Catheter-based cerebral protection system in open cardiac surgery: An example of true hybrid surgery   Abstract Postoperative stroke after cardiac surgery is an ominous complication. Clinical...

Application of goal-directed therapy for the use of concentrated antithrombin for heparin resistance during cardiac surgery   Abstract The maintenance of anticoagulation in adult patients...

Changes in the concentrations of mediators in exhaled breath condensate during cardiac valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass and their relations with postoperative acute respiratory...

Has Venoarterial ECMO Been Underutilized in COVID-19 Patients?   Abstract Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has affected more than 5,400,000 people in over 180...

Thromboelastometry and a hemostasis management system are most beneficial for guiding hemostatic therapy in cardiac surgery patients with a EuroSCORE II of ≥1.83%: a randomized controlled two-step...

Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and diagnostic modalities and management    Abstract Acute kidney injury is a disease spectrum that can present with from mild renal...

Concentration of circulating microparticles: a new biomarker of acute heart failure after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass   Abstract Acute heart failure (AHF) is a severe complication...

Renal Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Assessment of Renal Oxygenation in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Method Validation Study   Abstract Objective To investigate the correlation between...

Brain Oxygen Supply in Older Adults During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting   Abstract Objectives To evaluate the dynamics of the cerebral oxygen supply in patients aged ≥65 years, during coronary...