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R L Thurer

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1 Balloon dilatation of calcific aortic stenosis in elderly patients: postmortem, intraoperative, and percutaneous valvuloplasty studies. Circulation 1986 2.00
2 An 11 year evolution of coronary arterial surgery (1968-1978). Ann Surg 1979 1.49
3 Autologous blood donations prior to elective cardiac surgery. Safety and effect on subsequent blood use. JAMA 1989 1.48
4 Comparison of two transfusion strategies after elective operations for myocardial revascularization. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992 1.17
5 Cutaneous closure after cardiac operations: a controlled, randomized, prospective comparison of intradermal versus staple closures. Ann Surg 1997 1.17
6 Universal WBC reduction. Transfusion 2000 1.06
7 Autotransfusion and blood conservation. Curr Probl Surg 1982 1.03
8 Treatment with desmopressin acetate to reduce blood loss after cardiac surgery. A double-blind randomized trial. N Engl J Med 1986 0.99
9 Isolated left anterior descending coronary atherosclerosis: long-term comparison of internal mammary artery and venous autografts. Circulation 1980 0.96
10 The distal esophageal sphincter and its relationship to gastroesophageal reflux. J Surg Res 1974 0.89
11 Autotransfusion following cardiac operations: a randomized, prospective study. Ann Thorac Surg 1979 0.87
12 Blood conservation during myocardial revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg 1979 0.87
13 Video-assisted thoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 1993 0.87
14 The conservation of blood during cardiac surgery. Clin Cardiol 1979 0.86
15 Reoperation for myocardial revascularization. World J Surg 1978 0.82
16 Repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect in the elderly. Early and long-term results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1983 0.81
17 CABG after successful PTCA: a case-control study. Ann Thorac Surg 1995 0.81
18 Aortic valve operation after percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty. Ann Thorac Surg 1990 0.79
19 Asymptomatic coronary artery disease managed by myocardial revascularization: results at 5 years. Circulation 1979 0.78
20 Moderate hypothermia reduces cardiopulmonary bypass-induced impairment of cerebrovascular responses to platelet products. Ann Thorac Surg 1996 0.78
21 Differences in alpha-adrenergic responsiveness between human internal mammary arteries and saphenous veins. Circulation 1989 0.77
22 Predictors of CABG within one year of successful PTCA: a retrospective, case-control study. Ann Thorac Surg 1997 0.77
23 Metastatic melanoma to the manubrium sternum. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 0.77
24 Perioperative triggers for red cell transfusions. Vox Sang 2002 0.77
25 Nationwide survey of home transfusion practices. Transfusion 1998 0.76
26 Effects of vasoactive drugs on flows through left internal mammary artery and saphenous vein grafts in man. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991 0.76
27 The definition of survival. Chest 1999 0.75
28 Shed mediastinal blood transfusion in open heart surgery. Lancet 1991 0.75
29 Put our patients first. Ann Thorac Surg 1994 0.75
30 Evaluating transfusion triggers. JAMA 1998 0.75
31 Surgical repair of remediable postinfarction cardiogenic shock in the elderly. Early and long-term results. J Am Geriatr Soc 1986 0.75
32 Unusual echographic findings in aortic dissection: diastolic prolapse of intimal flap into left ventricle. Am Heart J 1984 0.75
33 Safety and effectiveness of autotransfusion in massive bleeding. J Trauma 1981 0.75
34 Blood conservation in cardiac operations. Mayo Clin Proc 1988 0.75
35 Aortic valve replacement and coronary bypass in patients with severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery. Ann Thorac Surg 1983 0.75
36 Impact of acute reduction in chronically elevated left atrial pressure on sodium and water excretion. Ann Thorac Surg 1988 0.75
37 Occupational indications for early surgical repair of hiatus hernia. J Occup Med 1973 0.75
38 An annotated bibliography on autologous transfusion: second edition. Transfusion 1998 0.75
39 A misplaced caval filter: its removal from the heart without cardiopulmonary bypass. Arch Surg 1980 0.75
40 Pulmonary microvascular responses to protamine and histamine. Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994 0.75
41 Controversies in autotransfusion. Vox Sang 1984 0.75
42 A comparison of preclotting techniques for prosthetic aortic replacement. Circulation 1982 0.75
43 Traumatic pulmonary artery aneurysm: CT evaluation. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1986 0.75
44 Pnemostasis of injured lung in rabbits with gelatin-resorcinol formaldehyde-glutaraldehyde tissue adhesive. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1992 0.75
45 Pulmonary artery-bronchial fistula complicating chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Chest 1984 0.75
46 Preparation of valved conduits by plasma immersion and autoclaving. Ann Thorac Surg 1987 0.75
47 Cardiopulmonary bypass and pulmonary thromboxane generation. Ann Thorac Surg 1993 0.75
48 Lidocaine prophylaxis in coronary revascularization patients: a randomized, prospective trial. Ann Thorac Surg 1993 0.75
49 Functional benefits following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 1984 0.75
50 A 70-year-old man with an empyema. Lancet 1999 0.75
51 Ultrasonic debridement of calcified pericardium in constrictive pericarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 1989 0.75