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1
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Bispectral index-guided sedation with dexmedetomidine in intensive care: a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled phase II study.
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Crit Care Med
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2002
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1.94
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2
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Ten years of clinical results with a tissue-engineered pulmonary valve.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2011
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1.70
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3
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Validity and reliability of the DDS for severity of delirium in the ICU.
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Neurocrit Care
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2005
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1.52
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4
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Mid-term clinical results using a tissue-engineered pulmonary valve to reconstruct the right ventricular outflow tract during the Ross procedure.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2007
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1.50
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5
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Prolonged intensive care unit stay in cardiac surgery: risk factors and long-term-survival.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2006
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1.42
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6
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Three-year survival after four major post-cardiac operative complications.
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Crit Care Med
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2006
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1.28
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7
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Decellularized xenogenic heart valves reveal remodeling and growth potential in vivo.
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Tissue Eng
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2006
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1.03
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8
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Bispectral index versus COMFORT score to determine the level of sedation in paediatric intensive care unit patients: a prospective study.
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Crit Care
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2004
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1.03
|
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9
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Preoperative oral carbohydrate administration to ASA III-IV patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
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Anesth Analg
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2006
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1.01
|
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10
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Immune response in patients receiving a bioprosthetic heart valve: lack of response with decellularized valves.
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Tissue Eng Part A
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2011
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1.00
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11
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Surgical management of multiple coronary artery aneurysms, including the giant form.
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Tex Heart Inst J
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2009
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0.99
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12
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Overestimation of the operative risk by the EuroSCORE also in high-risk patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with a stentless biological prosthesis.
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Heart Surg Forum
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2010
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0.95
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13
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Covered perforated aortocoronary saphenous vein graft aneurysm.
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J Card Surg
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2008
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0.94
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14
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Tissue-engineered heart valve scaffolds.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2009
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0.93
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15
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Recellularization of aortic valves in pigs.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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2010
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0.92
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16
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Left ventricular volume reduction surgery: The 4th International Registry Report 2004.
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J Card Surg
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2005
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0.92
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17
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Histological evaluation of tissue-engineered heart valves implanted in the juvenile sheep model: is there a need for in-vitro seeding?
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2006
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0.90
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18
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Operative technique and early hemodynamic results with the Freedom Solo valve.
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2006
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0.87
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19
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Immunological and echocardiographic evaluation of decellularized versus cryopreserved allografts during the Ross operation.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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2005
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0.87
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20
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The effect of surface roughness on activation of the coagulation system and platelet adhesion in rotary blood pumps.
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Artif Organs
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2007
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0.86
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21
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Increased interleukin-10 and cortisol in long-term alcoholics after cardiopulmonary bypass: a hint to the increased postoperative infection rate?
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Alcohol Clin Exp Res
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2005
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0.84
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22
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Continuous suture technique for freedom stentless valve: reduced crossclamp time.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
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2006
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0.83
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23
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Noninvasive monitoring of cardiac function in a chronic ischemic heart failure model in the rat: assessment with tissue Doppler and non-Doppler 2D strain echocardiography.
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Cardiovasc Ultrasound
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2011
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0.83
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24
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Stress induced IL-10 does not seem to be essential for early monocyte deactivation following cardiac surgery.
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Cytokine
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2003
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0.82
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25
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Clinical experience with the ATS 3F stentless aortic bioprosthesis: five years' follow up.
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2010
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0.82
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26
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A retrospective non-randomized study on the impact of INTEGUSEAL, a preoperative microbial skin sealant, on the rate of surgical site infections after cardiac surgery.
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Int J Infect Dis
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2011
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0.81
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27
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Stentless aortic valve replacement in the young patient: long-term results.
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J Cardiothorac Surg
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2013
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0.81
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28
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A tissue engineered heart valve implanted in a juvenile sheep model.
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Med Sci Monit
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2003
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0.81
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29
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Cerebroprotective effect of piracetam in patients undergoing coronary bypass burgery.
