Misc.
What CV Surgery team member is approaching Medicare
Who is Shari Goeden
The main artery carrying oxygenated blood to the body
What is the aorta
Which antiplatelet medication is recommended to continue for bypass surgery?
What is baby aspirin
What is an ileus
The most commonly performed cardiac surgery
What is coronary artery bypass grafting
NFL team without a 4000-yard passer in over 100 seasons, no 30-touchdown passer in a single season, 14 consecutive losses across the 22-23 seasons, became the 1st in NFL history to surrender 25 or more points in 14 consecutive games, lost a playoff game off of the "double doink", and has had 43 different starting QBs since 1985?
Who are Da' Bears
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
What is the mitral valve
What medication do we commonly hold the morning of surgery for severe aortic valve stenosis or severe aortic valve insufficiency?
What are beta-blockers
Arrythmia that occurs in at least 30-40% of postoperative cardiac surgery patients
What is atrial fibrillation
A tool used to calculate perioperative risk and outcomes
What is the STS Calculator
The founding father of Grafton CV Surgery program
Who is Dr. Francis Downey
90% percent of the clots that occur with atrial fibrillation develop in this part of the heart
What is the left atrial appendage
This antiarrhythmic may be contraindicated in patient's who have abnormal thyroid function and/or liver function?
What is amiodarone
Fluid accumulation that often causes orthopnea
What is pleural effusion
What is cardiopulmonary bypass cannulation.
Purple is the color of royalty and...
What is Dr. Johnson's favorite color
The gold standard vessel that is harvested for bypass surgery to the LAD
What is the left internal mammary artery
The drug class of clopidogrel
What is a P2Y12 inhibitor
Complication seen postoperatively that may cause global ST elevation
What is pericarditis
Surgical procedure for myocardial bridging
What is unroofing.
This CV surgery team member infamously covered "No Diggity" at the annual transplant dinner
The most common congenital abnormality of the aortic valve
What is a bicuspid aortic valve
The origin of this reversal agent for bleeding was originally discovered in salmon sperm
What is Protamine
The following constellation of symptoms indicate what possible complication; hypotension, muffled heart tones, and JVD
What is cardiac tamponade
The surgical procedure used to treat HOCM with left ventricular outflow obstruction
What is septal myectomy