When doing open-heart surgery, the surgeon needs a still heart and lungs to work. The patient still needs oxygen circulated through the bloodstream to survive. Thus, cardiovascular perfusionists (also ...

The emerging advantages of positron-emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnosis and assessment of cardiovascular event risk has prompted ...

Dr. John Gibbon invented the heart-lung machine and used it to perform the world’s first successful open-heart surgery on May 6, 1953. Dr. John Gibbon was a researcher and surgeon at Jefferson Medical ...

There’s something a little thrilling about the prospect of a college journey. For countless students, going away to school marks the start of a new life chapter, a chance to find their way and pave a ...

Raleigh, North Carolina, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perfusion Life, a nationally recognized provider of joint-commission accredited perfusion staffing, has been approved as a vendor on the ...