Francis Robicsek

..Early changes in sternal perfusion were studied after midline sternotomy and different methods of mammary artery (MA) harvesting...

..The purpose of the article is to draw conclusions on the applicability of reduction ascending aortoplasty in modern cardiovascular surgery...

..The study was intended to investigate the reason why congenitally bicuspid valves (CBAVs), which may function hemodynamically and clinically well, have a high early failure rate...

..Our study evaluates the impact of a quality improvement program (QIP) on early extubation, pulmonary complications, and resource utilization after cardiac surgery...

..Our study sought to compare the efficacy, early and late mortality and major morbidity associated with aprotinin compared with e-aminocaproic acid (EACA) in cardiac surgery operations...

..In conclusion, the systematic implementation of a CQI program and the application of multidisciplinary protocols decrease sepsis and cardiac tamponade after cardiac surgery...

..Our goal was to apply conservative (non-operative) management in the care of each patient, reserving interventions for specific indications that may be predictive of adverse outcomes...

..The study aim was to test the performance of a new hemodynamic index based on mechanical energy loss to measure the effects of combined valve disease on ventricular workload...

..This study sought to quantify the effect of BMI on clinical outcomes after cardiac surgery and investigate the obesity paradox...

..The purpose of this study was to test the performance of a new hemodynamic index based on mechanical energy loss for the measurement of the effects of insufficiency on ventricular workload...

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..Morphological changes that developed over time in the aortic valve leaflets of non-compliant aortic roots were studied...

..Therefore, during valve sparing, it may be necessary to correct both the dilatation of the root and the leaflet free-edge length to achieve a competent valve...

..Treatment of pectus carinatum by nonsurgical methods such as exercise and casting has not been worthwhile, whereas surgical management is simple and successful...

..Measures to correct different anatomical varieties, such as pouter pigeon breast, asymmetrical pectus excavatum, and carinatum, are discussed individually...

..The loss of the "pull-and-release" process may also play a part in disintegration of bioprosthetic valves and in degeneration of native aortic valves encased in noncompliant prostheses...

..This study investigated the effects of a quality improvement program and goal-oriented, multidisciplinary protocols on mortality after cardiac surgery...

..The recognition and anatomic definition of an arteriopathy that produces exercise-induced ischemia enables the application of precise therapy that can produce a symptom-free outcome and the ability to resume competitive athletics...

..In the following text, 2 opposing views on the subject are presented: the angle from which Francis Robicsek, a pioneer in conventional pectus excavatum surgery, views the issue, and the opinion of Andre Hebra, who has ..

..This was true for any proportion of the total flow going through the collateral channels. For the total flow past the stenosis, PSD does not offer a benefit over tapered geometry...

..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...

..Muscle flaps and breast implants may be used to correct muscle deficiency and breast hypoplasia and to help achieve a complete cosmetic repair...

..This is of great interest to designers of new prosthetic heart valve models, as well as to surgeons involved in valve-sparing surgery...

..Thus, these patients should be targeted and their aortic root movement monitored because it may be an important risk factor for aortic dissection...

..Therefore, AI should be used as an indicator and aortic root displacement monitored to prevent the risk of aortic dissection...

..For patients with hypertension who are at risk of dissection, aortic root movement may be monitored as an important risk factor...

..Internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafts have shown exceptional "durability." Assumptions were made that other arterial conduits have similar characteristics...