Nowadays, the worldwide number of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) being implanted
per year is higher than the number of cardiac transplantations. The rapid developments in …

The use of mechanical circulatory support to treat patients with congestive heart failure has
grown enormously, recently surpassing the number of annual heart transplants worldwide …

Anesthesiologists Manual of Surgical Procedures, 5e is your top-to-bottom guide to
anesthetic technique, containing everything you need to know for effective perioperative …

Introduction The aims of this study were to evaluate (1) grasping forces with the application
of a tactile feedback system in vivo and (2) the incidence of tissue damage incurred during …

Background Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)(HVAD, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA)
implantation is already a widely accepted treatment option for end-stage heart failure (HF) …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery is associated with increased
morbidity and hospital length of stay. Our objective was to determine whether a minimally …

The durability of ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy improved steadily over the past
years. However, driveline infections remain a challenge. To test whether an improved …

Background Driveline infection (DLI) is one of the leading causes for unplanned re-
admissions of patients undergoing therapy with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). In …

Chest compressions have saved the lives of countless patients in cardiac arrest as they
generate a small but critical amount of blood flow to the heart and brain. This is achieved by …

Background We hypothesize that minimally invasive valve surgery in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD) is superior to a conventional median sternotomy. Methods We …