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Cardiac Output Determination From the Arterial Pressure Wave: Clinical Testing of a Novel Algorithm That Does Not Require Calibration

G.R. Manecke Jr and W.R. Auger; San Diego, CA

Association of Increased Myocardial Contractility and Elevated End-Diastolic Wall Tension With Short-Term Myocardial Ischemia: A Pressure-Volume Analysis

J.A. Broscheit, C.A. Greim, M. Anetseder, A. Rinck, M. Kessler, and N. Roewer; Wuerzburg, Germany

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Following Cardiac Surgery is Associated With Poor Outcome

A. Kuitunen, R. Suojaranta-Ylinen, P. Raivio, S. Kukkonen, and R. Lassila; Helsinki, Finland

The Role of Endogenous Kallikrein Inhibition in Perioperative Transfusion and Adverse Outcome in Cardiac Surgical Patients

C.M.N. O’Malley, R.J. Frumento, I.J. Mackie, M.J. Gallimore, A.L. Hirsh, and E. Bennett-Guerrero; Durham, NC

Effect of Polymer Coating (Poly 2-Methoxyethylacrylate) of the Oxygenator on Hemostatic Markers During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children

M.J. Eisses, J.M. Geiduschek, C. Jonmarker, G.A. Cohen, and W.L. Chandler; Seattle, WA

Fast-Track Cardiac Anesthesia: Efficacy and Safety of Remifentanil Versus Sufentanil

S. Lison, M. Schill, and P. Conzen; Munich, Germany

Effects of Intravenous Anesthetics on the Human Radial Artery Used as Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts

S. Gursoy, O. Berkan, I. Bagcıvan, T. Kaya, K. Yildirim, and C. Mimaroglu; Sivas, Turkey

Comparison of Nicardipine Versus Esmolol in Attenuating the Hemodynamic Responses to Anesthesia Emergence and Extubation

A.L. Kovac and A. Masiongale; Kansas City, KS

Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Preoperative Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart-Transplant Candidates

A. Mahajan, A. Shabanie, S.M. Varshney, J. Marijic, and M.J. Sopher; Los Angeles, CA

Temperature-Related Differences in Mean Expired Pump and Arterial Carbon Dioxide in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Y.G. Peng, T.E. Morey, D. Clark, M.D. Forthofer, N. Gravenstein, and G.M. Janelle; Gainesville, FL

Effects of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion on Electroencephalographic Bispectral Index and Suppression Ratio

M. Hayashida, H. Sekiyama, R. Orii, M. Chinzei, M. Ogawa, H. Arita, K. Hanaoka, and S.-I. Takamoto; Tokyo, Japan

Effect of Dexamethasone on Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

J.-P. Yared, M.H. Bakri, S.C. Erzurum, C.S. Moravec, D.M. Laskowski, D.R. Van Wagoner, E. Mascha, and J. Thornton; Cleveland, OH

A Survey of Tracheostomy Practice on a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

S. Briggs, J. Ambler, and D. Smith; Hampshire, United Kingdom

Color-Flow Doppler Recognition of Intraoperative Brachiocephalic Malperfusion During Operative Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Utility of Transcutaneous Carotid Ultrasound Scanning

J.G.T. Augoustides, B. Kohl, H. Harris, and A. Pochettino; Philadelphia, PA

Transesophageal Echocardiography Assessment of Severe Aortic Regurgitation in Type A Aortic Dissection Caused by a Prolapsed Circumferential Intimal Flap

J.L. Chow, E.R. Mariano, and D. Liang; Palo Alto, CA