Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Call for Nominations

Dr. Roger Moore, 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

In order to nominate a member, please forward to Dr. Moore, PO Box 11086, Richmond, VA 23230-1086, the following:

A letter of nomination
Two letters from Society members seconding the nomination
A "willingness to serve" statement from the nominee

The deadline for nominations is January 10, 2005. 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 Baltimore, May 16, 2005.

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?