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Guidelines for performing a comprehensive epicardial echocardiography examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.
Anesthesia and Analgesia, 1 July 2007

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia


American Society of Echocardiography and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists task force guidelines for training in perioperative echocardiography.
Anesthesia and Analgesia, 1 June 2002

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


ASE/SCA guidelines for performing a comprehensive intraoperative multiplane transesophageal echocardiography examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force for Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.
Anesthesia and Analgesia, 1 October 1999    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


Videos in Clinical Medicine. Placement of an arterial line.
New England Journal of Medicine, 1 April 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


Antifibrinolytic drugs and perioperative hemostasis.
Am J Hematol. , 1 September 1997    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Antifibrinolytic therapy in cardiac surgery.
Tex Heart Inst J., 1 January 1995    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Clinical practice. Aortic regurgitation.
N Engl J Med., 1 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


The echo-Doppler evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function. A current perspective.
Cardiol Clin. , 1 August 2000    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Perioperative Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Anesthesia: concerns and controversies.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. , 1 October 1998

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Aspirin and mortality from coronary bypass surgery.
N Engl J Med. , 1 October 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Atrial arrhythmias after cardiothoracic surgery.
N Engl J Med., 1 May 1997    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) evaluation of prosthetic valves.
Cardiol Clin., 1 November 2000    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery).
Anesth Analg., 1 February 2008    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


Bridges to transplantation.
Anesthesiol Clin North America. , 1 December 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Frequency and prognostic significance of silent coronary artery disease in patients with cerebral ischemia undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
Am J Cardiol., 1 May 1992    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for heart failure.
N Engl J Med. , 1 June 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiac resynchronization in chronic heart failure.
N Engl J Med. , 1 June 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiac rhythm management devices (part I): indications, device selection, and function.
Anesthesiology., 1 November 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiac rhythm management devices (part II): perioperative management.
Anesthesiology, 1 December 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiac transplantation.
Anesthesiol Clin North America. , 1 December 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Clinical outcomes after carotid endarterectomy: comparison of the use of regional and general anesthetics.
J Neurosurg., 1 February 2000    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Clinical research. A simple recipe for doing it well.
Anesthesiology, 1 April 1994    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Anesthesiology, 1 June 1994    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Effect of site of venous protamine administration, previously alleged risk factors, and preoperative use of aspirin on acute protamine-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth., 1 June 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiopulmonary Bypass after 50 Years.
N Engl J Med., 1 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Systematic overview of the evidence supporting the use of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery for prevention of paraplegia.
Anesthesiology, 25 October 2000    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Current status of antifibrinolytics in cardiopulmonary bypass and elective deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Anesthesiol Clin North America., 1 September 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardioprotective properties of sevoflurane in patients undergoing coronary surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass are related to the modalities of its administration.
Anesthesiology, 1 August 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Diastolic heart failure-a common and lethal condition by any name.
N Engl J Med, 1 July 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr., 1 July 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Discrepancies between catheter and Doppler estimates of valve effective orifice area can be predicted from the pressure recovery phenomenon: practical implications with regard to quantification of aortic stenosis severity.
J Am Coll Cardiol., 1 February 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Gas embolism.
N Engl J Med., 1 February 2000    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Gastroesophageal perforation after intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.
Anesthesiology., 1 August 1996    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Assessment of mitral regurgitation severity by Doppler color flow mapping of the vena contracta.
Circulation, 1 February 1997    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Pro: during cardiopulmonary bypass for elective coronary artery bypass grafting, perfusion pressure should routinely be greater than 70 mmHg.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth., 1 June 1998    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Human B-natriuretic peptide improves hemodynamics and renal function in heart transplant patients immediately after surgery.
J Card Fail., 1 August 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Heart failure.
N Engl J Med. , 1 May 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Comparison of vena contracta width by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography with quantitative Doppler assessment of mitral regurgitation.
Am J Cardiol., 1 January 1998    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Absence of beneficial effect of acute normovolemic hemodilution combined with aprotinin on allogeneic blood transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery.
Anesthesiology, 1 February 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
N Engl J Med., 1 November 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Preconditioning by sevoflurane decreases biochemical markers for myocardial and renal dysfunction in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multicenter study.
Anesthesiology, 1 June 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Clinical, diagnostic, and management perspectives of aortic dissection.
Chest., 1 July 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Implantable left ventricular assist devices.
N Engl J Med., 1 November 1998    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Stenosis is in the eye of the observer: impact of pressure recovery on assessing aortic valve area.
J Am Coll Cardiol. , 1 February 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Modified ultrafiltration reduces morbidity after adult cardiac operations: a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Circulation, 1 September 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Lung transplantation.
N Engl J Med., 1 April 1999    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Anesthetic implications for lung transplantation.
Anesthesiol Clin North America, 1 December 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of native aortic valve area: utility of the double-envelope technique.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth., 1 June 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients with the Marfan syndrome.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 1 April 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Influence of a vital capacity maneuver on pulmonary gas exchange after cardiopulmonary bypass.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth., 1 June 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Adverse cerebral outcomes after coronary bypass surgery.
N Engl J Med, 1 May 1997    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Nesiritide as an adjunctive therapy in adult patients with heart failure undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. , 1 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Nesiritide (BNP) in the management of postoperative cardiac patients.
Ann Thorac Surg. , 1 June 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Nesiritide as an adjunctive therapy in adult patients with heart failure undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 1 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery.
N Engl J Med. , 1 February 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Nitroprusside in critically ill patients with left ventricular dysfunction and aortic stenosis.
N Engl J Med., 1 May 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Nitroso-redox balance in the cardiovascular system.
N Engl J Med. , 1 November 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


A randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multivessel coronary-artery bypass surgery.
N Engl J Med., 1 January 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography accurately predicts mitral valve anatomy and suitability for repair.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr., 1 September 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Optimal pH strategy for hypothermic circulatory arrest.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. , 1 February 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Perioperative cardiac dysrhythmias: diagnosis and management.
Anesthesiology., 1 June 1997    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy with sodium bicarbonate: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA. , 1 May 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Pulmonary arterial hypertension.
N Engl J Med., 1 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
N Engl J Med. , 1 September 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


The pulmonary manifestations of left heart failure.
Chest., 1 February 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Images in clinical medicine. Pulsus paradoxus.
N Engl J Med, 1 August 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) as salvage treatment for intractable hemorrhage.
Thromb J., 1 November 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Renal dysfunction after myocardial revascularization: risk factors, adverse outcomes, and hospital resource utilization. The Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group.
Ann Intern Med., 1 February 1998    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Cardiac risk in noncardiac surgery: an update.
Anesth Analg., 1 April 1995    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Endovascular stent-graft placement for the treatment of acute aortic dissection.
N Engl J Med., 1 May 1999    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


ST-segment elevation in conditions other than acute myocardial infarction.
N Engl J Med. , 1 November 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Surgical advances in heart and lung transplantation.
Anesthesiol Clin North America. , 1 December 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Effect of CO2 insufflation on the number and behavior of air microemboli in open-heart surgery: a randomized clinical trial.
Circulation., 1 March 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


The safety of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography: a case series of 7200 cardiac surgical patients.
Anesth Analg., 1 May 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Transfusion medicine. First of two parts--blood transfusion.
N Engl J Med. , 1 February 1999    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Transfusion medicine. Second of two parts--blood conservation.
N Engl J Med., 1 February 1999    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Operation for acute type A aortic dissection in octogenarians: is it justified?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. , 1 February 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting postoperative complications and outcomes in patients undergoing heart surgery.
J Am Coll Cardiol. , 1 May 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Anesthesia for patients with carcinoid syndrome.
Int Anesthesiol Clin. , 11 March 2008    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


Cardiac events in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: shifting the paradigm from noninvasive risk stratification to therapy.
Ann Intern Med., 1 March 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


The impact of postoperative pain on the development of postoperative delirium.
Anesth Analg., 1 April 1998    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Perioperative beta-blocker therapy and mortality after major noncardiac surgery. N Engl J Med., 1 July 2005    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery.
N Engl J Med. , 1 December 2004    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Clinical challenges of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor therapy: bleeding, reversal, thrombocytopenia, and retreatment.
Am Heart J. , 22 April 2008    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


Effect of atenolol on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity after noncardiac surgery. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group.
N Engl J Med. , 1 December 1996    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


The effect of bisoprolol on perioperative mortality and myocardial infarction in high-risk patients undergoing vascular surgery. Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography Study Group.
N Engl J Med. , 1 December 1999    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Increased mortality associated with growth hormone treatment in critically ill adults.
N Engl J Med., 1 September 1999    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock.
N Engl J Med. , 1 November 2005    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


Protecting the pump: controlling myocardial inflammatory responses.
Annu Rev Physiol., 1 January 2006    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


