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Benefits of Early Surgical Repair in Fixed Subaortic Stenosis by Brauner, Ron, Laks, Hillel, Drinkwater, Davis C., Shvarts, Oleg, Eghbali, Kourosh, Galindo, Alvaro

“…Objectives. We sought to determine whether early resection can improve outcome in fixed subaortic stenosis. Background. The diagnosis of subaortic stenosis…”
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Monocyte transmigration induced by modification of low density lipoprotein in cocultures of human aortic wall cells is due to induction of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 synthesis and is abolished by high density lipoprotein by NAVAB, M, IMES, S. S, FOGELMAN, A. M, HAMA, S. Y, HOUGH, G. P, ROSS, L. A, BORK, R. W, VALENTE, A. J, BERLINER, J. A, DRINKWATER, D. C, LAKS, H

“…Incubation of cocultures of human aortic endothelial (HAEC) and smooth muscle cells (HASMC) with LDL in the presence of 5-10% human serum resulted in a…”
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Tolerance of the human leg and thigh in dynamic latero-medial bending by Kerrigan, J R, Drinkwater, D C, Kam, C Y, Murphy, D B, Ivarsson, B J, Crandall, J R, Patrie, J

“…The goal of the current study was to perform dynamic bending experiments on legs and thighs from post mortem human surrogates (PMHS) and combine the failure…”
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children after repair of congenital cardiac lesions by Aharon, Alon S., Drinkwater, Davis C., Churchwell, Kevin B., Quisling, Susannah V., Reddy, V.Seenu, Taylor, Mary, Hix, Sue, Christian, Karla G., Pietsch, John B., Deshpande, Jayant K., Kambam, Jay, Graham, Thomas P., Chang, Paul A.

“…Background. The purpose of this study was to review our experience in the early application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients requiring…”
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Ischemic cardiomyopathy. Criteria for coronary revascularization and cardiac transplantation by Louie, H W, Laks, H, Milgalter, E, Drinkwater, Jr, D C, Hamilton, M A, Brunken, R C, Stevenson, L W

“…Because of the shortage of donor hearts, 16 (33%) of 48 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy died awaiting transplantation. Determining factors that predict…”
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Intracoronary adenovirus-mediated transfer of immunosuppressive cytokine genes prolongs allograft survival by Brauner, Ron, Nonoyama, Masaki, Laks, Hillel, Drinkwater, Davis C., McCaffery, Sharon, Drake, Thomas, Berk, Arnold J., Sen, Luyi, Wu, Lily

“…Background: Intracoronary transfer and expression of recombinant genes in the intact heart is now feasible. In the transplant setting, local modulation of host…”
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Improvement in exercise capacity of candidates awaiting heart transplantation by Stevenson, Lynne Warner, Steimle, Anthony E, Fonarow, Gregg, Kermani, Michael, Kermani, Donna, Hamilton, Michele A, Moriguchi, Jaime D, Walden, Julie, Tillisch, Jan H, Drinkwater, Davis C, Laks, Hillel

“…Objectives. This study determined the frequency of improvement in peak oxygen uptake and its role in reevaluation of candidates awaiting heart transplantation…”
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The influence of coronary anatomy on the arterial switch operation in neonates by Day, R W, Laks, H, Drinkwater, D C

“…To determine whether coronary anatomy influences the outcome of the neonatal arterial switch operation, we examined the results in all newborn infants (n = 70)…”
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Outcomes of patients undergoing transplantation with older donor hearts by Drinkwater, D C, Laks, H, Blitz, A, Kobashigawa, J, Sabad, A, Moriguchi, J, Hamilton, M

“…The limited number of donor hearts relative to the number of waiting recipients is the major determinate of a growing inequity. Although a number of potential…”
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The alternate recipient list for heart transplantation: does it work? by Laks, H, Scholl, F G, Drinkwater, D C, Blitz, A, Hamilton, M, Moriguchi, J, Fonarow, G, Kobashigawa, J

