Sage Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

SCVA COVID-19 Podcast Part 2

Dr. Ross Hanson and Dr. Andi Chatburn discuss the ethical and legal implications of changes to traditional standards of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SCVA COVID-19 Podcast Part 1

Dr. Ross Hanson and Dr. Stephanie Jones discuss integration of anesthesiology into the critical care and hospital response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SCVA March 2020 Podcast: A Retrospective Analysis of the Use of 3-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrates for Refractory Bleeding After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery: A Matched Case-Control Study

The 3-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (3FPCC) may be used off-label to treat refractory bleeding during cardiac surgery in children. This retrospective study exami

SCVA July 2019 Podcast: Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Meeting Abstracts

SCVA Editorial Board member and Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Dr. Gregory Latham, discusses the importance of meeting abstracts and highlights a fe

SCVA June 2019 Podcast: Noteworthy Literature in 2018 for Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and Intensivists

In this article, the authors present the annual review of the literature relevant for the practice of cardiovascular critical care. This is not an exhaustive review of th

SCVA April 2018 Podcast: Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia: Liver Transplant Anesthesia Fellowship—White Paper Advocating Measurable Proficiency in Transplant Specialties Training

The anesthesia community has openly debated if the care of transplant patients was generalist or specialist care ever since the publication of an opinion paper in 1999 re

SCVA June 2017 Podcast: Occupational Radiation Exposure of Anesthesia Providers

Anesthesia providers are frequently exposed to radiation during routine patient care in the operating room and remote anesthetizing locations. Eighty-two percent of anest

SCVA March 2017 Podcast: Noteworthy Literature Published in 2016 for Abdominal Organ Transplantation Anesthesiologists: Liver

More than 3000 peer-reviewed publications on the topic of liver transplantation were published in 2016. The goal of this article is to provide a concise review of pertine

SCVA March 2017 Podcast: Transplant Anesthesia: Where We've Been, Where We're Going

Nathaen Weitzel, one of the Editors-in-Chief of SCVA, talks to Ernesto Pretto of The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA). They discuss transplant

SCVA March 2016 Podcast: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Without Heparin

Due to familiarity, short half-life, ease of monitoring, and the availability of a reversal agent, heparin remains the anticoagulant of choice for cardiac operations requ

SCVA June 2015 Podcast: Routine Postoperative Care of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Cardiopulmonary Bypass

The postoperative course of a patient undergoing cardiac surgery (CS) is dictated by a largely predictable set of interactions between disease-specific and therapeutic fa

SCVA December 2014 Podcast: Pulmonary Endarterectomy Part I. Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Diagnostic Evaluation of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension & Part II. Operation, Anesthetic Management, and Postoperative Care

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) results from recurrent or incomplete resolution of pulmonary embolism. CTEPH is much more common than generally appr

SCVA September 2013 Podcast: Delirium: Past, Present, and Future

The September 2013 Podcast discusses the key management points relating to delirium in the perioperative period.  Dr. Michael Wall is an leading expert in anesthesiology

SCVA December 2013 Podcast: Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Management of Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

The December 2013 Podcast discusses perioperative considerations for right heart failure in the setting of LVAD implantation. Dr. Ambardekar is a cardiologist specializin

SCVA March 2014 Podcast 2: Perioperative Fluid Management for Pulmonary Resection Surgery and Esophagectomy

Perioperative fluid management is of significant importance during pulmonary resection surgery and esophagectomy. Excessive fluid administration has been consistently sho

SCVA March 2014 Podcast 1: Pain Management Strategies for Thoracotomy and Thoracic Pain Syndromes

Pain after thoracic surgery can be severe and, in the acute phase, contribute to perioperative morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, patients also incur a significant r

SCVA June 2014 Podcast: Pathophysiology of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Current Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Anemia, Coagulopathy, and Organ Dysfunction

The techniques and equipment of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have evolved over the past 60 years, and numerous numbers of cardiac surgical procedures are conducted around

SCVA June 2013 Podcast: Anesthetic Considerations in Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

The June SCVA podcast highlights the key points for Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, in a discussion with the two expert authors Drs. Twite and Ing. This fas