Search Results - "Ellman, Peter I."
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Do You Need to Clamp a Patent Left Internal Thoracic Artery–Left Anterior Descending Graft in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2009)“…Background Dogma suggests optimal myocardial protection in cardiac surgery after prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) with patent left internal…”
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Additive protection against lung ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation before procurement and during reperfusion
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2008)“…Objective Adenosine A2A receptor activation during reperfusion improves lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. In this study we sought to determine whether…”
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Cardiac Injury During Resternotomy Does Not Affect Perioperative Mortality
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-05-2008)“…Background Cardiac injury at the time of resternotomy is a complication faced by all cardiac surgeons, although little is known about its effects on morbidity…”
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Adenosine A2A receptor activation reduces inflammation and preserves pulmonary function in an in vivo model of lung transplantation
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-2005)“…Reperfusion injury continues to significantly affect patients undergoing lung transplantation. Isolated lung models have demonstrated that adenosine A 2A…”
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Pulmonary Macrophage Inhibition and Inhaled Nitric Oxide Attenuate Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2007)“…Background Lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI) is postulated to occur biphasically. Donor pulmonary macrophages mediate early injury, and…”
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Adenosine A2A Activation Attenuates Nontransplantation Lung Reperfusion Injury
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-09-2008)“…Background Lung reperfusion injury is a significant problem in cardiothoracic surgery. Previous studies have demonstrated that an adenosine A2A agonist can…”
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Safety and efficacy of the supraclavicular approach to thoracic outlet decompression
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-08-2003)“…Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a clinical diagnosis encountered by both thoracic and vascular surgeons. The goal of surgical therapy involves relieving…”
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Acute Sleep Deprivation in the Thoracic Surgical Resident Does Not Affect Operative Outcomes
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-07-2005)“…There is an increasing trend toward work hour restrictions for doctors world wide. These reforms have been inspired, in part, by the assertion by some that the…”
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Mitral repair is superior to replacement when associated with coronary artery disease
Published in Annals of surgery (01-05-2004)“…To compare the outcomes of mitral repair and replacement in revascularized patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation. Combined coronary bypass (CABG) and…”
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Sleep deprivation does not affect operative results in cardiac surgery
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-09-2004)“…There has been an increasing trend towards the mandatory reduction in work hours for physicians because of the fear that sleep-deprived (SD) surgeons are more…”
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Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-02-2004)“…Coronary artery bypass is an acceptable therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, it has been demonstrated that patients with increased left…”
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Comparison of systemic and retrograde delivery of adenosine A2A agonist for attenuation of spinal cord injury after thoracic aortic cross-clamping
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-03-2006)“…Paraplegia remains a devastating complication of thoracic aortic surgery, which has been attenuated by retrograde adenosine and systemic adenosine A2A receptor…”
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Adenosine A2A Receptor Agonist Improves Cardiac Dysfunction From Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-04-2005)“…Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury negatively impacts patient outcome in lung transplantation. Clinically, we observed that lung transplant patients with…”
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Evaluation of an absorbable cyanoacrylate adhesive as a suture line sealant
Published in The Journal of surgical research (15-05-2005)“…Previous formulations of cyanoacrylate, though very effective, proved to have too high a tissue reactivity to be used internally. A novel cyanoacrylate…”
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Hyperoxic ventilation exacerbates lung reperfusion injury
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-11-2005)“…It is well known that hyperoxia can be potentially harmful to the ventilated patient, although little is known about the potential effects in the setting of…”
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Functional and cytoarchitectural spinal cord protection by ATL-146e after ischemia/reperfusion is mediated by adenosine receptor agonism
Published in Journal of vascular surgery (01-08-2006)“…ATL-146e protects the spinal cord from ischemia/reperfusion injury, presumably via adenosine A 2A receptor activation, but this relationship remains unproven…”
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A comparison of adenosine A2A agonism and methylprednisolone in attenuating neuronal damage and improving functional outcome after experimental traumatic spinal cord injury in rabbits
Published in Journal of neurosurgery. Spine (2006)“…Steroid agents remain the lone pharmacological treatment in widespread use for acute spinal cord injury (SCI), although their utility remains in dispute in the…”
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Attenuation of lung reperfusion injury by modified ventilation and reperfusion techniques
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-12-2006)“…High ventilation and perfusion pressures after lung transplantation may have deleterious effects. We hypothesized that using combined protective approaches for…”
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The beating heart approach is not necessary for the dor procedure
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2003)“…Ventricular reconstruction using the Dor technique has been demonstrated to improve outcome in patients with dilated left ventricles. It has been suggested…”
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