Blood of septic or healthy pigs was used in a 12-h ECMO mock loop experiment. No higher activation of coagulation or inflammatory response or increased problems with the oxygenator was found with septic compared to control blood.
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Cardiac
March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017
Christophe Chautems and colleagues shed light on the challenges, strategies and current developments in the field of magnetically driven medical microrobots for intracorporeal use.
March 28, 2017
The authors report here on the results of the Italian CHEETAH study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examining whether adding the unique inotrope levosimendan—in low doses—improves 30-day mortality after cardiac surgery in patients with perioperative LV dysfunction.
March 27, 2017
The authors demonstrate how to perform a coronary artery bypass with a stented vein graft using a VEST device.
March 27, 2017
Using MR scans and computational fluid dynamics, the authors sought to evaluate differences in flow, shear stress, and oscillatory shear stress in normal individuals and patients with 1 of 4 different categories of aortic valvular disease. The flow patterns were patient and category specific, and may provide the ability to determine interventions on
March 25, 2017
Four experts on the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation met at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, to discuss the recently released STS clinical practice guidelines on the subject.
March 20, 2017
The authors randomized 68 patients undergoing CABG to three treatment groups:
March 17, 2017
Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, a panel of allied health providers discuss how ensure a team response to emergencies following cardiac surgery.
March 17, 2017
Three quarters of a century in caring for patients with congenital heart disease are summarized well in this brief viewpoint article, with the big data issue discussed.
March 13, 2017
This video illustrates robotic repair of mitral commissural endocarditis using a novel “bridging patch” technique.