Effect of statins on atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A duration- and dose-response meta-analysis , 12 April 2010
Wendy T. Chen, Guru M. Krishnan, Nitesh Sood, Jeffrey Kluger, Craig I. Coleman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 364-372)
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A randomized, controlled study of amiodarone for prevention of atrial fibrillation after transthoracic esophagectomy , 12 April 2010
James E. Tisdale, Heather A. Wroblewski, Donna S. Wall, Karen M. Rieger, Zane T. Hammoud, Jerry V. Young, Kenneth A. Kesler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 45-51)
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Chronologic changes in P-wave characteristics after the Fontan procedure: The effect of surgical modification , 29 April 2010
Masahiro Koh, Hideki Uemura, Akiko Kada, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toshikatsu Yagihara
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 137-143)
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Early and delayed atrioventricular conduction block after routine surgery for congenital heart disease , 12 April 2010
Angela Lin, William T. Mahle, Patricio A. Frias, Peter S. Fischbach, Brian E. Kogon, Kirk R. Kanter, Paul M. Kirshbom
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 158-160)
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Efficacy of a novel bipolar radiofrequency ablation device on the beating heart for atrial fibrillation ablation: A long-term porcine study , 01 February 2010
Rochus K. Voeller, Andreas Zierer, Shelly C. Lall, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 203-208)
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Subxiphoid epicardial left ventricular pacing lead placement is feasible , 09 October 2009
Takeyoshi Ota, David Schwartzman, Marco A. Zenati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1661-1662)
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Electrophysiologic efficacy of irrigated bipolar radiofrequency in the clinical setting
Stefano Benussi, Andrea Galanti, Valerio Zerbi, Ylenia A. Privitera, Ida Iafelice, Ottavio Alfieri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1131-1136)
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The implementation of a comprehensive clinical protocol improves long-term success after surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation
Niv Ad, Linda Henry, Sharon Hunt, Lori Stone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1146-1152)
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Meta-analysis of randomized trials on the efficacy of posterior pericardiotomy in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery , 19 August 2009
Fausto Biancari, Muhammad Ali Asim Mahar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1158-1161)
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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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The influence of postoperative mitral valve function on the late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after the maze procedure combined with mitral valvuloplasty , 23 September 2009
Joon Bum Kim, Seung Hyun Lee, Sung Ho Jung, Sung Cheol Yun, Suk Jung Choo, Cheol Hyun Chung, Hyun Song, Jae Won Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1170-1176)
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Left atrial appendage clip occlusion: Early clinical results , 02 November 2009
Sacha P. Salzberg, Andre Plass, Maximillian Y. Emmert, Lotus Desbiolles, Hatem Alkadhi, Jurg Grünenfelder, Michele Genoni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1269-1274)
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Where does atrial fibrillation surgery fail? Implications for increasing effectiveness of ablation
Patrick M. McCarthy, Jane Kruse, Shanaz Shalli, Leonard Ilkhanoff, Jeffrey J. Goldberger, Alan H. Kadish, Rishi Arora, Richard Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 860-867)
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Video-assisted minimally invasive surgery for lone atrial fibrillation: A clinical report of 81 cases , 27 July 2009
Yong-qiang Cui, Yan Li, Feng Gao, Chun-lei Xu, Jie Han, Wen Zeng, Ya-ping Zeng, Emin Gurbanov, Xu Meng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 326-332)
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Vagal denervation and reinnervation after ablation of ganglionated plexi , 10 September 2009
Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Richard B. Schuessler, Anson M. Lee, Abdulhameed Aziz, Shelly C. Lall, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 444-452)
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Efficacy of a cooled bipolar epicardial radiofrequency ablation probe for creating transmural myocardial lesions , 14 September 2009
Mark A. Wood, Amy L. Ellenbogen, Vishesh Pathak, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Vigneshwar Kasarajan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 453-458)
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A novel solution for repeated migration of an implantable cardiac defibrillator , 09 March 2009
Amir M. Sheikh, Imran Raza, Simon Charles Edwin Sporton, Kulvinder S. Lall
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 499-501)
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Minimally invasive ablation of a migrating focus of inappropriate sinus tachycardia , 20 March 2009
Thomas M. Beaver, William M. Miles, Jamie B. Conti, Alex Kogan, Thomas A. Burkart, Gregory W. Woo, Sherry J. Saxonhouse
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 506-507)
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Left atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Off-bypass, primary repair using an extrapericardial approach , 18 March 2009
Sandeep Khandhar, Stephanie Nitzschke, Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 507-509)
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Long-term outcome of modified maze procedure combined with mitral valve surgery: Analysis of outcomes according to type of mitral valve surgery , 10 September 2009
Joon Bum Kim, Tae Jin Yun, Cheol Hyun Chung, Suk Jung Choo, Hyun Song, Jae Won Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 111-117)
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The quest to identify predictors for success and failure after the Cox-Maze procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 117-118)
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Device management of arrhythmias after Fontan conversion , 18 June 2009
Sabrina Tsao, Barbara J. Deal, Carl L. Backer, Kendra Ward, Wayne H. Franklin, Constantine Mavroudis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 937-940)
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Aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair as treatment of complications after percutaneous core valve implantation , 18 March 2009
Chiara Comoglio, Massimo Boffini, Suad El Qarra, Fabrizio Sansone, Maurizio D'Amico, Sebastiano Marra, Mauro Rinaldi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 1025-1027)
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Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Six-month results
James R. Edgerton, James H. McClelland, David Duke, Marc W. Gerdisch, Bryan M. Steinberg, Scott H. Bronleewe, Syma L. Prince, Morley A. Herbert, Shannon Hoffman, Michael J. Mack
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 109-114)
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Biventricular pacing after cardiac surgery
Michael Flynn, John H. Dark, Janet M. McComb
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 259-260)
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Plasma transforming growth factor β1 as a biochemical marker to predict the persistence of atrial fibrillation after the surgical maze procedure
Young Keun On, Eun-Seok Jeon, Sang Yeub Lee, Dae-Hee Shin, Jin-Oh Choi, Jidong Sung, June Soo Kim, Kiick Sung, PyoWon Park
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1515-1520)
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Clamping the mitral and tricuspid annuli with bipolar devices
Stefano Benussi, Domenico Corradi, Ottavio Alfieri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1573-1574)
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Reply to the Editor
Manuel Castellá
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1574-1575)
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Epicardial off-pump pulmonary vein isolation and vagal denervation improve long-term outcome and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation , 18 March 2009
Louise Bagge, Per Blomström, Leif Nilsson, Gunnar Myrdal Einarsson, Lena Jidéus, Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1265-1271)
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Why is freedom from atrial fibrillation still lower with endoscopic pulmonary vein isolation than with the Cox maze III procedure?
