2010
Bivalirudin utilization in cardiac surgery: shifting anticoagulation from indirect to direct thrombin inhibition
Anand SX, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Mahboobi SK, Heerdt PM. Bivalirudin utilization in cardiac surgery: shifting anticoagulation from indirect to direct thrombin inhibition. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2010, 58: 296-311. PMID: 21136312, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9423-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntithrombinsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiopulmonary BypassHeparinHirudinsHumansPeptide FragmentsRecombinant ProteinsThrombocytopeniaVascular PatencyConceptsVascular graft patencyCardiac surgerySurgical proceduresGraft patencyCoronary artery bypass graft proceduresThrombin inhibitionCardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trialBypass graft proceduresCardiac surgical proceduresVascular surgical proceduresOptimal clinical outcomesDirect thrombin inhibitionAdditional relevant articlesAnticoagulation protocolCardiopulmonary bypassUnfractionated heparinClinical outcomesSimilar safetySurgery TrialEfficacy profilePotential complicationsGraft proceduresUnited States National LibraryCardiac anesthesiologistsReference lists
1990
Prostaglandin E1 and intrapulmonary shunt in cardiac surgical patients with pulmonary hypertension
Heerdt P, Weiss C. Prostaglandin E1 and intrapulmonary shunt in cardiac surgical patients with pulmonary hypertension. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1990, 49: 463-465. PMID: 2106846, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90257-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vascular resistancePulmonary capillary wedge pressureCapillary wedge pressurePulmonary arterial pressureSystemic vascular resistanceVascular resistanceIntrapulmonary shuntPulmonary hypertensionProstaglandin E1Wedge pressureArterial pressureSurgical patientsCardiac outputElevated pulmonary vascular resistanceMean pulmonary arterial pressureAdult respiratory distress syndromeMixed venous oxygen tensionPulmonary vascular responseCardiac surgical patientsRight atrial pressureRespiratory distress syndromeProstaglandin E1 infusionPulmonary arterial catheterRadial arterial cannulaVenous oxygen tension