Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on January 01, 2009
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Preoperative pulmonary function tests predict mortality after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2015) 2.04
Pseudoaneurysm formation after medtronic freestyle porcine aortic bioprosthesis implantation: a word of caution. Ann Thorac Surg (2014) 2.01
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One year follow-up of the multi-centre European PARTNER transcatheter heart valve study. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.63
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Trends in aortic valve replacement for elderly patients in the United States, 1999-2011. JAMA (2013) 1.41
Impact of pulmonary hypertension on outcomes after aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.41
Trends in hospitalizations among medicare survivors of aortic valve replacement in the United States from 1999 to 2010. Ann Thorac Surg (2014) 1.37
Aortic valve replacement in geriatric patients with small aortic roots: are sutureless valves the future? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 1.25
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A rare case of sinus of valsalva-right atrial fistula secondary to an abscess perforation from underlying aortic valve endocarditis. J Cardiothorac Surg (2014) 0.88
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for treatment of aortic valve stenosis: an evidence-based Analysis (part B). Ont Health Technol Assess Ser (2012) 0.86
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Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery: state of the art and future directions. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2015) 0.84
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The impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on patients' profiles and outcomes of aortic valve surgery programmes: a multi-institutional appraisal. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 0.82
Optimal timing of aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis. Surg Today (2013) 0.80
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Aortic valve replacement with the Cardioprotese Premium bovine pericardium bioprosthesis: four-year clinical results. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2012) 0.78
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Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement International Registry (SU-AVR-IR): design and rationale from the International Valvular Surgery Study Group (IVSSG). Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2015) 0.77
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Long-Term Outcome of Prosthetic Valve Replacement in Japanese Patients Aged 65 Years or Older: Are Guidelines for Prosthetic Valve Selection Based on Overseas Data Appropriate for Japanese Patients? Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2015) 0.77
Aortic valve replacement vs. transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Patient selection. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.76
Cardiac anesthesia and surgery in geriatric patients: epidemiology, current surgical outcomes, and future directions. HSR Proc Intensive Care Cardiovasc Anesth (2009) 0.75
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI): Is it Time for This Intervention to be Applied in a Lower Risk Population? Clin Med Insights Cardiol (2014) 0.75
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Anticoagulant independent mechanical heart valves: viable now or still a distant holy grail. Ann Transl Med (2016) 0.75
Noninferiority of Shanghai Cingular biotech's bovine pericardial valve preclinical study in juvenile ovine model. J Thorac Dis (2016) 0.75
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The impact of age and severity of comorbid illness on outcomes after isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. Risk Manag Healthc Policy (2015) 0.75
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Recent advances in aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. F1000Res (2016) 0.75
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Hemodynamic Performance and Thrombogenic Properties of a Superhydrophobic Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve. Ann Biomed Eng (2016) 0.75
Use of extracorporeal membranous oxygenator in transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Ann Transl Med (2016) 0.75
Mass reduction and functional improvement of the left ventricle after aortic valve replacement for degenerative aortic stenosis. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.75
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Characterization of immunogenic Neu5Gc in bioprosthetic heart valves. Xenotransplantation (2016) 0.75
CD133 antibody conjugation to decellularized human heart valves intended for circulating cell capture. Biomed Mater (2015) 0.75
Physical equivalency of wild type and galactose α 1,3 galactose free porcine pericardium; a new source material for bioprosthetic heart valves. Acta Biomater (2016) 0.75
Use of Mesothelial Cells and Biological Matrices for Tissue Engineering of Simple Epithelium Surrogates. Front Bioeng Biotechnol (2015) 0.75
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Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance. N Engl J Med (2010) 32.89
Surgical treatment of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2014) 7.23
Mitral-valve repair versus replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2013) 6.21
Comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies. N Engl J Med (2012) 5.49
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 4.39
Variation in use of blood transfusion in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA (2010) 4.13
Bedside tool for predicting the risk of postoperative dialysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Circulation (2006) 3.38
Association between physician billing and cardiac stress testing patterns following coronary revascularization. JAMA (2011) 3.19
A randomized trial of inhaled cyclosporine in lung-transplant recipients. N Engl J Med (2006) 3.16
Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.11
Use of both internal thoracic arteries in diabetic patients increases deep sternal wound infection. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.82
Variation in outcomes for benchmark operations: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 2.67
Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 1--Conceptual framework and measure selection. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 2.60
Predictors of long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (the ASCERT study). Circulation (2012) 2.54
Impact of renal dysfunction on outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database. Circulation (2006) 2.51
The complex relationship between pediatric cardiac surgical case volumes and mortality rates in a national clinical database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 2.37
Atrial fibrillation correction surgery: lessons from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 2.35
Trends in mitral valve surgery in the United States: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 2.35
VENO-VENOUS BYPASS WITHOUT SYSTEMIC ANTICOAGULATION IN CANINE AND HUMAN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. Surg Forum (1983) 2.30
A decade of short-term outcomes in post cardiac surgery ventricular assist device implantation: data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database. Circulation (2007) 2.30
Clinical predictors of major infections after cardiac surgery. Circulation (2005) 2.27
STS database risk models: predictors of mortality and major morbidity for lung cancer resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 2.25
Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare data. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 2.24
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 3--valve plus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 2.18
Preoperative hematocrit is a powerful predictor of adverse outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.15
