The Ross procedure is alive and well in Lübeck, Germany.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Exploring molecular mysteries of the adrenal gland: Start with the basics.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Valve-sparing repair of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: Does early success predict long-term durability?
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Aortic clamping and stroke: Because two isn't worse doesn't mean one isn't better.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Intimal relayering technique: Yet another operation for acute aortic dissection.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Tricuspid valve repair: Chordae transposition of the entire posterior leaflet for extensive anterior leaflet prolapse.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Early experience with robotic mitral valve repair with intra-aortic occlusion.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
The present series reports the entire early learning curve related to the introduction of robotic mitral valve repair in our institution. In all, repair rate and early durability were acceptable, but more patients in the robotic group had serious complications. Early major robotic complications that occurred may have been related to the simultaneou...
Secondary surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institutional prospective cohort study....
...Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Secondary SSI after CABG continues to be an important source of morbidity. This serious complication often occurs after discharge and is associated with open SVG harvesting, larger body mass, and blood transfusions. Patients with a secondary SSI have longer lengths of stay and are readmitted more frequently.
Interstage evaluation of homograft-valved right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduits for palliation of hypoplastic lef...
...Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
In this cohort of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, inclusion of a valved right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit was not associated with any difference in survival on adjusted analysis and did not confer an identifiable benefit on right ventricle function.
Immunotherapy: The power of perseverance.
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
