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VOLUME 39, NUMBER 2 - JUNE 2007

From The Editor

The Diffusion of Innovation in ExtraCorporeal Technology
Robert Groom


ORIGINAL ARTICLES

66 Autotransfusion Management During and After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Alters Fibrin Degradation and Transfusion Requirements
Alice E.C.M. Wiefferink, Patrick W. Weerwind, Waander van Heerde, Steven Teerenstra, Luc Noyez, Ben E. de Pauw, René M.H.J. Brouwer

71 Retrospective Analysis Comparing Hollow Fiber and Silicone Membrane Oxygenators for Neonates on ECMO
Brian Mejak, Carmen Giacomuzzi, Eileen Heller, Xiaomang You, Ross Ungerleider, Irving Shen

75 Intraoperative Assessment and Quantification of Coronary Artery Graft Patency Performed on or off Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Eric D. Rauch, Christopher Leach, Terry Barnes, Kurt Driscoll, Kurt Strutz, David W. Holt

81 Heparin Monitoring During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery Using the One-Step Point-of-Care Whole Blood Anti-Factor-Xa Clotting Assay Heptest-POC-Hi
Peter Hellstern, Juergen Bach, Melanie Simon, Werner Saggau

87 Evaluating the Efficacy of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Timing Using the Auto-Timing Mode of Operation With the Datascope CS100
Melissa K. Osentowski, David W. Holt

91 Trans-Aortic Counterpulsation: A Viable Alternative?
Bharat Datt, Lisa Hutchison, Charles Peniston

96 Innovative Design to Prevent Reversal of Roller Blood Pump Rotation in the Event of Electromechanical Failure: An Easy Solution to a Devastating Problem
Jennifer S. Skoletsky, Brian T. White, Jon W. Austin


CASE REPORTS

99 Ground Transportation of a Pediatric Patient on ECMO Support
David Machin, Richard Scott, Aimee Hurst

103 Improved Coagulation and Blood Conservation in the Golden Hours After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Scott R. Beckmann, Dee Carlile, Randall C. Bissinger, M. Burrell, Thomas Winkler, William W. Shely

109 Report of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Occurring During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Hideshi Itoh, Yoichiro Miyake, Iwao Hioki, Satofumi Tanaka, Manabu Okabe

112 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Severe Acute Respiratory Failure in Postpartum Woman With Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease: Benefit, Factors Furthering the Success of This Procedure, and Review of the Literature
Georges Fayad, Benoît Larrue, Thomas Modine, Richard Azzaoui, Alexi Regnault, Mohammad Koussa, Terry Gourlay, François Fourrier, Christophe Decoene, Henri Warembourg


ABSTRACTS

A1 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Perfusion Society


CLASSIC PAGES

117 Classic Pages of the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology
Jeff Riley

119 Cardiac Assist Devices
Adrian Kantrowitz

125 Experimental Intraaortic Balloon Pumping Prior to Acute Myocardial Infarction
Steven J. Phillips, Allen B. Kantrowitz, George Zorzi, Leon Zoireff, Dov Jaron, Paul Freed, Philip Cascade


DEPARTMENTS

129 Instructions for Authors

133 Calendar of Events

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