October 2004 Newsletter

Table of Contents:

• President's Message
• Fellow/Faculty Recruitment Reception
• Letters to the Editor


• PRO/CON: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) should be used routinely in all high risk noncardiac surgery
• Pro - Feroze Mahmood, MD
• Con - John E. Ellis, MD


• Literature Reviews
  • Mitral valve surgery for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (Mark A. Chaney, MD)
  • Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Mohammed M. Minhaj, MD)
  • Severity of illness and risk of death associated with pulmonary artery catheter use (Michael H. Wall, MD)
  • Cardiac replacement with a total artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation (K.W. Tim Park, MD)

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