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The North American view: the perspective of the American Association for Thoracic SurgeonsCraig R Smith
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 43:244-5. 2013..It is necessary to make residents and medical students more aware of the virtues of a career in our specialty and focus less on making the training process more attractive for its own sake...
Aprotinin in deep hypothermic circulatory arrestC R Smith
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 68:278-86. 1999..The only prospective, randomized series showed significant reduction in blood loss and transfusion requirements. Use of aprotinin in DHCA should be based on the same considerations applied in other cardiothoracic procedures...- Transcatheter versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in high-risk patientsCraig R Smith
Columbia University Medical Center New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA
N Engl J Med 364:2187-98. 2011..However, the two procedures have not been compared in a randomized trial involving high-risk patients who are still candidates for surgical replacement... - Invited commentaryCraig R Smith
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, Milstein Hospital Bldg 7-435, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:514. 2007 - Invited commentaryCraig R Smith
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Milstein Hospital Bldg 7-435, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:1150. 2007 - Invited commentaryCraig R Smith
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 80:2277. 2005 - Randomized, double-blind trial of inhaled nitric oxide in LVAD recipients with pulmonary hypertensionM Argenziano
Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 65:340-5. 1998..Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is an effective, specific pulmonary vasodilator that has been used successfully in the management of pulmonary hypertension... - Influence of lung injury on early postoperative survival after lung transplantationL L Schulman
Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Ann Transplant 5:20-5. 2000..To identify the various risk factors for early (90 day) mortality after lung transplantation and to evaluate the relationship between lung injury and postoperative survival... - Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency energyM R Williams
Divisio of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 71:1939-43; discussion 1943-4. 2001..Surgical radiofrequency ablation may simplify the procedure and make intraoperative correction of AF more accessible and widely performed... 
Impact of current management practices on early and late death in more than 500 consecutive cardiac transplant recipientsR John
Departments of Surgery and Cardiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
Ann Surg 232:302-11. 2000..To study risk factors for early and late death after heart transplantation in the current era...- Cardiac surgical patients exposed to heparin-bonded circuits develop less postoperative cerebral dysfunction than patients exposed to non-heparin-bonded circuitsL B Mongero
Department of Clinical Perfusion, The New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, USA
Perfusion 16:107-11. 2001..Results suggested that the attenuation of systemic inflammation by heparin-bonded CPB circuits may lower the incidence of cerebral injury in cardiac surgical patients... - Adhesiolysis is facilitated by robotic technology in reoperative cardiac surgeryTimothy P Martens
Department of Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 80:1103-5. 2005..All grafts were preserved, and all patients recovered uneventfully. Robotic adhesiolysis is a versatile technique that allows careful lysis of adhesions and minimizes the risk of major complication during reoperative chest surgery... - Robot-assisted off-pump minimally invasive reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting: case reportTimothy P Martens
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Heart Surg Forum 7:E533-4. 2004..Minimally invasive and robotic techniques permit us to perform these surgeries with reduced morbidity and mortality... - Robotic valve surgery: how does the future look?Jeffrey A Morgan
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Adv Cardiol 41:157-63. 2004 - Edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: the Columbia Presbyterian experienceAftab R Kherani
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 78:73-6. 2004..This study examines one institution's medium-term experience with this procedure... - Robotic techniques improve quality of life in patients undergoing atrial septal defect repairJeffrey A Morgan
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 77:1328-33. 2004..Although most studies of robotically assisted cardiac surgery have reported morbidity and mortality, few have addressed outcome measures, such as pain and quality of life, which was the aim of this study... - Endoscopic computer-enhanced mediastinal mass resection using robotic technologyJeffrey A Morgan
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Heart Surg Forum 6:E164-6. 2003..This report describes t h e use of robotic technology for resection of mediastinal masses... - Totally endoscopic atrial septal defect repair with robotic assistanceMichael Argenziano
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
Circulation 108:II191-4. 2003..This report describes the next step in this progression-the first U.S. application of robotic technology for totally endoscopic open heart surgery... - Endoscopic, robotically assisted implantation of phrenic pacemakersJeffrey A Morgan
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, Room 17-415, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126:582-3. 2003 - Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgeryMartin B Leon
Columbia University Medical Center NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA
N Engl J Med 363:1597-607. 2010..Recently, transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) has been suggested as a less invasive treatment for high-risk patients with aortic stenosis... - Totally endoscopic atrial septal defect repair with robotic assistanceMichael Argenziano
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
Heart Surg Forum 5:294-300. 2002..This represents the first U.S. application of robotic technology for totally endoscopic open-heart surgery... - Management of sternal wounds with bilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous advancement flaps in 114 consecutively treated patients: refinements in technique and outcomes analysisJeffrey A Ascherman
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Columbia Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 114:676-83. 2004..The procedure is rapid and effective. Refinements in technique have significantly lowered morbidity... - Eight-year experience with minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgeryAlexander Iribarne
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, 77 Fort Washington Avenue, Milstein Hospital, Suite 7 435, New York, NY, 10032, USA
World J Surg 34:611-5. 2010..We report the results of an 8-year, single-institution experience with MICS... - Advanced thoracoscopic procedures are facilitated by computer-aided robotic technologyJeffrey A Morgan
