Research Topics
| Alexander A FokinSummaryAffiliation: Carolinas Medical Center Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators |
Detail Information
Publications
Anatomical, histologic, and genetic characteristics of congenital chest wall deformitiesAlexander A Fokin
Heineman Medical Research Laboratories, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21:44-57. 2009..Cleft sternum is a rare congenital defect resulting from nonfusion of the sternal halves, which leaves the heart unprotected and requires early surgical intervention...
Acquired deformities of the anterior chest wallA A Fokin
The Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heineman Medical Research Laboratories, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 54:57-61. 2006..Acquired chest wall deformities are difficult to describe and to classify. We propose the following classification and treatment options...
Surgical repair of pectus excavatum and carinatumFrancis Robicsek
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28203, USA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21:64-75. 2009..Measures to correct different anatomical varieties, such as pouter pigeon breast, asymmetrical pectus excavatum, and carinatum, are discussed individually...
Changes in the preserved heart that limit the length of preservationThomas N Masters
Heineman Medical Research Center, Carolinas Heart Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina 28232, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 21:590-9. 2002..It was therefore the purpose of this study to investigate the importance of apoptosis in heart preservation and determine if this cellular disruption plays a part in limiting heart viability during recovery from preservation...
Thoracic defects: cleft sternum and Poland syndromeAlexander A Fokin
Heineman Medical Research Foundation, 1001 Blythe Boulevard, Suite 604, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
Thorac Surg Clin 20:575-82. 2010..Age and gender, together with the degree of the defect, define the method of surgical correction...
Sternal nourishment in various conditions of vascularizationAlexander A Fokin
The Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heineman Medical Research Laboratories, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28203, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 79:1352-7. 2005..Early changes in sternal perfusion were studied after midline sternotomy and different methods of mammary artery (MA) harvesting...
Poland's syndrome revisitedAlexander A Fokin
The Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Carolinas Heart Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina 28203, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 74:2218-25. 2002..Muscle flaps and breast implants may be used to correct muscle deficiency and breast hypoplasia and to help achieve a complete cosmetic repair...
Morphological changes of the aortic valve leaflets in non-compliant aortic roots: in-vivo experimentsAlexander A Fokin
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heineman Medical Research Laboratories, Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 13:444-51. 2004..Morphological changes that developed over time in the aortic valve leaflets of non-compliant aortic roots were studied...
Changes in sternal blood flow after different methods of internal thoracic artery harvestingA A Fokin
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heineman Medical Research Laboratories, Carolinas Medical Center, 1001 Blythe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 52:334-7. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Skeletonized and semiskeletonized ITA harvesting techniques caused a similar acute reduction in sternal perfusion during the early postoperative period and this effect lasted for at least 5 hours...
