Tissue-engineered pro-angiogenic fibroblast scaffold improves myocardial perfusion and function and limits ventricular remodeling after infarction , 05 April 2010
J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, Ryan C. McCormick, David A. Harris, Ah-Young Kim, Jeffrey R. Muenzer, Alex J. Gambogi, Jing Ping Liu, E. Carter Paulson, Y. Joseph Woo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 3, Pages 667-676)
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Early thrombus in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: A potential cause of hemolysis and diagnostic dilemma , 30 November 2009
Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, Gorav Ailawadi, James Bergin, John A. Kern
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 1, Pages e7-e8)
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Successful resuscitation after prolonged periods of cardiac arrest: A new field in cardiac surgery
Georg Trummer, Katharina Foerster, Gerald D. Buckberg, Christoph Benk, Claudia Heilmann, Irina Mader, Friedrich Feuerhake, Oliver Liakopoulos, Kerstin Brehm, Friedhelm Beyersdorf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1325-1332.e2)
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Hypoxemic reperfusion of ischemic states prevents myocardial injury, attenuating the oxidative and inflammatory response
Emmanuel E. Douzinas, Marios-Konstantinos Tasoulis, Alex Betrosian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1357-1358)
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Cold blood cardioplegia reduces the increase in cardiac enzyme levels compared with cold crystalloid cardioplegia in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for isolated aortic stenosis , 27 July 2009
Bjørn Braathen, Theis Tønnessen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 874-880)
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Experimental investigation of direct myocardial protective effect of atrial natriuretic peptide in cardiac surgery , 12 November 2009
Shinji Wakui, Akira Sezai, Gero Tenderich, Mitsumasa Hata, Syunji Osaka, Yoshiki Taniguchi, Reiner Koerfer, Kazutomo Minami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 918-925)
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Congenital absence of posteromedial papillary muscle and anterior mitral leaflet chordae: The use of three-dimensional echocardiography and approach in complex pediatric mitral valve disease , 18 May 2009
Christopher W. Baird, A. Resai Bengur, Andrew Bensky, Larry T. Watts
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages e75-e77)
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The novel synthetic serine protease inhibitor CU-2010 dose-dependently reduces postoperative blood loss and improves postischemic recovery after cardiac surgery in a canine model
Gábor Szabó, Gábor Veres, Tamás Radovits, Humaira Haider, Nelli Krieger, Susanne Bährle, Silke Niklisch, Christiane Miesel-Gröschel, Andreas van de Locht, Matthias Karck
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 732-740)
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Reply to the Editor
Howard Barkan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 794-795)
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A complementary technique to carbon dioxide de-airing in open cardiac operations?
Peter Svenarud, Mikael Persson, Jan van der Linden
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 512-513)
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Reply to the Editor
Bansi Koul, Faleh Al-Rashidi, S. Blomquist, P. Höglund, C. Meurling, A. Roijer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 513-514)
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Bone marrow cell–induced protection of the human myocardium: Characterization and mechanism of action , 19 August 2009
Vien Khach Lai, José Linares-Palomino, Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, Manuel Galiñanes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 6, Pages 1400-1408.e1)
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Hydrogen sulfide therapy attenuates the inflammatory response in a porcine model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury , 15 June 2009
Neel R. Sodha, Richard T. Clements, Jun Feng, Yuhong Liu, Cesario Bianchi, Eszter M. Horvath, Csaba Szabo, Gregory L. Stahl, Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 977-984)
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The effects of normoxic versus hyperoxic cardiopulmonary bypass on oxidative stress and inflammatory response in cyanotic pediatric patients undergoing open cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial , 23 February 2009
Massimo Caputo, Amir Mokhtari, Chris A. Rogers, Nayia Panayiotou, Qiang Chen, Mohamed T. Ghorbel, Gianni D. Angelini, Andrew J. Parry
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 206-214)
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Impact of preconditioning protocol on anesthetic-induced cardioprotection in patients having coronary artery bypass surgery , 23 February 2009
Jan Fräßdorf, Andreas Borowski, Dirk Ebel, Peter Feindt, Manuel Hermes, Thomas Meemann, René Weber, Jost Müllenheim, Nina C. Weber, Benedikt Preckel, Wolfgang Schlack
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 6, Pages 1436-1442.e2)
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Myocardial membrane injury in pediatric cardiac surgery: An animal model , 23 February 2009
Jonathan R. Egan, Tanya L. Butler, Andrew D. Cole, Smartin Abraham, John S. Murala, David Baines, Neil Street, Lance Thompson, Oliver Biecker, John Dittmer, Sandra Cooper, Carol G. Au, Kathryn N. North, David S. Winlaw
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1154-1162)
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Hypoxic reoxygenation during initial reperfusion attenuates cardiac dysfunction and limits ischemia–reperfusion injury after cardioplegic arrest in a porcine model
U. Abdel-Rahman, P. Risteski, K. Tizi, S. Kerscher, S. Bejati, K. Zwicker, M. Scholz, U. Brandt, A. Moritz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 978-982)
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Diazoxide protects myocardial mitochondria, metabolism, and function during cardiac surgery: A double-blind randomized feasibility study of diazoxide-supplemented cardioplegia , 23 February 2009
Marek A. Deja, Marcin Malinowski, Krzysztof S. Gołba, Maciej Kajor, Tomasz Lebda-Wyborny, Damian Hudziak, Wojciech Domaradzki, Dariusz Szurlej, Andrzej Bończyk, Jolanta Biernat, Stanisław Woś
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 997-1004.e2)
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Acute hyperglycemia enhances oxidative stress and exacerbates myocardial infarction by activating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase during reperfusion , 19 January 2009
Zequan Yang, Victor E. Laubach, Brent A. French, Irving L. Kron
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 723-729)
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Effects of on- and off-pump coronary artery surgery on graft patency, survival, and health-related quality of life: Long-term follow-up of 2 randomized controlled trials
Gianni D. Angelini, Lucy Culliford, David K. Smith, Mark C.K. Hamilton, Gavin J. Murphy, Raimondo Ascione, Andreas Baumbach, Barnaby C. Reeves
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 2, Pages 295-303.e5)
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Toward a new cold and warm nondepolarizing, normokalemic arrest paradigm for orthotopic heart transplantation , 01 September 2008
Donna M. Rudd, Geoffrey P. Dobson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 198-207)
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Vagal nerve stimulation prevents reperfusion injury through inhibition of opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore independent of the bradycardiac effect
Rajesh G. Katare, Motonori Ando, Yoshihiko Kakinuma, Mikihiko Arikawa, Takemi Handa, Fumiyasu Yamasaki, Takayuki Sato
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 223-231)
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A Rho-kinase inhibitor improves cardiac function after 24-hour heart preservation , 13 October 2008
Mariko Kobayashi, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Masataka Eto, Hironori Baba, Satoshi Kimura, Shinichiro Oda, Kenichiro Taniguchi, Ryuji Tominaga
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 6, Pages 1586-1592)
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The legacy of coronary sinus interventions: Endogenous cardioprotection and regeneration beyond stem cell research
Werner Mohl, Stefan Mina, Dejan Milasinovic, Hirofumi Kasahara, Sheng Wei
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1131-1135)
