October 2016

Masthead
Published in issue: October 2016
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Editorial Board
Published in issue: October 2016
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Contents
Published in issue: October 2016
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Articles to Appear in Future Issues
Published in issue: October 2016
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Editorial

Navigating the Fine Line Between the Bad and Worse: The Issue Is Not the Number, and the Message Is Not “All or Nothing”
• Domenico Calcaterra,
• Leslie A. Renfro,
• Aryeh Shander
Published in issue: October 2016
p1159-1162

Original Articles

Comparison of Two Different Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds on Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Aortic Surgery With Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
• Yongyuan Wang,
• Hongwen Ji
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1163-1166

Noninvasively Measured Hemoglobin Concentration Reflects Arterial Hemoglobin Concentration Before but Not After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery or Valve Surgery
• Matthias L. Riess,
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1167-1171

Predictive Value of Intraoperative Thromboelastometry for the Risk of Perioperative Excessive Blood Loss in Infants and Children Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis
• Eunhee Kim,
• Haeng Seon Shim,
• Won Ho Kim,
• ...
• Ji-Hyuk Yang,
• Tae-Gook Jun,
• Chung Su Kim
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1172-1178

An Adjusted Calculation Model of Reduced Heparin Doses in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery in a Chinese Population
• Yufeng Zhang,
• Kai Liu,
• Wei Li,
• ...
• Guangyu Ji,
• Jihong Sheng,
• Zhinong Wang
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1179-1183

Heparin Reversal After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Are Point-of-Care Coagulation Tests Interchangeable?
• Ariane Willems,
• Veaceslav Savan,
• David Faraoni,
• ...
• Laurence Rozen,
• Anne Demulder,
• Philippe Van der Linden
Published online: July 22, 2016
p1184-1189

A Pharmacokinetic Model for Protamine Dosing After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
• Michael I. Meesters,
• Dennis Veerhoek,
• Jan R. de Jong,
• Christa Boer
Published online: August 01, 2016
p1190-1195
Open Access

Efficacy and Safety of Fibrinogen Concentrate in Surgical Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
• Evgeny Fominskiy,
• Valeriy A. Nepomniashchikh,
• Vladimir V. Lomivorotov,
• ...
• Chiara Vitiello,
• Alberto Zangrillo,
• Giovanni Landoni
Published online: August 01, 2016
p1196-1204

Dynamic Variables Fail to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in an Animal Model With Pericardial Effusion
• Ole Broch,
• Jochen Renner,
• Patrick Meybohm,
• ...
• Markus Steinfath,
• Berthold Bein,
• Matthias Gruenewald
Published online: August 04, 2016
p1205-1211

Remifentanil Compared With Sufentanil Does Not Enhance Fast-Track Possibilities in Cardiac Surgery—A Randomized Study
• Rajesh Bhavsar,
• Pia Katerina Ryhammer,
• Jacob Greisen,
• Linda A. Rasmussen,
• Carl-Johan Jakobsen
Published online: March 22, 2016
p1212-1220

Sevoflurane Versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomized Trial
• Valery V. Likhvantsev,
• Giovanni Landoni,
• Dmitry I. Levikov,
• Oleg A. Grebenchikov,
• Yuri V. Skripkin,
• Rostislav A. Cherpakov
Published online: July 15, 2016
p1221-1227

Monitored Anesthesia Care for Subcutaneous Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: A Single-Center Experience
• Michael K. Essandoh,
• Andrew J. Otey,
• Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul,
• ...
• Katja R. Turner,
• Nicholas C. Joseph,
• Emile G. Daoud
Published in issue: October 2016
p1228-1233
Open Access
Monitored Anesthesia Care Versus General Anesthesia: Experience With the Medtronic CoreValve
• Christopher Palermo,
• Meredith Degnan,
• Keith Candiotti,
• Tomas Salerno,
• Eduardo de Marchena,
• Yiliam Rodriguez-Blanco
Published online: May 21, 2016
p1234-1237
Outcome After General Anesthesia Versus Monitored Anesthesia Care in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
• Paola D’Errigo,
• Marco Ranucci,
• Remo Daniel Covello,
• ...
• Danilo Fusco,
• Fulvia Seccareccia
• on behalf of the OBSERVANT Research Group
Published online: August 02, 2016
p1238-1243

Function of the Respiratory System in Elderly Patients After Aortic Valve Replacement
• Jarosław Stoliński,
• Dariusz Plicner,
• Bogusław Gawęda,
• ...
• Marcin Wąsowicz,
• Janusz Andres,
• Bogusław Kapelak
Published online: May 10, 2016
p1244-1253

