Mediastinoscopy-assisted ligation of an aberrant right subclavian artery through a supraclavicular approach , 26 August 2009
Narain Moorjani, Nancy Mohsen, Percy Boateng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages e20-e21)
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Impaired angiogenic potency of bone marrow cells from patients with advanced age, anemia, and renal failure , 14 September 2009
Tao-Sheng Li, Masayuki Kubo, Kazuhiro Ueda, Masanori Murakami, Akihito Mikamo, Kimikazu Hamano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 459-465)
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Heparin-induced thrombosis without thrombocytopenia , 22 September 2008
Frederick A. Tibayan, Lawrence L. Leung, Thomas A. Burdon, James I. Fann
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages e6-e7)
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Impairment of human cell–based vasculogenesis in rats by hypercholesterolemia-induced endothelial dysfunction and rescue with l-arginine supplementation
Erik J. Suuronen, Samir Hazra, Pingchuan Zhang, Renaud Vincent, Premkumari Kumarathasan, Yan Zhang, Joel Price, Vincent Chan, Frank W. Sellke, Thierry G. Mesana, John P. Veinot, Marc Ruel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 209-216.e2)
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Hybrid repair of complex thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using applied endovascular strategies combined with visceral and renal revascularization , 28 May 2009
Lukla Biasi, Tahir Ali, Tom Loosemore, Rob Morgan, Ian Loftus, Matt Thompson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1331-1338)
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Shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx during cardiac surgery: On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery , 05 February 2009
Dirk Bruegger, Markus Rehm, Jan Abicht, Joern Oliver Paul, Mechthild Stoeckelhuber, Markus Pfirrmann, Bruno Reichart, Bernhard F. Becker, Frank Christ
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1445-1447)
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Successful emergency surgery for coexistent acute aortic syndrome and acute carotid artery obstruction , 22 September 2008
Masahiko Ando, Kazuhito Imanaka, Hideaki Yamabi, Hiroshige Sato
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 771-773)
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Long-term results of percutaneous management of malperfusion in acute type B aortic dissection: Implications for thoracic aortic endovascular repair , 17 June 2009
Himanshu J. Patel, David M. Williams, Meir Meekov, Narasimham L. Dasika, Gilbert R. Upchurch, G. Michael Deeb
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 300-308)
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Infolding and collapse of thoracic endoprostheses: Manifestations and treatment options
Daniel Y. Sze, R. Scott Mitchell, D. Craig Miller, Dominik Fleischmann, Joan K. Frisoli, Stephen T. Kee, Archana Verma, Michael P. Sheehan, Michael D. Dake
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 324-333)
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Incidence and management of intercostal patch aneurysms after repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms , 09 March 2009
Alexander Kulik, Brent T. Allen, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 352-358)
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Endovascular treatment of acute and chronic aortic dissection: Midterm results from the Talent Thoracic Retrospective Registry
Stephan Kische, Marek P. Ehrlich, Christoph A. Nienaber, Hervé Rousseau, Robin Heijmen, Philippe Piquet, Hüseyin Ince, Jean-Paul Beregi, Rossella Fattori
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 115-124)
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Selective phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition reduces neointimal hyperplasia in rat carotid arteries after surgical endarterectomy , 11 February 2009
Kristóf Hirschberg, Tamás Radovits, Sivakkanan Loganathan, László Entz, Carsten J. Beller, Marie–Luise Gross, Peter Sandner, Matthias Karck, Gábor Szabó
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1508-1514)
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Dimensional analysis of human saphenous vein grafts: Implications for external mesh support , 23 February 2009
Paul Human, Thomas Franz, Jacques Scherman, Lovendran Moodley, Peter Zilla
