Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Masses
TOPICS 1. Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of HCM 2. Pathology of HCM 3. Medical therapy for HCM 4. Dynamic obstruction of the LVOT 5. Anesthetic management of the HCM…
Postoperative Analgesia for Cardiac Surgery
TOPICS 1. What are the systemic implications of pain in the cardiac surgery patient? 2. What modalities are available to treat postoperative pain? 3. Summary Cardiac surgery can…
Right Heart Valves and Function
TOPICS 1. The clinical signs and symptoms of TV diseases 2. RV function 3. The pulmonic valve 4. Echocardiography of right heart structures and right ventricular function. 5. Surgical…
Anesthesia for Repair of Diseases of Thoracic Aorta
TOPICS 1. Diseases of the ascending thoracic aorta 2. Diseases of the descending thoracic aorta 3. Anesthetic management of the patient with disease of the thoracic aorta 4. Distal…
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
TOPICS 1. The plumbing of CPB 2. Bypassing the heart 3. Bypassing the lungs 4. Preserving the heart 5. Protecting the brain 6. Electrolytes and CPB 7. Anticoagulation and…
Off-Pump, Robotic, and Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
TOPICS 1. Minimally invasive surgical approaches 2. Anesthetic challenges for off-pump and minimally invasive surgery 3. Is off-pump surgery better than on-pump surgery? 4. Case scenario During the…
Anesthesia in the Electrophysiology and Catheterization Laboratories
TOPICS 1. Electrophysiology and other catheter-based procedures overview 2. EP procedures 3. Anesthetic management of EP procedures 4. Risks and complications of out-of-the-OR cardiac procedures The number of…
Preoperative Evaluation of the Heart Surgery Patient
TOPICS 1. Heart surgery patients and consent 2. Cardiac surgery and gender 3. Coronary stents or coronary artery bypass? 4. Cardiology evaluation 5. Preoperative assessment 6. Preoperative red flags…
The Postoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
TOPICS 1. Routine transport and report 2. Inflammation and the cardiac surgery patient 3. Genetic associations and cardiac surgery outcomes 4. Perioperative neurological injury 5. Respiratory failure 6. Renal…
Perioperative Rhythm Abnormalities
TOPICS 1. The electrocardiogram 2. ECG abnormalities 3. Bradyarrhythmias 4. Temporary pacemaker 5. Supraventricular tachycardias 6. Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation 7. TEE and the ECG 8. Case scenario …