Bachar El Oumeiri, Alain Jean Poncelet, Gebrine El Khoury
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Page 1036)
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Reply to the Editor
Alaaddin Yilmaz, Bart P. van Putte, Wim-Jan Van Boven
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 1036-1037)
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Counterpoint: Minimally invasive bipolar radiofrequency ablation of lone atrial fibrillation: Early multicenter results
Richard J. Shemin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 527-528)
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Off-pump versus on-pump myocardial revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A randomized trial
Khalil Fattouch, Francesco Guccione, Pietro Dioguardi, Roberta Sampognaro, Egle Corrado, Marco Caruso, Giovanni Ruvolo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 650-657)
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Incomplete transmural ablation caused by bipolar radiofrequency ablation devices , 11 June 2008
Wataru Kato, Akihiko Usui, Hideki Oshima, Toshiaki Akita, Yuichi Ueda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 251-252)
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The unmasking of a Brugada phenotype after pulmonary resection: A case report and implications for postoperative management , 03 June 2008
Saila P. Nicotera, Min P. Kim, Malcolm M. Decamp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1593-1595)
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Long-term results after ablation for long-standing atrial fibrillation concomitant to surgery for organic heart disease: Is microwave energy reliable? , 09 September 2008
Calin Vicol, Diana Kellerer, Paraskevi Petrakopoulou, Ingo Kaczmarek, Peter Lamm, Bruno Reichart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1156-1159)
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Impact of the Maze operation on the progression of mild functional tricuspid regurgitation , 24 September 2008
Hyung Gon Je, Hyun Song, Sung Ho Jung, Suk Jung Choo, Jong Min Song, Duk Hyun Kang, Sung Cheol Yun, Cheol Hyun Chung, Jae Kawn Song, Jae Won Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1187-1192)
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Impact of early and standardized treatment with amiodarone on therapeutic success and outcome in pediatric patients with postoperative tachyarrhythmia , 13 June 2008
Nikolaus A. Haas, Christoph K. Camphausen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1215-1222)
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The effects of the Cox maze procedure on atrial function , 09 September 2008
Rochus K. Voeller, Andreas Zierer, Shelly C. Lall, Shun–ichiro Sakamoto, Nai–Lun Chang, Richard B. Schuessler, Marc R. Moon, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1257-1264.e3)
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Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The efficacy of a novel bipolar pen device in the cardioplegically arrested and beating heart
Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Rochus K. Voeller, Spencer J. Melby, Shelly C. Lall, Nai-lun Chang, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1295-1301)
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Electromagnetic interaction between an axial left ventricular assist device and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator , 07 July 2008
Farhad Bakhtiary, Panagiotis Therapidis, Mirela Scherer, Omer Dzemali, Anton Moritz, Peter Kleine
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1380-1381)
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The role of temporary biventricular pacing in the cardiac surgical patient with severely reduced left ventricular systolic function , 06 May 2008
Rudolph F. Evonich, John C. Stephens, William Merhi, Srinivas Dukkipati, Nicholas Tepe, Francis Shannon, Jeffrey Altshuler, Marc Sakwa, Joseph Bassett, Eric Hanson, Judy Boura, William W. O'Neill, David E. Haines
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 915-921)
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Intraoperative verification of conduction block in atrial fibrillation surgery , 25 July 2008
Yosuke Ishii, Takashi Nitta, Masaru Kambe, Jiro Kurita, Masami Ochi, Yasushi Miyauchi, Kazuo Shimizu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 998-1004)
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Persistent atrial fibrillation in a goat model of chronic left atrial overload , 25 July 2008
Jan Remes, Thomas J. van Brakel, Gil Bolotin, Christian Garber, Monique M. de Jong, Frederik H. van der Veen, Jos G. Maessen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1005-1011)
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Statins with equivalent lipid-lowering capacity exhibit differential effects on atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
Antonios Kourliouros, Neil Roberts, Marjan Jahangiri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1100-1101)
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Reply to the Editor:
Craig Ian Coleman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Page 1101)
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Box lesion or not—Still unsettled question
Uma N. Srivatsa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Page 1101)
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Structure and function relationships of the helical ventricular myocardial band , 06 June 2008
Gerald Buckberg, Aman Mahajan, Saleh Saleh, Julien I.E. Hoffman, Cecil Coghlan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 578-589.e11)
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Outcome of high-risk neonates with congenital complete heart block paced in the first 24 hours after birth , 13 June 2008
Andrew C. Glatz, J. William Gaynor, Larry A. Rhodes, Jack Rychik, Ronn E. Tanel, Victoria L. Vetter, Jonathan R. Kaltman, Susan C. Nicolson, Lisa Montenegro, Maully J. Shah
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 767-773)
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Routine ganglionic plexi ablation during Maze procedure improves hospital and early follow-up results of mitral surgery , 21 May 2008
Francesco Onorati, Antonio Curcio, Giuseppe Santarpino, Daniele Torella, Pasquale Mastroroberto, Luigi Tucci, Ciro Indolfi, Attilio Renzulli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 408-418)