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1101-1108)
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Prevalence of significant peripheral artery disease in patients evaluated for percutaneous aortic valve insertion: Preprocedural assessment with multidetector computed tomography
Vikram Kurra, Paul Schoenhagen, Eric E. Roselli, Samir R. Kapadia, E. Murat Tuzcu, Roy Greenberg, Mateen Akhtar, Milind Y. Desai, Scott D. Flamm, Sandra S. Halliburton, Lars G. Svensson, Srikanth Sola
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1258-1264)
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A new strategy for prevention of anastomotic stricture using tacrolimus-eluting biodegradable nanofiber
Masato Mutsuga, Yuji Narita, Aika Yamawaki, Makoto Satake, Hiroaki Kaneko, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Akihiko Usui, Yuichi Ueda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 703-709)
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm , 06 May 2008
Yukio Umeda, Yukihiro Matsuno, Matsuhisa Imaizumi, Yoshio Mori, Hiroshi Takiya
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e4-e6)
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Endovascular treatment for acute traumatic transection of the descending aorta: Focus on operative timing and left subclavian artery management , 22 September 2008
Luca Botta, Vincenzo Russo, Carlo Savini, Katia Buttazzi, Davide Pacini, Luigi Lovato, Cesare La Palombara, Mario Parlapiano, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Rossella Fattori
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1558-1563)
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Treatment of type II endoleaks associated with left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic aortic stent grafting , 09 September 2008
Mark D. Peterson, Grayson H. Wheatley, Jacques Kpodonu, James P. Williams, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, Edward B. Diethrich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1193-1199)
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In situ tissue regeneration using a novel tissue-engineered, small-caliber vascular graft without cell seeding , 04 July 2008
Takenori Yokota, Hajime Ichikawa, Goro Matsumiya, Toru Kuratani, Taichi Sakaguchi, Shigemitsu Iwai, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Kei Torikai, Atsuhiro Saito, Eiichiro Uchimura, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, Yoshiki Sawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 900-907)
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The effect of pure mitral regurgitation on mitral annular geometry and three-dimensional saddle shape
Tom C. Nguyen, Akinobu Itoh, Carl J. Carlhäll, Wolfgang Bothe, Tomasz A. Timek, Daniel B. Ennis, Robert A. Oakes, David Liang, George T. Daughters, Neil B. Ingels, D. Craig Miller
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 557-565)
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A new antispastic solution for arterial grafting: Nicardipine and nitroglycerin cocktail in preparation of internal thoracic and radial arteries for coronary surgery , 21 May 2008
Guo-Wei He, Li Fan, Anthony Furnary, Qin Yang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 673-680.e2)
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Surgical aortic valve replacement after percutaneous aortic valve implantation: What have we learned? , 09 July 2008
Pierre-Yves Litzler, Alain Cribier, Alan Zajarias, Diane Comte, Hélène Eltchaninoff, Christophe Tron, Catherine Haas-Hubscher, Jean-Paul Bessou
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 697-701)
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Constrictive external nitinol meshes inhibit vein graft intimal hyperplasia in nonhuman primates , 07 July 2008
Peter Zilla, Paul Human, Michael Wolf, Wilhelm Lichtenberg, Nasser Rafiee, Deon Bezuidenhout, Nazlia Samodien, Christian Schmidt, Thomas Franz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 717-725)
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A self-renewing, tissue-engineered vascular graft for arterial reconstruction
Kei Torikai, Hajime Ichikawa, Koichiro Hirakawa, Goro Matsumiya, Toru Kuratani, Shigemitsu Iwai, Atsuhiro Saito, Naomasa Kawaguchi, Nariaki Matsuura, Yoshiki Sawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 37-45.e1)
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Treatment of acute type b aortic dissection: New and improved?
