Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons/Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery Joint Position Statement on Open and Endovascular Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Disease.

نتایج کاربرد بالون پمپ داخل آئورت در بیماران جراحی قلبIntra-Aortic Ballon Pump Outcome in Cardiac Surgical Patients

        Background & Aim: Intra-aortic ballon pump(IABP) is a mechanical device that has become an accepted treatment modality for patients with severely compromised hemodynamics. The present retrospective study was undertaken to identify the major survival and nonsurvival determinants of patients who were in need of intra-aortic ballon pump support after cardiac surgery. Patients & Methods: Th...

Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery consensus statement on endovascular aneurysm repair.

Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Thoracic Society position statement on pulmonary arterial hypertension.

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society requested a position statement on pulmonary arterial hypertension from leading Canadian experts. The present document is intended to act as an update for the clinician, to provide a template for the initial evaluation of patients, to enable the understanding of current therapeutic paradigms based on approved indications for C...

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society joint position statement on the perioperative management of patients with implanted pacemakers, defibrillators, and neurostimulating devices.

There are more than 200,000 Canadians living with permanent pacemakers or implantable defibrillators, many of whom will require surgery or invasive procedures each year. They face potential hazards when undergoing surgery; however, with appropriate planning and education of operating room personnel, adverse device-related outcomes should be rare. This joint position statement from the Canadian ...

Current status of Canadian vascular surgery training: a survey of program directors.

BACKGROUND With the aging of the North American population and therefore the need for more modern vascular surgeons familiar with open operations and less invasive diagnostic and therapeutic regimens, we wished to obtain suggestions and recommendations that would allow our training programs to more adequately fulfil these needs. Our objectives were to assess recent trends in Canadian vascular s...