Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Echocardiography plays an important role in cardiac surgery by defining myocardial structure, function, and intracardiac blood flow velocities. Preoperatively, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography with color and…

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Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The term minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is not well defined. According to one definition, avoidance of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is considered essential in…

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Extracorporeal Circulation

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for support during cardiac surgery is unique because blood exposed to foreign, nonendothelial cell surfaces is collected and continuously recirculated throughout the body….

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Postoperative Care of Cardiac Surgery Patients

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Mortality and morbidity in cardiac surgery have continued to decline despite increases in patient age, comorbid conditions, and procedure complexity. Much of this success can be…

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Cardiac Anesthesia

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CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION Print Section Listen Coronary Artery Disease, Surgical Revascularization, and Myocardial Oxygen Supply: Demand Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 600,000…

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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen A number of ventricular assist devices (VADs) are available for acute circulatory support. As opposed to long-term VADs, which are designed primarily for bridge to transplantation…

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Myocardial Protection

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Myocardial protection in the operating room refers to strategies and methods used to attenuate or prevent perioperative infarction and/or postischemic ventricular dysfunction. In the setting of…

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Simulation in Cardiac Surgery

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Of the many developments in cardiothoracic surgery, the introduction of a broad spectrum of simulation techniques for education and training of students and residents as well…

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Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

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INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Surgical therapy for aortic arch disease involves partial or complete replacement of the arch with great vessel reimplantation during a period of time when native cerebral…

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