Systolic blood pressure response during exercise testing in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis by Kristofer Hedman, Anna Carlén, Eva Nylander, Éva Tamás, Carl Bellander, Henric Nilsson

“…We aimed to study the SBP response to exercise in patients with severe symptomatic AS prior to surgery and 1 year postoperatively.Methods Patients scheduled for aortic valve replacement due to severe symptomatic AS were enrolled at a single centre in a prospective observational cohort study. Maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) was performed on a cycle ergometer at baseline and 1 year postoperatively, using standard termination criteria. …”
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COVID-19 and pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using U.S. registry database by Christopher Schmitt, Gary Beasley, Karine Guerrier, Jennifer Kramer, Maryam Y. Naim, Heather Griffis, Bryan McNally, Paul S. Chan, Rabab Al-Araji, Joseph Rossano

“…This included information on patient demographics, use of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) or AED (automatic external defibrillator), outcomes, COVID prevalence, and socioeconomic variables. …”
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Cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiac morphology and function, and cardiovascular risk factors in long-term breast cancer survivors compared with non-cancer controls by Mali Sæter, Sara Hassing Johansen, Kristin Valborg Reinertsen, Lene Thorsen, Kristina Hermann Haugaa, Tormod Skogstad Nilsen, Sebastian Imre Sarvari

“…All the participants underwent blood sampling, blood pressure measurements, echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing from October 2020 to August 2022. …”
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Is Lung Disease a Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Death? A Comparative Case–Control Histopathological Study by Ioana Radu, Anca Otilia Farcas, Septimiu Voidazan, Carmen Corina Radu, Klara Brinzaniuc

“…The aim of this study is to examine the presence of more pronounced cardiopulmonary histopathological changes in individuals who died from SCD compared to the histopathological changes in those who died from violent deaths, in two groups with comparable demographic characteristics, age and sex. …”
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Medication burden in patients with dialysis-dependent CKD: a systematic review by Xuemei Liu, Ping Chen, Yun Liu, Xiaoyan Jia, Dongmei Xu

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Clinical case of heart transplantation in the conditions of «the recipient-to-donor» transportation by B.M. Todurov, O.O. Samchuk, G.I. Kovtun, A.O. Shpachuk, M.V. Goncharenko, I.M. Kuzmich, O.M. Druzhina, O.A. Loskutov, O.I. Kvasha, S.M. Sudakevich, A.Yu. Melnik, Yu.I. Golik, R.V. Domashich, I.Z. Humenny

“…The postoperative period was uneventful. The time of cardiopulmonary bypass was 90 minutes, the total ischemia time was 180 minutes. …”
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Does a priming warm-up influence the incidence of [Formula: see text] during a ramp test and verification phase? by JianBo Qiao, Paul Rosbrook, Daniel K Sweet, Riana R Pryor, David Hostler, David Looney, J Luke Pryor

“…It also compared the cardiopulmonary responses during the ramp test and subsequent verification phase.…”
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Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma Diagnosed Preoperatively by Endovascular Biopsy and Treated via Right Pneumonectomy and Pulmonary Arterioplasty by Daiki Kato, Shohei Mori, Eriko Harada, Rintaro Shigemori, Takamasa Shibazaki, Hideki Matsudaira, Jun Hirano, Hirokazu Ashida, Hiroko Kimura, Michio Yoshitake, Takashi Kunihara, Takashi Ohtsuka

“…The patient was treated with right pneumonectomy and arterioplasty with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. Discussion. Preoperative biopsy by endovascular catheter is worth considering for a patient with a tumor in the pulmonary artery and can help in planning treatment strategies.…”
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Severe primary graft failure: Are there lasting impacts? Analysis from the PHTS Database by Jennifer Conway, MD, Tara Pidborochynski, MSc, James K. Kirklin, MD, Ryan Cantor, PhD, Hong Zhao, PhD, Aryaz Sheybani, MD, Jacqueline Lamour, MD, Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn, MD, Leslie Collins, MD, Jessica Laks, MD, Darren H. Freed, MD, PhD

“…Patients with PGF were younger, with higher proportion of congenital heart disease, longer cardiopulmonary bypass and ischemic times (IT), and more likely to be on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ventilator at HTx (all p < 0.0001, IT p = 0.0006). …”
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Role of plasminogen/plasmin system components and matrix metalloproteases in retinal artery occlusion following cardiac surgery by L.V. Natrus, N.Ia. Kovalchuk, I.S. Tanasiichuk, Iu.O. Panchenko

“…Of these, 23 patients older than 60 years who had conventional-access mechanical prosthetic valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass were stratified into the group of high risk (HR) for RAO. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for acute kidney injury following cardiac valve surgery by Xiaotong Jia, Jun Ma, Zeyou Qi, Dongni Zhang, Junwei Gao

