2012
Anesthesia and Pulmonary Hypertension
McGlothlin D, Ivascu N, Heerdt PM. Anesthesia and Pulmonary Hypertension. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2012, 55: 199-217. PMID: 23009916, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionNon-cardiothoracic surgeryThorough multidisciplinary planningOperative risk factorsRight ventricular failurePulmonary arterial hypertensionPreoperative risk assessmentCareful intraoperative managementArterial hypertensionPostoperative complicationsPostoperative hypoxemiaVentricular failureCardiac surgeryIntraoperative managementAnesthetic approachEarly recognitionMyocardial ischemiaRisk factorsMultidisciplinary planningHypertensionPatientsSurgerySuccessful managementAnesthesiaHypoxemia
2010
Bivalirudin utilization in cardiac surgery: shifting anticoagulation from indirect to direct thrombin inhibition
Anand SX, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Mahboobi SK, Heerdt PM. Bivalirudin utilization in cardiac surgery: shifting anticoagulation from indirect to direct thrombin inhibition. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2010, 58: 296-311. PMID: 21136312, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9423-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular graft patencyCardiac surgerySurgical proceduresGraft patencyCoronary artery bypass graft proceduresThrombin inhibitionCardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trialBypass graft proceduresCardiac surgical proceduresVascular surgical proceduresOptimal clinical outcomesDirect thrombin inhibitionAdditional relevant articlesAnticoagulation protocolCardiopulmonary bypassUnfractionated heparinClinical outcomesSimilar safetySurgery TrialEfficacy profilePotential complicationsGraft proceduresUnited States National LibraryCardiac anesthesiologistsReference lists