Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: The Matrix Revolution
G.W. Fischer, E.S. Salgo, and D.H. Adams; New York, NY
Preventing the Development of Chronic Pain After Thoracic Surgery
S.S. Reuben and L. Yalavarthy; Springfield, MA
Drug-Eluting Stents: Patient Understanding of the Risks of Premature Cessation of Antiplatelet Drugs
T.L. Trentman, D.M. Rosenfeld, D.R. Danielson, and S.G. Hagstrom; Phoenix, AZ
Transesophageal Echocardiography Utilization in High-Volume Liver Transplantation Centers in the United States
D.B. Wax, A. Torres, C. Scher, and A.B. Leibowitz; New York, NY
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Duration is an Independent Predictor of Morbidity and Mortality after Cardiac Surgery
S. Salis, V.V. Mazzanti, G. Merli, L. Salvi, C.C. Tedesco, F. Veglia, and E. Sisillo; Milan, Italy
The Relationship Between Carotid Blood-Flow Velocity and the Left Ventricular Area During Acute Regional Ischemia
J.A. Broscheit, F. Weidemann, J. Strotmann, P. Steendijk, N. Eberbach, H. Karle, F. Schuster, N. Roewer, and C.A. Greim; Wuerzburg, Germany
The Role of Oral Coenzyme Q10 in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
N. Makhija, C. Sendasgupta, U. Kiran, R. Lakshmy, M. Hote, S.K. Choudhary, B. Airan, and N. Abraham; New Delhi, India
Baseline Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation Correlates With Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function
C. Paquet, A. Deschamps, A.Y. Denault, P. Couture, M. Carrier, D. Babin, S. Levesque, D. Piquette, J. Lambert, and J.-C. Tardif; Montreal, PQ, Canada
Continuous Monitoring of Central Venous Saturation (Pediasat) in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Validation Study of a New Technology
M. Ranucci, G. Isgrò, T. De La Torre, F. Romitti, D. De Benedetti, C. Carlucci, H. Kandil, and A. Ballotta; Milan, Italy
Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Cannot Replace Mixed Venous Saturation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
A.-G. Lorentzen, C. Lindskov, E. Sloth, and C.-J. Jakobsen; Aarhus, Denmark
The Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation/Noncompaction by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
K.H. Rehfeldt, W.J. Mauermann, T.C. Bower, and R.L. Click; Rochester, MN
Heparin Administration During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
R. Matyal, A.O. Grinberg, P.J. Panzica, M. Darke, A.B. Lerner, L. Fisher, D. Campbell, and F. Mahmood; Boston, MA
Coronary Vasospasm-Induced Malignant Arrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Aortic Surgery
P. Carmona, E. Monge, M. Iluminada Canal, and J. Navia; Madrid, Spain
Concomitant Pulmonary Hypertension and Vasoplegic Syndrome After Heart Transplant: A Challenging Picture
G. Bozzetti, M. Ranucci, and G. Grillone; Milan, Italy
Tension Pneumopericardium During Positive-Pressure Ventilation Leading to Cardiac Arrest
A.I. Levin, F. Visser, F. Mattheyse, and A.R. Coetzee; Cape Town, South Africa