Published in Heart Surg Forum on January 01, 2003
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Monitoring of the sublingual microcirculation in cardiac surgery using orthogonal polarization spectral imaging: preliminary results. Anesthesiology (2007) 1.72
Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with the Contegra bovine jugular vein conduit: a word of caution. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.65
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Neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in rats: description of a new model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.58
Three-dimensional printing creates models for surgical planning of aortic valve replacement after previous coronary bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.55
Sirolimus impairs gonadal function in heart transplant recipients. Am J Transplant (2004) 1.50
Stress doses of hydrocortisone, traumatic memories, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients after cardiac surgery: a randomized study. Biol Psychiatry (2004) 1.47
Myocardial transfection of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha via an adenoviral vector during coronary artery bypass grafting. - A multicenter phase I and safety study -. Circ J (2010) 1.46
Cyclosporine A versus tacrolimus in combination with mycophenolate mofetil and steroids as primary immunosuppression after lung transplantation: one-year results of a 2-center prospective randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.46
Risk factors for atherosclerosis and the degeneration of pericardial valves after aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.42
Combination of the HEARTSTRING proximal seal system with a blower mister: a possible source of gas emboli. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.41
Heart transplantation: an approach to treating primary cardiac sarcoma? J Heart Lung Transplant (2002) 1.40
Paediatric heart transplantation - the impact of a ventricular assist device on operative outcomes. Kardiol Pol (2010) 1.39
Clinical relevance of intracranial high intensity transient signals in patients following prosthetic aortic valve replacement. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2002) 1.38
Mid-term patency after magnetic coupling for distal bypass anastomosis in coronary surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.38
Acute profound thrombocytopenia after treatment with tirofiban and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.37
ALCAPA with the ectopic orifice at the non-facing sinus: successful anatomic repair by creation of an autologous extrapulmonary tunnel. Tex Heart Inst J (2008) 1.18
Fluorescent cardiac imaging: a novel intraoperative method for quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion during graded coronary artery stenosis. Circulation (2007) 1.16
Daptomycin for eradication of a systemic infection with a methicillin-resistant-Staphylococcus aureus in a biventricular assist device recipient. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.15
First clinical experience with the HEARTSTRING, a device for proximal anastomoses in coronary surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.14
Simvastatin initiated early after heart transplantation: 8-year prospective experience. Circulation (2003) 1.14
Exposure to high stress in the intensive care unit may have negative effects on health-related quality-of-life outcomes after cardiac surgery. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.13
3-dimensional printing of models to create custom-made devices for coil embolization of an anastomotic leak after aortic arch replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.11
Optimizing use of the octopus system for off-pump total arterial myocardial revascularization with the TY graft. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.10
Sternal closure after median sternotomy: a new technique using titanium hooks and wires applied parasternally. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 1.08
Donor-specific HLA alloantibodies: long-term impact on cardiac allograft vasculopathy and mortality after heart transplant. Exp Clin Transplant (2008) 1.07
Transcatheter Edwards Sapien XT valve in valve implantation in degenerated aortic bioprostheses via transfemoral access. Clin Res Cardiol (2012) 1.06
Early and midterm results after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass: which patient population benefits the most? Heart Surg Forum (2003) 1.05
Pediatric cardiac transplantation: three-dimensional printing of anatomic models for surgical planning of heart transplantation in patients with univentricular heart. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.04
Umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells grow best under GMP-compliant culture conditions and maintain their phenotypic and functional properties. J Immunol Methods (2010) 1.02
Video and robotic-assisted minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: a comparison of the Port-Access and transthoracic clamp techniques. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.01
Ten-year results of a randomized trial comparing tacrolimus versus cyclosporine a in combination with mycophenolate mofetil after heart transplantation. Transplantation (2013) 1.01
Successful management of late right ventricular perforation after pacemaker implantation. Vasc Health Risk Manag (2010) 1.01
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in 108 patients with low cardiac output – a single-center experience. Int J Artif Organs (2011) 1.00
Minimally invasive repair of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after surgical patch reconstruction of an infarct-related free posterior wall rupture: CT-guided intervention. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2007) 0.99
Near-infrared fluorescence coronary angiography: a new noninvasive technology for intraoperative graft patency control. Heart Surg Forum (2002) 0.97
