MITRAL RUMBLES

 

 

By Dr. Ross Feldman,
Medical Lead,
Cardiac Sciences Manitoba

October 27, 2019

Shout Outs

Congratulations x 2 to Chris Bzovey from Clinical Engineering i) for his award from the Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba and ii) his engagement to Nicole last weekend!

Congrats again to Colette Seifer and the Manitoba Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic team who were cited in this week’s WRHA Bulletin (link below) for their recognition by the region with a Health Innovation Award! http://wrha.mb.ca/healthinfo/news/2019/191022-clinic-offers-one-stop-shop-for-people-with-irregular-heart-rhythms.php

Publications by our Faculty this Week

Grocott HP. Additional concerns for the scavenging of anesthetic agents used for ICU sedation. J Clin Monit Comput. 2019 Aug;33(4):741. doi: 10.1007/s10877-018-0191-7. Epub 2018 Aug 1. No abstract available.

Callum J, Farkouh ME, Scales DC, Heddle NM, Crowther M, Rao V, Hucke HP, Carroll J, Grewal D, Brar S, Bussières J, Grocott H, Harle C, Pavenski K, Rochon A, Saha T, Shepherd L, Syed S, Tran D, Wong D, Zeller M, Karkouti K; FIBRES Research Group. Effect of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate on Blood Component Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery: The FIBRES Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2019 Oct 21:1-11. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.17312. [Epub ahead of print]

Andrade JG, Champagne J, Dubuc M, Deyell MW, Verma A, Macle L, Leong-Sit P, Novak P, Badra-Verdu M, Sapp J, Mangat I, Khoo C, Steinberg C, Bennett MT, Tang ASL, Khairy P; CIRCA-DOSE Study Investigators. Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Assessed by Continuous Monitoring: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 2019 Oct 21. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.042622. [Epub ahead of print]