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Thyroid Hormone Therapy in 63,593 Donors: A Retrospective Review of Heart and Lung Procurement by Novitzky, D, Mi, Z, Collins, J.F, Cooper, D.K

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Detrimental effects of brain death on the potential organ donor by Novitzky, D.

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Donor management: State of the art by Novitzky, D.

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Alternatives to organ transplantation by Novitzky, D.

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Heart transplantation, euthyroid sick syndrome, and triiodothyronine replacement by Novitzky, D

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Improved cardiac allograft function following triiodothyronine therapy to both donor and recipient by Novitzky, D, Cooper, D K, Chaffin, J S, Greer, A E, DeBault, L E, Zuhdi, N

“…Brain death is associated with neuroendocrine changes, in particular with a significant reduction of plasma-free triiodothyronine (T3) that results in impaired…”
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Triiodothyronine replacement, the euthyroid sick syndrome, and organ transplantation by Novitzky, D

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Hemodynamic and metabolic responses to hormonal therapy in brain-dead potential organ donors by Novitzky, D, Cooper, D K, Reichart, B

“…An evaluation of the beneficial effects of hormonal therapy, consisting of T3 2 micrograms, cortisol 100 mg, and insulin 20 units, administered at hourly…”
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Total myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass utilizing computer-processed monitoring to assess cerebral perfusion by Novitzky, D, Boswell, B B

“…Total myocardial revascularization without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been easily achieved using a combination of: a) deep pericardial…”
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Injury of myocardial conduction tissue and coronary artery smooth muscle following brain death in the baboon by Novitzky, D, Rose, A G, Cooper, D K

“…Experimental brain death was induced in 36 chacma baboons. In group A (n = 17), brain death was induced with no pharmacologic or surgical manipulation. Group B…”
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Prevention of Myocardial Injury During Brain Death by Total Cardiac Sympathectomy in the Chacma Baboon by Novitzky, D., Wicomb, W.N., Cooper, D. K.C., Rose, A.G., Reichart, B.

“…In a previous study, structural myocardial damage was found to occur in 60% of baboons after brain death had been induced by a rapid increase in intracranial…”
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Triiodothyronine as an inotropic agent after open heart surgery by Novitzky, D, Cooper, D K, Barton, C I, Greer, A, Chaffin, J, Grim, J, Zuhdi, N

“…Two small, randomized, blind clinical trials comparing the administration of triiodothyronine with that of placebo have been carried out in patients undergoing…”
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Thyroid Hormone Therapy (HT) in 63,593 Donors: A Retrospective Review of Abdominal Organ Procurement: Abstract# 1462 by Novitzky, D., Mi, Z., Collins, J., Cooper, D.

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The pathophysiological effects of brain death on potential donor organs, with particular reference to the heart by Cooper, D K, Novitzky, D, Wicomb, W N

“…Major electrocardiographic, haemodynamic, and histopathological changes take place during the development of brain death; myocardial and pulmonary injury may…”
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Ultrastructure changes associated with brain death in the human donor heart by Novitzky, D, Rhodin, J, Cooper, D K, Ye, Y, Min, K W, DeBault, L

“…Electromicroscopic examinations were carried out on 30 myocardial biopsies taken from 22 human donor hearts immediately after excision (prestorage) or…”
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Laceration of a saphenous vein graft by an epicardial pacemaker wire by Gal ThJ, Chaet, M S, Novitzky, D

“…The use of temporary pacing wires has become wide-spread in cardiac surgery. Complications related to their use are rare. We report a case of cardiac tamponade…”
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Inotropic effect of triiodothyronine (T3) in low cardiac output following cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass: an initial experience in patients undergoing open heart surgery by NOVITZKY, D, COOPER, D. K. C, SWANEPOEL, A

“…A significant reduction in plasma free triiodothyronine (T3) (P lessthan 0.0001) has been observed in patients undergoing open heart surgery.The beneficial…”
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Hormonal therapy of the brain-dead organ donor : Experimental and clinical studies by NOVITZKY, Dmitri, COOPER, David K. C, ROSENDALE, John D, MYRON KAUFFMAN, H

“…Experiments in Cape Town in the 1980s demonstrated that acute brain death is followed by massive catecholamine release resulting in systemic hypertension,…”
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Effect of triiodothyronine (T3) on myocardial high energy phosphates and lactate after ischemia and cardiopulmonary bypass. An experimental study in baboons by Novitzky, D, Human, P A, Cooper, D K

“…Cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with a reduction in plasma free triiodothyronine in patients undergoing cardiac operations. A previous experimental study…”
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Triiodothyronine in the recovery of stunned myocardium in dogs by Novitzky, D., Matthews, N., Shawley, D., Cooper, D.K.C., Zuhdi, N.

“…Two groups of dogs were subjected to a 15-minute period of regional myocardial ischemia by snaring the left anterior descending coronary artery proximal to its…”
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