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    A propensity score-adjusted retrospective comparison of early and mid-term results of mitral valve repair versus replacement in octogenarians by CHIKWE, Joanna, GOLDSTONE, Andrew B, PASSAGE, Jurgen, ANYANWU, Anelechi C, SEEBURGER, Joerg, CASTILLO, Javier G, FILSOUFI, Farzan, MOHR, Friedrich W, ADAMS, David H

    Published in European heart journal (01-03-2011)
    “…Feasibility and efficacy of mitral repair in the elderly remain controversial. This study aims to compare outcomes of mitral repair and replacement in…”
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    Does Brain Death Related to Underlying Donor Disease Correlate with Adverse Outcomes after Heart Transplant? by Emerson, D., Megna, D., Cole, R., Levine, R., Esmailian, F., Chikwe, J., Trento, A., Ramzy, D., Kransdorf, E., Kobashigawa, J.

    “…Donation after brain death is the primary method by which donor hearts become available within the U.S. It has been previously postulated that the method by…”
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    Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in the Diabetic Patient, are We Still Worried? A Review of 952 Consecutive Patients by Megna, D., Emerson, D., Cole, R., Levine, R., Chikwe, J., Esmailian, F., Trento, A., Ramzy, D., Kobashigawa, J.

    “…Diabetes is common in heart failure patients and almost a quarter of heart transplant (HTx) recipients are diabetic at 1-year post transplant. The effect of…”
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    Impact of Bleeding Complications on Outcomes Following Total Artificial Heart Implantation by Akhmerov, A., Cole, R.M., Megna, D., Emerson, D., Czer, L., Esmailian, F., Kobashigawa, J., Ramzy, D., Chikwe, J., Moriguchi, J.

    “…Bleeding complications are well recognized phenomena following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and have been associated with increased…”
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    Can three-dimensional echocardiography accurately predict complexity of mitral valve repair? by Chikwe, Joanna, Adams, David H., Su, Kevin N., Anyanwu, Anelechi C., Lin, Hung-Mo, Goldstone, Andrew B., Lang, Roberto M., Fischer, Gregory W.

    “…OBJECTIVE Feasibility of mitral repair is a key factor in the decision to operate for mitral regurgitation. Repair feasibility is highly dependent on surgical…”
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    Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery may reduce the incidence of stroke in patients with significant left main stem disease by Panesar, S S, Chikwe, J, Mirza, S B, Rahman, M S, Warren, O, Rao, C, Negus, J, Zacharakis, E, Darzi, A, Athanasiou, T

    Published in The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (01-08-2008)
    “…Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery in patients with left main stem (LMS) disease remains controversial. This meta-analysis compares early outcomes…”
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    Myocardial abscess by Chikwe, J, Barnard, J, Pepper, J R

    Published in Heart (British Cardiac Society) (01-06-2004)
    “…Transoesophageal echo (panel A) demonstrated severe mitral and aortic valve regurgitation, a 2 cm vegetation (V) on the posterior leaflet of her mitral valve,…”
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    Cardiac anesthesia and surgery in geriatric patients: epidemiology, current surgical outcomes, and future directions by Castillo, J G, Silvay, G, Chikwe, J

    “…The mean life expectancy of the population of the United States is projected to increase from 78.3 years at present to over 81 years in 2025, with a…”
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    (3) Heart Transplantation Outcomes in Patients from Socioeconomically Distressed Communities by Chen, Q., Malas, J., Emerson, D., Megna, D., Catarino, P., Esmailian, F., Chikwe, J., Bowdish, M.E.

    “…Previous studies examining heart transplantation disparities have focused on individual factors such as race or insurance status. We characterized the impact…”
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    (69) Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion Does Not Adversely Impact Early Outcomes in Donation after Circulatory Death Lung Transplantation by Malas, J., Chen, Q., Emerson, D., Bowdish, M., Chikwe, J., Megna, D., Catarino, P.

    “…Thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion has emerged as an alternative method to procure donation after circulatory death (DCD) hearts, but the impact…”
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    (80) Lung Transplantation Outcomes in Patients from Socioeconomically Distressed Communities by Malas, J., Chen, Q., Emerson, D., Chikwe, J., Catarino, P., Megna, D., Bowdish, M.

    “…Previous studies have demonstrated racial and gender disparities in lung allocation, but data regarding disparities in post-transplant outcomes are lacking. We…”
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    (1133) Bicaval Versus Biatrial Heart Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis by Premananthan, C.S., Rowe, G., Gill, G., Chen, Q., Malas, J., Zubair, M., Emerson, D., Kim, R., Bowdish, M., Chikwe, J.

    “…Bicaval heart transplantation is associated with a lower pacemaker requirement and improved survival compared to biatrial transplantation in adults, yet the…”
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