October 2011

Masthead
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Editorial Board
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Contents
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Articles to Appear in Future Issues
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Guide for Authors
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Editorial

Scholarly Productivity, Academic Success, and Beyond
• Nancy A. Nussmeier
Published in issue: October 2011
p759-760

Original Articles

Scholarly Productivity of United States Academic Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists: Influence of Fellowship Accreditation and Transesophageal Echocardiographic Credentials on h-Index and Other Citation Bibliometrics
• Paul S. Pagel,
• Judith A. Hudetz
Published online: May 05, 2011
p761-765

Anesthesia Preparation Time Is Not Affected by the Experience Level of the Resident Involved During His/Her First Month of Adult Cardiac Surgery
• David M. Broussard,
• Michael C. Couch
Published online: June 27, 2011
p766-769

Cardiac Output Determination From Endotracheally Measured Impedance Cardiography: Clinical Evaluation of Endotracheal Cardiac Output Monitor
• Timothy M. Maus,
• Bradley Reber,
• Dalia A. Banks,
• Ashley Berry,
• Emmanuel Guerrero,
• Gerard R. Manecke
Published online: February 28, 2011
p770-775

A Comparison of Cardiac Output by Thoracic Impedance and Direct Fick in Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
• Katherine Taylor,
• Gustavo La Rotta,
• Brian W. McCrindle,
• Cedric Manlhiot,
• Andrew Redington,
• Helen Holtby
Published online: June 20, 2011
p776-779

Functional Hemodynamic Parameters Do Not Reflect Volume Responsiveness in the Immediate Phase After Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion
• Nils Kronas,
• Jens C. Kubitz,
• Stefanie Forkl,
• Gregor I. Kemming,
• Alwin E. Goetz,
• Daniel A. Reuter
Published online: November 09, 2010
p780-783

Distinct Alterations in Sublingual Microcirculatory Blood Flow and Hemoglobin Oxygenation in On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Bektaş Atasever,
• Christa Boer,
• Peter Goedhart,
• ...
• Lothar Schwarte,
• Bas de Mol,
• Can Ince
Published online: November 09, 2010
p784-790

The Management and Outcome of Documented Intraoperative Heart Rate–Related Electrocardiographic Changes
• Ion A. Hobai,
• Cosmin Gauran,
• Hovig V. Chitilian,
• Jesse M. Ehrenfeld,
• John Levinson,
• Warren S. Sandberg
Published online: July 04, 2011
p791-798

HbA1c and Diabetes Predict Perioperative Hyperglycemia and Glycemic Variability in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
• Matthias Masla,
• Antje Gottschalk,
• Marcel E. Durieux,
• Danja S. Groves
Published online: November 26, 2010
p799-803

Recombinant Activated Factor VII Increases Stroke in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis
• Martin Ponschab,
• Giovanni Landoni,
• Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai,
• ...
• Fabrizio Monaco,
• Federico Pappalardo,
• Alberto Zangrillo
Published online: May 19, 2011
p804-810
Postoperative Delirium and Short-term Cognitive Dysfunction Occur More Frequently in Patients Undergoing Valve Surgery With or Without Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Compared With Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Alone: Results of a Pilot Study
• Judith A. Hudetz,
• Zafar Iqbal,
• Sweeta D. Gandhi,
• Kathleen M. Patterson,
• Alison J. Byrne,
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: July 23, 2010
p811-816

Thoracic Epidural Analgesia With Levobupivacaine for 6 Postoperative Days Attenuates Sympathetic Activation After Thoracic Surgery
• Marina Simeoforidou,
• George Vretzakis,
• Metaxia Bareka,
• ...
• Andreas Flossos,
• Athanasios Giannoukas,
• Nikolaos Tsilimingas
Published online: October 14, 2010
p817-823

The Effects of Gabapentin on Acute and Chronic Postoperative Pain After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Alper Ucak,
• Burak Onan,
• Huseyin Sen,
• Ismail Selcuk,
• Alpaslan Turan,
• Ahmet Turan Yilmaz
Published online: January 13, 2011
p824-829

Case Reports

Endotracheal Cardiac Output Monitor in a Patient With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
• Michael S. Green,
• Amardeep Heyer,
• Parmis Green,
• Vance G. Nielsen,
• Jay Parekh
Published online: August 05, 2010
p830-832

Clinical Utility of Intraoperative 2D and 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Assessment of a Left Atrial Mass During Pneumonectomy
• Catherine A. Deegan,
• Michael J. Griffin
Published online: September 24, 2010
p833-835

Acute Compartment Syndrome in a Patient on Extracorporeal Support: Utility of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
• Joan Sanchez de Toledo,
• Constantinos Chrysostomou,
• Peter D. Wearden
Published online: September 13, 2010
p836-837

Diagnosis of Shone's Anomaly by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in an Adult Patient Undergoing Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
• Satyajeet Misra,
• Thomas Koshy,
• Prasanta Kumar Dash
Published online: August 23, 2010
p838-840

Patent Foramen Ovale and Major Pulmonary Embolism
• Wilhelm Grander,
• Thomas Schachner,
• Corinna Velik-Salchner,
• Martin W. Dünser
Published online: September 03, 2010
p841-843

The Role of Thoracic Epidural Blockade in Predicting Responsiveness to Left Sympathetic Denervation in Patients With Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
• Shiu-Yi Emily Chen,
• Giovanni Cucchiaro,
• Gerald Bushman
Published online: November 01, 2010
p844-846

