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Efficacy and safety of heparinase I versus protamine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass by STAFFORD-SMITH, Mark, LEFRAK, Edward A, QAZI, Anjum G, WELSBY, Ian J, BARBER, Linda, HOEFT, Andreas, DORENBAUM, Alejandro, MATHIAS, Jasmine, ROCHON, James J, NEWMAN, Mark F

“…Hemodynamic protamine reactions with heparin reversal during cardiac surgery are common and associated with adverse outcomes. As an alternative to protamine,…”
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Postoperative complications among octogenarians after cardiovascular surgery by Barnett, Scott D, Halpin, Linda S, Speir, Alan M, Albus, Robert A, Akl, Bechara F, Massimiano, Paul S, Burton, Nelson A, Collazo, Lucas R, Lefrak, Edward A

“…The octogenarian patient is often perceived as too fragile to undergo cardiothoracic surgery. Our study aimed to compare postoperative complications in…”
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Comparisons of Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in Jehovah’s Versus Non-Jehovah’s Witnesses by Stamou, Sotiris C., White, Tamica, Barnett, Scott, Boyce, Steven W., Corso, Paul J., Lefrak, Edward A.

“…Jehovah’s Witnesses is a Christian faith whose members will not accept blood or blood products under any circumstances on the basis of religious grounds. To…”
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Impact of follow-up on the success rate of the cryosurgical maze procedure in patients with rheumatic heart disease and enlarged atria by Ad, Niv, Barnett, Scott, Lefrak, Edward A., Korach, Amit, Pollak, Arthur, Gilon, Dan, Elami, Amir

“…The most important predictors for failure of the maze procedure are long standing atrial fibrillation (AF), rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and enlarged atria…”
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Results of a prospective multicenter study on port-access coronary bypass grafting by Grossi, Eugene A, Groh, Mark A, Lefrak, Edward A, Ribakove, Greg H, Albus, Robert A, Galloway, Aubrey C, Colvin, Stephen B

“…Background. We reviewed the initial patient series of three institutions performing large volume port-access (PA) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to…”
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Transmyocardial laser revascularization combined with coronary artery bypass grafting: A multicenter, blinded, prospective, randomized, controlled trial by Allen, Keith B., Dowling, Robert D., DelRossi, Anthony J., Realyvasques, Fidel, Lefrak, Edward A., Pfeffer, Thomas A., Fudge, Tommy L., Mostovych, Mark, Schuch, Douglas, Szentpetery, Szabolc, Shaar, Carl J.

“…Objective: We sought to assess the safety and efficacy of transmyocardial revascularization combined with coronary artery bypass grafting in patients not…”
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Heart transplantation in a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium by Stamou, Sotiris C, Lefrak, Edward A, Athari, Freydoon C, Burton, Nelson A, Massimiano, Paul S

“…We describe a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle who presented with worsening congestive heart failure and was successfully treated with…”
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Adjunctive transmyocardial revascularization: five-year follow-up of a prospective, randomized trial by Allen, Keith B, Dowling, Robert D, Schuch, Douglas R, Pfeffer, Thomas A, Marra, Steven, Lefrak, Edward A, Fudge, Tommy L, Mostovych, Mark, Szentpetery, Szabolc, Saha, Sibu P, Murphy, Douglas, Dennis, Hugh

“…In a prospective, randomized trial involving 263 patients who would be incompletely revascularized by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) alone, CABG plus…”
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Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate 1000 IP left ventricular assist device by Frazier, O.H., Rose, Eric A., Macmanus, Quentin, Burton, Nelson A., Lefrak, Edward A., Poirier, Victor L., Dasse, Kurt A.

“…The Thermo Cardiosystems Inc (Woburn, MA) HeartMate 1000 IP left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been evaluated as a bridge to transplantation in 34…”
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Survival Following Combined Intrapericardial Inferior Vena Cava and Thoracic Aortic Injury Caused by Blunt Trauma by Seoudi, Hani M., Lefrak, Edward A., Speir, Alan M., Hendershot, Kimberly, Moynihan, John, Fakhry, Samir M.

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Mortality from Time of Listing for Transplantation as an Indicator of Candidate Outcomes by Nathan, Steven D., Barnett, Scott D., Ahmad, Shahzad, Harrison, Jane, Shorr, Andrew F., Lefrak, Edward A., Burton, Nelson A.

“…Context Survival after transplantation has traditionally been the statistic most closely scrutinized as to the efficacy of the procedure and a program's…”
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Paediatric perfusion practice in North America: an update by Groom, R C, Hill, A G, Kurusz, M, Munoz, R, McGowen, K J, Resley, J J, Akl, B F, Speir, A, Lefrak, E A

“…In August 1994, an updated survey questionnaire was mailed to each paediatric open-heart surgery programme in North America as a follow-up to the 1989…”
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Outcomes analysis in cardiac surgery by Groom, R C, Morton, J R, Lefrak, E A

“…Outcomes research is a quantitative assessment of the results of care. Outcomes analysis provides information that benefits the physician, the patient, the…”
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A clinicopathologic analysis of adriamycin cardiotoxicity by Lefrak, E A, Pitha, J, Rosenheim, S, Gottlieb, J A

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Aortic cannula velocimetry by Groom, R C, Hill, A G, Kuban, B, Oneill, W, Akl, B F, Speir, A M, Koningsberg, J, Sprissler, G T, Shakoor, M, Massimiano, P S

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Current paediatric perfusion practice in North America by Hill, A G, Groom, R C, Akl, B F, Lefrak, E A, Kurusz, M

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Knee dislocation. An illusive cause of critical arterial occlusion by Lefrak, E A

“…Popliteal artery injury is a hazardous and often subtle complication of traumatic knee dislocation. Review of the literature in which series of knee…”
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Artificial circulatory support with textured interior surfaces. A counterintuitive approach to minimizing thromboembolism by Rose, E A, Levin, H R, Oz, M C, Frazier, O H, Macmanus, Q, Burton, N A, Lefrak, E A

“…Although numerous left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been used clinically, frequent thromboembolic complications have been reported despite the…”
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Current status of prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure by Lefrak, E A, Stevens, P M, Noon, G P, DeBakey, M E

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for fulminant influenza pneumonia by Lefrak, E A, Stevens, P M, Pitha, J, Balsinger, E, Noon, G P, Mayor, H D

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