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Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Improves Long-Term Survival: A Multicenter Analysis by Iribarne, Alexander, DiScipio, Anthony W., McCullough, Jock N., Quinn, Reed, Leavitt, Bruce J., Westbrook, Benjamin M., Robich, Michael P., Sardella, Gerald L., Klemperer, John D., Kramer, Robert S., Weldner, Paul W., Olmstead, Elaine M., Ross, Cathy S., Malenka, David J.

“…The Society of Thoracic Surgeons guidelines recommend surgical ablation (SA) at the time of concomitant mitral operations, aortic valve replacement, coronary…”
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Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: A Comparison of Two Consensus Criteria by Robert, Alina M., MD, Kramer, Robert S., MD, Dacey, Lawrence J., MD, Charlesworth, David C., MD, Leavitt, Bruce J., MD, Helm, Robert E., MD, Hernandez, Felix, MD, Sardella, Gerald L., MD, Frumiento, Carmine, MD, Likosky, Donald S., PhD, Brown, Jeremiah R., PhD

“…Background Cardiac surgery-related acute kidney injury has short- and long-term impact on patients' risk for further morbidity and mortality. Consensus…”
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Optimal Timing From Myocardial Infarction to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting on Hospital Mortality by Nichols, Elizabeth L., MS, McCullough, Jock N., MD, Ross, Cathy S., MS, Kramer, Robert S., MD, Westbrook, Benjamin M., MD, Klemperer, John D., MD, Leavitt, Bruce J., MD, Brown, Jeremiah R., PhD, MS, Olmstead, Elaine, BA, Hernandez, Felix, MD, Sardella, Gerald L., MD, Frumiento, Carmine, MD, Malenka, David, MD, DiScipio, Anthony, MD

“…Background Whether delaying coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with better outcomes or is an unnecessary use…”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by DACEY, Lawrence J, BRAXTON, John H, MALENKA, David J, OLMSTEAD, Elaine M, ROSS, Cathy S, O'CONNOR, Gerald T, LIKOSKY, Donald S, KRAMER, Robert S, SCHMOKER, Joseph D, CHARLESWORTH, David C, HELM, Robert E, FRUMIENTO, Carmine, SARDELLA, Gerald L, CLOUGH, Robert A, JONES, Stephan R

“…Use of endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting has developed into a routine surgical approach at many cardiothoracic surgical centers. The association between…”
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Limited Blood Transfusion Does Not Impact Survival in Octogenarians Undergoing Cardiac Operations by Yun, James J., MD, PhD, Helm, Robert E., MD, Kramer, Robert S., MD, Leavitt, Bruce J., MD, Surgenor, Stephen D., MD, MS, DiScipio, Anthony W., MD, Dacey, Lawrence J., MS, MD, Baribeau, Yvon R., MD, Russo, Louis, MD, Sardella, Gerald L., MD, Charlesworth, David C., MD, Clough, Robert A., MD, DeSimone, Joseph P., MD, Ross, Cathy S., MS, Malenka, David J., MD, Likosky, Donald S., PhD

“…Background We previously reported that transfusion of 1 to 2 units of red blood cells (RBCs) confers a 16% increased hazard of late death after cardiac…”
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Effect of Prior Cardiac Operations on Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Likosky, Donald S., PhD, Surgenor, Stephen D., MD, Kramer, Robert S., MD, Russo, Louis, MD, Leavitt, Bruce J., MD, Sorensen, Meredith J., MD, Helm, Robert E., MD, Sardella, Gerald L., MD, DiPierro, Francis V., MD, Baribeau, Yvon R., MD, Malenka, David J., MD, MacKenzie, Todd A., PhD, Brown, Jeremiah R., PhD, Ross, Cathy S., MS

“…Background We examined a recent regional experience to determine the effect of a prior cardiac operation on short-term and midterm outcomes after coronary…”
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Tissue versus mechanical aortic valve replacement in younger patients: A multicenter analysis by Iribarne, Alexander, Leavitt, Bruce J., Robich, Michael P., Sardella, Gerald L., Gelb, Daniel J., Baribeau, Yvon R., McCullough, Jock N., Weldner, Paul W., Clough, Robert A., Ross, Cathy S., Malenka, David J., DiScipio, Anthony W.

