Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialRight Ventricular Systolic Assessment by Transesophageal Versus Transthoracic Echocardiography: Displacement, Velocity, and Myocardial Deformation.
First, to compare tricuspid annular displacement and velocity in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE, TEE) using conventional angle-dependent technologies. Second, to evaluate both alternative TEE views as well as an alternative technology (speckle tracking) for overcoming proposed differences in TTE and TEE. ⋯ Right ventricular displacement, velocity, and myocardial deformation measured by TEE versus TTE are different. Neither alternative transesophageal echocardiography views nor speckle tracking-based deformation is promising; TAPSE by speckle tracking is unbiased but imprecise.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
ReviewSelected 2019 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia.
This article is a review of the highlights of pertinent literature published in 2019, which is of interest to the pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist. After a search of the United States National Library of Medicine PubMed database, several topics emerged in which significant contributions were made in 2019. The authors of this manuscript considered the following topics noteworthy and were included in this review: advances in pediatric heart transplantation, blood management in pediatric cardiac surgery, the impact of nutrition on outcomes in congenital heart surgery, and the use of vasopressin in patients after Fontan palliation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2020
ReviewAortic Stenosis and Noncardiac Surgery in the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common form of valvular heart disease in the elderly. As this patient population continues to increase, anesthesiologists more often will encounter these patients in the perioperative setting for noncardiac surgical procedures. ⋯ In this review, the authors highlight the most recent evidence suggesting that an update of these guidelines is warranted. In addition, the accumulating evidence supporting the role for transcatheter aortic valve replacement to treat AS since the publication of guidelines is reviewed.
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This paper reviews the past 50 years of liver transplantation in children from the perspective of patient demographics, perioperative patient management, surgical techniques, immunosuppression and patient outcomes.