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Anatomic aspects of the atrioventricular junction influencing radiofrequency Cox maze IV procedures , 13 June 2008
Manuel Castellá, Antonio García-Valentín, Daniel Pereda, Andrea Colli, Antonio Martinez, Daniel Martinez, José Ramirez, Jaime Mulet
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 419-423)
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Completely thoracoscopic bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation , 06 May 2008
A. Yilmaz, B.P. Van Putte, W.J. Van Boven
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 521-522)
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Functional status, heart rate, and rhythm abnormalities in 521 Fontan patients 6 to 18 years of age , 21 May 2008
Andrew D. Blaufox, Lynn A. Sleeper, David J. Bradley, Roger E. Breitbart, Allan Hordof, Ronald J. Kanter, Elizabeth A. Stephenson, Mario Stylianou, Victoria L. Vetter, J. Philip Saul, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 100-107.e1)
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Minimally invasive implantation of a cardioverter in children
René Prêtre, Urs Bauersfeld
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 239-240)
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Impact of left atrial volume reduction concomitant with atrial fibrillation surgery on left atrial geometry and mechanical function , 06 May 2008
Akira Marui, Yoshiaki Saji, Takeshi Nishina, Eiji Tadamura, Shotaro Kanao, Takeshi Shimamoto, Nozomu Sasahashi, Tadashi Ikeda, Masashi Komeda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1297-1305)
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Endocardial hypothermia and pulmonary vein isolation with epicardial cryoablation in a porcine beating-heart model
Saqib Masroor, Mary-Ellen Jahnke, Antoine Carlisle, Catherine Cartier, Jean-Pierre LaLonde, Timothy MacNeil, Andre Tremblay, Fred Clubb
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1327-1333.e5)
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The surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation: A call for standardization
Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 727-728)
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Surgery for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral valve disease: Results at five years from the International Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery , 28 February 2008
Joao Melo, Teresa Santiago, Carlos Aguiar, Eva Berglin, Michael Knaut, Ottavio Alfieri, Stefano Benussi, Haw Sie, Mathew Williams, Fernando Hornero, Giuseppi Marinelli, Paul Ridley, Enrique Fulquet-Carreras, António Ferreira
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 863-869)
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Isolating the entire posterior left atrium improves surgical outcomes after the Cox maze procedure , 19 March 2008
Rochus K. Voeller, Marci S. Bailey, Andreas Zierer, Shelly C. Lall, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Kristen Aubuchon, Jennifer S. Lawton, Nader Moazami, Charles B. Huddleston, Nabil A. Munfakh, Marc R. Moon, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 870-877)
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Pulmonary vein isolation and the Cox maze procedure only partially denervate the atrium , 28 February 2008
Shelly C. Lall, Kelley V. Foyil, Shun-Ichiro Sakamoto, Rochus K. Voeller, John P. Boineau, Ralph J. Damiano, Richard B. Schuessler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 894-900)
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Predictors affecting durability of epicardial pacemaker leads in pediatric patients
Hiroomi Murayama, Masanobu Maeda, Hajime Sakurai, Akihiko Usui, Yuichi Ueda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 361-366)
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Atrial fibrillation surgery: Is it time to draw specific recommendations?
Francesca di Marco, Gino Gerosa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Page 462)
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Reply to the Editor
John Stulak, Hartzell V. Schaff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Page 462)
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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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Reply to the Editor
Farhad Bakhtiary, Hanns Ackermann, Dirk Meininger, Peter Kleine, Anton Moritz, Selami Dogan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Page 467)
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Successful low-energy cardioversion using a novel biodegradable gel pad: Feasibility of treating postoperative atrial fibrillation in animals
Kenji Iino, Nobuhiko Yui, Tooru Ooya, Ryouji Kawabata, Shigeyuki Tomita, Go Watanabe
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1519-1525)
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Dual-chamber epicardial pacing in neonates with congenital heart block
Angela M. Kelle, Carl L. Backer, Sabrina Tsao, Robert D. Stewart, Wayne H. Franklin, Barbara J. Deal, Constantine Mavroudis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1188-1192)
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Impact of beating heart left atrial ablation on left-sided heart mechanics
Takeyoshi Ota, David Schwartzman, David Francischelli, Douglas A. Hettrick, Marco A. Zenati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 982-988)
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The multi–purse string maze procedure: A new surgical technique to perform the full maze procedure without atriotomies
Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 717-722)
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Preoperative left atrial volume index is a predictor of successful sinus rhythm restoration and maintenance after the maze operation
Yong Hoon Kim, Sang-Chol Lee, Ae Young Her, Hak Jin Kim, Jin Oh Choi, Dae Hee Shin, Sung Won Cho, Wang Soo Lee, Seung Woo Park, Pyo Won Park
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 448-453)
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The utility and safety of temporary pacing wires in postoperative patients with congenital heart disease
Jose M. Moltedo, Geoffrey L. Rosenthal, Jeffrey Delaney, Dennis Mello, Christopher S. Snyder
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 515-516)
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Leave the left atrial appendage untouched for stroke prevention!
