BACKGROUND After modifications in our perioperative management protocol, we have observed a decrease in sudden circulatory collapse after the Norwood operation. The current study examines early outcomes after the Norwood operation in our unit in an attempt to identify variables that may have altered the risk of unexpected circulatory collapse. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 105 consecutive ne...

Australia has a shortfall in donated hearts for transplantation. Hearts are usually procured from brain dead donors, but procurement from circulatory dead donors is a potential additional source. However, heart transplantation after circulatory death of the donor may not conform to the dead donor rule. An amendment in law is required to permit heart procurement for transplantation after circula...

RICHARDSON, TRAVIS Q., JOSE D. FERMOSO, AND ARTHUR C. GUYTON. Increase in mean circulatory pressure in Goldblatt hypertension. Am. J. Physiol. 207(4): 751-752. rg6+-Ten dogs were made hypertensive by the Goldblatt technique. The mean arterial pressure increased from an average control value of I I 7 mm Hg up to I 61 mm Hg. After the animals had become hypertensive, the mean circulatory pressure...

BACKGROUND Little is known about proportions of smokers who maintain smoking after they are aware of a circulatory disorder. The goal was to analyze the extent to which the number of circulatory disorders may be related to being a current smoker. METHODS Cross-sectional survey study with a probability sample of residents in Germany investigated in health examination centers. Questionnaire dat...

BACKGROUND Circulatory management is a critical issue in pre-hospital transportation phase of multiple trauma patients. However, the quality of this important care did not receive enough attention. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of pre-hospital circulatory management in patients with multiple trauma. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study cond...

In thoracic-spinal-cord-transected rats, mean circulatory pressure (Pmc) was measured during brief circulatory arrest by inflating an indwelling balloon in the right atrium and total blood volume (VB) was measured with 51Cr. The Pmc-VB relationship was determined over the range +/- 30% VB by rapid blood infusion or withdrawal. An infusion of 1.5 microgram/kg per min of epinephrine for 20-40 min...

conditions, the availability of effective devices for circulatory support has assumed increasing importance. The first such device was the (IABP), which improved the myocardial oxygen supply/demand ratio and provided limited circulatory support. It remains the most widely used and practical system today, although more complicated devices, such as the left ventricular support device (LVAD) and t...

CONTEXT Few data-based reports about the role and work environment of advanced practice nurses, specifically nurse practitioners in mechanical circulatory support programs, have been published. OBJECTIVE To describe the practice pattern and professional issues confronted by nurse practitioners in the rapidly evolving and expanding mechanical circulatory support programs in the United States. ...

AIM We mapped the situation within a group of diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) in the Slovak Republic during 1996-2014. We focused mainly on spatiotemporal differences in mortality while controlling for age and sex. METHODS We performed binary logistic regression aiming to reveal socio-demographic factors that influence the odds of dying due to diseases of the circulatory system (...