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The use of lung donors older than 55 years: A review of the United Network of Organ Sharing database by Bittle, Gregory J., BSE, Sanchez, Pablo G., MD, PhD, Kon, Zachary N., MD, Claire Watkins, A., MD, Rajagopal, Keshava, MD PhD, Pierson, Richard N., MD, Gammie, James S., MD, Griffith, Bartley P., MD

“…Background Current lung transplantation guidelines stipulate that the ideal donor is aged younger than 55 years, but several institutions have reported that…”
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Current Status of Endoluminal Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Watkins, A. Claire, Dalal, Alex, Lee, Jason T., Dake, Michael D.

“…Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) was proved to be effective in thoracic descending aortic aneurysm (TDAA) repair in 1994 and approved by the FDA in…”
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Extracorporeal Respiratory Support With a Miniature Integrated Pediatric Pump-Lung Device in an Acute Ovine Respiratory Failure Model by Wei, Xufeng, Sanchez, Pablo G., Liu, Yang, Claire Watkins, A., Li, Tieluo, Griffith, Bartley P., Wu, Zhongjun J.

“…Respiratory failure is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity all over the world. Therapeutic options to treat respiratory failure remain limited…”
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A novel all-retrograde approach for t-Branch implantation in ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysm by Watkins, A. Claire, MD, MS, Avramenko, Alla, MD, Soler, Raphael, MD, Fabre, Dominique, MD, PhD, Haulon, Stephan, MD, PhD

“…Abstract The off-the-shelf t-Branch device (Cook Medical, Bloomington, Ind) significantly advanced the endovascular treatment of ruptured thoracoabdominal…”
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Shaggy Aorta: How much thrombus is too much? by Watkins, A. Claire

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Pre-clinical evaluation of the infant Jarvik 2000 heart in a neonate piglet model by Wei, Xufeng, MD, PhD, Li, Tieluo, MD, Li, Shuying, MD, Sung Son, Ho, MD, Sanchez, Pablo, MD, PhD, Niu, Shuqiong, MD, Claire Watkins, A., MD, DeFilippi, Christopher, MD, Jarvik, Robert, MD, Wu, Zhongjun J., PhD, Griffith, Bartley P., MD

“…BACKGROUND The infant Jarvik 2000 heart is a very small, hermetically sealed, intracorporeal, axial-flow ventricular assist device (VAD) designed for…”
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Prospective Assessment of the CryoMaze Procedure With Continuous Outpatient Telemetry in 136 Patients by Watkins, A. Claire, MD, Young, Cindi A., BSN, Ghoreishi, Mehrdad, MD, Shorofsky, Stephen R., MD, PhD, Gabre, Joel, MD, Dawood, Murtaza Y., MD, Griffith, Bartley P., MD, Gammie, James S., MD

“…Background Only 40% of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery are treated with surgical AF correction. We prospectively studied…”
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Reoperative Lung Transplantation for Donor-Derived Pulmonary Mucormycosis by Rajagopal, Keshava, MD, PhD, Watkins, A. Claire, MD, Gibber, Marc, MD, Kon, Zachary N., MD, Sanchez, Pablo G., MD, PhD, Iacono, Aldo T., MD, Griffith, Bartley P., MD

“…A 64-year-old male with end-stage lung disease underwent right orthotopic lung transplantation. After doing well initially, he developed acute hypoxemic…”
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Prophylactic amiodarone and lidocaine improve survival in an ovine model of large size myocardial infarction by Li, Tieluo, MD, Wei, Xufeng, MD, PhD, Watkins, A. Claire, MD, Sanchez, Pablo G., MD, PhD, Wu, Zhongjun J., PhD, Griffith, Bartley P., MD

“…Abstract Background Large animal models serve as a critical link in the translation of basic science to clinical practice. However, large animal models of…”
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Serum Antipneumococcal Antibodies and Pneumococcal Colonization in Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Malley, Richard, Lipsitch, Marc, Bogaert, Debby, Thompson, Claudette M., Hermans, Peter, Watkins, A. Claire, Sethi, Sanjay, Murphy, Timothy F.

“…Antibodies to pneumococcus are thought to represent the primary mechanism of naturally acquired resistance to colonization. Here, however, we show that, in…”
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“Cheese Wire” Fenestration of Dissection Intimal Flap to Facilitate Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Chronic Dissection by Iwakoshi, Shinichi, Watkins, Claire A., Ogawa, Yukihisa, Fischbein, Michael, Lee, Anson, Lee, Jason T., Hiesinger, William, Dake, Michael D.

