This discussion was moderated by Richard Chan-nick, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California. Panel members included Kenneth R. McCurry, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation Programs, University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Ronald Pearl, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Anesthesia Department, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; and Stuart Rich, MD, Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Meeting the Challenge of Surgery and Pulmonary Hypertension: How to Manage the “Hemodynamic Environment” to Optimize Outcomes