Aortic and mitral valve surgery on the beating heart is lowering cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross clamp timeBorut Gersak
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 5:182-6. 2002
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- Renal function after port access and median sternotomy mitral valve surgery
Miha Antonic
Department of Cardiac Surgery, General Hospital Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 10:E401-7. 2007
..We tested the hypothesis that minimally invasive port access (PA) surgery is linked to a smaller postoperative renal injury compared to the standard median Sternotomy (MS) technique...
- Thrombocytopenia following implantation of the stentless biological sorin freedom SOLO valve
Borut Gersak
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
J Heart Valve Dis 20:401-6. 2011
..Jude Medical (SJM) mechanical aortic valves...
Ventricular repolarization dynamicity and arrhythmic disturbances after beating-heart and arrested-heart revascularizationJurij M Kalisnik
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 11:E194-201. 2008
..We explored the effects of arrested- and beating-heart revascularization procedures on the dynamics of ventricular repolarization and on increased postoperative arrhythmic events...
- Low rate of atrial fibrillation recurrence verified by implantable loop recorder monitoring following a convergent epicardial and endocardial ablation of atrial fibrillation
Borut Gersak
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Zaloska, Ljubljana, Slovenia
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 23:1059-66. 2012
..Evaluate long-term outcomes in patients undergoing the Convergent procedure (CP) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF)...
- Effects of beating- versus arrested-heart revascularization on cardiac autonomic regulation and arrhythmias
Jurij M Kalisnik
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 10:E279-87. 2007
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- Early extubation and fast-track anesthetic technique for endoscopic cardiac surgery
Maja Sostaric
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 13:E190-4. 2010
..We also determined which factors and variables are important for the success of immediate extubation at the end of the operation while the patient is still in the operating room (OR)...
- Position-dependent changes in vagal modulation after coronary artery bypass grafting
Jurij Matija Kalisnik
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Zaloska 7, SI 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Comput Biol Med 37:1404-8. 2007
..The HRV indexes decreased after CABG. Higher LF/HF ratio and shorter mean RR were observed in right recumbent position postoperatively. Right lateral decubitus position did not give rise to higher vagal modulation after heart surgery...
- Endoclamp balloon visualization and automatic placement system
Hugo Furtado
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 13:E205-11. 2010
..We propose a combined information and positioning system based on augmented reality technology and robotics in which the position of the balloon can be seen at all times and can be automatically controlled by a robotic actuator...
Importance of evaluating conduction block in radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillationBorut Gersak
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Zaloska 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 41:113-8. 2012
..Alternative therapies, such as catheter and surgical ablation, have been explored. This investigation examines the importance of assessing exit block when performing surgical ablation during beating-heart treatment of AF...
- Ex vivo study of altered mitral apparatus geometry in functional mitral regurgitation
Gregor Poglajen
Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 13:E172-6. 2010
..We tested the hypothesis that FMR is a consequence of an altered balance of the tethering and coapting forces acting on leaflets...
- How does successful off-pump pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation influence heart rate variability and autonomic activity?
Grzegorz Suwalski
From the Department of Cardiac Surgery, 1st Chair of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Innovations (Phila) 3:1-6. 2008
..This study describes long-term changes in heart rate variability (HRV) and autonomic activity (AA) after successful bipolar radiofrequency PVI...
- A technique for aortic valve replacement on the beating heart with continuous retrograde coronary sinus perfusion with warm oxygenated blood
Borut Gersak
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ann Thorac Surg 76:1312-4. 2003
..This technique maintains a beating heart throughout the procedure...
- Correlation of serum S100B concentration with hospital stay in patients undergoing CABG
Ljuba Krnjak
Clinical Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Acta Clin Croat 47:221-6. 2008
..However, this pilot study should be extended to a larger group of patients to confirm this observation...
- Endoscopic aortic valve replacement
Borut Gersak
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 6:E197-9. 2003
..We believe this is the first such operation performed in cardiac surgery and that it mak es possible broadening of indications for nonsternotomy-video-directed surgery in the future...
- The analgesic efficacy of local anesthetics for the incisional administration following port access heart surgery: bupivacaine versus ropivacaine
Maja Sostaric
Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Heart Surg Forum 13:E96-E100. 2010
..To avoid large dose opioids, the authors investigated an alternative method for postoperative pain relief after Port Access cardiac surgery...
