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The Cox maze IV procedure: Predictors of late recurrence by Damiano, Ralph J., MD, Schwartz, Forrest H., BA, Bailey, Marci S., RN, MSN, Maniar, Hersh S., MD, Munfakh, Nabil A., MD, Moon, Marc R., MD, Schuessler, Richard B., PhD

“…Objectives The Cox maze III procedure achieved high cure rates and became the surgical gold standard for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Because of its…”
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A 20-year multicenter analysis of dialysis-dependent patients who had aortic or mitral valve replacement: Implications for valve selection by Manghelli, Joshua L., Carter, Daniel I., Khiabani, Ali J., Gauthier, Jason M., Moon, Marc R., Munfakh, Nabil A., Damiano, Ralph J., Corvera, Joel S., Melby, Spencer J.

“…Valve selection in dialysis-dependent patients can be difficult because long-term survival is diminished and bleeding risks during anticoagulation treatment…”
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Incremental risk of the Cox-maze IV procedure for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing mitral valve surgery by Saint, Lindsey L., MD, Damiano, Ralph J., MD, Cuculich, Phillip S., MD, Guthrie, Tracey J., RN, Moon, Marc R., MD, Munfakh, Nabil A., MD, Maniar, Hersh S., MD

“…Objective More than 50% of atrial fibrillation surgery occurs in the setting of mitral valve surgery. Despite this, no risk models have been validated for…”
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Cox-Maze IV Results for Patients With Lone Atrial Fibrillation Versus Concomitant Mitral Disease by Saint, Lindsey L., MD, Bailey, Marci S., RN, MSN, Prasad, Sunil, MD, Guthrie, Tracey J., RN, Bell, Jennifer, RN, Moon, Marc R., MD, Lawton, Jennifer S., MD, Munfakh, Nabil A., MD, Schuessler, Richard B., PhD, Damiano, Ralph J., MD, Maniar, Hersh S., MD

“…Background This study compared Cox-Maze IV (CMIV) outcomes for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with lone AF vs those with AF and mitral…”
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Isolating the entire posterior left atrium improves surgical outcomes after the Cox maze procedure by Voeller, Rochus K., MD, Bailey, Marci S., RN, Zierer, Andreas, MD, Lall, Shelly C., MD, Sakamoto, Shun-ichiro, MD, Aubuchon, Kristen, Lawton, Jennifer S., MD, Moazami, Nader, MD, Huddleston, Charles B., MD, Munfakh, Nabil A., MD, Moon, Marc R., MD, Schuessler, Richard B., PhD, Damiano, Ralph J., MD

“…Objectives The importance of each ablation line in the Cox maze procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation remains poorly defined. This study evaluated…”
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Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Aortic Valve Replacement: Impact of Age and Body Size on Late Survival by Moon, Marc R., Pasque, Michael K., Munfakh, Nabil A., Melby, Spencer J., Lawton, Jennifer S., Moazami, Nader, Codd, John E., Crabtree, Traves D., Barner, Hendrick B., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…The purpose of this study was to identify patient subgroups in which prosthesis-patient mismatch most influenced late survival. Over a 12-year period, 1,400…”
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POINT: Prosthesis–patient mismatch does not affect survival for patients greater than 70 years of age undergoing bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement by Moon, Marc R., MD, Lawton, Jennifer S., MD, Moazami, Nader, MD, Munfakh, Nabil A., MD, Pasque, Michael K., MD, Damiano, Ralph J., MD

“…Objective The purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of prosthesis–patient mismatch after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement on long-term…”
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Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma: A Case Report by Kriz, Joseph P., Munfakh, Nabil A., King, Gregory S., Carden, Juan O.

“…Pulmonary artery intimal sarcomas are rare and lethal malignant tumors that typically affect larger vessels: the aorta, inferior vena cava, and pulmonary…”
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Fungal Osteomyelitis Masquerading as a Chest Wall Tumor by Puri, Varun, MD, Johnson, Steven M., MD, Munfakh, Nabil A., MD

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Impact of Surgical Experience on Operative Mortality After Reoperative Cardiac Surgery by Moon, Marc R., Henn, Matthew C., Maniar, Hersh S., Pasque, Michael K., Melby, Spencer J., Kachroo, Puja, Masood, Muhammad Faraz, Itoh, Aki, Kotkar, Kunal D., Munfakh, Nabil A., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…Learning curves and skill attrition with aging have been reported to impair outcomes in select surgical subspecialties, but their role in complex cardiac…”
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Expert Opinions on the Debate of Pericardial Reconstruction in Cardiovascular Surgery: To Close or Not to Close? by Rego, Alfredo, Boyd, W Douglas, Gongora, Enrique, Johnson Iii, William E, Munfakh, Nabil A, Pirris, John, Wolf, Randall K

“…As of 2019, pericardial closure was performed in only a small portion of the over 320,000 cardiac surgeries performed annually. However, evidence regarding the…”
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A Reminder of Methylene Blue's Effectiveness in Treating Vasoplegic Syndrome after On-Pump Cardiac Surgery by Manghelli, Joshua, Brown, Lisa, Tadros, Hany B, Munfakh, Nabil A

