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Coronary Artery Target Selection and Survival After Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting by Bakaeen, Faisal G., Ravichandren, Kirthi, Blackstone, Eugene H., Houghtaling, Penny L., Soltesz, Edward G., Johnston, Douglas R., Mick, Stephanie L., Navia, José L., Tong, Michael Zhen-Yu, McCurry, Kenneth R., Akhrass, Rami, Abdallah, Mouin, Pettersson, Gösta B., Smedira, Nicholas M., Roselli, Eric E., Gillinov, A. Marc, Svensson, Lars G.

“…The importance of a coronary artery, based on the myocardial mass it perfuses, is well documented, but little is known about the importance of a vessel that…”
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Updated Meta-Analysis of Septal Alcohol Ablation Versus Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Agarwal, Shikhar, MD, MPH, Tuzcu, E. Murat, MD, Desai, Milind Y., MD, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Lever, Harry M., MD, Lytle, Bruce W., MD, Kapadia, Samir R., MD

“…Objectives The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies to compare outcomes of septal ablation (SA)…”
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Pump Replacement for Left Ventricular Assist Device Failure Can Be Done Safely and Is Associated With Low Mortality by Moazami, Nader, MD, Milano, Carmelo A., MD, John, Ranjit, MD, Sun, Benjamin, MD, Adamson, Robert M., MD, Pagani, Francis D., MD, PhD, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Slaughter, Mark S., MD, Farrar, David J., PhD, Frazier, O. Howard, MD

“…Background Although continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are durable and reliable, device replacement will be inevitable in some patients. We…”
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Invited Commentary by Smedira, Nicholas, MD

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Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Experience at the Cleveland Clinic by Heresi, Gustavo, MD, Smedira, Nicholas, MD

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Invited Commentary by Smedira, Nicholas, MD

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Pre-operative risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with vasoplegia in recipients of orthotopic heart transplantation in the contemporary era by Patarroyo, Maria, MD, Simbaqueba, Cesar, MD, Shrestha, Kevin, MS, Starling, Randall C., MD, MPH, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Tang, W.H. Wilson, MD, Taylor, David O., MD

“…Background Patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) can develop vasoplegia, which is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Herein we…”
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Independent and Incremental Role of Quantitative Right Ventricular Evaluation for the Prediction of Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation by Grant, Andrew D.M., MD, Smedira, Nicholas G., MD, Starling, Randall C., MD, MPH, Marwick, Thomas H., MBBS, PhD, MPH

“…Objectives This study sought to determine the utility of quantitation of right ventricular (RV) function in predicting RV failure in patients undergoing left…”
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Long-Term Durability of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Implications From 12,569 Implants by Johnston, Douglas R., MD, Soltesz, Edward G., MD, Vakil, Nakul, MD, Rajeswaran, Jeevanantham, PhD, Roselli, Eric E., MD, Sabik, Joseph F., MD, Smedira, Nicholas G., MD, Svensson, Lars G., MD, PhD, Lytle, Bruce W., MD, Blackstone, Eugene H., MD

“…Background Increased life expectancy and younger patients’ desire to avoid lifelong anticoagulation requires a better understanding of bioprosthetic valve…”
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HLA and MICA allosensitization patterns among patients supported by ventricular assist devices by Askar, Medhat, MD, PhD, Hsich, Eileen, MD, Reville, Patrick, MPH, Nowacki, Amy S., PhD, Baldwin, William, MD, PhD, Bakdash, Suzanne, MD, MPH, Daghstani, Jenna, BSc, Zhang, Aiwen, PhD, Klingman, Lynne, BS, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Moazami, Nader, MD, Taylor, David O., MD, Starling, Randall C., MD, MPH, Gonzalez-Stawinski, Gonzalo, MD

“…Background Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are increasingly being used as a bridge to transplantation and have been implicated as a risk factor for…”
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Axial and centrifugal continuous-flow rotary pumps: A translation from pump mechanics to clinical practice by Moazami, Nader, MD, Fukamachi, Kiyotaka, MD, PhD, Kobayashi, Mariko, MD, Smedira, Nicholas G., MD, Hoercher, Katherine J., RN, Massiello, Alex, MEBME, Lee, Sangjin, MD, MS, Horvath, David J., MSME, Starling, Randall C., MD, MPH

