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Multiple valve surgery with beating heart techniqueMarco Ricci
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 87:527-31. 2009..Multiple valve surgery was performed utilizing beating heart technique through simultaneous antegrade/retrograde perfusion with blood. We herein report our experience with this technique in patients with multiple valve disease processes...
Warm heart surgery: reflections on the history of its developmentTomas Antonio Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 22:257-9. 2007- Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) flow reserve in ischemic hypertrophied heartsTomas A Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33139, USA
J Card Surg 24:55-6. 2009..This observation was made in two patients in whom a vein graft, previously based on the LIMA, was also connected to the aorta. By providing additional inflow from the aorta, flows to the LAD significantly increased... - Surgery for cardiac valves and aortic root without cardioplegic arrest ("beating heart"): experience with a new method of myocardial perfusionTomas A Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 22:459-64. 2007..This initial experience with this new method of myocardial perfusion indicates that results are at least comparable, if not superior, to conventional techniques utilizing intermittent cold blood cardioplegia... - Insertion of right ventricular assist device and its removal under local anesthesiaTomas A Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 25:113-5. 2010..Pittsburgh, PA, USA). We herein report a technique in which the removal of the right ventricular assist device is performed under local anesthesia without a sternotomy incision... - Invited commentaryTomas Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, 1611 NW 12th Ave, East Tower 3072 (R-114, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 83:2086. 2007 - Efficacy, feasibility, and pitfalls of transseptal approach in beating-heart mitral valve surgeryTomas A Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Perfusion, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 24:495-8. 2009..Herein we report our experience with beating-heart mitral valve surgery via trans-septal approach, and discuss its advantages and pitfalls... - Results of beating heart mitral valve surgery via the trans-septal approachTomas A Salerno
Trabalho realizado na University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc 24:4-10. 2009..Herein we report our experience with beating-heart mitral valve surgery via trans-septal approach, and discuss its advantages and pitfalls... - Control of troublesome bleeding during repair of acute type A dissection with use of modified rapid deployment hemostat (MRDH)Tomas A Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 24:722-4. 2009..Modified rapid deployment hemostat (MRDH) was successful in achieving hemostasis. MRDH is a novel hemostatic agent with invaluable use in troublesome bleeding occurring during heart surgery... - Beating heart valve surgery in patients with low left ventricular ejection fractionFrancisco Igor B Macedo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 25:267-71. 2010..Patients with very low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) are at high risk for valve surgery. We herein present our experience with beating heart valve surgery in such patients... - Renal carcinoma with supradiaphragmatic tumor thrombus: avoiding sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypassGaetano Ciancio
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 89:505-10. 2010..Clinical outcomes of these patients and techniques are reported... - Beating-heart valve surgery in patients with renal failure requiring hemodialysisSaqib Masroor
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 13:302-6. 2004..The results suggested a low incidence of complications, and short ICU and hospital stays... - Valve-sparing aortic root remodeling with reinforcement of the proximal aortic suture-lineDomenico Calcaterra
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 24:539-40. 2009..Herein we describe a simple technique that may be used in valve-sparing root operations to prevent bleeding and improve annular stability... - A new technique for perfusion of the heart during aortic valvular surgery on a beating heartDomenico Calcaterra
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 22:432-3. 2007..A new technique of perfusion of the heart during aortic valve surgery is presented, utilizing a dual system: one utilizing a pump, the other derived from the aortic cannula... - Beating-heart valve surgery: is the introduction of lung perfusion/ventilation the next step?Francisco Igor B Macedo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
Future Cardiol 7:61-7. 2011..The most current evidence regarding these evolving techniques and further areas of research are discussed in this article... - Modified Cabrol shunt after complex aortic surgeryTomas A Salerno
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 86:669-70. 2008..Uncontrollable hemorrhage during complex aortic surgery was controlled by a new modification of the Cabrol shunt, which is reported here... - Effects and mechanisms of left ventricular false tendons on functional mitral regurgitation in patients with severe cardiomyopathyMehul R Bhatt
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL 33101, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 138:1123-8. 2009..False tendons in the left ventricle are commonly observed. Preliminary observations associate false tendons with less functional mitral regurgitation... - Factors which predict safe extubation in the operating room following cardiac surgeryYiliam F Rodriguez Blanco
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Card Surg 27:275-80. 2012..We have studied the factors affecting the feasibility of extubation in the OR after cardiac surgery and its safety... - Surgical technique of removal of inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma extending into the right atrium without deep hypothermic circulatory arrestMohammed Hassan
Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33139, USA
J Card Surg 25:277-81. 2010..Surgical extirpiration remains the optimal treatment choice. A case of caval leiomyosarcoma with right atrial extension is presented with management techniques and literature review... - Pulmonary embolectomy: recommendation for early surgical interventionEnisa M Carvalho
