Mechanical Support With Impella During Malignant Arrhythmia Ablation: A Case Report on the Growing Trend in the Electrophysiology Laboratory.

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries is a rare form of congenital heart disease in which the persistence of the right ventricle as the systemic ventricle leads to heart failure, tricuspid valve insufficiency, and arrhythmia. Supraventricular arrhythmias are especially common in these patients. We discuss the anesthetic management of a 33-year-old patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries who required a ventricular assist device to maintain cardiac output during ablation of supraventricular tachyarrythmia.

Kawasaki disease and giant coronary artery aneurysms: the role of echocardiography from diagnosis through follow-up.

Kawasaki disease is an acquired vasculitis that can affect the coronary arteries placing the patient at risk for coronary artery thrombosis, myocardial ischemia and infarction. The risk of complications related to coronary artery involvement persists for years despite recovery from the acute illness phase. The risk of late coronary disease progression necessitates long term follow-up generally accomplished by non-invasive echocardiography in pediatric patients.

Kawasaki Disease With Giant Coronary Aneurysms Requiring a Ventricular Assist Device to Separate From Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Coronary Issues Can Be a Pediatric Problem Too!

Kawasaki disease, although common in children, may rarely affect the coronary arteries, leading to aneurysm formation and potential for coronary thrombus formation. Extremely rarely, coronary aneurysms from Kawasaki disease can thrombose, resulting in ischemic myocardium. We present a case of a 31-month-old patient requiring a left ventricular assist device after thrombosis of giant coronary aneurysms led to ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Ventricular assist devices and non-cardiac surgery.

The use of ventricular assist devices has expanded significantly since their approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 1994. In addition to this, the prevalence of heart failure continues to increase. We aim to provide an overview of perioperative considerations and management of these patients for non-cardiac surgery.

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare tumor with poor prognosis and is found in the literature only as case reports. The optimal management course remains poorly defined. We present a case of primary basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas metastatic to the liver, which was treated with surgery and systemic chemotherapy.

Perioperative management of a patient with an axial-flow rotary ventricular assist device for laparoscopic ileo-colectomy.

The use of mechanical circulatory support devices as a bridge to transplant or destination therapy decreases mortality, improves quality of life, and functional status. The paucity of clinical data and the challenges faced by noncardiac anesthesiologists warrant us to present the perioperative care of a patient with a HeartMate II (Thoratec Corp. Pleasanton, CA, USA) left ventricular assist device (LVAD), who underwent a successful major laparoscopic abdominal surgery.

Acute massive pulmonary embolism: role of the cardiac surgeon.

We present the case of a 72-year-old woman who had an acute massive pulmonary embolism after abdominal surgery. The patient had undergone a right hemicolectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy for locally invasive colonic adenocarcinoma. Six hours postoperatively, she required emergent intubation when she suddenly became cyanotic, severely hypotensive, and tachypneic, with an oxygen saturation of 50%.

Activation of protein kinase C contributes to the isoflurane-induced improvement of functional and metabolic recovery in isolated ischemic rat hearts.

Isoflurane enhances myocardial functional recovery and improves energy levels after ischemia. We sought to determine whether isoflurane-induced cardioprotection is mediated by protein kinase C (PKC). The Langendorff model was used, and isolated perfused rat hearts were separated into untreated, isoflurane, chelerythrine (PKC inhibitor) plus isoflurane, and chelerythrine groups.

Perioperative predictors of acute cholecystitis after cardiovascular surgery.

Objective: To determine the incidence, diagnostic features, and perioperative predictors of acute cholecystitis after cardiovascular surgery.

Design: Inception cohort study.

Setting: A tertiary care 54-bed cardiothoracic ICU.