Search Results - "BAHRAMI, Toufan"
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Catheter ablation vs. thoracoscopic surgical ablation in long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: CASA-AF randomized controlled trial
Published in European heart journal (14-12-2020)“…Abstract Aims Long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) is challenging to treat with suboptimal catheter ablation (CA) outcomes. Thoracoscopic…”
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HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Through Bilateral Anterior Thoracotomy
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2012)“…The HeartWare left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a new addition to the family of second-generation continuous-flow LVADs. The miniaturized dimensions of…”
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Evaluation of the Organ Care System in Heart Transplantation With an Adverse Donor/Recipient Profile
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-12-2014)“…Background A severe shortage of available donor organs has created an impetus to use extended criteria organs for heart transplantation. Although such attempts…”
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Early outcomes of bilateral sequential single lung transplantation after ex-vivo lung evaluation and reconditioning
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-03-2012)“…Background Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is a novel approach for extended evaluation and/or reconditioning of donor lungs not meeting standard International…”
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Long-term outcomes of patients bridged to recovery versus patients bridged to transplantation
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-07-2012)“…Objective The proportion of patients who can be bridged with left ventricular assist devices to myocardial recovery and the long-term outcome of these patients…”
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Veno-arterial mechanical support as bridge to surgery in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation: a case report
Published in Perfusion (01-10-2020)“…In this case report, we describe the successful application of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in a young patient with severe aortic…”
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De Novo Aortic Regurgitation After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2014)“…Background Significant aortic regurgitation (AR) after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (cf-LVAD) placement affects device performance and…”
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The influence of bilateral internal mammary arteries on short- and long-term outcomes: A propensity score matching in accordance with current recommendations
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-12-2014)“…Objectives We undertook a single-center, 12 years outcomes analysis of the influence of bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) over single internal mammary…”
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Clinical Experience With HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients With End-Stage Heart Failure
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2012)“…Background The gold standard treatment for end-stage heart failure is cardiac transplantation. Because of the increasing number of heart failure patients and…”
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Mitral Repair for Decompensated Postinfarction Papillary Muscle Rupture
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Bridge to Decision Using the Levitronix CentriMag Short-term Ventricular Assist Device
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-05-2008)“…Background Ventricular assist devices are effective in severe end-stage cardiac failure but outcomes remain poor in critically ill patients. Cheaper and less…”
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Distal Limb Perfusion: Achilles' Heel in Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Published in Artificial organs (01-11-2014)“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a temporary mechanical circulatory assist method that offers circulatory as well as respiratory support…”
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Extracorporeal Life Support in "Awake" Patients as a Bridge to Lung Transplant
Published in The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (01-12-2015)“…Traditionally, patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are sedated and mechanically ventilated, which increases risk of complications related to…”
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Consensus statement on aortic valve replacement via an anterior right minithoracotomy in the UK healthcare setting
Published in Open heart (01-03-2023)“…The wide uptake of anterior right thoracotomy (ART) as an approach for aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been limited despite initial reports of its use in…”
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Influence of Donor Smoking on Midterm Outcomes After Lung Transplantation
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2014)“…Background Lung transplantation (LTx) is significantly limited by donor organ shortage. Donor smoking history of more than 20 pack-years is considered an…”
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Preoperative predictors and outcomes of right ventricular assist device implantation after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-12-2015)“…Abstract Objective The outcomes of ventricular assist device therapy remain limited by right ventricular failure. We sought to define the predictors and…”
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Mid-to-long term mortality following surgical versus percutaneous coronary revascularization stratified according to stent subtype: An analysis of 6,682 patients with multivessel disease
Published in PloS one (06-02-2018)“…Studies comparing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have largely been performed in the bare-metal stent (BMS)…”
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Bridging patients after salvage from bridge to decision directly to transplant by means of prolonged support with the CentriMag short-term centrifugal pump
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-07-2009)“…Objective Optimum strategy for salvage in patients with acutely decompensated end-stage heart failure and severe multiorgan dysfunction is complex. We present…”
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Comparison of Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Internal Mammary Graft Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Isolated Proximal Left Anterior Descending Narrowing
Published in The American journal of cardiology (01-03-2017)“…Abstract There are limited contemporary studies comparing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for isolated…”
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Survival probability loss from percutaneous coronary intervention compared with coronary artery bypass grafting across age groups
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-02-2015)“…Background Whether the survival benefit from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), for multivessel…”
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