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What influences medical students' choice of surgical careers by Erzurum, Victor Z., Obermeyer, Robert J., Fecher, Alison, Thyagarajan, Purnima, Tan, Paul, Koler, Amy K., Hirko, Mark K., Rubin, Jeffrey R.

“…Background: Recent emphasis in medical education has been to encourage students to pursue primary care careers. This could have a negative impact on…”
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The changing face of carotid endarterectomy by Hirko, Mark K., Morasch, Mark D., Burke, Katy, Greisler, Howard P., Littooy, Fred N., Baker, William H.

“…Purpose: The economic milieu and improvements in care have altered the diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm of the patient with carotid stenosis. This study…”
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Awake aortic aneurysm repair in patients with severe pulmonary disease by McGregor, Walter E, Koler, Amy J, Labat, Gaston Cornu, Perni, Veeraiah, Hirko, Mark K, Rubin, Jeffrey R

“…Background: We report the use of retroperitoneal aortic aneurysm repair utilizing exclusive regional anesthesia (no intubation or inhalation anesthetic) in…”
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Intensive care after carotid endarterectomy : A prospective evaluation by MORASCH, M. D, HIRKO, M. K, HIRASA, T, BURKE, K, GREISLER, H. P, LITTOOY, F. N, BAKER, W. H

“…Through prior investigation we established that only a small minority of patients who undergo carotid endarterectomy (CEA) have a complicated postoperative…”
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Fibroblast growth factor-2–toxin induced cytotoxicity: differential sensitivity of co-cultured vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells by Lin, Peter H, Ren, Dewei, K. Hirko, Mark, Kang, Steven S, Pierce, Glenn F, P. Greisler, Howard

“…Recombinant FGF-2-SAP is a mitotoxin consisting of the plant-derived ribosome-inactivating toxin saporin (SAP) fused to basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2)…”
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In vivo tissue distribution of fibroblast growth factor-1 after intraarterial delivery by Hirko, M K, Lin, P H, Gosselin, C, Ren, D, Greisler, H P

“…The clinical applicability of fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) plus heparin delivery in optimizing the healing of both autogenous vein and synthetic vascular…”
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Endothelial cell seeding improves 4 mm PTFE vascular graft performance in antiplatelet medicated dogs by Hirko, M K, Schmidt, S P, Hunter, T J, Evancho, M M, Sharp, W V, Donovan, D L

“…The ideal prosthetic vascular graft for the replacement or bypass of small vessels has not yet been developed. Many studies have documented the success of…”
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Systemic consequences of oxidative stress following aortic surgery correlate with the degree of antioxidant defenses by Cornu-Labat, G, Serra, M, Smith, A, McGregor, W E, Kasirajan, K, Hirko, M K, Turner, J J, Rubin, J R

“…The purpose of this study was to correlate the preoperative level of antioxidant defenses, measured by the plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC), to the…”
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Is the Use of Suboptimal Saphenous Veins Justifiable for Limb Salvage? by Kasirajan, Karthikeshwar, Hirko, Mark K., Turner, John J., Rubin, Jeffrey R.

“…In situ saphenous vein bypass (ISSV) techniques are preferable when the “target vessel” for arterial reconstruction is below the knee. There is no minimally…”
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Propagation of Tibial Vein Thrombus in Patients Systemically Anticoagulated or Receiving Antiplatelet Therapy by Hirko, Mark K., Kasirajan, Karthikeshwar, Turner, John J., Rubin, Jeffrey R.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of infrapopliteal deep vein thrombus propagation in postoperative orthopedic patients. This was a…”
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Treatment of Rheumatoid Vasculitic Cutaneous Ulcers with Regional Hyperbaric Oxygen by Hirko, Mark K., Jamshidi, Mohammad, Gupta, Ashish, Rubin, Jeffrey R.

“…Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) has been used to promote healing of cutaneous ulcers secondary to diabetes mellitus, ionized radiation exposure injuries, gas…”
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Pharmacologic modulation of intimal hyperplasia in canine vein interposition grafts by Hirko, Mark K., McShannic, Joseph R., Schmidt, Steven P., Sharp, William V., Evancho, M.Michelle, Sims, Rick L., Siebert, James D.

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of three drugs (cilazapril, cyclosporine, and aspirin) in modulating the progression of intimal…”
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Pharmacologic modulation of intimal hyperplasia in canine vein interposition grafts. Discussion by HIRKO, M. K, MCSHANNIC, J. R, SCHMIDT, S. P, SHARP, W. V, EVANCHO, M. M, SIMS, R. L, SIEBERT, J. D, BASSIOUNY, H. S, HIRKO, M. K

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Angioscope-assisted percutaneous suture ligation of venous tributaries : A pilot study. Discussion by ERZURUM, V, HIRKO, M. K, SCHMIDT, S. P, RUBIN, J. R, GINZBURG, E

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Angioscope-Assisted Percutaneous Suture Ligation of Venous Tributaries: A Pilot Study by Erzurum, Victor, Hirko, Mark K., Schmidt, Steven P., Rubin, Jeffrey R.

“…This study was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of “incision-free” angioscopeassisted suture ligation of venous tributaries in in-situ nonreversed canine…”
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