Cardiac surgery late after heart transplantation: A safe and effective treatment option , 12 April 2010
Heidi Goerler, Andre Simon, Gregor Warnecke, Anna L. Meyer, Christian Kuehn, Axel Haverich, Martin Strueber
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 433-439)
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A United Network for Organ Sharing analysis of heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: Outcomes and factors associated with mortality and retransplantation , 03 May 2010
Tara Karamlou, Jennifer Hirsch, Karl Welke, Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. Bove, Eric J. Devaney, Robert J. Gajarski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 161-168)
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The impact of bridge-to-transplant ventricular assist device support on survival after cardiac transplantation , 10 May 2010
David A. Bull, Bruce B. Reid, Craig H. Selzman, Rebecca Mesley, Stavros Drakos, Steven Clayson, Greg Stoddard, Edward Gilbert, Josef Stehlik, Feras Bader, Abdallah Kfoury, Deborah Budge, David D. Eckels, Anne Fuller, Dale Renlund, Amit N. Patel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 169-173)
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Reply to the Editor
Michael K. Pasque
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages 250-251)
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Standardization of transplant procurement procedures
Phil Botha, Stephen C. Clark, John H. Dark
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Page 250)
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Mitral and tricuspid valve repair 21 years after cardiac transplantation , 12 April 2010
Joss Fernandez, Djurabek Babadjanov, Robert Saeid Farivar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages e3-e4)
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Early thrombus in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: A potential cause of hemolysis and diagnostic dilemma , 30 November 2009
Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, Gorav Ailawadi, James Bergin, John A. Kern
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages e7-e8)
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Persistent plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 gene expression in cardiac transplant recipients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy , 15 April 2010
Romana Schäfer, Katharina Krenn, Matthias Gmeiner, Dietmar Abraham, Seyedhossein Aharinejad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1644-1651)
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Bridge to transplant experience: Factors influencing survival to and after cardiac transplant
Nicholas G. Smedira, Katherine J. Hoercher, Dustin Y. Yoon, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Lynne Klingman, Randall C. Starling, Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1295-1305.e4)
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Ventricular assist device implantation in neonates: Adjustment of the BerlinHeart EXCOR arterial cannula with bovine pericardium , 06 July 2009
Tonny D.T. Tjan, Andreas Hoffmeier, Hans Heinrich Scheld, Stefan Klotz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 783-784)
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Ventricular septal defect repair in an infant with severe pulmonary hypertension and preoperatively diagnosed left ventricular noncompaction , 27 March 2009
Yuki Sasaki, Tsukasa Ozawa, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Tsutomu Saji, Takeshiro Fujii, Yoshinori Watanabe, Noritsugu Shiono, Yoshinori Takanashi, Nobuya Koyama
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages e31-e33)
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Prolonged use of right ventricular assist device for refractory graft failure following orthotopic heart transplantation , 09 March 2009
Pietro Bajona, Stefano Salizzoni, Stacey H. Brann, Judy Coyne, Christian Bermudez, Robert Kormos, Yoshiya Toyoda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages e53-e54)
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Thoratec implantable ventricular assist device: The Papworth experience , 15 October 2009
Marius Berman, Jayan Parameshwar, David P. Jenkins, Kumud Dhital, Clive Lewis, Kirsty Dempster, Paul Lincoln, Catherine Sudarshan, Stephen R. Large, John Dunning, Steven S.L. Tsui
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 466-473)
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Heart transplantation in situs inversus totalis , 09 February 2009
Tobias Deuse, Bruce A. Reitz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 501-503)
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Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year period , 12 November 2009
Tara Karamlou, Brian S. Diggs, Ross M. Ungerleider, Karl F. Welke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 119-127)
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Acute right ventricular failure after pediatric cardiac transplant: Predictors and long-term outcome in current era of transplantation medicine , 12 November 2009
Aparna Hoskote, Catherine Carter, Phillip Rees, Martin Elliott, Michael Burch, Katherine Brown
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 146-153)
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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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Posttransplant survival is not diminished in heart transplant recipients bridged with implantable left ventricular assist devices
Mark J. Russo, Kimberly N. Hong, Ryan R. Davies, Jonathan M. Chen, Robert A. Sorabella, Deborah D. Ascheim, Mathew R. Williams, Annetine C. Gelijns, Allan S. Stewart, Michael Argenziano, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1425-1432.e3)
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Heart–lung transplantation in patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect , 24 June 2009
Katarzyna Januszewska, Edward Malec, Gerd Juchem, Ingo Kaczmarek, Ralf Sodian, Peter Uberfuhr, Bruno Reichart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 738-743)
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Renoprotective immunosuppression by pioglitazone with low-dose cyclosporine in rat heart transplantation , 06 July 2009
Yosuke Tanaka, Tomomi Hasegawa, Zhi Chen, Yutaka Okita, Kenji Okada
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 744-751)
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Left ventricular assist device as destination therapy: Application of the payment-by-results approach for the device reimbursement , 01 May 2009
Andrea Messori, Sabrina Trippoli, Massimo Bonacchi, Guido Sani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 480-485)
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Vascular abnormalities and cardiomyocyte lipofuscin deposits in endomyocardial biopsy specimens of heart transplant recipients: Are they related to the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy? , 04 May 2009
Michael Zakliczynski, Jerzy Nozynski, Dominika Konecka-Mrowka, Anna Krynicka-Mazurek, Marcin Swierad, Marcin Maruszewski, Roman Przybylski, Marian Zembala
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 215-221.e3)
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Surgical revascularization for cardiac allograft vasculopathy: Is it still an option? , 13 April 2009
Jay K. Bhama, Duc Q. Nguyen, Sun Scolieri, Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Yoshiya Toyoda, Robert L. Kormos, Kenneth R. McCurry, Dennis McNamara, Christian A. Bermudez
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1488-1492)
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Tricuspid valve regurgitation after heart transplantation , 22 December 2008
Daniel Marelli, Fardad Esmailian, Samantha Y. Wong, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Murray H. Kwon, Ramin E. Beygui, Hillel Laks, Mark D. Plunkett, Abbas Ardehali, Richard J. Shemin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1557-1559)
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Potential role of the Impella Recover left ventricular assist device in the management of postinfarct ventricular septal defect , 16 June 2008
Francesco Patanè, Paolo Centofanti, Edoardo Zingarelli, Fabrizio Sansone, Michele La Torre
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1288-1289)
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Early planned institution of biventricular mechanical circulatory support results in improved outcomes compared with delayed conversion of a left ventricular assist device to a biventricular assist device
J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, William Hiesinger, Vivian M. Hsu, Ryan C. McCormick, Elliott D. Kozin, Carine M. Laporte, Mary Lou O'Hara, Elan Howell, Deborah Dougherty, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Kevin W. Southerland, Jessica L. Howard, E. Carter Paulson, Michael A. Acker, Rohinton J. Morris, Y. Joseph Woo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 971-977)
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Reply to the Editor:
Joseph C. Cleveland
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Page 787)
