Search Results - "Singh, Steve K."
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Procedural and biophysical indicators of durable pulmonary vein isolation during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation
Published in Heart rhythm (01-02-2016)“…background Limited data exist on procedural and biophysical indicators of pulmonary vein (PV) isolation durability after the cryoballoon ablation of atrial…”
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Association between incomplete surgical ligation of left atrial appendage and stroke and systemic embolization
Published in Heart rhythm (01-07-2015)“…Background Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) can frequently yield incomplete closure. Objective We evaluated the ischemic stroke/systemic…”
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Acute and Long-Term Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using the Second-Generation Cryoballoon versus Open-Irrigated Radiofrequency: A Multicenter Experience
Published in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (01-08-2015)“…Second‐Generation Cryoballoon versus RF Introduction There are limited comparative data on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (CAAF) using the…”
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The long-term impact of diabetes on graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: A substudy of the multicenter Radial Artery Patency Study
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-10-2014)“…Objectives The study objective was to determine the impact of diabetes on radial artery and saphenous vein graft occlusion and clinical outcomes more than 5…”
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Impact of aortic valve closure on adverse events and outcomes with the heartware ventricular assist device
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SUPERIOR SVG: no touch saphenous harvesting to improve patency following coronary bypass grafting (a multi-Centre randomized control trial, NCT01047449)
Published in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (02-05-2019)“…Single centre studies support No Touch (NT) saphenous vein graft (SVG) harvesting technique. The primary objective of the SUPERIOR SVG study was to determine…”
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Pulmonary vein reconnection following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using the second-generation cryoballoon versus open-irrigated radiofrequency: results of a multicenter analysis
Published in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology (01-12-2016)“…Purpose Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (CAAF) using the cryoballoon has emerged as an alternate strategy to point-by-point radiofrequency. However,…”
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Clinical outcomes after repair of left atrial esophageal fistulas occurring after atrial fibrillation ablation procedures
Published in Heart rhythm (01-11-2013)“…Background The initial experience with left atrial esophageal fistula (LAEF) secondary to atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures revealed a…”
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Midterm Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Repair Versus Replacement for Organic Tricuspid Disease
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2006)“…Organic tricuspid valve (TV) disease is uncommon. Few studies have compared TV repair with replacement in these patients. The current study compared midterm…”
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Troponin after Cardiac Surgery: A Predictor or a Phenomenon?
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-04-2008)“…Background Increased cardiac troponin is observed after virtually every cardiac operation, indicating perioperative myocardial injury. The clinical…”
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Impact of irrigation flow rate and intrapericardial fluid on cooled-tip epicardial radiofrequency ablation
Published in Heart rhythm (01-08-2016)“…Background The optimal irrigation flow rate (IFR) during epicardial radiofrequency (RF) ablation has not been established. Objective This study specifically…”
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Continuous-flow ventricular assist device exchange is safe and effective in prolonging support time in patients with end-stage heart failure
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2015)“…Objective Although the development of continuous-flow ventricular assist devices (CF-VAD) has improved the reliability of these devices, VAD exchange is still…”
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Early Extubation after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Evidence-Based Recommendations
Published in Journal of cardiac surgery (01-09-2010)“…Objective: To derive evidence‐based recommendations regarding early extubation strategy after congenital cardiac surgery. Outcomes: Incidence of total…”
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Clinical, biochemical, and genetic predictors of coronary artery bypass graft failure
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-08-2014)“…Objectives To identify novel predictors for coronary artery bypass grafting failure, we probed for associations with known clinical and biochemical risk…”
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Long-term mechanical circulatory support: A new disease state?
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The Graft Imaging to Improve Patency (GRIIP) clinical trial results
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-02-2010)“…Objective This trial aimed to determine whether intraoperative graft assessment with criteria for graft revision would decrease the proportion of patients with…”
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Heart transplant graft survival is improved after a reduction in panel reactive antibody activity
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-02-2013)“…Background Allosensitization in potential orthotopic heart transplant recipients is evaluated with the panel reactive antibody assay. Sensitized patients have…”
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Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients
Published in The New England journal of medicine (25-04-2019)“…In patients without hepatitis C virus infection who received a heart or lung from HCV-infected donors, 4 weeks of antiviral treatment initiated after surgery…”
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The State of the Art in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Published in Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2015)“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has evolved in design, technology, patient selection, insertion techniques, adjunct devices, and management in the past 45…”
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