“…The recent success of continuous-flow circulatory support devices has led to the growing acceptance of these devices as a viable therapeutic option for…”
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Low Operative Mortality Achieved With Surgical Septal Myectomy by Maron, Barry J., MD, Dearani, Joseph A., MD, Ommen, Steve R., MD, Maron, Martin S., MD, Schaff, Hartzell V., MD, Nishimura, Rick A., MD, Ralph-Edwards, Anthony, MD, Rakowski, Harry, MD, Sherrid, Mark V., MD, Swistel, Daniel G., MD, Balaram, Sandhya, MD, Rastegar, Hassan, MD, Rowin, Ethan J., MD, Smedira, Nicholas G., MD, Lytle, Bruce W., MD, Desai, Milind Y., MD, Lever, Harry M., MD

“…Contemporary mortality data for myectomy are well known to experts in dedicated HCM centers but may not have penetrated sufficiently into the practicing…”
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Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Masquerades as Pulmonary Embolism: 20 Year Observational Analysis by Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata, MBBS, Bunte, Mathew, MD, Panchabhai, Tanmay, MBBS, Bajaj, Navkaran, MBBS, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Griffin, Brian, MD

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A Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Approach: Early Experience From the Cleveland Clinic by Mahar, Jamal, MD, Sadana, Divyajot, MD, Nguyen, Nancy, MD, Bauer, Seth, RPh, Haddadin, Ihab, MD, Shishehbor, Mehdi, DO, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Erwin, Phillip, MD, Militello, Michael, RPh, Tong, Michael Zhen-Yu, MD, Evans, Natalie, MD, Bartholomew, John, MD, Heresi, Gustavo, MD

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Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass With Bivalirudin for Patients With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia or Antiplatelet Factor Four/Heparin Antibodies by Dyke, Cornelius M., MD, Aldea, Gabriel, MD, Koster, Andreas, MD, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Avery, Edwin, MD, Aronson, Solomon, MD, Spiess, Bruce D., MD, Lincoff, A. Michael, MD

“…Background This study assessed the use of bivalirudin as an alternative anticoagulant in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia-thrombotic syndrome…”
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Effect of Timing of Chronic Preoperative Aspirin Discontinuation on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Having Combined Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Valve Surgery by Jacob, Miriam, MD, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Blackstone, Eugene, MD, Williams, Sarah, MS, Cho, Leslie, MD

“…The objective of this study was to determine if late use of aspirin before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with valve surgery affects bleeding events…”
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Exercise Echocardiography in Asymptomatic HCM by Desai, Milind Y., MD, Bhonsale, Aditya, MD, Patel, Parag, MD, Naji, Peyman, MD, Smedira, Nicholas G., MD, Thamilarasan, Maran, MD, Lytle, Bruce W., MD, Lever, Harry M., MD

“…Objectives This study sought to assess long-term outcomes in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who…”
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Use of the AB5000™ Ventricular Assist Device in Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction by Anderson, Mark, MD, Smedira, Nicholas, MD, Samuels, Louis, MD, Madani, Michael, MD, Naka, Yoshifumi, MD, PhD, Acker, Michael, MD, Hout, Mariah, PhD, Benali, Karim, MD, MS

“…Background The mortality rate of patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock remains high. After conventional…”
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Saying yes or saying no by Smedira, Nicholas G., MD

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Long-term survival, valve durability, and reoperation for 4 aortic root procedures combined with ascending aorta replacement by Svensson, Lars G., MD, PhD, Pillai, Saila T., MD, MPH, Rajeswaran, Jeevanantham, PhD, Desai, Milind Y., MD, Griffin, Brian, MD, Grimm, Richard, DO, Hammer, Donald F., MD, Thamilarasan, Maran, MD, Roselli, Eric E., MD, Pettersson, Gösta B., MD, PhD, Gillinov, A. Marc, MD, Navia, Jose L., MD, Smedira, Nicholas G., MD, Sabik, Joseph F., MD, Lytle, Bruce W., MD, Blackstone, Eugene H., MD

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate long-term results of aortic root procedures combined with ascending aorta replacement for aneurysms, using 4 surgical…”
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