Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Fellow/Faculty Recruitment Reception

October 25, 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada

The purpose of this reception will be for potential cardiac anesthesia fellows and faculty to meet with representatives from cardiothoracic fellowship and academic programs currently recruiting for faculty positions. In addition members of the SCA Board of Directors will be available to answer questions about the SCA. For more information on attending this reception, please contact the SCA at (804)282-0084 or sca@societyhq.com.

Table of Contents:

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)