Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2019 Background: The measurement of core body temperature in the pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz catheter) is regarded as the reference standard. Nowadays, new non-invasive methods of measuring core temperature have emerged, such as the 3M SpotOn® and the Dräger ...
F.J. Gómez-Romero +10 more
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The thermodilution method for the clinical assessment of cardiac output [PDF]
, 1995 To assess the influence on short- and long-term survival of haemodynamic variables measured after acute myocardial infarction, a 10-year prospective follow-up study was undertaken.
Jansen, J.R.C. (Jos)
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Pulmonary Artery Catheter Monitoring in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: Time for a Reappraisal?
Cardiac Failure Review, 2022 Cardiogenic shock represents one of the most dramatic scenarios to deal with in intensive cardiology care and is burdened by substantial short-term mortality.
Maurizio Bertaina +17 more
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Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage from a pulmonary artery false aneurysm after Swan-Ganz catheterization in a thoracic aortic aneurysm patient: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 Pulmonary artery (PA) rupture caused by a PA Swan-Ganz catheter is a rare complication but remains fatal in almost 50% of cases. False aneurysm of the PA is a rare presentation of PA rupture and should be considered as a possible diagnosis in a patient ...
Daisuke Sugiyama +7 more
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Alternatives to the Swan–Ganz catheter [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine, 2018 While the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is still interesting in specific situations, there are many alternatives. A group of experts from different backgrounds discusses their respective interests and limitations of the various techniques and related measured variables.
de Backer, Daniel +14 more
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Biomaterials Research, 2017 Background During pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) implantation, inaccurate measurements of hemodynamic parameters due to infection or thrombosis of PAC can result in severe complications.
Jung Wook Han +3 more
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Short term doxycycline treatment induces sustained improvement in myocardial infarction border zone contractility. [PDF]
, 2018 Decreased contractility in the non-ischemic border zone surrounding a MI is in part due to degradation of cardiomyocyte sarcomeric components by intracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2).
Aguayo, Esteban +11 more
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Inadvertent Placement of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2021 Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital intrathoracic venous anomaly with significant clinical relevance. In the vast majority of cases, it is asymptomatic and diagnosed after noticing an abnormal course of central venous
Sameer V Vyahalkar, Swati A Pawar
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Massive haemoptysis on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. [PDF]
, 2012 A 49-year old female presented with severe heart failure with end-organ dysfunction and was placed on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to a decision for end-organ recovery.
Cavarocchi, Nicholas C +3 more
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Inhibition of neutrophil activity improves cardiac function after cardiopulmonary bypass [PDF]
, 2007 Background The arterial in line application of the leukocyte inhibition module (LIM) in the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) limits overshooting leukocyte activity during cardiac surgery.
Abdel-Rahman, Ulf +10 more
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