Fig. 13.1 Percutaneous femoral cannulation with Preclose technique using PerClose Proglide vascular closure device (Abbott Vascular, Redwood City, CA, USA) The main disadvantage of ECMO over full cardiopulmonary bypass is…
Infectious causes Tests and clues Viral Adenovirus, Coxsackie A and B, echoviruses, parvovirus B19, influenza A and B, herpes simplex, Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster, respiratory syncytial virus, HIV, hepatitis B…
18. Seib PM, Faulkner SC, Erickson CC et al (1999) Blade and balloon atrial septostomy for left heart decompression in patients with severe ventricular dysfunction on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Catheter…
Fig. 10.1 Monza’s flow chart for ECMO support in refractory CA We must emphasize that this flow chart only represents a recommendation, since it is the attending physician’s responsibility to…
Hemodynamic criteria Systolic blood pressure (SBP) below 90 mmHg (or more than 30 mmHg below basal in hypertensive patients) for more than 30 min Use of vasopressors and inotropes to…
Fig. 5.1 Typical asymmetric LVH, which dramatically involves the interventricular septum, in a patients with HCM deceased due to sudden death. Adapted from Cecchi et al. [15] Many patients with HCM…
Fig. 6.1 Left panel: total occlusion of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery which is completely reperfused by collateral vessels from the right coronary artery (RCA) in a patient with…
Fig. 8.1 Effect of olmesartan and amlodipine on CFR in patients with arterial hypertension. Adapted from Naya et al. [10] The favorable effects of antihypertensive drugs on CMD, therefore, likely mainly…
Fig. 7.1 Top panel. Left: pre-procedural angiogram of the right coronary artery showing a 60–70 % mid-vessel stenosis; middle: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) examination (4 slices taken at 1-mm distance in the middle…
Fig. 10.1 Therapeutic interventions potentially able to promote collateral vessel growth. Adapted from Chillian et al. [1] Gene therapy initially appeared as the most applicable and potentially valid form of therapy…