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Myocardial ischemia is more important than the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on myocardial water handling and postoperative dysfunction: A pediatric animal model , 27 May 2008
Jonathan R. Egan, Tanya L. Butler, Andrew D. Cole, Avetis Aharonyan, David Baines, Neil Street, Manchula Navaratnam, Oliver Biecker, Carla Zazulak, Carol G. Au, Yee Mun Tan, Kathryn N. North, David S. Winlaw
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 5, Pages 1265-1273.e2)
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Pexelizumab in ischemic heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis on 15,196 patients , 19 June 2008
L. Testa, W.J. Van Gaal, R. Bhindi, G.G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, A. Abbate, P. Agostoni, I. Porto, F. Andreotti, F. Crea, A.P. Banning
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 884-893)
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Remote ischemic preconditioning elaborates a transferable blood-borne effector that protects mitochondrial structure and function and preserves myocardial performance after neonatal cardioplegic arrest , 03 June 2008
Lixing Wang, Norihiko Oka, Michael Tropak, John Callahan, John Lee, Greg Wilson, Andrew Redington, Christopher A. Caldarone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 335-342)
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Left ventricular unloading before reperfusion reduces endothelin-1 release and calcium overload in porcine myocardial infarction , 03 June 2008
Sophie Tamareille, Hela Achour, James Amirian, Patricia Felli, Roger J. Bick, Brian Poindexter, Yong J. Geng, William H. Barry, Richard W. Smalling
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 343-351)
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A dynamic and chamber-specific mitochondrial remodeling in right ventricular hypertrophy can be therapeutically targeted , 27 May 2008
Jayan Nagendran, Vikram Gurtu, David Z. Fu, Jason R.B. Dyck, Al Haromy, David B. Ross, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Evangelos D. Michelakis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 168-178.e3)
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Transplantation of hypoxia-preconditioned mesenchymal stem cells improves infarcted heart function via enhanced survival of implanted cells and angiogenesis
Xinyang Hu, Shan Ping Yu, Jamie L. Fraser, Zhongyang Lu, Molly E. Ogle, Jian-An Wang, Ling Wei
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 799-808)
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Inhibition of mitochondrial remodeling by cyclosporine A preserves myocardial performance in a neonatal rabbit model of cardioplegic arrest
Norihiko Oka, Lixing Wang, Wenyu Mi, Christopher A. Caldarone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 585-593)
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Successful restoration of function of frozen and thawed isolated rat hearts
Amir Elami, Zohar Gavish, Amit Korach, Esther Houminer, Aviva Schneider, Herzl Schwalb, Amir Arav
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 666-672.e1)
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Cyclosporine A prevents apoptosis-related mitochondrial dysfunction after neonatal cardioplegic arrest
Norihiko Oka, Lixing Wang, Wenyu Mi, Wei Zhu, Osami Honjo, Christopher A. Caldarone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 123-130.e2)
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Nonischemic myocardial acidosis adversely affects microvascular and myocardial function and triggers apoptosis during cardioplegia
Kamal R. Khabbaz, Jun Feng, Munir Boodhwani, Richard T. Clements, Cesario Bianchi, Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 139-146)
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Inhibition of protein kinase Cα improves myocardial β-adrenergic receptor signaling and ventricular function in a model of myocardial preservation
Karen M. D’Souza, Natalia N. Petrashevskaya, Walter H. Merrill, Shahab A. Akhter
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 172-179.e1)
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Phosphorylation and translocation of heat shock protein 27 and αB-crystallin in human myocardium after cardioplegia and cardiopulmonary bypass
Richard T. Clements, Neel R. Sodha, Jun Feng, Shigetoshi Mieno, Munir Boodhwani, Basel Ramlawi, Cesario Bianchi, Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1461-1470.e3)
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2007 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Scientific Achievement Award Recipient: Gerald D. Buckberg, MD, DSc
Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Constantine Athanasuleas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1105-1108)
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Radial artery graft function is not affected by age
Francesco Onorati, Francesco Pezzo, Maria Caterina Comi, Barbara Impiombato, Antonio Esposito, Massimo Polistina, Attilio Renzulli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1112-1120.e3)
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Myocardial enzyme release in totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting on the arrested heart
Thomas Schachner, Nikolaos Bonaros, Elisabeth Ruetzler, Felix Weidinger, Armin Oehlinger, Guenther Laufer, Guy Friedrich, Johannes Bonatti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 1006-1011)
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Simvastatin attenuates cardiac isograft ischemia-reperfusion injury by down-regulating CC chemokine receptor-2 expression
Rong Yin, Jiaquan Zhu, Zhongqiu Wang, Hairong Huang, Jianjun Qian, Zhongdong Li, Hua Jing
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 780-788)
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Iatrogenic coronary stenosis
Hendrick Boyer Barner
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Page 826)
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Early gene expression profiles during intraoperative myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in cardiac surgery
Sara Arab, Igor E. Konstantinov, Cathy Boscarino, Eva Cukerman, Alessandro Mori, Jia Li, Peter P. Liu, Andrew N. Redington, John G. Coles
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 74-81.e2)
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Diabetes increases apoptosis and necrosis in both ischemic and nonischemic human myocardium: Role of caspases and poly–adenosine diphosphate–ribose polymerase
Mohammed F. Chowdhry, Hunaid A. Vohra, Manuel Galiñanes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 124-131.e3)
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The subepicardial microcirculation in heterotopically transplanted mouse hearts: An intravital multifluorescence microscopy study
René Schramm, Michael D. Menger, Sarah Kirsch, Frank Langer, Yves Harder, Jürg Hamacher, Hans-Joachim Schäfers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 210-217.e1)
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Patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing cardiac surgery are at greater risk for developing intraoperative myocardial acidosis
Dharam J. Kumbhani, Nancy A. Healey, Hemant S. Thatte, Sammy Nawas, Michael D. Crittenden, Vladimir Birjiniuk, Patrick R. Treanor, Shukri F. Khuri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1566-1572)
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Beck and back: A paradigm change in coronary sinus interventions—pulsatile stretch on intact coronary venous endothelium
Guenter Weigel, Ilinka Kajgana, Helga Bergmeister, Gunther Riedl, Helmut-Dietmar Glogar, Mariann Gyöngyösi, Stefan Blasnig, Georg Heinze, Werner Mohl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1581-1587.e6)
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Efficacy of MCI-186, a free-radical scavenger and antioxidant, for resuscitation of nonbeating donor hearts
Yasuhiro Kotani, Kozo Ishino, Satoru Osaki, Osami Honjo, Takanori Suezawa, Kazushige Kanki, Chikao Yutani, Shunji Sano
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1626-1632)
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Warm nondepolarizing adenosine and lidocaine cardioplegia: Continuous versus intermittent delivery
Kathryn L. Sloots, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Geoffrey P. Dobson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1171-1178)
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Postconditioning in cardiac surgery for tetralogy of Fallot
Wanjun Luo, Bei Li, Guoqiang Lin, Rimao Huang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1373-1374)
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Limitations with transapical aortic cannulation in type A aortic dissection: What about aortic regurgitation and cardiopulmonary bypass time?
