From The Editor
110 The Importance of Size: When a "Mini becomes a "Maxi"
Alfred H. Stammers
112 The Lost Discipline of Life-Long Learning
Rebekah Trittipoe
Original Articles
115 Pulsatile Mechanical Cardiac Assistance in Pediatric Patients with the Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device
Frank Merkle, Wolfgang Boettcher, Bridgitte Stiller, Roland Hetzer
121 The Effects of Preprimed Oxygenators on Gas Transfer Efficiency
Chen Gao, Alfred H. Stammers, Rebecca L. Ahlgren, Tunisia A. Ellis, Hunter B. Holcomb, Bernadette T. Nutter, Ryan G. Schmer, Lynette Hock
127 A Multicenter Investigation into the Occurrence of High-Pressure Excursions
Gerard J. Meyers, Patrick R. Weighell, Brian J. McCloskey, Alison M. Holt, Scott McTeer, Sandy L. Maxwell
133 Reduction of Microemboli Count in the Priming Fluid of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuits
Frank Merkle, Wolfgang Boettcher, Fritz Schulz, Michael Kopitz, Andreas Koster, Ewald Hennig, Roland Hetzer
139 Effects of Leukocyte Depletion Filters on Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation in an Extracorporeal Circulation Circuit
Susan Schneider, Himali Gunasinghe, Joseph Sistino, Mindy Blackwell, Francis Spinale
143 Quantification of the Effect of Altering Hematocrit and Temperature on Blood Viscosity
Alfred H. Stammers, See N. Vang, Brian L. Mejak, Eric D. Rauch
Case Report
152 Selective Deep Spinal Hypothermia with Vacuum-Assisted Cerebral Spinal Fluid Drainage for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery
Cody Trowbridge, Thad Bruhn, Beth Arends
Articles Of Interest
156 Articles of Interest
Rick G. Smith
Departments