Review Articles

Intravascular Volume Therapy With Colloids in Cardiac Surgery
• Matthias Lange,
• Christian Ertmer,
• Hugo Van Aken,
• Martin Westphal
Published online: August 16, 2010
p847-855

Interaction Between Dexmedetomidine and α-Adrenergic Receptors: Emphasis on Vascular Actions
• Melik Seyrek,
• Zekai Halici,
• Oguzhan Yildiz,
• Hasan B. Ulusoy
Published online: August 22, 2011
p856-862

Emerging Technology Review

Bench to Bedside: Dynamic Mitral Valve Assessment
• Haider Javed Warraich,
• Sajid Shahul,
• Robina Matyal,
• Feroze Mahmood
Published in issue: October 2011
p863-866

Case Conference

CASE 5—2011Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an Infant After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
• Praveen Kumar Neema,
• Sethuraman Manikandan,
• Divya Amol Chandran,
• ...
• Barry A. Love,
• Suanne M. Daves,
• Catherine Bachman
Published in issue: October 2011
p867-873

Pro and Con

Pro: Early Extubation Following Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
• Alexander J.C. Mittnacht
Published in issue: October 2011
p874-876
Con: Extubation in the Operating Room Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• James A. DiNardo
Published in issue: October 2011
p877-879

Expert Review

Integrating Outcome Benefit Into Anesthetic Design: The Promise of Steroids and Statins
• John G.T. Augoustides
Published in issue: October 2011
p880-884

E-Challenges & Clinical Decisions

Fate of Mitral Regurgitation After Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis
• Haider Javed Warraich,
• Geoffery Hayward,
• Robina Matyal,
• Sajid Shahul,
• Balachundar Subramaniam
Published online: August 12, 2011
p885-886

Editorial

Aortic Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation: Not as Simple as It Looks
• Feroze Mahmood,
• Madhav Swaminathan
Published online: August 12, 2011
p887-888

Diagnostic Dilemmas

A Mitral Valve Mass: Tumor, Thrombus, or Vegetation?
• Michael Mazzeffi,
• David L. Reich,
• David H. Adams,
• Gregory W. Fischer
Published online: August 12, 2010
p889-890

Feeling the Pressure? Anterior Mitral Leaflet Immobility in a Patient With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
• Kishan Dwarakanath,
• Christopher J. Plambeck,
• Sandeep Markan,
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: July 20, 2010
p891-893

Linear Object in the Ascending Aorta Discovered on Routine Transesophageal Echocardiography for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Peter Frank Mueting-Nelsen,
• Henry Tannous,
• Andrey Apinis
Published online: July 20, 2010
p894-896

Cardiac Calendar

Cardiac Calendar—2011 to 2012
• George Silvay
Published in issue: October 2011
e33-e34

Letters to the Editor

A Multimodal Approach to Address the Inflammation of Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
• Roger L. Royster,
• David W. Grosshans,
• Neal D. Kon
Published online: June 03, 2011
e35


Unexpected Detection of Internal Jugular Vein Thrombus During Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation
• Sanjay Goel,
• Sanjoy Majhi,
• Bishnu Panigrahi
Published online: June 06, 2011
e36-e37

Use of an Inferior Epigastic Arterial Catheter in a Patient With Difficult Vascular Access
• Vijay Krishnamoorthy,
• Jaslynn Li,
• Hoonbae Jeon,
• Ramona Nicolau
Published online: June 03, 2011
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Ultrasound Examination for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia Associated With Acinetobacter baumannii in a Cardiac Surgery Patient
• Theodosios Saranteas
Published online: May 27, 2011
e38-e39

Decrease in Bispectral Index in a Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Divya Amol Chandran Mahaldar,
• Shrinivas Gadhinglajkar,
• Rupa Sreedhar
Published online: June 06, 2011
e39-e40


The Thoracicus Longus and Thoracodorsalis Nerve Block: A Supplemental Block for Thoracic Anesthesia Analgesia
• Mehmet Cesur,
• Haci A. Alici,
• Atila Eroglu,
• Ali F. Erdem,
• Atilla Turkyilmaz
Published online: June 06, 2011
e40-e42

Transthoracic Echocardiography: Training Options for Practicing Physicians
• Tara R. Brakke,
• Georges Desjardins,
• Sasha K. Shillcutt,
• Daniel P. Vezina,
• Candice R. Montzingo
Published online: July 04, 2011
e42-e43


Pheochromocytoma Detected During Anesthesia Induction
• Vikas Kumar,
• Jerry Spivey,
• Mary Arthur,
• Manuel Castresana
Published online: July 11, 2011
e43-e44


Intraoperative Detection of a Stuck Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Leaflet Causing Severe Mitral Regurgitation
• Sanjay Goel,
• Neeraj Monga,
• Sanjoy Majhi,
• Bishnu Panigrahi,
• Subhash K. Sinha
Published online: July 29, 2011
e44-e45


Transesophageal Echocardiographic Short-Axis Views of the Left Atrial Appendage
• Chong Oon Tan,
• Ian Harley
Published online: August 12, 2011
e45-e47

Retraction

RETRACTION: De Hert SG, Lorsomradee S, vanden Eede H, Cromheecke S, Van der Linden PJ. A Randomized Trial Evaluating Different Modalities of Levosimendan Administration in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Myocardial Dysfunction. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2008;22:699-705
Published in issue: October 2011
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