Search Results - "Balaram, Sandhya K."

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Using the Radial Artery, Right Internal Thoracic Artery, or Saphenous Vein as the Second Conduit by Tranbaugh, Robert F., MD, Schwann, Thomas A., MD, Swistel, Daniel G., MD, Dimitrova, Kamellia R., MD, Al-Shaar, Laila, MPH, Hoffman, Darryl M., MD, Geller, Charles M., MD, Engoren, Milo, MD, Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, PhD, Puskas, John D., MD, Habib, Robert H., PhD

“…Background It is not clear whether radial artery (RA), right internal thoracic artery (RITA), or saphenous vein (SV) is the preferred second bypass graft…”
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Role of Mitral Valve Plication in the Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, PhD, Ross, Ronald E., MBBS, Sherrid, Mark V., MD, Schwartz, Gary S., MD, Hillel, Zak, MD, PhD, Winson, Glenda, RN, Swistel, Daniel G., MD

“…Background We have previously reported our 3-step repair for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) consisting of resection of the septum, horizontal…”
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The second best arterial graft: A propensity analysis of the radial artery versus the free right internal thoracic artery to bypass the circumflex coronary artery by Tranbaugh, Robert F., MD, Dimitrova, Kamellia R., MD, Lucido, David J., PhD, Hoffman, Darryl M., MD, Dincheva, Gabriela R., BS, Geller, Charles M., MD, Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, PhD, Ko, Wilson, MD, Swistel, Daniel G., MD

“…Objective We sought to determine if the radial artery (RA) or the free right internal thoracic artery (RITA) is the better conduit to bypass the circumflex…”
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Intracardiac Extension of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis by Price, Jonathan D., MD, Anagnostopoulos, Constantine, MD, Benvenisty, Alan, MD, Kothuru, Ravi K., MD, Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, PhD

“…Intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension is a rare condition characterized by extensive growth of a benign uterine mass that extends into the…”
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Echocardiography before and after Resect-Plicate-Release Surgical Myectomy for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Halpern, Dan G., MD, Swistel, Daniel G., MD, Po, Jose Ricardo, MD, Joshi, Rajeev, MD, Winson, Glenda, RN, Arabadjian, Milla, NP, Lopresto, Charles, BA, Kushner, Josef, BS, Kim, Bette, MD, Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, Sherrid, Mark V., MD

“…Background Anatomic features of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are septal hypertrophy, elongated mitral leaflets, and anterior displacement of the…”
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Post myocardial infarction left ventricular intramural dissecting hematoma: a case report describing a very rare complication by Gurjar, Hitesh, Saad, Muhammad, Ali, Nisha, Regmi, Sudiksha, Upreti, Prakash, Karna, Sumit, Balaram, Sandhya K, Kamalakkannan, Gayathri, Vittorio, Timothy J

“…Dissecting intramural hematoma is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and has been associated with increased mortality. There has been…”
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Optimal Conduit for Diabetic Patients: Propensity Analysis of Radial and Right Internal Thoracic Arteries by Hoffman, Darryl M., MD, Dimitrova, Kamellia R., MD, Lucido, David J., PhD, Dincheva, Gabriela R., BA, Geller, Charles M., MD, Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, Ko, Wilson, MD, Swistel, Daniel G., MD, Tranbaugh, Robert F., MD

“…Background Multiple arterial grafts, in addition to the left internal thoracic artery, improve long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG);…”
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Surgical Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the 21st Century, the Evolution of the “RPR” Repair: Resection, Plication, and Release by Swistel, Daniel G, Balaram, Sandhya K

“…Abstract Since its first description in the 1950s, the pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been clarified by advanced echocardiographic…”
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Resection-Plication-Release for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Clinical and Echocardiographic Follow-Up by Balaram, Sandhya K., MD, PhD, Tyrie, Leslie, MD, Sherrid, Mark V., MD, Afthinos, John, MD, Hillel, Zak, MD, PhD, Winson, Glenda, RN, Swistel, Daniel G., MD

