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Organ preservation solutions in heart transplantation-patterns of usage and related survival by DEMMY, T. L, BIDDLE, J. S, BENNETT, L. E, WALLS, J. T, SCHMALTZ, R. A, CURTIS, J. J

“…Despite experimental advantages for certain heart preservation solutions (HPS), their clinical popularity and related survival are uncertain. We surveyed all…”
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The effect of muscle-sparing versus standard posterolateral thoracotomy on pulmonary function, muscle strength, and postoperative pain by Hazelrigg, S R, Landreneau, R J, Boley, T M, Priesmeyer, M, Schmaltz, R A, Nawarawong, W, Johnson, J A, Walls, J T, Curtis, J J

“…Increased interest in alternative approaches to thoracotomy has developed because of the considerable morbidity associated with the standard posterolateral…”
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Incidence and predictors of supraventricular dysrhythmias after pulmonary resection by Curtis, Jack J, Parker, Brent M, McKenney, Charlotte A, Wagner-Mann, Colette C, Walls, Joseph T, Demmy, Todd L, Schmaltz, Richard A

“…Background. Patients undergoing pulmonary resection were evaluated prospectively in an effort to determine the incidence of and predictors for the development…”
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Proteinases and restenosis in the human coronary artery: extracellular matrix production exceeds the expression of proteolytic activity by Tyagi, Suresh C., Meyer, Larry, Schmaltz, Richard A., Reddy, Hanumanth K., Voelker, Donald J.

“…To understand the balance of proteinase antiproteinase activity and the production of extracellular matrix (ECM) at the site of arterial injury, we analyzed…”
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Centrifugal pumps: description of devices and surgical techniques by Curtis, Jack J, Walls, Joseph T, Wagner-Mann, Colette C, Schmaltz, Richard A, Demmy, Todd L, McKenney, Charlotte A, Mann, Fred A

“…Background. Because of simplicity of application, universal access, and low cost, centrifugal pumps are commonly used for short-term mechanical cardiac assist…”
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Experience with four surgical techniques to repair traumatic aortic pseudoaneurysm by Walls, J T, Boley, T M, Curtis, J J, Schmaltz, R A

“…We report our experience with 27 (22 male and 5 female) patients who were from 16 to 82 years of age (median 29 years) who underwent surgical repair for…”
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Impact of unstable angina on operative mortality with coronary revascularization at varying time intervals after myocardial infarction by Curtis, J J, Walls, J T, Salam, N H, Boley, T M, Nawarawong, W, Schmaltz, R A, Landreneau, R J, Madsen, R

“…We have performed a retrospective study of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting for postinfarction angina in an effort to determine the…”
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Elevated hemidiaphragm after cardiac operations: Incidence, prognosis, and relationship to the use of topical ice slush by Curtis, Jack J., Nawarawong, Weerachai, Walls, Joseph T., Schmaltz, Richard A., Boley, Theresa, Madsen, Richard, Anderson, Sharon K.

“…We have reviewed chest roentgenograms of 745 patients before hospital dismissal after cardiac operations and serially to determine the incidence and prognosis…”
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Post-transcriptional Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase in Human Heart End-stage Failure Secondary to Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Tyagi, Suresh C., Kumar, Suresh G., Haas, Steven J., Reddy, Hanumanth K., Voelker, Donald J., Hayden, Melvin R., Demmy, Todd L., Schmaltz, Richard A., Curtis, Jack J.

“…Human heart matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are present in the latent form and activated in the failing heart. To examine whether the MMP activation was due to…”
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Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy centrifugal ventricular assist by Curtis, J J, Walls, J T, Boley, T M, Schmaltz, R A, Demmy, T L

“…Reported experience with ventricular assist devices (VAD) routinely includes the rate of thromboembolic events, which is commonly calculated from clinically…”
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Tracheostomy: a risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac operation by Curtis, Jack J, Clark, Nicole C, McKenney, Charlotte A, Walls, Joseph T, Schmaltz, Richard A, Demmy, Todd L, Jones, James W, Wilson, William R, Wagner-Mann, Colette C

“…Background. We studied whether tracheostomy after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with higher incidence of mediastinitis and mortality,…”
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Time to first pulse after automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation by Curtis, Jack J., Walls, Joseph T., Boley, Theresa M., Stephenson, Hugh E., Schmaltz, Richard A., Nawarawong, Weerachai, Flaker, Greg C.

“…Should automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) power sources be explanted and discontinued if they have not pulsed during the first generator…”
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in open heart surgical patients: Sequelae of late recognition by Walls, Joseph T., Curtis, Jack J., Silver, Donald, Boley, Theresa M., Schmaltz, Richard A., Nawarawong, Weerachai

“…Most patients undergoing open heart operations have had exposure to heparin for diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures. Heparin antibody formation and…”
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Coronary revascularization in the elderly: Determinants of operative mortality by Curtis, Jack J., Walls, Joseph T., Boley, Theresa M., Schmaltz, Richard A., Demmy, Todd L., Salam, Nazih

“…Over a 13-year period, 668 patients 70 years of age or older underwent isolated primary coronary artery bypass grafting at our institution. There were 472 men…”
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Randomized, prospective comparison of first- and second-generation cephalosporins as infection prophylaxis for cardiac surgery by Curtis, J J, Boley, T M, Walls, J T, Hamory, B, Schmaltz, R A

“…Surgical wound infections after cardiovascular surgery may be life threatening and are resource intensive. Second-generation cephalosporins are purported to…”
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Feasibility of mathematical models to predict success in video-assisted thoracic surgery lung nodule excision by Demmy, Todd L., Wagner-Mann, Colette C., James, Mark A., Curtis, Jack J., Schmaltz, Richard A., Walls, Joseph T.

“…Pulmonary nodules are occasionally difficult to excise using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). To predict operative success, mathematical models using…”
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Induction of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase and its mitogenic response to endothelial cells in human atherosclerotic and restenotic lesions by Tyagi, S C, Meyer, L, Kumar, S, Schmaltz, R A, Reddy, H K, Voelker, D J

“…Expression of extracellular matrix (ECM), including collagens and proteoglycans, is increased following atherosclerosis and restenosis. To understand the…”
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Use of centrifugal pumps for postcardiotomy ventricular failure: Technique and anticoagulation by Curtis, Jack J., Walls, Joseph T., Schmaltz, Richard A., Demmy, Todd L., Wagner-Mann, Colette C., McKenney, Charlotte A.

“…Centrifugal pumps have been employed most commonly for postcardiotomy mechanical support after intraaortic balloon pumping has failed. Despite their…”
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Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy: lessons from the learning curve by Demmy, T L, Curtis, J J, Boley, T M, Walls, J T, Nawarawong, W, Schmaltz, R A

“…A variety of video-assisted thoracic operations are being reported with increasing frequency. Problems encountered during the development of this technology…”
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Improving clinical outcome with centrifugal mechanical assist for postcardiotomy ventricular failure by Curtis, J J, Walls, J T, Schmaltz, R A, Demmy, T L, Wagner-Mann, C, McKenney, C, Nawarawong, W

“…Between October 1986 and May 1994, 65 patients undergoing cardiac surgery required centrifugal mechanical assist devices to separate from cardiopulmonary…”
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