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Med Sci Monit
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2008
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0.81
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30
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Factors predicting the time until atrial fibrillation recurrence after concomitant left atrial ablation.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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2008
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0.81
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31
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Clinical experience with expanded use of the Ross procedure: a paradigm shift?
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2010
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0.80
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32
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The Freedom SOLO valve: superior hemodynamic results with a new stentless pericardial valve for aortic valve replacement.
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2007
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0.80
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33
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Cerebroprotective effect of piracetam in patients undergoing open heart surgery.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2011
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0.80
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34
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Transfemoral versus conventional aortic valve implantation--early postoperative cognitive outcome.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2012
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0.80
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35
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Comparison of cryopreserved homografts and decellularized porcine heterografts implanted in sheep.
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Artif Organs
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2004
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0.80
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36
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A review of current strategies to reduce intraoperative bacterial contamination of surgical wounds.
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GMS Krankenhhyg Interdiszip
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2007
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0.80
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37
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Low-dose prostacyclin preserves renal function in high-risk patients after coronary bypass surgery.
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Crit Care Med
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2002
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0.80
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38
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Endothelial cell-seeded bovine internal mammary artery for complete revascularization.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2007
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0.79
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39
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Extracellular matrix in deoxycholic acid decellularized aortic heart valves.
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Med Sci Monit
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2012
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0.79
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40
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Six years of clinical follow-up with endothelial cell-seeded small-diameter vascular grafts during coronary bypass surgery.
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J Tissue Eng
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2013
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0.78
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41
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Ablation of atrial fibrillation in valvular heart surgery: are results determined by underlying valve disease?
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2007
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0.78
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42
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Can autologous vascular endothelial cell seeding increase the patency rate of small-diameter No-React-treated bovine internal mammary arteries? An in vivo study in juvenile sheep.
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Med Sci Monit
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2007
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0.78
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43
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Local glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor delivery from the pump surface attenuates platelet adhesion in continuous flow ventricular assist devices.
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Artif Organs
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2008
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0.78
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44
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The role of atrial remodeling for ablation of atrial fibrillation.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2008
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0.78
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45
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Improvement in cost-effectiveness and customer satisfaction by a quality management system according to EN ISO 9001:2000.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
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2005
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0.78
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46
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Temporary left ventricular assist and levosimendan for coronary artery spasm.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
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2005
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0.78
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47
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Partial left ventriculectomy--The Third International Registry Report 2002.
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J Card Surg
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2003
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0.78
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48
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Age-dependent chronic rejection after experimental heart transplantation.
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J Heart Lung Transplant
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2006
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0.77
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49
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Results with decellularized xenografts.
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Circ Res
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2006
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0.77
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50
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Small-dose epoprostenol decreases systemic oxygen consumption and splanchnic oxygen extraction during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Anesth Analg
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2006
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0.77
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51
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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with congestive heart failure.
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J Card Fail
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2007
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0.77
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52
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Levosimendan may improve survival in patients requiring mechanical assist devices for post-cardiotomy heart failure.
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Crit Care
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2006
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0.77
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53
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The relationship between structure and function: why does reshaping the left ventricle surgically not always result in functional improvement?
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Comput Biol Med
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2003
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0.77
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54
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Ross procedure with a tissue-engineered heart valve in complex congenital aortic valve disease.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2007
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0.76
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55
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Protracted bleeding after hirudin anticoagulation for cardiac surgery in a patient with HIT II and chronic renal failure.
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Artif Organs
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2005
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0.76
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56
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Clonidine attenuated early proinflammatory response in T-cell subsets after cardiac surgery.
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Anesth Analg
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2006
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0.76
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57
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Effect of partial left ventriculectomy on left and right ventricular volumes and function as assessed with electron beam tomography: preliminary results.
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Eur Radiol
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2002
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0.75
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58
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Concomitant ablation of atrial fibrillation in octogenarians: an observational study.
