Contents

Article Outline

• Editorial
• Original Articles
• Case Reports
• Review Article
• Emerging Technology
• Case Conference
• Pro and Con
• Diagnostic Dilemmas
• Literature Review
• Cardiac Calendar—2008 to 2010
• Letters to the Editor
• Erratum

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Editorial 

Angiotensin Blockade and General Anesthesia: So Little Known, So Far to Go

John G.T. Augoustides, MD, FASE 177

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Original Articles 

Chronic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Therapy Combined With Diuretic Therapy is Associated With Increased Episodes of Hypotension in Noncardiac Surgery

Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA, Omeed Khodaparast, MD, Amy Shanks, MS, Michael O’Reilly, MD, and Kevin K. Tremper, PhD, MD 180

Postoperative Treatment With Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Patients With Preoperative Reduced Left Ventricular Systolic Function

Judith Villacorta, MD, Chistiane Oddoze, PhD, Roch Giorgi, MD, PhD, François Kerbaul, MD, PhD, Marc Bonnet, MD, Frédéric Collart, MD, PhD, François Gouin, MD, PhD, and Catherine Guidon, MD 187

The Effects of Intracoronary Nicardipine on Ventricular Dynamics and Function in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Pierre Abdon Casthely, MD, Vincent Defilippi, MD, Gregory Pakonis, MD, Mahesh Bikkina, MD, Thil Yoganathan, MD, Claudia Komer, DO, and Lorraine Cornwell, MD 192

The Response of the Vascular Beds to Sodium Bicarbonate in Patients During Normothermic Bypass

Mukesh Tripathi, MD, MNAMS, Prabhat K. Singh, MD, Soumya S. Nath, MD, PDCC, and Uttam Singh, PhD 199

Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Prevents the Increase in Pulmonary Artery Pressure Associated With Aortic Unclamping During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy

Kazuyuki Sumi, MD, Hiroki Iida, MD, Shinobu Yamaguchi, MD, Naokazu Fukuoka, MD, Katsuya Shimabukuro, MD, and Shuji Dohi, MD 204

Perioperative Statin Therapy and Renal Outcomes After Major Vascular Surgery: A Propensity-Based Analysis

Daryl J. Kor, MD, Michael J. Brown, MD, Remzi Iscimen, MD, Daniel R. Brown, MD, PhD, Francis X. Whalen, MD, Tuhin K. Roy, MD, PhD, and Mark T. Keegan, MD 210

Anesthetic Preconditioning Decreases Arrhythmias and Improves Regional Conduction in Isolated Hearts

Leo G. Kevin, MD, FCARCSI, and Enis Novalija, MD, PhD 217

Remifentanil Infusion Does Not Induce Opioid Tolerance After Cardiac Surgery

Pasi Lahtinen, MD, Hannu Kokki, MD, PhD, and Markku Hynynen, MD, PhD 225

A Preliminary Study of a New Tranexamic Acid Dosing Schedule for Cardiac Surgery

Gregory A. Nuttall, MD, Maria Cristina Gutierrez, MD, Jonathan D. Dewey, BS, Michael E. Johnson, MD, PhD, Lance J. Oyen, PharmD, BCPS, Andrew C. Hanson, BS, and William C. Oliver, Jr, MD 230

The Accuracy of Preload Assessment by Different Transesophageal Echocardiographic Techniques in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Christoph K. Hofer, MD, DEAA, Michael T. Ganter, MD, DEAA, Andreas Rist, MD, Richard Klaghofer, PhD, Sonja Matter-Ensner, MD, and Andreas Zollinger, MD 236

Assessment of Fluid-Responsiveness Parameters for Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Comparison Among LiDCO, Transesophageal Echochardiography, and Pulmonary Artery Catheter

Luigi Belloni, MD, Antonio Pisano, MD, Armando Natale, MD, Maria Rosario Piccirillo, MD, Luigi Piazza, MD, Gennaro Ismeno, MD, and Giovanni De Martino, MD 243

Continuous Extrapleural Infusion of Ropivacaine 0.2% After Cardiovascular Surgery Via the Lateral Thoracotomy Approach

Konrad Maurer, MD, Stephan Blumenthal, MD, Katharina M. Rentsch, PhD, and Edith R. Schmid, MD 249

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Case Reports 

Aprotinin Administration and Pulmonary Embolism After Aortic Valve Replacement

Ambroise Montcriol, MD, Florent Heraud, MD, Pierre Morange, MD, Nicolas Pernoud, MD, Vlad Gariboldi, MD, Frédéric Collart, MD, Catherine Guidon, MD, and François Kerbaul, MD, PhD 255

