Published in Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on May 01, 1983
Pleuropneumonectomy in the management of diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura. Experience with 29 patients. Thorax (1976) 2.38
Infective endocarditis in Europe: lessons from the Euro heart survey. Heart (2005) 1.70
Prevalence and clinical significance of incidental paraprosthetic valvar regurgitation: a prospective study using transoesophageal echocardiography. Heart (2003) 1.64
Median sternotomy wound dehiscence: a retrospective case control study of risk factors and outcome. J R Coll Surg Edinb (1992) 1.56
Comparative study of leg wound skin closure in coronary artery bypass graft operations. Thorax (1984) 1.54
The control of post-thoracotomy pain. A comparative evaluation of thoracic epidural fentanyl infusions and cryo-analgesia. Anaesthesia (1988) 1.44
Mustard's operation for transposition of the great arteries. Review of 200 cases. Lancet (1972) 1.43
Point-of-care controls for nosocomial legionellosis combined with chlorine dioxide potable water decontamination: a two-year survey at a Welsh teaching hospital. J Hosp Infect (2005) 1.42
Spotaneous rupture of an intercostal artery in a patient with neurofibromatosis and scoliosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1975) 1.27
Changes in serum S100beta protein and Mini-Mental State Examination after cold (28 degrees C) and warm (34 degrees C) cardiopulmonary bypass using different blood gas strategies (alpha-stat and pH-stat). Acta Anaesthesiol Scand (2002) 1.12
Vocal cord paralysis associated with coalworkers' pneumoconiosis and progressive massive fibrosis. Thorax (1984) 1.10
Poststernotomy pseudo-arthrosis due to foreign body reaction to bone wax. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1987) 1.08
Nature and pressure dependence of damage induced by distension of human saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts. Cardiovasc Res (1987) 1.01
Traumatic rupture of the diaphragm: a difficult diagnosis. Injury (1991) 1.01
Coronary artery bypass surgery: current practice in the United Kingdom. Thorax (1989) 1.00
Left atrial ball thrombus: echocardiographic features and clinical implications. Eur Heart J (1988) 0.98
Metabolic damage to human saphenous vein during preparation for coronary artery bypass grafting. Cardiovasc Res (1985) 0.96
Multiple ventricular septal defects. Ann Thorac Surg (1972) 0.95
Preoperative staging of carcinoma of the bronchus: can computed tomographic scanning reliably identify stage III tumours? Thorax (1994) 0.94
Open-heart surgery in the first year of life. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1973) 0.93
Preparation of human saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass grafting impairs its capacity to produce prostacyclin. Cardiovasc Res (1987) 0.93
Low risk of thrombosis and serious embolic events despite low-intensity anticoagulation. Experience with 1,004 Medtronic Hall valves. Circulation (1988) 0.91
The incidence and significance of early pericardial effusion after open heart surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1987) 0.91
Haemodynamics and plasma concentrations following sublingual GTN and intravenous, or inhaled, isosorbide dinitrate. Br J Clin Pharmacol (1984) 0.91
Maintenance of the inotropic effect of digoxin on long-term treatment. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1982) 0.90
Correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in infancy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1973) 0.88
The role of surgery in diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura. Semin Oncol (1981) 0.88
Potassium intake and balance after open intracardiac operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1972) 0.87
Spontaneous closure of a traumatic interventricular septal defect following a penetrating chest injury. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1988) 0.87
Pre-hospital cardiac arrest associated with coronary artery spasm. Int J Cardiol (1993) 0.85
Prospective study of routine perioperative transesophageal echocardiography for elective valve replacement: clinical impact and cost-saving implications. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2001) 0.84
Neurilemmoma of the intrathoracic vagus nerve. Eur Respir J (1991) 0.84
Anticoagulation variability between centres: implications for comparative prosthetic valve assessment. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1988) 0.83
Echocardiographic detection of subvalvar aortic root aneurysm extending to mitral valve annulus as complication of aortic valve endocarditis. Br Heart J (1982) 0.83
Adjusting anticoagulation to prosthesis thrombogenicity and patient risk factors. Recommendations for the Medtronic Hall valve. Circulation (1991) 0.82
Effect of cross-clamp time, temperature, and cardioplegic agents on myocardial function after induced arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1978) 0.82
Cardiac amyloidosis with asymmetrical septal hypertrophy and deterioration after nifedipine. Thorax (1982) 0.82
Echophonocardiography in diagnosis of mitral paravalvular regurgitation with Björk-Shiley prosthetic valve. Br Heart J (1980) 0.80
Distribution volume, equilibration time, and exponential analysis of 82Br after open intracardiac operations. Ann Surg (1970) 0.80
Surgical treatment of cor triatriatum in a 4 and one-half-month-old infant. Thorax (1973) 0.80
A surgical preparative technique for coronary bypass grafts of human saphenous vein which preserves medial and endothelial functional integrity. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1987) 0.79
Increased extracellular fluid after open intracardiac operation. Surg Gynecol Obstet (1970) 0.79
Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis occurring in association with pulmonary lymphoma. Thorax (1991) 0.78