“…The goal of this study was to examine the long-term survival of patients between the ages of 50 and 65 years who underwent tissue versus mechanical aortic…”
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Intensity of Glycemic Control Affects Long-Term Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Robich, Michael P., Iribarne, Alexander, Leavitt, Bruce J., Malenka, David J., Quinn, Reed D., Olmstead, Elaine M., Ross, Cathy S., Sawyer, Douglas B., Klemperer, John D., Clough, Robert A., Kramer, Robert S., Baribeau, Yvon R., Sardella, Gerald L., DiScipio, Anthony W.

“…A patient’s hemoglobin (Hb) A1c level, regardless of diabetic status, is a measure of glycemic control. Studies have found it is an independent predictor of…”
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Comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention in a real-world Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial population by Iribarne, Alexander, DiScipio, Anthony W., Leavitt, Bruce J., Baribeau, Yvon R., McCullough, Jock N., Weldner, Paul W., Huang, Yi-Ling, Robich, Michael P., Clough, Robert A., Sardella, Gerald L., Olmstead, Elaine M., Malenka, David J.

“…There are no prospective randomized trial data to guide decisions on optimal revascularization strategies for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease…”
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Does Use of Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting Reduce Long-Term Risk of Repeat Coronary Revascularization? A Multicenter Analysis by Iribarne, Alexander, Schmoker, Joseph D, Malenka, David J, Leavitt, Bruce J, McCullough, Jock N, Weldner, Paul W, DeSimone, Joseph P, Westbrook, Benjamin M, Quinn, Reed D, Klemperer, John D, Sardella, Gerald L, Kramer, Robert S, Olmstead, Elaine M, DiScipio, Anthony W

“…Although previous studies have demonstrated that patients receiving bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) conduits during coronary artery bypass grafting…”
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Coronary Revascularization With Single Versus Bilateral Mammary Arteries: Is It Time to Change? by DeSimone, Joseph P., Malenka, David J., Weldner, Paul W., Iribarne, Alexander, Leavitt, Bruce J., McCullough, Jock N., Quinn, Reed D., Schmoker, Joseph D., Kramer, Robert S., Baribeau, Yvon, Klemperer, John D., Sardella, Gerald L., Olmstead, Elaine M., Ross, Cathy S., DiScipio, Anthony W.

“…Arterial conduits are preferred to venous conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting because of longer patency. A single internal mammary artery (SIMA) is…”
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The 30-Year Influence of a Regional Consortium on Quality Improvement in Cardiac Surgery by Iribarne, Alexander, Leavitt, Bruce J., Westbrook, Benjamin M., Quinn, Reed, Klemperer, John D., Sardella, Gerald L., Kramer, Robert S., Gelb, Daniel J., Charlesworth, David C., Morton, Jeremy, Marrin, Charles A.S., DiScipio, Anthony, McCullough, Jock, Ross, Cathy S., Malenka, David J.

“…The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group (NNECDSG) was founded in 1987 as a regional consortium to improve cardiovascular quality in Maine,…”
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Should Diabetes Be a Contraindication to Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting? by Iribarne, Alexander, Westbrook, Benjamin M., Malenka, David J., Schmoker, Joseph D., McCullough, Jock N., Leavitt, Bruce J., Weldner, Paul W., DeSimone, Joseph, Kramer, Robert S., Quinn, Reed D., Olmstead, Elaine M., Klemperer, John D., Sardella, Gerald L., Ross, Cathy S., DiScipio, Anthony W.

