Double-bar application decreases postoperative pain after the Nuss procedure , 05 April 2010
Tomohisa Nagaso, Junpei Miyamoto, Kiyokazu Kokaji, Ryohei Yozu, Hua Jiang, HongMei Jin, Tamotsu Tamaki
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 39-44.e2)
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Effects of head-up tilt on intrapulmonary shunt fraction and oxygenation during 1-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position , 26 August 2009
Sung Yong Park, Dae Hee Kim, Jin Soo Kim, Sung Soo Lee, Yong Woo Hong
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1436-1440)
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Miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass improves short-term outcome in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies , 23 September 2009
Alberto Zangrillo, Francesco Alfredo Garozzo, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Federico Pappalardo, Fabrizio Monaco, Martina Crivellari, Elena Bignami, Massimiliano Nuzzi, Giovanni Landoni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1162-1169)
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Automatic real-time detection of myocardial ischemia by epicardial accelerometer , 31 August 2009
Per Steinar Halvorsen, Espen W. Remme, Andreas Espinoza, Helge Skulstad, Runar Lundblad, Jacob Bergsland, Lars Hoff, Kristin Imenes, Thor Edvardsen, Ole Jakob Elle, Erik Fosse
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 1026-1032)
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Brain immaturity is associated with brain injury before and after neonatal cardiac surgery with high-flow bypass and cerebral oxygenation monitoring , 12 November 2009
Dean B. Andropoulos, Jill V. Hunter, David P. Nelson, Stephen A. Stayer, Ann R. Stark, E. Dean McKenzie, Jeffrey S. Heinle, Daniel E. Graves, Charles D. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 543-556)
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A multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of testing modified ultrafiltration as a blood conservation technology in cardiac surgery
Munir Boodhwani, Andrew Hamilton, Benoit de Varennes, Thierry Mesana, K. Williams, George A. Wells, H. Nathan, Jean Yves Dupuis, A. Babaev, P. Wells, Fraser D. Rubens
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 701-706)
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The novel synthetic serine protease inhibitor CU-2010 dose-dependently reduces postoperative blood loss and improves postischemic recovery after cardiac surgery in a canine model
Gábor Szabó, Gábor Veres, Tamás Radovits, Humaira Haider, Nelli Krieger, Susanne Bährle, Silke Niklisch, Christiane Miesel-Gröschel, Andreas van de Locht, Matthias Karck
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 732-740)
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Treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after cardiac surgery: Preliminary experience with fondaparinux , 06 February 2009
Federico Pappalardo, Annamara Scandroglio, Giulia Maj, Alberto Zangrillo, Armando D'Angelo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 790-792)
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Bleeding complications after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: Interpreting the contribution of hetastarch
Rachel Eshima McKay
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 793-794)
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Magnesium supplementation during cardiopulmonary bypass to prevent junctional ectopic tachycardia after pediatric cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled study , 12 October 2009
Ana M. Manrique, Margarita Arroyo, Yan Lin, Samar R. El Khoudary, Erin Colvin, Steven Lichtenstein, Constantinos Chrysostomou, Richard Orr, Edmund Jooste, Peter Davis, Peter Wearden, Victor Morell, Ricardo Munoz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 162-169.e2)
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Lung ventilation/perfusion may reduce pulmonary injury during cardiopulmonary bypass
Francisco Igor B. Macedo, Enisa M. Carvalho, Edward Gologorsky, Tomas A. Salerno
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 234-236)
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Antiplatelet agents used for early intervention in acute coronary syndrome: Myocardial salvage versus bleeding complications
Sary F. Aranki, Simon C. Body
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 807-810.e7)
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A comparison before and after aprotinin was suspended in cardiac surgery: Different results in the real world from a single cardiac center in China , 22 May 2009
Xianqiang Wang, Zhe Zheng, Hushan Ao, Shiju Zhang, Yang Wang, Hao Zhang, Lihuan Li, Shengshou Hu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 897-903)
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Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: Outcome and predictors , 13 July 2009
Jean-Louis Trouillet, Alain Combes, Elisabeth Vaissier, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Alexandre Ouattara, Alain Pavie, Jean Chastre
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 948-953)
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Cerebral tumor necrosis factor α expression and long-term neurocognitive performance after cardiopulmonary bypass in rats , 30 July 2009
Bettina Jungwirth, Kristine Kellermann, Ma Qing, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Manfred Blobner, Eberhard F. Kochs
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 1002-1007)
