Published in Ann Thorac Surg on June 01, 2007
Wandering permanent pacemaker generators in children: a case series. J Med Case Rep (2008) 0.75
Laparoscopic-assisted retrieval of migrated intra-abdominal pacemaker generator. Pediatr Cardiol (2011) 0.75
An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 4.10
Variation in outcomes for benchmark operations: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 2.67
What is operative mortality? Defining death in a surgical registry database: a report of the STS Congenital Database Taskforce and the Joint EACTS-STS Congenital Database Committee. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.59
Report of the 2005 STS Congenital Heart Surgery Practice and Manpower Survey. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.50
The effect of ductal diameter on surgical and medical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm neonates: size matters. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 2.24
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: collective review of surgical therapy. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 2.23
Trends in vascular ring surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 2.04
Contemporary Fontan operation: association between early outcome and type of cavopulmonary connection. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 2.04
Characterization and functionality of cardiac progenitor cells in congenital heart patients. Circulation (2011) 1.99
The importance of nomenclature for congenital cardiac disease: implications for research and evaluation. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.92
Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2011) 1.86
Surgery for complications of trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defects: a multi-institutional study from the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.86
Spontaneous closure of small residual ventricular septal defects after surgical repair. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.79
Report of the 2010 society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery practice and manpower survey. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.76
A simplified categorization for common arterial trunk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.70
Mortality and neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age comparing hybrid and Norwood procedures. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.68
An empirically based tool for analyzing morbidity associated with operations for congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.68
Comparison of surgical and interventional therapy of native and recurrent aortic coarctation regarding different age groups during childhood. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.64
Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--the perspective of cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.63
Survival after surgical drainage of malignant pericardial effusion. World J Surg (2015) 1.63
Predictive power of serum cystatin C to detect acute kidney injury and pediatric-modified RIFLE class in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2012) 1.57
Dexamethasone reduces postoperative troponin levels in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.56
Initial application in the EACTS and STS Congenital Heart Surgery Databases of an empirically derived methodology of complexity adjustment to evaluate surgical case mix and results. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.56
Long-term follow-up after pacemaker implantation in neonates and infants. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.54
Fetal spina bifida in a mouse model: loss of neural function in utero. J Neurosurg (2007) 1.53
Congenital heart surgery databases around the world: do we need a global database? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2010) 1.50
The Aristotle score for congenital heart surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2004) 1.48
The effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in children. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2011) 1.46
Risk factors for reoperation after relief of congenital subaortic stenosis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.46
Variation in outcomes for risk-stratified pediatric cardiac surgical operations: an analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.46
Quality measures for congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg (2012) 1.45
Use of partial cardiopulmonary bypass for coarctation repair through a left thoracotomy in children without collaterals. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.43
The silent epidemic of falls from buildings: analysis of risk factors. Pediatr Surg Int (2006) 1.43
Surgical management of neonatal atrioventricular septal defect with aortic arch obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.39
Percutaneous coronary interventions prior to coronary artery bypass surgery. J Card Surg (2015) 1.39
The Ross operation in children: effects of aortic annuloplasty. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.38
Accuracy of the aristotle basic complexity score for classifying the mortality and morbidity potential of congenital heart surgery operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.36
Tetralogy of Fallot: results of a pulmonary valve-sparing strategy. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.28
Initial application in the STS congenital database of complexity adjustment to evaluate surgical case mix and results. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.28
Hemodynamic and gas transfer properties of a compliant thoracic artificial lung. ASAIO J (2005) 1.25
Pre- and postoperative evaluation of congenital heart disease in children and adults with 64-section CT. Radiographics (2007) 1.24
Nomenclature and databases - the past, the present, and the future : a primer for the congenital heart surgeon. Pediatr Cardiol (2007) 1.20
Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.20
The safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of esmolol for blood pressure control immediately after repair of coarctation of the aorta in infants and children: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.18