“…This study evaluates the influence of bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) versus single internal mammary artery (SIMA) grafting on postoperative morbidity…”
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Effect of Preoperative Pulmonary Hypertension on Outcomes in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement by Zlotnick, David M., MD, Ouellette, Michelle L., MD, Malenka, David J., MD, DeSimone, Joseph P., MD, Leavitt, Bruce J., MD, Helm, Robert E., MD, Olmstead, Elaine M., BA, Costa, Salvatore P., MD, DiScipio, Anthony W., MD, Likosky, Donald S., PhD, Schmoker, Joseph D., MD, Quinn, Reed D., MD, Sisto, Donato, MD, Klemperer, John D., MD, Sardella, Gerald L., MD, Baribeau, Yvon R., MD, Frumiento, Carmine, MD, Brown, Jeremiah R., PhD, O'Rourke, Daniel J., MD

“…Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is prevalent in patients with aortic stenosis (AS); however, previous studies have demonstrated inconsistent results regarding the…”
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SEVERE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT FOR SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS by Zlotnick, David, Ouellette, Michelle L, DeSimone, Joseph, Schmoker, Joseph D, Leavitt, Bruce, Malenka, David, Baribeau, Yvon, Helm, Robert, DiScipio, Anthony, Sardella, Gerald L, Russo, Louis, Klemperer, John D, Quinn, Reed D, Sisto, Donato, Likosky, Donald, Olmstead, Elaine M, O'Rourke, Daniel

“…Methods Using the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group database, we identified 1,116 consecutive patients who underwent AVR +/- coronary…”
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Variability in Surgeons' Perioperative Practices May Influence the Incidence of Low-Output Failure After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery by LIKOSKY, Donald S, GOLDBERG, Joshua B, FRUMIENTO, Carmine, SARDELLA, Gerald L, CLOUGH, Robert A, MACKENZIE, Todd A, MALENKA, David J, OLMSTEAD, Elaine M, ROSS, Cathy S, DISCIPIO, Anthony W, KRAMER, Robert S, GROOM, Robert C, LEAVITT, Bruce J, SURGENOR, Stephen D, BARIBEAU, Yvon R, CHARLESWORTH, David C, HELM, Robert E

“…Postoperative low-output failure (LOF) is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. We sought to…”
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Using Biomarkers to Improve the Preoperative Prediction of Death in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients by BROWN, Jeremiah R, MACKENZIE, Todd A, ROSS, Cathy S, O'CONNOR, Gerald T, DACEY, Lawrence J, LEAVITT, Bruce J, BRAXTON, John H, WESTBROOK, Benjamin M, HELM, Robert E, KLEMPERER, John D, FRUMIENTO, Carmine, SARDELLA, Gerald L

“…The current risk prediction models for mortality following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have been developed on patient and disease…”
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Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a comparison of the AKIN and RIFLE criteria by Robert, Alina M, Kramer, Robert S, Dacey, Lawrence J, Charlesworth, David C, Leavitt, Bruce J, Helm, Robert E, Hernandez, Felix, Sardella, Gerald L, Frumiento, Carmine, O'Connor, Gerald T, Brown, Jeremiah R

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Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Vein Harvesting After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting” by Dacey, Lawrence J., Malenka, David J., Olmstead, Elaine M., Ross, Cathy S., O'Connor, Gerald T., Likosky, Donald S., Braxton, John H., Kramer, Robert S., Schmoker, Joseph D., Charlesworth, David C., Helm, Robert E., Jones, Stephan R., Frumiento, Carmine, Sardella, Gerald L., Clough, Robert A.

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Abstract 328: The Importance of Using of Single Aortic Cross Clamp Technique to Reduce Brain Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Likosky, Donald S, Dacey, Lawrence J, Leavitt, Bruce J, Sardella, Gerald L, Helm, Robert E, Russo, Louis, Hernandez, Felix, Kramer, Robert S, Groom, Robert C, Pieroni, John, Baribeau, Yvon R, Malenka, David J, Ross, Cathy S

“…Abstract only Introduction: Brain injury is a common yet devastating complication of cardiac surgery. Several intra-operative practices have been identified…”
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