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List of works by Michael Essandoh

A Narrative Review for Anesthesiologists of the 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Acute Hypotension After MitraClip Implantation due to Acute Left Ventricular Failure

scientific article published in October 2017

Airway Management During Anesthesia for Lung Transplantation: Double-Lumen Tube or Endobronchial Blocker?

scientific article published on 13 September 2020

An Echodensity in the Right Ventricle of a Patient with a Leadless Pacemaker: Is it Pathologic?

scientific article published on 22 April 2019

Anesthesia Care of Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices Undergoing Minor Noncardiac Surgery: Training General Anesthesiologists May Expedite Patient Care Without Negative Outcomes

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Anesthetic Management of Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: An Update for Anesthesiologists.

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Anesthetic Management of a Patient With a Giant Right Atrial Myxoma

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Atrial Septal Defect in a Patient With a Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis Undergoing Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device: To Repair or Not to Repair

scientific article published on 2 November 2016

Biventricular Epicardial Pacing: Is this Pacing Strategy Really Useful in High-risk Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery?

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Caval Stenosis After Bicaval Orthotopic Heart Transplantation: Routine Transesophageal Echocardiography Assessment of the Caval Anastomoses May Avert This Complication

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Chest Wall Fascial Plane Blocks: A Safe and Effective Analgesic Strategy for Minithoracotomy Cardiac Surgery

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

Commentary: Predicting Postoperative Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Bioprosthetic Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography-What Parameter Is Best?

scientific article published on 18 August 2019

Con: Atrial Fibrillation Prophylaxis Is Not Necessary in Patients Undergoing Major Thoracic Surgery

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Con: Hetastarch Should be Avoided for Volume Expansion in Cardiac Surgery Patients

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Con: Routine Use of the Hypotension Prediction Index in Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery

scientific article published on 02 October 2020

Delayed Onset Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula Complicating Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement

scientific article published on 31 January 2018

Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Placement: Knowing Depth of Insertion Firsthand May Make a Difference

scientific article published on 24 November 2017

Echocardiographic assessment for ventricular assist device placement

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Elevated transaortic valvular gradients after combined aortic valve and mitral valve replacement: an intraoperative dilemma

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Entrapment of an EZ-Blocker in the Murphy Eye of an Endotracheal Tube

scientific article published on 12 April 2019

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Outcomes and Complications at a Quaternary Referral Center

scientific article published on 14 December 2019

Four-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided AngioVac Debulking of a Tricuspid Valve Vegetation

scientific article published on 02 December 2016

Goal-Directed Oxygen Delivery During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Can This Perfusion Strategy Improve Biochemical and Clinical Neurologic Outcomes?

scientific article published on 10 August 2018

Heartmate II Inflow Path Thrombosis: Emphasis on a Comprehensive Approach to Diagnosis

scientific article published on 10 August 2016

Incidental Finding of an Aorto-Right Atrial Fistula in a Patient Undergoing Repair of a Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

scientific article published on 30 June 2017

Incidental Intraoperative Diagnosis of Subvalvular Mitral Stenosis With a Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Increased Mitral Gradient After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Is It Anatomic Mitral Valve Obstruction Or Related to Hemodynamics?

scientific article published on 13 February 2017

Is It Too Much to Request a Formal Neurology Consultation After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair?

scientific article published on 06 September 2020

Is Long-Acting P2Y12 Receptor Antagonist Therapy Ideal in Patients With Recently Implanted Drug-Eluting Stents in Need of Mechanical Circulatory Support?

scientific article published on 21 July 2017

Left Atrial Thrombus Formation in a Patient With Severe Non-rheumatic Mitral Stenosis After Mitral Valve Repair Receiving Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Clinical Challenge

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Levosimendan for ECLS Weaning: A Strategy in Need of Validation

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Liposomal Bupivacaine for Intercostal Nerve Blocks: A New Drug With the Same Old Tricks?

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

Luck on My Side: Perioperative Cardioversion of Unstable Atrial Fibrillation, A Treatment of Last Resort

scientific article published on 17 June 2020

Lung Isolation in the Setting of a Tracheostomy Stoma: Anesthesiologists Beware!

scientific article published on 09 August 2018

Milrinone in Adult Cardiac Surgery: More Evidence Is Needed to Support Routine Inhalation Administration

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Ring Dehiscence Diagnosed Intraoperative With Real-Time 3D Transesophageal Echocardiogram

scientific article published in April 2014

Perioperative Considerations for Patients With Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Perioperative Management of Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With New-Generation Drug-Eluting Metallic Stents and Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery.

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Predictors of Intensive Care Unit Admission After Transvenous Lead Extraction: A Plea for a Risk Scoring System

scientific article published on 05 March 2019

Primary Stroke and Failure-to-Rescue Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair

scientific article published on 02 December 2020

Pro: Antegrade/Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion Should Be Used During Major Aortic Surgery With Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Pro: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists Should Provide Anesthetic Care for Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

Pro: Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilators Should Be Used Routinely in the Management of Patients Undergoing Lung Transplantation

scientific article published on 01 September 2016

Pro: Routine Use of Embolic Protection Devices in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Should Be Considered

scientific article published on 17 July 2017

Prosthetic Mitral Perivalvular Defect Occlusion With Multiple Amplatzer Devices Using 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography and Fluoroscopic Guidance.

scientific article published on 31 January 2015

Pulmonary Vein Velocities: A Useful Tool for Cardiac Anesthesiologists in the Management of Lung Transplantation

scientific article published on 15 February 2020

Refractory Heart Failure After Failed Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Defibrillation Testing: The Potential Value of Early Mechanical Circulatory Support

scientific article published on 23 May 2017

Refractory Hypotension after Liver Allograft Reperfusion: A Case of Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction.

scientific article published on 16 February 2016

Retained Metallic Foreign Body After Heart Transplantation or Another Explanation?

scientific article published on 14 October 2016

Severe Mitral Regurgitation After Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Repair

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Severe Mitral Regurgitation Complicating Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: Is It Functional or Organic?

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Spectral Doppler Analysis of the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Inflow: New Challenges Presented by the Artificial Pulse Technology

scientific article published on 07 July 2018

Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral Valve Causing Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: An Underappreciated Complication During Lung Transplantation

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

The Lavare Cycle: A Novel Pulsatile Feature of the HVAD Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

The Year in Electrophysiology: Selected Highlights from 2019

scientific article published on 08 February 2020

Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of the Sutureless Perceval Aortic Valve

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Transesophageal Echocardiography Guidance for Robot-assisted Level III Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombectomy: A Novel Approach to Intraoperative Care

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

Transesophageal Echocardiography Monitoring During Lung Transplantation

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

Transesophageal Echocardiography for Impella Placement and Management

scientific article published on 23 January 2019

Transesophageal Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Assessment of Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain: A Tool in Search of Validation

scientific article published on 15 August 2017

Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of severe functional tricuspid stenosis during infected implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead extraction

scientific article published on 25 October 2014

Unicuspid Aortic Stenosis in a Patient with Turner Syndrome: A Case Report

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Using CSEPT as a New Echocardiographic Approach for Identifying Risk of Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use During Double-Lung Transplantation Complicated by Severe Bilateral Air Leaks: A Novel Strategy

scientific article published on 07 March 2019