PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Abstract Deadlines

FOR SCA FELLOW MEMBERS ONLY
SCA Annual Meeting – Fellow Program
Complex Case Submission Site will close on December 18, 2009 on the SCA Website.

SCA ANNUAL MEETING SUPER ECHO PANEL
Junior faculty have the opportunity to submit challenging or unique echo casesfor presentation at the Annual Meeting.
The deadilne for submission is January 15, 2010. Click here for submission guidelines.

PRO/CON

Death by Protocols or Improved Patient Outcomes: Do transfusion algorithms work?

ECHO CORNER

A new feature in the SCA Bulletin. An echo loop of an interesting finding with a brief description.

Literature Reviews

Simple method to eliminate interference between ventricular assist devices and cardiac rhythm devices

Esmolol Reduces Perioperative Ischemia in Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies

Relationship of Doppler-Echocardiographic left ventricular diastolic function to exercise performance in systolic heart failure: The HF-ACTION study

Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is predictive of adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery

Impact of Left Ventricular Assist Device Bridging on Posttransplant Outcomes

A Decade of Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair: Long-Term Outcomes

On-Pump versus Off-Pump Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery

Foundation Update

FOCUS Update, the STS Database Project, 2010 Research Grants and More

SCA Bulletin - Printable Version

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SCA NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE

SCA 2010 Board of Directors Nominees

All eligible SCA members will be able to cast their votes when the online ballot opens in February 2010. Please watch this website for candidate biosketches and the online ballot.