Grading Aortic Stenosis With Mean Gradient and Aortic Valve Area: A Comparison Between Preoperative Transthoracic and Precardiopulmonary Bypass Transesophageal Echocardiography
• George Whitener,
• Joseph Sivak,
• Igor Akushevich,
• Zainab Samad,
• Madhav Swaminathan
Published online: August 02, 2016
p1254-1259

Moderate Aortic Valvular Insufficiency Invalidates Vortex Formation Time as an Index of Left Ventricular Filling Efficiency in Patients With Severe Degenerative Calcific Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement
• Paul S. Pagel,
• Brent T. Boettcher,
• Derek J. De Vry,
• Julie K. Freed,
• Zafar Iqbal
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1260-1265

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Area Measurements by Planimetry Using Two-Dimensional Simultaneous Orthogonal Plane Imaging During Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Sanjay Dwarakanath,
• Gyanendra Sharma,
• Mary E. Arthur
Published online: July 07, 2016
p1266-1271

Outcome Predictors in Patients Presenting With Acute Aortic Dissection
• Chen Lingzhi,
• Zhou Hao,
• Huang Weijian,
• ...
• Chen Changxi,
• Zhao Chuhuan,
• Gao Zhan
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1272-1277
Open Access

Hemodynamic Testing of Patient-Specific Mitral Valves Using a Pulse Duplicator: A Clinical Application of Three-Dimensional Printing
• Azad Mashari,
• Ziyad Knio,
• Jelliffe Jeganathan,
• ...
• Rabya Saraf,
• Kamal Khabbaz,
• Feroze Mahmood
Published online: May 11, 2016
p1278-1285

Surgical Repair of Mitral Valve Disease in Children: Perioperative Changes in Respiratory Function
• Iliona Malaspinas,
• Ferenc Petak,
• Lionel Chok,
• ...
• Anne-Laure Martin,
• Maurice Beghetti,
• Walid Habre
Published online: August 02, 2016
p1286-1295

A Score for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in an Asian Population
• Harish Mithiran,
• Glenn Kunnath Bonney,
• Saideep Bose,
• ...
• Ishaan Chauhan,
• Graeme MacLaren,
• Theodoros Kofidis
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1296-1301

Increasing Occurrence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Contemporary Cardiac Surgery
• Jahangir Khan,
• Niina Khan,
• Eetu Loisa,
• Jaakko Sutinen,
• Jari Laurikka
Published online: July 01, 2016
p1302-1307

Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
• Mei Gao,
• Jianzhong Sun,
• Nilas Young,
• ...
• Qian Ding,
• James Diehl,
• Hong Liu
Published online: July 22, 2016
p1308-1316

Attenuation of Isoflurane Preconditioning-Induced Acute Cardioprotection in Hypertensive Hypertrophied Hearts
• Chen-Hsiu Chen,
• Chih-Wei Wu,
• Cheng-Dean Shih,
• Wei-Hung Lien,
• Shiao-Lin Huang,
• Cheng-Cheng Huang
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1317-1323

Case Reports

Anesthetic Management of an Acute Bleeding Ventriculo-Cutaneous Fistula
• Carla Silva,
• Filipe Pinheiro,
• Diana Chieira,
• Sofia Marques,
• Maria Rosário Órfão
Published online: March 30, 2016
p1324-1328

Staged Repair of an Aortopulmonary Fistula From a Large Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Brett J. Wakefield,
• Daniel Winter,
• Andrej Alfirevic
Published online: April 01, 2016
p1329-1333

Left Main Artery Thrombus Complicating Heart Transplantation in a Patient With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
• Aju P. Pazhenkottil,
• Alain Rudiger,
• Andreas Flammer,
• ...
• Volkmar Falk,
• Frank Ruschitzka,
• Dominique Bettex
Published online: July 15, 2016
p1334-1336
Perioperative Management of Mitral Valve Replacement in an Individual With Bombay Phenotype
• Vivek Chowdhry,
• Manoranjan Padhi,
• Suvakanta Biswal,
• B.B. Mohanty
Published online: March 30, 2016
p1337-1339
Nocturnal Low-Dose Propofol Infusion for the Management of ICU Delirium: A Case Series in Nonintubated Cardiac Surgery Patients
• Jim K. Wong,
• Sara Nikravan,
• Bryan G. Maxwell,
• Michael A. Marques,
• Ronald G. Pearl
Published online: July 13, 2016
p1340-1343

