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• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015

  Multicenter Study Observational Study

  Risk Stratification in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) Surgery-Role of EuroSCORE II.

  To evaluate the EuroSCORE II for risk stratification in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery. ⋯ The EuroSCORE II has satisfactory calibration and discrimination power to predict mortality after OPCAB surgery. Intraoperative conversion to ONCAB is a major complication of OPCAB surgery. A higher EuroSCORE II also predicts higher probability of conversion to ONCAB.

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• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015

  Review

  Con: Patients at Risk for Spinal Cord Ischemia After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repairs Should Not Receive Prophylactic Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage.

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• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015

  Comment Letter

  Reply to van Oosten et al: "P-Wave Characteristics on Routine Preoperative Electrocardiogram Improve Prediction of New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery".

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• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015

  Case Reports

  Focused Echocardiography During Glucagon Administration to Diagnose Beta-Blocker-Induced Cardiomyopathy.

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• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2015

  Editorial Comment

  La Maladie Bleue (the Blue Disease) in the 21st Century: Do We Need a New Specialty?

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