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The critical role of imaging navigation and guidance in transcatheter aortic valve implantation
09 March 2012
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), an innovative stent-based technique for delivery of a bioprosthetic valve, has seen remarkable growth since 2002 and has resulted in a paradigm shift in...
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Pencilla Lang,
Terry M. Peters,
Bob Kiaii,
Michael W.A. Chu
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1241-1243
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| Presidential Perspectives |
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Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Lyman A. Brewer III (1907–1988)
08 August 2011
Lyman A. Brewer III, the 54th president of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), was born in Toledo, Ohio, on July 28, 1907 (). Brewer’s father, an engineer and innovative businessman,...
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James I. Fann
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1244-1246
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| Cardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training |
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Training residents in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A 14-year experience
04 November 2011
Objective: Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) is an established procedure in many cardiothoracic centers. For it to be widely applicable, however, teaching methods must be developed for ...
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Michele Murzi,
Massimo Caputo,
Giuseppe Aresu,
Simon Duggan,
Gianni D. Angelini
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1247-1253.e1
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| Clinical Guidelines |
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Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
The granting of staff privileges to physicians is an important mechanism to ensure quality care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires that medical staff privilege...
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Carl L. Tommaso,
R. Morton Bolman,
Ted Feldman,
Joseph Bavaria,
Michael A. Acker,
Gabriel Aldea,
Duke E. Cameron,
Larry S. Dean,
Dave Fullerton,
Ziyad M. Hijazi,
Eric Horlick,
D. Craig Miller,
Marc R. Moon,
Richard Ringel,
Carlos E. Ruiz,
Alfredo Trento,
Bonnie H. Weiner,
Evan M. Zahn
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1254-1263.e9
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
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Regional alterations in cerebral growth exist preoperatively in infants with congenital heart disease
06 December 2011
Objectives: Magnetic resonance imaging has been used to define the neurologic abnormalities in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), including preoperative injury and delayed brain maturation. ...
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Cynthia Ortinau,
John Beca,
Jennifer Lambeth,
Barbara Ferdman,
Dimitrios Alexopoulos,
Joshua S. Shimony,
Michael Wallendorf,
Jeffrey Neil,
Terrie Inder
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1264-1270.e2
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Coronary artery perfusion and myocardial performance after patent ductus arteriosus ligation
08 December 2011
Objectives: To study coronary artery (CA) perfusion and myocardial performance after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation. The postoperative course in premature infants undergoing surgical ligation...
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Arvind Sehgal,
Patrick J. McNamara
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1271-1278
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Power loss and right ventricular efficiency in patients after tetralogy of Fallot repair with pulmonary insufficiency: Clinical implications
12 December 2011
Objectives: To quantify right ventricular output power and efficiency and correlate these to ventricular function in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. This might aid in determining the optim...
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Mark A. Fogel,
Kartik S. Sundareswaran,
Diane de Zelicourt,
Lakshmi P. Dasi,
Tom Pawlowski,
Jack Rome,
Ajit P. Yoganathan
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1279-1285
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Anomalous coronary arteries: Depiction at dual-source computed tomographic coronary angiography
12 December 2011
Objective: To retrospectively determine the imaging features of coronary artery anomalies depicted at dual-source computed tomographic coronary angiography (DSCT-CA). Methods: We reviewed the case his...
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Hai Xu,
Yinsu Zhu,
Xiaomei Zhu,
Lijun Tang,
Yi Xu
et al.
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1286-1291
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Pulmonary root translocation in malposition of great arteries repair allows right ventricular outflow tract growth
12 December 2011
Objective: Optimal surgical treatment of patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA), ventricular septal defect (VSD), and pulmonary stenosis (PS) remains a matter of debate. This study ev...
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José Pedro da Silva,
Luciana da Fonseca da Silva,
Lilian Maria Lopes,
Luiz Felipe Moreira,
Luiz Fernando Caneo,
Sonia Meiken Franchi,
Alessandro Cavalcanti Lianza,
José Francisco Baumgratz,
Jefferson Duarte Flavio Magalhaes
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1292-1298
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Impact of pressure load caused by right ventricular outflow tract obstruction on right ventricular volume overload in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot
13 January 2012
Objectives: In correction of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), surgical strategies to minimize right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) enlargement have recently been preferred. However, we may be confronted w...