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Page 1393)
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Precise quantification of pressure-flow waveforms during pulsatile and nonpulsatile perfusion
Bingyang Ji, Akif Ündar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Page 1395)
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Temporary coronary artery occlusion during off-pump surgery and endothelial vessel dysfunction: Is it still an unresolved mystery?
Tomaso Bottio, Vincenzo Tarzia, Gino Gerosa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Page 1397)
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The effect of mannitol on oxygenation and creatine kinase MB release in patients undergoing multivessel off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Jae Kwang Shim, Seung Ho Choi, Young Jun Oh, Chang Seok Kim, Kyung Jong Yoo, Young Lan Kwak
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 704-709)
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Effect of intravenous N-acetylcysteine on outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Ismail El-Hamamsy, Louis-Mathieu Stevens, Michel Carrier, Michel Pellerin, Denis Bouchard, Philippe Demers, Raymond Cartier, Pierre Page, Louis P. Perrault
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 7-12)
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Keeping the heart empty and beating improves preservation of hypertrophied hearts for valve surgery
Jian Wang, Hongyu Liu, Bo Xiang, Gang Li, Marco Gruwel, Michael Jackson, Boguslaw Tomanek, Tomas A. Salerno, Roxanne Deslauriers, Ganghong Tian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1314-1320)
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Bone marrow cells have a potent anti-ischemic effect against myocardial cell death in humans
Chandrashekhar Kubal, Kamlesh Sheth, Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, Manuel Galiñanes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1112-1118)
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Myocardial protection in the failing heart: I. Effect of cardioplegia and the beating state under simulated left ventricular restoration
Monica Kostelec, James Covell, Gerald D. Buckberg, Ahmad Sadeghi, Julien I.E. Hoffman, Ghassan S. Kassab
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 875-883)
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Myocardial protection in the failing heart: II. Effect of pulsatile cardioplegic perfusion under simulated left ventricular restoration
Ghassan S. Kassab, Monica Kostelec, Gerald D. Buckberg, James Covell, Ahmad Sadeghi, Julien I.E. Hoffman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 884-890)
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Pharmacologic relaxation of vein grafts is beneficial compared with pressure distention caused by upregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production
Ada W.Y. Chung, Pooja Rauniyar, Honglin Luo, York N. Hsiang, Cornelis van Breemen, Elena B. Okon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 925-932)
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Preoperative statin therapy is associated with reduced cardiac mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Charles D. Collard, Simon C. Body, Stanton K. Shernan, Shirley Wang, Dennis T. Mangano, Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia (MCSPI) Research Group, Inc, and the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation (IREF) Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 392-400.e1)
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Myocardial protection using an omega-3 fatty acid infusion: Quantification and mechanism of action , 28 May 2006
J. McGuinness, T.G. Neilan, A. Sharkasi, D. Bouchier-Hayes, J.M. Redmond
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 72-79.e1)
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Effects of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery on right ventricular function
Isabelle Michaux, Miodrag Filipovic, Karl Skarvan, Stephan Schneiter, Regina Schumann, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, Franziska Bernet, Manfred D. Seeberger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1281-1288)
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Antagonizing reactive oxygen by treatment with a manganese (III) metalloporphyrin–based superoxide dismutase mimetic in cardiac transplants
Vani Nilakantan, Xianghua Zhou, Gail Hilton, Yang Shi, John E. Baker, Ashwani K. Khanna, Galen M. Pieper
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 898-906)
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Should all patients receive statins before cardiac surgery: Are more data necessary?
Harold L. Lazar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 520-522)
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Vascular-wall remodeling of 3 human bypass vessels: Organ culture and smooth muscle cell properties
Armand Mekontso-Dessap, Matthias Kirsch, Christophe Guignambert, Patricia Zadigue, Serge Adnot, Daniel Loisance, Saadia Eddahibi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 651-658)
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Inhibition of complement activation in cardiac surgery
Frank W. Sellke, Munir Boodhwani
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 266-267)
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Surgical ventricular reverse remodeling in severe ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: The relevance of the left ventricular equator as a prognostic factor
Paolo Ferrazzi, Marco L.S. Matteucci, Maurizio Merlo, Attilio Iacovoni, Giuseppe Rescigno, Matteo Bottai, Piervirgilio Parrella, Luca Lorini, Michele Senni, Antonello Gavazzi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 357-363.e1)
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Surgical management of pulmonary embolism
Pramod Bonde, Alastair Graham
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 503-504)
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From mesothelioma to cardiovascular protection via the phosphoinositide-3 kinase pathway: A new vista in cardiothoracic surgery
Igor E. Konstantinov, Jia Li, Andrew N. Redington
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 509-510)
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Linking gene expression, nuclear factor kappa B, remote ischemic preconditioning, and transplantation: A quest for an elusive Holy Grail or a road to an amazing discovery?