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Vasopressin withdrawal associated with massive polyuria , 04 August 2008
Candy S. Peskey, William J. Mauermann, Steven R. Meyer, Martin D. Abel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 491-492)
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Aortic decision-making in the Loeys–Dietz syndrome: Aortic root aneurysm and a normal-caliber ascending aorta and aortic arch , 28 July 2008
John G.T. Augoustides, Ted Plappert, Joseph E. Bavaria
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 502-503)
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Impact of preconditioning protocol on anesthetic-induced cardioprotection in patients having coronary artery bypass surgery , 23 February 2009
Jan Fräßdorf, Andreas Borowski, Dirk Ebel, Peter Feindt, Manuel Hermes, Thomas Meemann, René Weber, Jost Müllenheim, Nina C. Weber, Benedikt Preckel, Wolfgang Schlack
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1436-1442.e2)
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Short- and midterm outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery performed by surgeons in training , 12 March 2009
Cheng-Hon Yap, Nick Andrianopoulos, Diem T. Dinh, Baki Billah, Alexander Rosalion, Julian A. Smith, Gilbert C. Shardey, Peter D. Skillington, James Tatoulis, Morteza Mohajeri, Michael Yii, Chistopher M. Reid
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1088-1092)
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The analysis of a prospective surgical database improves postoperative fast-tracking algorithms after pulmonary resection , 12 March 2009
Ayesha S. Bryant, Robert James Cerfolio
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1173-1179)
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Is preoperative serum creatinine a reliable indicator of outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery? , 22 September 2008
Mahdi Najafi, Hamidreza Goodarzynejad, Abbasali Karimi, Abbas Ghiasi, Hasan Soltaninia, Mehrab Marzban, Abbas Salehiomran, Banafsheh Alinejad, Maryam Soleymanzadeh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 2, Pages 304-308)
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Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for extubation failure after cardiac surgery: Pilot safety evaluation
Luca S. De Santo, Ciro Bancone, Giuseppe Santarpino, Gianpaolo Romano, Alessandro Della Corte, Mariano Vicchio, Antonio De Pietro, Nicola Galdieri, Maurizio Cotrufo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 2, Pages 342-346)
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A new technique for continuous intercostal-intrapleural analgesia in videothoracoscopic surgery , 28 August 2008
Daniele Forcella, Eugenio Pompeo, Filadelfo Coniglione, Antenello Gatti, Tommaso C. Mineo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e48-e49)
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The myocardial protective effects of a moderate-potassium adenosine–lidocaine cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery , 21 May 2008
Zhen-Xiao Jin, Sheng-Li Zhang, Xi-Ming Wang, Sheng-Hui Bi, Mei Xin, Jing-Jun Zhou, Qin Cui, Wei-Xun Duan, Hong-Bing Wang, Ding-Hua Yi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1450-1455)
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Acupuncture to relieve the pain of thoracotomy: Commentary on randomized, controlled trial
Lee-Yee Chong, Tom Treasure
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1470-1471)
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Feasibility of a three-axis epicardial accelerometer in detecting myocardial ischemia in cardiac surgical patients
Per Steinar Halvorsen, Andreas Espinoza, Lars Albert Fleischer, Ole Jakob Elle, Lars Hoff, Runar Lundblad, Helge Skulstad, Thor Edvardsen, Halfdan Ihlen, Erik Fosse
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1496-1502)
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Comparative study of single-dose and 24-hour multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery
Eduardo Tamayo, Javier Gualis, Santiago Flórez, Javier Castrodeza, José María Eiros Bouza, Francisco Javier Álvarez
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1522-1527)
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Pumpless extracorporeal gas exchange aiding central airway surgery , 01 September 2008
Thorsten Walles, Volker Steger, Holger Wurst, Klaus-Dieter Schmidt, Godehard Friedel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1372-1374)
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Aprotinin and renal dysfunction: The role of exposure to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Page 1104)
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Management of spinal cord perfusion pressure to minimize intermediate-delayed paraplegia: Critical role of central venous pressure
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Page 796)
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Reply to the Editor:
Thoralf M. Sundt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Page 799)
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Preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is as independent predictor of ventricular dysfunction and mortality after primary coronary artery bypass grafting
Amanda A. Fox, Stanton K. Shernan, Charles D. Collard, Kuang-Yu Liu, Sary F. Aranki, Stacia M. DeSantis, Petr Jarolim, Simon C. Body
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 452-461)
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The present and the future in aortic stenosis management: Are there factors that might preclude surgery?
