Safe and Effective Anticoagulation: What Does Drug Concentration Add?

Self-managed anticoagulation is safe and effective.

We read with interest the article by Christensen et al. [1] and agree with their conclusion that self-managed anticoagulation is an effective method of managing oral anticoagulation therapy. In their review of the literature, we were surprised that they did not include a prospective randomised trial from our unit [2]. Our own program was initiated after a presentation by Dr. Hasenkam at the EAC...

Safe and Effective Anticoagulation in the Outpatient Setting

Safe per-operative anticoagulation.

A New Monitor of Pressure Autoregulation: What Does It Add?

Strain: What Does This Add to Ventricular Function Assessment?

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has advanced the role of the cardiovascular anesthesiologist and increased his/her active role and obligations during perioperative patient care. Assessment of global and regional left ventricular (LV) function consists of two-dimensional (2D) or Doppler evaluation of cardiac structures and their interaction with blood flow. The techniques used are mostly ...