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August 2003 Newsletter

Table of Contents:

• President's Message
  
  
• Letters to the Editor
  
  
• Drug and Innovation Review
• Intracoronary Brachytherapy
• An Update on Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
• Stem Cell Therapy


• Literature Reviews
• Prevalence of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction by Doppler Echocardiography: Clinical applications of the Canadian Consensus Guidelines
• Intermittent antegrade warm myocardial protection compared to intermittent cold blood cardioplegia in elective coronary surgery - do we have to change?
• Combined steroid treatment for congenital heart surgery improves oxygen delivery and reduces postbypass inflammatory mediator expression.
• A randomized trial comparing lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema.
• Nitroprusside in Critically Ill Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Aortic Stenosis


• Update on American Heart Association
  
  
• Call for Nominations
  
  
• Breakfast Panel at ASA: Hemostatic Balance in Non-Cardiac and Cardiac Surgery Patients
  
  
• Fellow/Faculty Recruitment Reception
  
  
• SCA Research Starter and MidCareer Grants Winners
  
  
• Calendar of Future Meetings

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