The primary training goal of the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) fellowship program is to prepare our graduates to be excellent clinicians, ready to enter and excel in any practice on ...

Hospitals that shift away from routine use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and general anesthesia during TAVR to an “as-needed” mentality stand to gain shorter procedures and hospital stays ...

Morton Kern, MD, of VA Long Beach Healthcare System and University of California, Irvine, often engages his colleagues via email in brief, informal dialogue on clinically relevant topics in ...

The Division of Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology is the sole provider of anesthetic care for the Bruno Pediatric Heart Center within Children’s of Alabama. The division provides anesthetic care for ...

Anesthesia is used every day, but surprisingly little is known about one of its most dangerous side effects -- depressed heart function. Now, this mystery has been clarified. Anesthesia is used every ...

Upper GI injuries related to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were the norm during structural heart interventions -- even in the hands of experienced operators, according to a report. A new ...