Category Archives: Cardiac

Episode 315: What’s New In Leadless Pacing with Drs. Tang, Holloway and Iyer

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 315: What's New In Leadless Pacing with Drs. Tang, Holloway and Iyer
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In this 315th episode I welcome Drs. Jon Tang, Jordan Halloway and Manoj Iyer to the show to discuss the latest updates on leadless pacemakers and ICDs.

CME: Link

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Episode 311: Perioperative Management of AICDs and Pacemakers with Mark Nelson

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Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Episode 311: Perioperative Management of AICDs and Pacemakers with Mark Nelson
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In this 311th episode I welcome Dr. Mark Nelson to the show to discuss his management aid that helps clinicians easily figure out how to handle all types of AICDs and Pacers in the perioperative period.

CME: Link

References:

  1. Crossley GH, Poole JE, Rozner MA, et al. The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement… Heart Rhythm, 2011;8(7):e1-18.
  2. Apfelbaum J, Schulman P, Mahajan A, Connis R, Madhulika A. Implantable Electronic Devices: Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators 2020: An Updated Report…. Anesthesiology 2020;132:225–252 
  3. Nelson M, Kusumoto F, Ellenbogen K, et al. Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Management Aid. American society of Anesthesiologists website. https://www.asahq.org/standards-and-practice-parameters/resources-from-asa-committees#cied. Published March 2024.

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Episode 310: Cardiac Workup Guidelines with Drs. Thompson, Steppan and Suffredini

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Episode 310: Cardiac Workup Guidelines with Drs. Thompson, Steppan and Suffredini
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In this 310th episode I welcome Dr. Annemarie Thompson, head of the working group that put out the new AHA/ACC Guidelines for the perioperative cardiovascular management for noncardiac surgery, and Drs. Jochen Steppan and Giancarlo Suffredini, cardiac anesthesiologists, to talk about the new iteration of the guidelines. We go through the algorithm in detail and talk about the evidence behind it and how to use biomarkers.

CME: Link

References: Thompson, A., et al., 2024 AHA/ACC/ACS/ASNC/HRS/SCA/SCCT/SCMR/SVM Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery. Circulation

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Episode 309: Master Clinician Part 8: Mimi Wynn

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Episode 309: Master Clinician Part 8: Mimi Wynn
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In this 309th episode I welcome Dr. Mimi Wynn to another Master Clinician interview. We discuss her career as a world expert in cardiac and vascular anesthesia with a deep focus in thoraco-abdominal aneurysms. We discuss how to develop an area of expertise, how to keep learning, how to overcome imposter syndrome, how to deal with failure, and much more.

CME: Link

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Episode 305: Master Clinician Part 7: Eric Busch

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Episode 305: Master Clinician Part 7: Eric Busch
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In this 305th episode I welcome Dr. Eric Busch to the show as our next Master Clinician. He has been practicing anesthesiology at Oschner in New Orleans for 35 years and has done everything from Chronic Pain to Cardiac. We discuss what he’s learned over the years and some of his favorite things to teach his trainees.

CME: Link

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Episode 296: Master Clinician Part 3: Mike Essandoh

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Episode 296: Master Clinician Part 3: Mike Essandoh
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In this 296th episode I welcome Dr. Mike Essandoh to do another master clinician episode. We discuss Dr. Essandoh’s tips for being successful clinically, in research, in leadership, in innovation and in technology.

CME: Link

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Episode 290: Post-op Cardiac Surgery Care with Mike Grant

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Episode 290: Post-op Cardiac Surgery Care with Mike Grant
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In this 290th episode I welcome Dr. Mike Grant back to the show to discuss post-op care for patients having cardiac surgery.

CME: Link

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Episode 264: TAAA Repair with Dr. Mimi Wynn

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Episode 264: TAAA Repair with Dr. Mimi Wynn
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In this 264th episode I welcome Dr. Mimi Wynn to the show to discuss anesthesia for TAAA repair. We discuss preoperative concerns, intraoperative management, postoperative concerns especially spinal cord ischemia, and how to reduce the risk of that dreaded complication.

CME: Link

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Episode 244: Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index to Assess Right Heart Function with Drs. Essandoh and Kumar

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Episode 244: Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index to Assess Right Heart Function with Drs. Essandoh and Kumar
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In this 244th episode I welcome back Dr. Mike Essandoh and welcome for the first time Dr. Nick Kumar to discuss their recent article about using a novel hemodynamic measurement, the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPI) to assess right heart function in general and in LVAD recipients specifically.

CME: Link

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Episode 231: Total Artificial Heart with Mike Essandoh

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Episode 231: Total Artificial Heart with Mike Essandoh
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In this 231st episode I welcome Dr. Mike Essandoh back to the show to discuss the Total Artificial Heart. We discuss what it is, how it works, how it is put in, who is a good candidate, and how to manage people with TAHs from an anesthetic perspective when they come in for non-cardiac surgery.

CME: Link

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References:

  1. Yaung J, Arabia FA, Nurok M. Perioperative care of the patient with the total artificial heart. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2017;124(5):1412-1422.
  2. Copeland J, Langford S, Giampietro J, Arancio J, Arabia F. Total Artificial Heart Update. Surgical Technology International. 2021;39.
  3. Rangwala Z, Banks DA, Copeland JG. Pro: the total artificial heart: is it an appropriate replacement for existing biventricular assist devices? Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2014;28(3):836-839
  4. Mizuguchi KA, Padera Jr RF, Kowalczyk A, Doran MN, Couper GS, Fox AA. Transesophageal echocardiography imaging of the total artificial heart. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2013;117(4):780-784