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1
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Predictors of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery surgery. Current trends and impact on hospital resources.
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Circulation
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1996
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4.40
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2
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Human abdominal aortic aneurysms. Immunophenotypic analysis suggesting an immune-mediated response.
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Am J Pathol
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1990
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1.88
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3
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Impact of body mass index and albumin on morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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1999
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1.87
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4
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Mesenteric venous thrombosis.
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J Vasc Surg
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1989
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1.86
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5
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Single-clamp technique: an important adjunct to myocardial and cerebral protection in coronary operations.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1994
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1.61
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6
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Axilloaxillary cardiopulmonary bypass: a practical alternative to femorofemoral bypass.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1997
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1.57
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7
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Repair of mitral regurgitation from myxomatous degeneration in the patient with a severely calcified posterior annulus.
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J Card Surg
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1995
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1.14
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8
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Long-term results of mitral valve reconstruction for regurgitation of the myxomatous mitral valve.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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1994
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1.08
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9
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Mitral valve surgery after previous CABG with functioning IMA grafts.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1999
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1.06
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10
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Reduced mortality and morbidity for ascending aortic aneurysm resection regardless of cause.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1996
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1.05
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11
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The effect of pathophysiology on the surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation: operative and late risks of repair versus replacement.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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1995
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0.98
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12
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Decrease in operative risk of reoperative valve surgery.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1993
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0.98
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13
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Mitral valve repair in cardiomyopathy.
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Circulation
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1998
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0.97
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14
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Thigh ischemia complicating femoral vessel cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1996
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0.96
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15
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Percutaneous coronary sinus cannulation guided by transesophageal echocardiography.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1998
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0.93
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16
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Incidence and predictors of tias and strokes following coronary artery bypass grafting: report and collective review.
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Heart Surg Forum
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1999
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0.91
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17
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Partial upper re-sternotomy for aortic valve replacement or re-replacement after previous cardiac surgery.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
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2000
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0.90
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18
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Aortic valve endocarditis. Determinants of early survival and late morbidity.
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Circulation
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1994
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0.88
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19
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The long-term results of mitral valve reconstruction for the "floppy" valve.
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J Card Surg
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1994
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0.88
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20
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Minimally invasive direct access heart valve surgery.
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J Card Surg
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2001
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0.86
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21
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Femoral veno-arterial extracorporeal life support with minimal or no heparin.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1993
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0.86
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22
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Aortic valve replacement in the elderly. Effect of gender and coronary artery disease on operative mortality.
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Circulation
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1993
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0.85
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23
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Twenty-year follow-up of the Hancock modified orifice porcine aortic valve.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1998
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0.84
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24
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Determinants of red cell, platelet, plasma, and cryoprecipitate transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the Collaborative Hospital Transfusion Study.
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Transfusion
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1996
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0.84
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25
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Determinants of early mortality and late survival in mitral valve endocarditis.
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Circulation
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1995
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0.84
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26
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Duplex scanning for assessment of mesenteric ischemia.
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Surg Clin North Am
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1990
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0.83
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27
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A modified collection and rapid infusion system for shed whole blood autotransfusion during aortic aneurysm surgery.
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J Extra Corpor Technol
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1995
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0.81
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28
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The specific hospital significantly affects red cell and component transfusion practice in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a study of five hospitals.
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Transfusion
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1998
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0.78
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29
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Prevention of complement-induced pulmonary hypertension and improvement of right ventricular function by selective thromboxane receptor antagonism.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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1994
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0.77
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30
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Restoration of the coagulation cascade on CPB: a case report.
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Perfusion
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0.75
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31
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Traumatic carotid artery dissection of restrained driver and thoracic aorta transection of unrestrained passenger in a motor vehicle accident: case report.
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J Trauma
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1997
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0.75
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32
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Shed whole blood autotransfusion during aortic aneurysm operation with a modified collection infusion system.
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Ann Thorac Surg
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1995
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0.75
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33
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Current incidence and determinants of perioperative myocardial infarction in coronary artery surgery.
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Am Heart J
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1996
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0.75
|
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34
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A comparative study of intraoperative angioscopy and completion arteriography following femorodistal bypass.
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Arch Surg
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1990
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0.75
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35
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Minimally-invasive aortic root replacement.
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Heart Surg Forum
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1999
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0.75
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