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Highlights from the 2008 American Heart Association Scientific Session
Peter M. Kang, Marc Ruel, Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 791-794)
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Chronic partial unloading restores β-adrenergic responsiveness and reverses receptor downregulation in failing rat hearts , 22 December 2008
Jian Wang, Masaki Tsukashita, Takeshi Nishina, Akira Marui, Eiji Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Muranaka, Satoshi Matsuoka, Tadashi Ikeda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 2, Pages 465-470)
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Toward a new cold and warm nondepolarizing, normokalemic arrest paradigm for orthotopic heart transplantation , 01 September 2008
Donna M. Rudd, Geoffrey P. Dobson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 198-207)
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Partial left ventricular support implanted through minimal access surgery as a bridge to cardiac transplant , 21 May 2008
Bart Meyns, Filip Rega, Joris Ector, Walter Droogne, Johan Vanhaecke, Jan Van Hemelrijck, Bartley Griffith, Robert Dowling, Mark Zucker, Daniel Burkhoff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 243-245)
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Is subtotal resection of a right ventricular fibroma a valid surgical option? , 22 September 2008
Roland Henaine, Emilie Adam, Kasra Azarnoush, N. Yashimura, M. Cannesson, A. Millon, F. Lachhab, Jean Ninet
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e32-e34)
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Successful cardiac transplant after Berlin Heart bridge in a single ventricle heart: Use of aortopulmonary shunt as a supplementary source of pulmonary blood flow , 03 June 2008
F. Bennett Pearce, James K. Kirklin, William L. Holman, Cindy S. Barrett, Robb L. Romp, Yung R. Lau
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e40-e42)
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Demand dynamic biogirdling: Ten-year results
Gianluca Rigatelli, Ugo Carraro, Roberto Riccardi, Giorgio Rigatelli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e58-e59)
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A Rho-kinase inhibitor improves cardiac function after 24-hour heart preservation , 13 October 2008
Mariko Kobayashi, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Masataka Eto, Hironori Baba, Satoshi Kimura, Shinichiro Oda, Kenichiro Taniguchi, Ryuji Tominaga
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1586-1592)
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Low thromboembolic risk for patients with the Heartmate II left ventricular assist device , 16 September 2008
Ranjit John, Forum Kamdar, Kenneth Liao, Monica Colvin–Adams, Leslie Miller, Lyle Joyce, Andrew Boyle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1318-1323)
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Pediatric cardiac transplantation: Three-dimensional printing of anatomic models for surgical planning of heart transplantation in patients with univentricular heart , 04 August 2008
Ralf Sodian, Stefan Weber, Mathias Markert, Markus Loeff, Tim Lueth, Florian C. Weis, Sabine Daebritz, Edward Malec, Christoph Schmitz, Bruno Reichart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1098-1099)
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Aortic valve replacement dilemma: mechanical or biological prosthesis?
Aldo Cannata, Claudio Francesco Russo, Corrado Taglieri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1101-1102)
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Left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplantation does not adversely affect one-year heart transplantation survival
Joseph C. Cleveland, Frederick L. Grover, David A. Fullerton, David N. Campbell, Max B. Mitchell, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Eugene E. Wolfel, Brian D. Lowes, Simon F. Shakar, Andreas Brieke, Anne Cannon, Alastair D. Robertson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 774-777)
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Cardiac stem cells in the real world
Remco Koninckx, Karen Hensen, Jean-Luc Rummens, Marc Hendrikx
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 797-798)
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Reply to the Editor:
Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, Philippe Menasche
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Page 798)
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Beyond Berlin: Heart transplantation in the “untransplantable” , 03 June 2008
Sanjiv K. Gandhi, R. Mark Grady, Charles B. Huddleston, David T. Balzer, Charles E. Canter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 529-531)
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A novel bioengineered small-caliber vascular graft incorporating heparin and sirolimus: Excellent 6-month patency , 06 May 2008
Yosuke Ishii, Shun-ichiro Sakamoto, Russell T. Kronengold, Renu Virmani, Elias A. Rivera, Scott M. Goldman, Ericka J. Prechtel, James G. Hill, Ralph J. Damiano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1237-1246)
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Association of device surface and biomaterials with immunologic sensitization after mechanical support
Isaac George, Patrick Colley, Mark J. Russo, Timothy P. Martens, Elizabeth Burke, Mehmet C. Oz, Mario C. Deng, Donna M. Mancini, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Pages 1372-1379.e1)
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The inflammatory effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on leukocyte extravasation in vivo
B.J. Evans, D.O. Haskard, J.R. Finch, I.R. Hambleton, R.C. Landis, K.M. Taylor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 999-1006)
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Prosthesis–patient mismatch affects long-term survival after mechanical valve replacement
Shun Kohsaka, Shaulnie Mohan, Salim Virani, Vei-Vei Lee, Ariadna Contreras, George J. Reul, Stephanie A. Coulter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1076-1080)
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Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: Endovascular resection of human aortic valves in situ
René Quaden, Tim Attmann, Michael Schünke, Dirk Theisen-Kunde, Jochen Cremer, Georg Lutter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1081-1086)
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Mitral valve repair with the new semirigid partial Colvin–Galloway Future annuloplasty band
Ruediger Lange, Thomas Guenther, Birgit Kiefer, Christian Noebauer, Wolfgang Goetz, Raymonde Busch, Peter Tassani-Prell, Bernhard Voss, Robert Bauernschmitt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1087-1093.e4)
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The outcomes of operations for 539 patients with Ebstein anomaly
Morgan L. Brown, Joseph A. Dearani, Gordon K. Danielson, Frank Cetta, Heidi M. Connolly, Carole A. Warnes, Zhuo Li, David O. Hodge, David J. Driscoll, Mayo Clinic Congenital Heart Center
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1120-1136.e7)
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Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: Transaortic repair may cause sinus of Valsalva distortion and aortic regurgitation
Sung-Ho Jung, Tae-Jin Yun, Yu-Mi Im, Jeong-Jun Park, Hyun Song, Jae-Won Lee, Dong-Man Seo, Moo-Song Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1153-1158)
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A combined approach for ischemic mitral valve regurgitation: Scar plication and the role of magnetic resonance imaging
Rafael García-Fuster, Ignacio Rodríguez, Jordi Estornell, Juan Martínez-León
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1169-1172)
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Reverse diastolic flow in the common carotid artery in severe aortic regurgitation, causing brain ischemia
Naoto Morimoto, Keisuke Morimoto, Yoshihisa Morimoto, Toshihito Sakamoto, Masamichi Matsumori, Kenji Okada, Yutaka Okita
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1176-1177)
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Dehiscence of aortic valve commissure complicated by aortic regurgitation
Toshihiro Fukui, Tomoki Shimokawa, Ken-u Fumimoto, Susumu Mananbe, Naomi Ozawa, Shuichiro Takanashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1178-1179)
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Early failure of bioprostheses caused by adhesion of preserved leaflets after chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement
Jason O. Robertson, Amir K. Durrani, Tomislav Mihaljevic
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1180-1181)
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Right ventricular exclusion procedure with total cavopulmonary connection: An alternative operative approach in adults with severe Ebstein anomaly
Anastasios C. Polimenakos, Brian L. Reemtsen, Winfield J. Wells, Vaughn A. Starnes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1182-1183)
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Tissue-engineered heart valves: Bioreactor—yes or no?
