CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING (CABG) has been a mainstay of treatment for
coronary heart disease since its inception more than 50 years ago, with approximately …

Despite significant advances in surgical technique and strategies for tissue/organ protection,
cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass is a profound stressor on the human …

Importance Stroke is a major complication of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
Objective To determine the efficacy and adverse effects of cerebral embolic protection …

Background Larger volumes of accidental air infused during medical care may end up as
emboli while microbubbles of air are supposed to be absorbed and cause no harm. The aim …

From the time an association was perceived between cardiac surgery and post-operative
cognitive dysfunction (POCD), there has been interest in arterial microemboli as one …

Background Amongst children with congenital heart disease (CHD), earlier age of repair
improves cardiovascular outcomes. The effects of early intervention on neurodevelopment …

Today, it seems prudent to reconsider how ultrasound technology can be used for providing
intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring that will result in better patient outcomes and …

Introduction: Despite the high prevalence of cognitive impairment or dementia post coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG), the incidence of cognitive impairment or dementia post …

Critical events during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can challenge the most experienced
perfusionists, anesthesiologists, and surgeons and can potentially lead to devastating …

Goal: Microbubbles (MBs) are known to occur within the circuits of cardiopulmonary bypass
(CPB) systems, and higher-order dysfunction after cardiac surgery may be caused by MBs …