Does the type of ventricular assisted device influence survival, infection, and rejection rates following heart transplantation?Jeffrey Shuhaiber
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
J Card Surg 24:250-5. 2009
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Comparison of survival in primary and repeat heart transplantation from 1987 through 2004 in the United StatesJeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago IL 60607, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 83:2135-41. 2007
..The purpose of this study was to identify predictors for survival after primary and repeat heart transplantations, and to compare their survival...
- Evaluating the quality of trials of hypothermic circulatory arrest aortic surgery
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, 614 G, Laflin, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 15:449-52. 2007
..Neurological injury remains high, and an appropriately powered study of interventions that can optimize cerebral perfusion is necessary...
- The Papworth experience with the Levitronix CentriMag ventricular assist device
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Transplant Unit, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK
J Heart Lung Transplant 27:158-64. 2008
..The aim of this study is to report our clinical experience with the Levitronix CentriMag for uni- and biventricular support...
- Does perioperative use of aprotinin reduce the rejection rate in heart transplant recipients?
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Transplant Unit, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 33:849-55. 2008
..We investigated if perioperative use of antifibrinolytics such as aprotinin and tranexamic acid can decrease the rate of rejection after heart transplant and their effect on transfusion...
- Impact of cardiothoracic resident turnover on mortality after cardiac surgery: a dynamic human factor
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Papworth Hospital NHS Trust and MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Ann Thorac Surg 86:123-30; discussion 130-1. 2008
..The study was designed to determine whether cardiac surgical outcomes are affected during times of major turnover of cardiothoracic resident surgical staff and at the beginning versus the end of their training periods...
- Surgical treatment of subaortic stenosis and noncompaction of the left ventricle
Jeffrey Shuhaiber
The Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA
J Card Surg 23:688-90. 2008
..We describe successful surgical management of severe pulmonary hypertension related to severe left ventricular outflow tract narrowing in the context of noncompaction of the ventricle in a 46-year-old female...
- Repeat heart-lung transplantation outcome in the United States
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 27:1122-7. 2008
..This study compared risk-adjusted survival between primary and repeat heart-lung transplantation...
- The influence of seasonal variation on cardiac surgery: a time-related clinical outcome predictor
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge University Teaching Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:894-9. 2008
..The effect of seasonal variation on cardiac surgery outcomes is unknown. We investigated the effect of season on risk-adjusted hospital mortality and length of stay...
- Pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta after biventricular assist device support
Jeffrey Shuhaiber
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 27:1348-9. 2008
..We describe the surgical management of aortic pseudoanuerysm in a recipient who was bridged to heart transplantation with biventricular assist device support for refractory ventricular tachycardia...
- Survival of primary and repeat lung transplantation in the United States
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 87:261-6. 2009
..This study was undertaken to compare survival between primary and repeat lung transplant recipients and to identify survival predictors after repeat lung transplantation...
- Meta-analysis of clinical outcomes following surgical mitral valve repair or replacement
Jeffrey Shuhaiber
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Maywood, IL 60153, United States
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 31:267-75. 2007
..The reported information in the published studies used in the current work lacks sufficient detail to allow summary determination of outcomes by mitral valve repair techniques and by type of mitral valve replacement...
- Treatment of a case of primary osteosarcoma of the left heart: a case report
Jeffrey Shuhaiber
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA
Heart Surg Forum 10:E30-2. 2007
..Intracavitary sarcoma of the heart is rare. We report a case of primary osteosarcoma of the left atrium and ventricle that was managed with surgical resection and chemotherapy, attaining more than 1-year survival...
- Repair of symptomatic neoaortic aneurysm after third-stage palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago 60612, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 131:478-9. 2006
- The impact of introducing an autologous intraoperative transfusion device to a community hospital
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Surgery, Conquest Hospital, Hastings and Rother NHS Trust, The Ridge St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, UK
Ann Vasc Surg 17:424-9. 2003
..0001), yet it did not significantly reduce the needs of allogeneic blood. We concluded that the intraoperative autologous transfusion device is underused, not cost-effective and requires formulation of local guidelines...
- Is gastric bypass associated with more complications in patients weighing >500 lb (>227 kg)?
Jeffrey Shuhaiber
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Obes Surg 14:43-6. 2004
..Increasing weight and BMI are believed to be independent risk factors for postoperative morbidity and mortality following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP)...
Plantaris tendon graft for atrioventricular valve repair: a novel hypothetical techniqueJeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Tex Heart Inst J 30:42-4; discussion 44. 2003
..The report describes a novel technique that in our judgment warrants future clinical development...
- Mechanisms and future directions for prevention of vein graft failure in coronary bypass surgery
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, CSB Suite 417 (MC 958, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 22:387-96. 2002
..The review addresses the current state of affairs and modes for prevention of vein graft failure perioperatively and newer technologies that may help ameliorate this problem in the future...
- More on Monsel's solution
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Surgery, West Side Veterans Administration, and University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 SouthWood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surgery 137:263-4. 2005
- The role of palmaris muscle tendon in mitral valve annulus reconstruction: a novel technique for mitral valve repair
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Heart Surg Forum 7:E519-22. 2004
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- Epidemiologic contrast of predictors' trends for outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting: heart failure versus ventricular function versus left main disease
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127:1854-5; author reply 1855. 2004
- The surgical management of giant left atrium
Efstratios Apostolakis
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital of Rion, 26500 Rion Patras, Greece
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 33:182-90. 2008
..Surgeons should be aware of current modalities for atrial volume reduction when indicated to retain the function and structure of the left atrium...
- Antegrade or retrograde cerebral perfusion as an adjunct during hypothermic circulatory arrest for aortic arch surgery
Efstratios Apostolakis
University of Patras, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Rion, 14 Zaimi str 26500 Rion, Patras, Greece
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 5:1147-61. 2007
..Hence, RCP is, in our opinion, a 'smaller adjunct' to brain protection than ACP. Detailed evidence and future directions for further research are discussed...
- Study design in valve surgery and outcome
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126:1660-1; author reply 1661. 2003
- Asymptomatic mitral valve incompetence: is there evidence for surgery?
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126:2117-8; author reply 2118-9. 2003
- Meta-analysis of clinical outcomes of maze-related surgical procedures for medically refractory atrial fibrillation
James T Reston
Department of Health Technology Assessment, ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 28:724-30. 2005
..Radiofrequency maze may avoid an excess risk of post-operative bleeding associated with maze incisions. Larger, well-designed RCTs are needed to confirm these findings and evaluate outcomes such as survival and quality of life...
- Intraoperative hematocrit and cardiopulmonary bypass
Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127:1226-7; author reply 1227-8. 2004
