title: The year in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: selected highlights from 2014.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jacob T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Gutsche
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Prakash A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Frederick C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cobey
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona; §Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Emily K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Hynek
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Riha
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Aris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sophocles
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Kamrouz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghadimi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabbro
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Al-Ghofaily
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Sy-Yeu S
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chern
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cisler
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Gurmukh S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sahota
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andritsos
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silvay
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: yiandoc@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: John G T
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Augoustides
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*
keywords: POISE-2 study; VISION study; antegrade cerebral perfusion; aortic arch; aspirin; atrial fibrillation; bleeding; clonidine; dabigatran; factor Xa inhibitors; guidelines; hybrid aortic arch repair; left atrial appendage occlusion; moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest; myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery; paradigm shifts; perioperative cardiovascular evaluation; risks scores; stroke; surgical ablation; troponins