Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on July 06, 2010
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Cerebral functions and metabolism after antegrade selective cerebral perfusion in aortic arch surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.41
How really safe is unilateral selective cerebral perfusion? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.40
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Intravenous paracetamol as adjunctive treatment for postoperative pain after cardiac surgery: a double blind randomized controlled trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.19
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Heart fatty acid binding protein in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction: where do we stand today? Cardiology (2006) 1.12
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Retrograde and antegrade cerebral perfusion: results in short elective arch reconstructive times. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.04
Fifteen-year results with the Hancock II valve: a multicenter experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.04
Multicenter early experience with extended aortic repair in acute aortic dissection: is simultaneous descending stent grafting justified? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.04
Relationship between obesity and early failure of total knee prostheses. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2009) 1.03
Should intentional endovascular stent-graft coverage of the left subclavian artery be preceded by prophylactic revascularisation? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.02
Allogenic sternal transplant after sternectomy for metastasis of ovarian carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.02
Outcome of cardiac surgery in low birth weight and premature infants. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 1.02
Descending thoracic aortic diseases: stent-graft repair. Radiology (2003) 1.01
Do statins improve outcomes and delay the progression of non-rheumatic calcific aortic stenosis? Heart (2011) 0.99
Aortic valve periprosthetic leakage: anatomic observations and surgical results. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.98
Upper 'J' ministernotomy versus full sternotomy: an easier approach for aortic valve reoperation. J Heart Valve Dis (2013) 0.98
Mitral valve repair or replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation? The Italian Study on the Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (ISTIMIR). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.97
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Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the left lung base without sequestration. Heart Lung Circ (2008) 0.95
Very early malfunction of a large stentless aortic valve. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 0.95
Using administrative data to identify and stage breast cancer cases: implications for assessing quality of care. Tumori (2011) 0.95
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Heart surgery in patients on chronic dialysis: is there still room for improvement in early and long-term outcome? Heart Vessels (2010) 0.93
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The first coronary by-pass grafting surgery done in western and central Africa. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 0.93
Aortic root replacement with composite valve graft. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.93
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