Click here to access the article. Background: Aortic aneurysms involving the proximal aortic arch, which require hemiarch-type repair, typically require circulatory arrest with antegrade...

Click here to access the article. Background: The conventional method of heparin and protamine management during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is based on total body weight which fails to...

Click here to access the article. Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is considered the choice treatment for patients suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD). In the...

Click here to access the article. Abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the use of mechanical devices to replace cardiac and pulmonary function in critical care. In the 1960s,...

Click here to access the article. When technical requirements are high, and patient outcomes are critical, opportunities for monitoring and improving surgical skills via objective motion...

Click here to access the article. Background: Drainage cannulae extract blood from a patient during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO), a treatment that temporarily...

Click here to access the article. Background: The cardiac conduction system (CCS) creates and propagates electrical signals generating the heartbeat. This study aimed to assess the collagen...

Click here to access the article. Delirium, a form of acute cerebral dysfunction, is a common complication of postoperative cardiac surgery in children. It is strongly associated with adverse...

Click here to access the article. Objectives: Post-operative delirium (POD) affects up to 50% of cardiac surgery patients, with higher incidence in older adults. There is increasing need for...