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J Cardiothorac Surg
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2008
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0.75
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59
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Is the Ross procedure really a Trojan horse?
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Eur Heart J
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2008
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0.75
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60
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Seeding human endothelial cells on complex three-dimensional scaffolds.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2006
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0.75
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61
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Atypical vessels as an early sign of intracardiac myxoma?
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Cardiovasc Ultrasound
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2004
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0.75
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62
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Aortocoronary endothelial cell-seeded polytetrafluoroethylene graft: 9-year patency.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2007
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0.75
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63
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Predictive Power and Implication of EuroSCORE, EuroSCORE II and STS Score for Isolated Repeated Aortic Valve Replacement.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2015
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0.75
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64
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Decellularization of xenogenic biologic tissue.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2008
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0.75
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65
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Use of an antimicrobial skin sealant reduces surgical site infection in patients undergoing routine cardiac surgery.
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Surg Infect (Larchmt)
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2011
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0.75
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66
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Analysis of atrial fibrillatory activity from high-resolution surface electrocardiograms: Evaluation and application of a new system.
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Exp Clin Cardiol
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2008
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0.75
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67
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Can cryopreservation destroy the extracellular matrix of pulmonary allografts?
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Ann Thorac Surg
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2007
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0.75
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68
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Risk and Outcome of Aortic Valve Surgery in the Transcatheter Valve Era: The Gender Aspect.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2015
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0.75
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69
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[Customer satisfaction with a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000: Increase in the satisfaction of cooperating clinics].
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Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich
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2006
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0.75
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70
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Concomitant ablation of atrial fibrillation: are results associated with surgeon's experience?
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J Card Surg
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2007
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0.75
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71
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Effect of different pump heads for CPB on early cognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2012
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0.75
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72
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Molecular adsorbents recirculating system dialysis for liver insufficiency and sepsis following right ventricular assist device after cardiac surgery.
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Artif Organs
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2004
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0.75
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73
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Encouraging experience with intracardiac transplantation of unselected autologous bone marrow cells concomitant with coronary artery bypass surgery after myocardial infarction.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2011
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0.75
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74
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A new PRECiSe (priming reduced extracorporeal circulation setup) minimizes the need for blood transfusions: first clinical results in coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Heart Surg Forum
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2005
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0.75
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75
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Partnership for the heart. German-Estonian health project for the treatment of congenital heart defects in Estonia.
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Health Policy
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2004
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0.75
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76
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Images in cardiovascular medicine. Aortic allograft in the pulmonary position after twenty-three years.
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Circulation
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2002
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0.75
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77
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Inadequate cytoplasmatic calcium signals in alveolar macrophages after cardiac surgery.
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Inflamm Res
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2010
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0.75
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78
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Cardiac effects of experimental intravenous bone marrow cell transplantation after myocardial infarction.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2012
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0.75
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79
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[Tissue-engineered heart valves. The latest generation of biological valve prostheses].
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Arq Bras Cardiol
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2002
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0.75
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80
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High concordance of invasive and echocardiographic mean pressure gradients in patients with a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis.
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J Heart Valve Dis
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2005
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0.75
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81
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[Certification and quality management of a complex university cardiac center according to law EN ISO 9001: 2000].
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Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich
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2003
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0.75
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82
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Biventricular assist device in extreme anorexia nervosa.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
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2002
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0.75
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83
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Bridge-to-recovery from acute myocarditis in a 12-year-old child.
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Artif Organs
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2004
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0.75
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84
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Low-prime system minimizes transfusions and hemodilution in coronary bypass.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
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2006
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0.75
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85
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Cerebroprotective effect of preoperative dual antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery.
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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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2013
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0.75
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86
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[Berlin experiences with the "CorCap". "Hearts have become smaller, pump function is improved].
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MMW Fortschr Med
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2004
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0.75
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87
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[Controlling of medical goods through process-oriented quality management. Interface between a cardiac surgery university clinic and an external consultant].
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Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich
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2004
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0.75
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