Igor E. Konstantinov, Andrew N. Redington
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 507-509)
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Hyperglycemia during cardiac surgery
Harold L. Lazar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 11-13)
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Aprotinin inhibits proinflammatory activation of endothelial cells by thrombin through the protease-activated receptor 1
Jonathan R.S. Day, Kenneth M. Taylor, Elaine A. Lidington, Justin C. Mason, Dorian O. Haskard, Anna M. Randi, R. Clive Landis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 21-27)
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Improved myocardial protection during coronary artery surgery with glucose-insulin-potassium: A randomized controlled trial
David W. Quinn, Domenico Pagano, Robert S. Bonser, Stephen J. Rooney, Timothy R. Graham, Ian C. Wilson, Bruce E. Keogh, John N. Townend, Michael E. Lewis, Peter Nightingale, Study Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 34-42.e2)
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An Egr-1 master switch for arteriogenesis: Studies in Egr-1 homozygous negative and wild-type animals , 05 December 2005
Cristian Sorin Sarateanu, Mauricio A. Retuerto, James T. Beckmann, Leslie McGregor, JoAnn Carbray, Gerald Patejunas, Lina Nayak, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Todd K. Rosengart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 138-145)
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Reply to the Editor
Geoffrey P. Dobson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Page 253)
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Anesthetic preconditioning as the alternative to ischemic preconditioning
Markus Lange, Norbert Roewer, Franz Kehl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 252-253)
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Cell transplantation preserves cardiac function after infarction by infarct stabilization: Augmentation by stem cell factor , 14 October 2005
Shafie Fazel, Liwen Chen, Richard D. Weisel, Denis Angoulvant, Charit Seneviratne, Amir Fazel, Phillip Cheung, Jason Lam, Paul W.M. Fedak, Terrence M. Yau, Ren-Ke Li
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1310.e1-1310.e10)
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The remote ischemic preconditioning stimulus modifies gene expression in mouse myocardium
Igor E. Konstantinov, Sara Arab, Jia Li, John G. Coles, Cathy Boscarino, Alessandro Mori, Eva Cukerman, Fayez Dawood, Michael M.H. Cheung, Mikiko Shimizu, Peter P. Liu, Andrew N. Redington
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1326-1332)
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Efficient myocyte gene delivery with complete cardiac surgical isolation in situ
Charles R. Bridges, Kapil Gopal, David E. Holt, Charles Yarnall, Steven Cole, Rochelle B. Anderson, Xiaoqing Yin, Anthony Nelson, Benjamin W. Kozyak, Zhonglin Wang, James Lesniewski, Leonard T. Su, Danielle M. Thesier, Hari Sundar, Hansell H. Stedman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1364.e1-1364.e8)
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Ventricular constraint in dilated cardiomyopathy: A new, compliant textile mesh exerts prophylactic and therapeutic properties
P. Feindt, U. Boeken, J.D. Schipke, J. Litmathe, N. Zimmermann, E. Gams
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1107.e1-1107.e11)
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Cardioplegia prevents ischemia-induced transcriptional alterations of cytoprotective genes in rat hearts: A DNA microarray study
Steve J. Schomisch, Deborah G. Murdock, Nasim Hedayati, Joseph L. Carino, Edward J. Lesnefsky, Brian L. Cmolik
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1151.e1-1151.e13)
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Expression of the erythropoietin receptor in human heart
Reinhard Depping, Katsuhiro Kawakami, Hartmut Ocker, Johannes M. Wagner, Matthias Heringlake, Axel Noetzold, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Klaus F. Wagner
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 877.e1-877.e4)
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Ginsenosides compound (shen-fu) attenuates gastrointestinal injury and inhibits inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease
Zhong-yuan Xia, Xian-Yi Liu, Li-ying Zhan, Yi-hong He, Tao Luo, Zhengyuan Xia
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 258-264)
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Differential cardiac gene expression during cardiopulmonary bypass: Ischemia-independent upregulation of proinflammatory genes
Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Gregory A. Michelotti, Yukie Sato, Michael P. Smith, Simon Lin, Richard W. Morris, Hilary P. Grocott, Joseph P. Mathew, Debra A. Schwinn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 330-339)
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Stem cell therapy in the aging hearts of Fisher 344 rats: Synergistic effects on myogenesis and angiogenesis
Jiang-Yong Min, Yu Chen, Sohail Malek, Achim Meissner, Meixiang Xiang, Qinen Ke, Xin Feng, Masaharu Nakayama, Emel Kaplan, James P. Morgan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 547-553)
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Embryologic and surgical considerations in tetralogy of Fallot with right arch and aberrant left subclavian artery from the ascending aorta
K.G. Shyam Krishnan, Sanjay Theodore, Sai Kiran K. V. S. S., Kurur Sankaran Neelakandhan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 215-216)
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Functional classification dictates type of repair in “complex” mitral insufficiency: Application to a case of a hammock mitral valve in an adult patient
Rachid Zegdi, Ziad Khabbaz, Sylvain Chauvaud, Philippe Garçon, Alain Carpentier, Alain Deloche
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 217-218)
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Thermo-wrap technology preserves normothermia better than routine thermal care in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass and is associated with lower immune response and lesser myocardial damage
Nahum Nesher, Gideon Uretzky, Steven Insler, Patrick Nataf, Inna Frolkis, Emmanuelle Pineau, Emmanuel Cantoni, Gil Bolotin, Moshe Vardi, Dimitry Pevni, Oren Lev-Ran, Ram Sharony, Avi A. Weinbroum
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 6, Pages 1371-1378)
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Cardioprotective stress response in the human fetal heart , 06 April 2005
John G. Coles, Cathy Boscarino, Mark Takahashi, Diane Grant, Astra Chang, Julia Ritter, Xiaojing Dai, Changqing Du, Gabriel Musso, Hideaki Yamabi, Jason Goncalves, Ashu Sunny Kumar, James Woodgett, Huanzhang Lu, Gregory Hannigan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1128-1136)
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Polarized arrest with warm or cold adenosine/lidocaine blood cardioplegia is equivalent to hypothermic potassium blood cardioplegia
Joel S. Corvera, Hajime Kin, Geoffrey P. Dobson, Faraz Kerendi, Michael E. Halkos, Sara Katzmark, Christopher S. Payne, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Robert A. Guyton, Jakob Vinten-Johansen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 599-606)
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Intraoperative regional myocardial acidosis and reduction in long-term survival after cardiac surgery
Shukri F. Khuri, Nancy A. Healey, Monir Hossain, Vladimir Birjiniuk, Michael D. Crittenden, Miguel Josa, Patrick R. Treanor, Samer F. Najjar, Dharam J. Kumbhani, William G. Henderson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 372-381)
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Combined endothelial and myocardial protection by endothelin antagonism enhances transplant allograft preservation , 31 December 2004
Paul W.M. Fedak, Vivek Rao, Subodh Verma, Danny Ramzy, Laura Tumiati, Santiago Miriuka, Patty Boylen, Richard D. Weisel, Christopher M. Feindel
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 407-415)
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Clinical efficacy of retrograde coronary sinus perfusion in off-pump surgery
Harinder Singh Bedi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 476-477)
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Coenzyme Q10 therapy before cardiac surgery improves mitochondrial function and in vitro contractility of myocardial tissue
Franklin Rosenfeldt, Silvana Marasco, William Lyon, Michelle Wowk, Freya Sheeran, Michael Bailey, Donald Esmore, Bruce Davis, Adrian Pick, Mark Rabinov, Julian Smith, Phillip Nagley, Salvatore Pepe
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 25-32)
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Cold blood cardioplegia versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia: A prospective randomized study of 1440 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Eivind Øvrum, Geir Tangen, Stein Tølløfsrud, Rolf Øystese, Mari Anne L. Ringdal, Reidar Istad
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 860-865)
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FR167653 diminishes infarct size in a murine model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
Masaki Yada, Akira Shimamoto, Craig R. Hampton, Albert J. Chong, Hiroo Takayama, Christine L. Rothnie, Denise J. Spring, Hideto Shimpo, Isao Yada, Timothy H. Pohlman, Edward D. Verrier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 588-594)
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Reduction of myocardial reperfusion injury by aprotinin after regional ischemia and cardioplegic arrest
Tanveer A. Khan, Cesario Bianchi, Pierre Voisine, Jun Feng, Jeralyn Baker, Melanie Hart, Minoru Takahashi, Greg Stahl, Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 602-608)
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Effect of carbon dioxide insufflation on free internal thoracic artery flows: Is it a vasodilator?
