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Replacement of the aortic valve in patients under 50 years of age: long-term follow-up of the St. Jude medical prosthesis by Emery, Robert W, Erickson, Carla A, Arom, Kit V, Northrup, William F, Kersten, Thomas E, Von Rueden, Thomas J, Nicoloff, Demetre M

“…Aortic valve replacement in the young adult (aged 18 to 50 years) is a choice between a mechanical prosthesis with attendant lifelong anticoagulation or…”
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The St. Jude Medical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis: A 25-Year Experience With Single Valve Replacement by Emery, Robert W., Krogh, Christopher C., Arom, Kit V., Emery, Ann M., Benyo-Albrecht, Kathy, Joyce, Lyle D., Nicoloff, Demetre M.

“…From October 1977 to October 2002, 4,480 patients (age range, 17 to 94 years; average, 64 ± 13 years) underwent single valve replacement with the St. Jude…”
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Mini-sternotomy for coronary artery bypass grafting by Arom, Kit V., Emery, Robert W., Nicoloff, Demetre M.

“…This communication details the approach to the left anterior descending artery, right coronary artery, or both via a single limited incision of the chest. The…”
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Is Low-Intensity Anticoagulant Therapy Possible with an Open Pivot Valve?: Analysis of Its Development by Nicoloff, Demetre M., Friedberg, H. David, Villafaña, Manuel A.

“…: In 1976, the authors became the codevelopers of the first successful bileaflet heart valve which has become the standard in valvular surgery. However, there…”
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Does multivessel, off-pump coronary artery bypass reduce postoperative morbidity? by Kshettry, Vibhu R, Flavin, Thomas F, Emery, Robert W, Nicoloff, Demetre M, Arom, Kit V, Petersen, Rebecca J

“…Background. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) is an emerging procedure. It is assumed that elimination of cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary artery…”
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Opposite trends in coronary artery and valve surgery in a large multisurgeon practice, 1979–1999 by Northrup, William F, Emery, Robert W, Nicoloff, Demetre M, Lillehei, Theodore J, Holter, Arlen R, Blake, David P

“…Trends in coronary artery bypass (CAB) and valve operations (VO) may help predict the future of cardiac surgery in the context of changing case mix, shifting…”
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Five-year follow up of the ATS mechanical heart valve by Emery, Robert W, Krogh, Christopher C, Jones, Deb J, Nicoloff, Demetre M, Blake, David P, Arom, Kit V

“…Between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2001, a total of 342 patients underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) or mitral valve replacement (MVR) with the ATS…”
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Trends in aortic valve surgery in a large multi-surgeon, multi-hospital practice, 1979-1999 by Northrup, 3rd, William F, Dubois, Karen A, Kshettry, Vibhu R, Teskey, John M, Nicoloff, Demetre M

“…Trends in aortic valve operations (AVO) may help to predict the future of aortic valve surgery in the context of changing case mix, population demographics,…”
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Decision-making in the choice of heart valve for replacement in patients aged 60-70 years: twenty-year follow up of the St. Jude Medical aortic valve prosthesis by Emery, Robert W, Arom, Kit V, Kshettry, Vibhu R, Kroshus, Timothy J, Von, RuedenThomasJ, Kersten, Thomas E, Lillehei, Theodore J, Nicoloff, Demetre M, Erickson, Carla A

“…The choice of a cardiac valve for patients with aortic valvular pathology remains controversial. Younger patients may be at risk for long-term complications…”
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Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the thoracic aorta resulting in aortic obstruction and congestive heart failure by Traverse, J H, Lesser, J R, Flygenring, B P, Bracken, T H, Olevsky, O M, Nicoloff, D M, Flavin, T, Horwitz, C A, Hauser, R G

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North American Experience With the Perma-Flow Prosthetic Coronary Graft by Emery, Robert W., Mills, Noel L., Teijeira, F. Javier, Arom, Kit V., Baldwin, Pam, Petersen, Rebecca J., Joyce, Lyle D., Grinnan, George L.B., Sussman, Marc S., Copeland, Jack G., Ochsner, John L., Boyce, Steven W., Nicoloff, Demetre M.

“…The Perma-Flow prosthetic coronary graft is a 5-mm polytetrafluoroethylene tube into which is incorporated a Venturi flow restrictor. An aorto–superior vena…”
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Recurrence of a Discrete Subaortic Membrane 27 Years After Operative Resection by Maron, Barry J., Graham, Kevin J., Poliac, Liviu C., Nicoloff, Demetre M.

“…A study of a 40-year-old patient with resection of a fibrous membrane 27 years after initial operation concluded that in some patients, this may represent a…”
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Complement activation and neutropenia occurring during cardiopulmonary bypass by Hammerschmidt, D E, Stroncek, D F, Bowers, T K, Lammi-Keefe, C J, Kurth, D M, Ozalins, A, Nicoloff, D M, Lillehei, R C, Craddock, P R, Jacob, H S

“…Complement activation and pulmonary leukostasis with neutropenia occur in hemodialysis and filtration leukapheresis, with attendant pulmonary dysfunction…”
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Effect of Vagal and Sympathetic Stimulation and Ablation on Gastric Blood Flow by Peter, Edward T, Nicoloff, Demetre M, Leonard, Arnold S, Walder, Arnold I, Wangensteen, Owen H

“…NEUROGENIC INFLUENCES on the stomach have promoted a great deal of discussion and investigation within recent years. Vagal influences upon gastric secretion…”
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Editorial comment by Nicoloff, Demetre M

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The comparative influence of prophylactic antibiotics on the prothrombin response to warfarin in the postoperative prosthetic cardiac valve patient: cefamandole, cefazolin, vancomycin by ANGARAN, D. M, DIAS, V. C, AROM, K. V, NORTHRUP, W. F, KERSTEN, T. G, LINDSAY, W. G, NICOLOFF, D. M

“…A prospective randomized trial was conducted comparing the effect of three antibiotics: cefamandole (CM), cefazolin (CZ), and vancomycin (V), used as…”
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Aortic dissection presenting as pericarditis by Saner, H E, Gobel, F L, Nicoloff, D M, Edwards, J E

“…In five patients with aortic dissection, signs and/or symptoms of pericarditis were part of the early manifestations of the aortic disease. Signs of…”
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Regional myocardial blood flow and cardiac function in a naturally occurring congestive cardiomyopathy of turkeys by Einzig, S, Staley, N A, Mettler, E, Nicoloff, D M, Noren, G R

“…Round heart disease, a presumed viral myocarditis of turkeys, provides a unique opportunity for the study of congestive cardiomyopathy. Regional myocardial…”
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Myocardial perfusion abnormalities in carbon monoxide poisoned dogs by Einzig, S, Nicoloff, D M, Lucas, Jr, R V

“…The effect of carbon monoxide inhalation on the regional distribution of right and left ventricular myocardial blood flow was studied in 12 closed-chest…”
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Unusual Migration of a Piece of Pacemaker Electrode by Tuna, Naip, Nicoloff, Demetre M, Reeber, Erick

“…To the Editor.—Removal of transvenous pacemaker electrodes from the right ventricle is, in general, a simple procedure. Sometimes the electrode cannot be…”
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