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L W Stephenson

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1 Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty compared with open surgical commissurotomy for mitral stenosis. N Engl J Med 1994 5.14
2 Open-heart surgery in octogenarians. N Engl J Med 1988 1.72
3 Vascular ring: left cervical aortic arch, right descending aorta, and right ligamentum arteriosum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982 1.61
4 Safer jugular vein cannulation: recognition of arterial puncture and preferential use of the external jugular route. Anesthesiology 1983 1.19
5 Surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass in the elderly. Circulation 1978 1.08
6 Surgical treatment of purulent pericarditis in children. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983 1.04
7 The automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: efficacy, complications, and device failures. Ann Intern Med 1986 1.03
8 Propranolol for prevention of postoperative cardiac arrhythmias: a randomized study. Ann Thorac Surg 1980 1.01
9 Staged surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot in infants. Circulation 1978 1.00
10 Perioperative coronary arterial spasm: long-term follow-up. Am J Cardiol 1982 1.00
11 Spontaneous right ventricular rupture after sternal dehiscence: a preventable complication? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1996 0.99
12 The intraaortic baloon pump: an analysis of five years' experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1980 0.98
13 Detection of canine allograft lung rejection by pulmonary lymphoscintigraphy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 0.93
14 Coarctation resection in children with Turner's syndrome: a note of caution. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1980 0.92
15 Tetracycline pleurodesis during active pulmonary-pleural air leak for prevention of recurrent pneumothorax. Chest 1982 0.90
16 Skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation. One to eleven weeks' experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 0.89
17 Bullet emboli to the pulmonary artery: a report of 2 patients and review of the literature. Ann Thorac Surg 1976 0.88
18 Electrical conditioning of in situ skeletal muscle for replacement of myocardium. J Surg Res 1982 0.88
19 Hydraulic pouches of canine latissimus dorsi. Potential for left ventricular assistance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986 0.87
20 An autologous biologic pump motor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986 0.87
21 In vivo 31P-NMR spectroscopy of chronically stimulated canine skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol 1988 0.86
22 Effects of nitroprusside and dopamine on pulmonary arterial vasculature in children after cardiac surgery. Circulation 1979 0.85
23 Histochemical and fatigue characteristics of conditioned canine latissimus dorsi muscle. Circ Res 1986 0.85
24 Comparison of effects of prostaglandin E1 and nitroprusside on pulmonary vascular resistance in children after open-heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 1981 0.85
25 Radical resection for periampullary carcinomas: results in 53 patients. Arch Surg 1977 0.85
26 Cardiomyoplasty for end-stage heart failure. Surg Annu 1993 0.84
27 Skeletal muscle as the potential power source for a cardiovascular pump: assessment in vivo. Science 1987 0.84
28 Clinical comparison of St. Jude and porcine aortic valve prostheses. Circulation 1985 0.84
29 Autogenously lined skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation. Up to nine months' experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991 0.84
30 Tricuspid valvular incompetence and rupture of the ventricular septum caused by nonpenetrating trauma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1979 0.84
31 Platelet function during cardiac operation: comparison of membrane and bubble oxygenators. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982 0.84
32 Correlates of fatigue resistance in canine skeletal muscle stimulated electrically for up to one year. Am J Physiol 1991 0.83
33 Canine diaphragm muscle after 1 yr of continuous electrical stimulation: its potential as a myocardial substitute. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1987 0.83
34 Effects of collateral blood vessel ligation and electrical conditioning on blood flow in dog latissimus dorsi muscle. J Surg Res 1989 0.83
35 Skeletal muscle ventricles. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991 0.82
