Published in Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg on December 22, 2011
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Facilitated minimally invasive left ventricular epicardial lead placement. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 2.05
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Value of augmented reality-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for determining optimal annuloplasty ring size during mitral valve repair. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.47
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Significant value of autopsy for quality management in cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.45
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Minimally invasive transapical beating heart aortic valve implantation--proof of concept. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 1.45
Effect of preoperative statin therapy on patients undergoing isolated and combined valvular heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.44
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Comparison of outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery for posterior, anterior and bileaflet prolapse. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.41
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One-year follow-up of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery assessed with the Comprehensive Assessment of Frailty test and its simplified form. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 1.25
Increased risk of dehiscence after tricuspid valve repair with rigid annuloplasty rings. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.24
Decreased rates of substrate oxidation ex vivo predict the onset of heart failure and contractile dysfunction in rats with pressure overload. Cardiovasc Res (2009) 1.23
miR-29b participates in early aneurysm development in Marfan syndrome. Circ Res (2011) 1.22
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A meta-analysis of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest versus moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.19
Gore-tex chordoplasty in degenerative mitral valve repair. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.19
Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection during cardiac procedures: early and late outcome in 48 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.18
Comparison of aortic root measurements in patients undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) using three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) and multislice computed tomography (MSCT): differences and variability. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.16
Closed incision management with negative pressure wound therapy. Expert Rev Med Devices (2014) 1.15
Cyclic mechanical stretch induces cardiomyocyte orientation and polarization of the gap junction protein connexin43. Circ Res (2010) 1.13
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Surgical management of aortic root abscess: a 13-year experience in 172 patients with 100% follow-up. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.13
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Seven-year follow-up after minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass: experience with more than 1300 patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.06
Primary repair for aortic arch obstruction associated with ventricular septal defect. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.05
Redo aortic valve surgery: early and late outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.04