Tomaso Bottio
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 538-539)
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Extubation in the operating room after congenital heart surgery in children , 27 May 2008
Alexander J.C. Mittnacht, Maria Thanjan, Shubhika Srivastava, Umesh Joashi, Carol Bodian, Sabera Hossain, Nobuhide Kin, Ingrid Hollinger, Khanh Nguyen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 88-93)
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Surgical management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm associated with systemic lupus erythematosus , 21 May 2008
John G.T. Augoustides, Alberto Pochettino, Jeffrey Carpenter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 215-216)
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Unmasked diabetes insipidus after pericardial drainage and biopsy for pericardial effusion in association with Erdheim–Chester disease , 06 May 2008
John G.T. Augoustides, Wilson Y. Szeto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 217-218)
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Adverse events in reoperative cardiac surgery: Delineating the typical intraoperative approach
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Page 235)
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Reply to the Editor:
Eric E. Roselli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 235-236)
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Local infusion of bupivacaine combined with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia provides better pain relief than intravenous patient-controlled analgesia alone in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Kuan-Ming Chiu, Chia-Chan Wu, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Cheng-Wei Lu, Jiann-Shing Shieh, Tzu-Yu Lin, Shu-Hsun Chu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1348-1352)
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Complicated acute type B aortic dissection involving the arch: Treatment by simultaneous hybrid approach under local anesthesia
Gabriele Iannelli, Mario Monaco, Luigi Di Tommaso, Federico Piscione
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1380-1382)
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Myocardial injury in coronary artery bypass grafting: On-pump versus off-pump comparison by measuring high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, cardiac troponin I, heart-type fatty acid–binding protein, creatine kinase-MB, and myoglobin release
Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Vishwas Malik, Rakesh Yadav, Sandeep Seth, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Mani Kalaivani, Srikrishna M. Reddy, Ganapathy K. Subramaniam, Raghu Govindappa, Madhava Kakani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1110-1119.e10)
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Case report of visceral ischemia: The “tail” of an intra-aortic balloon pump
Justin Rivard, Ashley Vergis, Diamond Kassum
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1167-1168)
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The demise of aprotinin: Our share of the blame
Thoralf M. Sundt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 729-731)
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Aprotinin and Cardiac Surgery
Abe DeAnda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 492-494)
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Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiovascular surgery
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 463-464)
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Reply to the Editor
Sudish C. Murthy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Page 464)
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Thoracic epidural anesthesia and atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass grafting
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 466-467)
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Effect of eliminating daily routine chest radiographs on on-demand radiograph practice in post–cardiothoracic surgery patients
Utz Kappert, Sebastian N. Stehr, Klaus Matschke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 467-468)
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Stress distribution on the thorax after the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum results in different patterns between adult and child patients
Tomohisa Nagasao, Junpei Miyamoto, Tamotsu Tamaki, Kazuhiko Ichihara, Hua Jiang, Toshihiko Taguchi, Ryohei Yozu, Tatsuo Nakajima
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1502-1507)
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Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic clamping on functional residual capacity and ventilation distribution in children
Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg, Ferenc Petak, Sonja Saudan, Michel Pellegrini, Thomas O. Erb, Walid Habre, Swiss Paediatric Respiratory Research Group
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1193-1198)
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Successful surgical management of acute type A aortic dissection associated with Crohn disease
John G.T. Augoustides, Alberto Pochettino, Reed E. Pyeritz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1048-1049)
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Fatal thrombosis in complex cardiac surgery without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in the setting of standard-of-care heparinization: Status quo and directions for further research
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1053-1054)
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Fatal intraoperative thrombosis in contemporary adult thoracic aortic surgery requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: Observations from the literature, 1993–2006
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1069-1070)
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Reply to the Editor
Francesco Leo, Lorenzo Spaggiari
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Page 1098)
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Effects of head-down tilt on intrapulmonary shunt fraction and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position
Yong Seon Choi, Sou Ouk Bang, Jae Kwang Shim, Kyung Young Chung, Young Lan Kwak, Yong Woo Hong
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 613-618)
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Notice of Retraction
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Page 771)
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Fixed subaortic stenosis
Sameh Ibrahim Sersar, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Ghassan M. Baslaim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Page 817)
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Reply to the Editor
Reza Barkhordarian, Wei Li, Michael Henein
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 817-818)
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Independent lung ventilation in adult single-lung transplantation: Is it time for fast-track anesthesia and early tracheal extubation?
