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Initial experience with the AbioCor implantable replacement heart system by Dowling, Robert D, Gray, Laman A, Etoch, Steven W, Laks, Hillel, Marelli, Daniel, Samuels, Louis, Entwistle, John, Couper, Greg, Vlahakes, Gus J, Frazier, O.H

“…We sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the first available totally implantable replacement heart (AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart System) in…”
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Intraaortic Balloon Pump Timing Discrepancies in Adult Patients by Pantalos, George M., Koenig, Steven C., Gillars, Kevin J., Haugh, Gilbert S., Dowling, Robert D., Gray Jr, Laman A.

“…The objective of this clinical study was to quantify the incidence and magnitude of intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) inflation and deflation landmark…”
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Expanded Pediatric Cardiovascular Simulator for Research and Training by Pantalos, George M, Ionan, Constantine, Koenig, Steven C, Gillars, Kevin J, Horrell, Tim, Sahetya, Sarina, Colyer, Jeff, Gray, Laman A

“…A mock circulation system has been developed to approximate key anatomic features and simulate the pressures and flows of an infant. Pulsatile flow is…”
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The AbioCor implantable replacement heart by Dowling, Robert D, Gray, Laman A, Etoch, Steven W, Laks, Hillel, Marelli, Daniel, Samuels, Louis, Entwistle, John, Couper, Greg, Vlahakes, Gus J, Frazier, O.H

“…The AbioCor implantable replacement heart (IRH) is the first available totally implantable artificial heart. We recently initiated a multicenter trial of this…”
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The total artificial heart: where we stand by Frazier, O H, Dowling, Robert D, Gray, Jr, Laman A, Shah, Nyma A, Pool, Toni, Gregoric, Igor

“…The AbioCor total artificial heart (TAH) is undergoing clinical feasibility testing as destination therapy in patients with end-stage congestive heart failure…”
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Current status of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart by Dowling, Robert D, Etoch, Steven W, Stevens, Karla A, Johnson, Amy C, Gray, Laman A

“…Background. The AbioCor implantable replacement heart (IRH) has been developed as an alternative to transplant (ie, destination therapy). We report our…”
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Miniaturization of Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems by Giridharan, Guruprasad A., Lee, Thomas J., Ising, Mickey, Sobieski, Michael A., Koenig, Steven C., Gray, Laman A., Slaughter, Mark S.

“…Heart failure (HF) is increasing worldwide and represents a major burden in terms of health care resources and costs. Despite advances in medical care,…”
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Creation of a diaphragm patch to facilitate placement of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart by Dowling, Robert D, Ghaly, Aziz S, Gray, Laman A

“…One of the concerns when placing a total artificial heart is whether the device will fit in the thoracic cavity without impinging on vital structures. We…”
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Left ventricular contributions to right ventricular systolic function during LVAD support by Santamore, William P., Gray, Laman A.

“…In patients with postcardiotomy low cardiac output syndromes, right ventricular (RV) failure develops in approximately 25% of patients receiving left…”
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Results after partial left ventriculectomy versus heart transplantation for idiopathic cardiomyopathy by Etoch, Steven W., Koenig, Steven C., Laureano, Mary Ann, Cerrito, Pat, Gray, Laman A., Dowling, Robert D.

“…Objective: Partial left ventriculectomy has been introduced as an alternative surgical therapy to heart transplantation. We performed a single-center,…”
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus counterpulsatile, pulsatile, and continuous left ventricular unloading for pediatric mechanical circulatory support by Bartoli, Carlo R, Koenig, Steven C, Ionan, Constantine, Gillars, Kevin J, Mitchell, Mike E, Austin, 3rd, Erle H, Gray, Laman A, Pantalos, George M

“…Despite progress with adult ventricular assist devices, limited options exist to support pediatric patients with life-threatening heart disease. Extracorporeal…”
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A pilot study to determine the feasibility of continuous cefazolin infusion by Waltrip, Todd, Lewis, Robert, Young, Vyvy, Farmer, Martin, Clayton, Susan, Myers, Steven, Gray, Jr, Laman A, Galandiuk, Susan

“…Animal studies have shown that continuous infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics is more effective than intermittent dosing. We studied several dosing regimens of…”
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Acute cardiovascular changes of partial left ventriculectomy without mitral valve repair by Dowling, Robert D, Koenig, Steven C, Ewert, Daniel L, Laureano, Mary Ann, Gray, Laman A

“…We assessed the acute cardiovascular changes of partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) in a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) without mitral…”
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Simple Mechanical Aortic Valve Closure in Ventricular Assist Device Recipients by Tasset, Mark R., Kavarana, Minoo N., Gray, Laman A., Dowling, Robert D.

“…Patients with mechanical aortic valves that develop refractory heart failure may require left ventricular assist devices. These patients have an increased risk…”
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Treadmill Exercise in Calves Implanted with the AbioCor Replacement Heart by Chiang, Benjamin B, Pantalos, George M, Cerrito, Patricia, Stevens, Karla, Lott, Karen, Lott, Laura, Etoch, Steven, Gray, Laman A, Dowling, Robert D

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the function of the AbioCor artificial heart implanted in calves that underwent treadmill exercise testing and to…”
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Blood Lactic Acid Levels after Artificial Heart Implantation by Chiang, Benjamin B. Y, Stevens, Karla, Etoch, Steven W, Cerrito, Patricia, Gray, Laman A, Dowling, Robert D

“…The aim of this study is to investigate blood lactic acid levels after the placement of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart to determine whether…”
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In Vivo Evaluation of the Biocompatibility of the Totally Implantable Ventricular Assist Device (HeartSaver VAD) by Mussivand, Tofy, Harasaki, Hiroaki, Litwak, Kenneth, Slaughter, Mark S, Gray, Laman A, Dowling, Robert D, Mueller, Ruedi, Masters, Roy G, Hendry, Paul J, Beck-da-Silva, Luis, Davies, Ross, Haddad, Haissam, Mesana, Thierry G, Keon, Wilbert J

“…A series of multicenter in vivo studies have been conducted to assess the biocompatibility and device performance of the HeartSaver VAD, a totally implantable…”
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Preoperative and postoperative comparison of patients with univentricular and biventricular support with the thoratec ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation by Farrar, David J., Hill, J.Donald, Pennington, D.Glenn, McBride, Lawrence R., Holman, William L., Kormos, Robert L., Esmore, Donald, Gray, Laman A., Seifert, Paul E., Schoettle, G.Phillip, Moore, Charles H., Hendry, Paul J., Bhayana, Joginder N.

“…Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine whether there are differences in populations of patients with heart failure who require univentricular or…”
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Left Ventricular and Myocardial Perfusion Responses to Volume Unloading and Afterload Reduction in a Computer Simulation by Giridharan, Guruprasad A, Ewert, Dan L, Pantalos, George M, Gillars, Kevin J, Litwak, Kenneth N, Gray, Laman A, Koenig, Steven C

“…Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been used successfully as a bridge to transplant in heart failure patients by unloading ventricular volume and restoring…”
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Role of graft flow measurement technique in anastomotic quality assessment in minimally invasive CABG by Jaber, Saad F., Koenig, Steven C., BhaskerRao, Bobby, VanHimbergen, Daniel J., Cerrito, Patricia B., Ewert, Daniel J., Gray, Laman A., Spence, Paul A.

“…Background. Anastomotic quality is currently the critical issue in minimally invasive coronary surgery. Although little is known about its effectiveness,…”
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