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Byung Won Yoo,
Jung Ok Kim,
Young Jin Kim,
Jae Young Choi,
Han Ki Park,
Young Hwan Park,
Jun Hee Sul
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1299-1304
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| Commentary |
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Tetralogy of Fallot repair: Ready for a new paradigm
20 February 2012
Since Alfred Blalock and Helen Taussig described the first surgical treatment option for patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in 1945, the management of this once nearly uniformly lethal disease ha...
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Tal Geva
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1305-1306
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| General Thoracic Surgery |
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Five-year survival does not equal cure in non–small cell lung cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–based analysis of variables affecting 10- to 18-year survival
23 February 2012
Objective: Five-year survival after the diagnosis of non–small cell lung cancer is the most common benchmark used to evaluate long-term survival. Data on survival beyond 5 years are sparse. We sought ...
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Matthew O. Hubbard,
Pingfu Fu,
Seunghee Margevicius,
Afshin Dowlati,
Philip A. Linden
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1307-1313
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Surgical treatment of lung cancer: Predicting postoperative morbidity in the elderly population
17 February 2012
Objectives: Surgical resection is standard treatment for early-stage non–small cell lung cancer; however, perception of postoperative risk may influence the decision to proceed for elderly patients. W...
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Natasha M. Rueth,
Helen M. Parsons,
Elizabeth B. Habermann,
Shawn S. Groth,
Beth A. Virnig,
Todd M. Tuttle,
Rafael S. Andrade,
Michael A. Maddaus,
Jonathan D’Cunha
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Prospective study of endobronchial ultrasound–guided transbronchial needle aspiration of lymph nodes versus transbronchial lung biopsy of lung tissue for diagnosis of sarcoidosis
17 February 2012
Objective: Endobronchial ultrasound–guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has been reported to be an accurate and safe method to confirm a pathologic diagnosis of sarcoidosis. However, o...
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Masahide Oki,
Hideo Saka,
Chiyoe Kitagawa,
Yoshihito Kogure,
Naohiko Murata,
Shu Ichihara,
Suzuko Moritani
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1324-1329
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A simple and effective technique for identification of intersegmental planes by infrared thoracoscopy after transbronchial injection of indocyanine green
24 February 2012
Objective: Pulmonary segmentectomy has been recognized as an operative option for complete resection of early-stage lung cancer in patients with poor pulmonary function. However, identification of ana...
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Yasuo Sekine,
Eitetsu Ko,
Hideto Oishi,
Mitsuharu Miwa
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| Acquired Cardiovascular Disease |
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Extensive endarterectomy and reconstruction of the left anterior descending artery: Early and late outcomes
16 April 2012
Objectives: Coronary endarterectomy has been shown to be an effective adjunctive technique of revascularization for diffuse coronary artery disease. A long arteriotomy and reconstruction of the left a...
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Patrick O. Myers,
Minoru Tabata,
Prem S. Shekar,
Gregory S. Couper,
Zain I. Khalpey,
Sary F. Aranki
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1336-1340
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Midterm survival in patients treated for atrial fibrillation: A propensity-matched comparison to patients without a history of atrial fibrillation
02 April 2012
Objective: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with a history of untreated atrial fibrillation have reduced survival compared with similar patients without atrial fibrillation. We sought to compare th...
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Richard Lee,
Patrick M. McCarthy,
Edward C. Wang,
Muthiah Vaduganathan,
Jane Kruse,
S. Chris Malaisrie,
Edwin C. McGee
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1341-1351
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Discussion
02 April 2012
Dr John Doty(Murray, Utah). This study emphasizes the importance of concomitant treatment of AF, particularly your last graphs. Your follow-up is relatively short, but we may see that those patients h...
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Papillary muscle relocation in conjunction with valve annuloplasty improve repair results in severe ischemic mitral regurgitation
04 November 2011
Objective: The incidence of recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) after restrictive annuloplasty (RA) was 5% to 20% in several reports. There are many opinions in favor of adding subvalvular procedures ...
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Khalil Fattouch,
Patrizio Lancellotti,
Sebastiano Castrovinci,
Giacomo Murana,
Roberta Sampognaro,
Egle Corrado,
Marco Caruso,
Giuseppe Speziale,
Salvatore Novo,
Giovanni Ruvolo
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1352-1355
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Transapical aortic valve implantation in patients with severely depressed left ventricular function
16 August 2011
Objectives: Transapical aortic valve implantation significantly reduces operative risk in elderly patients with aortic valve stenosis and comorbidities. However, it is unknown whether this procedure i...
