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Heart to Heart Mission

For more than 20 years, the IPA has performed life-saving heart surgery on over 400 patients in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

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Honduras Mission

The IPA is working with Duke to expand their heart surgery mission program in Honduras. We have a mission trip planned for mid-May. Stay tuned for more information.

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Your Mission Trip

The IPA will gladly make donations to qualified charitable organizations who perform cardiac surgery mission work for patients in need.

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Every member of our team is an unpaid volunteer, so please take comfort in knowing that 100% of all donated funds go directly to patient care. Your generosity is so very welcome and will help save lives!
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Cardioplegia 2024

Gradual Reperfusion in Cardioplegia-Induced Cardiac Arrest

This study explores the potential benefits of gradual reperfusion in cardiac surgery patients experiencing cardioplegia-induced cardiac arrest, aiming to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury. Fifty elective cardiac surgery patients were randomized into two groups: a hyperoxemic control group with conventional reoxygenation and a normoxemic study group with gradual reoxygenation. Results showed that gradual reperfusion was safe but did not significantly reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury compared to standard methods, although potassium levels were lower in the normoxemic group.

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November 3, 2024
Cerebral 2024

Wavelet and Time-Based Cerebral Autoregulation Analysis Using Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy on Adults Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy

This study examines cerebral autoregulation (CA) in adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy using diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS), a noninvasive approach to monitoring cerebral blood flow. Neurological injuries, common in ECMO patients due to underlying conditions or the therapy itself, can impair CA, potentially worsening brain damage. Using wavelet coherence analysis (WCA), researchers found that DCS-based markers identified significant CA differences in ECMO patients with brain injuries versus those without, highlighting the potential of DCS as a monitoring tool for this population.

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November 3, 2024
CABG A-FIB

Risk Factors of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery in the Recent 10 Years: Clinical Analysis of 6229 Patients

This retrospective study analyzed 6,229 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) from 2015 to 2023 to determine the risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF). The incidence of POAF was 30.94%. Univariate analysis revealed factors such as age, hypertension, smoking, CPB time, and ejection fraction (EF) as significant. Multivariate analysis identified older age and low EF as independent risk factors for POAF.

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October 22, 2024
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