Claudia Stöllberger, Birke Schneider, Josef Finsterer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 549-550)
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Mitral insufficiency with a double-orifice mitral valve in an adult patient
Stefano Congiu, Miguel Josa, Xavier Freixa, Manuel Azqueta, Carlos Mestres, Jaime Mulet
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 250-251)
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Amiodarone and cardiac surgery
J. Scott Rankin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Page 271)
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Analysis of the postoperative epicardial auriculogram after surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Risk stratification of late recurrences
Fernando Hornero, Ignacio Rodriguez, Vanesa Estevez, Oscar Gil, Sergio Canovas, Rafael Garcia, Juan Martinez Leon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1493-1498)
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Intraoperative ablation of atrial fibrillation using bipolar output of surgical radiofrequency generator (diathermy) and reusable bipolar forceps
A.M. Patwardhan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Page 1683)
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Reply to the Editor
Stefano Benussi, Simona Nascimbene, Ottavio Alfieri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1683-1684)
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Optimal timing of the Fontan conversion: Change in the P-wave characteristics precedes the onset of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with atriopulmonary connection , 20 March 2007
Masahiro Koh, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Hideki Uemura, Koji Kagisaki, Ikuo Hagino, Toru Ishizaka, Soichiro Kitamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1295-1302)
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Minimally invasive implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in a small patient
Christopher S. Snyder, Victor Lucas, Thomas Young, Rani Darling, Geeta Dalal, James E. Davis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1375-1376)
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Risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias in children with congenital heart disease after surgical intervention in the early postoperative period
Joanna Rękawek, Andrzej Kansy, Maria Miszczak-Knecht, Małgorzata Manowska, Katarzyna Bieganowska, Monika Brzezinska-Paszke, Elżbieta Szymaniak, Anna Turska-Kmieć, Przemysław Maruszewski, Piotr Burczyński, Wanda Kawalec
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 900-904)
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Electromechanical characterization of a tissue-engineered myocardial patch derived from extracellular matrix
Takeyoshi Ota, Thomas W. Gilbert, Stephen F. Badylak, David Schwartzman, Marco A. Zenati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 979-985)
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Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: Comparison with radiofrequency ablation , 06 March 2007
John M. Stulak, Joseph A. Dearani, Thoralf M. Sundt, Richard C. Daly, Christopher G.A. McGregor, Kenton J. Zehr, Hartzell V. Schaff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1022-1027)
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Comparison of standard Maze III and radiofrequency Maze operations for treatment of atrial fibrillation
John R. Doty, Donald B. Doty, Kent W. Jones, Jean H. Flores, Marlene Mensah, Bruce B. Reid, Stephen E. Clayson, Greg Snow, Emily Righter, Roger C. Millar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1037-1044)
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Excision of an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage
Parsia A. Vagefi, Modassir Choudhry, Alan D. Hilgenberg
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 822-823.e1)
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Incidence of ventricular arrhythmias after left ventricular reconstructive surgery
Marisa Di Donato, Michel Sabatier, Lorenzo Menicanti, Vincent Dor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 289-291)
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Reply to Di Donato and colleagues
James O. O’Neill, Randall C. Starling, Mina K. Chung
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 292-293)
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The effect of ablation technology on surgical outcomes after the Cox-maze procedure: A propensity analysis , 02 January 2007
Shelly C. Lall, Spencer J. Melby, Rochus K. Voeller, Andreas Zierer, Marci S. Bailey, Tracey J. Guthrie, Marc R. Moon, Nader Moazami, Jennifer S. Lawton, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 389-396)
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Does preoperative atrial fibrillation influence early and late outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting?