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Axel Unbehaun,
Miralem Pasic,
Semih Buz,
Stephan Dreysse,
Marian Kukucka,
Roland Hetzer,
Thorsten Drews
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1356-1363
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Effect of benchmarking projects on outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Challenges and prospects regarding the quality improvement initiative
Objective: The Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database (JCVSD) was established in 2000 and initiated a benchmarking project to improve the quality of cardiovascular surgery. Although the importance of q...
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Hiroaki Miyata,
Noboru Motomura,
Arata Murakami,
Shinichi Takamoto,
Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database
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1364-1369
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Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve insufficiency promotes early reverse remodeling in patients with axial-flow left ventricular assist devices
12 August 2011
Objective: The HeartMate II (Thoratec Corp, Pleasanton, Calif) continuous-flow left ventricular assist device has emerged as the standard of care for patients with advanced heart failure. The objectiv...
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Simon Maltais,
Yan Topilsky,
Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili,
Stephen H. McKellar,
Lucian A. Durham,
Lyle D. Joyce,
Richard C. Daly,
Soon J. Park
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1370-1376.e1
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Outcomes of total arch replacement with stepwise distal anastomosis technique and modified perfusion strategy
08 August 2011
Objective: Total arch replacement has been reported to present high morbidity and mortality. We have introduced a stepwise distal anastomosis technique and modified perfusion strategy, including selec...
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Shigefumi Matsuyama,
Minoru Tabata,
Tomoki Shimokawa,
Akihito Matsushita,
Toshihiro Fukui,
Shuichiro Takanashi
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1377-1381
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On-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with left main stem disease: A propensity score analysis
16 August 2011
Objective: This study compared safety and efficacy between off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB), a relatively new technique, and conventional on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CCAB)...
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Michele Murzi,
Massimo Caputo,
Giuseppe Aresu,
Simon Duggan,
Antonio Miceli,
Mattia Glauber,
Gianni D. Angelini
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1382-1388
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Preoperative aortic root geometry and postoperative cusp configuration primarily determine long-term outcome after valve-preserving aortic root repair
22 August 2011
Objective: Technical controversies exist in valve-preserving aortic root replacement. We sought to determine predictors of long-term stability of the aortic valve. Methods: A total of 430 patients (ag...
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Takashi Kunihara,
Diana Aicher,
Svetlana Rodionycheva,
Heinrich-Volker Groesdonk,
Frank Langer,
Fumihiro Sata,
Hans-Joachim Schäfers
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1389-1395.e1
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Optimal surgical management of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: To repair or to replace?
07 November 2011
Background: Ischemic mitral regurgitation, a complication of myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease more generally, is associated with a high mortality rate and is estimated to affect 2.8 m...
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Louis P. Perrault,
Alan J. Moskowitz,
Irving L. Kron,
Michael A. Acker,
Marissa A. Miller,
Keith A. Horvath,
Vinod H. Thourani,
Michael Argenziano,
David A. D’Alessandro,
Eugene H. Blackstone,
Claudia S. Moy,
Joseph P. Mathew,
Judy Hung,
Timothy J. Gardner,
Michael K. Parides
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1396-1403
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| Perioperative Management |
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Cardiac catheterization within 1 to 3 days of proximal aortic surgery is not associated with increased postoperative acute kidney injury
20 February 2012
Objective: Cardiac catheterization shortly before coronary artery bypass grafting or valve surgery has been associated with increased postoperative acute kidney injury. The relationship between cathet...
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Nicholas D. Andersen,
Judson B. Williams,
Emil L. Fosbol,
Asad A. Shah,
Syamal D. Bhattacharya,
Rajendra H. Mehta,
G. Chad Hughes
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1404-1410
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Diagnosis of infection in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case-control study
10 February 2012
Objective: Diagnosis of infection in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is challenging in clinical practice but represents a crucial aspect of the upgrading of therapeutic options....
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Marina Pieri,
Teresa Greco,
Michele De Bonis,
Giulia Maj,
Luca Fumagalli,
Alberto Zangrillo,
Federico Pappalardo
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1411-1416.e1
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Impairment of pericardial leaflet structure from balloon-expanded valved stents
13 January 2012
Objective: Malpositioning is one of the major problems in transcatheter aortic valve implantation. To evaluate the influence of mechanical balloon inflation on aortic valve stent positioning, the expa...
