title: Invited Commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461 Japan. Electronic address: kobando@jikei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bando
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*