Published in Ann Thorac Surg on December 01, 1986
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Cardiac repair in anatomically corrected malposition of the great arteries. Circulation (1973) 1.46
Routine primary repair vs two-stage repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Circulation (1979) 1.43
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Identification of thoracic isomerism from the plain chest radiograph. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1978) 1.12
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The enlargement of small pulmonary arteries by preliminary palliative operations. Circulation (1977) 1.05
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Electrophysiological delineation of the specialized A-V conduction system in patients with corrected transposition of the great vessels and ventricular septal defect. Circulation (1975) 0.99
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Reversal by potassium of an effect of barium on the frog gastric mucosa. Am J Physiol (1969) 0.95
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Cardiac performance in infants after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Ann Thorac Surg (1974) 0.92
Metastatic mediastinal neoplasm masquerading as aortic dissection: a skip sign on computed tomography for their distinction. J Comput Tomogr (1985) 0.92
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Replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve with a composite graft. Results in 86 patients. Ann Surg (1980) 0.91
Venous prostheses: improved patency with external stents. J Surg Res (1984) 0.91
Primary total correction of tetralogy of Fallot in children less than four years of age. Circulation (1973) 0.91
Hospital mortality of re-replacement of the aortic valve. Incremental risk factors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1981) 0.91
Coronary perfusion versus cold ischemic arrest during aortic valve surgery. A randomized study. Circulation (1974) 0.91
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The lactate/pyruvate shuttle in spermatozoa: operation in vitro. Arch Biochem Biophys (1994) 0.87
Inhibitory action of gossypol on enzymes and growth of Trypanosoma cruzi. Science (1982) 0.87
Intracardiac surgery in infants under age 3 months: predictors of postoperative in-hospital cardiac death. Am J Cardiol (1981) 0.87
Catalytic properties of the sperm-specific lactate dehydrogenase (LDH X or C4) from different species. J Exp Zool (1983) 0.87
Incremental risk factors in hospital mortality rate after repair of ventricular septal defect. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1980) 0.86
A radiographic study of congenital pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. AJR Am J Roentgenol (1977) 0.86
Outcome after myocardial revascularization and renal transplantation: a 25-year single-institution experience. Ann Surg (1999) 0.85
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A shuttle system for the transfer of reducing equivalents in mouse sperm mitochondria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1978) 0.85
Transesophageal Doppler color flow mapping assessment of atrial septal defect. J Am Coll Cardiol (1990) 0.85
Distribution of ventilation and perfusion with different modes of mechanical ventilation. Am Rev Respir Dis (1991) 0.84
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Right thoracotomy for mitral reoperation: analysis of technique and outcome. Ann Thorac Surg (2000) 0.84
Surgical treatment of double-outlet left ventricle. Report of four cases. Circulation (1973) 0.84
DNA sequence-specific reading by echinomycin: role of hydrogen bonding and stacking interactions. J Med Chem (1994) 0.84
Surgical treatment of straddling tricuspid valves. Circulation (1979) 0.84
Current risks and protocols for operations for double-outlet right ventricle. Derivation from an 18 year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1986) 0.83
Repair of complete atrioventricular canal associated with tetralogy of Fallot or double-outlet right ventricle: report of 10 patients. Ann Thorac Surg (1980) 0.83
Surgical treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis with homograft aortic valve replacement. J Card Surg (1989) 0.83
Prostaglandin E1-induced hyperostosis: clinicopathologic correlations and possible pathogenetic mechanisms. Pediatr Pathol Lab Med (1997) 0.83
Tissue oxygenation with graded dissolved oxygen delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1995) 0.83
Influence of longer term left ventricular assist device support on valvular regurgitation. ASAIO J (1996) 0.82
Direct reconstruction of pulmonary artery arborization anomaly and intracardiac repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Am J Cardiol (1985) 0.82
Aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess cavity: surgical treatment with aortic valve homograft. Ann Thorac Surg (1988) 0.82
Variation in cryolesion penetration due to probe size and tissue thermal conductivity. Ann Thorac Surg (1992) 0.82
Death and other events after cardiac repair in discordant atrioventricular connection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1985) 0.82
Repair of transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect by an arterial switch operation. Circulation (1983) 0.81
The surgical treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Isr J Med Sci (1975) 0.81
Considerations in selection and management of patients undergoing valve replacement with glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine bioprotheses. Ann Thorac Surg (1980) 0.81
Septation of the univentricular heart with left anterior subaortic outlet chamber. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1982) 0.81
Two-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler color flow mapping in the diagnosis and prognosis of ventricular septal rupture. Circulation (1990) 0.81
In vitro inhibition by gossypol of oxidoreductases from human tissues. Biochem Pharmacol (1986) 0.81
Angiography of atrioventricular canal defects. Am J Cardiol (1981) 0.80
Effect of intracardiac operations upon congestive heart failure and body composition. Am J Cardiol (1968) 0.80
Diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction using a species-specific gene. Int J Dermatol (1996) 0.80
Cicatrizing pleuritis with rounded atelectasis associated with asbestos exposure. Ala Med (1984) 0.80
Long-term follow-up of tension-free Lichtenstein hernioplasty: application of a qualitative-and-quantitative measurement instrument. Hernia (2005) 0.80
Transatrial-transpulmonary repair of tetralogy of Fallot. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1987) 0.79
[Alpha-hydroxy-acid dehydrogenase activity in Trypanosoma cruzi]. Acta Physiol Lat Am (1976) 0.79
Surgical repair of complete atrioventricular canal with anterior common leaflet attached to an anomalous right ventricular papillary muscle. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1973) 0.79
Properties of the branched-chain 2-hydroxy acid/2-oxo acid shuttle in mouse spermatozoa. Biochem J (1986) 0.79
Intraventricular tunnel repair of double outlet right ventricle. J Card Surg (1987) 0.78
Advances in the surgical management of congenital heart disease in infants and children. Cardiovasc Clin (1981) 0.78
Intermediate-term results of coronary artery bypass grafting for acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (1985) 0.78
Classic shunting operations as part of two-stage repair for tetralogy of Fallot. Ann Thorac Surg (1979) 0.78
Surgical management of double inlet ventricle. World J Surg (1985) 0.78
Assessment of pulmonary vein stenosis by transesophageal echocardiography. Am Heart J (1991) 0.78
Results of coronary artery bypass grafting in end-stage renal disease. Am J Kidney Dis (1988) 0.78
Mechanical cardiac actuation achieves hemodynamics similar to cardiopulmonary bypass. Surgery (1990) 0.78