Thoracic medicine has undergone significant advances over the years, and chest drainage has become a crucial tool in the management of various conditions. Pioneers in this field include the British scientist Sir Hugh Owen Thomas (1), who contributed to the development of orthopaedic techniques and whose treatment principles influenced several areas of medicine, including thoracic [...]
Introduction The present review aims to analyze and synthesize the growing scientific evidence supporting the benefits of implementing carbon dioxide (CO2) diffusers in the field of cardiac surgery. Clinical studies, meta-analyses and research papers related to effective deaeration, microemboli reduction and prevention of postoperative infections are examined. The review highlights the advances in diffuser technologies [...]
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy has emerged as a crucial resource in the management of patients with refractory respiratory and cardiac failure (1). However, its implementation entails significant technical and clinical challenges. In this context, continuous training and acquisition of specific skills become imperative to ensure patient safety and optimise clinical outcomes. Advanced clinical simulation, [...]
We would like to start off 2021 by encouraging you to participate in the upcoming webinar regarding Seraph 100, the single use extracorporeal broad-spectrum sorbent hemoperfusion device for reduction of pathogens from the bloodstream. This time, the online session will revolve around why Glycocalyx Replacement Therapy is the Future of Medicine. Professor Herwig Gerlach (Department [...]
Cardiolink together with Dr. F. Köhler Chemie GmbH, encourages you to attend the following webinar organized by Essential Pharmaceutical on Myocardial Protection and Resulting Post Bypass Blood Conservation, which will take place the 12th of August at 9pm. Dr. Serdar Gunaydin (Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi, Turkey), will be one of the speakers of this [...]
Next Thursday 28th of May at 5pm, Cardiolink together with Dr. F. Köhler Chemie GmbH organizes a webinar on Myocardial Preservation by Single Shot Cardioplegic Techniques. Dr. Serdar Gunaydin (Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi, Turkey), will be the speaker of this online session, which will revolve around the comparative study outcomes of different Cardioplegic solutions (such [...]
We are pleased to announce that Cardiolink has recently concluded a distribution agreement with Exthera Medical Corporation, a medical device company focused on therapeutic applications to treat drug-resistant and drug-susceptible bloodstream infections in high-risk patient populations, regarding its microbind affinity blood filter Seraph® 100. Seraph 100 is a single use extracorporeal broadspectrum sorbent hemoperfusion device [...]
Considering the great importance that the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has nowadays in the treatment of valvular heart disease, Cardiolink Group has recently reached an agreement with Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd, for the distribution of the transcatheter heart valve MyValTM in Spain. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), is a minimally invasive surgical [...]
Last week, from 13-15th of February the “VIII International Course on Mechanical Circulatory Support” organized by Hospital de Bellvitge, took place in Barcelona. The aim of the course was the dissemination and exchange of the state-of-the-art knowledge of mechanical circulatory support’s indications, management and outcomes. The course stressed on long duration circulatory support devices as [...]
Last week, on the 30th and 31st of January, the “1st Son Espases - Clínic Barcelona Valve Repair Workshop using Subaortic Annuloplastic Devices” took place in Palma de Mallorca (Spain). This comprehensive course on Aortic Valve Repair (AVR), focused on annuloplasty techniques, valve anatomy and echo analysis, and it was aimed at specialists interested in [...]
This past quarter, Cardiolink engaged in a cooperation campaign organized by the NGO Infancia Solidaria in El Salvador. The NGO’s Project “Sana-sana”, provides surgical care for children in developing countries. In this particular campaign in El Salvador, about 20 children with congenital heart diseases from Hospital Benjamín Bloom were treated. Dr. Tomasa Centella, a surgeon [...]
On the 22nd and 23rd of November, the III Mechanical Circulatory Support Meeting, organized by Clínica Universidad de Navarra, took place in Madrid. This year, the scientific program promoted the health care professional’s training in the management of patients with mechanical circulatory support devices from a multidisciplinary approach, through the moto “Care, Research and Innovation”. [...]
Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the world’s number one killer today. Each year, about 17.9 Million people die due to this disease, which includes heart and cerebrovascular diseases. In 2017, only in Spain more than 120,000 people died due to CV disease, according to Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Today, 29th of September, we celebrate the [...]
We have always opted for the most innovative medical products / devices, in order to offer both the surgeon and the patient advantages in surgical work and greater comfort for the patient after surgery. But this year we want to go further by also focusing on the field of TRAINING. That is why, together with [...]