Fatal Thrombosis After Factor VII Administration During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE, Andrew D. Shaw, MD, FCCM, Ruth Ann Greenfield, MD, and Katherine P. Grichnik, MD, FASE 259

Endocarditis, Vegetation, and Perforation of the Pulmonary Valve

Melissa Vu, MD, Barry A. Harrison, MBBS, FANZCA, Christopher DeStephano, BS, and John Odell, MD 261

Unexpected Diagnosis and Management of a Type A Interrupted Aortic Arch in an Adult Male Scheduled for Mitral Valve Surgery

Valter Casati, MD, Luciano Barbato, MD, Pietro Spagnolo, MD, Paata Kalandadze, MD, Vincenzo Arone, MD, Maria Antonietta Grasso, MD, Toufic Khouri, MD, and Salvatore Spagnolo, MD 263

Tension Pneumopericardium After Esophagectomy: An Extremely Rare Complication

Günther Zick, MD, Arnd S. Boehle, MD, Inéz Frerichs, MD, Marcus Both, MD, Jens Scholz, MD, and Norbert Weiler, MD 267

Remote Right Ventricular Rupture After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Catastrophic Complication of Occult Right Ventricular Infarction in a Patient With a Sternal Infection

Paul S. Pagel, MD, PhD, Zafar Iqbal, MD, Sweeta D. Gandhi, MD, Jutta Novalija, MD, PhD, Sandeep Markan, MD, Judith A. May, MD, and G. Hossein Almassi, MD 270

Management of Difficult Endotracheal Intubation and Challenging Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe Insertion in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis

Paul G. Loubser, MD 273

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Review Article 

A Review of Recent Developments in the Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis

Ritesh Maharaj, MD 277

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Emerging Technology 

Editorial: Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Has Finally Arrived!

Dalia A. Banks, MD, and Hasan S. Khawaja, MD 290

Intraoperative Application of Geometric Three-Dimensional Mitral Valve Assessment Package: A Feasibility Study

Feroze Mahmood, MD, Swaminathan Karthik, MD, Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, Peter J. Panzica, MD, John Mitchell, MD, Adam B. Lerner, MD, Karinne Jervis, MD, and Andrew D. Maslow, MD 292

Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Imaging of Endomyocardial Fibrosis

Gregory W. Fischer, MD, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD, and Mario J. Garcia, MD 299

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Case Conference 

Case 2—2008: Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Associated With Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Thomas Koshy, MD, Sandeep P. Tambe, MD, Prabhat Kumar Sinha, MD, Vinayak Karmarkar, MCh, Ashok N. Bhupali, MD, Deepak K. Tempe, MD, and Colleen G. Koch, MD, MS, FACC 302

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Pro and Con 

Pro: Low Central Venous Pressure During Liver Transplantation—Not Too Low

Rebecca A. Schroeder, MD, and Paul C. Kuo, MD 311

Con: Low Central Venous Pressure During Liver Transplantation

Luc Massicotte, MD, Danielle Beaulieu, MD, and Lynda Thibeault, MD 315

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Diagnostic Dilemmas 

Left Atrial Pressure Waveform: Does It Show Mitral Insufficiency?

Praveen Kumar Neema, MD, Manikandan Sethuraman, MD, and Ramesh Chandra Rathod, MD, DA 318

A Large, Spherical Echogenic Object Appearing in the Left Atrium During Early Left Ventricular Ejection

Kishan Patel, MD, Nathan A. Pitts, MD, Zafar Iqbal, MD, Sweeta D. Gandhi, MD, Theresa M. Quinn, MD, and Paul S. Pagel, MD, PhD 321

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Literature Review 

C. David Collard, MD, and Stephanie R. Katz, DO 324

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Cardiac Calendar—2008 to 2010 

George Silvay, MD, PhD 328

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Letters to the Editor 

Airtraq Laryngoscope for the Insertion of a Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe

Yoshihiro Hirabayashi, MD, Osamu Okada, MB, and Norimasa Seo, MD 331

An Intracardiac UFO

Paul S. Pagel, MD, PhD 332

Massive Thrombus in Transit Detected by Echocardiography

Neel Amin, MD, Anand Mehta, MBBS, Manuel Castresana, MD, and Mary Arthur, MBChB 333

An Unusual Case of Looping of the Central Venous Catheter: Who Is the Culprit?

Satyajeet Misra, MD, and Prabhat Kumar Sinha, MD 336

Combination of a Psoas Compartment, Sciatic Nerve, and T12-L1 Paravertebral Blocks for Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery in a High-Risk Patient

Elif Basagan-Mogol, MD, Gurkan Turker, MD, Mert Yilmaz, MD, and Suna Goren, MD 337

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Erratum 

339