“…Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for aneurysmal chronic dissection is often complicated by retrograde filling of the false lumen and dissected…”
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Improved midterm outcomes after endovascular repair of nontraumatic descending thoracic aortic rupture compared with open surgery by Ogawa, Yukihisa, Watkins, A. Claire, Lingala, Bharathi, Nathan, Itoga, Chiu, Peter, Iwakoshi, Shinichi, He, Hao, Lee, Jason T., Fischbein, Michael, Woo, Y. Joseph, Dake, Michael D.

“…Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has become first-line treatment for descending thoracic aortic rupture (DTAR), but its midterm and long-term…”
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Endovascular Aortic Repair for Early Complications After Implantation of the Thoraflex Hybrid Graft by Watkins, A. Claire, Huasen, A. Bella, Hill, Andrew, Nand, Parma, Holden, Andrew

“…The frozen elephant technique has simplified aortic arch surgery. As with thoracic endovascular aortic repair, frozen elephant technique reconstructions often…”
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Optimal Tricuspid Regurgitation Velocity to Screen for Pulmonary Hypertension in Tertiary Referral Centers by Montané, Bryce E., Fiore, Andrew M., Reznicek, Emily C., Jain, Vardhmaan, Jellis, Christine, Rokadia, Haala, Li, Manshi, Wang, Xiaofeng, Dweik, Raed, Loh, Eileen, Watkins, A. Claire, Haddad, Francois, Amsallem, Myriam, Zamanian, Roham T., Perez, Vinicio Jesus, Heresi, Gustavo A.

“…A mean pulmonary artery pressure >20 mm Hg now defines pulmonary hypertension. We hypothesize that echocardiographic thresholds must be adjusted. Should…”
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Programmatic and Surgeon Specialization Improves Mortality in Isolated Coronary Bypass Grafting by Watkins, A. Claire, Ghoreishi, Mehrdad, Maassel, Nathan L., Wehman, Brody, Demirci, Filiz, Griffith, Bartley P., Gammie, James S., Taylor, Bradley S.

“…Throughout surgery, specialization in a procedure has been shown to improve outcomes. Currently, there is no evidence for or against subspecialization in…”
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Spontaneous Bleeding From Multiple Intercostal Arteries in a Patient With Coarctation of the Aorta by Wightman, Sean C., Wang, Yoyo, Rohr, Aaron M., Greene, Christina L., Hwang, Gloria L., Watkins, A. Claire, Lui, Natalie S.

“…A 59-year-old man with a history of coarctation repair, mechanical aortic valve, and warfarin therapy presented with right flank pain. Computed tomography…”
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Preoperative Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Slashes Risk Score in Advanced Structural Heart Disease by Watkins, A. Claire, Maassel, Nathan L., Ghoreishi, Mehrdad, Dawood, Murtaza Y., Pham, Si M., Kon, Zachary N., Taylor, Bradley S., Griffith, Bartley P., Gammie, James S.

“…Cardiac surgery for structural heart disease has poor outcomes in the presence of cardiogenic shock or advanced heart failure. We applied venoarterial…”
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Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Refractory Electrical Storm After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Wehman, Brody, Mazzeffi, Michael, Chow, Robert, Watkins, A. Claire, Aicher, Brittany, Pham, Si, Burrows, Whitney, Taylor, Bradley

“…We report a patient with refractory electrical storm after coronary artery bypass grafting who was successfully treated with thoracoscopic sympathectomy…”
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Reduced Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Predicts Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension and 2-Year Mortality in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing TAVR by Turner, Valery, Maret, Eva, Kim, Juyong B., Codari, Marina, Hinostroza, Virginia, Mastrodicasa, Domenico, Watkins, A. Claire, Fearon, William F., Fischbein, Michael P., Haddad, Francois, Willemink, Martin J., Fleischmann, Dominik

“…Post-TAVR persistent pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a better predictor of poor outcome than pre-TAVR PH. In this longitudinal study we sought to evaluate…”
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Midterm Outcomes in Type A Aortic Dissection Repair With and Without Malperfusion in a Hybrid Operating Room by Dalal, Alex R., Dossabhoy, Shernaz, Heng, Elbert, Yasin, Aleena, Leipzig, Matthew M., Bonham, Spencer A., Fischbein, Michael P., Lee, Jason T., Woo, Y. Joseph, Watkins, A. Claire

“…Treatment approach to type A aortic dissection with malperfusion, immediate open aortic repair vs upfront endovascular treatment, remains controversial. From…”
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