Transpulmonary thermodilution measurement is a convenient method for hemodynamic monitoring. However, the previously reported indicator temperature was not consistent. This study aimed to compare the accuracy of Pulse index Continuous Cardiac Output (PiCCO) monitoring using indicators of different temperatures. A total of 104 critically ill patients received PiCCO monitoring using indicators of...

Gene manipulation in mice is now a routine approach to the investigation of disease pathophysiology. Examination of cardiovascular physiology in mice have required the development of miniaturized hemodynamic monitoring systems, or essentially mouse “cath labs,” in which catheters and guidewires are manipulated in mouse vessels often ,1 mm in size. Cardiovascular integrative physiology has becom...

Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare and commonly fatal form of fulminant myocarditis. During the acute phase, while immunosuppressive therapy is initiated, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support is commonly used as a bridge to heart transplantation or recovery. Until recently, conventional transesophageal echocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography were th...

Blood pressure waveform analysis may permit continuous (i.e., automated) and less invasive (i.e., safer and simpler) central hemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unit and other clinical settings without requiring any instrumentation beyond what is already in use or available. This practical approach has been a topic of intense investigation for decades and may garner even more interest ...

hemodynamic monitoring in a coronary intensive care unit What to say and what to do when mostly your friends love reading? Are you the one that don't have such hobby? So, it's important for you to start having that hobby. You know, reading is not the force. We're sure that reading will lead you to join in better concept of life. Reading will be a positive activity to do every time. And do you k...

nique and the patient’s enlarged heart geometry.5,6 In addition, echocardiography is not a monitoring device. Right heart catheterization (RHC) is a direct measurement of hemodynamic parameters7 and is a reliable tool for evaluating hemodynamic changes in PH patients. However, the frequent use of RHC is also limited by its invasiveness, infection risk, and expense.8 Therefore, a noninvasive tec...

Although thoracopagus twins joined at the upper chest are the most common type of conjoined twins, the separation surgery in these cases has a higher mortality rate. Here, we describe an anesthetic management approach for the separation of thoracopagus conjoined twins sharing parts of a congenitally defective heart and liver. We emphasize the importance of vigilant intraoperative hemodynamic mo...

OBJECTIVE To assess maternal and perinatal outcomes of expectant management with plasma volume expansion and pharmacologic vasodilatation in patients with severe pre-eclampsia remote from term. STUDY DESIGN All women with severe pre-eclampsia between 20 and 32 weeks' gestation, not in labor and with a live, single fetus admitted to the University Hospital Rotterdam from 1985 to 1993 were mana...