R. Scott Mitchell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Page 1201)
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Operative delay for peripheral malperfusion syndrome in acute type A aortic dissection: A long-term analysis , 06 May 2008
Himanshu J. Patel, David M. Williams, Narasimham L. Dasika, Yoshikazu Suzuki, G. Michael Deeb
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1288-1296)
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Significance of radial artery anomalies in coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Chee Fui Chong, Anthony De Souza
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1389-1390)
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Acute angulation of the aortic arch predisposes a patient to ascending aortic dilatation and aortic regurgitation late after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries
Gabriella Agnoletti, Phalla Ou, David S. Celermajer, Younes Boudjemline, Davide Marini, Damien Bonnet, Yacine Aggoun
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 568-572)
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Right axillary artery conduit for antegrade deployment of a thoracic aortic endoprosthesis
James H. Wudel, James B. Williams
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 436-437)
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Seasonal variation in occurrence of aortic diseases: The database of hospital discharge data of the Emilia–Romagna region, Italy
Roberto Manfredini, Benedetta Boari, Fabio Manfredini, Raffaella Salmi, Eduardo Bossone, Davide Fabbri, Edgardo Contato, Francesco Mascoli, Massimo Gallerani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 442-444)
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Sutureless anastomoses of rabbit carotid arteries with BioGlue
Wolfgang Schiller, Heike Rudorf, Christoph B. Welzel, Martin J. Kiderlen, Chris Probst, Oliver Dewald, Armin Welz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1513-1518)
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Stent-graft repair for aortic type B dissections with insidious renal malperfusion
Bertrand De Latour, Regis Delaunay, Joseph Rivalan, Jean-François Heautot, Jean-Philippe Verhoye
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1342-1343)
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Immediate “total” aortic true lumen expansion in type A and B acute aortic dissection after endovascular aortic endografting and GZSD bare stenting
Peter Mossop, Ian Nixon, John Oakes, Terry J. Devine, Craig S. McLachlan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1360-1362)
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Complicated acute type B aortic dissection with involvement of an aberrant right subclavian artery and rupture of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, Crawford type I: Successful emergency endovascular treatment
Victor X. Mosquera, Milagros Marini, Fernando Rodríguez, Ignacio Cao, Alberto Juffé
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1055-1057)
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Utility of intravenous catheters for femoral arterial cannulation in infants having complicated sternal re-entry
Brian Kogon, Jordan Voss, Craig Villari, Neil Shah, Kathy Spitzer, Marney Moore, AnnMarie McGoldrick, Paul Kirshbom, Kirk Kanter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 746-749)
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Long-term effects of thoracic sympathectomy on microcirculation in the hands of patients with primary Raynaud disease
Paweł Maga, Jarosław Kużdżał, Rafał Niżankowski, Andrzej Szczeklik, Krzysztof Sładek
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1428-1433)
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Surgical treatment of tracheoinnominate fistula after stent-graft implantation
Enrico Maria Marone, Gloria Esposito, Andrea Kahlberg, Yamume Tshomba, Chiara Brioschi, Piero Zannini, Roberto Chiesa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1641-1643)
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Long abdominal aortic stenosis: A rare presentation of Takayasu arteritis treated with percutaneous stent implantation
Pasquale Perrone-Filardi, Pierluigi Costanzo, Paolo Cesarano, Antonio Marzano, Giovanni Esposito, Gabriele Iannelli, Massimo Chiariello
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1647-1648)
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Five-year cognitive outcomes: Surgical effects or natural progression of vascular disease
John W. Hammon, David A. Stump
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1133-1134)
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Autologous fibrin-coated small-caliber vascular prostheses improve antithrombogenicity by reducing immunologic response
Tomomi Hasegawa, Kenji Okada, Yoshihito Takano, Yoshiaki Hiraishi, Yutaka Okita
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1268-1276.e1)
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Have we gone too far? Endovascular stent-graft repair of aortobronchial fistulas , 29 March 2007
Grayson H. Wheatley, Anthony Nunez, Ourania Preventza, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, James Williams, Dawn Olsen, Edward B. Diethrich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1277-1285)
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Avoiding vascular complications during minimally invasive, totally endoscopic intracardiac surgery
Hugues Jeanmart, Filip P. Casselman, Yuan De Grieck, Ihsan Bakir, Jose Coddens, Luc Foubert, Geert Van Vaerenbergh, Yvette Vermeulen, Hugo Vanermen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1066-1070)
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Surgical exclusion of a thrombosed azygos vein aneurysm causing pulmonary embolism
Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Kiyoharu Nakano, Hayao Nakatani, Takuya Fukuda, Kentaro Honda, Nobuyuki Homma
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 834-835)
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Orally administered penicillamine is a potent inhibitor of neointimal and medial thickening in porcine saphenous vein–carotid artery interposition grafts
Song Wan, Nilima Shukla, Anthony P.C. Yim, Jason L. Johnson, Gianni D. Angelini, Jamie Y. Jeremy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 494-500)
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The fate of the distal aorta after repair of acute type A aortic dissection , 12 December 2006
James C. Halstead, Matthias Meier, Christian Etz, David Spielvogel, Carol Bodian, Michael Wurm, Rohit Shahani, Randall B. Griepp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 127-135.e1)