Dumbor L. Ngaage, Hartzell V. Schaff, Charles J. Mullany, Thoralf M. Sundt, Joseph A. Dearani, Sunni Barnes, Richard C. Daly, Thomas A. Orszulak
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 182-189)
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How do we spell maze? A dialogue concerning definitions and goals
Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1253-1255.e1)
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Freedom from atrial arrhythmias after classic maze III surgery: A 10-year experience
Philippe K.E.W. Ballaux, Guillaume S.C. Geuzebroek, Norbert M. van Hemel, Johannes C. Kelder, Karl M.E. Dossche, Jef M.P.G. Ernst, Lukas V.A. Boersma, Eric F.D. Wever, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Jo J.A.M.T. Defauw
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1433-1440)
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Bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis in a patient in sinus rhythm after the radiofrequency maze procedure
Nakao Masakazu, Lim See Lim, Chua Yeow Leng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1464-1465)
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A novel atrial volume reduction technique to enhance the Cox maze procedure: Initial results
Akira Marui, Takeshi Nishina, Keiichi Tambara, Yoshiaki Saji, Takeshi Shimamoto, Masahiko Nishioka, Tadashi Ikeda, Masashi Komeda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1047-1053)
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Efficacy and safety of right and left atrial ablations on the beating heart with irrigated bipolar radiofrequency energy: A long-term animal study
Spencer J. Melby, Sydney L. Gaynor, Jordon G. Lubahn, Anson M. Lee, Paymon Rahgozar, Shelton D. Caruthers, Todd A. Williams, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 853-860)
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Impaired cardiac autonomic nervous activity predicts sudden cardiac death in patients with operated and unoperated congenital cardiac disease
Astrid Lammers, Harald Kaemmerer, Regina Hollweck, Raphael Schneider, Petra Barthel, Siegmund Braun, Annette Wacker, Silke Brodherr-Heberlein, Michael Hauser, Andreas Eicken, Georg Schmidt, John Hess
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 647-655)
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Must we cross the wall to get to the other side?
Adam E. Saltman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 224-225)
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Epicardial microwave ablation on the beating heart for atrial fibrillation: The dependency of lesion depth on cardiac output
Spencer J. Melby, Andreas Zierer, Scott P. Kaiser, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 355-360)
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Electrographic seizure after neonatal and infant cardiac surgery
Syed Faisal Hashmi, Muhammad Hanif, Kathleen O’Reilly
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Page 441)
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Off-pump connection of the pulmonary veins with bipolar radiofrequency: Toward a complete epicardial ablation
Stefano Benussi, Ottavio Alfieri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 177-178)
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Stroke prevention by means of epicardial occlusion of the left atrial appendage
Claudia Stöllberger, Birke Schneider, Josef Finsterer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 207-208)
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Atrial ablation and esophageal injury: Comments on an experimental study
Fernando Hornero, Enrique J. Berjano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 212-213)
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Relationship between atrial histopathology and atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery
Giovanni Mariscalco, Karl Gunnar Engström, Sandro Ferrarese, Giuseppe Cozzi, Vito Domenico Bruno, Fausto Sessa, Andrea Sala
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1364-1372)
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Sinus node structural changes in patients with long-standing chronic atrial fibrillation
Aquilino Hurlé, Vicente Climent, Damian Sánchez-Quintana
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1394-1395)
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Surgery for atrial fibrillation: Are we heading in the right direction?
Joao Q. Melo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 949-951)
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Surgical ablation as treatment for the elimination of atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis
Scott D. Barnett, Niv Ad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1029-1035)
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Impact of follow-up on the success rate of the cryosurgical maze procedure in patients with rheumatic heart disease and enlarged atria
Niv Ad, Scott Barnett, Edward A. Lefrak, Amit Korach, Arthur Pollak, Dan Gilon, Amir Elami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1073-1079)
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator after left ventricular reconstruction?
Ulrik Sartipy, Anders Albåge, Dan Lindblom
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1210-1211)
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Reply to the Editor
Mina K. Chung, James O. O’Neill
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Page 1211)
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Midterm results of extensive primary repair of the thoracic aorta by means of total arch replacement with open stent graft placement for an acute type A aortic dissection
Naomichi Uchida, Hiroshi Ishihara, Hidenori Shibamura, Yoshiki Kyo, Masamiti Ozawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 862-867)
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A comparison of bivalirudin to heparin with protamine reversal in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: The EVOLUTION-ON study
Cornelius M. Dyke, Nicholas G. Smedira, Andreas Koster, Solomon Aronson, Harry L. McCarthy, Ronald Kirshner, A. Michael Lincoff, Bruce D. Spiess
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 533-539)
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Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery
J. Scott Rankin, Bradley G. Hammill, T. Bruce Ferguson, Donald D. Glower, Sean M. O’Brien, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Eric D. Peterson, Fred H. Edwards
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 547-557)
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Is a good perioperative echocardiographic result predictive of durability in ischemic mitral valve repair? , 31 January 2006
K. Serri, D. Bouchard, P. Demers, M. Coutu, M. Pellerin, M. Carrier, L.P. Perrault, R. Cartier, P. Pagé, M. Cossette, A.J. Basmadjian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 565-573.e2)
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Surgical treatment for Kommerell’s diverticulum
Takeyoshi Ota, Kenji Okada, Shuichiro Takanashi, Shin Yamamoto, Yutaka Okita
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 574-578)
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The effect of changing presentation and management on the outcome of blunt rupture of the thoracic aorta
Judy Cook, Christopher Salerno, Bia Krishnadasan, Stephen Nicholls, Mark Meissner, Riyad Karmy-Jones
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 594-600)
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Surgical ventricular reverse remodeling in severe ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: The relevance of the left ventricular equator as a prognostic factor
Paolo Ferrazzi, Marco L.S. Matteucci, Maurizio Merlo, Attilio Iacovoni, Giuseppe Rescigno, Matteo Bottai, Piervirgilio Parrella, Luca Lorini, Michele Senni, Antonello Gavazzi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 357-363.e1)
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The roles of chronic pressure and volume overload states in induction of arrhythmias: An animal model of physiologic sequelae after repair of tetralogy of Fallot
