April 2007 Newsletter

Table of Contents:

• President's Message: Thank you for the opportunity to serve


• Literature Reviews
  • Intensive intraoperative insulin therapy versus conventional glucose management during cardiac surgery; a randomized trial.
  • Randomized trial of atorvastatin for reduction of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Results of the ARMYDA-3 (atorvastatin for reduction of myocardial dysrhythmia after cardiac surgery) study.
  • Effect of BAY 41-2272 in the pulmonary hypertension induced by heparin-protamine complex in anaesthetized dogs.
  • Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion during coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases the risk of postoperative low-output heart failure.
  • Neurocognitive function and cerebral emboli: randomized study of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
  • Evaluation of clinical safety and beneficial effects of a fish oil containing lipid emulsion (Lipoplus, MLF541): Data from a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial.
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting with or without cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with preoperative non-dialysis dependent renal nsufficiency: a randomized study.
  • Cognitive and cardiac outcomes 5 years after offpump vs on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
  • Prevalence of heparin/platelet factor 4 antibodies before and after cardiac surgery.

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