Mehmet Özkan, İsmail Koramaz, A.Tulga Ulus, Yusuf Tavil, Hakan Filizlioglu, Emre C. Baykan, Sadık Eryılmaz, Bahadır Inan, S.Fehmi Katırcıoglu, Ümit Özyurda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 354-356)
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Warm blood cardioplegic arrest induces mitochondrial-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis associated with increased urocortin expression in viable cells
Tiziano M. Scarabelli, Evasio Pasini, Gianna Ferrari, Mario Ferrari, Anastasis Stephanou, Kevin Lawrence, Paul Townsend, Carol Chen-Scarabelli, Gianluca Gitti, Louis Saravolatz, David Latchman, Richard A. Knight, Julius M. Gardin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 364-371)
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Aortic valve replacement with the minimal extracorporeal circulation (Jostra MECC System) versus standard cardiopulmonary bypass: A randomized prospective trial
J.P. Remadi, Z. Rakotoarivello, P. Marticho, F. Trojette, A. Benamar, H. Poulain, C. Tribouilloy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 436-441)
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Effect of aprotinin on clinical outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Artyom Sedrakyan, Tom Treasure, John A. Elefteriades
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 442-448)
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Toll-like receptor 4 mediates ischemia/reperfusion injury of the heart
Albert J. Chong, Akira Shimamoto, Craig R. Hampton, Hiroo Takayama, Denise J. Spring, Christine L. Rothnie, Masaki Yada, Timothy H. Pohlman, Edward D. Verrier
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 170-179)
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Nitric oxide attenuates cardiomyocytic apoptosis via diminished mitochondrial complex I up-regulation from cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury under cardiopulmonary bypass
Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Yu-Min Lin, Yi-Cheng Wu, Yao-Chang Wang, Pyng Jing Lin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 180-188)
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Recombinant hirudin enhances cardiac output and decreases systemic vascular resistance during reperfusion after cardiopulmonary bypass in a porcine model
Mikko Jormalainen, Antti E. Vento, Ulla Wartiovaara-Kautto, Raili Suojaranta-Ylinen, O.Juhani Rämö, Jari Petäjä
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 189-196)
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Interaction of temperature with hematocrit level and pH determines safe duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest
Takahiko Sakamoto, David Zurakowski, Lennart F. Duebener, Hart G.W. Lidov, Gregory L. Holmes, Richard J. Hurley, Peter C. Laussen, Richard A. Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 220-232)
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Poly–adenosine diphosphate–ribose polymerase inhibition for myocardial protection: Pathophysiologic and physiologic considerations
Wilhelm Bloch, Uwe Mehlhorn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 323-324)
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Reply to the editor
Gábor Szabó, Csaba Szabó
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 324-325)
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Pediatric myocardial protection: Where do we stand?
Bradley S Allen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 11-13)
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Myocardial metabolic changes during pediatric cardiac surgery: A randomized study of 3 cardioplegic techniques
P. Modi, M.-S Suleiman, B Reeves, A Pawade, A.J Parry, G.D Angelini, M Caputo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 67-75)
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Myocardial apoptosis prevention by radical scavenging in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Uwe M Fischer, Paschalis Tossios, Astrid Huebner, Hans J Geissler, Wilhelm Bloch, Uwe Mehlhorn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Pages 103-108)
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The salvage potential of coronary sinus interventions: meta-analysis and pathophysiologic consequences
Bonni Syeda, Christoph Schukro, Georg Heinze, Kourosh Modaressi, Dietmar Glogar, Gerald Maurer, Werner Mohl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1703-1712)
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Pharmacologic preconditioning of JTE-607, a novel cytokine inhibitor, attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in the myocardium
Masahiro Ryugo, Yoshiki Sawa, Masamichi Ono, Yuji Miyamoto, Alexei N Aleshin, Hikaru Matsuda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1723-1727)
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Electrophysiologic and mechanical evidence of superiority of hyperpolarizing versus depolarizing cardioplegia in protection of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor–mediated endothelial function: a study in coronary resistance arteries
Guo-Wei He, Zhi-Dong Ge, Anthony P.C Yim, Qin Yang, Rong-Zheng Zhang
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1773-1780)
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Ethyl pyruvate preserves cardiac function and attenuates oxidative injury after prolonged myocardial ischemia
Y.Joseph Woo, Matthew D Taylor, Jeffrey E Cohen, Vasant Jayasankar, Lawrence T Bish, Jeffrey Burdick, Timothy J Pirolli, Mark F Berry, Vivian Hsu, Todd Grand
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1262-1269)
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Reduction of systolic and diastolic dysfunction by retrograde coronary sinus perfusion during off-pump coronary surgery
Manuel Castellá, Gerald D Buckberg
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1018-1025)
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Calcium antagonists are associated with reduced mortality after cardiac surgery: a propensity analysis
Duminda N Wijeysundera, W.Scott Beattie, Vivek Rao, Joan Ivanov, Keyvan Karkouti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 755-762)
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Adenosine and lidocaine: a new concept in nondepolarizing surgical myocardial arrest, protection, and preservation
Geoffrey P. Dobson, Michael W. Jones
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 794-805)
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Adenoviral-mediated transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor 121 cDNA enhances myocardial perfusion and exercise performance in the nonischemic state
Paul Schalch, G.Farah Rahman, Gerald Patejunas, Robert A Goldschmidt, JoAnn Carbray, Mauricio A Retuerto, David Kim, Karyn Esser, Ronald G Crystal, Todd K Rosengart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 535-540)
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Supplemental nitric oxide and its effect on myocardial injury and function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation
Jacopo Gianetti, Paolo Del Sarto, Stefano Bevilacqua, Cristina Vassalle, Rossella De Filippis, Mirsad Kacila, Pier Andrea Farneti, Aldo Clerico, Mattia Glauber, Andrea Biagini
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 44-50)
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Does hyperoxia affect glucose regulation and transport in the newborn?
Karim S. Bandali, Michael P. Belanger, Carin Wittnich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1730-1735)
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Insulin-induced improvement of postischemic recovery is abolished by inhibition of protein kinase C in rat heart
Ulrich Fischer-Rasokat, Torsten Doenst
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1806-1812)
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Leukocyte-depleted terminal blood cardioplegia provides superior myocardial protective effects in association with myocardium-derived nitric oxide and peroxynitrite production for patients undergoing prolonged aortic crossclamping for more than 120 minutes
Yoshitaka Hayashi, Yoshiki Sawa, Naoto Fukuyama, Yuji Miyamoto, Toshiki Takahashi, Hiroe Nakazawa, Hikaru Matsuda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1813-1821)
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Subcellular distribution of protein kinase C isozymes during cardioplegic arrest
Źivojin S Jonjev, Dorie W Schwertz, Jennifer M Beck, James D Ross, William R Law
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1880-1885)
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Fetal cardiac surgery: Simplicity versus success in a new frontier
Bradley S Allen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1254-1256)
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Attenuation of postcardioplegia injury with inhibitors of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger
Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Robert M Mentzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1265-1267)
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Does antegrade blood cardioplegia alone provide adequate myocardial protection in patients with left main stem disease?
