cardiothoracic

I'm finished with my first week of cardiothoracic anesthesiology at the Veterans Affairs Hospital, and its been wonderful! Compared to my last month at Texas Heart Institute, the VA usually does only 1-2 cardiothoracic...

Yesterday was a "research day" for the surgery department, so most of the elective surgeries didn't start till around 1:30 PM. In the meantime, the anesthesia providers were scrambling all over the hospital throughout...

With half this rotation under my belt, I wanted to reflect on how my initial trepidation has transformed into enthusiasm doing cardiovascular anesthesiology. At the end of December, I had been out of the...

The stethoscope is undoubtedly one of medicine's most recognizable symbols. I've had the same Littmann Cardiology III stethoscope since the beginning of medical school, but only today did I really reflect on how far...

I'll be spending the next two months at Texas Heart Institute, a nationally-recognized institution pioneering and delivering unparalleled care in cardiothoracic medicine and surgery. So far I've done a home call, in-house call, and...

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) can support the right (RVAD) and left (LVAD) ventricles and were initially utilized as mechanical circulatory support devices for bridge-to-transplant (BTT) in heart failure. Modern continuous flow VADs are also being used for destination...

As a first year anesthesia resident, I've already done roughly 10 cases requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (all of which had Swan-Ganz catheters too), but now I'm officially starting my dedicated "cardiovascular" (CV) week. CV physiology and pharmacology...

It's a cold Wednesday night, and I'm sipping on some hot chocolate while watching the Rockets' basketball game. The last month was a joy - having the opportunity to work with a co-anesthesia-intern to...