The risk associated with aprotinin in cardiac surgery.
N Engl J Med., 6 August 2008    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Larry Chu


A Comparison of Coronary Angioplasty with Fibrinolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 23 August 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Enoxaparin versus Unfractionated Heparin with Fibrinolysis for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 6 April 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Is Management of Anesthesia in Achondroplastic Dwarfs Really a Challenge? pdf.gif 9172028         

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 10 May 1997    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Relationship of Blood Transfusion and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Journal of the American Medical Association, 6 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Care after Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery
The New England Journal of Medicine, 10 April 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Congestive Heart Failure.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1 January 2002    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Heart Failure in Aortic Stenosis - Improving Diagnosis and Treatment
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1 May 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Early Revascularization and Long-term Survival in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction
The New England Journal of Medicine, 7 June 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Cardiovascular Disease
The New England Journal of Medicine, 3 July 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


PROTECTING THE PUMP: Controlling Myocardial Inflammatory Responses
Annu Rev Physiol, 1 January 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Initial Treatment of Hypertension
The New England Journal of Medicine, 14 February 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators
The New England Journal of Medicine, 6 November 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Quantitative Determinants of the Outcome of Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation
The New England Journal of Medicine, 3 May 2005    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Longitudinal Assessment of Neurocognitive Function after Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 8 February 2001    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Bridge to Life — Cardiac Mechanical Support
The New England Journal of Medicine, 30 August 2007    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Off-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery
The New England Journal of Medicine, 30 January 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


A Randomized Comparison of Off-Pump and On-Pump Multivessel Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1 January 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Effusive–Constrictive Pericarditis.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 17 September 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Sirolimus-Eluting Stents versus Standard Stents in Patients with Stenosis in a Native Coronary Artery
The New England Journal of Medicine, 2 October 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


ST-Segment Elevation in Conditions Other Than Acute Myocardial Infarction
The New England Journal of Medicine, 27 November 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting versus Stent Implantation
The New England Journal of Medicine, 26 May 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Aortic Stenosis.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 24 July 2003    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


A comparison of Antecedents to Cardiac Arrests, Deaths and EMergency Intensive care Admissions in Australia and New Zealand, and the United Kingdom—the ACADEMIA study.
Resuscitation, 1 September 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Real World: When Will the Guidelines Get the Message?
Journal of American Medical Association, 19 January 2005    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


First Documented Rhythm and Clinical Outcome From In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Children and Adults
Journal of American Medical Association, 4 January 2006    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


In-hospital cardiac arrest: survival depends mainly on the effectiveness of the emergency response.
Resuscitation, 1 September 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Major Changes in the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC: Reaching the Tipping Point for Change
Journal of the American Heart Association, 13 December 2005    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
Journal of American Medical Association, 19 January 2005    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Predictors of Survival following Cardiac Arrest in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
Anesthesiology, 24 September 2008    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction
Anesth Analg, 1 January 2005    

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Category: General OR Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin


Relationship of Blood Transfusion and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Journal of American Medical Association, 6 October 2004    

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Category: Cardiac Anesthesia
Added by Tony Colvin



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Maternal death in the 21st century: causes, prevention, and relationship to cesarean delivery.
Am J Obstet Gynecol , 1 May 2008    

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Category: Obstetric Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Hemodynamic changes associated with spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in severe preeclampsia.
Anesthesiology, 1 May 2008    

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Category: Obstetric Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


The effect of high-dose mannitol on serum and urine electrolytes and osmolality in neurosurgical patients.
Can J Anaesth, 1 September 1987    

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Category: Neuro Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Pathophysiology and treatment of focal cerebral ischemia. Part II: Mechanisms of damage and treatment.
J Neurosurg., 1 September 1992    

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Category: Neuro Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


Frequency and prognostic significance of silent coronary artery disease in patients with cerebral ischemia undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
Am J Cardiol., 1 May 1992    

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Category: Neuro Anesthesia
Added by Erin Reiland


A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial of transfusion requirements in critical care. Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care Investigators, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.
N Engl J Med., 1 February 1999    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock.
N Engl J Med. , 1 November 2001    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


Effects of a medical emergency team on reduction of incidence of and mortality from unexpected cardiac arrests in hospital: preliminary study.
BMJ., 1 February 2002    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


Characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving a medical emergency team review for acute change in conscious state or arrhythmias.
Crit Care Med, 1 February 2008    

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Category: Critical Care Medicine
Added by Erin Reiland


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