Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

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Cardiogenic Shock: Current Evidence, Guideline Perspectives, and Outcomes
Cardiogenic shock remains a top cause of in-hospital death. This expert review distills current evidence, and guideline perspectives to sharpen recognition and treatment
https://t.co/8PiWgM2Sdx

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Rethinking Lactate in Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care
urging clinicians to interpret perioperative hyperlactatemia thoughtfully and avoid reflexive fluids or inotropes. 🔋🫀
Read the full review in JCVA. DOI: https://t.co/AAOZI7x23j
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How To Dose Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in Bleeding Patients After Cardiac Surgery This editorial argues that ROTEM clotting time poorly reflects thrombin generation, cautioning against high doses and purely viscoelastic-guided dosing
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Combined Platelet and Red Blood Cell Salvage During Cardiac Surgery
This editorial examines filtration-based autotransfusion, which preserved platelets and lowered transfusion needs.
Read the editorial in JCVA. DOI: https://t.co/enVpsSSkX7

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Don’t Miss the SATA & SCA: Updates in Cardiothoracic #Transplant #Anesthesia Meeting
Friday, October 16, 2026 — 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM @scahq @TransplantAnes @ASAMonitor @society_asa

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Use of Artificial Intelligence to Predict Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review
14 studies and 31 models found variable performance 🤖🫁
https://t.co/9ZIg9d7jou

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Diagnostic Dilemma: Why Does the Central Venous Pressure Look Like That?!
This Diagnostic Dilemma reveals a peristaltic infusion pump artifact transmitted through the venous infusion port of a pulmonary artery catheter.
https://t.co/90l3wLNTvj

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The Year in Coagulation and Transfusion: Selected Highlights
restrictive blood management, four-factor PCC over plasma, viscoelastic-guided therapy, and direct thrombin inhibitors for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
https://t.co/90yI3fEoDk

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Reliability of Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Under General Anesthesia
Read more in JCVA. DOI: https://t.co/wTwx1XkIAN

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Excessive Anesthetic Depth Is Associated With Increased Rate of Postoperative Delirium After Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of Processed Electroencephalography 🧠💤
See the details in JCVA. DOI: https://t.co/IMJVrCv6sN
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A new clinical update reviews advances in liver transplantation for anesthesiologists: early extubation improving pediatric outcomes, ECMO supporting high-risk cases, and factor concentrates managing coagulopathy. https://t.co/wQuSFmrGhT
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A new clinical update reviews advances in liver transplantation for anesthesiologists: early extubation improving pediatric outcomes, ECMO supporting high-risk cases, and factor concentrates managing coagulopathy. https://t.co/wQuSFmrGhT
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Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Evaluating Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Systematic Review of Prospective Observational Studies
🫀🤖 Read the full review in JCVA. DOI: https://t.co/sqs0L3un1Q

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Delirium after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Where We Are Now and Setting Goals for Where We Could Go Next
post-CABG delirium as acute brain injury, not a transient nuisance: 20–50% incidence, persistent cognitive deficits, and excess mortality
https://t.co/9eSHezrcTs

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Poor Agreement Between Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and Postoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography for Transmitral Mean Pressure Gradient After Mitral Valve Repair
🫀 poor agreement with immediate postoperative TTE
https://t.co/TXgKeMpNM6
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Clinical and Operational Considerations for Rescue Transesophageal Echocardiography
🚨 A new case conference highlights three rescue TEE scenarios — mitral endocarditis, aortic root abscess, and type A dissection
https://t.co/igkn0VM7FM
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The ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Highlights and Perioperative Implications
🫁 A new review distills the 3-part ISHLT consensus on extracorporeal life support during lung transplantation
https://t.co/ex8B5krX3r

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The Sibling Effect: Can Etomidate's Analogues Offer Better Anesthetic Induction for Cardiac Surgery?
💊 A new editorial explores etomidate analogues — MOC-etomidate, carboetomidate, MOC-carboetomidate, CPMM/ABP-700, and ET-26
https://t.co/HreMNeJJ8W
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. Highlights and Perioperative Implications from the 2025 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Guideline for the Management of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
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Beyond Intravenous Vasopressors in the Intensive Care Unit: The Emerging Role of Droxidopa
💊 A new editorial examines droxidopa, an oral norepinephrine prodrug, as an emerging strategy to wean ICU patients off intravenous vasopressors.
https://t.co/ZSpNqWVKmL