¿Vale la pena celebrar una convención de venta hoy en día? Sin duda, sí. Una reunión anual de ventas es fundamental para el éxito y cumplimiento de metas y es una oportunidad única para reconocer el desempeño del año anterior e inspirar los logros para los siguientes doce meses. El evento también contó con la presencia [...]
From October 16th to 18th we will have the honor of being able to present Rutilight ® as an innovative product in surgical technology at the hands of IGTP - Trias i Pujol German Research Institute -, which is the main objective of scientific knowledge to transform it into an improvement in Health and medical [...]
The tendency to replace a native aortic or mitral valve with a biological valve prosthesis has been increasing in recent decades. These can not be implanted in any type of patient, as they are recommended only in patients who do not wish to take anticoagulants, are very athletic, with a history of coagulopathy, women who [...]
Once again, Cardiolink contributes a small grain of sand in humanitarian actions like the one carried out during this week in the Rural Hospital of Ulongué, in the area of Angonia, Mozambique, where a first campaign has been organized by a team of health professionals, some of whose members are Spanish surgeons: Dr. Teresa Butrón, [...]
La técnica de endosutura laparoscópica requiere mucha práctica y destreza con el instrumental. Para ello, se realizarán cursos dirigidos de la mano del Dr. Dyego Benevenuto, enfocados a diferentes servicios de cirugía y poniendo a su disposición la mejor herramienta para practicar de forma ilimitada y en el lugar que uno escoja: EL SISTEMA DE ENTRENAMIENTO LAP-BOX. [...]
One more year and we keep growing! It's been 14 years since Cardiolink was formed and for all of us, it's a pleasure to have such a team. A trusted team, full of enthusiasm and a lot of professionalism, from the logistics team, through administration, management, marketing ... to the great sales staff, which has [...]
Are you one of those who still think that a thoracic drain can not be placed horizontally because it loses its functionality? Did you know that early ambulation and mobilization of the patient results in greater recovery in less time? How to know if the patient continues with pneumothorax, has the catheter clogged or the [...]
On February 8, the II Pediatric Heart Failure Symposium will take place, which will include ventricular assistance and myocardial protection as the main theme. An event that will bring together great professionals at national and international level, from different hospital areas: cardiac surgeons, perfusionists, pediatricians, intensivists, etc., with the aim of presenting and debating the [...]
The week of November 20 was published in the Diario Medico the interview conducted by Dr. Abella, Head of Children's Cardiac Surgery Service in Vall d'Hebron Hospital of Barcelona. A study conducted in the same center that shows, as a result, the efficacy of the solution Custodiol HTK in complex surgeries of congenital heart disease in neonates, [...]
First year that we present at the Congress of the SEHH-SETH with the aim of giving to know the benefits that the OX mechanical valve in the aortic position brings to the patient: Lower dose of anticoagulation once past the 3 months of standard treatment, lower risk of bleeding, <60% risk of ET (published in [...]
Es un orgullo poder pertenecer a la SECTCV como miembro protector, con el único fin de poder aportar y facilitar el día a día a los profesionales sanitarios del ámbito cardíaco. Nos emociona formar parte de esta gran comunidad científica en una conmemoración tan merecida a todos aquellos profesionales y empresas que vuelcan todos sus [...]
From the 24th to the 27th of September, we will be at booth nº13 of the CCIB of Barcelona together with Kohler-chemie, to show the most effective solution in the preservation of organs and cardioplegia! CUSTODIOL HTK: The components of solution of histadine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) that offers unique advantages to other solutions: Low electrolyte content that [...]
Is it posible to have an anticoagulation treatment 50% closer to a normal INR with a mechanical aortic valve? Yes with On-X! The only valve on the market that allows for less anticoagulant treatment after 3 months of aortic valve replacement, which is included in the AHA / ACC 2017 Guidelines. (Link: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/ early / [...]
The July-August 2017 journal of the Spanish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery has already been published, in which Cryolife's market-leading mechanical valve could not be missed. We leave the link: http://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-cirugia-cardiovascular-358-sumario-vol-24-num-4-S1134009617X00053
Gas embolism is currently a vital risk in invasive vascular surgeries, taking into account that, from the moment a gas is introduced anywhere in the human body, regardless of the duration of the situation, the risk of hay embolism. In surgical cases such as cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, procedures for venous or arterial [...]
.. the Custodiol HTK solution, composed of histidine, tryptophan and ketoglutarate, was originally designed to provide optimal myocardial protection? ... Custodial HTK is one of only two methods of Cardioplegia that has a proven track record of clinical studies? ... low sodium content implies less cellular stress during cold ischemia and prevents cellular edema? ... [...]
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