December 2004 Newsletter
Table of Contents:
President's Message
Call for Nominations
Literature Reviews
Early results of endoscopic lung volume reduction for emphysema
(Feroze Mahmood, MD, Andrew Maslow, MD)
Calcium antagonists are associated with reduced mortality after cardiac surgery: A propensity analysis
(Mark A. Chaney, MD)
Relationship of blood transfusion and clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes
(Michael H. Wall, MD)
Drug and Innovation Reviews
Pexelizumab: Complement inhibition for the cardiac patient?
Is there a role for human B-type natriuretic peptide in cardiac surgery?
Archived Newsletter Articles
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