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The Right Ventricle During Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Can We Protect the Injured Ventricle?

January 21, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An editorial with some interest for the cardiothoracic surgeon, in particular the awareness of changes in the right vantricle during ECMO support , mostly drawn from the recent Covid experiences, and with a useful paragraph...

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Defining Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

October 1, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A scholarly narrative on the utility of quantifying the performance of the right ventricle: the RV has been hitherto empirically assessed in many clinical setups.

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Multi-Institutional Analysis of 200 COVID-19 Patients Treated With ECMO: Outcomes and Trends

July 12, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Jacobs et al. provide a multi-institutional outcomes review of 200 consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 supported with ECMO. The mean time on ECMO was 15 days with...

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Extracorporeal Life Support in COVID‐19‐Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – A EuroELSO International Survey

February 21, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article by the COVEC Study Group, they conducted a EuroELSO international survey investigating the clinical outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress...

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Editor’s Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Venous Thrombosis

January 16, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A recent European consensus paper. Relatively easily read, and favouring meta-analyses over randomised trials. The bulk of the manuscript is of interest to all healthcare providers. The chapters 2.8.1 and...

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Combined Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Drug for Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

August 18, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A review that may affect pharma strategy in the immediate future.

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Graduated Compression Stockings as Adjuvant to Pharmaco-Thromboprophylaxis in Elective Surgical Patients (GAPS Study): Randomised Controlled Trial

May 15, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A medium-sized RCT from the Imperial College. The research question are of interest for all cardiovascular, thoracic, and general surgeons as well as all healthcare professionals.

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Safe Reintroduction of Cardiovascular Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance From North American Society Leadership

May 6, 2020 | Jessica Luc

This article describes recommendations from the North American leadership in regards to the safe reintroduction of cardiovascular services during the COVID-19 pandemic including, but not limited to, ethical considerations, the...

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Use of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Management of Cardiogenic Shock Before and After the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System Changes

April 16, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The UNOS donor heart allocation system was revised in 2018, giving priority to patients on inpatient mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Patients admitted with heart failure-associated cardiogenic shock were tracked for...

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Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

March 26, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In a cohort of 416 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, nearly 20% had elevated troponins indicating myocardial injury. These patients also had a host of other serum and radiographic abnormalities, were...

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Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19

March 25, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A frank, eye opening discussion with specific recommendations about allocating scarce resources in a time of pandemic.

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The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic

March 25, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A thoughtful commentary about the need for a triage committee to determine the optimal allocation of ventilators in a time of competing needs, and how these determinations are best communicated...

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Treatment for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From COVID-19

March 24, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A succinct comment with a wealth of up-to-date references vis-a-vis the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

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