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Can Rotem Thromboelastometry Predict Postoperative Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery?

S.J. Davidson, D. McGrowder, M. Roughton, and A.A. Kelleher; London, United Kingdom

Perioperative Coagulation Management and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: A Canadian Survey

R. Taneja, P. Fernandes, G. Marwaha, D. Cheng, and D. Bainbridge; London, ON, Canada

Sonoclot Analysis in Coronary Artery Surgery: A Comparison Between Patients With Unstable Coronary Artery Disease Treated With Enoxaparin Before Surgery and Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Not Treated With Enoxaparin

H. Pleym, A. Wahba, L. Bjella, and R. Stenseth; Trondheim, Norway

Monitoring Recombinant Factor VIIa Treatment: Efficacy Depends on High Levels of Fibrinogen in a Model of Severe Dilutional Coagulopathy

M.T. Ganter, S. Schmuck, C.R. Hamiel, P.E. Wischmeyer, D. Heule, A. Zollinger, and C.K. Hofer; Zurich, Switzerland

Arterial Pulse Cardiac Output Agreement With Thermodilution in Patients in Hyperdynamic Conditions

G. Della Rocca, M.G. Costa, P. Chiarandini, G. Bertossi, M. Lugano, L. Pompei, C. Coccia, M. Sainz-Barriga, and P. Pietropaoli; Udine, Italy

The Effects of Vasodilation on Cardiac Output Measured by PiCCO

K. Yamashita, T. Nishiyama, T. Yokoyama, H. Abe, and M. Manabe; Koichi, Japan

Levosimendan in Aortic Valve Surgery: Cardiac Performance and Recovery

K. Järvelä, P. Maaranen, T. Sisto, and E. Ruokonen; Tampere, Finland

A Randomized Trial Evaluating Different Modalities of Levosimendan Administration in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Myocardial Dysfunction

S.G. De Hert, S. Lorsomradee, H. vanden Eede, S. Cromheecke, and P.J. Van der Linden; Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Myocardial Performance Index Is a Predictor of Outcome After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

F. Mahmood, R. Matyal, A. Maslow, B. Subramaniam, J. Mitchell, P. Panzica, S. Karthik, and P. Hess; Boston, MA

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III Outcome Prediction After Major Vascular Surgery

M.T. Keegan, F.X. Whalen, D.R. Brown, T.K. Roy, and B. Afessa; Rochester, MN

Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Cardiac Patients

C. Velik-Salchner, S. Eschertzhuber, W. Streif, H. Hangler, U. Budde, and D. Fries; Innsbruck, Austria

An Unusual Cause of a Prolonged Activated Coagulation Time During Cardiac Surgery: Congenital Hypofibrinogenemia

T.R. Rani and R. Gopinath; Hyderabad, India

A Case of Catastrophic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction After Protamine Administration in Cardiac Surgery: Role of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Y.T. Hiong, Y.K. Tang, W.H. Chui, and S.R. Das; Hong Kong

Fatal Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia 8 Months After Prior Exposure to Heparin

C. Crimi, L. Berra, A. Kalra, R. Allain, and R.P. Cambria; Boston, MA

Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Intraoperative and Postoperative Anticoagulation in Cardiac Surgery

S. Weiss, J.B. Nyzio, D. Cines, J. Detre, B.L. Milas, N. Narula, and T.F. Floyd; Philadelphia, PA