Background. Blood transfusions have been linked to increased morbidity and mortality.
Bleeding during and after cardiac operations and the hemodilution effects of cardiopulmonary …

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)-Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted
Circulatory Support (Intermacs) 2020 Annual Report reviews outcomes on 25,551 patients …

BACKGROUND: Hemodilutional anemia during cardiopulmonary bypass can lead to inadequate
oxygen delivery and, consequently, to ischemic organ injury. In adult bypass, the nadir …

Study objectives: We evaluated the effectiveness of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback
as a complementary treatment for asthma. Patients: Ninety-four adult outpatient paid …

Study objectives Median sternotomy infections are a serious complication of cardiac surgery.
The purpose of this study was to determine the patient characteristics and operative …

Objective: Acute renal injury and failure (ARF) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has
been linked to low on-pump hematocrit (hematocrit). We aimed to 1) elucidate if and how this …

Background— New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of
cardiac surgery that has substantial effects on outcomes. In the general (nonsurgical) adult …

Background— Given its proven survival benefit, left internal thoracic artery to left anterior
descending (LITA-LAD) grafting has become a fundamental part of CABG. This grafting also led …

The twelfth annual report from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Interagency Registry
for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Intermacs) highlights outcomes for 26 688 …

Background and purpose Multiple sclerosis ( MS ) is a debilitating neurological disease of
young people with substantial consequences on patients' quality of life ( QOL ). A variety of …