Objective: Pulmonary hypertension is commonly found in patients undergoing valvular
surgery and can be worsened by cardiopulmonary bypass. Inhaled epoprostenol (prostacyclin) …

Background. The efficacy of prophylactic ϵ-aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid to
reduce transfusions after primary myocardial revascularization was evaluated in a teaching …

The use of blood products in 1480 consecutive cases of adult cardiac surgical procedures
over a period of 15 mth was studied retrospectively using the database of the Department of …

Background: Off-pump coronary artery operations have recently gained popularity among
the community of cardiac surgeons. Because the use of cardiopulmonary bypass is avoided, …

Background: Intravenous thymoglobuline (125 mg a day for 3 days, Institut Mérieux, France)
has been used to induce immunosuppression following heart transplantation. Cyclosporine …

Measurement of circulating heparin concentration has been suggested to optimize anticoagulation
during cardiopulmonary bypass. The Hepcon/HMS device (Medtronic HemoTec, Inc., …

Three sub‐grid‐scale mixing parameterizations (lateral/vertical; isopycnal; Gent and
McWilliams, 1990) are used in a global ocean model in an attempt to determine which yields the …

Background: Several authors studying autotransfusion of shed mediastinal blood in patients
undergoing heart operations have published conflicting results regarding reduction of the …

Objective: The incidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is increasing, and the thrombin
inhibitor danaparoid could be a useful alternative. The objective of the present study was …

Background The infusion sleeve is a novel drug-delivery catheter system designed to deliver
an agent under controlled conditions into the arterial wall at the site of angioplasty. The …