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Page 825)
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Fat content in pericardial suction blood and the efficacy of spontaneous density separation and surface adsorption in a prototype system for fat reduction
Micael Appelblad, Karl Gunnar Engström
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 366-372)
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Impact of high thoracic epidural anesthesia on incidence of perioperative atrial fibrillation in off-pump coronary bypass grafting: A prospective randomized study
Farhad Bakhtiary, Panagiotis Therapidis, Omer Dzemali, Koray Ak, Hanns Ackermann, Dirk Meininger, Paul Kessler, Peter Kleine, Anton Moritz, Tayfun Aybek, Selami Dogan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 460-464)
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Long-term survival and quality of life of patients with prolonged postoperative intensive care unit stay: Unmasking an apparent success
Mario Gaudino, Fabiana Girola, Mariantonietta Piscitelli, Lorenzo Martinelli, Amedeo Anselmi, Carmine Della Vella, Rocco Schiavello, Gianfederico Possati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 465-469)
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Elimination of daily routine chest radiographs does not change on-demand radiography practice in post–cardiothoracic surgery patients
Onno Mets, Peter E. Spronk, Jan Binnekade, Jaap Stoker, Bas A.J.M. de Mol, Marcus J. Schultz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 139-144)
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Cerebral air embolism after noninvasive ventilation postpulmonary wedge resection
Paritosh Sharma, John E. Pilling, Wael I. Awad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 262-263)
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Intraoperative oral sildenafil for management of pulmonary hypertension: A stepping stone to the future
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Page 267)
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Limitations with aprotinin in thoracic aortic surgery: Understanding the clinical outcome beyond bleeding
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Page 269)
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Reply to the Editor
Artyrom Sedrakayan, Maryann Tranquilli, John A. Elefteriades
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Page 269)
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Warm nondepolarizing adenosine and lidocaine cardioplegia: Continuous versus intermittent delivery
Kathryn L. Sloots, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Geoffrey P. Dobson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1171-1178)
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Neuroprotective effect of mild hypothermia in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: Five-year follow-up of a randomized trial
Howard J. Nathan, Rosendo Rodriguez, Denise Wozny, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Fraser D. Rubens, Gregory L. Bryson, George Wells
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1206-1211)
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery—care globalization: The impact of national care on fatal and nonfatal outcome
Elisabeth Ott, C. David Mazer, Iulia C. Tudor, Linda Shore-Lesserson, Stephanie A. Snyder-Ramos, Barry A. Finegan, Patrick Möhnle, Charles B. Hantler, Bernd W. Böttiger, Ray D. Latimer, Warren S. Browner, Jack Levin, Dennis T. Mangano, Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group and the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1242-1251)
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Limitations with transapical aortic cannulation in type A aortic dissection: What about aortic regurgitation and cardiopulmonary bypass time?
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Page 1393)
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Temporary coronary artery occlusion during off-pump surgery and endothelial vessel dysfunction: Is it still an unresolved mystery?