Luca Dainese, Fabio Barili, Paolo Biglioli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1189-1190)
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Reply to the Editor
André Vincentelli, Francis Juthier, Brigitte Jude
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Page 1190)
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Acute hemodynamic and functional effects of surgical ventricular restoration and heart transplantation in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Maurizio Cotrufo, Luca Salvatore De Santo, Alessandro Della Corte, GianPaolo Romano, Cristiano Amarelli, Marisa De Feo, Giuseppe Santarpino, Michelangelo Scardone, Gianantonio Nappi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1054-1060)
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Prognosis of patients removed from a transplant waiting list for medical improvement: Implications for organ allocation and transplantation for status 2 patients
Katherine J. Hoercher, Edward R. Nowicki, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gurmeet Singh, Joan M. Alster, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Randall C. Starling, James B. Young, Nicholas G. Smedira
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1159-1166)
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Tissue-engineered heart valves: Bioreactor—yes or no?
Luca Dainese, Fabio Barili, Paolo Biglioli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 5, Pages 1189-1190)
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Acute β-blockade prevents myocardial β-adrenergic receptor desensitization and preserves early ventricular function after brain death
Prakash K. Pandalai, Kelly M. McLean, Christian F. Bulcao, Jodie Y. Duffy, Karen M. D'Souza, Walter H. Merrill, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Shahab A. Akhter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 792-798)
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Transplantation of hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells improves infarcted heart function via enhanced survival of implanted cells and angiogenesis
Xinyang Hu, Shan Ping Yu, Jamie L. Fraser, Zhongyang Lu, Molly E. Ogle, Jian-An Wang, Ling Wei
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 799-808)
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Dual immunosuppression enhances vasomotor injury: Interactive effect between endothelin-1 and nitric oxide bioavailability , 19 March 2008
Danny Ramzy, Laura C. Tumiati, Elissa Tepperman, Rohit Sheshgiri, Jessica Jackman, Mitesh Badiwala, Vivek Rao
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 938-944)
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Successful restoration of function of frozen and thawed isolated rat hearts
Amir Elami, Zohar Gavish, Amit Korach, Esther Houminer, Aviva Schneider, Herzl Schwalb, Amir Arav
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 666-672.e1)
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Cardiac stem cells in the real world
Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, Chantal Mandet, Suzanne Proksch, Séverine Peyrard, Catherine Amrein, Véronique Bousseaux, Romain Guillemain, Alain Deloche, Jean-Noel Fabiani, Philippe Menasché
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 673-678)
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Improvement in hemodynamic performance, exercise capacity, inflammatory profile, and left ventricular reverse remodeling after intracoronary delivery of mesenchymal stem cells in an experimental model of pressure overload hypertrophy , 03 January 2008
Ezequiel J. Molina, Jon Palma, Dipin Gupta, Denise Torres, John P. Gaughan, Steven Houser, Mahender Macha
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 292-299.e1)
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The use of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in pediatric patients: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database
Ryan R. Davies, Mark J. Russo, Kimberly N. Hong, Michael L. O'Byrne, David P. Cork, Alan J. Moskowitz, Annetine C. Gelijns, Seema Mital, Ralph S. Mosca, Jonathan M. Chen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 421-427.e1)
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Limited surgical approach for explanting the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device after myocardial recovery
S. Haj-Yahia, E.J. Birks, G. Dreyfus, A. Khaghani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 453-454)
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Stenting of the superior vena cava in a patient with a total artificial heart
Markus Kondruweit, Thomas Strecker, Timo Seitz, Michael Uder, Michael Weyand, Rene Tandler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 455-456)
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Predicting survival among high-risk pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database , 22 November 2007
Ryan R. Davies, Mark J. Russo, Seema Mital, Timothy M. Martens, Robert S. Sorabella, Kimberly N. Hong, Annetine C. Gelijns, Alan J. Moskowitz, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Ralph S. Mosca, Jonathan M. Chen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 147-155.e2)
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Surgical management of coronary artery arising from the wrong coronary sinus, using standard and novel approaches , 05 October 2007
Rajeev Gulati, Vadiyala Mohan Reddy, Casey Culbertson, Gregory Helton, Sam Suleman, Olaf Reinhartz, Norman Silverman, Frank L. Hanley
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1171-1178.e5)
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Injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the borderline area of infarcted myocardium: Heart status and cell distribution
Hao Zhang, Peng Song, Yue Tang, Xiao-ling Zhang, Shi-hua Zhao, Ying-jie Wei, Sheng-shou Hu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1234-1240.e1)
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Bicaval versus standard technique in orthotopic heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Maike Schnoor, Torsten Schäfer, Dagmar Lühmann, Hans H. Sievers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1322-1331.e7)
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Myoblast-based cardiac repair: Xenomyoblast versus allomyoblast transplantation
Changfa Guo, Husnain Kh. Haider, Winston S.N. Shim, Ru-San Tan, Lei Ye, Shujia Jiang, Peter K. Law, Philip Wong, Eugene K.W. Sim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1332-1339.e2)
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Long-term efficacy and safety of the intramyocardial implantation of autologous bone marrow cells for the treatment of ischemic heart disease
Tao-Sheng Li, Masanori Murakami, Toshiro Kobayashi, Bungo Shirasawa, Akihito Mikamo, Kimikazu Hamano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1347-1349)
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Simvastatin attenuates cardiac isograft ischemia-reperfusion injury by down-regulating CC chemokine receptor-2 expression
Rong Yin, Jiaquan Zhu, Zhongqiu Wang, Hairong Huang, Jianjun Qian, Zhongdong Li, Hua Jing
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 780-788)
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Heart–lung transplantation in a patient with large aortopulmonary collaterals by means of an extended approach
Klaus Kallenbach, Andre R. Simon, Axel Haverich, Martin Strüber
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 2, Pages 543-544)
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Midterm experience with the Jarvik 2000 axial flow left ventricular assist device
Saleem Haj-Yahia, Emma J. Birks, Paula Rogers, Christopher Bowles, Mandy Hipkins, Robert George, Mohammed Amrani, Mario Petrou, John Pepper, Gilles Dreyfus, Asghar Khaghani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 199-203)
