Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program and executive director of The...
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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A venous-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) implantation procedure in a cath lab at...
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November 4, 2019 — Abbott is recalling its CentriMag Acute Circulatory Support System due to a calibration system error resulting from electromagnetic interference that may cause the pump to slow...
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A discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., director of the structural heart program, Henry Ford Hospital...
Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices | January 24, 2020
Navin Kapur, M.D., FAHA, FACC, FSCAI, director,...
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Here is what I thought were the top five most important take-away presentations from the 2019...
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Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | July 08, 2018 | Emmanouil S. Brilakis, M.D., Ph.D., FSCAI and Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., FSCAI
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a low-cardiac-output state resulting in life-threatening end-organ hypoperfusion and hypoxia...
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May 2, 2018 — Select adult patients born with a single functioning ventricle, and who have undergone a surgical...
Videos | February 22, 2018
This video details the first use of a new protocol at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center to start...
News | Hemodynamic Support Devices | January 25, 2018
January 25, 2018 – According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global circulatory support...
News | ECMO Systems | December 19, 2017
December 19, 2017 — A team of researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical...
News | ECMO Systems | October 27, 2017
October 27, 2017 — New Milford, Conn., resident Neta Awasthi is thankful to be home with his wife, Rhicha, and two...
News | Pharmaceuticals | March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017 — When used as a preventive measure during heart surgery, the heart failure...
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November 10, 2015 — MC3 Cardiopulmonary announced it has completed the acquisition and transfer of all assets...
