Click here to access the article. Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents one of the most common congenital malformations, affecting greater than 40,000 births annually in the United States,...

Click here to access the article. Purpose: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a nonphysiological procedure in which inflammatory reactions and oxidative stress are induced, hormones and...

Click here to access the article. Abstract: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated adverse drug effect from unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin that results in...

Click here to access the article. Background and Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effect of sitaxentan on renal microvascular perfusion via application of ultrasound microbubble contrast.

Click here to access the article. Background: Six billion people lack access to safe, timely and affordable cardiac surgical care [1, 2]. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), access to...

Click here to access the article. Selective vascular access to the brain is desirable in metabolic tracer, pharmacological and other studies aimed to characterize neural properties in isolation...

Click here to access the article. Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is frequently employed for cardiac surgery, and selecting a suitable priming fluid is a prerequisite for CPB....

Click here to access the article. Cardiothoracic surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) triggers an inflammatory state that may be difficult to differentiate from infection. Heparin-binding...