Descending Aortic Stent Graft Collapse During Frozen Elephant Trunk Repair: Detection Using Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring and Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Devon Cole,
• Aaron Seller,
• Yong G. Peng
Published online: March 22, 2016
p1344-1349

Incidental Finding of a Left Atrial Myxoma During Emergency Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Dissection
• Wendy K. Bernstein,
• Inna Shats,
• Babak Ezzati
Published online: March 24, 2016
p1350-1352

Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery in an Infant and Adult: Intraoperative Echocardiographic Comparison
• Keerthi Chigurupati,
• Shrinivas Gadhinglajkar,
• Rupa Sreedhar,
• Jayakumar Karunakaran,
• Baiju S. Dharan
Published online: January 04, 2016
p1353-1357

Delayed Paraplegia After Endovascular Treatment of a Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Successfully Managed Using Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage
• Manuel Azevedo Mendes,
• Delphine Szecel,
• Gregory A. Hans,
• Natzi Sakalihasan
Published online: March 30, 2016
p1358-1360

Residual Mitral Regurgitation Elicited by Right Ventricular Pacing After Mitral Valve Repair
• Kazuto Miyata,
• Sayaka Shigematsu,
• Go Watanabe,
• ...
• Shigeyuki Tomita,
• Ryuta Kiuchi,
• Tatsuya Tarui
Published online: May 27, 2016
p1361-1363

Review Articles

Intraoperative Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Valve Area After Degenerative Mitral Valve Repair: A Call for Guidelines or Recommendations
• Michael Essandoh
Published online: July 27, 2016
p1364-1368

Importance of Metabolic Memory in the Development of Vascular Complications in Diabetic Patients
• Pastor Luna,
• Verónica Guarner,
• José M. Farías,
• Guadalupe Hernández-Pacheco,
• Martín Martínez
Published online: May 31, 2016
p1369-1378

Effect of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen on Pulmonary Complications and Outcomes After Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Review
• Vasileios Zochios,
• Andrew A. Klein,
• Nicola Jones,
• Thomas Kriz
Published online: March 11, 2016
p1379-1385

Special Articles

Worldwide Opinion on Multicenter Randomized Interventions Showing Mortality Reduction in Critically Ill Patients: A Democracy-Based Medicine Approach
• Antonio Pisano,
• Giovanni Landoni,
• Vladimir Lomivorotov,
• ...
• Luca Lucchetta,
• Alberto Zangrillo,
• Rinaldo Bellomo
Published online: August 04, 2016
p1386-1395
Demographics and Scholarly Productivity of American Board of Anesthesiology Volunteers: Results of an Internet-Based Bibliometric Analysis
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: August 04, 2016
p1396-1403

Case Conferences

CASE 9—2016
Management of a Former Cardiac Anesthesiologist With Increasing Aortic Stenosis Requiring Aortic Valve Replacement
• Theodore H. Stanley,
• Stephen J. Thomas,
• Daniel Vezina,
• Brent Wilson,
• Josh Zimmerman
Published online: August 01, 2016
p1404-1408

CASE 10—2016
Hemoglobinopathies and Cardiac Surgery
• Farhan Farooqui,
• Mark A. Chaney,
• Chryssoula Staikou,
• Sheela Pai Cole
Published in issue: October 2016
p1409-1418

Pro & Con

Pro: Dexmedetomidine Sedation Should Be Used Routinely for All Post-Cardiac Surgical Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
• Carly Peterson,
• Michael Hall
Published in issue: October 2016
p1419-1421
Con: Dexmedetomidine Sedation Should Not Be Used Routinely for All Post-cardiac Surgical Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
• Richard Sheu,
• Daniel Cormican,
• Matthew McConnell
Published in issue: October 2016
p1422-1424

Expert Review

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Clinical Update on Access Approaches in the Contemporary Era
• Harish Ramakrishna,
• Prakash A. Patel,
• Jacob T. Gutsche,
• ...
• Elizabeth Zhou,
• Stuart J. Weiss,
• John G. Augoustides
Published online: July 25, 2016
p1425-1429

Diagnostic Dilemmas

Rare Cause of Chest Discomfort and Modest Exercise Intolerance in an Athlete
• Brent T. Boettcher,
• Hemanckur Makker,
• Timothy J. Olund,
• Paul S. Pagel
Published online: May 25, 2016
p1430-1434