Incidence of embolism and paravalvar leak after St Jude Silzone valve implantation: experience from the Cardiff Embolic Risk Factor Study. Heart (2003) 0.78
Mobile echoes on prosthetic valves are not reproducible. Results and clinical implications of a multicentre study. Eur Heart J (1999) 0.78
A new strategy of total arterial revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg (1999) 0.78
Bleomycin therapy and anaesthesia. The possible hazards of oxygen administration to patients after treatment with bleomycin. Anaesthesia (1981) 0.77
A report and review of recurrent left atrial myxoma: not always such 'a benign tumor'. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1988) 0.77
Changes in cerebral oxygenation during cold (28 degrees C) and warm (34 degrees C) cardiopulmonary bypass using different blood gas strategies (alpha-stat and pH-stat) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand (2004) 0.77
Validity of concept of increased extracellular fluid after open heart surgery. Surg Forum (1969) 0.76
Myxoma of the left ventricle. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1986) 0.76
Endothelial function can be preserved during cryo-storage of human saphenous vein. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1988) 0.76
Lymphoma mimicking cardiomegaly. Thorax (1984) 0.75
Polymyositis presenting as sick sinus syndrome. Postgrad Med J (1982) 0.75
Primary pulmonary hypertension: effects of nifedipine. Br Heart J (1981) 0.75
Anticoagulation management during non-cardiac surgery--time for common sense. J Heart Valve Dis (1994) 0.75
Thrombogenesis and anticoagulation in heart valve disease: towards a rational approach. J Heart Valve Dis (1993) 0.75
Effect of timolol on clinical features and echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function in hyperthyroidism. Br J Clin Pharmacol (1983) 0.75
Pulmonary embolism masquerading as Stokes-Adams attacks. J R Soc Med (1987) 0.75
Fascia lata aortic valve reconstruction: long-term results in 33 patients. Thorax (1971) 0.75
Late complication of plombage thoracoplasty. Thorax (1985) 0.75
Assessment of chronic aortic valve disease in adults. Postgrad Med J (1982) 0.75
The timing of prosthetic valve reoperations based on an analysis of risk factors. Z Kardiol (1986) 0.75
Influence of contractility on myocardial water distribution during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1981) 0.75
Simultaneous intrathoracic and peritoneal splenosis with spontaneous regression of intrathoracic splenosis. J R Coll Surg Edinb (1985) 0.75
Surgical treatment of transposition of the great arteries. Nurs Mirror Midwives J (1973) 0.75
Is there a rationale for treatment with aspirin before coronary surgery? Lancet (1985) 0.75
Involvement of the inferior vena cava by renal tumour: surgical excision using hypothermic circulatory arrest. Br J Urol (1995) 0.75
Therapeutic options in malignant mesothelioma. Curr Opin Oncol (1995) 0.75
[Mustard's operation for transposition of the great arteries. Apropos of 200 cases]. Ann Chir Thorac Cardiovasc (1972) 0.75
[Surgery for transposition of the great arteries with atrial septal defect in infants]. Thoraxchir Vask Chir (1972) 0.75
Computed tomographic assessment of patients following radical surgery for malignant mesothelioma. Clin Radiol (1992) 0.75
Phreno-oesophageal muscle anomaly or rudimentary oesophageal sphincter? J R Coll Surg Edinb (1984) 0.75
Relation between subendocardial blood flow and restoration of left ventricular function after global ischemia. Surg Forum (1978) 0.75
Impaction of intra-aortic balloon due to dislocation of central stylet. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1980) 0.75
[The Mustard operation for transposition of the large arteries in infancy]. Munch Med Wochenschr (1973) 0.75
Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus. J R Coll Surg Edinb (1974) 0.75
Latent tetany associated with the hypokalaemia of Conn's syndrome. Int J Clin Pract (1998) 0.75
Granular cell myoblastoma of the bronchus. Br J Radiol (1976) 0.75
Prosthetic heart valves and anticoagulant management during non-cardiac surgery. Br J Surg (1995) 0.75
Malfunction of a Lillehei-Kaster aortic valve presenting as loss of the normal valve click. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1986) 0.75
Rationalizing antithrombotic management for patients with prosthetic heart valves. J Heart Valve Dis (1995) 0.75
Pulmonary embolus after coronary-artery vein grafting. Lancet (1978) 0.75
The influence of prearrest factors on the preservation of left ventricular function during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (1980) 0.75
The vegetation that was not a vegetation: excusable misinterpretation of transesophageal echocardiography findings in late infective endocarditis of a prosthetic mitral valve. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2000) 0.75
Post-infarction ventricular septal defect: the importance of right ventricular coronary perfusion in determining surgical outcome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (1989) 0.75
Quantification of pulmonary blood flow by a radioisotope technique: validation in normal dogs, and in dogs with aortopulmonary shunts. Am Heart J (1973) 0.75
Morphologic analysis of a strand recovered from a prosthetic mitral valve: No evidence of fibrin. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (1999) 0.75
Proposal for reporting thrombosis, embolism and bleeding after heart valve replacement. J Heart Valve Dis (1994) 0.75
The significance of sudden and unwitnessed death after heart valve replacement. J Heart Valve Dis (1994) 0.75
Fibrinogen and leukocyte activation-the keys to understanding prosthetic valve thrombosis? J Heart Valve Dis (1997) 0.75
Sudden death in a large prosthetic valve series based on a single prosthesis: experience with the medtronic Hall valve. J Heart Valve Dis (1994) 0.75
Suture loop restriction of the medtronic hall valve: late presentation of a rare complication. J Heart Valve Dis (1996) 0.75