Yannis Amador – A 77-year-old man scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) experienced cardiac arrest immediately following the induction of anesthesia. His medical history was significant for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, and triple-vessel coronary artery disease with a proximal left main occlusion.
Lucas Barboza, BSc; Rob Tanzola, MD, FRCPC – Deployment of stent-grafts and other endovascular devices is a common technique for various vascular repair procedures. Induced, transient, periods of hypotension are essential to the precise deployment of a device as this minimizes displacement that can result from high pressure aortic flow.