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April 2003 Newsletter

Table of Contents:
  • President's Message

  • Literature Reviews
    • Percutaneous transcatheter implantation of an aortic valve prosthesis for calcific aortic stenosis; first human case description
    • A randomized, controlled trial of the use of pulmonary-artery catheters in high-risk surgical patients
    • Cerebrospinal fluid drainage reduces paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Results of a randomized clinical trial
    • Coronary artery calcification, atherogenic lipid changes, and increased erythrocyte volume in black injection drug users infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1 treated with protease inhibitors
    • Effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation
    • The influence of perioperative blood transfusion on survival after esophageal resection for carcinoma

  • Calendar of Future Meetings

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