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| William T BrinkmanSummaryAffiliation: Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute Country: USA Publications
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Role of a percutaneous ventricular assist device in decision making for a cardiac transplant programWilliam T Brinkman
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 88:1462-6. 2009..The role of a percutaneous ventricular assist device (VAD) for left heart support in the management of patients in cardiogenic shock is not well defined...
Influence of surgeon volume on outcomes with aortic valve replacementTodd M Dewey
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 93:1107-12; discussion 1112-3. 2012..We evaluated the influence of surgeon volume on operative outcomes with isolated aortic valve replacement and aortic valve replacement with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting...
Does body mass index affect outcomes for aortic valve replacement surgery for aortic stenosis?Robert L Smith
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 93:742-6; discussion 746-7. 2012..The hypothesis is that increasing body mass index (BMI) will portend worse long-term outcomes and greater short-term resource utilization secondary to perioperative complications but will not affect perioperative mortality...
Aortic valve replacement surgery: comparison of outcomes in matched sternotomy and PORT ACCESS groupsWilliam T Brinkman
Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 90:131-5. 2010..In the past decade, minimally invasive approaches have been developed for aortic valve surgery. We reviewed our data to determine if the use of the PORT ACCESS technique has improved hospital morbidity and mortality...
Preoperative beta-blocker usage: is it really worthy of being a quality indicator?William T Brinkman
Cardiopulmonary Research Science Technology Institute, Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 92:788-95; discussion 795-6. 2011..Recent studies have called into question of the benefit of empiric preoperative β-blocker use...
Redo autograft operations after the Ross procedureWilliam T Brinkman
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute and Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 93:1477-81; discussion 1481-22. 2012..Autograft dilatation after the Ross procedure is the most common cause of late autograft failure. We looked at results after reoperation for autograft dysfunction using autograft sparing and composite root replacement techniques...
Necropsy findings early after transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosisWilliam C Roberts
Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 111:448-52. 2013..The other patient developed fatal cardiac tamponade secondary to perforation of the right ventricular wall by a pacemaker catheter...
Pulmonary vein isolation and autonomic denervation for the management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by a minimally invasive surgical approachJames R Edgerton
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Dallas, Tex, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:823-8. 2010....
Mitral valve surgery: comparison of outcomes in matched sternotomy and port access groupsWilliam H Ryan
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 19:51-8; discussion 59. 2010..The 30-day outcomes were compared between matched groups of patients undergoing mitral valve procedures through Port Access (femoral cannulation, percutaneous retrograde cardioplegia and aortic occlusion), and through a sternotomy...