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The subepicardial microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts: An intravital multifluorescence microscopy study
René Schramm, Michael D. Menger, Sarah Kirsch, Frank Langer, Yves Harder, Jürg Hamacher, Hans-Joachim Schäfers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 210-217.e1)
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Failure of prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin to prevent sensitization to cryopreserved allograft tissue used in congenital cardiac surgery
Steven R. Meyer, David B. Ross, Karen Forbes, Lois E. Hawkins, Anne M. Halpin, Susan N. Nahirniak, Jennifer M. Rutledge, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Patricia M. Campbell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1517-1523)
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Results of a multicenter clinical trial with the Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist Device⁎
Mark S. Slaughter, Steven S. Tsui, Aly El-Banayosy, Benjamin C. Sun, Robert L. Kormos, Dale K. Mueller, H. Todd Massey, Timothy B. Icenogle, David J. Farrar, J. Donald Hill, IVAD Study Group
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1573-1580.e2)
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Prevalence and risks of allosensitization in HeartMate left ventricular assist device recipients: The impact of leukofiltered cellular blood product transfusions
Stavros G. Drakos, James C. Stringham, James W. Long, Edward M. Gilbert, Thomas C. Fuller, Beverly K. Campbell, Benjamin D. Horne, Mary E. Hagan, Karl E. Nelson, Judy M. Lindblom, Patty A. Meldrum, Joanne F. Carlson, Stephanie A. Moore, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Dale G. Renlund
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1612-1619)
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Effects of exogenous surfactant instillation in clinical lung transplantation: A prospective, randomized trial
Martin Strüber, Stefan Fischer, Jost Niedermeyer, Gregor Warnecke, Bernhard Gohrbandt, Adelheid Görler, Andre R. Simon, Axel Haverich, Jens M. Hohlfeld
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1620-1625)
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Efficacy of MCI-186, a free-radical scavenger and antioxidant, for resuscitation of nonbeating donor hearts
Yasuhiro Kotani, Kozo Ishino, Satoru Osaki, Osami Honjo, Takanori Suezawa, Kazushige Kanki, Chikao Yutani, Shunji Sano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1626-1632)
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Selective arterialization of a cardiac vein in a model of cardiac microangiopathy and macroangiopathy in sheep
Michaela Elisabeth Resetar, Cris Ullmann, Petra Broeske, Kristin Ludwig-Schindler, Nicolas K. Doll, Aida Salameh, Stefan Dhein, Friedrich W. Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1252-1256)
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The feasibility of organ procurement at a hospital-independent facility: A working model of efficiency
Nader Moazami, Omid H. Javadi, Dean F. Kappel, Jessica Wagner, Martin D. Jendrisak
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1389-1390)
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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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Over two decades of pediatric heart transplantation: How has survival changed? , 31 January 2007
David L.S. Morales, William J. Dreyer, Susan W. Denfield, Jeffrey S. Heinle, E. Dean McKenzie, Daniel E. Graves, Jack F. Price, Jeffrey A. Towbin, O.H. Frazier, Denton A. Cooley, Charles D. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 632-639)
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Left ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates
Daniel Zimpfer, Philipp Zrunek, Wilfried Roethy, Martin Czerny, Heinz Schima, Leopold Huber, Michael Grimm, Angela Rajek, Ernst Wolner, Georg Wieselthaler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 689-695)
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Antidonor humoral transfer induces transplant arteriosclerosis in aortic and cardiac graft models in rats
Bassam Alkhatib, Caroline Freguin-Bouilland, Pierre Yves Litzler, Serge Jacquot, Françoise Lallemand, Jean Paul Henry, Christian Thuillez, Didier Plissonnier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 791-797)
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The effect of ischemic time on survival after heart transplantation varies by donor age: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database
Mark J. Russo, Jonathan M. Chen, Robert A. Sorabella, Timothy P. Martens, Mauricio Garrido, Ryan R. Davies, Isaac George, Faisal H. Cheema, Ralph S. Mosca, Seema Mital, Deborah D. Ascheim, Michael Argenziano, Allan S. Stewart, Mehmet C. Oz, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 554-559)
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Roles of cyclooxygenase-2 and phosphorylated Akt (Thr308) in cardiac hypertrophy regression mediated by left-ventricular unloading
Jeremias Wohlschlaeger, Klaus Jürgen Schmitz, Jenci Palatty, Atsushi Takeda, Nobuakira Takeda, Christian Vahlhaus, Bodo Levkau, Jörg Stypmann, Christof Schmid, Kurt Werner Schmid, Hideo Andreas Baba
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 37-43)
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Adult-age donors offer acceptable long-term survival to pediatric heart transplant recipients: An analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database
Mark J. Russo, Ryan R. Davies, Robert A. Sorabella, Timothy P. Martens, Isaac George, Faisal H. Cheema, Seema Mital, Ralph S. Mosca, Jonathan M. Chen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1208-1212)
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Massive mechanical loss of microspheres with direct intramyocardial injection in the beating heart: Implications for cellular cardiomyoplasty
Carolyn J. Teng, Jun Luo, Ray C.J. Chiu, Dominique Shum-Tim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 628-632)
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Brain death leads to abnormal contractile properties of the human donor right ventricle
Serban C. Stoica, Duwarakan K. Satchithananda, Paul A. White, Linda Sharples, Jayan Parameshwar, Andrew N. Redington, Stephen R. Large
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 116-123)
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Myoblast-seeded biodegradable scaffolds to prevent post–myocardial infarction evolution toward heart failure
Matthias Siepe, Marie-Noëlle Giraud, Mladen Pavlovic, Concetina Receputo, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Philippe Menasché, Thierry Carrel, Hendrik T. Tevaearai
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 124-131)
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Robotic minimally invasive cell transplantation for heart failure
Harald C. Ott, Johannes Brechtken, Cory Swingen, Tanya M. Feldberg, Thomas S. Matthiesen, Samuel A. Barnes, Wendy Nelson, Doris A. Taylor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 170-173)
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Pathologic features of cryopreserved aortic allograft implanted in the active infection
Akitoshi Yamada, Kenji Okada, Rei Takahashi, Yutaka Okita
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 203-204)
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More pumps—more questions
E.V. Potapov, R. Hetzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Page 210)
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Successful implantation of a Berlin heart biventricular assist device in a failing single ventricle
Meena Nathan, Christopher Baird, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Christopher Almond, Ravi Thiagarajan, Peter Laussen, Elizabeth Blume, Frank Pigula