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Wiebke de Buhr,
Stefan Pfeifer,
Julia Slotta-Huspenina,
Erich Wintermantel,
Georg Lutter,
Wolfgang A. Goetz
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1417-1421
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Integrated morphologic and functional assessment of the aortic root after different tissue valve root replacement procedures
23 February 2012
Objectives: This study was undertaken to explore aspects of the hemodynamic function of different biologic tissue aortic valve root replacements. We set out to image and display the spatiotemporal dis...
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Ryo Torii,
Ismail El-Hamamsy,
Mohamed Donya,
Sonya V. Babu-Narayan,
Michael Ibrahim,
Philip J. Kilner,
Raad H. Mohiaddin,
Xiao Yun Xu,
Magdi H. Yacoub
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1422-1428.e2
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Implantation of fetal rat lung fragments into bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis
10 February 2012
Objective: Pulmonary fibrosis is a life-threatening disease that results in progressive respiratory failure. We have suggested the possibility of fetal lung tissue as an option for further investigati...
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Hiroaki Toba,
Shoji Sakiyama,
Koichiro Kenzaki,
Yukikiyo Kawakami,
Koh Uyama,
Yoshimi Bando,
Akira Tangoku
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Effect of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on expression of selected proteins involved in regulation of apoptosis in the brain of newborn piglets after cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
10 February 2012
Objective: The study objective was to investigate the effect of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on the expression of proteins that regulate apoptosis in newborn piglet brain after cardiopulmonar...
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Peter Pastuszko,
Gregory J. Schears,
Afsaneh Pirzadeh,
Joanna Kubin,
William J. Greeley,
David F. Wilson,
Anna Pastuszko
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Catalytic peroxynitrite decomposition improves reperfusion injury after heart transplantation
09 March 2012
Objective: Peroxynitrite, a reactive nitrogen species, has been implicated in the development of ischemia–reperfusion injury. The present study investigated the effects of the potent peroxynitrite dec...
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Gábor Szabó,
Sivakkanan Loganathan,
Béla Merkely,
John T. Groves,
Matthias Karck,
Csaba Szabó,
Tamás Radovits
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Modified aortoplasty for discrete congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis
13 January 2012
Congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) is a rare obstructive lesion of the left ventricular outflow tract, and novel surgical treatments have fostered improved outcomes and survival for child...
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Matthew L. Stone,
Ahmet Kilic,
Irving L. Kron,
James J. Gangemi
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Double closure repair of mitral paravalvular leak by way of right thoracotomy
12 December 2011
Paravalvular leak (PVL) occurs in up to 12.5% of mitral valve replacements (MVRs) and sometimes recurs. Although various techniques to repair such leaks have been described, surgical intervention for ...
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Shinsuke Kotani,
Koji Hattori,
Yasuyuki Kato,
Toshihiko Shibata
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Transaortic balloon-expandable aortic valve implantation
19 December 2011
In patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis who are inoperable or at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an alterna...
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Gino Gerosa,
Assunta Fabozzo,
Roberto Bianco,
Giuseppe Tarantini,
Augusto D’Onofrio
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A simplified technique for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair associated with functional single ventricle
13 January 2012
Surgical repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) with single ventricle remains challenging because of the risk of late pulmonary venous obstruction. Since 2007, we have used the ...
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Naritaka Kimura,
Ayumu Masuoka,
Toshiyuki Katogi,
Takaaki Suzuki
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Prosthetic aortic valve–pexy: Stitch closure of the aortic valve in a patient with a ventricular assist device
24 January 2012
Intermittent opening of the mechanical aortic valve after placement of a ventricular assist device (VAD) can lead to an increased risk of thromboembolism. It has been recommended to close the aorta wi...
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Salil V. Deo,
Soon J. Park,
Lawrence J. Sinak,
Alfredo L. Clavell
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2012 Heart Failure Summit
21st Century Treatment of Heart Failure: Synchronizing Surgical and Medical Therapies for Better Outcomes
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AATS Focus on Thoracic Surgery: Lung Cancer
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The part I (written) examination was held on December 3. It is planned that this examination will be given at multiple sites throughout the United States using an electronic format. The closing date f...
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Diplomates of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) who plan to participate in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process must hold an unrestricted medical license in the locale of their p...
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