KEY POINTS 1. Patients with moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction are at a higher risk for sustained monomorphic VT than those with preserved left ventricular function. 2. VT more…
KEY POINTS 1. The majority of cardiac surgical transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) imaging uses 2-dimensions, which is accomplished via phased array transducers consisting of 64 to 128 small crystals activated sequentially….
KEY POINTS 1. Nonischemic cardiomyopathy (53%) is the most common pretransplant diagnosis worldwide. 2. Nearly 70% of recipients in the United States require some form of life support prior to…
KEY POINTS 1. In adult CHD, a clinically relevant classification of lesions into three categories is useful: (1) Complete surgical correction, (2) partial surgical correction or palliation, and (iii) uncorrected…
KEY POINTS 1. The total annual cost of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. is close to 400 billion representing 17% of the total health care costs due to major illness….
KEY POINTS 1. Previous concepts of independent intrinsic and extrinsic plasma coagulation pathways, a cell-free final common pathway, and platelet clotting have given way to an integrated concept of cell-based…
KEY POINTS 1. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) challenges the anesthesiologist and surgeon to maintain hemodynamic stability while delicate coronary arterial anastomoses are performed on a beating heart. 2….
KEY POINTS 1. Transport from the operating room (OR) to the intensive care unit (ICU) is a critical period for patient monitoring or vigilance. Emergency drugs and airway equipment should…
KEY POINTS 1. Both anemia and transfusion carry significant risks. Balancing these risks is the key to appropriate blood transfusion decisions. 2. Despite published guidelines about transfusion, clinical transfusion practice…
KEY POINTS 1. Mechanisms of myocardial ischemic injury are multifactorial and include some of the following: Depletion of high-energy phosphates, intracellular acidosis, alterations in intracellular calcium homeostasis, complement activation, generation…