36 Direct effects of endotoxin on canine gastric mucosal permeability and morphology. J Surg Res 1975 0.81
37 Power output of skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation: short-term studies. Circulation 1987 0.80
38 Simultaneous implantation of St. Jude Medical aortic and mitral prostheses. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987 0.80
39 Pneumothorax during positive-pressure mechanical ventilation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985 0.79
40 Transmural blood flow of multi-layered latissimus dorsi skeletal muscle ventricles during circulatory assistance. ASAIO Trans 1987 0.79
41 Using skeletal muscle to assist the heart. Br Heart J 1991 0.79
42 Triple-valve replacement: an analysis of eight years' experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1977 0.79
43 Skeletal muscle ventricles as left atrial-aortic pumps: short-term studies. Ann Thorac Surg 1992 0.79
44 Skeletal muscle ventricles with improved thromboresistance: 28 weeks in circulation. Ann Thorac Surg 1992 0.79
45 Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1991 0.78
46 Skeletal muscle ventricles for total heart replacement. Ann Surg 1990 0.78
47 External stent for repair of secondary tracheomalacia. Ann Thorac Surg 1980 0.78
48 A new configuration for right ventricular assist with skeletal muscle ventricle. Short-term studies. Circulation 1991 0.78
49 Combined aortic and mitral valve replacement: changes in practice and prognosis. Circulation 1984 0.78
50 Effect of electrical stimulation on diaphragmatic muscle used to enlarge right ventricle. Surgery 1981 0.77
51 Pneumopericardium in neonates: is it PEEP or is it PIP? Ann Thorac Surg 1983 0.77
52 Skeletal muscle ventricles: improved performance at physiologic preloads. Surgery 1989 0.77
53 A comparison of Blalock-Taussig, Waterston, and polytetrafluoroethylene shunts in children less than two weeks of age. Ann Thorac Surg 1984 0.77
54 Chronic pulmonary hypertension in sheep: temporal progression of lesions. J Surg Res 1996 0.76
55 Skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation: decreased incidence of rupture. Ann Thorac Surg 1996 0.76
56 Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 2000 0.76
57 Endothelial lined skeletal muscle ventricles: open and percutaneous seeding techniques. J Card Surg 1995 0.76
58 Coronary-bronchial artery fistula with partial absence of a pulmonary artery: association with partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. J Am Coll Cardiol 1983 0.76
59 Reestablishment of lymphatic drainage after canine lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 0.76
60 Functional assessment of skeletal muscle ventricles after pumping for up to four years in circulation. Ann Thorac Surg 2000 0.76
61 Skeletal muscle ventricles: left ventricular apex to aorta configuration. Ann Thorac Surg 1993 0.76
62 Pericardium-lined skeletal muscle ventricles: up to two years' in-circulation experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1996 0.76
63 Skeletal muscle bioenergetics during frequency-dependent fatigue. Am J Physiol 1991 0.75
64 Invited letter concerning: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty acutely impairs left ventricular diastolic function. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 0.75
65 Update on skeletal muscle ventricles as aortic diastolic counterpulsators. Tex Heart Inst J 1993 0.75
66 Skeletal muscle for heart repair or assistance. Med Instrum 1987 0.75
67 Skeletal muscle ventricles, left ventricular apex-to-aorta configuration. 1 to 11 weeks in circulation. Circulation 1997 0.75
68 CT features of endobronchial granular cell myoblastoma. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1984 0.75
69 Intrathoracic and extrathoracic skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation: left ventricular apex-to-aorta configuration. J Card Surg 1994 0.75
70 Skeletal muscle. New techniques for treating heart failure. AORN J 1991 0.75
71 Canine skeletal muscle ventricles: functional assessment using the pressure-volume plane. J Card Surg 1995 0.75
72 LD-PACE II: a new cardiomyostimulator for cardiac bioassist. ASAIO J 2001 0.75
73 Operations for gastric ulcer: a review. Am Surg 1976 0.75
74 Clinical comparison of St. Jude and porcine mitral valve prostheses. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1988 0.75
75 Canine latissimus dorsi cardio-double myoplasty: acute feasibility study. J Card Surg 1991 0.75
76 Fistula from left main coronary artery to right atrium: treatment by combined transaortic and transatrial approach. Int J Cardiol 1984 0.75
77 Splenosis. South Med J 1975 0.75
