cardiothoracic
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Lessons
Bovine Aortic Arch
Over a dozen different aortic arch great vessel configurations have been described in humans. I’ve illustrated the two most common…
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Surgical Steps In Heart Transplantation
Orthotopic heart transplantations (OHTs) are some of my favorite procedures as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist! After establishing general endotracheal anesthesia (GETA)…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) 2018 Heart Transplant Listing Guidelines Revision
Here’s a table I created that summarizes the classification for patients awaiting a heart transplant. Gone are the days of…
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Ozaki Procedure – Autologous Pericardial Aortic Valve
In my first year of anesthesiology residency, I had the opportunity to do a very unique aortic valve replacement (AVR)…
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Epiaortic Ultrasound (EAS)
Today’s didactic lecture on epiaortic ultrasonography was given by one of my wonderful cardiothoracic anesthesiology attendings – Dr. Jeff Swanson.…
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