In a retrospective cohort study of patients less than 18 years old who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass, intraoperative hemodynamics and vasopressor use were compared between patients who received preoperative ACE inhibitor/ARB therapy and those who did not.
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Extracorporeal circulation
October 16, 2014
September 17, 2014
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, using neck lines and an Edwards Intuity bioprosethesis.
July 21, 2014
This video demonstrates VA ECMO using the right axillary artery and the right femoral vein.
July 4, 2014
Neuroprotection strategies during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) in infants undergoing cardiac surgery are varied.
May 18, 2014
This video is part of a series demonstrating cardiothoracic surgery performed by left-handed surgeons. This video shows a left-handed cannulation.
January 10, 2012
A technique for the treatment of a complex aortic disease is demonstrated in this video. The aortic arch was replaced followed by deployment of a thoracic stent-graft through the branch of a Dacron graft.
April 4, 2011
Damiano is a pioneer in the area of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. His developmental work on robotically assisted microsurgery for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) earned him a ComputerWorld Smithsonian Award in June 1997. Damiano performed the first robotically assisted CABG procedure in North America in December 1998.