Search Results - "YUGUO WENG"
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The long-term impact of various techniques for tricuspid repair in Ebstein's anomaly
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-11-2015)“…Abstract Objective We describe a repertoire of repair techniques according to type of Ebstein's anomaly to correct tricuspid valve (TV) incompetence, and…”
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Homograft aortic root replacement in native or prosthetic active infective endocarditis: Twenty-year single-center experience
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-03-2010)“…Objective We compared early and long-term results of cryopreserved homograft aortic root replacement in native valve endocarditis or prosthetic valve…”
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Tricuspid Incompetence and Geometry of the Right Ventricle as Predictors of Right Ventricular Function After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-12-2008)“…Background Implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an established treatment for end-stage heart failure. Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction…”
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Single-center experience with treatment of cardiogenic shock in children by pediatric ventricular assist devices
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-03-2011)“…Background Pediatric ventricular assist devices may be superior to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in some respects, especially for medium- and long-term…”
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Pre-Explant Stability of Unloading-Promoted Cardiac Improvement Predicts Outcome After Weaning From Ventricular Assist Devices
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (11-09-2012)“…Detection of cardiac recovery that allows long-term cardiac stability after ventricular assist device (VAD) explantation is a major goal. After normalization…”
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Surgical treatment of right-sided active infective endocarditis with or without involvement of the left heart: 20-year single center experience
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-07-2007)“…Objective: The aim of this paper is to review the 20-year experience of surgical treatment of right-sided infective endocarditis at our institution, and in…”
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Body Mass Index and Outcome After Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2008)“…Background The implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD) is an established treatment for end-stage congestive heart failure. Extremes of body mass index…”
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Successful Use of Bivalirudin as Anticoagulant for ECMO in a Patient With Acute HIT
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2007)“…A patient with myocardial failure after repair of an acute type A aortic dissection had acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia develop during extracorporeal…”
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Surgical therapy in patients with active infective endocarditis: seven-year single centre experience in a subgroup of 255 patients treated with the Shelhigh® stentless bioprosthesis
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-08-2008)“…Objective: We investigated outcomes after surgical therapy in patients with active infective endocarditis (AIE) with regard to survival in relation to surgical…”
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Impact of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia on Outcome in Patients with Ventricular Assist Device Support: Single-Institution Experience in 358 Consecutive Patients
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (2007)“…Background Cardiac surgical patients are at an approximate 1% to 2% risk of experiencing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a severe immune-mediated…”
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Arterial wall histology in chronic pulsatile-flow and continuous-flow device circulatory support
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-11-2012)“…BACKGROUND Continuous-flow (CF) ventricular assist devices (VAD) are an established option for treatment of end-stage heart failure. However, the effect of…”
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Influence of size disparity of transplanted hearts on cardiac growth in infants and children
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2012)“…Objective We aimed to evaluate the influence of size disparity of the transplanted heart on cardiac growth in infant and child recipients by comparing donor…”
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Stent-Grafting of the Thoracic Aorta by the Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2007)“…Background We evaluated endovascular stent-grafting as a new technique in aortic surgery. Methods One hundred ninety-six stent-grafts were implanted in the…”
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Modified Surgical Techniques and Long-Term Outcome of Mitral Valve Reconstruction in 111 Children
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-08-2008)“…Background This study evaluates early and long-term outcome and freedom from reoperation after mitral valve (MV) reconstruction in children using various…”
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Pneumatic pulsatile ventricular assist devices in children under 1 year of age
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-08-2005)“…Objective: Although considerable progress has been made on ventricular assist devices (VAD) for adults, pneumatic pulsatile circulatory support in young…”
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Differences in Pulsatile and Non-pulsatile Mechanical Circulatory Support in Long-Term Use
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-10-2008)“…Background Non-pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVADs) systems have attained more interest for long-term use. We present the results of mechanical…”
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Adaptive growth and remodeling of transplanted hearts in children
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-12-2011)“…Abstract Objective: We aimed to evaluate the adaptive growth and remodeling behavior of the transplanted heart in pediatric heart-transplant recipients by…”
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Simultaneous Aortic Valve Replacement in left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: Single-Center Experience
Published in International journal of artificial organs (01-07-2012)“…Introduction: Aortic valve regurgitation or the presence of a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis is a relative contraindication for implantation of left…”
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First experiences with a novel magnetically suspended axial flow left ventricular assist device
Published in European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (01-06-2004)“…Axial flow pumps have gained increased acceptance since their first clinical use in 1998. The present report summarizes the clinical experience with patients…”
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Accidental Intraperitoneal Tunneling of Driveline of Left Ventricular Assist Device
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-11-2010)“…We report a case of accidental intraperitoneal tunneling of the driveline of a left ventricular assist device, which was detected at time of pump exchange. The…”
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