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Effects of Parasternal Block on Acute and Chronic Pain in Patients Undergoing...

Background. Sternotomy causes considerable postoperative pain and postoperative pain management encompasses different analgesic regimens. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of...

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Echocardiographic Discovery of Doubled Interatrial Septum: An Incidental Finding

A double-walled interatrial septum is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly characterized by a distinct echolucent cavity between the atria formed by 2 separate interatrial septae. It may be a variant of...

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Anomalous Coronary Artery: Run of a Lifetime

The anatomy of the coronary circulation is well described with incidence of congenital anomalies of approximately 0.3% to 1.0%. Although often incidental, 20% are life-threatening. A 25-year-old woman...

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Design and Implementation of a Perioperative Surgical Home at a Veterans...

The innovative Perioperative Surgical Home model aims to optimize the outcomes of surgical patients by leveraging the expertise and leadership of physician anesthesiologists, but there is a paucity of...

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The Anesthetic Management of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

An increasing number of patients with a high risk for surgery because of advanced age and associated comorbidities that significantly increase the perioperative risk successfully undergo transcatheter...

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Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Mixed Aortic Valve...

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases practice guidelines list severe cardiac disease as a contraindication to liver transplantation. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has been...

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Ten Years Experiences With Preoperative Evaluation Clinic for Day Admission...

Admission on the day of surgery for elective cardiac and noncardiac surgery is the prevalent practice in North America and Canada. This approach realizes medical, psychological and logistical...

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Combined Aortic Valve Replacement and Renal Cell Carcinoma Thrombectomy

Although nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava invasion is a common procedure, it is rare to have level IV invasion necessitating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Furthermore, it...

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Trends in the Management of Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices...

In our institution, the vast majority of patients presenting for noncardiac surgery (NCS) while supported by a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) are now cared for by noncardiac-trained...

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Challenging Argatroban Management of a Child on Extracorporeal Support and...

A 6-year-old child developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia while on extracorporeal life support. Hours after a difficult transition from heparin to argatroban for anticoagulation therapy, the child...

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Cardiac Arrest in a Heart Transplant Patient Receiving Dexmedetomidine During...

Dexmedetomidine is an α-2 agonist with a sedative and cardiopulmonary profile that makes it an attractive anesthetic in pediatric cardiac patients. Cardiac transplant patients may suffer from acute...

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Intraoperative Embolization and Cognitive Decline After Cardiac Surgery: A...

Since the advent of cardiac surgery, complications have existed in many forms. Recent work has focused on the safety of current cardiac surgery with particular emphasis on cognitive outcomes....

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A Practical Approach to Managing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is increasingly performed as a minimally invasive treatment option for aortic valve disease. The typical anesthetic management for this procedure was...

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Quadruple Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a 14-Year-Old Child With...

Myocardial ischemia due to coronary artery disease is an extremely rare condition in childhood and adolescence. Absence of obvious serious risk factors remains a challenge to modern cardiology. We...

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