Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2009
The feasibility of speckle tracking for intraoperative assessment of regional myocardial function by transesophageal echocardiography.
The authors aimed to examine the feasibility of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) acquisition of a non-Doppler-based, speckle tracking-derived myocardial deformation parameter (strain) immediately before and after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with reduced left ventricular (LV) function. ⋯ Strain calculation from TEE images is feasible during cardiac surgery and correlates well with WMS but has better interobserver agreement. Strain analysis, but not WMS, detected wall motion differences between normally perfused and ischemic segments. This simple method allows objective intraoperative quantification of myocardial segment function and may become an important monitoring tool in the future.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2009
An 11-year, single-institution analysis of intra-aortic balloon pump use in cardiac surgery.
The primary objective of this study was to analyze perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the authors' institution from 1995 to 2005 and to propose an explanation for changes in use over this period. A secondary objective was to assess patient variables associated with IABP use. ⋯ From 1995 to 2005, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative IABP use decreased by approximately 60% in cardiac surgery patients. Simultaneously, the use of TEE and milrinone each doubled. Although a cause-effect relationship cannot be established from the present study's observational data, the trends coincide and may be related.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2009
Preoperative statin administration is associated with lower mortality and decreased need for postoperative hemodialysis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of perioperative statin administration on renal outcomes after cardiac surgery. ⋯ The preoperative use of statins is associated with decreased in-hospital mortality and a reduction in the need for RRT.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2009
Increased preoperative white blood cell count predicts postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery.
To better understand the relationship between humoral and cellular markers of inflammation and postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). ⋯ In this cohort of patients undergoing CABG surgery, preoperative leukocytosis was a significant predictor of AF independent of CRP.