Trends in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 2.09
EVAHEART: an implantable centrifugal blood pump for long-term circulatory support. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.90
Care models and associated outcomes in congenital heart surgery. Pediatrics (2011) 1.90
Patterns of cardiac stress testing after revascularization in community practice. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 1.88
Linking clinical registry data with administrative data using indirect identifiers: implementation and validation in the congenital heart surgery population. Am Heart J (2010) 1.87
Predictors of major morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database risk adjustment model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.86
Cardiac surgery in infants with low birth weight is associated with increased mortality: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.85
Relative impact of surgeon and center volume on early mortality after the Norwood operation. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.81
Outcomes for endocarditis surgery in North America: a simplified risk scoring system. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.80
Ambulatory veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: innovation and pitfalls. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.79
The complex relationship between center volume and outcome in patients undergoing the Norwood operation. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.75
Perioperative methylprednisolone and outcome in neonates undergoing heart surgery. Pediatrics (2012) 1.75
Aortic valve bypass for the high-risk patient with aortic stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.75
Association of center volume with mortality and complications in pediatric heart surgery. Pediatrics (2012) 1.73
Complications after the Norwood operation: an analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.72
An empirically based tool for analyzing morbidity associated with operations for congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.68
Outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Impact of preoperative risk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.67
Intermediate-term outcomes of surgical atrial fibrillation correction with the CryoMaze procedure. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.65
Aprotinin shows both hemostatic and antithrombotic effects during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.63
Automated coring and apical connector insertion device for aortic valve bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.62
Influence of hospital procedural volume on care process and mortality for patients undergoing elective surgery for mitral regurgitation. Circulation (2007) 1.62
Predictors of prolonged length of stay after lobectomy for lung cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database risk-adjustment model. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.59
Current outcomes for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis surgery in North America. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.59
Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database to social security data to examine survival after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.58
J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for adult cardiac surgery. Less-invasive mitral valve operations: trends and outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.57
Center variation and outcomes associated with delayed sternal closure after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.57
Mayo Clinic Risk Score for percutaneous coronary intervention predicts in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Circulation (2008) 1.56
Comparison of cardiac surgery volumes and mortality rates between the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Medicare databases from 1993 through 2001. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.54
Effects of continuous flow left ventricular assist device support on skin tissue microcirculation and aortic hemodynamics. ASAIO J (2003) 1.54
Contemporary impact of state certificate-of-need regulations for cardiac surgery: an analysis using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Surgery Database. Circulation (2006) 1.53
Platelet function tests predict bleeding and thrombotic events after off-pump coronary bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 1.53
Thirty-day in-vivo performance of a wearable artificial pump-lung for ambulatory respiratory support. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.52
Effect of aneurysm on the tensile strength and biomechanical behavior of the ascending thoracic aorta. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.51
Contemporary results for proximal aortic replacement in North America. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.51
Prediction of long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention in older adults: results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation (2012) 1.50
Endothelial injury and acquired aspirin resistance as promoters of regional thrombin formation and early vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.49
Endovascular stenting for traumatic aortic injury: an emerging new standard of care. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.47
Predictors of mitral valve repair: clinical and surgeon factors. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 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
HLA-specific antibodies are risk factors for lymphocytic bronchiolitis and chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Am J Transplant (2005) 1.46
Hypercoagulability affecting early vein graft patency does not exist after off-pump coronary artery bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2005) 1.45
Repeat sternotomy: no longer a risk factor in mitral valve surgical procedures. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.44
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation trends and outcomes in North America. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.42
The use of lung donors older than 55 years: a review of the United Network of Organ Sharing database. J Heart Lung Transplant (2013) 1.42
Regional variation in patient risk factors and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.42
Anesthetic management of patients undergoing aortic valve bypass (apicoaortic conduit) surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth (2011) 1.38
Ambulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a new approach for bridge-to-lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.37
Prevalence and variability of internal mammary artery graft use in contemporary multivessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database. Circulation (2009) 1.36
Blunt aortic injury. N Engl J Med (2008) 1.35
Safety and feasibility of autologous myoblast transplantation in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: four-year follow-up. Circulation (2005) 1.32
Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.31
Trends in tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus comorbidity, United States, 1993-2004. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.30
Outcomes of a multicenter trial of the Levitronix CentriMag ventricular assist system for short-term circulatory support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.29
Blood soluble drag-reducing polymers prevent lethality from hemorrhagic shock in acute animal experiments. Biorheology (2004) 1.29
Computational and experimental evaluation of the fluid dynamics and hemocompatibility of the CentriMag blood pump. Artif Organs (2006) 1.28
Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: Part 1--history, rationale, consequences. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.28
HLA-specific antibodies are associated with high-grade and persistent-recurrent lung allograft acute rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 1.27
Vascular injuries after blunt chest trauma: diagnosis and management. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med (2009) 1.25