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The use of eptifibatide for suspected pump thrombus or thrombosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices by Tellor, Bethany R., PharmD, Smith, Jennifer R., PharmD, Prasad, Sunil M., MD, Joseph, Susan M., MD, Silvestry, Scott C., MD

“…Background Pump thrombosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) continues to present treatment challenges. Anti-coagulation strategies used…”
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Therapeutic anticoagulation–free extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation by Tomasko, Jonathan, MD, Prasad, Sunil M., MD, Dell, David O., MD, DeCamp, Malcolm M., MD, Bharat, Ankit, MD

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The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures by Prasad, Sunil M, Maniar, Hersh S, Camillo, Cindy J, Schuessler, Richard B, Boineau, John P, Sundt, Thoralf M, Cox, James L, Damiano, Ralph J

“…For the last decade, the Cox maze III procedure has been available for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. It is unknown whether the operation has similar…”
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Histologic analysis of clots in explanted axial continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices by Prasad, Sunil M., MD, Robertson, Jason O., MD, MS, Itoh, Akinobu, MD, Joseph, Susan M., MD, Silvestry, Scott C., MD

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Reservoir and conduit function of right atrium: impact on right ventricular filling and cardiac output by Gaynor, Sydney L, Maniar, Hersh S, Prasad, Sunil M, Steendijk, Paul, Moon, Marc R

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between right atrial (RA) reservoir and conduit function and to determine how hemodynamic changes…”
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Current Outcomes of Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in North America by Prasad, Sunil M., Li, Shuang, Rankin, J. Scott, O’Brien, Sean M., Gammie, James S., Puskas, John D., Shahian, David M., Chedrawy, Edgar G., Massad, Malek G.

“…Objective Management of patients with concomitant carotid and coronary artery disease has been controversial. Divergent strategies have been employed,…”
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Chronic transmural atrial ablation by using bipolar radiofrequency energy on the beating heart by Prasad, Sunil M., Maniar, Hersh S., Schuessler, Richard B., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…Background: Recently, there has been renewed interest in the development of minimally invasive procedures to treat atrial fibrillation. Unipolar radiofrequency…”
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Effect of target stenosis and location on radial artery graft patency by Maniar, Hersh S., Sundt, Thoralf M., Barner, Hendrick B., Prasad, Sunil M., Peterson, Linda, Absi, Tarek, Moustakidis, Pavlos

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of target vessel characteristics on radial artery patency when used as a composite T graft…”
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The effect of robotic assistance on learning curves for basic laparoscopic skills by Prasad, Sunil M, Maniar, Hersh S, Soper, Nathaniel J, Damiano, Ralph J, Klingensmith, Mary E

“…Background: We hypothesized that laparoscopic tasks performed with ZEUS robotic assistance would be done with greater precision and with a different learning…”
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Weathering the storm: How can thoracic surgery training programs meet the new challenges in the era of less-invasive technologies? by Prasad, Sunil M., MD, Massad, Malek G., MD, Chedrawy, Edgar G., MD, Snow, Norman J., MD, Yeh, Joannie T., MS, Lele, Himalaya, MD, Tarakji, Ahmed, MD, Maniar, Hersh S., MD, Herren, Heather, RN, MPH, Gay, William A., MD

“…Objective The introduction of new technologies has shifted some resident index procedures to nonsurgical specialists. We examined the operative case volume of…”
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Successful Performance of Cox-Maze Procedure on Beating Heart Using Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation: A Feasibility Study in Animals by Gaynor, Sydney L., Ishii, Yosuke, Diodato, Michael D., Prasad, Sunil M., Barnett, Kara M., Damiano, Nicholas R., Byrd, Gregory D., Wickline, Samuel A., Schuessler, Richard B., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…The Cox-Maze procedure is the gold standard for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with proven long-term efficacy. However, its application has been…”
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A Prospective Multicenter Trial of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Early Results by Mokadam, Nahush A., McCarthy, Patrick M., Gillinov, A. Marc, Ryan, William H., Moon, Marc R., Mack, Michael J., Gaynor, Sydney L., Prasad, Sunil M., Wickline, Samuel A., Bailey, Marci S., Damiano, Nicholas R., Ishii, Yosuke, Schuessler, Richard B., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…The Cox-Maze III remains the gold standard for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. However, the “cut-and-sew” technique is time consuming and…”
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Delayed paraplegia after thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: a continuing risk by Maniar, Hersh S, Sundt, Thoralf M, Prasad, Sunil M, Chu, Celeste M, Camillo, Cynthia J, Moon, Marc R, Rubin, Brian G, Sicard, Gregorio A

“…Paraplegia or paraparesis after otherwise successful thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic reconstruction is a devastating complication for patient and…”
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in left ventricular assist device patient‐overcoming the complications with transapical approach and circulatory arrest by Bjelic, Milica, Ayers, Brian, Ling, Frederick S., Prasad, Sunil M., Gosev, Igor

“…We present the patient with severe aortic insufficiency (AI) 5 years post left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. His management was complicated…”
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Radial artery patency: are aortocoronary conduits superior to composite grafting? by Maniar, Hersh S, Barner, Hendrick B, Bailey, Marci S, Prasad, Sunil M, Moon, Marc R, Pasque, Michael K, Lester, Martha L, Gay, William A, Damiano, Ralph J

“…The radial artery (RA) can be used as either an aortocoronary (RA-Ao) or composite graft ( T graft). Optimum use for the RA has yet to be established. We…”
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Direct right ventricular Impella LD implantation enables postoperative ambulation and may avoid sternal re‐entry by Simon, Bartholomew V., Gu, Yang, Wyrobek, Julie A., Narins, Craig R., Prasad, Sunil M.

“…Right ventricular assist devices (RVADs) typically require groin cannulation or sternal re‐entry which can be avoided by direct pulmonary artery implantation…”
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A Novel Subxiphoid Approach for Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting by Amirjamshidi, Hossein, Sauer, Jude S., Barrus, Bryan, Knight, Peter A., Prasad, Sunil M.

“…Objective Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) bypass can enable more complete arterial revascularization procedures. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery…”
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Towards detection of brain injury using multimodal non-invasive neuromonitoring in adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Dar, Irfaan A., Khan, Imad R., Maddox, Ross K., Selioutski, Olga, Donohue, Kelly L., Marinescu, Mark A., Prasad, Sunil M., Quazi, Nadim H., Donlon, Jack S., Loose, Emily A., Ramirez, Gabriel A., Ren, Jingxuan, Majeski, Joseph B., Abramson, Kenneth, Durduran, Turgut, Busch, David R., Choe, Regine

“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of cardiopulmonary bypass that provides life-saving support to critically ill patients whose illness is…”
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A prospective, single-center clinical trial of a modified Cox maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation by Gaynor, Sydney L., Diodato, Michael D., Prasad, Sunil M., Ishii, Yosuke, Schuessler, Richard B., Bailey, Marci S., Damiano, Nicholas R., Bloch, Jeffrey B., Moon, Marc R., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…The Cox maze III procedure has excellent long-term efficacy in curing atrial fibrillation. It has not been widely practiced because it is technically…”
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Surgical robotics: Impact of motion scaling on task performance by Prasad, Sunil M., Prasad, Sandip M., Maniar, Hersh S., Chu, Celeste, Schuessler, Richard B., Damiano, Ralph J.

“…Robotic systems have been shown to enhance surgical dexterity, and the advantage has been hypothesized to result from the removal of tremor and addition of…”
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