Francesco Onorati, Attilio Renzulli, Marisa De Feo, Giuseppe Santarpino, Rosario Gregorio, Andrea Biondi, Flavio Cerasuolo, Maurizio Cotrufo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1345-1351)
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Antioxidant therapy with Salvia miltiorrhiza decreases plasma endothelin-1 and thromboxane B2 after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with congenital heart disease
Zhengyuan Xia, Jiazhen Gu, David M Ansley, Fang Xia, Jinfu Yu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1404-1410)
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A new role for cardioplegic buffering: should acidosis or calcium accumulation be counteracted to salvage jeopardized hearts?
Manuel Castellá, Gerald D Buckberg, Saleh Saleh, Zhongtuo Tan, Louis J Ignarro
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1442-1448)
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The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine preserves myocardial function and diminishes oxidative stress after cardioplegic arrest
Uwe M Fischer, Charles S Cox, Steven J Allen, Randolph H Stewart, Uwe Mehlhorn, Glen A Laine
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1483-1488)
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Direct inhibition of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger after prolonged regional ischemia improves contractility on reperfusion independent of myocardial viability
William M Yarbrough, Rupak Mukherjee, G.Patricia Escobar, Joseph T Mingoia, Jeffrey A Sample, Jennifer W Hendrick, Kathryn B Dowdy, Julie E McLean, Robert E Stroud, Francis G Spinale
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1489-1497)
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N-acetylcysteine prevents reactive oxygen species–mediated myocardial stress in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Paschalis Tossios, Wilhelm Bloch, Astrid Huebner, M.Reza Raji, Fotini Dodos, Oliver Klass, Michael Suedkamp, Stefan-Mario Kasper, Martin Hellmich, Uwe Mehlhorn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1513-1520)
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Gene expression profile after cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest
Marc Ruel, Cesario Bianchi, Tanveer A Khan, Shu Xu, John R Liddicoat, Pierre Voisine, Eugenio Araujo, Helen Lyon, Isaac S Kohane, Towia A Libermann, Frank W Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1521-1530)
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Surgical revascularization in women: unique intraoperative factors and considerations
Jennifer S Lawton, Stephanie J Brister, Kathleen R Petro, Mercedes Dullum
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 936-938)
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L-arginine polymers enhance coronary flow and reduce oxidative stress following cardiac transplantation in rats
Murray H Kown, Maarten A Lijkwan, Christina L Jahncke, Seiichiro Murata, Jonathan B Rothbard, Robert C Robbins
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1065-1070)
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The relationship between plasma free 15-F2t–isoprostane concentration and early postoperative cardiac depression following warm heart surgery
David M. Ansley, Zhengyuan Xia, Baljinder S Dhaliwal
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1222-1223)
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Retrograde cerebral perfusion: more risk than benefit?
John M Murkin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 631-633)
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Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase inhibition protects against myocardial and endothelial reperfusion injury after hypothermic cardiac arrest
Gábor Szabó, Volker Buhmann, Terézia Andrási, Nicole Stumpf, Susanne Bährle, Violetta Kékesi, Siegfried Hagl, Csaba Szabó, Alexander Juhász-Nagy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 651-658)
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Plasma levels of interleukin-8 and expression of interleukin-8 receptors on circulating neutrophils and monocytes after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
Peter Gessler, Juerg Pfenninger, Jean-Pierre Pfammatter, Thierry Carrel, Oskar Baenziger, Clemens Dahinden
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 718-725)
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Prognostic significance of elevated creatine kinase MB after coronary bypass surgery and after an acute coronary syndrome: results from the GUARDIAN trial
Jeffrey A Gavard, Bernard R. Chaitman, Shunta Sakai, Karen Stocke, Nicolas Danchin, Leif Erhardt, Richard Gallo, Eric Chi, Andreas Jessel, Pierre Théroux, GUARd During Ischemia Against Necrosis (GUARDIAN) Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 807-813)
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Cardiac surgery during pregnancy: pulsatile or nonpulsatile perfusion?
Marjan Jahangiri, James Clark, Fredrico Prefumo, Charles Pumphrey, David Ward
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 894-895)
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Does size matter? What is your infarct rate after coronary artery bypass grafting?
Robert M Mentzer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 326-328)
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Coarctation: the search for the Holy Grail
Carl Lewis Backer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 329-331)
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Impact of sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibition by cariporide on death or myocardial infarction in high-risk CABG surgery patients: results of the CABG surgery cohort of the GUARDIAN study
Steven W Boyce, Claus Bartels, Roberto Bolli, Bernard Chaitman, John C Chen, Eric Chi, Andreas Jessel, Dean Kereiakes, John Knight, Lars Thulin, Pierre Theroux, on behalf of the GUARDIAN Study Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 420-427)
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Protection of the human heart with ischemic preconditioning during cardiac surgery: role of cardiopulmonary bypass
Sudip Ghosh, Manuel Galiñanes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 133-142)
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The aging human myocardium: tolerance to ischemia and responsiveness to ischemic preconditioning
Mahmoud Loubani, Sudip Ghosh, Manuel Galiñanes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 143-147)
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Integrated pharmacological preconditioning in combination with adenosine, a mitochondrial KATP channel opener and a nitric oxide donor
Yuka Uchiyama, Hajime Otani, Takayuki Okada, Takamichi Uchiyama, Hideki Ninomiya, Masakuni Kido, Hiroji Imamura, Shinichi Nakao, Koh Shingu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 148-159)
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Postnatal increase in insulin-sensitive glucose transporter expression is associated with improved recovery of postischemic myocardial function
Ingeborg Friehs, Hung Cao-Danh, Christof Stamm, Douglas B Cowan, Francis X McGowan, Pedro J del Nido
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 263-271)
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Cardioprotective effects and the mechanisms of terminal warm blood cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery
Yoshiya Toyoda, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Shigeteru Oka, Yutaka Okita
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1242-1249)
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Myocardial apoptosis after cardioplegic arrest in the neonatal lamb
James M Hammel, Christopher A Caldarone, Timothy L Van Natta, Li Xing Wang, Karl F Welke, Weigen Li, Scott Niles, Elisa Barner, Thomas D Scholz, Douglas M Behrendt, Jeffrey L Segar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1268-1273)
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Induced fibrillation is equally effective as crystalloid cardioplegia in the protection of fetal myocardial function
Sunil P Malhotra, Stephan Thelitz, R.Kirk Riemer, V.Mohan Reddy, Sam Suleman, Frank L Hanley
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1276-1282)
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Sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibition preserves ventricular function after ventricular fibrillation in the intact swine heart
David G Rabkin, Santos E Cabreriza, Jared C LaCorte, Alan D Weinberg, Lindita Çoku, Rowan Walsh, Ralph Mosca, Henry M Spotnitz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1499-1509)
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Reactive hyperemia during early reperfusion as a determinant of improved functional recovery in ischemic preconditioned rat hearts
Annie Rochetaing, Paul Kreher
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1516-1525)
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Aortic valve replacement in the conscious patient under regional anesthesia without endotracheal intubation
Thomas Schachner, Johannes Bonatti, Doris Balogh, Josef Margreiter, Peter Mair, Günther Laufer, Günther Putz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1526-1527)
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Glucose control during cardiac surgery: How sweet it is
Michael E. Jessen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 985-987)
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Gene therapy in cardiac surgery: Is there a role?
Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 994-997)
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Multigene adenoviral therapy for the attenuation of ischemia-reperfusion injury after preservation for cardiac transplantation
Haitham J. Abunasra, Ryszard T. Smolenski, John Yap, Mary Sheppard, Timothy O'Brien, Magdi H. Yacoub
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 998-1006)
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Continuous insulin infusion reduces mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Anthony P. Furnary, Guangqiang Gao, Gary L. Grunkemeier, YingXing Wu, Kathryn J. Zerr, Stephen O. Bookin, H.Storm Floten, Albert Starr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1007-1021)
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Efficacy of esmolol as a myocardial protective agent during continuous retrograde blood cardioplegia
Marcio Scorsin, Alexandre Mebazaa, Nawwar Al Attar, Betta Medini, Jacques Callebert, Richard Raffoul, Ramzi Ramadan, Jean Michel Maillet, Alain Ruffenach, François Simoneau, Patrick Nataf, Didier Payen, Arrigo Lessana
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1022-1029)
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Pretreatment with statins enhances myocardial protection during coronary revascularization
Harold L. Lazar, Yusheng Bao, Yu Zhang, Sheilah A. Bernard
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1037-1042)
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Efficiency of a gas diffuser and influence of suction in carbon dioxide deairing of a cardiothoracic wound cavity model
Peter Svenarud, Mikael Persson, Jan van der Linden
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1043-1049)
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Reply
Alfred Nicolosi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1170-1171)
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Indications for gadolinium for coronary angiography
Antoine Sarkis, Georges Badaoui, Victor A. Jebara
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Page 1170)
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A gauze sponge cannot act as a gas diffuser in cardiac surgery when it gets wet
Jan van der Linden, Mikael Persson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1178-1179)
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Sven Martens
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Page 1179)
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Modulation of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels and sodium-hydrogen exchange provide additive protection from severe ischemia-reperfusion injury
Stanley B. Digerness, Paul S. Brookes, Steven P. Goldberg, Charles R. Katholi, William L. Holman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 863-871)
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Retrograde cardioplegia
Ganghong Tian, Bo Xiang, Guangping Dai, Gang Li, Jiankang Sun, Randy Summers, Roxanne Deslauriers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 872-880)
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Quinaprilat during cardioplegic arrest
Harold L. Lazar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 974-975)
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Endothelial and myocardial stunning
Gerald D. Buckberg
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S92-S93)
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Organ protection during hypothermic circulatory arrest
Axel Haverich, Christian Hagl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 460-462)
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Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and global reperfusion injury: Avoidance by making a pump prime reperfusate—A new concept
Bradley S. Allen, Jeffrey S. Veluz, Gerald D. Buckberg, Ernesto Aeberhard, Louis J. Ignarro
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 625-632)
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Inhaled epoprostenol (prostacyclin) and pulmonary hypertension before cardiac surgery
Manon Haché, André Denault, Sylvain Bélisle, Danielle Robitaille, Pierre Couture, Peter Sheridan, Michel Pellerin, Denis Babin, Nicolas Noël, Marie-Claude Guertin, Raymond Martineau, Jocelyn Dupuis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 642-649)
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Hyperoxia elicits myocardial protection through a nuclear factor κB-dependent mechanism in the rat heart
Peeter Tähepõld, Jarle Vaage, Joel Starkopf, Guro Valen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 650-660)
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Preconditioned somatothermal stimulation on median nerve territory increases myocardial heat shock protein 70 and protects rat hearts against ischemia-reperfusion injury
Jen-Hwey Chiu, Meng-Ting Tsou, Hwa-Hsung Tung, Chih-Ho Tai, Shen-Kou Tsai, Chun-Lien Chih, Jaung-Geng Lin, Chew-Wun Wu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 678-685)
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The short-term and long-term effects of warm or tepid cardioplegia
Hari R. Mallidi, Jeri Sever, Miguel Tamariz, Steve Singh, Naoji Hanayama, George T. Christakis, Gopal Bhatnagar, Charles A. Cutrara, Bernard S. Goldman, Stephen E. Fremes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 711-720)
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Attenuation of postischemic myocardial injury by cariporide
Dipak K. Das
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 30-31)
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Continuous retrograde blood cardioplegia is associated with lower hospital mortality after heart valve surgery
Willem J. Flameng, Paul Herijgers, Sarah Dewilde, Emmanuel Lesaffre
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 121-125)
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Blood cardioplegia supplementation with the sodium-hydrogen ion exchange inhibitor cariporide to attenuate infarct size and coronary artery endothelial dysfunction after severe regional ischemia in a canine model
Satoshi Muraki, Cullen D. Morris, Jason M. Budde, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Robert A. Guyton, Jakob Vinten-Johansen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 155-164)
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Nitrotyrosine and 8-isoprostane formation indicate free radical-mediated injury in hearts of patients subjected to cardioplegia
Uwe Mehlhorn, Andreas Krahwinkel, Hans J. Geissler, Karl LaRosee, Uwe M. Fischer, Oliver Klass, Michael Suedkamp, Khrosro Hekmat, Paschalis Tossios, Wilhelm Bloch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 178-183)
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Alteration of gap junctions and connexins in the right atrial appendage during cardiopulmonary bypass
Hung-I Yeh, Shou-Hsien Hou, Hsiang-Rui Hu, Yi-Nan Lee, Jiun-Yi Li, Emmanuel Dupont, Steven R. Coppen, Yu-Shien Ko, Nicholas J. Severs, Cheng-Ho Tsai
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1106-1112)
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Myocyte and endothelial effects of preconditioning the jeopardized heart by inhibiting Na+/H+ exchange
Manuel Castellá, Gerald D. Buckberg, Zhongtuo Tan, Louis J. Ignarro
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1113-1121)
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Perioperative and postoperative course of cytokines and the metabolic activity of neutrophils in human cardiac operations and heart transplantation
Lukáš Kubala, Milan Číž, Jan Vondráček, Jan Černý, Petr Němec, Pavel Studeník, Hana Čižová, Antonín Lojek
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1122-1129)
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How to establish myocardial protection during aortic arch operation in patients with patent left internal thoracic artery graft: Careful dissection or no touch technique?