Ilana Zeltser, J. William Gaynor, Matus Petko, Richard J. Myung, Mariusz Birbach, Robert Waibel, Richard F. Ittenbach, Ronn E. Tanel, Victoria L. Vetter, Larry A. Rhodes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1542-1548)
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Ablation of atrial fibrillation and esophageal injury: Effects of energy source and ablation technique
Heike Aupperle, Nicolas Doll, Thomas Walther, Patrick Kornherr, Cris Ullmann, Heinz-Adolf Schoon, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1549-1554)
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The Cox maze procedure in mitral valve disease: Predictors of recurrent atrial fibrillation , 27 October 2005
A. Marc Gillinov, Jon Sirak, Eugene H. Blackstone, Patrick M. McCarthy, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Gosta Pettersson, F. Joseph Sabik, Lars G. Svensson, Jose L. Navia, Delos M. Cosgrove, Nassir Marrouche, Andrea Natale
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1653-1660.e2)
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Separation of thoracopagus-cardiopagus twins joined by a myocardial bridge
Louis C. Benjamin, Jai Nahar, Craig Sable, Frank M. Midgley, Gregory B. Di Russo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1212-1213)
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Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation
Randall K. Wolf, E. William Schneeberger, Robert Osterday, Doug Miller, Walter Merrill, John B. Flege, A. Marc Gillinov
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 797-802)
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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with off-pump, epicardial, high-intensity focused ultrasound: Results of a multicenter trial
Jean Ninet, Xavier Roques, Rainald Seitelberger, Claude Deville, Jose Luis Pomar, Jacques Robin, Olivier Jegaden, Francis Wellens, Ernst Wolner, Catherine Vedrinne, Roman Gottardi, Javier Orrit, Marc-Alain Billes, Drew A. Hoffmann, James L. Cox, Gerard L. Champsaur
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 803.e1-803.e8)
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Right ventricular outflow tract resection for treatment of refractory ventricular tachycardia in a 2-year-old child
S. Kanaan, K. Shamsuddin, M. Silka, W. Wells
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 948-949)
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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with a novel bipolar radiofrequency device
Stefano Benussi, Simona Nascimbene, Giliola Calori, Paolo Denti, Zvi Ziskind, Samer Kassem, Giovanni La Canna, Carlo Pappone, Ottavio Alfieri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 491-497)
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A minimally invasive surgical treatment for inappropriate sinus tachycardia
Daniel Kreisel, Marci Bailey, Bruce D. Lindsay, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 598-599)
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Congenital and surgically acquired Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in patients with tricuspid atresia
Alfred Hager, Bernhard Zrenner, Silke Brodherr-Heberlein, Ilse Steinbauer-Rosenthal, Juergen Schreieck, John Hess
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 48-53)
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Atrial fibrillation: Isolation or ablation?
Ganesh Shanmugam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 233-234)
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Reply to the Editor:
Takashi Nitta
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Page 234)
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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with bipolar radiofrequency as the primary modality , 28 April 2005
A. Marc Gillinov, Patrick M. McCarthy, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Gosta Pettersson, Joseph F. Sabik, Lars G. Svensson, Delos M. Cosgrove, Kathleen M. Hill, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Nassir Marrouche, Andrea Natale
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1322-1329)
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Internal thoracic artery injury after transvenous pacemaker implantation
Alan P. Kypson, David W. Frazier, Jon F. Moran
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 675-676)
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Stapled excision of the left atrial appendage
A. Marc Gillinov, Gosta Pettersson, Delos M. Cosgrove
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 679-680)
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Map-guided surgery for atrial fibrillation , 31 December 2004
Takashi Nitta, Hiroya Ohmori, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Yasuo Miyagi, Shigeto Kanno, Kazuo Shimizu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 291-299)
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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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Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia after radiofrequency maze procedure: Report of two cases
Santosh Kumar Dora, Praveen Kerala Varma, Chandrabhanu Parija, Krishnakumar Nair, Rupa Sreedhar, Kurur Sankaran Neelakandhan, Jaganmohan Tharakan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 446-447)
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What is the true (unbiased) percentage freedom from atrial fibrillation at 6 months after the modified Cox maze procedure using bipolar radiofrequency energy?
Eric Lim, Stephen Large
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Page 477)
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Impaired mitochondrial response to simulated ischemic injury as a predictor of the development of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: In vitro study in human myocardium
Niv Ad, Aviva Schneider, Igor Khaliulin, Joseph B. Borman, Herzl Schwalb
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 41-45)
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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: Predictors of late recurrence , 06 December 2004
Sydney L. Gaynor, Richard B. Schuessler, Marci S. Bailey, Yosuke Ishii, John P. Boineau, Marye J. Gleva, James L. Cox, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 104-111)
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Lead system causing twiddler's syndrome in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
F. Bracke, B. van Gelder, B. Dijkman, A. Meijer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 231-232)
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A prospective, single-center clinical trial of a modified Cox maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation
Sydney L. Gaynor, Michael D. Diodato, Sunil M. Prasad, Yosuke Ishii, Richard B. Schuessler, Marci S. Bailey, Nicholas R. Damiano, Jeffrey B. Bloch, Marc R. Moon, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 535-542)
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The failing Fontan circulation: Successful conversion of atriopulmonary connections
A.M. Sheikh, A.T.M Tang, K Roman, K Baig, R Mehta, J Morgan, B Keeton, J Gnanapragasam, J.V Vettukattil, A.P Salmon, J.L Monro, M.P Haw
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 60-66)
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Epicardial left ventricular lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy: optimal pace site selection with pressure-volume loops
A.L.A.J Dekker, B Phelps, B Dijkman, T van Der Nagel, F.H van Der Veen, G.G Geskes, J.G Maessen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1641-1647)
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Thoratec left ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery in a child weighing 27 kilograms
Peter Pastuszko, Peter J Gruber, Gil Wernovsky, Ronn E Tanel, Larry A Rhodes, Susan C Nicolson, Thomas L Spray, J.William Gaynor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1203-1204)
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Do we need a map to get through the maze?