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1407-1408)
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Clopidogrel reduces the development of transplant arteriosclerosis
Silke Abele, Michael Weyand, Martina Wollin, Nicola E. Hiemann, Frank Harig, Teddy Fischlein, Stephan M. Ensminger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1161-1166)
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Ventricular assist device use for the treatment of acute viral myocarditis
Veli K. Topkara, Nicholas C. Dang, Fabio Barili, Timothy P. Martens, Isaac George, Faisal H. Cheema, Hasmet Bardakci, Ali Vefa Ozcan, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1190-1191)
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Left ventricular assist device in heart failure
Omer Ashraf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 5, Pages 1211-1212)
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Allocating hearts
Nicholas G. Smedira
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 775-776)
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Homing of intravenously infused embryonic stem cell-derived cells to injured hearts after myocardial infarction
Jiang-Yong Min, Xuling Huang, Meixiang Xiang, Achim Meissner, Yu Chen, Qingen Ke, Emel Kaplan, Jamal S. Rana, Peter Oettgen, James P. Morgan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 889-897)
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Antagonizing reactive oxygen by treatment with a manganese (III) metalloporphyrin–based superoxide dismutase mimetic in cardiac transplants
Vani Nilakantan, Xianghua Zhou, Gail Hilton, Yang Shi, John E. Baker, Ashwani K. Khanna, Galen M. Pieper
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 898-906)
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Deterioration and mortality among patients with United Network for Organ Sharing status 2 heart disease: Caution must be exercised in diverting organs
Nahush A. Mokadam, Gregory A. Ewald, Ralph J. Damiano, Nader Moazami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 925-926)
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Complete excision of primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma involving the left atrial free wall and mitral annulus by modified autotransplantation
Chih-Hsien Wang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Nai-Shin Chi, Yih-Sharng Chen, Kun-Kuang Lee, Ya-Jung Cheng, Lung-Chun Lin, Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng, Shoei-Shen Wang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 731-733)
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Intrathoracic peripheral nerve sheath tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen disease)
Vijay S. Patel, James D. St Louis, Olusola Oduntan, Kevin P. Landolfo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 736-737)
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Duration of inotropic support after left ventricular assist device implantation: Risk factors and impact on outcome
Soren Schenk, Patrick M. McCarthy, Eugene H. Blackstone, Jingyuan Feng, Randall C. Starling, Jose L. Navia, Lingmei Zhou, Katherine J. Hoercher, Nicholas G. Smedira, Kiyotaka Fukamachi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 447-454)
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Impact on outcomes after listing and transplantation, of a strategy to accept ABO blood group-incompatible donor hearts for neonates and infants
Lori J. West, Tara Karamlou, Anne I. Dipchand, Stacey M. Pollock-BarZiv, John G. Coles, Brian W. McCrindle
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 455-461)
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Linking gene expression, nuclear factor kappa B, remote ischemic preconditioning, and transplantation: A quest for an elusive Holy Grail or a road to an amazing discovery?
Igor E. Konstantinov, Andrew N. Redington
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 507-509)
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Reply to the Editor
Geoffrey P. Dobson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Page 253)
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Stem cell transplantation for ischemic cardiomyopathy: Hope or hype?
Vivek Rao
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1492-1493)
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Surgical treatment for congestive heart failure with autologous adult stem cell transplantation: A prospective randomized study , 27 October 2005
Amit N. Patel, Luis Geffner, Roberto F. Vina, Jorge Saslavsky, Harold C. Urschel, Robert Kormos, Federico Benetti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1631-1638.e2)
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Surgical ventricular remodeling for multiterritory myocardial infarction: Defining a new patient population , 27 October 2005
Nishant D. Patel, Jason A. Williams, Christopher J. Barreiro, Pramod N. Bonde, Michele M. Waldron, David C. Chang, David A. Bluemke, John V. Conte
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1698-1706)
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Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic congestive heart failure who undergo left ventricular assist device implantation , 14 October 2005
Nicholas C. Dang, Veli K. Topkara, Brian T. Kim, Michelle L. Mercando, Joy Kay, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1302-1309)
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Cell transplantation preserves matrix homeostasis: A novel paracrine mechanism , 14 October 2005
Paul W.M. Fedak, Paul E. Szmitko, Richard D. Weisel, Svetlana M. Altamentova, Nafiseh Nili, Nobuhisa Ohno, Subodh Verma, Shafie Fazel, Bradley H. Strauss, Ren-Ke Li
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1430-1439)
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Nutritional status in patients on left ventricular assist device support
Nicholas C. Dang, Veli K. Topkara, Brian T. Kim, Brian J. Lee, Romolo Remoli, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages e3-e4)
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Correlation of autologous skeletal myoblast survival with changes in left ventricular remodeling in dilated ischemic heart failure , 05 September 2005
Patrick I. McConnell, Carlos L. del Rio, Douglas B. Jacoby, Martina Pavlicova, Pawel Kwiatkowski, Agatha Zawadzka, Jonathan H. Dinsmore, Louis Astra, Sheik Wisel, Robert E. Michler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1001.e1-1001.e12)
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Tracheostomy in infants and children after cardiothoracic surgery: Indications, associated risk factors, and timing
Aparna Hoskote, Gordon Cohen, Allan Goldman, Lara Shekerdemian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1086-1093)
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Reporting and classification of patient safety events in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit and cardiothoracic postoperative care unit
Patricia A. Nast, Michael Avidan, Carolyn B. Harris, Melissa J. Krauss, Eric Jacobsohn, Ann Petlin, W. Claiborne Dunagan, Victoria J. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1137.e1-1137.e9)
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High level of cerebral microembolization in patients supported with the DeBakey left ventricular assist device
Nils H. Thoennissen, Michael Schneider, Achim Allroggen, Martin Ritter, Ralf Dittrich, Christof Schmid, Hans H. Scheld, E. Bernd Ringelstein, Darius G. Nabavi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1159-1166)
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Persistently increased systemic, but not cardiac-specific, adhesion molecule expression and coronary endothelial dysfunction in human cardiac allografts
