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Disparities in Solid Organ Transplantation for Ethnic Minorities: Facts and Solutions by Higgins, R. S. D., Fishman, J. A.

“…The Diversity and Minority Affairs Committee of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) convened a symposium to examine organ transplantation in…”
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Specialized Thoracic Adapted Recovery Model for Thoracic Organ Recovery: a 15-Year Review by Tetteh, H.A., Brandenhoff, P., Higgins, R.S.

“…To review outcomes from a regionalized heart and lung transplant service over a 15-year period. Data on organ procurements made by the Specialized Thoracic…”
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Risk Factors for De Novo Malignancy Following Lung Transplantation by Magruder, J. T., Crawford, T. C., Grimm, J. C., Kim, B., Shah, A. S., Bush, E. L., Higgins, R. S., Merlo, C. A.

“…Risk factors for non–skin cancer de novo malignancy (DNM) after lung transplantation have yet to be identified. We queried the United Network for Organ Sharing…”
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Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Prior to Lung Transplantation: A Propensity-Matched Analysis by Krishnan, A., Chidi, A., Merlo, C.A., Shah, P., Ha, J., Higgins, R.S., Bush, E.L.

“…Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a therapeutic option in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the most common indication for…”
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Incorporating Molecular Identification of Meloidogyne spp. into a Large-scale Regional Nematode Survey by Powers, T O, Mullin, P G, Harris, T S, Sutton, L A, Higgins, R S

“…A regional nematode survey of potato fields was conducted in the central United States during 2002 and 2003. The survey encompassed seven states and included a…”
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De Novo Malignancy after Heart Transplantation by Giuliano, K., Canner, J.K., Etchill, E.W., Suarez-Pierre, A., Velez, A.K., Choi, C.W., Higgins, R.S., Sharma, K., Hsu, S., Kilic, A.

“…The volume of heart transplants (HTx) has increased over the past decade, with a concurrent improvement in post-transplant survival. De novo malignancies (DNM)…”
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Impact of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion on Utilization of Potential Lung Donors in the United States by Chidi, A.P., Pierre, A. Suarez, Krishnan, A., Ha, J.S., Higgins, R.S., Bush, E.L.

“…Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is a contemporary tool which aims to improve the utilization of marginal donor lungs. Little is known about the impact of EVLP on…”
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The Effect of the Cystic Fibrosis Care Center on Lung Transplant Outcomes by Krishnan, A., Bush, E.L., Chidi, A., Nolley, E., Agbor-Enoh, S., West, N.E., Tallarico, E., Orens, J.B., Ha, J., Shah, P., Segev, D., Massie, A., Higgins, R.S., Merlo, C.A.

“…Since 1961 the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has designated certain institutions devoted to treating cystic fibrosis (CF) as Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers (CFCC)…”
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Simulated Regionalization of Heart and Lung Transplantation in the United States by Magruder, J. T., Shah, A. S., Crawford, T. C., Grimm, J. C., Kim, B., Orens, J. B., Bush, E. L., Higgins, R. S., Merlo, C. A.

“…We simulated the impact of regionalization of isolated heart and lung transplantation within United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) regions. Overall, 12 594…”
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Clinical Outcomes after Pediatric Lung Transplantation at Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers by Chidi, A.P., Krishnan, A., Nolley, E., Agbor-Enoh, S., West, N.E., Tallarico, E., Thaxton, A., Orens, J.B., Ha, J., Shah, P.D., Segev, D., Massie, A., Higgins, R.S., Merlo, C.A., Bush, E.L.

“…Clinical outcomes remain extremely poor for children with cystic fibrosis undergoing lung transplantation. Since 1961, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has…”
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Improved Survival after Repeat Lung Transplantation at Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers by Chidi, A.P., Krishnan, A., Nolley, E., Agbor-Enoh, S., West, N.E., Tallarico, E., Thaxton, A., Orens, J.B., Ha, J.S., Shah, P.D., Segev, D., Massie, A., Higgins, R.S., Merlo, C.A., Bush, E.L.

“…Patients who undergo repeat lung transplantation (LT) are at high risk for perioperative complications. The complexity of their care requires specialized…”
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Heart transplant for dilated cardiomyopathy associated with polymyositis by Afzal, A, Higgins, R S D, Philbin, E F

“…Cardiac involvement is one of the most significant factors in the poor clinical outcome of polymyositis. The case of a 39 year old African American woman with…”
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Novel, ultraslow inactivating sodium current in human ventricular cardiomyocytes by MALTSEV, V. A, SABBAH, H. N, HIGGINS, R. S. D, SILVERMAN, N, LESCH, M, UNDROVINAS, A. I

“…Alterations in K+ channel expression and gating are thought to be the major cause of action potential remodeling in heart failure (HF). We previously reported…”
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Spatially-resolved electrochemistry of the lead sulfide (galena) (001) surface by electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy by Higgins, S.R., Hamers, R.J.

“…Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has been used to investigate the chemical and electrochemical reactions of naturally-occurring lead sulfide…”
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Technique to prevent limb ischemia during peripheral cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Kasirajan, V, Simmons, I, King, J, Shumaker, M D, DeAnda, A, Higgins, R S

“…Prolonged extracorporeal support using femoral cannulationmay causelimb ischemia.Atechnique isdescribedusing antegrade, retrograde arterial perfusion and…”
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Outcomes in the current surgical era following operative repair of acute Type A aortic dissection in the elderly: a single-institutional experience by Kilic, Ahmet, Tang, Richard, Whitson, Bryan A., Sirak, John H., Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B., Crestanello, Juan, Higgins, Robert S.D.

“…OBJECTIVES We reviewed our single-centre experience with emergent operative repair of Stanford Type A aortic dissections, with particular attention to outcomes…”
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Atrial fibrillation after bypass surgery: does the arrhythmia or the characteristics of the patients prolong hospital stay? by Borzak, S, Tisdale, J E, Amin, N B, Goldberg, A D, Frank, D, Padhi, I D, Higgins, R S

“…The goal of this study was to determine whether prolonged hospital stay associated with atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft…”
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A randomized, double-blind comparison of intravenous diltiazem and digoxin for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery by Tisdale, James E., Padhi, I.Desmond, Goldberg, A.David, Silverman, Norman A., Webb, Charles R., Higgins, Robert S.D., Paone, Gaetano, Frank, Diane M., Borzak, Steven

“…Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary bypass graft surgery may result in hypotension, heart failure symptoms, embolic complications, and…”
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Skin grafting for repair of a cardiac laceration by Higgins, Robert S.D., Stahl, Richard, Baldwin, John C.

“…Rupture of the right ventricle has been reported as a complication of closed catheter irrigation in poststernotomy mediastinitis. We report the case of a right…”
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Effect of lidocaine treatment on acute spinal cord injury by Haghighi, S S, Chehrazi, B B, Higgins, R S, Remington, W J, Wagner, F C

“…The effect of continuous infusion of lidocaine on acute spinal cord trauma in cats was studied. Intravenous and subarachnoid administration of lidocaine did…”
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