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Brain natriuretic peptide and risk of atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgeryDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:1249-53. 2012..Our goal was to determine whether increased preoperative brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels are able to stratify patients by the risk of POAF...
Competing autonomic mechanisms precede the onset of postoperative atrial fibrillationDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 42:1262-8. 2003..This study was designed to evaluate autonomic changes preceding atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) after thoracotomy...- Clinical prediction rule for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graftingDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 44:1248-53. 2004.... - Strategies for perioperative arrhythmiasDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1275 York Avenue, Room M 304, New York, NY 10021, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 18:565-77. 2004..New approaches directed at prophylaxis and acute therapy of atrial arrhythmias are discussed, as are recommendations to prevent thromboembolic events. Practice and research agenda are proposed... - Statin use is associated with a reduction in atrial fibrillation after noncardiac thoracic surgery independent of C-reactive proteinDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Chest 128:3421-7. 2005.... - Leukocytosis and increased risk of atrial fibrillation after general thoracic surgeryDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 82:1057-61. 2006.... - Postthoracotomy atrial fibrillationDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 20:43-7. 2007..This article focuses on new issues leading to the improved understanding of the pathophysiology and mechanisms of postoperative atrial arrhythmias... - Inflammation and outcome after general thoracic surgeryDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, United States
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 32:431-4. 2007..To determine whether preoperative inflammation predisposes to major postoperative complications (PC) and poor outcome... - Practice patterns in choice of left double-lumen tube size for thoracic surgeryDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City, New York 10021, USA
Anesth Analg 106:379-83, table of contents. 2008..There are few data on the effects of DLT size on intraoperative outcome measures... - Prevention and management of perioperative arrhythmias in the thoracic surgical populationDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Anesthesiol Clin 26:325-35, vii. 2008.... - A clinical prediction rule for pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery for primary lung cancerDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Anesth Analg 110:1343-8. 2010.... - Antifibrinolytic therapy and perioperative blood loss in cancer patients undergoing major orthopedic surgeryDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
Anesthesiology 98:337-42. 2003..Aprotinin has been reported to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients having major orthopedic operations. Data on whether epsilon amino-caproic acid (EACA) is effective in this population are sparse... - Perioperative atrial tachyarrhythmiasDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Anesthesiology 97:1618-23. 2002 - Persistent alterations of the autonomic nervous system after noncardiac surgeryD Amar
Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, USA
Anesthesiology 89:30-42. 1998.... - Signal-averaged P-wave duration does not predict atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgeryD Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, USA
Anesthesiology 91:16-23. 1999..The authors sought to determine whether a prolonged SAPWD alone or in combination with clinical or echocardiographic correlates predicts AF after elective noncardiac thoracic surgery... - Effects of diltiazem prophylaxis on the incidence and clinical outcome of atrial arrhythmias after thoracic surgeryD Amar
Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 120:790-8. 2000..We sought to determine whether early prophylaxis with an L -type calcium channel blocker reduces the incidence and morbidity associated with atrial fibrillation/flutter and supraventricular tachyarrhythmia after major thoracic operations... - Diltiazem treatment does not alter renal function after thoracic surgeryD Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
Chest 119:1476-9. 2001..There are conflicting reports on the effects of diltiazem treatment on renal function in surgical patients. We sought to determine whether diltiazem treatment alters renal function in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery... - Older age is the strongest predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillationDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
Anesthesiology 96:352-6. 2002..The goal of the current study was to evaluate the accuracy of easily available clinical characteristics for the prediction of this complication... - The effects of advanced age on the incidence of supraventricular arrhythmias after pneumonectomy in dogsDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
Anesth Analg 94:1132-6, table of contents. 2002..IMPLICATIONS: In this canine pneumonectomy model, advanced age was associated with an increased incidence of supraventricular arrhythmias, perhaps because of increased atrial fibrosis and inflammation... - The incidence and outcome of ventricular arrhythmias after noncardiac thoracic surgeryDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Anesth Analg 95:537-43, table of contents. 2002..IMPLICATIONS: In 412 patients, we determined that the incidence of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia after major thoracic surgery is 15% and is not associated with poor outcome... - Postoperative atrial fibrillationDavid Amar
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
Heart Dis 4:117-23. 2002..Beyond this period, a more aggressive approach using class IC or III antiarrhythmic drugs will hopefully reduce the number of patients requiring anticoagulation and prolonged drug therapy... - Incidence and risk factors for lung injury after lung cancer resectionNaveed Alam
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:1085-91; discussion 1091. 2007..Our objective was to identify the incidence and risk factors for the development of postoperative lung injury... - Smoking and timing of cessation: impact on pulmonary complications after thoracotomyRafael Barrera
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Section, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA
Chest 127:1977-83. 2005..Smoking cessation can safely be encouraged prior to surgery... - Increased preoperative white blood cell count predicts postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgeryManuel L Fontes
Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 23:484-7. 2009..To better understand the relationship between humoral and cellular markers of inflammation and postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF)... - Video-assisted thoracic surgery does not reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after pulmonary lobectomyBernard J Park
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133:775-9. 2007..The objective was to define the incidence of atrial fibrillation after video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy and determine whether video-assisted thoracic surgery reduces atrial fibrillation rate compared with thoracotomy... - Right heart function in thoracic surgery: role of echocardiographyAlessia Pedoto
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 22:44-9. 2009..The goal of this review is to summarize the recent literature on the topic... - Bupivacaine 0.01% and/or epinephrine 0.5 microg/ml improve epidural fentanyl analgesia after cesarean sectionS Cohen
Department of Anesthesiology, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA
Anesthesiology 89:1354-61. 1998..The authors studied the addition of bupivacaine and epinephrine, separately and together, to epidural fentanyl to determine whether this improved postcesarean analgesia and reduced the incidence of side effects... - Correlation of peripheral venous pressure and central venous pressure in surgical patientsD Amar
Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 15:40-3. 2001..PVP -2 was useful in predicting CVP over common clinical ranges of CVP. PVP is a rapid noninvasive tool to estimate volume status in surgical patients... - Re: Undersizing left double-lumen tubesDavid Amar
Anesth Analg 107:1082. 2008 - Beta-adrenergic blocker withdrawal confounds the benefits of epidural analgesia with sympathectomy on supraventricular arrhythmias after cardiac surgeryDavid Amar
Anesth Analg 95:1119, author reply 1119. 2002 - Prediction rule for atrial fibrillation after major noncardiac thoracic surgeryRod S Passman
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Feinberg Cardiovascular Institute, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 79:1698-703. 2005..We sought to derive and validate a clinical prediction rule to risk-stratify patients for postoperative AF... - Cardiovascular risk assessment in cancer patients undergoing major surgeryDaniel A Pryma
J Nucl Cardiol 12:151-7. 2005 - Pharmacotherapeutic considerations in anesthesiaSheldon Goldstein
Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Heart Dis 5:34-48. 2003..Under urgent circumstances, however, the increased risks associated with these agents should be anticipated with the goal to minimize adverse effects while maintaining optimal cardiovascular function in the perioperative period... - Regional techniques and length of hospital stay after abdominal aortic surgeryDavid Amar
Anesthesiology 97:1029; author reply 1029-31. 2002 - One-lung isolation using a double-balloon blocker techniqueDavid Amar
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 19:561-2. 2005