Stephen M. Wildhirt, Costas Schulze, Nicole Conrad, Robert Bauernschmitt, Rüdiger Lange, Wolfgang von Scheidt
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1175.e1-1175.e10)
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Role of the β-adrenergic receptor kinase in myocardial dysfunction after brain death
Prakash K. Pandalai, Jefferson M. Lyons, Jodie Y. Duffy, Kelly M. McLean, Connie J. Wagner, Walter H. Merrill, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Shahab A. Akhter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1183-1189)
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Left ventricular assist device implantation after acute anterior wall myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock: A two-center study
Nicholas C. Dang, Veli K. Topkara, Marzia Leacche, Ranjit John, John G. Byrne, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 693-698)
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Cardiac xenotransplantation: Recent preclinical progress with 3-month median survival
Christopher G.A. McGregor, William R. Davies, Keiji Oi, Sumeet S. Teotia, Johannes M. Schirmer, Jack M. Risdahl, Henry D. Tazelaar, Walter K. Kremers, Randall C. Walker, Guerard W. Byrne, John S. Logan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 844.e1-844.e9)
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Bridging to transplantation with left ventricular assist devices: Outcomes in patients aged 60 years and older
Veli K. Topkara, Nicholas C. Dang, Timothy P. Martens, Faisal H. Cheema, Judy F. Liu, Michael Argenziano, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 881-882)
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Bridging to transplantability with a ventricular assist device
E.V. Potapov, Y. Weng, M. Jurmann, H. Lehmkuhl, R. Hetzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Page 930)
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Early outcomes in human lung transplantation with Thymoglobulin or Campath-1H for recipient pretreatment followed by posttransplant tacrolimus near-monotherapy , 04 July 2005
Kenneth R. McCurry, Aldo Iacono, Adrianna Zeevi, Samuel Yousem, Alin Girnita, Shahid Husain, Diana Zaldonis, Bruce Johnson, Brack G. Hattler, Thomas E. Starzl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 528-537)
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Cardiac retransplantation in childhood: Analysis of data from the United Network for Organ Sharing
William T. Mahle, Robert N. Vincent, Kirk R. Kanter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 542-546)
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Heart and en-bloc thymus transplantation in miniature swine
Douglas R. Johnston, Ashok Muniappan, Ruediger Hoerbelt, Dax A. Guenther, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Stuart L. Houser, David H. Sachs, Joren C. Madsen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 554-559)
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Left atrial decompression by percutaneous cannula placement while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Anthony M. Hlavacek, Andrew M. Atz, Scott M. Bradley, Varsha M. Bandisode
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 595-596)
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Acute decrease of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and improvement of contractile state and energy efficiency after left ventricular restoration
Lognathen Balacumaraswami, Serban Stoica, Paul White, Stephen R. Large
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Page 615)
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Enhancement of the functional benefits of skeletal myoblast transplantation by means of coadministration of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
Kasra Azarnoush, Agnès Maurel, Laurent Sebbah, Claire Carrion, Alvine Bissery, Chantal Mandet, Julia Pouly, Patrick Bruneval, Albert A. Hagège, Philippe Menasché
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 173-179)
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Comparing the global mRNA expression profile of human atrial and ventricular myocardium with high-density oligonucleotide arrays
Peter Ellinghaus, Robert J. Scheubel, Dobromir Dobrev, Ursula Ravens, Juergen Holtz, Joachim Huetter, Ulrich Nielsch, Henning Morawietz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1383-1390)
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Donor cause of death and medium-term survival after heart transplantation: A United Kingdom national study
J. Saravana Ganesh, Chris A. Rogers, Nicholas R. Banner, Robert S. Bonser, Steering Group
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1153-1159)
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Inhibition of heart transplant injury and graft coronary artery disease after prolonged organ ischemia by selective protein kinase C regulators
Masashi Tanaka, Feny Gunawan, Raya D. Terry, Koichi Inagaki, Anthony D. Caffarelli, Grant Hoyt, Philip S. Tsao, Daria Mochly-Rosen, Robert C. Robbins
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1160-1167)
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Closure of ventricular septal defects in the donor heart before transplantation: Toward expanded acceptance criteria
S. Maltais, M. Carrier, M. Pellerin, L.P. Perrault
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1187-1188)
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Quantitative analysis of survival of transplanted smooth muscle cells with real-time polymerase chain reaction
Tamotsu Yasuda, Richard D. Weisel, Chris Kiani, Donald A.G. Mickle, Manjula Maganti, Ren-Ke Li
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 4, Pages 904-911)
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Repair of congenital heart lesions combined with lung transplantation for the treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension: A 13-year experience , 09 February 2005
Cliff K. Choong, Stuart C. Sweet, Tracey J. Guthrie, Eric N. Mendeloff, Fabio J. Haddad, Pam Schuler, Maite De La Morena, Charles B. Huddleston
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 661-669)
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Combined endothelial and myocardial protection by endothelin antagonism enhances transplant allograft preservation , 31 December 2004
Paul W.M. Fedak, Vivek Rao, Subodh Verma, Danny Ramzy, Laura Tumiati, Santiago Miriuka, Patty Boylen, Richard D. Weisel, Christopher M. Feindel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 407-415)
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Rescue cardiac transplantation for early failure of the Fontan-type circulation in children
Milind Chaudhari, Jon Sturman, John O'Sullivan, Jon Smith, Neil Wrightson, Gareth Parry, David Bolton, Simon Haynes, Leslie Hamilton, Asif Hasan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 416-422)
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Donor mitral valve repair in cardiac transplantation
Pedro E. Antunes, David Prieto, Luís Eugénio, Manuel J. Antunes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 227-228)
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Evidence of pulmonary vascular disease after heart transplantation for Fontan circulation failure , 28 September 2004
Max B. Mitchell, David N. Campbell, Dunbar Ivy, Mark M. Boucek, Henry M. Sondheimer, Biagio Pietra, Bibhuti B. Das, Joseph R. Coll
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 5, Pages 693-702)
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Optimal timing of cardiac transplantation after ventricular assist device implantation
James S Gammie, Leah B Edwards, Bartley P Griffith, Richard N Pierson, Lana Tsao
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1789-1799)
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Should heart transplantation be considered as a treatment option for patients aged 70 years and older?
