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Modern surgical treatment of massive pulmonary embolism: Results in 47 consecutive patients after rapid diagnosis and aggressive surgical approach by Leacche, Marzia, Unic, Daniel, Goldhaber, Samuel Z., Rawn, James D., Aranki, Sary F., Couper, Gregory S., Mihaljevic, Tomislav, Rizzo, Robert J., Cohn, Lawrence H., Aklog, Lishan, Byrne, John G.

“…This study retrospectively reviews an aggressive multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism, centering on rapid diagnosis with…”
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Mesenteric flow velocity variations as a function of angle of insonation by Rizzo, Robert J., Sandager, Gail, Astleford, Patricia, Payne, Kathleen, Peterson-Kennedy, Linda, Flinn, William R., Yao, James S.T.

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Computed tomography for evaluation of arterial disease in the popliteal fossa by Rizzo, Robert J., Flinn, William R., Yao, James S. T., McCarthy, Walter J., Vogelzang, Robert L., Pearce, William H.

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Impact of body mass index and albumin on morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery by Engelman, Daniel T., Adams, David H., Byrne, John G., Aranki, Sary F., Collins, John J., Couper, Gregory S., Allred, Elizabeth N., Cohn, Lawrence H., Rizzo, Robert J.

“…Objective: Extremely thin and overly obese patients may not tolerate cardiac surgery as well as other patients. A retrospective study was conducted to…”
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Predictors of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery surgery : Current trends and impact on Hospital resources by ARANKI, S. F, SHAW, D. P, ADAMS, D. H, RIZZO, R. J, COUPER, G. S, VANDERVLIET, M, COLLINS, J. J, COHN, L. H, BURSTIN, H. R

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. Its pathophysiology is unclear, and its…”
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Therapeutic efficacy and safety of red blood cells treated with a chemical process (S-303) for pathogen inactivation: a Phase III clinical trial in cardiac surgery patients by Benjamin, Richard J., McCullough, Jeffrey, Mintz, Paul D., Snyder, Edward, Spotnitz, William D., Rizzo, Robert J., Wages, David, Lin, Jin-Sying, Wood, Lindsey, Corash, Laurence, Conlan, Maureen G.

“…BACKGROUND: A randomized, double‐blind trial is reported of the clinical efficacy of red blood cells (RBCs) treated for pathogen inactivation with S‐303, a…”
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Restoration of the coagulation cascade on CPB: a case report by Lilly, KJ, Pirundini, PA, Fox, AA, Body, SC, Shaw, C, Rizzo, RJ

“…Coagulopathy can sometimes be observed when CPB times are prolonged. Correction of coagulopathy post CPB can present the surgical team with a number of…”
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Left anterior descending coronary endarterectomy: Early and late results in 196 consecutive patients by Byrne, John G., Karavas, Alexandros N., Gudbjartson, Tomas, Leacche, Marzia, Rawn, James D., Couper, Gregory S., Rizzo, Robert J., Cohn, Lawrence H., Aranki, Sary F.

“…With advances in percutaneous coronary interventions, many patients now referred for coronary artery bypass grafting have diffuse coronary artery disease. We…”
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Mitral valve repair in cardiomyopathy by Chen, F Y, Adams, D H, Aranki, S F, Collins, Jr, J J, Couper, G S, Rizzo, R J, Cohn, L H

“…Volume overload secondary to mitral regurgitation (MR) in cardiomyopathy is considered critical in the pathogenesis of subsequent ventricular dysfunction. Open…”
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Early and Late Results of Isolated and Combined Heart Valve Surgery in Patients ≥80 Years of Age by Unic, Daniel, Leacche, Marzia, Paul, Subroto, Rawn, James D., Aranki, Sary F., Couper, Gregory S., Mihaljevic, Tomislav, Rizzo, Robert J., Cohn, Lawrence H., O’Gara, Patrick T., Byrne, John G.