Richard B Schuessler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 627-628)
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The problem of atrial arrhythmias after noncardiac thoracic surgery
Lawrence L. Creswell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 629-630)
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Modification to the Fontan procedure for the prophylaxis of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia: short-term results of a prospective randomized blinded trial
Kathryn K Collins, Edward K Rhee, Janet M Delucca, Mark E Alexander, Laura M Bevilacqua, Charles I Berul, Edward P Walsh, John E Mayer, Richard A Jonas, Pedro J del Nido, John K Triedman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 721-729)
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Concurrent multiple left atrial focal activations with fibrillatory conduction and right atrial focal or reentrant activation as the mechanism in atrial fibrillation
Takashi Nitta, Yosuke Ishii, Yasuo Miyagi, Hiroya Ohmori, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Shigeo Tanaka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 770-778)
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Risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation after noncardiac thoracic surgery: analysis of 2588 patients
Ara A Vaporciyan, Arlene M Correa, David C Rice, Jack A Roth, W.R Smythe, Stephen G Swisher, Garrett L Walsh, Joe B Putnam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 779-786)
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New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
Adam E. Saltman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 311-313)
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Occurrence and management of atrial arrhythmia after long-term Fontan circulation
Joachim Weipert, Christian Noebauer, Christian Schreiber, Martin Kostolny, Bernhard Zrenner, Annett Wacker, John Hess, Ruediger Lange
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 457-464)
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Ventral cardiac denervation reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting
João Melo, Peter Voigt, Bingur Sonmez, Manuel Ferreira, Miguel Abecasis, Maria Rebocho, Ana Timóteo, Carlos Aguiar, Selim Tansal, Harun Arbatli, Robert Dion
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 511-516)
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Reply to the Editor
Tahir Yagdi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 304-305)
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Amiodarone for postoperative atrial fibrillation
Alexander Yazigi, Fadia Haddad, Samia Madi-Jebara, Ghassan Sleilaty, Victor A. Jebara
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Page 304)
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Atrial fibrillation I: a new classification system
James L Cox
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1686-1692)
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Atrial fibrillation II: rationale for surgical treatment
James L Cox
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1693-1699)
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Surgery for atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency catheter ablation
Bruno Chiappini, Sofia Martìn-Suàrez, Antonino LoForte, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Giuseppe Marinelli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1788-1791)
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A new device for beating heart bipolar radiofrequency atrial ablation
Gianluca Bonanomi, David Schwartzman, David Francischelli, Kim Hebsgaard, Marco A Zenati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1859-1866)
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Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation
Axel Laczkovics, Krishna Khargi, Thomas Deneke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2119-2120)
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Reply to the Editor
N. Doll, F.W. Mohr, M.A. Borger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Page 2120)
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Surgical radiofrequency ablation of both atria for atrial fibrillation: results of a multicenter trial
Jai Raman, Susumu Ishikawa, Meg M Storer, John M Power
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1357-1365)
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Single-finger subcutaneous defibrillation lead and “active can”: a novel minimally invasive defibrillation configuration for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in a young child
Nandini Madan, J.William Gaynor, Ronn Tanel, Mitchell Cohen, Susan Nicholson, Victoria Vetter, Larry Rhodes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1657-1659)
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Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: is the risk too high?
A.Marc Gillinov, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gosta Pettersson, Bruce W. Lytle, Thomas W. Rice
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1661-1662)
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Atrioesophageal fistula: is it an unavoidable complication of radiofrequency ablation?
Bingur Sonmez, Ergun Demirsoy, Oguz Yilmaz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1662-1663)
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Reply to the Editor
Nicolas Doll, Michael A Borger, Friedrich W Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Page 1662)
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Reply to the Editor
Nicolas Doll, Michael A Borger, Friedrich W Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Page 1663)
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The effect of the maze procedure on the secretion of arginine-vasopressin and aldosterone
Niv Ad, Ying Y Tian, Joseph Verbalis, Scott D Imahara, James L Cox
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1095-1100)
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Atrial fibrillation after esophagectomy is a marker for postoperative morbidity and mortality
Sudish C Murthy, Simon Law, Brian P Whooley, Andreas Alexandrou, Kent-Man Chu, John Wong
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1162-1167)
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Outcome of symptomatic patients undergoing extracardiac Fontan conversion and cryoablation
Samuel Weinstein, Cliff Cua, David Chan, J.Terrance Davis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 529-536)
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Immunogenicity of decellularized cryopreserved allografts in pediatric cardiac surgery: comparison with standard cryopreserved allografts
John A Hawkins, Neal D Hillman, Linda M Lambert, Jamison Jones, Gregory B Di Russo, Tracie Profaizer, Thomas C Fuller, L.LuAnn Minich, Richard V Williams, Robert E Shaddy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 247-252)
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Incisional atrial reentrant tachycardia: experimental study on the conduction property through the isthmus
Yosuke Ishii, Takashi Nitta, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Shigeo Tanaka, Goro Asano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 254-262)
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A self-retaining retractor for the maze procedure
A.Marc Gillinov
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 287-288)
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New lead for in utero pacing for fetal congenital heart block
Renato S. Assad, Paulo Zielinsky, Renato Kalil, Gustavo Lima, Anna Aramayo, Ari Santos, Roberto Costa, Miguel B. Marcial, Sérgio A. Oliveira
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 300-302)
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Is it time to choose amiodarone for postoperative atrial fibrillation?
