Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on January 01, 1990
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Successful weaning of a transplanted heart from biventricular assist device. Ann Thorac Surg (2000) 1.40
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305 cases of permanent intravenous pacemaker treatment for Adams-Stokes syndrome. Surgery (1966) 1.38
Repair of flail anterior leaflets of tricuspid and mitral valves by cusp remodeling. Ann Thorac Surg (1990) 1.37
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The DiGeorge syndrome. I. Clinical evaluation and course of partial and complete forms of the syndrome. Eur J Pediatr (1988) 1.27
Productive infection of primary human endothelial cells by pig endogenous retrovirus (PERV). Xenotransplantation (2000) 1.25
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Chronic hepatitis e in heart transplant recipients. Am J Transplant (2012) 1.18
Site of pleural drain insertion and early postoperative pulmonary function following coronary artery bypass grafting with internal mammary artery. Chest (1999) 1.18
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Bridge to thoracic organ transplantation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension using a pumpless lung assist device. Am J Transplant (2009) 1.15
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Transposition of the greater omentum for management of mediastinal infection following orthotopic heart transplantation: a case report. J Heart Transplant (1987) 1.11
Fibrin adhesive: an important hemostatic adjunct in cardiovascular operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1982) 1.09
Thoracic aortic aneurysms after acute type A aortic dissection: necessity for follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg (1990) 1.08
Coating-techniques to improve the hemocompatibility of artificial devices used for extracorporeal circulation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1999) 1.08
Bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation. State of the art. Clin Transplant (1999) 1.08
The DiGeorge sequence. II. Immunologic findings in partial and complete forms of the disorder. Eur J Pediatr (1989) 1.07
In vivo evaluation of the Lillehei-Kaster heart valve prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg (1976) 1.07
Impact of preoperative aortic root diameter on long-term aortic valve function after valve sparing aortic root reimplantation. Circulation (2003) 1.06
Dire consequences of the indiscriminate use of Teflon felt pledgets. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1987) 1.06
Cardiac surgery beyond the Urals. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1998) 1.06
Extraanatomic thoracic aortic bypass grafts: indications, techniques, and results. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1997) 1.05
Functional results after aortic valve repair in aortic root ectasia. J Heart Valve Dis (1996) 1.05
Acute and chronic aortic dissections--determinants of long-term outcome for operative survivors. Circulation (1985) 1.04
Microvesicles as novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets in transplantation medicine. Am J Transplant (2011) 1.04
Medical compared with surgical treatment for massive pulmonary embolism. Lancet (1994) 1.03
A novel full-scale flat membrane bioreactor utilizing porcine hepatocytes: cell viability and tissue-specific functions. Biotechnol Prog (2000) 1.02
Shuttle of lentiviral vectors via transplanted cells in vivo. Gene Ther (2005) 1.02
Renal involvement in patients with congenital cyanotic heart disease. Acta Paediatr Scand (1991) 1.02
Steal phenomenon caused by a parallel branch of the internal mammary artery. Ann Thorac Surg (1990) 1.02
Complications of permanent transvenous cardiac pacing. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1975) 1.01
Increased messenger RNA level of the inhibitory G protein alpha subunit Gi alpha-2 in human end-stage heart failure. Circ Res (1992) 1.01
Improved endothelial cell attachment on ePTFE vascular grafts pretreated with synthetic RGD-containing peptides. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (1996) 1.00
Influence of mitral valve surgery on tricuspid incompetence concomitant with mitral valve disease. Circulation (1980) 0.98
Treatment of acute myocardial infarction by transmural blood supply from the ventricular cavity. Eur Surg Res (1971) 0.98
Flush perfusion with low potassium dextran solution improves early graft function in clinical lung transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2001) 0.97
Porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) was not transmitted from transplanted porcine endothelial cells to baboons in vivo. Transpl Int (1998) 0.97
Laser printing of cells into 3D scaffolds. Biofabrication (2010) 0.97
Effects of minimal invasive coronary artery bypass on pulmonary function and postoperative pain. Ann Thorac Surg (2000) 0.97
[Echocardiographic diagnosis of the aorto-pulmonary window]. Ultraschall Med (2006) 0.97
Aptamer-based isolation and subsequent imaging of mesenchymal stem cells in ischemic myocard by magnetic resonance imaging. Rofo (2007) 0.97
Surgical treatment of active infective endocarditis with paravalvular involvement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1994) 0.97
Tissue engineering of vascular grafts: human cell seeding of decellularised porcine matrix. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (2000) 0.96
Tachyarrhythmic syncopes in children with structurally normal hearts with and without QT-prolongation in the electrocardiogram. Eur J Pediatr (1982) 0.96
Predictors of proximal aortic dissection at the time of aortic valve replacement. Circulation (1999) 0.96
Proximal aortic dissection late after aortic valve surgery: 119 cases of a distinct clinical entity. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2000) 0.96
Immunosuppressive therapy after human lung transplantation. Eur Respir J (2004) 0.96