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R A Hopkins

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1 Dual structural and functional phenotypes of the porcine aortic valve interstitial population: characteristics of the leaflet myofibroblast. J Surg Res 1994 1.42
2 Stapled esophagogastric anastomosis. Am J Surg 1984 1.37
3 Initial postoperative serum lactate levels predict survival in children after open heart surgery. Intensive Care Med 1996 1.08
4 Physiological rationale for a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt. A versatile complement to the Fontan principle. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985 1.07
5 Caustic burns and carcinoma of the esophagus. Ann Surg 1981 1.05
6 Interleukin-6 levels in serum and lung lavage fluid of children undergoing open heart surgery correlate with postoperative morbidity. Intensive Care Med 1998 0.93
7 The modern use of thoracoplasty. Ann Thorac Surg 1985 0.88
8 Reduction of myocardial infarction after emergency coronary artery bypass grafting for failed coronary angioplasty with use of a normothermic reperfusion cardioplegia protocol. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1991 0.88
9 Cardiac operations in patients aged 70 years and over: mortality, length of stay, and hospital charge. Ann Thorac Surg 1995 0.86
10 Pulmonary vascular impedance analysis of adaptation to chronically elevated blood flow in the awake dog. Circ Res 1979 0.83
11 Veno-arterial modified ultrafiltration in children after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Extra Corpor Technol 1999 0.82
12 Allograft heart valves: the role of apoptosis-mediated cell loss. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999 0.80
13 Anesthesia for simultaneous cesarean section and acute aortic dissection repair in a patient with Marfan's syndrome. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1994 0.79
14 Inhibition of adenosine deaminase and nucleoside transport. Utility in a model of homograft cardiac valve preimplantation processing. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993 0.79
15 An analysis of the pulsatile hemodynamic responses of the pulmonary circulation to acute and chronic pulmonary venous hypertension in the awake dog. Circ Res 1980 0.79
16 Ultrashort laser pulse bioeffects and safety. J Laser Appl 1999 0.79
17 Reproducible echocardiography in juvenile sheep and its application in the evaluation of a pulmonary valve homograft implant. Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci 2000 0.78
18 Adenine nucleotide depletion in cryopreserved human cardiac valves: the "stunned" leaflet interstitial cell population. Cryobiology 1995 0.78
19 Human cryopreserved homografts: electron microscopic analysis of cellular injury. Ann Thorac Surg 1993 0.78
20 Circulating neuropeptide Y in humans: relation to changes in catecholamine levels and changes in hemodynamics. Neuropeptides 1996 0.77
21 Interstitial cellular and matrix restoration of cardiac valves after cryopreservation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999 0.77
22 Preimplantation alteration of adenine nucleotides in cryopreserved heart valves. Ann Thorac Surg 1993 0.77
23 Cardiovascular effects of ventilation with positive expiratory airway pressure. Ann Surg 1982 0.76
24 The design, synthesis and properties of highly potent and selective inhibitors of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 thymidine kinase. Antivir Chem Chemother 1998 0.76
25 Relationship of hydraulic impedance and elasticity in the pulmonary artery of maturing newborn pigs. J Surg Res 2001 0.76
26 The role of N omega-nitro-L-arginine in modulation of pulmonary vascular tone in the maturing newborn pig. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995 0.75
27 Pulmonary arterial endothelial dysfunction potentiates hypercapnic vasoconstriction and alters the response to inhaled nitric oxide. Ann Thorac Surg 1996 0.75
28 Early discharge of patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiovascular surgery. Am Heart J 1998 0.75
29 Process and results of an immunization requirement at the University of Rochester. J Am Coll Health 1984 0.75
30 Characterization of the pulmonary arterial response to endothelin-1 and bosentan in neonatal pigs. Ann Thorac Surg 2000 0.75
31 Factors in and methods for maintaining fiscal solvency in the health service of a small research university. J Am Coll Health Assoc 1981 0.75
32 Precipitous exit block with epicardial steroid-eluting leads. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1997 0.75
33 Nucleoside analogues as highly potent and selective inhibitors of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001 0.75
34 Sympathetic blockade blunts hypercapnic pulmonary arterial vasoconstriction in newborn piglets. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998 0.75
35 Donor heart valves: electron microscopic and morphometric assessment of cellular injury induced by warm ischemia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992 0.75
36 Right ventricular outflow tract reconstructions: the role of valves in the viable allograft era. Ann Thorac Surg 1988 0.75
37 Pulmonary hydraulic impedance response to cromakalim (BRL 34915) in newborn pigs. J Surg Res 1994 0.75
38 Transatrial repair of double-chambered right ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg 1988 0.75
39 Purification, isoform characterization, and quantitation of human apolipoprotein A-IV. Methods Enzymol 1996 0.75
40 High energy phosphate depletion in leaflet matrix cells during processing of cryopreserved cardiac valves. J Surg Res 1992 0.75
41 Maturation alters the pulmonary arterial response to hypoxia and inhaled nitric oxide in the presence of endothelial dysfunction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 0.75
42 Management of an infected mucocele occurring in a bypassed excluded esophageal segment. Ann Thorac Surg 1985 0.75
43 Pulmonary hydraulic impedance responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in newborn pigs. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1994 0.75
44 Comparative study of laser damage threshold energies in the artificial retina. J Biomed Opt 1999 0.75