Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on January 19, 2005
Fibrin glue in coronary artery bypass grafting operations: casting out the Devil with Beelzebub? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 2.50
Miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery bypass surgery: marginal impact on inflammation and coagulation but loss of safety margins. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 2.33
Seeding of human endothelial cells on valve containing aortic mini-roots: development of a seeding device and procedure. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 2.19
Shedding of the endothelial glycocalyx in patients undergoing major vascular surgery with global and regional ischemia. Circulation (2007) 2.11
Burnout and risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence, possible causal paths, and promising research directions. Psychol Bull (2006) 2.01
Reliability of a new algorithm for continuous cardiac output determination by pulse-contour analysis during hemodynamic instability. Crit Care Med (2002) 1.99
Randomized comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting in unprotected left main stem stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.98
Surgical epicardial left ventricular lead versus coronary sinus lead placement in biventricular pacing. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 1.89
Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with the Contegra bovine jugular vein conduit: a word of caution. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.65
Relation of educational level to inflammation-sensitive biomarker level. Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.64
Predictive value of high sensitivity CRP in patients with diastolic heart failure. Int J Cardiol (2007) 1.63
Circulation of CD34+ progenitor cell populations in patients with idiopathic dilated and ischaemic cardiomyopathy (DCM and ICM). Eur Heart J (2007) 1.63
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
Burnout and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study of apparently healthy employed persons. Psychosom Med (2006) 1.52
Opsonization of apoptotic cells by autologous iC3b facilitates clearance by immature dendritic cells, down-regulates DR and CD86, and up-regulates CC chemokine receptor 7. J Exp Med (2002) 1.51
Sirolimus impairs gonadal function in heart transplant recipients. Am J Transplant (2004) 1.50
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
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
Asthma in adventure travelers: a prospective study evaluating the occurrence and risk factors for acute exacerbations. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.45
Risk factors for atherosclerosis and the degeneration of pericardial valves after aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.42
Attempted forced titration of blood pressure to <130/85 mm Hg in type 2 diabetic hypertensive patients in clinical practice: the diastolic cost. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) (2006) 1.41
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
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: single center experience with 1,000 consecutive patients. Isr Med Assoc J (2004) 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
The association between burnout, depression, anxiety, and inflammation biomarkers: C-reactive protein and fibrinogen in men and women. J Occup Health Psychol (2005) 1.31
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
On the nature of burnout-insomnia relationships: a prospective study of employed adults. J Psychosom Res (2008) 1.16
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
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
Short-term exposure to air pollution and inflammation-sensitive biomarkers. Environ Res (2007) 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
Platelet counts and platelet activation markers in obese subjects. Mediators Inflamm (2008) 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
Revascularization of the right coronary artery in bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 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
Serum cholinesterase activities distinguish between stroke patients and controls and predict 12-month mortality. Mol Med (2010) 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
Environmental air pollution has decremental effects on pulmonary function test parameters up to one week after exposure. Am J Med Sci (2009) 1.01
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
Burnout and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study of 8838 employees. Psychosom Med (2012) 0.97
Angiographic evidence for reduced graft patency due to competitive flow in composite arterial T-grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.97
Near-infrared fluorescence coronary angiography: a new noninvasive technology for intraoperative graft patency control. Heart Surg Forum (2002) 0.97
Psychiatric and psychosocial outcome of cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a prospective 12-month follow-up study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (2005) 0.96
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
Low-dose ketamine via intravenous patient-controlled analgesia device after various transthoracic procedures improves analgesia and patient and family satisfaction. Pain Manag Nurs (2010) 0.94
Revascularization of left anterior descending artery with drug-eluting stents: comparison with minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.93
HLA-DR matching improves survival after heart transplantation: is it time to change allocation policies? J Heart Lung Transplant (2006) 0.93
The interval between prothrombin time tests and the quality of oral anticoagulants treatment in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Thromb Res (2006) 0.93
Modification of surgical planning based on cardiac multidetector computed tomography in reoperative heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.93
Higher levels of serum cytokines and myocardial tissue markers during on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. J Card Surg (2006) 0.92
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
Use of intraoperative epiaortic ultrasonography to delineate aortic atheroma. Chest (2005) 0.92
The association of higher levels of within-normal-limits liver enzymes and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2010) 0.92
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
Low-grade inflammation in individuals with the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: another feature of the atherogenic dysmetabolism. Metabolism (2009) 0.91
Early signaling of inflammation in acute ischemic stroke: clinical and rheological implications. Thromb Res (2007) 0.91
Airway anastomosis complications in de novo lung transplantation with sirolimus-based immunosuppression. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.91
Tacrolimus or cyclosporine: which is the better partner for mycophenolate mofetil in heart transplant recipients? Transplantation (2004) 0.90
Outcome after homograft redo operation in aortic position. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.90
Blood type incompatible cardiac transplantation in young infants. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.90
Micro-inflammatory changes in asymptomatic healthy adults during bouts of respiratory tract infections in the community: potential triggers for atherothrombotic events. Atherosclerosis (2009) 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
Elevated resting heart rate is associated with the metabolic syndrome. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2009) 0.89
Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in octogenarians: a follow-up study. Geriatr Gerontol Int (2012) 0.89
Association of fear of terror with low-grade inflammation among apparently healthy employed adults. Psychosom Med (2004) 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
Erythrocyte adhesiveness/aggregation: a novel biomarker for the detection of low-grade internal inflammation in individuals with atherothrombotic risk factors and proven vascular disease. Am Heart J (2005) 0.88
No-touch aorta off-pump coronary surgery: the effect on stroke. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.88
The effects of physical fitness and feeling vigorous on self-rated health. Health Psychol (2008) 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
Tissue engineering of autologous human heart valves using cryopreserved vascular umbilical cord cells. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.87
Exploring the usefulness of inflammation-sensitive biomarkers to reveal potential sex differences in relation to low-grade inflammation in individuals with the metabolic syndrome. Metabolism (2008) 0.87
Effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger ribonucleic acid expression and nitric oxide synthesis in ischemic and nonischemic isolated rat heart. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 0.87