Complete atrioventricular canal: comparison of modified single-patch technique with two-patch technique. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.15
Evolving surgical strategy for sinus venosus atrial septal defect: effect on sinus node function and late venous obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.14
Lessons learned from the data analysis of the second harvest (1998-2001) of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 1.12
Nomenclature and databases for the surgical treatment of congenital cardiac disease--an updated primer and an analysis of opportunities for improvement. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.11
Outcomes of 829 neonates with complete transposition of the great arteries 12-17 years after repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 1.10
The Gerbode defect: the significance of a left ventricular to right atrial shunt. Cardiol Young (2009) 1.10
Human eccrine sweat gland cells can reconstitute a stratified epidermis. J Invest Dermatol (2010) 1.10
Early insertion of a pulmonary valve for chronic regurgitation helps restoration of ventricular dimensions. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.09
Integra Artificial Skin for burn scar revision in adolescents and children. Burns (2009) 1.08
Cardiac output measurement in children: comparison of the Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor with thermodilution cardiac output measurement. Intensive Care Med (2008) 1.08
Permanent cardiac pacing in children: choosing the optimal pacing site: a multicenter study. Circulation (2012) 1.07
J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for congenital heart surgery. 111 Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery: surgical lessons and outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.07
Coarctation of the aorta: midterm outcomes of resection with extended end-to-end anastomosis. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.07
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: results of surgical repair of 100 patients at a single institution. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.06
Aprotinin is safe in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.05
Formation of human capillaries in vitro: the engineering of prevascularized matrices. Tissue Eng Part A (2010) 1.05
Modified Blalock Taussig shunt: a not-so-simple palliative procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.05
The improvement of care for paediatric and congenital cardiac disease across the World: a challenge for the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.04
Markers to evaluate the quality and self-renewing potential of engineered human skin substitutes in vitro and after transplantation. J Invest Dermatol (2008) 1.04
Family impact greatest: predictors of quality of life and psychological adjustment in pediatric burn survivors. J Trauma (2002) 1.03
Formation of a stenotic fibrotic membrane at the distal anastomosis of bovine jugular vein grafts (Contegra) after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.02
Living autologous heart valves engineered from human prenatally harvested progenitors. Circulation (2006) 1.02
Tension gastrothorax. J Pediatr Surg (2005) 1.02
Conversion of the failed Fontan circulation. Cardiol Young (2006) 1.01
Physiologically low oxygen concentrations in fetal skin regulate hypoxia-inducible factor 1 and transforming growth factor-beta3. FASEB J (2002) 1.00
Impact of noncardiac congenital and genetic abnormalities on outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.00
Contemporary patterns of management of tetralogy of Fallot: data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.99
A novel bioresorbable film reduces postoperative adhesions after infant cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.99
Effectiveness of a single-session early psychological intervention for children after road traffic accidents: a randomised controlled trial. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health (2010) 0.99
Clinical presentation and outcome in a series of 88 patients with the cblC defect. J Inherit Metab Dis (2014) 0.98
Conservative treatment of stable volar plate injuries of the proximal interphalangeal joint in children and adolescents: a prospective study. Pediatr Emerg Care (2009) 0.98
Innovation in basic science: stem cells and their role in the treatment of paediatric cardiac failure--opportunities and challenges. Cardiol Young (2009) 0.98
Left heart atrial and ventricular epicardial pacing through a left lateral thoracotomy in children: a safe approach with excellent functional and cosmetic results. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 0.97
Matriderm versus Integra: a comparative experimental study. Burns (2008) 0.97
A novel combination of bioresorbable polymeric film and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene provides a protective barrier and reduces adhesions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.97
Stigmatization predicts psychological adjustment and quality of life in children and adolescents with a facial difference. J Pediatr Psychol (2012) 0.97
Cost-effectiveness of routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in pediatric cardiac surgery: a 10-year experience. Anesth Analg (2005) 0.97
Classification of the functionally univentricular heart: unity from mapped codes. Cardiol Young (2006) 0.96
Biliary atresia: Swiss national study, 1994-2004. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr (2008) 0.96
Repair of congenital tracheal stenosis. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2002) 0.95
The beneficial effects of total cavopulmonary conversion and arrhythmia surgery for the failed Fontan. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2002) 0.95
Primary intimal pulmonary artery sarcoma: a diagnostic challenge. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.95
Arrhythmia surgery in association with complex congenital heart repairs excluding patients with fontan conversion. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2003) 0.94