the late mid-LAD CT & Cath Mohamed Gibreel , FEBR (Fellowship of Egyptian Board of Radiology ) Cardiac imaging consultant at..
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Such valvular pulmonary atresia with confluent PAs. Sagittal , coronal & axial. MBT shunt dependent pulmonary circulation. [gallery ids="20607,20610,20613,20616"] Mohamed Gibreel , FEBR (Fellowship of Egyptian Board of Radiology )..
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Redundant proximal aortic intimal dissecting flap with back-and-forth movement through the AV Mohamed Gibreel , FEBR (Fellowship of Egyptian Board of Radiology ) Cardiac imaging consultant at Aswan heart..
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Sam Zeraatian Extrac pericardial technique for redo operation and beating TV replacement in patient with previous addiction and valvectomy. [playlist ids="20599"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) contributes to coagulopathy, necessitating systemic anticoagulation to prevent thrombosis. Traditionally, unfractionated heparin (UFH) has been the anticoagulant of choice, however, due to many inadequacies new evidence suggests..
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Department of CV Surgery: Faculty Forum: Perfusion department management: How to best utilize resources. Faculty: J. Hoffman, MD, Matt Warhoover, CCP, A. Lepore, CCP Tammy Sparacino..
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Abstract Background: Although conventional cardiopulmonary bypass (cCPB) is still the most widely used method in open heart surgery, methods such as retrograde autologous priming (RAP) are increasingly popular in terms..
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Abstract Objective To compare the incidence and severity of acute kidney injury following open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in children after administration of exogenous nitric oxide. Design Retrospective cohort..
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RVOT & LVOT obstruction in the same 7 Year child. Overriding aorta aligned more to the RV with subaortic membrane related to LVOT , significant RVOT stenosis [gallery ids="20557"]..
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Longstanding tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR), either of functional or organic origin, might lead to severe right ventricular (RV) dilatation and/or dysfunction. The chordal shortening caused by papillary muscle displacement secondary..
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Apical akinesia in a patient undergoing primary PCI of residual IVA, with critical stenosis of CX and CTO of the right coronary. Pierluigi Incarnato, TFCPC Cardiovascular and Abdominal Techinician Sonographer,..
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CABG and PM VSD and simultaneous Post MI VSD, and severe TV regurgitation undergone total correction. [playlist ids="20528"] Dr.Sam Zeraatian Nejad Davani, CEO of rockingham medical research ADKWA center as..
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Abstract Une unité spéciale de médecins pratique des opérations cardiaques au plus près des malades, sur les trottoirs de… Paris ! De la médecine "de guerre" en temps de paix. Un..
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Abstract Background Artificial lungs have the potential to serve as a bridge to transplantation or recovery for children with end-stage lung disease dependent on extracorporeal life support, but such devices..
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Abstract Inflammation and thrombosis are two major complications of blood-contacting catheters that are used as extracorporeal circuits for hemodialysis and life-support systems. In clinical applications, complications can lead to increased..
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Abstract Background Coagulopathy and following massive bleeding are complications of cardiovascular surgery, particularly occurring after procedures requiring prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Reliable and rapid tests for coagulopathy are desirable for..
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Abstract Background: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for refractory respiratory failure, severe cardiac dysfunction, and bridge to lung transplantation has been steadily increasing..
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Abstract Background Circulating soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a marker of inflammation with prognostic value for elevated risk of morbidity and mortality. It has not yet been shown..
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Abstract Objective Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are common incidents associated with an increased hospital stay, readmissions into the intensive care unit (ICU), increased costs, and mortality after cardiac surgery. Our..
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Abstract Accidental hypothermia (AH) in Mediterranean countries often is underestimated. AH should be suspected in patients also in moderate climates throughout all seasons. Compared with other countries, the mortality rate..
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Bleeding is one of the commonest complications affecting children undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass. Antifibrinolytic drugs are part of a multifaceted approach aimed at reducing bleeding, though..
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Abstract An equilibrium model was developed to understand interrelated, physicochemical mechanisms leading to blood pH and electrolyte distribution changes in patients because of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and carbon..
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