“…The inflammatory response induced by cardiopulmonary bypass decreases vascular tone, which in turn can lead to vasoplegic syndrome. Indeed the hypotension…”
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PROSE: Prospective Randomized Trial of the On-X Mechanical Prosthesis and the St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation: Part 1(Patient Dynamics): Preoperative demographics and preoperative and operative risk factors by Jamieson, W. R. Eric, Ely, John L., Brink, Johan, Pennel, Timothy, Bannon, Paul, Patel, Jashvant, Kumar Gupta, Rajiv, Mohan Rao, Prasanna Simha, Agrawal, Damyanti, Wiklund, Lars, Kappetein, A. Pieter, Haaverstad, Rune, Geisner, Thomas, Doenst, Torsten, Schlensak, Christian, Nair, Salgunan, Brown, Craig, Siepe, Matthias, Damiano, Ralph J., Langlois, Yves, Cherian, K. M., Azar, Hormoz, Chen, John C., Bavaria, Joseph E., Fedoruk, Lynn M., Munfakh, Nabil A., Sridhar, V., Scholz, Peter M., Pfeffer, Thomas A., Ye, Jian

“…Abstract Objectives The PROSE trial purpose is to investigate whether the incidence of thromboembolic—related complications is reduced with a current…”
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PROSE: Prospective Randomized Trial of the On-X Mechanical Prosthesis and the St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation: Part 2: Study results-prostheses, positions, and economic development by Jamieson, W R Eric, Ely, John L, Brink, Johan, Pennel, Timothy, Bannon, Paul, Patel, Jashvant, Gupta, Rajiv Kumar, Mohan Rao, Prasanna Simha, Agrawal, Damyanti, Wiklund, Lars, Kappetein, A Pieter, Haaverstad, Rune, Geisner, Thomas, Doenst, Torsten, Schlensak, Christian, Nair, Salgunan, Brown, Craig, Siepe, Matthias, Damiano, Ralph J, Langlois, Yves, Cherian, Kotturathu M, Azar, Hormoz, Chen, John C, Bavaria, Joseph E, Fedoruk, Lynn M, Munfakh, Nabil A, Sridhar, V, Scholz, Peter M, Pfeffer, Thomas A, Ye, Jian

“…The Prospective Randomized On-X Mechanical Prosthesis Versus St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation (PROSE) trial purpose was to investigate whether…”
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PROSE: Prospective Randomized Trial of the On-X Mechanical Prosthesis and the St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation by Jamieson, W. R. Eric, Ely, John L, Brink, Johan, Pennel, Timothy, Bannon, Paul, Patel, Jashvant, Kumar Gupta, Rajiv, Mohan Rao, Prasanna Simha, Agrawal, Damyanti, Wiklund, Lars, Kappetein, A. Pieter, Haaverstad, Rune, Geisner, Thomas, Doenst, Torsten, Schlensak, Christian, Nair, Salgunan, Brown, Craig, Siepe, Matthias, Damiano, Ralph J, Langlois, Yves, Cherian, K. M, Azar, Hormoz, Chen, John C, Bavaria, Joseph E, Fedoruk, Lynn M, Munfakh, Nabil A, Sridhar, V, Scholz, Peter M, Pfeffer, Thomas A, Ye, Jian

“…Objectives The PROSE trial purpose is to investigate whether the incidence of thromboembolic--related complications is reduced with a current generation…”
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Carbon Dioxide Field Flooding Minimizes Residual Intracardiac Air After Open Heart Operations by Webb, Watts R., Harrison, Lynn H., Helmcke, Frederic R., Camino-Lopez, Asuncion, Munfakh, Nabil A., Heck, Herman A., Moulder, Peter V.

“…Transesophageal echocardiographic studies were used to monitor the presence of air bubbles in the heart after open heart operations. After cardiac valvular…”
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Surgical management of tetralogy of fallot in the first year of life by Caspi, Joseph, Zalstein, Eli, Zucker, Nili, Applebaum, Azi, Harrison, Lynn H, Munfakh, Nabil A, Heck, Herman A, Ferguson, T.Bruce, Stopa, Aluizio, White, Michael, Fontenot, Eudice E

“…Background. The surgical approach to tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) continues to evolve and now many centers favor early repair for TOF. Methods. Our experience…”
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The beneficial hemodynamic effects of selective patent vertical vein following repair of obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in infants by Caspi, Joseph, Pettitt, Timothy W., Fontenot, Eudice E., Stopa, Aluizio R., Heck, Herman A., Munfakh, Nabil A., Ferguson, T. Bruce, Harrison, Lynn H.

“…Objectives: Postoperative low cardiac output may persist after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) because of a relatively small and…”
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PROSE: Prospective Randomized Trial of the On-X Mechanical Prosthesis and the St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation by Jamieson, W. R. Eric, Ely, John L., Brink, Johan, Pennel, Timothy, Bannon, Paul, Patel, Jashvant, Gupta, Rajiv Kumar, Mohan Rao, Prasanna Simha, Agrawal, Damyanti, Wiklund, Lars, Kappetein, A. Pieter, Haaverstad, Rune, Geisner, Thomas, Doenst, Torsten, Schlensak, Christian, Nair, Salgunan, Brown, Craig, Siepe, Matthias, Damiano, Ralph J., Langlois, Yves, Cherian, Kotturathu M., Azar, Hormoz, Chen, John C., Bavaria, Joseph E., Fedoruk, Lynn M., Munfakh, Nabil A., Sridhar, V., Scholz, Peter M., Pfeffer, Thomas A., Ye, Jian

“…The Prospective Randomized On-X Mechanical Prosthesis Versus St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation (PROSE) trial purpose was to investigate whether…”
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To the Editor by Manghelli, Joshua, Brown, Lisa, Munfakh, Nabil A, Tadros, Hany B

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