Published in Ann Thorac Surg on June 01, 2002
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Complete left-sided absence of the pericardium in association with ruptured type A aortic dissection complicated by severe left hemothorax. Tex Heart Inst J (2005) 0.91
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Transapical minimally invasive aortic valve implantation: multicenter experience. Circulation (2007) 2.58
Release of neuron-specific enolase and S100 after implantation of cardioverters/defibrillators. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.57
Internal mammary artery harvesting influences antibiotic penetration into presternal tissue. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.14
Perioperative beta-blockers for preventing surgery-related mortality and morbidity. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 2.08
The vacuum-assisted closure system for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.97
Efficacy and safety of endovascular cooling after cardiac arrest: cohort study and Bayesian approach. Stroke (2006) 1.84
D-dimer in ruling out acute aortic dissection: a systematic review and prospective cohort study. Eur Heart J (2007) 1.79
Midterm follow-up of tricuspid valve reconstruction due to active infective endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.74
Platelet dysfunction in outpatients with left ventricular assist devices. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.68
Outcome evaluation of the bridge-to-bridge concept in patients with cardiogenic shock. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.66
Perioperative beta-blockers for preventing surgery-related mortality and morbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg (2007) 1.65
One year follow-up of the multi-centre European PARTNER transcatheter heart valve study. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.63
Heat shock proteins 27, 60, 70, 90alpha, and 20S proteasome in on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.63
Tissue engineering of heart valves: decellularized porcine and human valve scaffolds differ importantly in residual potential to attract monocytic cells. Circulation (2005) 1.62
Evidence, lack of evidence, controversy, and debate in the provision and performance of the surgery of acute type A aortic dissection. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.59
Mortality and neurologic injury after surgical repair with hypothermic circulatory arrest in acute and chronic proximal thoracic aortic pathology: effect of age on outcome. Circulation (2011) 1.56
Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted support provides improved survival in hypothermic patients with cardiocirculatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.52
Neurocognitive deficit following mitral valve surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 1.49
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage as a useful treatment option to relieve paraplegia after stent-graft implantation for acute aortic dissection type B. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.49
The location of the primary entry tear in acute type B aortic dissection affects early outcome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.48
The decellularized porcine heart valve matrix in tissue engineering: platelet adhesion and activation. Thromb Haemost (2005) 1.46
New insights regarding the incidence, presentation and treatment options of aorto-oesophageal fistulation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair: the European Registry of Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.45
Decellularization protocols of porcine heart valves differ importantly in efficiency of cell removal and susceptibility of the matrix to recellularization with human vascular cells. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.44
Endovascular stent-graft placement of aneurysms involving the descending aorta originating from chronic type B dissections. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.43
Midterm results after endovascular treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.43
Mechanical aortic valve prostheses in the small aortic root: Top Hat versus standard CarboMedics aortic valve. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.42
Matrix metalloproteases and their tissue inhibitor in cardiac transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.41
Increased levels of soluble ST2 protein and IgG1 production in patients with sepsis and trauma. Intensive Care Med (2004) 1.40
Quinaprilat during cardioplegic arrest in the rabbit to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.39
Hypokalemic paralysis in a professional bodybuilder. Am J Emerg Med (2011) 1.39
Triangular plication of the anterior mitral leaflet: a new operative technique. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.39
Impact of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Dose on Long-term Outcomes in Heart Transplant Patients. Transplantation (2016) 1.38
Safety, feasibility, and hemodynamic and blood flow effects of active compression-decompression of thorax and abdomen in patients with cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.38
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage duration after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Anesthesiology (2003) 1.38
Reaching the public via a multi media campaign as a first step to nationwide public access defibrillation. Resuscitation (2006) 1.38
Self-made pericardial tube graft: a new surgical concept for treatment of graft infections after thoracic and abdominal aortic procedures. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.33
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-associated major liver injury. Resuscitation (2007) 1.33
On the origin of respiratory artifacts in BOLD-EPI of the human brain. Magn Reson Imaging (2002) 1.32
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with off-pump, epicardial, high-intensity focused ultrasound: results of a multicenter trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.29
C-reactive protein and mortality in patients with acute aortic disease. Intensive Care Med (2002) 1.29
