Extracorporeal life support is a worldwide expanding technology for patients in critical
cardiogenic shock. The device is usually attached to the femoral vessels using percutaneous …

Rationale: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure often coexist, but their interaction is poorly
understood. Clinical data indicate that the arrhythmic component of AF may contribute to left …

Objective: The majority of patients suffering from pulmonary failure refractory to mechanical
ventilation require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support between 1 and 2 …

Rationale: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is frequently associated with atrial arrhythmias.
Increased CaMKII (Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II) activity has been previously …

Clinical data on anticoagulation needs of modern extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (
ECMO ) and its impact on coagulation are scarce. Therefore, we analyzed coagulation‐…

Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a
common complication associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Cardiopulmonary …

Objective: Cardiogenic shock is associated with mortality rates up to 70%, even if patients
are treated with intensive care support or thrombolytic therapy. Early coronary …

Background: Over the last decade, technical improvements in extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) equipment have reduced procedure-related complications and have …

Deep hypothermia is an effective technique for neuroprotection in cardiac surgery. However,
standard body temperature measurement may deviate from actual brain temperature. …

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) exhibit decreased atrial expression of connexin
(Cx), which has been causally linked to a proarrhythmogenic substrate. Interestingly, …