Tomaso Bottio, Vincenzo Tarzia, Gino Gerosa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Page 1397)
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Predictors of independent lung ventilation: An analysis of 170 single-lung transplantations
David V. Pilcher, Georg M. Auzinger, Biswadev Mitra, David V. Tuxen, Robert F. Salamonsen, Andrew R. Davies, Trevor J. Williams, Gregory I. Snell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1071-1077)
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Hemodynamic instability during superior vena cava crossclamping: Predictors, management, and clinical consequences
Francesco Leo, Laura Della Grazia, Marco Tullii, Roberto Gasparri, Alessandro Borri, Marco Venturino, Lorenzo Spaggiari
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1105-1106)
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The role of awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in spontaneous pneumothorax
Eugenio Pompeo, Federico Tacconi, Davide Mineo, Tommaso Claudio Mineo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 786-790)
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Increased cerebral and renal endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene expression after cardiopulmonary bypass in the rat
C. David Mazer, Francoise Briet, Katherine R. Blight, Duncan J. Stewart, Malcolm Robb, Zhilan Wang, Alana M. Harrington, William Mak, Xiaomao Li, Gregory M.T. Hare
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 13-20.e1)
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Cardiac index monitoring by pulse contour analysis and thermodilution after pediatric cardiac surgery
U. Fakler, Ch. Pauli, G. Balling, H.P. Lorenz, A. Eicken, M. Hennig, J. Hess
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 224-228)
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Unmeasured anions in children after cardiac surgery
Deirdre Murray, David Grant, N. Murali, Warwick Butt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 235-240)
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Technique of right single-lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using cross-field ventilation
Seth D. Force, Andres Pelaez, David C. Neujahr, Allan M. Ramirez, William Whitley, Daniel L. Miller, E. Clinton Lawrence
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 272-273)
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Modified and conventional ultrafiltration during pediatric cardiac surgery: Clinical outcomes compared
Glyn D. Williams, Chandra Ramamoorthy, Larry Chu, Gregory B. Hammer, Komal Kamra, Madalane G. Boltz, Krassimira Pentcheva, James P. McCarthy, Vadiyala M. Reddy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1291-1298)
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Platelet function monitoring with the Sonoclot analyzer after in vitro tirofiban and heparin administration
Michael A. Tucci, Michael T. Ganter, Christine R. Hamiel, Richard Klaghofer, Andreas Zollinger, Christoph K. Hofer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1314-1322)
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Biventricular diastolic filling patterns after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Yanfen Shi, André Y. Denault, Pierre Couture, Ady Butnaru, Michel Carrier, Jean-Claude Tardif
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1080-1086.e3)
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Evaluation of a modified ThermoWrap™ for the Allon™ warming system in patients undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
C.K. Hofer, Michael T. Ganter, Andreas Zollinger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 929-930)
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Antegrade cerebral perfusion reduces apoptotic neuronal injury in a neonatal piglet model of cardiopulmonary bypass
Valerie Y. Chock, Gabriel Amir, Corrine R. Davis, Chandra Ramamoorthy, R. Kirk Riemer, Dustin Ray, Rona G. Giffard, V. Mohan Reddy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 659-665)
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Stress doses of hydrocortisone reduce chronic stress symptoms and improve health-related quality of life in high-risk patients after cardiac surgery: A randomized study
Florian Weis, Erich Kilger, Benno Roozendaal, Dominique J.-F. de Quervain, Peter Lamm, Michael Schmidt, Martin Schmölz, Josef Briegel, Gustav Schelling
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 277-282.e1)
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Katherine Taylor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Page 251)
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Anesthetic preconditioning as the alternative to ischemic preconditioning
Markus Lange, Norbert Roewer, Franz Kehl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 252-253)
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Systemic venous oxygen saturation after the Norwood procedure and childhood neurodevelopmental outcome
George M. Hoffman, Kathleen A. Mussatto, Cheryl L. Brosig, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Ndidiamaka Musa, Raymond T. Fedderly, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, James S. Tweddell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1094-1100)
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RETRACTED: Dexamethasone reduces gut permeability in pediatric cardiac surgery
Ignacio Malagon, Willem Onkenhout, Margreet Klok, Lisa Linthorst, Petrus F.H. van der Poel, James G. Bovill, Mark G. Hazekamp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 265-271)
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Tranexamic acid and early saphenous vein graft patency in conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A prospective randomized controlled clinical trial
Jacek Karski, George Djaiani, Jo Carroll, Mark Iwanochko, Priya Seneviratne, Peter Liu, Walter Kucharczyk, Ludwik Fedorko, Tirone David, Davy Cheng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 309-314)
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A comparison of transit-time flowmetry and intraoperative fluorescence imaging for assessing coronary artery bypass graft patency
Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Yasir Abu-Omar, Bikram Choudhary, David Pigott, David P. Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 315-320)
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Influence of body core temperature on blood loss and transfusion requirements during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: A comparison of 3 warming systems
C.K. Hofer, M. Worn, R. Tavakoli, L. Sander, M. Maloigne, R. Klaghofer, A. Zollinger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 838-843)
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Risk factors for cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes
Yuji Kadoi, Shigeru Saito, Nao Fujita, Fumio Goto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 576-583)
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When should we discontinue antiarrhythmic therapy for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting? A prospective randomized study