“…One quarter of patients awaiting heart transplantation die while on the waiting list. This is largely due to the shortage of donor organs. The alternate…”
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Structural abnormalities of great arterial walls in congenital heart disease : Light and electron microscopic analyses by NIWA, Koichiro, PERLOFF, Joseph K, BHUTA, Sunita M, LAKS, Hillel, DRINKWATER, Davis C, CHILD, John S, MINER, Pamela D

“…Great arteries in congenital heart disease (CHD) may dilate, become aneurysmal, or rupture. Little is known about medial abnormalities in these arterial walls…”
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Heart-lung-liver transplant for cystic fibrosis by Wise, P.E, Wright, J.K, Chapman, W.C, Drinkwater, D.C, Slovis, B.S, Pierson, R.N, Pinson, C.W

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University of Wisconsin solution versus Stanford cardioplegic solution and the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy by Drinkwater, D C, Rudis, E, Laks, H, Ziv, E, Marino, J, Stein, D, Ardehali, A, Aharon, A, Moriguchi, J, Kobashigawa, J

“…University of Wisconsin (intracellular) solution has been shown to offer some distinct benefits of myocardial preservation over Stanford (extracellular)…”
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Cardiac preservation in patients undergoing transplantation. A clinical trial comparing University of Wisconsin solution and Stanford solution by Stein, D G, Drinkwater, Jr, D C, Laks, H, Permut, L C, Sangwan, S, Chait, H I, Child, J S, Bhuta, S

“…Recent laboratory investigations have shown significantly improved donor heart preservation and function when the University of Wisconsin solution (UW) is used…”
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Prospective comparison of radiologic, thoracoscopic, and pathologic staging in patients with early non-small cell lung cancer by Roberts, John R, Blum, Matthew G, Arildsen, Ron, Drinkwater, Davis C, Christian, Karla R, Powers, Thomas A, Merrill, Walter H

“…Background. More accurate staging at the time of initial presentation could improve design of clinical trials and avoid inappropriate surgical decisions in…”
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Girdling effect of nonstimulated cardiomyoplasty on left ventricular function by Capouya, Eli R., Gerber, Richard S., Drinkwater, Davis C., Pearl, Jeffrey M., Sack, Jeffrey B., Aharon, Alon S., Barthel, Steven W., Kaczer, Elias M., Chang, Paul A., Laks, Hillel

“…The precise hemodynamic effects of latissimus dorsi cardiomyoplasty have not been well characterized. We prospectively studied 11 mongrel dogs using a rapid…”
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Controlled periadventitial administration of verapamil inhibits neointimal smooth muscle cell proliferation and ameliorates vasomotor abnormalities in experimental vein bypass grafts by Brauner, Ron, Laks, Hillel, Drinkwater, Davis C., Chaudhuri, Gautam, Shvarts, Oleg, Drake, Thomas, Bhuta, Sunita, Mishaly, David, Fishbein, Ilia, Golomb, Gershon

“…Objective: Inhibition of early myointimal proliferation may improve long-term patency of vein grafts, but the clinical use of many experimental drugs is…”
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Management of the left atrioventricular valve in the repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects by Capouya, E R, Laks, H, Drinkwater, Jr, D C, Pearl, J M, Milgalter, E

“…Left atrioventricular valve regurgitation in atrioventricular canal defects is usually due to malalignment of the edges of the cleft or to annular dilatation…”
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The Fontan Procedure in Adults by Gates, Richard N., Laks, Hillel, Drinkwater, Davis C., Lam, Lydia, Blitz, Arie, Child, John S., Perloff, Joseph K.

“…Background. A retrospective clinical study was performed to document the course of adult patients undergoing the Fontan procedure. Methods. Between 1982 and…”
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The use of combined antegrade-retrograde infusion of blood cardioplegic solution in pediatric patients undergoing heart operations by Drinkwater, Jr, D C, Cushen, C K, Laks, H, Buckberg, G D

“…The benefits of combined antegrade-retrograde infusion of blood cardioplegic solution are becoming well known in adult coronary and valvular heart operations…”
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