The AB Portable Driver Generates Higher Drive-Line Pressures Possibly Leading to Accelerated Hemolysis.

The AB5000 Circulatory Support System is paracorporeal pulsatile ventricular assist device. The AB Portable Driver is a portable console for this system. We experienced two cases with accelerated hemolysis while receiving support by the AB Portable Driver.

A Technique to Make Multiple Proximal Anastomoses with One HEARTSTRING Suture Device.

The HEARTSTRING device allows a secure proximal anastomosis, but one device is typically used for each anastomosis. We report a technique to make multiple proximal anastomoses with one HEARTSTRING suture device. doi: 10.

[A case of adenocarcinoma of small intestine surviving for many years].

In adenocarcinoma of the small intestine, delays in diagnosis are frequent. The majority of patients present with advancedstage disease, and have either lymph node involvement or distant metastatic disease. Surgical resection is a mainstay in treatment of this disease, and the effectiveness of chemotherapy for advanced-stage or metastatic disease has been reported.