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Cytomegalovirus infection in heart transplant recipients is associated with impaired endothelial function. Circulation (2004) 0.96
Successful management of antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection with combined immunoadsorption and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment: case report and literature review. J Heart Lung Transplant (2007) 0.95
Mediastinal pheochromocytoma with single coronary blood supply: a case report. Heart Surg Forum (2007) 0.95
Stereolithographic models for surgical planning in congenital heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.95
Gender does matter: gender-specific outcome analysis of 67,855 heart transplants. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.94
HLA-DR matching improves survival after heart transplantation: is it time to change allocation policies? J Heart Lung Transplant (2006) 0.93
Adult presentation of combined unilateral atresia of the right proximal pulmonary artery and left patent ductus arteriosus: case report and embryological considerations. Int J Cardiol (2009) 0.92
Airway anastomosis complications in de novo lung transplantation with sirolimus-based immunosuppression. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.91
Tentacles: a novel device for exposing the heart for the insertion of left apical assist device cannulae. Heart Surg Forum (2009) 0.91
Preventing cardiac allograft vasculopathy: long-term beneficial effects of mycophenolate mofetil. J Heart Lung Transplant (2006) 0.91
Tacrolimus or cyclosporine: which is the better partner for mycophenolate mofetil in heart transplant recipients? Transplantation (2004) 0.90
Blood type incompatible cardiac transplantation in young infants. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.90
Outcome after homograft redo operation in aortic position. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.90
Long-term results after ablation for long-standing atrial fibrillation concomitant to surgery for organic heart disease: is microwave energy reliable? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.89
Gender differences in mitral valve surgery. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.88
Conservative treatment of a left atrial intramural hematoma after left atrial thrombus resection and concomitant mitral valve replacement--case report. J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.88
Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves using cryopreserved vascular umbilical cord cells. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.87
Regulatory sequences of the porcine THBD gene facilitate endothelial-specific expression of bioactive human thrombomodulin in single- and multitransgenic pigs. Transplantation (2014) 0.87
Fast rewarming after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in rats impairs histologic outcome and increases NFκB expression in the brain. Perfusion (2010) 0.87
Altered myocardial expression of ghrelin and its receptor (GHSR-1a) in patients with severe heart failure. Peptides (2010) 0.86
Shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx during cardiac surgery: on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.86
Long-term outcomes after 1000 heart transplantations in six different eras of innovation in a single center. Transpl Int (2009) 0.86
Cardiac transplantation in pediatric patients: fifteen-year experience of a single center. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.86
Coronary endothelial vasomotor function and vascular remodeling in heart transplant recipients randomized for tacrolimus or cyclosporine immunosuppression. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 0.86
Epicardial lead implantation techniques for biventricular pacing via left lateral mini-thoracotomy, video-assisted thoracoscopy, and robotic approach. Heart Surg Forum (2003) 0.85
Clinical determinants of ventricular sympathetic reinnervation after orthotopic heart transplantation. Circulation (2002) 0.85
Release of atrial natriuretic peptide precedes shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx equally in patients undergoing on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Basic Res Cardiol (2011) 0.85
Anti-MICA antibodies are related to adverse outcome in heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant (2009) 0.85
Caspofungin as first-line therapy for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis after thoracic organ transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2008) 0.84
Retroinfusion-supported stenting in high-risk patients for percutaneous intervention and bypass surgery: results of the prospective randomized myoprotect I study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2004) 0.84
Platelet activation markers in patients with heart assist device. Artif Organs (2005) 0.84
Potential cell sources for tissue engineering of heart valves in comparison with human pulmonary valve cells. ASAIO J (2009) 0.84
Administration of GAS914 in an orthotopic pig-to-baboon heart transplantation model. Xenotransplantation (2005) 0.84
Use of human umbilical cord blood-derived progenitor cells for tissue-engineered heart valves. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.84
Gene polymorphisms in APOE, NOS3, and LIPC genes may be risk factors for cardiac adverse events after primary CABG. J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 0.84
Proton pump inhibitor co-medication reduces mycophenolate acid drug exposure in heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant (2009) 0.83
Surgicel Nu-Knit hemostat for bleeding control of fragile sternum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.83
Mycophenolate and sirolimus as calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppression improves renal function better than calcineurin inhibitor-reduction in late cardiac transplant recipients with chronic renal failure. Transplantation (2009) 0.83
Impact of simvastatin therapy after heart transplantation an 11-year prospective evaluation. Herz (2005) 0.83