Newsletter

December 2002 Newsletter

Call for Nominations

Dr. Daniel Thys, Chair of the Nominating Committee, has announced that nominations are being sought for the following positions:

President-Elect - 2-year term
Secretary/Treasurer - 2-year term
Board of Directors (2 positions) - 3-year term
Nominating Committee member (2 positions) - 2-year term
Continuing Education Committee (CME) member (2 positions) - 2-year term

The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2003. The slate of candidates for Board of Directors, Nominating Committee members and CME Committee members will appear on the SCA's website (www.scahq.org). Eligible SCA members will have 45 days to cast their online votes. The slate of candidates for President-Elect and Secretary/Treasurer will appear in the SCA Newsletter with elections taking place at the Annual Business Meeting in Miami Beach, April 28, 2003.

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Table of Contents:

• President's Message
  
  
• J. Earl Wynands - SCA 2002 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
  
  
• Literature Reviews
• Body weight and nutritional changes after reduction pneumoplasty for severe emphysema: A randomized study
• Widespread coronary inflammation in unstable angina
• Improved outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting with beating-heart techniques
• Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
• Aspirin and Mortality from Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  
  
• Call for Nominations
  
  

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