Masato Nakajima, Kouji Tsuchiya, Yuji Naito, Narutoshi Hibino, Hidenori Inoue
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1254-1255)
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Lipopolysaccharide pretreatment attenuates myocardial infarct size: A possible mechanism involving heat shock protein 70-inhibitory κBα complex and attenuation of nuclear factor κB
Masato Shimizu, Mimi Tamamori-Adachi, Hirokuni Arai, Noriyuki Tabuchi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Makoto Sunamori
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 5, Pages 933-941)
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Cardioprotective effects of the serine protease inhibitor aprotinin after regional ischemia and reperfusion on the beating heart
Diethard Pruefer, Ute Buerke, Markus Khalil, Manfred Dahm, Harald Darius, Hellmut Oelert, Michael Buerke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 5, Pages 942-949)
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Alternate explanation of the hypothermic prolonged induction of heat shock protein
Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto, Koho-Julio Miyamoto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 5, Pages 1054-1055)
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Potential neuroprotective benefits of erythropoietin during experimental hypothermic circulatory arrest
Pekka Romsi, Erkka Rönkä, Kai Kiviluoma, Vilho Vainionpää, Jorma Hirvonen, Ari Mennander, Matti Pokela, Fausto Biancari, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 714-723)
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Moderate hypothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass increases intramyocardial synthesis of heat shock protein 72
Ma Qing, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Kathrin Schumacher, Ranjit S. Bhardwaj, Bernd Klosterhalfen, Ralf Minkenbergd,e, Bruno J. Messmer, Götz von Bernuth, Marie-Christine Seghaye
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 724-731)
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Endothelial expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 is suppressed by postbypass plasma containing increased soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
Michael P. Vallely, Paul G. Bannon, Clifford F. Hughes, Leonard Kritharides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 758-767)
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Beneficial effect of tetrahydrobiopterin on ischemia-reperfusion injury in isolated perfused rat hearts
Satoshi Yamashiro, Katsuhiko Noguchi, Toshihiro Matsuzaki, Kanako Miyagi, Junko Nakasone, Mayuko Sakanashi, Kageharu Koja, Matao Sakanashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 775-784)
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Production of proinflammatory cytokines and myocardial dysfunction after arterial switch operation in neonates with transposition of the great arteries
Hedwig H. Hövels-Gürich, Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez, Anna Silvestria, Kathrin Schumachera, Ralf Minkenbergc, Jean Duchateau, Bruno J. Messmer, Götz von Bernuth, Marie-Christine Seghaye
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 811-820)
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Oxygenated multidose delivery of crystalloid esmolol cardioplegia as an alternative to high potassium cardioplegia
James D. McCully
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 219-220)
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Myocardial protection with oxygenated esmolol cardioplegia during prolonged normothermic ischemia in the rat
Ryuzo Bessho, David J. Chambers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 340-351)
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Quinaprilat during cardioplegic arrest in the rabbit to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury
Peter Korn, Andreas Kröner, Jan Schirnhofer, Seth Hallström, Oliver Bernecker, Rudolf Mallinger, Maximilian Franz, Harald Gasser, Ernst Wolner, Bruno K. Podesser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 352-360)
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Protective effect of magnesium on the endothelial function mediated by endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in coronary arteries during cardioplegic arrest in a porcine model
Qin Yang, Yao-Chung Liu, Wei Zou, Anthony P.C. Yim, Guo-Wei He
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 361-370)
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Gap junction uncoupling protects the heart against ischemia
Adam E. Saltman, Tunc O. Aksehirli, Virginijus Valiunas, Glenn R. Gaudette, Nanristu Matsuyama, Peter Brink, Irvin B. Krukenkamp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 371-376)
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Optimal carbon dioxide application for organ protection in cardiac surgery
S. Martens, M. Dietrich, M. Doss, G. Wimmer-Greinecker, A. Moritz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 387-391)
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Role of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest in the regulation of cardiac nitric oxide synthase activity
Uwe Mehlhorn, Wilhelm Bloch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 2, Pages 418-419)
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Gadolinium attenuates regional stunning in the canine heart in vivo
Alfred C. Nicolosi, Gina West, John G. Markley, Brent Logan, Gordon N. Olinger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 1, Pages 57-62)
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The bioactive peptide endothelin causes multiple biologic responses relevant to myocardial and vascular performance after cardiac surgery
Francis G. Spinale
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1031-1034)
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Novel cardioprotective effects of tetrahydrobiopterin after anoxia and reoxygenation: Identifying cellular targets for pharmacologic manipulation
Subodh Verma, Andrew Maitland, Richard D. Weisel, Paul W.M. Fedak, Neil C. Pomroy, Shu-Hong Li, Donald A.G. Mickle, Ren-Ke Li, Vivek Rao
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1074-1083)
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Increased endothelin-1 production in diabetic patients after cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion impairs coronary vascular reactivity: Reversal by means of endothelin antagonism
Subodh Verma, Andrew Maitland, Richard D. Weisel, Paul W.M. Fedak, Shu-Hong Li, Donald A.G. Mickle, Ren-Ke Li, Lawrence Ko, Vivek Rao
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1114-1119)
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Hyperglycemia exaggerates ischemia-reperfusion–induced cardiomyocyte injury: Reversal with endothelin antagonism
Subodh Verma, Andrew Maitland, Richard D. Weisel, Shu-Hong Li, Paul W.M. Fedak, Neil C. Pomroy, Donald A.G. Mickle, Ren-Ke Li, Lawrence Ko, Vivek Rao
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 6, Pages 1120-1124)
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The Insulin Cardioplegia Trial
Harold L. Lazar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 842-844)
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The Insulin Cardioplegia Trial: Myocardial protection for urgent coronary artery bypass grafting
Vivek Rao, George T. Christakis, Richard D. Weisel, Joan Ivanov, Michael A. Borger, Gideon Cohen, For the ICT Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 928-935)
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Failure of retrograde cerebral perfusion to attenuate metabolic changes associated with hypothermic circulatory arrest
R.S. Bonser, C.H. Wong, D. Harrington, D. Pagano, M. Wilkes, T. Clutton-Brock, M. Faroqui
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 943-950)
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Sodium/hydrogen-exchanger inhibition during cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass: An experimental study
Charles S. Cox, Henning Sauer, Steven J. Allen, L.Maximilian Buja, Glen A. Laine
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 959-966)
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Preserved myocardial blood flow and oxygen supply-demand balance with active coronary perfusion during simulated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Satoshi Muraki, Cullen D. Morris, Jason M. Budde, Rachel N. Otto, Zhi-Qing Zhao, John D. Puskas, Robert A. Guyton, Jakob Vinten-Johansen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 53-62)
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Fractal or biologically variable delivery of cardioplegic solution prevents diastolic dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass
M.R. Graham, R.K. Warrian, L.G. Girling, L. Doiron, G.R. Lefevre, M. Cheang, W.A.C. Mutch
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 63-71)
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Improved right heart function after myocardial preservation with 2,3-butanedione 2-monoxime in a porcine model of allogenic heart transplantation
Gregor Warnecke, Benjamin Schulze, Christian Hagl, Axel Haverich, Uwe Klima
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 81-88)
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Delivery of a nonpotassium modified maintenance solution to enhance myocardial protection in stressed neonatal hearts: A new approach
Michael T. Kronon, Bradley S. Allen, Ari Halldorsson, Shaikh Rahman, Mary Jane Barth, Michel Ilbawi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 1, Pages 119-129)
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α1-Adrenoceptors during simulated ischemia and reoxygenation of the human myocardium: Effect of the dose and time of administration
Mahmoud Loubani, Manuel Galiñanes
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2001 (Vol. 122, Issue 1, Pages 103-112)
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