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Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in a patient with a rare connective tissue disorder: Arterial tortuosity syndrome
Tomaso Bottio, Gianluigi Bisleri, Paolo Piccoli, Claudio Muneretto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 252-253.e2)
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Endovascular repair of aortic arch aneurysm after achievement of local anesthesia
Giuseppe Siniscalchi, Piergiorgio Tozzi, Enrico Ferrari, Dominique Delay, Patrick Ruchat, Ludwig von Segesser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 262-263)
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Giant aneurysm of an aberrant right subclavian artery from the left aortic arch
Roger W. Simon, Mario Lachat, Thomas Pfammatter, Beatrice R. Amann-Vesti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1478-1479)
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Use of autologous adult stem cell for treatment of congestive heart failure
Syde A. Taheri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Page 214)
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Subclavian artery angioplasty allows for implantation of the in situ internal thoracic artery graft in patients scheduled for surgical myocardial revascularization
Gianluca Rigatelli, Massimo Giordan, Paolo Cardaioli, Loris Roncon, Giuseppe Faggian, Giorgio Rigatelli, Pietro Zonzin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages e9-e10)
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A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene (−8202A/G) is associated with thoracic aortic aneurysms and thoracic aortic dissection
Li Chen, Xinwen Wang, Stacey A. Carter, Ying H. Shen, Heather R. Bartsch, Robert W. Thompson, Joseph S. Coselli, David L. Wilcken, Xing Li Wang, Scott A. LeMaire
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1045-1052)
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Thoracic aortic stent grafting: Improving results with newer generation investigational devices
Jehangir J. Appoo, William G. Moser, Ronald M. Fairman, Katherine F. Cornelius, A. Pochettino, Edward Y. Woo, Jibby E. Kurichi, Jefferey P. Carpenter, Joseph E. Bavaria
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1087-1094)
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Thromboembolism from the noncoronary cusp of a patient with a normal aortic valve and protein C deficiency
Shunya Shindo, Kenji Kubota, Masahiko Matsumoto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1171-1172)
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Lower extremity compartment syndrome after off-pump aortocoronary bypass
Karthik R. Vaidyanathan, Thiagarajamurthy Sundaramoorthi, Jagannath Raghavendrarao Byalal, Ganapathy Subramaniam Krishnan, Madhu N. Sankar, Sanjay M. Cherian, Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1173-1174)
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Pump-induced platelet aggregation with subsequent hypotension: Its mechanism and prevention with clopidogrel
Piet Borgdorff, Geert Jan Tangelder
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 813-821.e2)
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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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Perivascular adipose tissue modulates vascular function in the human internal thoracic artery
Yu-Jing Gao, Zhao-hua Zeng, Kevin Teoh, Arya M. Sharma, Labib Abouzahr, Irene Cybulsky, Andre Lamy, Lloyd Semelhago, Robert M.K.W. Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1130-1136)
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Pressure gradient in hemodynamics: Is it measured in units of pressure?
Aristotle D. Protopapas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Page 952)
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Local delivery of osteopontin attenuates vascular remodeling by altering matrix metalloproteinase-2 in a rabbit model of aortic injury
Ralf G. Seipelt, Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, Veronica Stellmach, Mona Cornwell, Ingrid M. Seipelt, Friedrich A. Schoendube, Susan E. Crawford
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 355-362)
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Endovascular treatment of a combined pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula of the subclavian artery caused by a gunshot wound to the chest
Fausto Y. Vinces, David C. Sperling
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 225-227)
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Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm in Behçet syndrome: Report of two operative cases
Aziz Alami Aroussi, Mohammed Redai, Fouad El Ouardi, Badiae-Ezzamane Mehadji
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1170-1171)
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Osteopontin expression and adventitial angiogenesis induced by local vascular endothelial growth factor 165 reduces experimental aortic calcification
Ralf G. Seipelt, Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis, Veronica Stellmach, Mona Cornwell, Ingrid M. Seipelt, Friedrich A. Schoendube, Susan E. Crawford
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 773-781)
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Determining the best procedure for radial artery harvest: Prospective randomized trial for early postharvest complications
Mitsumasa Hata, Motomi Shiono, Akira Sezai, Mitsuru Iida, Akira Saitoh, Tsutomu Hattori, Shinji Wakui, Masao Soeda, Nanao Negishi, Yukiyasu Sezai
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 885-889)
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Endovascular treatment of right-sided subclavian artery aneurysm in a congenitally malformed aortic arch
Gabriele Iannelli, Luigi Di Tommaso, Mario Monaco, Federico Piscione
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 682-684)
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The evolution of ischemic spinal cord injury in function, cytoarchitecture, and inflammation and the effects of adenosine A2A receptor activation , 25 October 2004
T. Brett Reece, David O. Okonkwo, Peter I. Ellman, Patrick S. Warren, Robert L. Smith, A. Stewart Hawkins, Joel Linden, Irving L. Kron, Curtis G. Tribble, John A. Kern
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 925-932)
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Effect of carbon dioxide insufflation on free internal thoracic artery flows: Is it a vasodilator?
