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Prophylactic procainamide for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study by Laub, G W, Janeira, L, Muralidharan, S, Riebman, J B, Chen, C, Neary, M, Fernandez, J, Adkins, M S, McGrath, L B

“…To evaluate the effect of prophylactic procainamide on the frequency of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization…”
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Efficacy of combined coronary revascularization and valve procedures in octogenarians by Adkins, M S, Amalfitano, D, Harnum, N A, Laub, G W, McGrath, L B

“…From January 1982 to October 1991, 42 consecutive patients 80 years of age and older underwent a combined cardiac procedure with coronary revascularization and…”
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The impact of intraoperative autotransfusion on cardiac surgery. A prospective randomized double-blind study by Laub, G W, Dharan, M, Riebman, J B, Chen, C, Moore, R, Bailey, B M, Fernandez, J, Adkins, M S, Anderson, W, McGrath, L B

“…The effect of intraoperative autotransfusion during coronary artery bypass grafting was studied in a randomized double-blind trial involving 38 patients…”
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The impact of aprotinin on coronary artery bypass graft patency by Laub, G W, Riebman, J B, Chen, C, Adkins, M S, Anderson, W A, Fernandez, J, McGrath, L B

“…Aprotinin has recently been shown to reduce postoperative bleeding and transfusion requirements associated with coronary artery bypass grafting. One concern…”
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The experimental relationship between leaflet clearance and orientation of the St. Jude Medical valve in the mitral position by Laub, G W, Muralidharan, S, Pollock, S B, Adkins, M S, McGrath, L B

“…The optimal orientation of the St. Jude Medical mechanical prosthesis in the mitral position has not yet been determined. While in the majority of cases the…”
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Demographic changes in coronary artery bypass surgery and its effect on mortality and morbidity by ACINAPURA, A. J, JACOBOWITZ, I. J, KRAMER, M. D, ADKINS, M. S, ZISBROD, Z, CUNNINGHAM, J. N

“…Over the past 4-5 years, possibly with the advent of percutaneoustransluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), there has been a changing patientpopulation for…”
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Evaluation of cyropreserved internal thoracic artery as an alternative coronary graft: evidence for preserved functional, metabolic and structural integrity by Pacholewicz, J K, Adkins, M S, Boris, W J, Gu, J, Xenachis, C, Klabunde, R E, Jasionowski, T, McGrath, L B

“…The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is the conduit of choice for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study, utilizing a canine model, evaluates…”
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Valve-related events and valve-related mortality in 340 mitral valve repairs. A late phase follow-up study by FERNANDEZ, J, JOYCE, D. H, HIRSCHFELD, K. J, CHEN, C, YANG, S. S, LAUB, G. W, ADKINS, M. S, ANDERSON, W. A, MACKENZIE, J. W, MCGRATH, L. B

“…To assess the early and late valve-related events, 340 consecutive patients undergoing mitral valve repair from 1969 to 1988 were evaluated. Follow-up was…”
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Actuarial survival and other events following valve surgery in octogenarians: comparison with an age-, sex-, and race-matched population by MCGRATH, L. B, ADKINS, M. S, CHEN, C, BAILEY, B. M, GRAF, D, FERNANDEZ, J, LAUB, G. W, POLLOCK, S. B

“…From January 1973 to December 1989, 54 patients over 80 years of ageunderwent an intracardiac repair which included a cardiac valve operation.There were 21…”
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Chronic type A aortic dissection: An unusual complication of cocaine inhalation by Adkins, Mark S., Gaines, Wayne E., Anderson, William A., Laub, Glenn W., Fernandez, Javier, McGrath, Lynn B.

“…Acute aortic pathology temporally related to cocaine inhalation may lead to frank rupture or acute aortic dissection. This is a report of an unusual case of a…”
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Esophageal perforation in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome by Adkins, Mark S., Raccuia, Joseph S., Acinapura, Anthony J.

“…Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is frequently found in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and can result in diffuse lymphadenopathy…”
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Management of an innominate artery aneurysm during an open heart operation by Adkins, Mark S., Games, Wayne E., Laub, Glenn W., Anderson, William A., Fernandez, Javier, McGrath, Lynn B.

“…A 76-year-old woman was found to have a 4 × 2.5-cm saccular aneurysm at the origin of the innominate artery at the time of a reoperative open heart operation…”
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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with hemoptysis by Adkins, Mark S., Laub, Glenn W., Pollock, Samuel B., Fernandez, Javier, McGrath, Lynn B.

“…A 53-year-old man who had previously undergone resection of a left ventricular aneurysm was admitted because of hemoptysis. Preoperative evaluation with…”
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Early and late-phase events after valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical prosthesis in 1200 patients by Fernandez, Javier, Laub, Glenn W, Adkins, Mark S, Anderson, William A, Chen, Chao, Bailey, Bridget M, Nealon, Linda M, McGrath, Lynn B

“…From May 1982 to August 1991, 1200 patients underwent valve replacement with the St. Jude Medical (St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.) valve: 615 men…”
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Cryopreserved allograft veins as alternative coronary artery bypass conduits: Early phase results by Laub, Glenn W., Muralidharan, S., Clancy, Robert, Eldredge, W.Jay, Chen, Chao, Adkins, Mark S., Fernandez, Javier, Anderson, William A., McGrath, Lynn B.

“…Traditional autologous conduits are sometimes unavailable or unsuitable to permit total revascularization during coronary artery bypass grafting. In these…”
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Normothermic retrograde cardioplegia is effective in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. A prospective and randomized study by Anderson, W A, Berrizbeitia, L D, Ilkowski, D A, Cha, R, Gu, J, Fernandez, J, Laub, G W, Adkins, M S, Chen, C, McGrath, L B

“…Twenty patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement were prospectively randomized to receive either continuous…”
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Factors affecting mitral valve reoperation in 317 survivors after mitral valve reconstruction by Fernandez, Javier, Joyce, Douglas H., Hirschfeld, Kathryn, Chen, Chao, Laub, Glenn W., Adkins, Mark S., Anderson, William A., Mackenzie, James W., McGrath, Lynn B.

“…From a very heterogeneous group of 340 patients undergoing mitral valve reconstruction from 1969 through 1988, 313 hospital survivors were analyzed for factors…”
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Refractory postoperative torsades de pointes syndrome successfully treated with isoproterenol by Laub, G W, Muralidharan, S, Janeira, L, Moore, R A, Clancy, R, Adkins, M S, Fernandez, J, Anderson, W A, McGrath, L B

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Comparison of low-pressure versus standard-pressure fixation carpentier-Edwards bioprosthesis by Fernandez, Javier, Chen, Chao, Gu, Jiang, Brdlik, Otto B., Laub, Glenn W., Murphy, Maria M., Adkins, Mark S., Anderson, William A., McGrath, Lynn B.

“…Intermediate-phase clinical results of 51 low-pressure (LP) and 234 standard-pressure (SP) fixation porcine Carpentier-Edwards (CE) valves implanted between…”
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Determination of the need for tricuspid valve replacement: value of preoperative right ventricular angiocardiography by McGrath, L B, Chen, C, Bailey, B M, Cha, S D, Fernandez, J, Laub, G W, Adkins, M S

“…Of 530 patients undergoing tricuspid valve surgery from January 1, 1961 through December 31, 1987, those 362 patients having had preoperative right ventricular…”
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