Mechanical circulatory support
In addition to standard cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery, there now are several options for longer-term mechanical circulatory support ranging from a simple intraaortic balloon pump to a total artificial…
Aortic valve disease
Aortic valve anatomy CASE 3-1a Normal trileaflet aortic valve Fig 3.1 Intraoperative TEE in a short-axis view (left) shows the closed aortic valve and the orientation of the three cusps:…