Uzi Izhar, Niv Ad, Ehud Rudis, Eli Milgalter, Amit Korach, Nicola Viola, Eli Levi, Galit Asraff, Gideon Merin, Amir Elami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 401-406)
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Cold blood cardioplegia versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia: A prospective randomized study of 1440 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Eivind Øvrum, Geir Tangen, Stein Tølløfsrud, Rolf Øystese, Mari Anne L. Ringdal, Reidar Istad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 860-865)
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Successful use of one dose of recombinant factor VIIa to control severe bleeding after emergency aortic arch replacement in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Christoph Wiesenack, Matthias Arlt, Andreas Liebold, Franz X. Schmid
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 941-943)
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Nesiritide as an adjunctive therapy in adult patients with heart failure undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery
Louis E. Samuels, Elena C. Holmes, Letwin Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 627-629)
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Clopidogrel and bleeding in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting
LiQian Chen, Arthur W. Bracey, Rajko Radovancevic, John R. Cooper, Charles D. Collard, William K. Vaughn, Nancy A. Nussmeier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 425-431)
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Total aortic arch replacement with a branched graft and limited circulatory arrest of the brain
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paolo Masetti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 233-237)
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Improved pain control after cardiac surgery
Giuseppe Rescigno, Giannantonio Carnelos
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 154-155)
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Robert D Dowling
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Page 155)
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Safety of deliberate intraoperative and postoperative hypothermia for patients undergoing coronary artery surgery: A randomized trial
Howard J. Nathan, Luciana Parlea, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Paul Hendry, Kathryn A. Williams, Fraser D. Rubens, George A. Wells
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1270-1275)
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The metabolic effects of fresh versus old stored blood in the priming of cardiopulmonary bypass solution for pediatric patients
Ilan Keidan, Gabriel Amir, Mathilda Mandel, David Mishali
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 949-952)
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Inhaled prostacyclin is safe, effective, and affordable in patients with pulmonary hypertension, right heart dysfunction, and refractory hypoxemia after cardiothoracic surgery
Charl J. De Wet, David G. Affleck, Eric Jacobsohn, Michael S. Avidan, Heidi Tymkew, Laureen L. Hill, Paul B. Zanaboni, Nader Moazami, Jennifer R. Smith
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1058-1067)
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Alteration of the critical arteriovenous oxygen saturation relationship by sustained afterload reduction after the norwood procedure
George M. Hoffman, James S. Tweddell, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Kathy A. Mussatto, Eckehard A. Stuth, Robert D.B. Jaquis, Stuart Berger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 738-745)
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Methylene blue as drug of choice for catecholamine-refractory vasoplegia after cardiopulmonary bypass
Paulo Roberto B Evora, Ricardo L Levin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 895-896)
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R.G Leyh, T Kofidis, M Struber, S Fischer, K Knobloch, B Wachsmann, C Hagl, A.R Simon, A Haverich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Page 896)
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Preoperative detection and management of immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in patients undergoing heart surgery with iloprost
George M. Palatianos, Christophoros N Foroulis, Maria I Vassili, Phaedra Matsouka, George M Astras, George H Kantidakis, Eugenia Iliopoulou, Efthimia N Melissari
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 548-554)
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Reporting of clinical trials of analgesia
Nathaniel Katz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Page 605)
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Dennis T. Mangano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Page 606)
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors predispose to hypotension refractory to norepinephrine but responsive to methylene blue
Donatella Sparicio, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Page 608)
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A phase II dose-response study of hemoglobin raffimer (Hemolink) in elective coronary artery bypass surgery
D.C.H Cheng, C.D Mazer, R Martineau, A Ralph-Edwards, J Karski, J Robblee, B Finegan, R.I Hall, R Latimer, A Vuylsteke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 79-86)
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Changes in cerebral and somatic oxygenation during stage 1 palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome using continuous regional cerebral perfusion
George M Hoffman, Eckehard A Stuth, Robert D Jaquiss, Patrick L Vanderwal, Susan R Staudt, Todd J Troshynski, Nancy S Ghanayem, James S Tweddell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 223-233)
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Regional low-flow perfusion provides comparable blood flow and oxygenation to both cerebral hemispheres during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction
Dean B. Andropoulos, Stephen A. Stayer, E.Dean McKenzie, Charles D. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1712-1717)
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Preoperative use of enoxaparin is not a risk factor for postoperative bleeding after coronary artery bypass surgery
Benjamin Medalion, George Frenkel, Paulina Patachenko, Eli Hauptman, Lior Sasson, Arie Schachner
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1875-1879)
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Carbon dioxide embolism during endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting in coronary artery bypass surgery
Tzu-Yu Lin, Kuan-Ming Chiu, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Shu-Hsun Chu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2011-2015)
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Gender and outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a propensity-matched comparison
Colleen Gorman Koch, Farah Khandwala, Nancy Nussmeier, Eugene H Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2032-2043)
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No pain, much gain?