“…We present a series of 405 consecutive patients aged ≥80 years who underwent isolated or combined valve surgery over a 5-year period. Our results demonstrate…”
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Replacement of the Quadricuspid Aortic Valve: Strategy to Avoid Complete Heart Block by Pirundini, Paul A., Balaguer, Jorge M., Lilly, Kevin J., Gorsuch, William Brian, Taft, Margaret Byrne, Cohn, Lawrence H., Rizzo, Robert J.

“…Quadricuspid aortic valves are rarely encountered by the cardiac surgeon during aortic valve replacement. The most common location for the supranumerary cusp…”
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Impact of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Hospital Survival After Aortic Root Replacement by Byrne, John G., Karavas, Alexandros N., Leacche, Marzia, Unic, Daniel, Rawn, James D., Couper, Gregory S., Mihaljevic, Tomislav, Rizzo, Robert J., Aranki, Sary F., Cohn, Lawrence H.

“…We examined the impact of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on hospital survival after aortic root replacement. We sought to determine whether…”
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Human abdominal aortic aneurysms. Immunophenotypic analysis suggesting an immune-mediated response by Koch, AE, Haines, GK, Rizzo, RJ, Radosevich, JA, Pope, RM, Robinson, PG, Pearce, WH

“…Cellular immunity may play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In this report the potential role of these cells in the formation of abdominal aortic…”
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Long-term results of mitral valve reconstruction for regurgitation of the myxomatous mitral valve by Cohn, Lawrence H., Couper, Gregory S., Aranki, Sary F., Rizzo, Robert J., Kinchla, Nancy M., Collins, John J.

“…The myxomatous, degenerated, prolapsed or “floppy” mitral valve is the most common cause of mitral regurgitation in North America. Mitral valve reconstruction…”
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Twenty-year follow-up of the Hancock modified orifice porcine aortic valve by Cohn, Lawrence H, Collins, John J, Rizzo, Robert J, Adams, David H, Couper, Gregory S, Aranki, Sary F

“…Background. The entire experience with the Hancock modified orifice porcine bioprosthetic aortic valve from 1976 to 1996 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital…”
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The effect of pathophysiology on the surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation: operative and late risks of repair versus replacement by Cohn, L H, Rizzo, R J, Adams, D H, Couper, G S, Sullivan, T E, Collins, Jr, J J, Aranki, S F

“…Operative correction of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is associated with high risk approach. The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the…”
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Mitral valve surgery after previous CABG with functioning IMA grafts by Byrne, John G, Aranki, Sary F, Adams, David H, Rizzo, Robert J, Couper, Gregory S, Cohn, Lawrence H

“…Background. Mitral valve surgery after previous coronary artery bypass grafting presents a challenging problem for the cardiac surgeon. An injury to patent…”
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Aortic valve endocarditis. Determinants of early survival and late morbidity by Aranki, S F, Santini, F, Adams, D H, Rizzo, R J, Couper, G S, Kinchla, N M, Gildea, J S, Collins, Jr, J J, Cohn, L H

“…Aortic valve surgery for endocarditis remains a high-risk procedure. The objective of this study was to analyze the interaction between the various subsets of…”
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Rapid noninvasive diagnosis and surgical repair of acute ascending aortic dissection: Improved survival with less angiography by Rizzo, Robert J, Aranki, Sary F, Aklog, Lishan, Couper, Gregory S, Adams, David H, Collins, John J., Jr, Kinchla, Nancy M, Allred, Elizabeth N, Cohn, Lawrence H

“…Angiography has been considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of acute dissection of the ascending aorta, but it may increase mortality by imposing an…”
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Partial upper re-sternotomy for aortic valve replacement or re-replacement after previous cardiac surgery by Byrne, John G., Karavas, Alexandros N., Adams, David H., Aklog, Lishan, Aranki, Sary F., Couper, Gregory S., Rizzo, Robert J., Cohn, Lawrence H.

“…Objective: We developed techniques for ‘inverted T’ partial upper re-sternotomy for aortic valve replacement (AVR) or re-replacement (AVreR) after previous…”
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