“…Based on multivariate analysis, advanced age (OR: 1.855; p = 0.011), preoperative hypertension (OR: 1.91; p = 0.017), coronary heart disease (OR: 6.773; p &lt; 0.001), preoperative albumin (OR: 0.924; p = 0.015), D-Dimer (OR: 1.001; p = 0.038), plasma creatinine (OR: 1.025; p = 0.001), cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) duration (OR: 1.011; p = 0.001), repeat CPB (OR: 6.195; p = 0.010), intraoperative red blood cell transfusion (OR: 2.560; p &lt; 0.001), urine volume (OR: 0.406 p &lt; 0.001) and vasoactive–inotropic score (OR: 1.135; p = 0.009) were independent risk factors for AKI. …”
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Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robots by ZHANG Lixin, BAI Dingqun, BAI Yulong, CHEN Wenhua, CHEN Yan, DU Qing, FAN Maohua, HE Hongchen, HUANG Liping, JIA Jie, LI Jianhua, LI Lei, PAN Yu, SU Min, WANG Hongtu, YIN Yong, ZHANG Bi

“…Studies have also shown that lower limb rehabilitation robot training can improve walking function (medium to high-level evidence), cardiopulmonary function (low to medium-level evidence), lower urinary tract function (low-level evidence), and balance function (low to medium-level evidence) in paraplegic patients. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…After adjustment for confounding factors, age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.983, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.975–0.992, p<0.001), witness (OR = 3.022, 95% CI: 2.014–4.534, p<0.001), public location (OR = 2.797, 95% CI: 2.062–3.793, p<0.001), bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, OR = 1.363, 95% CI: 1.009–1.841, p=0.044), EMT-paramedic response (EMT-P, OR = 1.713, 95% CI: 1.282–2.290, p<0.001), and prehospital defibrillation using an automated external defibrillator ([AED] OR = 3.984, 95% CI: 2.920–5.435, p<0.001) were statistically and significantly associated with survival to hospital discharge. …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…Methods Older individuals (aged≥65 years) underwent biochemical and tissue inflammatory phenotyping, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and vascular reactivity testing. …”
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A five-finger mnemonic for teaching schoolchildren the theoretical components of adult basic life support: a modified reactive Delphi-guided development and memorability pilot test... by Nino Fijačko, Robert Greif, Špela Metličar, Gregor Štiglic, Benjamin S. Abella, Matej Strnad, the Delphi study investigators

“…Both versions concentrate on the comprehensive adult BLS, differing only in their approach to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): one employs a method of 30 chest compressions followed by two rescue breaths, while the other utilizes compression-only CPR. …”
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Nursing Skill Assessment of Hospital Nurses in Management of Critically Ill Patients by Lingli Xu, Qiyu Sun, Jiayi Feng, Li Jing Huang, Chunjing Xu, Weihong Shen, Jian Ding, Yongmei Jin

“…The rescue time of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, oxygen inhalation, venous opening, and endotracheal resuscitation in the observation group was 3.24±1.01, which is lower than that in the control group, 6.65±2.11, with statistical significance (P<0.05). …”
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Direct-acting oral anticoagulant removal by intraoperative hemoadsorption in CABG and/or single valve surgery: interim analysis of the International Safe and Timely Antithrombotic... by Michael Schmoeckel, Matthias Thielmann, Keti Vitanova, Thomas Eberle, Nandor Marczin, Kambiz Hassan, Andreas Liebold, Sandra Lindstedt, Georg Mächler, Marijana Matejic-Spasic, Daniel Wendt, Efthymios N. Deliargyris, Robert F. Storey

“…Methods The hemoadsorption device was incorporated into the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit and active for the duration of the pump run. …”
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Efficacy, efficiency and safety of a cardiac telerehabilitation programme using wearable sensors in patients with coronary heart disease: the TELEWEAR-CR study protocol by Andrew Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kapreli, Garyfallia Pepera, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Varsamo Antoniou, Gregory Giamouzis, Constantinos Davos, Ladislav Batalik, Vasileios Stavrou, John Skoularigis

“…All participants will perform aerobic training at 70% of their maximal heart rate, as obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) for 20 min plus 20 min for strengthening and balance training, three times per week. …”
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A Comparison of Cooling Techniques to Treat Cardiac Arrest Patients with Hypothermia by Anna Finley Caulfield, Shylaja Rachabattula, Irina Eyngorn, Scott A. Hamilton, Rajalakshmi Kalimuthu, Amie W. Hsia, Maarten G. Lansberg, Chitra Venkatasubramanian, J. J. Baumann, Marion S. Buckwalter, Monisha A. Kumar, James S. Castle, Christine A. C. Wijman

“…Patients in coma following cardiopulmonary resuscitation were cooled with an endovascular cooling catheter or with ice bags and cold-water-circulating cooling blankets to a target temperature of 32.0–34.0∘C for 24 hours. …”
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Application value of central venous-arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure difference in postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients with acute aortic dissection by Lei Wang, Zhen Hong Wang, Duan Qi Zhu, Xin Yi Xie, Xin Chen, Xiao Liang Wang

“…Blood gas samples were collected from the arterial and venous lines at various time points during the surgery, including before and after the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), immediately after CPB initiation, before and after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, 30 min after rewarming, and 5 min before weaning from CPB. …”
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