Elisabetta Auci, Luigi Vetrugno, Ilaria Riccardi, Igor Vendramin, Ugolino Livi, Flavio Bassi, Tiziana Bove Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):90-93 Thrombocytopenia is a common condition that recognizes an infinite number of possible causes, especially in specific settings like the one covered in this case report: the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. We report a case of an old male with multiple comorbidities who underwent a coronary angioplasty procedure and aortic valve replacement. He showed severe thrombocytopenia in the postoperative days. Differential diagnosis required a ..read more

Lucrecia María Burgos, Leonardo Seoane, Mirta Diez, Rocío Consuelo Baro Vila, Juan Francisco Furmento, Mariano Vrancic, Nadia Aissaoui Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):4-11 Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) is a form of temporary mechanical circulatory support and simultaneous extracorporeal gas exchange for acute cardiorespiratory failure, including refractory cardiogenic shock (CS) and cardiac arrest (CA). Few studies have assessed predictors of successful weaning (SW) from VA ECMO. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identif ..read more

Mar Montane-Muntane, María Ascaso, Lorena Rivera-Vallejo, Ricard Navarro-Ripoll Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):86-89 Patients with Marfan syndrome present anatomic variations that may increase the risk of a difficult airway. Moreover, they can present large aortic aneurysms, which may cause extrinsic airway compression. Therefore, difficult ventilation during general anesthesia poses a challenge in that the anesthesiologist has to promptly make a crucial differential diagnosis. Multidisciplinary preoperative assessment and planning of the airway and ventilation management ..read more

Eleni Spiliotaki, Eleftheria Soulioti, Pinelope Kouki, Theodosios Saranteas Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):111-112 ..read more

Jamel P Ortoleva Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):114-116 ..read more

Hemant Digambar Waikar, Nirosha Mendis, Praveen Kumar Neema Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):102-104 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for many psychiatric disorders. The passage of electrical current lead to hemodynamic alterations which may be detrimental to patients suffering from severe coronary artery disease. We describe perioperative anesthetic management of a patient having severe left main coronary artery stenosis (LMCAS) with severe triple vessel coronary artery disease (TVD ..read more

Reena Khantwal Joshi, Neeraj Aggarwal, Raja Joshi Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):109-110 ..read more

KS Bharathi, Gegal Pruthi, Manasa Dhananjaya, Parimala Prasanna Simha Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):50-56 Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is an important predictor of both immediate and long-term outcomes in valve surgeries. Levosimendan has proven beneficial in improving RV function. Aims: The objective was to study the effect of the addition of levosimendan to the conventional treatment on RV function in patients with RV dysfunction undergoing mitral valve (MV) surgeries. Setting and Design: Prospective randomized double-blinded controlled study at a tertiary care ..read more

Heather K Hayanga, Kaitlin E Woods, Dylan P Thibault, Matthew B Ellison, Roosevelt N Boh, Bryan D Raybuck, Partho P Sengupta, Vinay Badhwar, JW Awori Hayanga Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):29-35 Background: General anesthesia has traditionally been used in transcatheter aortic valve replacement; however, there has been increasing interest and momentum in alternative anesthetic techniques. Aims: To perform a descriptive study of anesthetic management options in transcatheter aortic valve replacements in the United States, comparing trends in use of monitored anesthesia care versus g ..read more

Gabriel C Washington, Christian T O'Donnell, Jai Madhok, Kiah M Williams, Charles C Hill Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2023 26(1):36-41 Background: Several studies have demonstrated the utility of methylene blue (MB) to treat vasoplegic syndrome (VS), but some have cautioned against its routine use in lung transplantation with only two cases described in prominent literature. Cystic fibrosis patients commonly have chronic infections which predispose them to a systemic inflammatory syndrome-like vasoplegic response during lung transplantation. We present 13 cystic fibrosis patients wh ..read more