Susceptibility to programmed cell death in T-lymphocytes from septic patients: a mechanism for lymphopenia and Th2 predominance. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 1.28
Mechanisms of failure and outcome of secondary surgical interventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.24
Acute type A aortic dissection and pregnancy: a population-based study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.24
Elevated serum levels of epithelial cell apoptosis-specific cytokeratin 18 neoepitope m30 in critically ill patients. Shock (2004) 1.20
Combined delivery approach of bone marrow mononuclear stem cells early and late after myocardial infarction: the MYSTAR prospective, randomized study. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med (2008) 1.20
Cold simple intravenous infusions preceding special endovascular cooling for faster induction of mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest--a feasibility study. Resuscitation (2005) 1.18
Midterm results after endovascular treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection: the Talent Thoracic Registry. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.17
Platelet function predicts myocardial damage in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2004) 1.16
Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among highly trained staff in an emergency department setting. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.14
Targeting landing zone 0 by total arch rerouting and TEVAR: midterm results of a transcontinental registry. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.12
Results of endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta with the Talent Thoracic stent graft: the Talent Thoracic Retrospective Registry. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.08
Combined repair of an aortic arch aneurysm by sequential transposition of the supra-aortic branches and endovascular stent-graft placement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.08
Triclosan-coated sutures for the reduction of sternal wound infections: economic considerations. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.06
Presence and elimination of the xenoantigen gal (alpha1, 3) gal in tissue-engineered heart valves. Tissue Eng (2005) 1.05
Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of inhibitor kappa B-alpha attenuates postinfarct remodeling in the rat heart. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 1.05
Fleece bound sealing prevents pleural adhesions. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2006) 1.04
Lung wedge resection improves outcome in stage I primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.04
New directions in strategies using cell therapy for heart disease. J Mol Med (Berl) (2003) 1.04
Left ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.03
Decellularization does not eliminate thrombogenicity and inflammatory stimulation in tissue-engineered porcine heart valves. J Heart Valve Dis (2006) 1.02
Mortality of patients with pulmonary embolism. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2002) 1.00
Impaired target site penetration of vancomycin in diabetic patients following cardiac surgery. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.00
Renal function and outcome after continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 0.99
Stent-graft placement in atherosclerotic descending thoracic aortic aneurysms: midterm results. J Endovasc Ther (2004) 0.99
Treatment of symptomatic coral reef aorta by endovascular stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.99
Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to heart transplantation: what remains? Long-term emotional sequelae in patients and spouses. J Heart Lung Transplant (2007) 0.98
Posterior "Nutcracker" phenomenon in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Eur Radiol (2002) 0.98
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is superior to right ventricular assist device for acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.97
Down-regulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 expression promotes myocardial neovascularization by bone marrow progenitors. J Exp Med (2004) 0.96
Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Thromb Res (2002) 0.96
Successful treatment of an aortoesophageal fistula after emergency endovascular thoracic aortic stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.96
Renal function after implantation of continuous versus pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant (2008) 0.96
Microwave and radiofrequency ablation yield similar success rates for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.95
Mid-term results of supraaortic transpositions for extended endovascular repair of aortic arch pathologies. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.95
Mechanisms of symptomatic spinal cord ischemia after TEVAR: insights from the European Registry of Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications (EuREC). J Endovasc Ther (2012) 0.94
CPR in medical schools: learning by teaching BLS to sudden cardiac death survivors--a promising strategy for medical students? BMC Med Educ (2006) 0.94
A prospective randomized multicenter trial shows improvement of sternum related complications in cardiac surgery with the Posthorax support vest. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2010) 0.93
Post-transplant survival after lowering fixed pulmonary hypertension using left ventricular assist devices. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.93
Late vascular complications after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.92
What makes the difference between the natural course of a remaining type B dissection after type A repair and a primary type B aortic dissection? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.92
Loss of pRb2/p130 expression is associated with unfavorable clinical outcome in lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2002) 0.92
Clostridium difficile causing acute renal failure: case presentation and review. World J Gastroenterol (2005) 0.92
Secondary surgical interventions after endovascular stent-grafting of the thoracic aorta. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.91
Cognitive deficit after aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.91