“…Background Abnormal positioning and size of the mitral valve contribute to the systolic anterior motion and mitral-septal contact that are important components…”
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Taking the pulse of brain death: A meta-analysis of the natural history of brain death with somatic support by Gambardella, Ivancarmine, Nappi, Francesco, Worku, Berhane, Tranbaugh, Robert F, Ibrahim, Aminat M, Balaram, Sandhya K, Bernat, James L

“…The conceptualization of brain death (BD) was pivotal in the shaping of judicial and medical practices. Nonetheless, media reports of alleged recovery from BD…”
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Beyond Extended Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Resection-Plication-Release (RPR) Repair by Balaram, Sandhya K., Sherrid, Mark V., Derose, Joseph J., Hillel, Zak, Winson, Glenda, Swistel, Daniel G.

“…Extended myectomy for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has good long-term results. In addition to…”
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Treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy symptoms and gradient resistant to first-line therapy with β-blockade or verapamil by Sherrid, Mark V, Shetty, Aneesha, Winson, Glenda, Kim, Bette, Musat, Dan, Alviar, Carlos L, Homel, Peter, Balaram, Sandhya K, Swistel, Daniel G

“…There is controversy about preferred methods to relieve obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients still symptomatic after β-blockade or verapamil. Of…”
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Pulse wave imaging in normal, hypertensive and aneurysmal human aortas in vivo: a feasibility study by Li, Ronny X, Luo, Jianwen, Balaram, Sandhya K, Chaudhry, Farooq A, Shahmirzadi, Danial, Konofagou, Elisa E

“…Arterial stiffness is a well-established biomarker for cardiovascular risk, especially in the case of hypertension. The progressive stages of an abdominal…”
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The role of gender in coronary surgery by Blasberg, Justin D., Schwartz, Gary S., Balaram, Sandhya K.

“…Summary Gender-based outcome data in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has been the focus of extensive research over the last two decades. Increased…”
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“Crab‐like” mitral valve endocarditis by Amabile, Andrea, Williams, Elbert E., Luozzo, Gabriele Di, Balaram, Sandhya K.

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Does Surgical Relief of Obstruction Improve Prognosis for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? by Ross, Ronald E, Sherrid, Mark V, Casey, Mairead M, Swistel, Daniel G, Balaram, Sandhya K

“…Abstract Unique genetic characteristics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including heterogeneity and incomplete penetrance, have made making predictions…”
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Preoperative prediction of long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction by DeRose, Joseph J., Toumpoulis, Ioannis K., Balaram, Sandhya K., Ioannidis, John P., Belsley, Scott, Ashton, Robert C., Swistel, Daniel G., Anagnostopoulos, Constantine E.

“…We aimed to develop multivariable models of preoperative risk factors that predict long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with…”
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PS124. Carotid Artery Disease and Peripheral Vascular Disease Are Both Independent Predictors of Long-term Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Boone, Deva, Anagnostopoulos, Constantine E, Lantis, John C, Schwartz, Gary S, Razi, Syed S, Swistel, Daniel G, Balaram, Sandhya K, Belsley, Scott J, Bhora, Faiz Y, Toumpoulis, Ioannis K

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Robotic-assisted resection of an intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst by Ross, Ronald E., Schwartz, Gary S., Thomas, Crystal, Balaram, Sandhya K.

“…The advantages of robotic-assisted surgery have been well described and include improved three-dimensional visualization, increased precision of dissection,…”
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Assessment of independent predictors for long-term mortality between women and men after coronary artery bypass grafting: Are women different from men? by Toumpoulis, Ioannis K., Anagnostopoulos, Constantine E., Balaram, Sandhya K., Rokkas, Chris K., Swistel, Daniel G., Ashton, Robert C., DeRose, Joseph J.

“…The long-term mortality of coronary artery bypass grafting in women in not certain. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare risk factors for…”
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