BACKGROUND: A minority of patients having cardiac procedures (15% to 20%) consume
more than 80% of the blood products transfused at operation. Blood must be viewed as a …

Fibrin sealant is a complex plasma‐derived product which is increasingly used as a
biodegradable tissue adhesive or sealant to stop or control bleeding or provide air and fluid …

We are describing a case of a 63 year old patient who came to the emergency department
seriously suffering. His clinical condition was characterized by severe paleness …

Abstract See related editorial," Emergency Ultrasound: Echoes of the Future." Myocardial
rupture is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction that usually results in …

Left ventricular rupture after acute myocardial infarction occurs more often than suspected
and diagnosis is rarely made before death. Left ventricular rupture has been reported to …

In a 68-year-old man admitted in deep shock, prompt echocardiographic diagnosis of post-
infarction left ventricular free wall rupture was followed by probably life-saving …

A surgical technique for simple and safe repair of oozing-type postinfarction cardiac rupture
secondary to extended myocardial infarction is described. A hood-shaped pericardium was …

A 55-year-old woman presented with cardiac tamponade after an inferior myocardial
infarction. At surgical exploration there was an extensive area of hematoma associated with …

The specialty of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (TCV) has developed rapidly during the
second half of the twentieth century. For this purpose, fibrin sealant is gaining increased …

The State of Virginia is no different than other governmental bodies supporting the
development of quality improvements through provider profiling. The Virginia Health …