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Induction immunotherapy in heart transplantation with T10B9.1A-31: a phase I study by Waid, T H, Thompson, J S, McKeown, J W, Brown, S A, Sekela, M E

“…Cytolytic induction therapy of heart transplantation with OKT3 (immunoglobulin G2a isotype, anti CD3 idiotype) or T10B9.1A-31 (immunoglobulin MK isotype,…”
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Insensitivity of noninvasive tests to detect coronary artery vasculopathy after heart transplant by Smart, Frank W., Ballantyne, Christie M., Cocanougher, Beth, Farmer, John A., Sekela, Michael E., Noon, George P., Young, James B.

“…Obstructive coronary artery vasculopathy can be a major problem after cardiac transplant. The use of noninvasive tests to detect coronary artery vasculopathy…”
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Attenuation of waiting time mortality with heterotopic heart transplantation by SEKELA, M. E, SMART, F. W, NOON, G. P, YOUNG, J. B

“…As the number of heart transplants and the number of transplant programs has increased, so has the waiting time for a suitable organ. To more accurately assess…”
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Blood-Pool Radionuclide Angiography in Patients with a Novacor Left Ventricular Assist Device by Athanasoulis, Theodoros, Sekela, Michael E, Noon, George P, Young, James B, Verani, Mario S

“…Blood-pool radionuclide angiography was used to investigate the left ventricular function in eight patients who received a Novacor assist device as a…”
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Sudden death caused by bradycardia and asystole in a heart transplant patient with coronary arteriopathy by Grinstead, W C, Smart, F W, Pratt, C M, Weilbaecher, D G, Sekela, M E, Noon, G P, Young, J B

“…The mechanism of death as a result of allograft ischemic heart disease is not well characterized. Ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation may not be the…”
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Effects of Donor Position on Harvested Lung Quality by Sekela, Michael E., Perll, Peter D., Hatter, Jeffrey E., Lanzo, Sherrie L., Duncan, John M., Gross, David R.

“…Potential lung donors are frequently maintained in one position for prolonged periods of time prior to harvest. This study was designed to determine if the…”
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Comparison of hemodynamics and ejection fraction during left heart bypass by SEKELA, M. E, VERANI, M. S, NOON, G. P

“…Temporary mechanical circulatory support during the postcardiotomy period has seen widespread application over the past 5 years. Recovery of sufficient cardiac…”
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Differential perfusion: potential complication of femoral-femoral bypass during single lung transplantation by Sekela, M E, Noon, G P, Holland, V A, Lawrence, E C

“…Single lung transplantation may be performed without pump oxygenation in the majority of patients. From April 1987 to August 1989, 3 of 12 patients undergoing…”
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Multi-organ procurement utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass and profound hypothermic circulatory arrest by Sekela, M E, Young, J B, Short, H D, Whisennand, H H, Noon, G P

“…Despite advances in preservation solutions, hypothermia remains a critical component of organ preservation for transplantation. Many surgeons involved in…”
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Heterotopic heart transplantation and native heart ventricular arrhythmias by Kotliar, Carol, Smart, Frank W., Sekela, Michael E., Pacifico, Antonio, Pratt, Craig M., Noon, George P., DeBakey, Michael E., Young, James B.

“…Heterotopic heart transplantation has been said to be contraindicated in patients with serious native heart arrhythmias that produce hemodynamic instability…”
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Detection of asymptomatic myocardial ischemia in a heart transplant patient before sudden death by Grinstead, W C, Smart, F W, Pratt, C M, Sekela, M E, Noon, G P, Young, J B

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Dynamics of soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels immediately after heart transplantation. Attenuation of increase by OKT3 therapy by Windsor, N T, Lloyd, K S, Young, J B, Brousseau, K, Sekela, M E, Noon, G P, Lawrence, E C

“…Quantification of T cell activation after cardiac transplant by measuring serum soluble interleukin 2 receptor levels daily may give insight into immunologic…”
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Cardiac surgical procedures following myocardial infarction by Sekela, M E

“…Advances in myocardial preservation have made possible operative intervention early post-myocardial infarction or in the face of an evolving myocardial…”
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Maximal expiratory flow patterns after single-lung transplantation in patients with and without chronic airways obstruction by Villaran, Y, Sekela, M E, Burki, N K

“…A biphasic-plateau pattern in the maximal expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curve has been described after single-lung transplantation (SLT) in patients with…”
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Intraoperative determination of mediastinal constraints for a total artificial heart by Shah, A S, Shiono, M, Jikuya, T, Takatani, S, Sekela, M E, Noon, G P, Young, J B, Nosé, Y, DeBakey, M E

“…The anatomic constraints to mediastinal fit of a total artificial heart (TAH) were largely neglected during the early developmental stages, precipitating…”
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Left ventricular function in patients with centrifugal left ventricular assist device by Verani, M S, Sekela, M E, Mahmarian, J J, Cocanougher, B, DeBakey, M E, Noon, G P

“…We used blood pool radionuclide angiography to study the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) in 17 patients with a centrifugal assist device (AD)…”
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Biliary surgery after cardiac transplantation by Sekela, M E, Hutchins, D A, Young, J B, Noon, G P

“…Many patients have undergone successful cardiac transplantation. These patients are at risk of developing the same surgical diseases as the general population…”
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Implantable sensor for intraoperative and postoperative monitoring of blood flow: A preliminary report by Rabinovitz, Raphael S., Hartley, Craig J., Michael, Lloyd H., Entman, Mark L., Hawkins, Hal K., Sekela, Michael E., Noon, George P.

“…We have developed an implantable 20 MHz Doppler flow sensor, to monitor blood flow in patients after operation. During surgery the sensor is wrapped around a…”
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Development of an atraumatic small centrifugal pump for second-generation cardiopulmonary bypass by Jikuya, T, Sasaki, T, Aizawa, T, Shiono, M, Glueck, J A, Smith, C P, Feldman, L, Sakuma, I, Sekela, M E, Noda, T

“…A small and light direct-drive centrifugal pump has been developed for cardiopulmonary bypass. In the development process, blood compatibility studies…”
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Missing the forest for the trees: The world around us and surgical treatment of endocarditis by Ferraris, Victor A., MD, PhD, Sekela, Michael E., MD

“…Abstract There has been a dramatic increase in intravenous drug abuse (IVDA)–related deaths in midlife Americans. Nowhere is this more profound than in rural…”
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