The death of Alexander the Great--a spinal twist of fateHutan Ashrafian
Spinal Deformity and Surgery Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
J Hist Neurosci 13:138-42. 2004
..This is substantiated with the medical history and is correlated with his untimely death. For the first time, it is concluded that Alexander's death may have ensued from the sequelae of congenital scoliotic syndrome...
- Porcine or human stentless valves for aortic valve replacement? Results of a 10-year comparative study
Ayyaz Ali
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
J Heart Valve Dis 12:430-5; discussion 435. 2003
..26 (CI 0.10 to 0.66; p = 0.005). CONCLUSION: The porcine stentless valve, when implanted in the subcoronary position, is an excellent alternative to the homograft and shows excellent clinical performance and durability at mid term...
- Minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomy
Hutan Ashrafian
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Cardiovasc Surg 11:471-3. 2003
..We report the case of a 35-year-old female with acute massive right pulmonary embolism, successfully treated by a minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomy-the first case in the literature implemented via the J-ministernotomy...
- Hereditary angioedema in a martial arts family
Hutan Ashrafian
General Surgical Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Clin J Sport Med 15:277-8. 2005
- Anatomically specific clinical examination of the carotid arterial tree
Hutan Ashrafian
Department of Vascular, Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary s Hospital London, UK
Anat Sci Int 82:16-23. 2007
..This protocol is not to replace more conventional methods of disease assessment but, in an era of diminishing clinical skills, may add to the overall evaluation of the pathological carotid tree...
- Pulmonary homograft endocarditis 19 years after a Ross procedure
H Ashrafian
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 55:55-6. 2007
..In view of unremitting infection with large pulmonary trunk and right pulmonary artery vegetations, the patient underwent successful pulmonary vegetectomy and homograft replacement...
- Rare presentation of subclavian artery isolation in a neonate with a family history of aortic arch anomalies
Hutan Ashrafian
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, London, United Kingdom
Ann Thorac Surg 83:2226-8. 2007
..Diagnosis and surgical management are discussed...
- William Penny Brookes (1809-1895): forgotten Olympic Lord of the Rings
H Ashrafian
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, UK
Br J Sports Med 39:969. 2005
..Presented here is a brief report of his life and work. Furthermore, the need to promote public health and fitness through the Olympics is re-emphasised...
- Acute Complex Type A Dissection associated with peripheral malperfusion syndrome treated with a staged approach guided by lactate levels
Amna Suliman
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
J Cardiothorac Surg 5:4. 2010
..To accomplish this, we applied a staged therapeutic approach using serial lactate measurements to assess the adequacy of peripheral perfusion and metabolic status prior to surgical repair of the proximal dissection...
- Intra-abdominal pectus bar migration--a rare clinical entity: case report
Ramon Tahmassebi
Department Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London W21NY, UK
J Cardiothorac Surg 3:39. 2008
..Intra-abdominal pectus bar migration is a rare clinical entity, and safe removal can be facilitated by the use of the VATS technique...
- Current status of robotic assisted pelvic surgery and future developments
Kamran Ahmed
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital Campus, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Int J Surg 7:431-40. 2009
..The aim of this review is to assess the role of robotics in pelvic surgery in terms of outcomes. We have also highlighted the issues related to training and future development of robotic systems...
- Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysis
Kamal Nagpal
Imperial College London, London, UK
Surg Endosc 24:1621-9. 2010
..The aim of this study was to utilize meta-analysis to compare outcomes of open esophagectomy with those of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy (HMIE)...
- Evolving techniques for endoscopic radial artery harvesting
Roberto P Casula
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Mary's London Hospital, Praed Str, Paddington, W2 1NY, UK
Cardiovasc Surg 11:425-7. 2003
..We report our experience with two techniques of endoscopic radial artery harvesting. The techniques are illustrated and their relative advantages discussed...
- Surgeons produce innovative ideas which are frequently lost in the labyrinth of patents
Joshua A Vecht
Department of Biosurgery Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 35:480-8. 2009
..We aim to present through this manuscript an overview of these issues in order to promote awareness of patents within thoracic and cardiovascular surgery using a descriptive and practical approach...
- Three saints and critical limb ischemia
Hutan Ashrafian
Ann Vasc Surg 20:553-4. 2006
- Recovery from gut flora sepsis in the Ancient World
Hutan Ashrafian
Am J Gastroenterol 103:515. 2008
- Longitudinal study of the profile and predictors of left ventricular mass regression after stentless aortic valve replacement
Eric Lim
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Ann Thorac Surg 85:2026-9. 2008
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term profile and determine the factors that would influence the effect and rate of ventricular mass regression with time after aortic valve replacement with a stentless or a homograft valve...
- Is routine use of stentless aortic prostheses justified in an elderly (aged > or =75 years) population?
Ayyaz Ali
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Heart Valve Dis 14:64-70; discussion 70-1. 2005
..Furthermore, in elective cases, age alone should not be a deterrent to the routine use of stentless aortic valves...
- Familial proptosis and obesity in the Ptolemies
Hutan Ashrafian
J R Soc Med 98:85-6. 2005
- Aortic valve replacement in a patient with Takayasu's disease without cross-clamping the calcified ascending aorta
Thanos Athanasiou
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary s Hospital, 70 St Olaf s Road, London SW6 7DN, UK
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 12:376-8. 2004
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- Sudden death in young athletes
Hutan Ashrafian
N Engl J Med 349:2464-5; author reply 2464-5. 2003
