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Gemcitabine plus CI-994 offers no advantage over gemcitabine alone in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: results of a phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study by Richards, D.A., Boehm, K.A., Waterhouse, D.M., Wagener, D.J., Krishnamurthi, S.S., Rosemurgy, A., Grove, W., Macdonald, K., Gulyas, S., Clark, M., Dasse, K.D.

“…Background: CI-994, an oral histone deacetylase inhibitor, has antineoplastic activity and synergism with gemcitabine preclinically. This randomized phase II…”
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Improved mortality and rehabilitation of transplant candidates treated with a long-term implantable left ventricular assist system by FRAZIER, O. H, ROSE, E. A, MCCARTHY, P, BURTON, N. A, TECTOR, A, LEVIN, H, KAYNE, H. L, POIRIER, V. L, DASSE, K. A

“…This nonrandomized study using concurrent controls was performed to determine whether the HeartMate implantable pneumatic (IP) left ventricular assist system…”
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326 An Integrated Pediatric Pump-Lung for Cardiac/Cardiopulmonary Support by Wu, Z.J, Gellman, B.N, Zhang, T, Dasse, K, Garcia, J.P, Griffith, B.P

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Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate 1000 IP left ventricular assist device by Frazier, O.H., Rose, Eric A., Macmanus, Quentin, Burton, Nelson A., Lefrak, Edward A., Poirier, Victor L., Dasse, Kurt A.

“…The Thermo Cardiosystems Inc (Woburn, MA) HeartMate 1000 IP left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been evaluated as a bridge to transplantation in 34…”
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Progress towards development of a photolytic artificial lung by Martin, P.M., Monzyk, B.F., Burckle, E.C., Busch, J.R., Gilbert, R.J., Dasse, K.A.

“…While most chronic diseases are on the decline, medical pulmonary disease is on the increase. The unrelenting nature of chronic lung disease has long energized…”
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Transition From Cardiopulmonary Bypass to the HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist Device by Tector, Alfred J, Kress, David C, Downey, Francis X, Schmahl, Terence M, Dasse, Kurt A, Poirier, Victor L

“…Background. Safe transition from cardiopulmonary bypass to the HeartMate left ventricular assist device without periods of low output, air emboli, or injury to…”
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Use of a left ventricular assist device in an outpatient setting by Myers, T J, Dasse, K A, Macris, M P, Poirier, V L, Cloy, M J, Frazier, O H

“…The vented electric Heartmate LVAD (VE-LVAD) (Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc., Woburn, MA) is a reliable, fully portable system that allows selected patients with…”
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Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting heart transplantation by Frazier, O.H., Rose, Eric A., Oz, Mehmet C., Dembitsky, Walter, McCarthy, Patrick, Radovancevic, Branislav, Poirier, Victor L., Dasse, Kurt A.

“…Background: Despite advances in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, mortality among transplant candidates remains high. Better ways are…”
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Neo-intimal development on textured biomaterial surfaces during clinical use of an implantable left ventricular assist device by GRAHAM, T. R, DASSE, K, COUMBE, A, SALIH, V, MARRINAN, M. T, FRAZIER, O. H, LEWIS, C. T

“…Implantable left ventricular assist systems are being developed for longterm clinical use. Prototype devices are currently used as extendedmechanical bridges…”
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Molecular approaches to the characterization of cell and blood/biomaterial interactions by Menconi, M J, Owen, T, Dasse, K A, Stein, G, Lian, J B

“…In order to address questions related to cell/biomaterial interactions with respect to cell function and production of extracellular matrix proteins that…”
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Inter-observer variability in chemotherapy trials for pancreatic cancer by Baumann, B. C., Ford, R., Dasse, K., Zhou, K.

“…Abstract only 6522 Background: No studies have examined differences in imaging assessment of drug response for unresectable pancreatic cancer between…”
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Properties of blood-contacting surfaces of clinically implanted cardiac assist devices: gene expression, matrix composition, and ultrastructural characterization of cellular linings by Menconi, M J, Pockwinse, S, Owen, T A, Dasse, K A, Stein, G S, Lian, J B

“…The development of implantable cardiac assist devices for prolonged circulatory support has been impeded by the problem of excessive thrombogenesis on the…”
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Clinical responses to ventricular assistance versus transplantation in a series of bridge to transplant patients by Dasse, K A, Frazier, O H, Lesniak, J M, Myers, T, Burnett, C M, Poirier, V L

“…Hemodynamic and peripheral organ responses to ventricular assistance were compared with transplantation in a cohort of patients bridged with the HeartMate 1000…”
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Mechanical properties of tenotomized and denervated-tenotomized muscles by Dasse, K A, Chase, D, Burke, D, Ullrick, W C

“…Mechanical properties of rat soleus and plantaris muscles were studied in vitro following tenotomy, denervation, or tenotomy plus denervation, all of 3 wk…”
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Mechanical cardiac assistance and replacement by Macoviak, J A, Dasse, K A, Poirier, V L

“…This article aims not to review the limited and difficult to compare clinical results with mechanical cardiac assist devices. Instead, a practical…”
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The lining of textured surfaces in implantable left ventricular assist devices. An immunocytochemical and electronmicroscopic study by Salih, V, Graham, T R, Berry, C L, Coumbe, A, Smith, S C, Dasse, K, Frazier, O H

“…The aim was to examine and identify some components of biological linings developed upon the textured surfaces of a circulatory assist device. The development…”
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Age related outcome after implantable left ventricular assist system support by Smedira, N G, Dasse, K A, Patel, A N, Vargo, R L, Massad, M G, McCarthy, P M

“…To examine the relationship between age and outcome after implantable left ventricular assist system support, the authors investigated the results of 223…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of complications in patients implanted with a TCI left ventricular assist device by Jaski, B E, Branch, K R, Dasse, K A, Dembitsky, W P

“…Currently used left ventricular assist devices allow chronic mechanical cardiac support in the patient with end-stage heart failure. Recognition and treatment…”
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Infection of percutaneous devices: prevention, monitoring, and treatment by Dasse, K A

“…Infection continues to pose the major obstacle to long-term percutaneous access. Development of methods to prevent infection or techniques to determine early…”
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Simple digital instrument for time measurement in muscle mechanics by Burke, D J, Dasse, K, Ullrick, W C

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