Mehmet Özkan, İsmail Koramaz, A.Tulga Ulus, Yusuf Tavil, Hakan Filizlioglu, Emre C. Baykan, Sadık Eryılmaz, Bahadır Inan, S.Fehmi Katırcıoglu, Ümit Özyurda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 354-356)
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Locally applied cilostazol suppresses neointimal hyperplasia by inhibiting tenascin-C synthesis and smooth muscle cell proliferation in free artery grafts
Kazuya Fujinaga, Koji Onoda, Kiyohito Yamamoto, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, Motoshi Takao, Takatsugu Shimono, Hideto Shimpo, Toshimichi Yoshida, Isao Yada
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 357-363)
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Superior vena cava stenosis: a delayed BioGlue complication
George C Economopoulos, George K Dimitrakakis, E Brountzos, D.A Kelekis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1819-1821)
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Incidence of peripheral vascular disease in women: is it different from that in men?
Vasana Cheanvechai, Nancy L Harthun, Linda M Graham, Julie A Freischlag, Vivian Gahtan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 314-317)
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Arterial occlusive disease of the lower extremities: do women differ from men in occurrence of risk factors and response to invasive treatment?
Nancy L Harthun, Vasana Cheanvechai, Linda M Graham, Julie A Freischlag, Vivian Gahtan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 318-321)
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Outcome of carotid endarterectomy on the basis of patient sex: is there a difference?
Nancy L Harthun, Vasana Cheanvechai, Linda M Graham, Julie A Freischlag, Vivian Gahtan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 322-324)
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Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm and repair outcomes on the basis of patient sex: should the timing of intervention be the same?
Nancy L Harthun, Vasana Cheanvechai, Linda M Graham, Julie A Freischlag, Vivian Gahtan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 325-328)
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Adenoviral-mediated transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor 121 cDNA enhances myocardial perfusion and exercise performance in the nonischemic state
Paul Schalch, G.Farah Rahman, Gerald Patejunas, Robert A Goldschmidt, JoAnn Carbray, Mauricio A Retuerto, David Kim, Karyn Esser, Ronald G Crystal, Todd K Rosengart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 535-540)
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C-reactive protein activates the nuclear factor-κB signal transduction pathway in saphenous vein endothelial cells: implications for atherosclerosis and restenosis
Subodh Verma, Mitesh V Badiwala, Richard D Weisel, Shu-Hong Li, Chao-Hung Wang, Paul W.M Fedak, Ren-Ke Li, Donald A.G Mickle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1886-1891)
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Express yourself—but consider the consequences
Reed E Pyeritz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 334-336)
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Altered patterns of gene expression distinguishing ascending aortic aneurysms from abdominal aortic aneurysms: complementary DNA expression profiling in the molecular characterization of aortic disease
Tarek S. Absi, Thoralf M Sundt, William S Tung, Marc Moon, Jason K Lee, Ralph R Damiano, Robert W. Thompson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 344-357)
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Canine endothelial progenitor cell-lined hybrid vascular graft with nonthrombogenic potential
Hongbing He, Toshihiko Shirota, Hisataka Yasui, Takehisa Matsuda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 455-464)
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Abdominal aneurysm rupture and left main stenosis: Emergency one-stage repair with off-pump coronary surgery
Gerard Babatasi, Massimo Massetti, Jean-Michel Radoux, Andre Khayat
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 958-960)
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Spontaneous right cervicothoracic lymphocoele
Francis J. Podbielski, Heron E. Rodriguez, Risal S. Djohan, Mark M. Connolly, A.Alan Conlan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 736-737)
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