78 BENTONITE IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF NEW JERSEY. Science 1936 0.75
79 [Cardiac assist using autologous skeletal muscle]. Kokyu To Junkan 1991 0.75
80 Skeletal muscle for cardiac assistance. Curr Opin Cardiol 1991 0.75
81 Reflections on the military involvement of a medical school. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1982 0.75
82 Skeletal muscle ventricles in the pulmonary circulation: up to 16 weeks' experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1992 0.75
83 Replacement of ventricular myocardium with diaphragmatic skeletal muscle: short-term studies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1981 0.75
84 Assisted circulation using skeletal muscle. Natl Med J India 1993 0.75
85 Esophageal mucocele after surgical isolation of the esophagus. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987 0.75
86 As originally published in 1993: skeletal muscle ventricles: left ventricular apex to aorta configuration. Updated in 2001. Ann Thorac Surg 2001 0.75
87 Skeletal muscle ventricles: improved left ventricular performance associated with a prolongation of ventricular relaxation. J Surg Res 1995 0.75
88 The Blalock-Taussig anastomosis in infants younger than 1 week of age. Circulation 1980 0.75
89 Skeletal muscle grafts applied to the heart. A word of caution. Circulation 1988 0.75
90 Chronic changes of end-systolic pressure-volume relationship after regional myocardial infarction. J Card Surg 1995 0.75
91 Extracorporeal left ventricular assistance with prostacyclin and heparinized centrifugal pump. Ann Thorac Surg 1983 0.75
92 Functional evaluation of intrathoracic versus extrathoracic skeletal muscle ventricles. J Surg Res 1993 0.75
93 Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1996 0.75
94 Functional right-heart replacement with skeletal muscle ventricles. Circulation 1989 0.75
95 [Functional evaluation of skeletal muscle ventricles for circulatory assist]. Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi 1993 0.75
96 Skeletal muscle ventricles: update after 18 months in circulation. Artif Organs 1991 0.75
97 Potential uses of skeletal muscle for myocardial assistance. Surg Clin North Am 1985 0.75
98 As originally published in 1992: Skeletal muscle ventricles in the pulmonary circulation: up to 16 weeks' experience. Updated in 1998. Ann Thorac Surg 1998 0.75
99 Pericardium-lined skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation up to 589 days. Ann Thorac Surg 1994 0.75
100 Dopamine vs epinephrine in patients following cardiac surgery: randomized study. Surg Forum 1976 0.75
101 Skeletal muscle ventricles seeded with autogenous endothelium. ASAIO J 1995 0.75
102 Treatment of pneumothorax with intrapleural tetracycline. Chest 1985 0.75
103 Performance of skeletal muscle ventricles: effects of ventricular chamber size. J Heart Transplant 1990 0.75
104 Indications for and resluts of tricuspid valve replacement. Adv Cardiol 1976 0.75
105 Value of CT in the preoperative assessment of lung cancer: a survey of thoracic surgeons. Radiology 1986 0.75
106 Autologous skeletal muscle, an alternative for cardiac assistance. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1991 0.75
107 Is an intermediate cardiac surgical intensive care unit really necessary? Heart Lung 1979 0.75
108 Intrathoracic skeletal muscle ventricles: a feasibility study. J Card Surg 1991 0.75
109 Skeletal muscle ventricles: frontiers in 1995. Artif Organs 1996 0.75
110 Clinical conference on management dilemmas: a growing vascular mass in the chest. Chest 2000 0.75
111 Malignant tracheoesophageal fistula in two siblings. A coincidence? Cancer 1982 0.75
112 Myosin transitions in chronic stimulation do not involve embryonic isozymes. Muscle Nerve 1986 0.75
113 Endothelial cell-lined skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 0.75
114 Assessment of skeletal muscle ventricle tissue blood flow using positron emission tomography. Artif Organs 2001 0.75
115 Use of skeletal muscle grafts for cardiac assist. Trends Cardiovasc Med 1991 0.75
116 Subclavian--left coronary artery anastomosis (Meyer operation) for anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Circulation 1981 0.75
117 Power output of pericardium-lined skeletal muscle ventricles, left ventricular apex to aorta configuration: up to eight months in circulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998 0.75
118 Skeletal muscle ventricles as a potential right heart assist or substitute. ASAIO Trans 1989 0.75
119 Origin of the left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery. J Am Coll Cardiol 1984 0.75