Articles to Appear in Future Issues

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Patient Understanding of the Importance of Beta-Blocker Use in the Perioperative Period

D.M. Rosenfeld, T.L. Trentman, J.G. Hentz, S.G. Hagstrom, and J.H. Demenkoff; Phoenix, AZ

Calcium Antagonist Verapamil and Reperfusion Injury of the Heart

A. Coetzee and S. Conradie; Tygerberg, South Africa

The Effects of Vasoactive Agents on Flow Through Saphenous Vein Grafts During Lower-Extremity Peripheral Vascular Surgery

A.D. Maslow, A. Bert, J. Slaiby, W. Carney, and E. Marcaccio; Providence, RI

Increasing Cardiac Output by Epinephrine After Cardiac Surgery: Effects on Indocyanine Green Plasma Disappearance Rate and Splanchnic Microcirculation

S.G. Sakka, D.H.O. Thuemer, C. Schelenz, and N. van Hout; Jena, Germany

Effects of Preemptive Enoximone on Left-Ventricular Diastolic Function After Valve Replacement for Aortic Valve Stenosis

J.M.A.A. van der Maaten, A.J. de Vries, G.W. Rietman, R.C.G.G. Huet, and S.G. De Hert; Groningen, the Netherlands

Transesophageal Tissue Doppler Echocardiography for Evaluation of Myocardial Function During Aortic Valve Replacement

K. Norrild, T.F. Pedersen, and E. Sloth; Copenhagen, Denmark

Mild Hypercapnia After Uncomplicated Heart Surgery Is Not Associated With Hemodynamic Compromise

M.S. Avidan, S.Z. Ali, H. Tymkew, E. Jacobsohn, C.J. De Wet, L.L. Hill, and M. Pasque; St Louis, MO

Effects of Alveolar Recruitment on Arterial Oxygenation in Patients After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

L. Minkovich, G. Djaiani, R. Katznelson, F. Day, L. Fedorko, J. Tan, J. Carroll, D. Cheng, and J. Karski; Toronto, ON, Canada

Early Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis in Dialysis-Dependent Patients After Cardiac Surgery: Safety and Efficacy

M. Nakasuji, S. Nishi, K. Nakasuji, N. Hamaoka, K. Ikeshita, and A. Asada; Osaka, Japan

Establishing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a University Clinic: Case Series

J. Kahn, H. Mü ller, W. Marte, P. Rehak, A. Wasler, G. Prenner, and K. Tscheliessnigg; Graz, Austria

Atrial Fibrillation After Aortic Arch Repair Requiring Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Incidence, Clinical Outcome, and Clinical Predictors

J.G.T. Augoustides, W. Szeto, E.A. Ochroch, D. Cowie, J. Weiner, A.J. Gambone, D. Pinchasik, and J.E. Bavaria; Philadelphia, PA

Effects of Pericardial Lidocaine on Hemodynamic Parameters and Responses in Dogs Anesthetized With Midazolam and Fentanyl

M. Takada, S. Dohi, S. Akamatsu, and A. Suzuki; Gifu, Japan

Treating Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction With Hypertonic Saline Administered After Coronary Occlusion in Pigs

A. Sidi, J.D. Muehlschlegel, D.S. Kirby, R.R. Kirby, and E.B. Lobato; Gainesville, FL

Pathophysiology of Verapamil Overdose: New Insights in the Role of Insulin

L.B. Verbrugge and H.B. van Wezel; Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Fatal Fibrinolysis During Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Patients Receiving Solvent/Detergent-Treated Plasma (Octaplas)

J.J. Magner, K.J. Crowley, and J.F. Boylan; Dublin, Ireland