Published in Transplantation on November 01, 2015
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in awake patients as bridge to lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.86
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Long-term results after aortic valve-sparing operation (David I). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 2.16
Methylene blue: the drug of choice for catecholamine-refractory vasoplegia after cardiopulmonary bypass? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 2.14
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Long-term cardiac allograft valves after heart transplant are functionally and structurally preserved, in contrast to homografts and bioprostheses. J Heart Valve Dis (2006) 2.04
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Safety and efficacy of bioabsorbable magnesium alloy stents in porcine coronary arteries. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2006) 1.97
RNA interference therapy in lung transplant patients infected with respiratory syncytial virus. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.94
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Normothermic perfusion of donor lungs for preservation and assessment with the Organ Care System Lung before bilateral transplantation: a pilot study of 12 patients. Lancet (2012) 1.75
Elephant trunk procedure 27 years after Borst: what remains and what is new? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.73
Ascending aortic cannulation for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection: another option. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.73
Sutureless Perceval S aortic valve replacement: a multicenter, prospective pilot trial. J Heart Valve Dis (2009) 1.70
Increased chimerism of bronchial and alveolar epithelium in human lung allografts undergoing chronic injury. Am J Pathol (2003) 1.69
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Extended pulmonary resections of advanced thoracic malignancies with support of cardiopulmonary bypass. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 1.54
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Pulmonary preservation with LPD and celsior solution in porcine lung transplantation after 24 h of cold ischemia. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 1.51
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Isolated surgical aortic valve replacement after previous coronary artery bypass grafting with patent grafts: is this old-fashioned technique obsolete? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.51
The impact of deep and moderate body temperatures on end-organ function during hypothermic circulatory arrest. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.51
Surfactant function in lung transplantation after 24 hours of ischemia: advantage of retrograde flush perfusion for preservation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.49
Higher frequencies of BCRP+ cardiac resident cells in ischaemic human myocardium. Eur Heart J (2012) 1.49
C1-esterase-inhibitor for primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation. Transplantation (2014) 1.49
Anticoagulation for prosthetic heart valves during pregnancy: is low-molecular-weight heparin an alternative? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2002) 1.49
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Scalable expansion of human pluripotent stem cells in suspension culture. Nat Protoc (2011) 1.46
Thrombus formation in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.46
A multi-modal intervention in management of left ventricular assist device outpatients: dietary counselling, controlled exercise and psychosocial support. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.46
Microbial adhesion on membrane oxygenators in patients requiring extracorporeal life support detected by a universal rDNA PCR test. ASAIO J (2013) 1.44
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Treatment of patients with recurrent or persistent infection of cardiac implantable electronic devices. Europace (2010) 1.43
Myocardial tissue engineering: the extracellular matrix. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.43
One-year outcomes of the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Stenosis With a Next Generation Surgical Aortic Valve (TRITON) trial: a prospective multicenter study of rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement with the EDWARDS INTUITY Valve System. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.43
Economic aspects of deep sternal wound infections. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.42
The frozen elephant trunk technique: a new treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.42
Prevalence of CCR5Delta32 polymorphism in long-term survivors of heart transplantation. Transpl Immunol (2006) 1.42
Immunoglobulin G treatment of postcardiac surgery patients with score-identified severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome--the ESSICS study. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.42
Thromboelastometry-guided administration of fibrinogen concentrate for the treatment of excessive intraoperative bleeding in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.41
Allogeneic CD4+CD25high T cells regulate obliterative bronchiolitis of heterotopic bronchus allografts in both porcinized and humanized mouse models. Transplantation (2015) 1.40
No evidence of transdifferentiation of human endothelial progenitor cells into cardiomyocytes after coculture with neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Circulation (2006) 1.39
Evaluation of tissue factor bearing microparticles as biomarkers in allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. Transplantation (2011) 1.39
Clinical relevance of intracranial high intensity transient signals in patients following prosthetic aortic valve replacement. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2002) 1.38
Myocardial infarction following coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases healthcare resource utilization. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.35
Hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in ascending aortic and aortic arch surgery: a risk factor analysis for adverse outcome in 501 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.35
Bridge to lung transplantation with the novel pumpless interventional lung assist device NovaLung. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.33
Intramural hematoma of the aorta: predictors of progression to dissection and rupture. Circulation (2003) 1.30
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived Flk-1 progenitor cells engraft, differentiate, and improve heart function in a mouse model of acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J (2011) 1.29
Mesenchymal stem cells and progenitor cells in connective tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: is there a future for transplantation? Langenbecks Arch Surg (2011) 1.26
Aortic valve replacement in geriatric patients with small aortic roots: are sutureless valves the future? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 1.25
Health-related quality of life in two hundred-eighty lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 1.25
Implantation of a centrifugal pump as a left ventricular assist device through a novel, minimized approach: upper hemisternotomy combined with anterolateral thoracotomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.25
Plexiform lesions in pulmonary arterial hypertension composition, architecture, and microenvironment. Am J Pathol (2011) 1.23
Angiotensin II induces MMP-2 in a p47phox-dependent manner. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 1.22
Nonadherence with diet and fluid restrictions among adults having hemodialysis. J Nurs Scholarsh (2005) 1.22
Virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome as a major contributor to death in patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection. Crit Care (2011) 1.21
Sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibition by cariporide to reduce the risk of ischemic cardiac events in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: results of the EXPEDITION study. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.21
Safety of the use of Tissucol Duo S in cardiovascular surgery: retrospective analysis of 2149 patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.20
Evolving strategies for treatment of acute aortic dissection type A. Circulation (2004) 1.20
Tissue engineering of small diameter vascular grafts. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (2002) 1.19
Community-acquired respiratory viral infections in lung transplant recipients: a single season cohort study. Transplantation (2009) 1.17
Murine and human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac bodies form contractile myocardial tissue in vitro. Eur Heart J (2012) 1.16
Aortic valve reimplantation in ascending aortic aneurysm: risk factors for early valve failure. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.15
Plexiform vasculopathy of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and microRNA expression. J Heart Lung Transplant (2012) 1.15
Ribavirin treatment of acute and chronic hepatitis E: a single-centre experience. Liver Int (2013) 1.14
Aortic root surgery in Marfan syndrome: Comparison of aortic valve-sparing reimplantation versus composite grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.14
Technical innovations of carinal resection for nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.14
Identification of 29 novel and nine recurrent fibrillin-1 (FBN1) mutations and genotype-phenotype correlations in 76 patients with Marfan syndrome. Hum Mutat (2005) 1.14
Decade of aortic valve sparing reimplantation: are we pushing the limits too far? Circulation (2005) 1.13