Challenges with Heart Transplants and Considerations for Facing Them
David A. Baran from the Cleveland Clinic Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Section of Heart Failure, Transplant, and Mechanical Circulatory Support, discussed current challenges with heart transplantation and his suggestions for considerations to make when forging a way forward. The complete editorial comment by David A. Baran is available in the Journal of the American College…
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Management of Penetrating Cardiac Injury and Tricuspid Regurgitation With ECMO
In February 2024, researchers from Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (Division of Cardiac Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, and Department of Surgery) and University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (Department of Medicine) detailed the case report of a 17-year-old gunshot survivor with injury of two cardiac chambers…
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Redo-TAVR Criteria for Patient Selection and Clinical Outcomes
Researchers from the Quebec Heart & Lung Institute at Laval University offered concepts to consider when selecting candidates for redo-TAVR and reviewed updated data on complication rates and clinical outcomes. Attilio Galhardo, Marisa Avvedimento, Siddhartha Mengi, and Josep Rodes-Cabau’s complete manuscript is available in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Below is a summary of their review….
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Clinical News
Perfusion Times provides news on innovative technologies from everything to clinical trials to how to use and process medical data. We provide information and insights on innovation between clinical trial management and best practices for patient care.
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Challenges with Heart Transplants and Considerations for Facing Them
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Management of Penetrating Cardiac Injury and Tricuspid Regurgitation With ECMO
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Redo-TAVR Criteria for Patient Selection and Clinical Outcomes
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Using Regional Anesthesia to Reduce Blood Loss in Isolated Limb Perfusion (ILP)
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Improve Propofol Recovery by Saturating Ex Vivo ECMO Circuit Through Direct and Continuous Dosing
Medical Device Industry News
Perfusion Times is your direct source for information on the latest medical device products, covering everything involved in the supply chain from biomaterials and materials solutions to electronic devices, medical packaging, motors, and more!
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Mannitol Is Associated with Less Postoperative Delirium after Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients Treated with Bretschneider Cardioplegia
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Standardized Definitions for Bioprosthetic Valve Dysfunction Following Aortic or Mitral Valve Replacement
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What’s New with TAVR? An Update on Device Technology
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The Inspired Therapeutics Neomate MCS System for Neonates and Infants
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A Review of the Global Healthcare Simulation Economy
FDA Announcements
Perfusion Times provides up-to-date FDA news releases related to perfusion to ensure you’re educated to follow regulatory requirements in your practice.
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FDA Approves Two Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
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Abiomed Recalls Impella Left Sided Blood Pumps
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FDA Approves First Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacing System by Abbott
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FDA Recall for Arrow International, LLC, a subsidiary of Teleflex, Inc
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LivaNova (TandemLife) Recalls LifeSPARC System
Healthcare & Economics
Perfusion Times provides best practices on information such as patient charting, data analysis, inventory entry, and more! This also covers managing planning, reporting and analytics to ensure you always have up to date information to care for and have better patient outcomes. Some of the specific topics we cover include cardiopulmonary bypass and support services, autotransfusion and platelet gel services, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) services, chemoperfusion, and database management and legal and professional consultation.
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Blood: A Historical and Cultural Background
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Mental Health and well-being Tools for Health Care Workers
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Cost of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Pediatric Patients with Postoperative Heart Block
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Applications of Electrosurgery in Interventional Cardiology
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The effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on blood thiamine concentration and its association with postoperative lactate concentration