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 23:883-7; discussion 887. 2003..Computer (robotic) enhancement has been used to facilitate simple thoracoscopic procedures such as internal mammary artery (IMA) mobilization. This report describes the use of robotic technology in advanced thoracoscopic procedures... - Modified Bentall operation with a novel biologic valved conduitAllan S Stewart
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 89:938-41. 2010.... - Cardiac transplantation in a patient with protein S deficiencyT B Spanier
Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 68:1078-80. 1999..Systemic anticoagulation with intravenous heparin was resumed on postoperative day 2, and the patient was then converted to Lovenex as outpatient anticoagulation to facilitate routine surveillance endomyocardial biopsies... - Does robotic technology make minimally invasive cardiac surgery too expensive? A hospital cost analysis of robotic and conventional techniquesJeffrey A Morgan
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Card Surg 20:246-51. 2005..This study was undertaken to compare actual hospital costs of robotically assisted cardiac procedures with conventional techniques... - Modified Bentall operation with bioprosthetic valved conduit: Columbia University experienceMinoru Tabata
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10019, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 87:1969-70. 2009..Because the valve is sewn above the outflow tract, superior hemodynamics are achieved. Reoperation may be accomplished by removal of the valve rather than full root re-replacement... - Multicenter review of preoperative risk factors for stroke after coronary artery bypass graftingR John
Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 69:30-5; discussion 35-6. 2000..Stroke complicates the postoperative course in 1% to 6% of patients undergoing coronary revascularization. There has been no large scale mandatory database reporting on the incidence of stroke after coronary revascularization... - Long-term outcomes after cardiac transplantation: an experience based on different eras of immunosuppressive therapyR John
Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 72:440-9. 2001..Although the reasons for improvement in survival over time are multifactorial, we believe that changes in immunosuppressive therapy have had a major impact on survival as evidenced by the decreasing number of deaths due to rejection... - Open distal anastomosis in aortic root replacement using axillary cannulation and moderate hypothermiaHiroo Takayama
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137:1450-3. 2009..We sought to address the outcomes of our strategy of open distal anastomosis with aortic root replacement using axillary cannulation and moderate hypothermia... - Anesthesia for robotic repair of the mitral valve: a report of two casesNutan Mehta
Departments of Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Anesth Analg 96:7-10, table of contents. 2003..We describe the robot used, as well as the surgical procedure, and highlight aspects of the anesthetic management, in particular the need for one-lung ventilation and the utility of transesophageal echocardiography... - Long-term outcomes with a minimally invasive approach for resection of cardiac massesAlexander Iribarne
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 90:1251-5. 2010..The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a minimally invasive (MI) versus traditional sternotomy approach for the resection of cardiac masses... - Factors affecting long-term survival (>10 years) after cardiac transplantation in the cyclosporine eraR John
Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 37:189-94. 2001..The aim of this study was to determine long-term survival (>10 years) after cardiac transplantation in the cyclosporine era and identify risk factors influencing long-term survival... - Minimally invasive versus standard approach for excision of atrial massesMark J Russo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Heart Surg Forum 10:E50-4. 2007..The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes using a minimally invasive (mini-thoracotomy) versus standard (sternotomy) approach to the surgical resection of atrial masses... - Risk stratification of in-hospital mortality for coronary artery bypass graft surgeryEdward L Hannan
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 47:661-8. 2006..782. CONCLUSIONS: The risk index appears to be a valuable tool for predicting patient risk when applied to another year of New York data. It should now be tested against other risk indexes in a variety of geographical regions... - Minimally invasive versus sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery: a propensity analysisAlexander Iribarne
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 90:1471-7; discussion 1477-8. 2010.... - Endovascular management of an aortobronchial fistula arising after resection of a primary aortic sarcoma: a case reportJ M Caiati
Division of Vascular Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Vasc Surg 35:73-9. 2001..The evaluation and treatment of an aortic sarcoma and the successful urgent exclusion of an aortobronchial fistula through use of an endovascular covered stent are discussed... - Immunologic sensitization in recipients of left ventricular assist devicesRanjit John
Department of Surgery Cardiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 125:578-91. 2003..We investigated the impact of sensitization on posttransplantation outcomes in 105 consecutive left ventricular assist device recipients... - Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for complex cerebral aneurysms: lessons learnedWilliam J Mack
Neurosurgery 60:815-27; discussion 815-27. 2007..This procedure, however, has several associated risks. Patient factors, pathoanatomic characteristics, and surgical parameters may be used to guide patient selection... - Drug-eluting stents vs. coronary-artery bypass grafting in multivessel coronary diseaseEdward L Hannan
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12144 3456, USA
N Engl J Med 358:331-41. 2008..However, little information has become available since the introduction of drug-eluting stents... - Anti-HLA class I antibody binding to airway epithelial cells induces production of fibrogenic growth factors and apoptotic cell death: a possible mechanism for bronchiolitis obliterans syndromeAndres Jaramillo
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Hum Immunol 64:521-9. 2003..The results from this study suggest that anti-HLA class I alloantibodies may play an important role in the pathogenesis of BOS by inducing proliferation, growth factor production, and apoptotic cell death in AECs... - Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: differences in short-term outcomes and in long-term mortality and need for subsequent revascularizationEdward L Hannan
State University of New York at Albany, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Circulation 116:1145-52. 2007.... - Risk index for predicting in-hospital mortality for cardiac valve surgeryEdward L Hannan
State University of New York at Albany, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, One University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 83:921-9. 2007....