Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Sep 2023
Cardiac Surgery in Jehovah's Witnesses: 329 Consecutive Cases.
This study aimed to describe the outcome of Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) undergoing cardiac surgery at the authors' center. ⋯ This study demonstrated that cardiac surgery in JWs is safe when adhering to a strict perioperative patient blood management protocol.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Sep 2023
Observational StudyMeasurement of Stroke Volume With Echocardiography Compared to Gold Standard Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Observational Study.
The authors aimed to compare the assessment of left ventricular (LV) stroke volume with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) using 2- and 3-dimensional (2D and 3D) Doppler and volumetric techniques with gold standard cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). ⋯ Of the 4 echocardiographic LV stroke volume measurement methods the authors assessed, stroke volume with LVOT Doppler using 3D measurement of LVOT area most closely approximates gold standard CMR.