Published in Ann Thorac Surg on August 01, 2004
Anterior mitral leaflet plication. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.75
Transapical minimally invasive aortic valve implantation: multicenter experience. Circulation (2007) 2.58
The vacuum-assisted closure system for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.97
Novel insights into the mechanisms and treatment of intramural hematoma affecting the entire thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.76
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
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
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 decellularized porcine heart valve matrix in tissue engineering: platelet adhesion and activation. Thromb Haemost (2005) 1.46
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
Midterm results after endovascular treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.43
Endovascular stent-graft placement of aneurysms involving the descending aorta originating from chronic type B dissections. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 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
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage duration after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Anesthesiology (2003) 1.38
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
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
Elevated serum levels of epithelial cell apoptosis-specific cytokeratin 18 neoepitope m30 in critically ill patients. Shock (2004) 1.20
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
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
Repair of stab-wound laceration of the aortic arch using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.01
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
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is superior to right ventricular assist device for acute right ventricular failure after heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.97
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
Surgical treatment of acute type A dissection: is rupture a risk factor? Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.96
Mid-term results of supraaortic transpositions for extended endovascular repair of aortic arch pathologies. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.95
Microwave and radiofrequency ablation yield similar success rates for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.95
Interventional lung assist: a new concept of protective ventilation in bridge to lung transplantation. ASAIO J (2008) 0.95
Extended donor criteria for lung transplantation--a clinical reality. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 0.94
Endovascular repair of acute type B aortic dissection: long-term follow-up of true and false lumen diameter changes. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.93
Post-transplant survival after lowering fixed pulmonary hypertension using left ventricular assist devices. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.93
Pulmonary retransplantation: is it worth the effort? A long-term analysis of 46 cases. J Heart Lung Transplant (2008) 0.92
Late vascular complications after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.92
Loss of pRb2/p130 expression is associated with unfavorable clinical outcome in lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2002) 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
Aberrant T cell activation and heightened apoptotic turnover in end-stage renal failure patients: a comparative evaluation between non-dialysis, haemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 0.91
Neurocognitive function in patients with ventricular assist devices: a comparison of pulsatile and continuous blood flow devices. ASAIO J (2006) 0.91
Institutional experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in lung transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.90
Special considerations on the implantation technique for the MicroMed-DeBakey ventricular assist device axial pump. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.89
Risk factors of mortality and permanent neurologic injury in patients undergoing ascending aortic and arch repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.89
Direct epicardial shock wave therapy improves ventricular function and induces angiogenesis in ischemic heart failure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.89
In vivo measurement of levofloxacin penetration into lung tissue after cardiac surgery. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 0.88
Intraoperative iatrogenic type A aortic dissection and perioperative outcome. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2005) 0.88
Inflammation and postinfarct remodeling: overexpression of IkappaB prevents ventricular dilation via increasing TIMP levels. Cardiovasc Res (2006) 0.88
Cystic formation of the foramen ovale mimicking a right atrial myxoma. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.87
Management of central coronary sinus ruptures using the pericardial patch repair technique. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.87
The impact of perioperative atelectasis on antibiotic penetration into lung tissue: an in vivo microdialysis study. Intensive Care Med (2008) 0.86
Glycoprotein 130 ligand oncostatin-M induces expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in human adult cardiac myocytes. Cardiovasc Res (2003) 0.86
An alternative approach in treating an aortic arch aneurysm with an anatomic variant by supraaortic reconstruction and stent-graft placement. J Vasc Surg (2005) 0.86
Total endoscopic CABG using robotics on beating heart. Heart Surg Forum (2005) 0.86
Management of open chest and delayed sternal closure with the vacuum assisted closure system: preliminary experience. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2008) 0.86
Neurocognitive deficit following coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective study of surgical patients and nonsurgical controls. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.86
Physiology of continuous blood flow in recipients of rotary cardiac assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 0.85
Prophylactic low-energy shock wave therapy improves wound healing after vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized trial. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.85
Programmed cell death in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is mediated by suppression of the apoptosis inhibitor Apollon. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.85
Expression of surface protein receptors in lung cancer. Anticancer Res (2003) 0.85
Stem cells and cardiac regeneration. Transpl Int (2007) 0.85
The incidence of transient neurologic dysfunction after ascending aortic replacement with circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.85
Weaning of rotary blood pump recipients after myocardial recovery: a computer study of changes in cardiac energetics. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.84
Lobar transplantation, split lung transplantation and peripheral segmental resection--reliable procedures for downsizing donor lungs. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.84
Heterotopic tracheal transplantation with omentum wrapping in the abdominal position preserves functional and structural integrity of a human tracheal allograft. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.84
Mid-term results after endovascular stent-graft placement due to penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the thoracic aorta. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 0.84
Analysis of Fas (Apo-1/CD95) expression in non-small cell lung cancer. Anticancer Res (2004) 0.83
Relation between size of prosthesis and valve gradient: comparison of two aortic bioprosthesis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.83
Initial results after combined repair of aortic arch aneurysms by sequential transposition of the supra-aortic branches and consecutive endovascular stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.83
Treatment of acute type a dissection by percutaneous endovascular stent-graft placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.83
In vivo microdialysis to measure antibiotic penetration into soft tissue during cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.83
Results after endovascular stent graft placement in atherosclerotic aneurysms involving the descending aorta. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.83
Granulocyte-based immune response against decellularized or glutaraldehyde cross-linked vascular tissue. Biomaterials (2006) 0.83
Extended videoscopic robotic thymectomy with the da Vinci telemanipulator for the treatment of myasthenia gravis: the Vienna experience. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.83