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IDEAL framework for surgical innovation 2: observational studies in the exploration and assessment stages by Ergina, Patrick L, Barkun, Jeffrey S, McCulloch, Peter, Cook, Jonathan A, Altman, Douglas G

“…The IDEAL framework describes the stages of evaluation for surgical innovations. This paper considers the role of observational studies in the exploration and…”
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378 Level of evidence and reporting ethics, informed consent and conflict of interest in major cardiothoracic surgical journals by Martin, E, Martin, J, Samoukovic, G, Ergina, P

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Methylene Blue as a Treatment for Refractory Anaphylaxis by Sheth, S.S, Del Duca, D, Ergina, P, Clarke, A.E

“…In addition to being IgE-mediated, it is speculated that protamine directly leads to severe vasodilation by causing release of endothelium-derived relaxing…”
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Self-reported functional status as a predictor of coronary artery bypass graft surgery outcome in elderly patients by Mayer, C, Ergina, P, Morin, J F, Gold, S

“…Surgeons have traditionally relied mainly on clinical intuition in the selection of elderly candidates for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The overall…”
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Neoral dose monitoring with cyclosporine 2-hour postdose levels in heart transplant patients receiving anti-thymocyte globulin induction by Cantarovich, M, Quantz, M, Elstein, E, Ergina, P, Magnan, C, de Varennes, B

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Atrial myxomas in young children : an alternative surgical approach by ERGINA, P. L, KOCHAMBA, G. S, TCHERVENKOV, C. I, GIBBONS, J. E

“…A case report and a brief review of the literature on atrial myxomas in young children (5 years and younger) are presented. Right atrial myxomas are…”
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Perioperative care of the elderly patient by Ergina, Patrick Lee, Gold, Susan L., Meakins, Jonathan L.

“…Surgical risk increases with age, primarily from loss of cardiac and pulmonary reserve. Complications are tolerated poorly by the elderly, emphasizing the…”
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Impact of transfusion of mediastinal shed blood on serum levels of cardiac enzymes by Nguyen, Dao M., Gilfix, Brian M., Dennis, France, Blank, David, Latter, David A., Ergina, Patrick L., Morin, Jean E., de Varennes, Benoit

“…Infusion of shed mediastinal blood using an autotransfusion system is a widely applied technique of blood conservation in cardiac surgery. Serial…”
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Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Hawaii by Ergina, P L, Fukuyama, O

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Balloon angioplasty in the treatment of aortic coarctation by Ergina, Patrick L., Tchervenkov, Christo I.

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A randomized double-blind study of the effect of triiodothyronine on cardiac function and morbidity after coronary bypass surgery by Mullis-Jansson, Samantha L., Argenziano, Michael, Corwin, Steven, Homma, Shunichi, Weinberg, Alan D., Williams, Mat, Rose, Eric A., Smith, Craig R.

“…Background: Although triiodothyronine deficiency has been described after cardiopulmonary bypass, data supporting its use have been conflicting. A…”
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Chest Wall Infarction Following Bilateral Internal Mammary to Coronary Arterial Bypass in a Patient with a Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm by Keyser, Eric J., Ergina, Patrick L., Melanson, Patrick R.P., de Varennes, Benoit

“…A 69‐year‐old man with severe peripheral vascular disease and a known thora‐coabdominal aortic aneurysm underwent bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) to…”
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Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Gold, S, Ergina, P L, Fukuyama, O

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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Herniorrhaphy and Breast Surgery

“…To the Editor: Our criticism of the paper by Platt et al. (Jan. 18 issue) 1 is based on four considerations: the statistical weakness of the data because of…”
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Left Ventricular Unloading in a Patient with End-stage Cardiomyopathy and Medically Unresponsive Pulmonary Hypertension by Al-Khaldi, Abdulaziz, Ergina, Patrick, DeVarennes, Benoit, Lachappelle, Kevin, Cecere, Renzo

“…:  Severe, medically unresponsive pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is considered to be a contraindication for orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). Chronic left…”
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Evaluation of pulmonary function in laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Poulin, E C, Mamazza, J, Breton, G, Fortin, C L, Wabha, R, Ergina, P

“…Historically, values of pulmonary function tests, when taken on the day after open upper abdominal surgery and cholecystectomy, show decreases of 45% to 60%…”
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Veno‐Atrial Bypass for the Operative Treatment of Septic Gas Gangrene Secondary to Delayed Hepatic Artery Thrombosis by Chan, Gabriel, Tchervenkov, Jean, Cantarovich, Marcelo, Alpert, Eliot, Deschenes, Marc, Ergina, Patrick, Metrakos, Peter, Barkun, Jeffrey

“…The occurrence of late hepatic artery thrombosis after orthotopic liver transplantation can result in gas gangrene of the graft. This clinical scenario has the…”
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PREDICTORS OF LONG-TERM RENAL FUNCTION AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION by Cantarovich, M., Barkun, J., Hirsh, A., Carroll, P., Elstein, E., Ergina, P., de Varennes, B.

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NEORAL DOSE MONITORING WITH 2 HOUR POST-DOSE LEVELS IN HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS RECEIVING ANTITHYMOCYTE GLOBULIN INDUCTION: A PILOT STUDY by Cantarovich, M., Quantz, M., Elstein, E., Ergina, P., Magnan, C., de Varennes, B.

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NEORAL DOSE MONITORING WITH 2 HOUR POST-DOSE LEVELS IN HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS RECEIVING ANTITHYMOCYTE GLOBULIN INDUCTION: A PILOT STUDY by Cantarovich, M., Quantz, M., Elstein, E., Ergina, P., Magnan, C., de Varennes, B.

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