September 25, 2023 — After world’s first successful transplant in 2022, also performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), this groundbreaking transplant team performed second pig ...
ECMO Systems
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used as a hemodymanic support system to increase the flow of blood in the body to allow the heart and lungs to rest in critically ill patients. It is similar to a heart-lung by-pass machine used in open-heart surgery. It pumps and oxygenates a patient's blood outside the body with blood flowing through tubing to an artificial lung in to add oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. The blood is then the blood is warmed to body temperature and pumped back into the patient’s body. VA ECMO is connected to both a vein and an artery when there are problems with the heart and lungs. VV ECMO is connected to one or more veins, usually near the heart, and is used when the problem in the lungs.
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June 30, 2023 — A new study published in The Lancet has revealed the most extensive analysis to date on what led to the eventual heart failure in the world's first successful transplant of a ...
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November 15, 2022 — Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers continue to report on ...
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The University of Maryland Medical Center has announced that David Bennett, the 57-year old patient with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified ...
December 5, 2023 — Raymond Benza, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, a top expert in cardiovascular medicine and advanced heart ...
December 05, 2023
September 25, 2023 — After world’s first successful transplant in 2022, also performed at the University of Maryland ...
September 25, 2023
September 13, 2023 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has earned a prestigious designation for its excellence ...
September 13, 2023
June 30, 2023 — A new study published in The Lancet has revealed the most extensive analysis to date on what led to the ...
June 30, 2023
June 2, 2023 — Dr. Philip Cardiff, Associate Professor at University College Dublin's School of Mechanical and Materials ...
June 02, 2023
November 30, 2022 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has selected board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon Tyler ...
November 30, 2022
November 15, 2022 — Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient ...
November 15, 2022
November 7, 2022 — The immediate use of veno-arterial mechanical circulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) ...
November 07, 2022
June 29, 2022 — While lower vertebrates can repair their adult hearts after a heart attack, mammals — including humans — ...
June 29, 2022
The University of Maryland Medical Center has announced that David Bennett, the 57-year old patient with terminal heart ...
March 09, 2022
Feature | Heart Failure | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
In January, The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) ...
February 16, 2022
February 8, 2022 — Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving treatment for critically ill neonates ...
February 08, 2022
Feature | Heart Failure | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor
January 10, 2022 — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center ...
January 10, 2022
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December 26, 2021
December 7, 2021 – Critically ill patients with COVID-19 can safely be transported for lifesaving extracorporeal ...
December 07, 2021