Adam E. Saltman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1202-1203)
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Late recovery of atrioventricular conduction after pacemaker implantation for complete heart block associated with surgery for congenital heart disease
Anjan S. Batra, Winfield J. Wells, Kathy W. Hinoki, Robert A. Stanton, Michael J. Silka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1291-1293)
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Amiodarone reduces the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting
Tahir Yagdi, Sanem Nalbantgil, Fatih Ayik, Anil Apaydin, Fatih Islamoglu, Hakan Posacioglu, Tanzer Calkavur, Yuksel Atay, Suat Buket
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1420-1425)
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Reactive hyperemia during early reperfusion as a determinant of improved functional recovery in ischemic preconditioned rat hearts
Annie Rochetaing, Paul Kreher
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1516-1525)
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Video-assisted transseptal cryoablation of left atrium in nonmitral cases
Toshiya Ohtsuka, Hiroshi Kubota, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Noboru Motomura, Shinichi Takamoto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1537-1538)
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Simultaneous biventricular pacemaker implantation for a surgical case of aortic regurgitation with severe left ventricular dysfunction and left bundle branch block
Masato Nakajima, Shigeyuki Aomi, Naoki Matsuda, Hiroshi Kasanuki, Masahiro Endo, Hiromi Kurosawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1167-1169)
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Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation: Is the risk too high?
Nicolas Doll, Michael A. Borger, Alexander Fabricius, Susann Stephan, Jan Gummert, Friedrich W. Mohr, Johann Hauss, Hans Kottkamp, Gerd Hindricks
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 836-842)
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Return cycle mapping: Have we come full cycle?
Yousuf Mahomed, John M. Miller
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S17-S19)
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Postoperative atrial fibrillation: An old problem crying for new solutions
Lawrence L. Creswell, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S20-S23)
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Intraoperative options for treating atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease
James L. Cox
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S24-S27)
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Amiodarone in cardiothoracic surgery patients: What is a surgeon to do?
William L. Holman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 463-464)
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Long-term amiodarone therapy and the risk of complications after cardiac surgery: Results from the Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial (CAMIAT)
Eugene Crystal, Shoshanah Kahn, Robin Roberts, Kevin Thorpe, Michael Gent, John A. Cairns, Paul Dorian, Stuart J. Connolly, On behalf of the CAMIAT investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 633-637)
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Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in the ovine heart: Mitral annular dynamic three-dimensional geometry
Tomasz A. Timek, Paul Dagum, David T. Lai, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Frederick Tibayan, Neil B. Ingels, D.Craig Miller
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 2, Pages 315-324)
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Intravenous magnesium sulfate prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Mehmet Kaplan, Mustafa Sinan Kut, Umit Akif Icer, Mahmut Murat Demirtas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 2, Pages 344-352)
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Combination of the Ross II operation with stentless bioprosthesis and radiofrequency maze IV operation
Jen-Ping Chang, Hung-I Lu, Chiung-Lun Kao, Ming-Shian Lu, Ming-Jang Hsieh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1252-1253)
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Naotaka Motoyoshi, Masahiro Sakurai, Koichi Tabayashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 5, Pages 1055-1056)
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Chronic transmural atrial ablation by using bipolar radiofrequency energy on the beating heart
Sunil M. Prasad, Hersh S. Maniar, Richard B. Schuessler, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 708-713)
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Pediatric pacemaker infections: Twenty years of experience
Mitchell I. Cohen, David M. Bush, J.William Gaynor, Victoria L. Vetter, Ronn E. Tanel, Larry A. Rhodes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 821-827)
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Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease
Ko Bando, Junjiro Kobayashi, Yoshio Kosakai, Mitsuhiro Hirata, Yoshikado Sasako, Satoshi Nakatani, Toshikatsu Yagihara, Soichiro Kitamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Pages 575-583)
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Esophageal injury during radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: Inherent safety of radiofrequency bipolar coagulation
Anil M. Patwardhan, Vidyadhar S. Lad, Vasudev Pai
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Pages 642-643)
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A.Marc Gillinov, Gosta Pettersson, Thomas Rice
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Page 643)
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Curative treatment of atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation: Short-term and midterm results
Friedrich W. Mohr, Alexander M. Fabricius, Volkmar Falk, Rüdiger Autschbach, Nicolas Doll, Ulrich von Oppell, Anno Diegeler, Hans Kottkamp, Gerd Hindricks
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 919-927)
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Surgical substrates of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in congenital heart defects
Roger B.B. Mee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 615-616)
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Surgical substrates of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in congenital heart defects
Ali Dodge-Khatami, Owen I. Miller, Robert H. Anderson, Allan P. Goldman, Juan Miguel Gil-Jaurena, Martin J. Elliott, Victor T. Tsang, Marc R. de Leval
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 624-630)
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