Abstract (Epo) is a pleiotropic cytokine, essential for . Epo and its receptor (Epo-R) are produced by several tissues and it is now admitted that Epo displays other physiological functions than..
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Abstract Supraphysiologic high shear stresses created in calcific aortic stenosis (AS) are known to cause hemostatic abnormalities, however, the relationship between the complex blood flows over the severity of AS..
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Abstract Bleeding in the perioperative period of congenital heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with increased morbidity and mortality both from the direct effects of haemorrhage as well as..
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Abstract Objective: The aim was to evaluate the performance of a newly developed magnetically suspended centrifugal pump head intended for use as a ventricular assistance device with a newly developed..
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Abstract We retrospectively compared anticoagulation with heparin and bivalirudin for 32 consecutive children under 18 years old during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in our pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU). Between September..
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Learn with us. Publish with us. The Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (MMCTS) is an online-only teaching manual published by The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). It is PubMed-indexed,..
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Abstract Background Elevated arterial–central venous carbon dioxide partial pressure difference (AVCO2) may be an important marker to predict tissue and organ hypoperfusion in adults. We analyzed the hemodynamic data of..
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Abstract Background Intermittent antegrade cold-blood cardioplegia followed by terminal warm-blood cardioplegic reperfusion or hot-shot is reported to reduce myocardial injury in the setting of coronary surgery. The efficacy of this..
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Abstract Controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD), where death is determined after cardiac arrest, has been responsible for the largest quantitative increase in Canadian organ donation and transplants,..
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Abstract Based on the changes in the field of heart transplantation and the treatment and prognosis of patients with heart failure, these updated guidelines were composed by a committee under..
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This case reports on a 61-year-old woman with Ulrich Turner syndrome, who developed septic shock following right hemicolectomy. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CoW_25_2021_E_web_compressed.pdf"]
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Abstract CARDIAC SURGERY is inherently complex and is associated with a high risk of perioperative bleeding. As such, it is responsible for a disproportionate percentage of annual blood product usage..
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Abstract Background Familiarity among cardiac surgery team members may be an important contributor to better outcomes and thus serve as a target for enhancing outcomes. Methods Adult cardiac surgical procedures..
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Abstract The impact of cervical cannulation on neurologic outcome has not been yet studied among children receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in the context of severe sepsis or septic..
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Highlights •Gravitational ischemia in the brain results from the mass effect of one part of the brain upon another in a gravitational field; •The finding that hypoactive delirium was..
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Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE, reviews Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography. Peter Rahko, MD,..
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Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE reviews Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination: Recommendations from ASE and SCA
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may be a life-saving procedure for patients with severe reversible pulmonary or cardiac failure or for patients in need for a bridge to transplantation. ECMO..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is indicated in patients who are refractory to treatment, those with cardiogenic shock or respiratory failure and those with exacerbations eligible for heart and..
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Abstract OBJECTIVES This study aims to improve early detection of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) compared to classical clinical scores. METHODS Data from 7633 patients who underwent cardiac..
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Abstract Introduction: The renal medulla is susceptible to hypoxia during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which may contribute to the development of acute kidney injury. But the speed of onset of renal..
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Abstract Background: The aim of the present study was to use a numerical simulation based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to analyze the difference of different cannulation methods on hemodynamics characteristic..
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Abstract Objectives Postoperative delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We aimed to assess and compare clinical outcomes of CABG patients with delirium with a..
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Abstract Left ventricular (LV) distention and pulmonary congestion are major complications inherent to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This study aimed to quantitatively compare the hemodynamic differences between common circulatory..
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42 years old male patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. - Septum (2.9cm). - Posterior wall (2.7cm). What is HCM? In HCM the muscular walls of the heart’s ventricles become thickened. HCM..
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Higher or lower oxygen targets and survival and Predicting V-A ECMO survival with SAVE Lectures on lower or higher oxygen targets and survival in critical care patients. Using the SAVE..
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Caso clínico En este reporte, presentaremos cómo la tecnología 3D asistió al equipo médico a cargo de la separación de gemelos siameses toracópagos de 3 meses de edad. Actualmente, la..
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Caso clínico Paciente mujer de 28 años con antecedentes de cirugía por membrana subaórtica a los 4 años, reoperación a los 10 años de edad por recidiva de la membrana..
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