Jeffrey A Morgan, Ranjit John, Donna M Mancini, Niloo M Edwards
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1817-1819)
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Transplant and ventricular assist devices: gender differences in application and implementation
Sara Shumway
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1253-1255)
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Xenoreactivity and engraftment of human mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into infarcted rat myocardium
K.H Grinnemo, A Månsson, G Dellgren, D Klingberg, E Wardell, V Drvota, C Tammik, J Holgersson, O Ringdén, C Sylvén, K Le Blanc
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1293-1300)
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Bridging to transplant with the HeartMate left ventricular assist device: The Columbia Presbyterian 12-year experience
Jeffrey A Morgan, Ranjit John, Vivek Rao, Alan D Weinberg, Brian J Lee, Pamela A Mazzeo, Margaret R Flannery, Jonathan M Chen, Mehmet C Oz, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1309-1316)
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Survival of patients removed from the heart transplant waiting list
Nirav R Shah, Joseph G Rogers, Gregory A Ewald, Michael K Pasque, Edward M Geltman, Marci S Bailey, Nader Moazami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1481-1485)
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Heart transplantation in diabetic recipients: a decade review of 161 patients at columbia presbyterian
Jeffrey A Morgan, Ranjit John, Alan D Weinberg, Nicholas J Colletti, Donna M Mancini, Niloo M Edwards
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1486-1492)
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Long-term results of left ventricular reconditioning and anatomic correction for systemic right ventricular dysfunction after atrial switch procedures
Nancy C Poirier, Jae-Hyeon Yu, Christian P Brizard, Roger B.B Mee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 975-981)
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Inhaled prostacyclin is safe, effective, and affordable in patients with pulmonary hypertension, right heart dysfunction, and refractory hypoxemia after cardiothoracic surgery
Charl J. De Wet, David G. Affleck, Eric Jacobsohn, Michael S. Avidan, Heidi Tymkew, Laureen L. Hill, Paul B. Zanaboni, Nader Moazami, Jennifer R. Smith
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1058-1067)
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Effect of gender on bridging to transplantation and posttransplantation survival in patients with left ventricular assist devices
Jeffrey A Morgan, Alan D Weinberg, Karen W Hollingsworth, Margaret R Flannery, Mehmet C Oz, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1193-1195)
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Right ventricular targeted gene transfer of a β-adrenergic receptor kinase inhibitor improves ventricular performance after pulmonary artery banding
Sitaram M Emani, Ashish S Shah, Michael K Bowman, David C White, Sitaramesh Emani, Donald D Glower, Walter J Koch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 787-793)
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Heart transplantation in patients with previous Fontan operations
Amando Gamba, Maurizio Merlo, Roberto Fiocchi, Amedeo Terzi, Carmelo Mammana, Roberta Sebastiani, Paolo Ferrazzi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 555-562)
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Heterotopic right heart transplantation
Antonio F Corno
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 606-607)
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Reply to the Editor
John A Elefteriades, Gary S Kopf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Page 607)
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Off-pump technique for insertion of a HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist device
Valentino Piacentino, Janice Jones, Carol A Fisher, Arun K Singhal, Mahender Macha, James B McClurken, Satoshi Furukawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 262-264)
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Bipulmonary transplants with lungs obtained from two non–heart-beating donors who died out of hospital
José Ramón Nuñez, Andrés Varela, Francisco del Río, Pablo Gámez, Joaquín Calatayud, Mar Córdoba, Florentino Hernando, Piedad Ussetti, Ana Gómez, Maria Cruz Carreño, Antonio Torres, Javier Gómez, José Luis Balibrea, Ana López
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 297-299)
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Partial left ventriculectomy in patients with neoplasms and severe heart failure who are not candidates for cardiac transplantation
Stefan Christiansen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 302-303)
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Improved early outcome for end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy in children
Anne-Marie McMahon, Carin van Doorn, Michael Burch, Pauline Whitmore, Sophie Neligan, Philip Rees, Rosemary Radley-Smith, Allan Goldman, Katherine Brown, Gordon Cohen, Victor Tsang, Martin Elliott, Marc R de Leval
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1781-1787)
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Decellularization of rat aortic valve allografts reduces leaflet destruction and extracellular matrix remodeling
R.W Grauss, M.G Hazekamp, S van Vliet, A.C Gittenberger-de Groot, M.C DeRuiter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2003-2010)
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Rapamycin has no effect on fibrosis-associated gene expression or extracellular matrix accumulation when administered to animals with established or early allograft vasculopathy
Gavin J Murphy, Michael L Nicholson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2058-2064)
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Ten-year follow-up in patients with combined heart and kidney transplantation
Gregory D. Trachiotis, J.David Vega, Thomas S Johnston, Alex Berg, John Whelchel, Andrew L Smith, Jerry Lutz, Kirk R Kanter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 2065-2071)
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Transplantation of cryopreserved muscle cells in dilated cardiomyopathy: Effects on left ventricular geometry and function
Nobuhisa Ohno, Paul W.M Fedak, Richard D Weisel, Donald A.G Mickle, Takeshiro Fujii, Ren-Ke Li
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1537-1548)
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Prolonged donor ischemic time does not adversely affect long-term survival in adult patients undergoing cardiac transplantation
Jeffrey A Morgan, Ranjit John, Alan D Weinberg, Aftab R Kherani, Nicholas J Colletti, Deon W Vigilance, Faisal H Cheema, Gianluigi Bisleri, Thomas Cosola, Donna M Mancini, Mehmet C Oz, Niloo M Edwards
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1624-1633)
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Should HIV-positive recipients undergo heart transplantation?
Gianluigi Bisleri, Jeffrey A Morgan, Mario C Deng, Donna M Mancini, Mehmet C Oz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1639-1640)
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L-arginine polymers enhance coronary flow and reduce oxidative stress following cardiac transplantation in rats
Murray H Kown, Maarten A Lijkwan, Christina L Jahncke, Seiichiro Murata, Jonathan B Rothbard, Robert C Robbins
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1065-1070)
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Does bridging to transplantation with a left ventricular assist device adversely affect posttransplantation survival? A comparative analysis of mechanical versus inotropic support
Jeffrey A Morgan, YooKyung Park, Aftab R Kherani, Deon W Vigilance, Faisal H Cheema, Mehmet C Oz, Yoshifumi Naka
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1188-1190)
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Cardiac transplantation in prisoners
Wayne Richenbacher
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Page 1226)
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Reply to the Editor
Martin McKneally
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Page 1227)
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Reply to the Editor
R.M. Sade
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Page 1227)
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Results after transplantation using donor hearts with preexisting coronary artery disease
Daniel Marelli, Hillel Laks, Stephen Bresson, Abbas Ardehali, Jessica Bresson, Fardad Esmailian, Mark Plunkett, Jaime Moriguchi, Jon Kobashigawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 821-825)
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Prolonged survival of fully allogeneic cardiac grafts in naive mice and those with sensitization induced by antigen delivery through the respiratory tract
Osamu Aramaki, Nozomu Shirasugi, Yosinobu Akiyama, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Shiho Yabuki, Motohide Shimazu, Masaki Kitajima, Masanori Niimi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 853-854)
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Rigid sternal fixation in the cardiac transplant population
David H Song, Jayant P Agarwal, Valluvan Jeevanandam
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 896-897)
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Insertion of a left ventricular assist device in patients without thorough transplant evaluations: a worthwhile risk?
Mathew Williams, Jennifer Casher, Neel Joshi, Todd Hankinson, Michelle Warren, Mehmet Oz, Yoshifumi Naka, Donna Mancini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 436-441)
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BVS5000 support after cardiac transplantation
Jason A Petrofski, Vijay S Patel, Stuart D Russell, Carmelo A. Milano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 442-447)
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Transcoronary implantation of bone marrow stromal cells ameliorates cardiac function after myocardial infarction
Takayuki Saito, Jin-Qiang Kuang, Charles C.H Lin, Ray C.-J Chiu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 114-122)
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Cardiomyocyte-mediated contact programs human mesenchymal stem cells to express cardiogenic phenotype
Sunil Rangappa, John W.C Entwistle, Andrew S Wechsler, J.Yasha Kresh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 124-132)
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Regulated interleukin-10 expression prevents chronic rejection of transplanted hearts
Michael P. Fischbein, James Yun, Hillel Laks, Yoshihito Irie, Laura Oslund-Pinderski, Michael C. Fishbein, Benjamin Bonavida, Abbas Ardehali
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 216-223)
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Long-term results of heart transplantation in patients older than 60 years
Philippe Demers, Susan Moffatt, Philip E Oyer, Sharon A Hunt, Bruce A Reitz, Robert C Robbins
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 224-231)
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Myocardial viability twenty-four hours after orthotopic heart transplantation from non-heart-beating donors
Juergen Martin, Georg Lutter, Christian Ihling, Matthias Siepe, Susanne Wagner, Jan Hilberath, Michael Kemper, Koppany Sarai, Friedhelm Beyersdorf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1217-1227)
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Novel technique for isolated accessory right heart transplantation for congenital heart disease
John Elefteriades, Costantinos Lovoulos, Randolph Edwards, Shawn Tittle, Timothy Riley, Paul Tang, Edward Rocco, Gary Kopf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1283-1290)
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Gene therapy in cardiac surgery: Is there a role?
Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 994-997)
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Multigene adenoviral therapy for the attenuation of ischemia-reperfusion injury after preservation for cardiac transplantation
Haitham J. Abunasra, Ryszard T. Smolenski, John Yap, Mary Sheppard, Timothy O'Brien, Magdi H. Yacoub
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 998-1006)
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Combined heart and liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy
Giorgio Arpesella, Bruno Chiappini, Giuseppe Marinelli, Piero Maria Mikus, Franco Dozza, Angelo Pierangeli, Carlo Magelli, Francesco Salvi, Ornella Leone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1165-1166)
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Single fiber skeletal muscle transplantation or purified myoblast engraftment?
Eugene K.W. Sim, Husnain K. Haider, Peter K. Law
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1181-1182)
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Reply
Bari Murtuza, Ken Suzuki, Magdi H. Yacoub
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Page 1182)
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Evolving trends in risk profiles and causes of death after heart transplantation: A ten-year multi-institutional study
J.K. Kirklin, D.C. Naftel, R.C. Bourge, D.C. McGiffin, J.A. Hill, R.J. Rodeheffer, B.E. Jaski, P.J. Hauptman, M. Weston, C. White-Williams
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 881-890)
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First experiences with the stable prostacyclin analog iloprost in the evaluation of heart transplant candidates with increased pulmonary vascular resistance
Armin Sablotzki, Elke Czeslick, Ekkehard Gruenig, Ivar Friedrich, Susann Schubert, Jochen Börgermann, Thomas Hentschel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 960-962)
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Ethical implications of heart transplantation in elderly patients
Robert C. Robbins
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S62-S63)
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The prisoner dilemma: Should convicted felons have the same access to heart transplantation as ordinary citizens? Opposing views
Martin F. McKneally, Robert M. Sade
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 451-453)
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Multicenter bridge to transplantation with the HeartMate assist device: Evaluation from another perspective
Jack G. Copeland
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 2, Pages 228-230)
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The last to die is hope: Prolonged mechanical circulatory support with a Novacor left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation
Dino Casarotto, Tomaso Bottio, Antonio Gambino, Luca Testolin, Gino Gerosa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 2, Pages 417-418)
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Nothing is fair or good alone
Niloo M. Edwards, Kenneth M. Prager
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 23-24)
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Use of two recipient lists for adults requiring heart transplantation
Hillel Laks, Daniel Marelli, Gregg C. Fonarow, Michele A. Hamilton, Abbas Ardehali, Jaime D. Moriguchi, Jessica Bresson, David Gjertson, Jon A. Kobashigawa, For the UCLA Heart Transplant Group*
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 49-59)
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Baboons undergoing orthotopic concordant cardiac xenotransplantation surviving more than 300 days: Effect of immunosuppressive regimen
Miki Asano, Steven R. Gundry, Hironori Izutani, Sandra Nehlsen Cannarella, Omar Fagoaga, Leonard L. Bailey
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 60-70)
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Tai Ji: The law of inflammatory response
Song Wan, Anthony P.C. Yim
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1071-1073)
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Central sympathetic blockade ameliorates brain death-induced cardiotoxicity and associated changes in myocardial gene expression
Thomas Yeh, Andrew S. Wechsler, Laura Graham, Kathryn E. Loesser, Domenic A. Sica, Luke Wolfe, Emma R. Jakoi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1087-1098)
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Perioperative and postoperative course of cytokines and the metabolic activity of neutrophils in human cardiac operations and heart transplantation
Lukáš Kubala, Milan Číž, Jan Vondráček, Jan Černý, Petr Němec, Pavel Studeník, Hana Čižová, Antonín Lojek
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1122-1129)
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Combined heart and lung transplantation for unresectable primary cardiac sarcoma
Susan M. Talbot, Robert N. Taub, Mary Lou Keohan, Niloo Edwards, Mark E. Galantowicz, Larry L. Schulman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1145-1148)
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Heterotopic transplantation as a model to study functional recovery of unloaded failing hearts
Hendrik T. Tevaearai, G.Brant Walton, Andrea D. Eckhart, Janelle R. Keys, Walter J. Koch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1149-1156)
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Primary lung carcinoma after heart or lung transplantation: Management and outcome
A.C. Anyanwu, E.R. Townsend, N.R. Banner, M. Burke, A. Khaghani, M.H. Yacoub
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1190-1197)
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Predictors of pericardial effusion after orthotopic heart transplantation
Jacquelyn A. Quin, M.Peter Tauriainen, Lynne M. Huber, Donald D. McIntire, Patricia A. Kaiser, W.Steves Ring, Michael E. Jessen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 5, Pages 979-983)
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Megadose of milrinone as an alternative to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of graft failure early after cardiac transplantation
Jan van der Linden, Anders Albåge, Göran Dellgren
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Pages 641-642)
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Shahrokh Taghavi, Michael Grimm
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 3, Page 642)
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Prevascularization with gelatin microspheres containing basic fibroblast growth factor enhances the benefits of cardiomyocyte transplantation
Yutaka Sakakibara, Kazunobu Nishimura, Keiichi Tambara, Masaya Yamamoto, Fanglin Lu, Yasuhiko Tabata, Masashi Komeda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 1, Pages 50-56)
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Role of CD8+ lymphocytes in chronic rejection of transplanted hearts
Michael P. Fischbein, James Yun, Hillel Laks, Yoshihito Irie, Michael C. Fishbein, Benjamin Bonavida, Abbas Ardehali
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 803-809)
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Heart transplantation with donors fifty years of age and older
Carlos Blanche, Andreas Kamlot, Dominique A. Blanche, Brenda Kearney, Kathy E. Magliato, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Alfredo Trento
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 810-815)
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Improved right heart function after myocardial preservation with 2,3-butanedione 2-monoxime in a porcine model of allogenic heart transplantation
Gregor Warnecke, Benjamin Schulze, Christian Hagl, Axel Haverich, Uwe Klima
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 81-88)
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Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric thoracic organ transplantation
Paul M. Kirshbom, Nancy D. Bridges, Richard J. Myung, J.William Gaynor, Bernard J. Clark, Thomas L. Spray
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 130-136)
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