Nanette M. Schwann, Mark A Chaney
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1261-1264)
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Improved pain control after cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial
Robert Dowling, Kenneth Thielmeier, Aziz Ghaly, Deborah Barber, Todd Boice, Alan Dine
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1271-1278)
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Antioxidant therapy with Salvia miltiorrhiza decreases plasma endothelin-1 and thromboxane B2 after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease
Zhengyuan Xia, Jiazhen Gu, David M Ansley, Fang Xia, Jinfu Yu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1404-1410)
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Physiological coagulation can be maintained in extracorporeal circulation by means of shed blood separation and coating
Johannes M Albes, Ingeborg M Stöhr, Mirko Kaluza, Annelie Siegemund, Dirk Schmidt, Rüdiger Vollandt, Thorsten Wahlers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1504-1512)
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Extrapleural regional versus systemic analgesia for relieving postthoracotomy pain: a clinical study of bupivacaine compared with metamizol
Mehmet Bilgin, Yigit Akcali, Fahri Oguzkaya
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1580-1583)
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Exhaled nitric oxide and cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation
Nandor Marczin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1673-1674)
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Ian Adatia, Tilman Humpl, Philip E Silkoff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1674-1675)
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Gender differences in quality of distal vessels: effect on results of coronary artery bypass grafting
Lynda L Mickleborough, Susan Carson, Joan Ivanov
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 950-958)
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Life-threatening anaphylactic shock caused by porcine heparin intravenous infusion during mitral valve repair
Tomaso Bottio, Giorgio Pittarello, Raffaele Bonato, Umberto Fagiolo, Gino Gerosa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1194-1195)
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The relationship between plasma free 15-F2t–isoprostane concentration and early postoperative cardiac depression following warm heart surgery
David M. Ansley, Zhengyuan Xia, Baljinder S Dhaliwal
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1222-1223)
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Decompressing manubriectomy under apneic oxygenation to release the median thoracic outlet compartment in bechterew disease
Tetsuhiko Go, Matthias Altmayer, Matthias Richter, Paolo Macchiarini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 867-869)
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Intraoperative inhalation of the long-acting prostacyclin analog iloprost for pulmonary hypertension
Frank Langer, Wolfram Wilhelm, Dietmar Tscholl, Rene Schramm, Henning Lausberg, Olaf Wendler, Hans-Joachim Schäfers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 874-875)
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Rapid recognition and treatment of cerebral air embolism: the role of neuromonitoring
Thomas Yeh, Erle H Austin, Aida Sehic, Harvey L. Edmonds
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 589-591)
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Risky business
Christina T Mora Mangano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1204-1207)
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Operative techniques in awake coronary artery bypass grafting
Tayfun Aybek, P Kessler, M.F Khan, S Dogan, G Neidhart, A Moritz, G Wimmer-Greinecker
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1394-1400)
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Coronary artery bypass grafting in the awake patient: three years’ experience in 137 patients
Haldun Y Karagoz, Murat Kurtoglu, Beyhan Bakkaloglu, Beril Sonmez, Taner Cetintas, Kemal Bayazit
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1401-1404)
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Aortic valve replacement in the conscious patient under regional anesthesia without endotracheal intubation
Thomas Schachner, Johannes Bonatti, Doris Balogh, Josef Margreiter, Peter Mair, Günther Laufer, Günther Putz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1526-1527)
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