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 25:261-6. 2010..Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening disease which often results in death if not diagnosed early and treated aggressively. Despite all efforts at improving outcomes, there is no consensus on the management of acute severe PE... - Beating heart valve surgery with lung perfusion/ventilation during cardiopulmonary bypass: do we need to break the limits?Edward Gologorsky
Department of Anesthesiology and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33139, USA
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 9:927-37. 2011..In this article, we present preliminary clinical results, as well as basic and clinical evidence, indications, contraindications and limitations of these new evolving techniques... - eComment: Aortic connectors in coronary artery surgeryMarco Ricci
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 7:672. 2008 - Simultaneous antegrade/retrograde normothermic perfusion with blood (beating heart) for aortic root replacement in acute type-a dissection of the aortaGabriele Di Luozzo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami and the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Card Surg 20:350-2. 2005..Simultaneous antegrade and retrograde perfusion of the heart with normothermic blood at high flows allows for safe and precise surgery, without concerns for the period of aortic clamping, since ischemia is eliminated altogether... - Does hemopericardium after chest trauma mandate sternotomy?Chad M Thorson
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Ryder Trauma Center Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:1518-24; discussion 1524-5. 2012..This prompted the question whether these were rare or common events. Therefore, we reviewed our experience with similar injuries to test the hypothesis that trauma-induced hemopericardium mandates sternotomy... - Complex aortic valve surgery for endocarditis using the beating-heart techniqueMarco Ricci
From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL USA
Innovations (Phila) 4:106-12. 2009..The aim of this article is to report our initial clinical experience with this technique... - Unusual modification of the cabrol shunt for control of hemorrhage in acute type a aortic dissectionAnthony L Panos
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 24:544-6. 2009..She developed life-threatening hemorrhage at the root of the aorta, which could not be controlled with usual measures. A modification of the original Cabrol shunt allowed for successful control of bleeding... - Techniques for avoidance of sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass during resection of extensive renal cell carcinoma with vena caval tumor thrombus extension above the diaphragmGaetano Ciancio
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 24:657-60. 2009.... - Case report of cardiac arrest, abdominal compartment syndrome, and thoracic aortic injury with endovascular repair of thoracic aortic tearRandy M Stevens
Department of Surgery, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 22:358-61. 2007..We report a case of TAI who presented in hemorrhagic shock and preoperative cardiac arrest who was successfully treated with large volume resuscitation, closed chest cardiac massage, exploratory laparotomy, and thoracic endografting... - Modified "sutureless" anastomosis for primary repair of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionMaria R Suarez
Holtz Children s Hospital Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 24:564-6. 2009..This technique avoids trauma to the pulmonary venous wall and minimizes the risk of distortion of the anastomosis, factors that have been implicated in the occurrence of subsequent pulmonary venous obstruction... - Transesophageal echocardiography after contrast-enhanced CT angiography in the diagnosis of type A aortic dissectionEdward Gologorsky
Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 26:495-500. 2011.... - Complete vacuum-assisted sternal closure following neonatal cardiac surgeryJohn C Oeltjen
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children s Hospital Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 24:748-50. 2009..The implications of this new modality of treatment are discussed... - Venous gas embolization during endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary artery revascularization: a life-threatening eventDomenico Calcaterra
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 22:498-9. 2007..A case of massive gas embolization during endoscopic vein harvesting is presented. This potentially life-threatening condition should be promptly diagnosed and treated. A brief review of the current literature is presented... - Paradigm change in the management of patients with acute type A aortic dissection who had prior cardiac surgeryMohammed Hassan
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 25:387-9. 2010..Surgery is indicated in the follow-up, depending on increased size of the dissection or aorta, or to prevent or treat complications... - Initial experience with sutureless proximal anastomoses performed with a mechanical connector leading to clampless off-pump coronary artery bypass surgeryKushagra Katariya
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 77:563-7; discussion 567-8. 2004..We report our early experience with the Symmetry Aortic Connector (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN) used for sutureless proximal aortosaphenous vein graft anastomoses without any cross clamp during coronary bypass procedures... - Initial experience with the TandemHeart circulatory support system in childrenMarco Ricci
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Holtz Children s Hospital Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
ASAIO J 54:542-5. 2008..Herein, we report the novel application of this technology to pediatric patients, and we discuss the lessons learned from its utilization... - The history and development of direct coronary surgery without cardiopulmonary bypassMohan Thanikachalam
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 19:516-9. 2004..This paradigm shift in the approach to myocardial revascularization has led to exiting new future possibilities, such as beating heart totally endoscopic coronary artery surgery... - Complex lead extraction via subclavian approach using laser techniqueMohammed Hassan
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Card Surg 25:243-6. 2010..We also address the advantages and pitfalls of this technique as compared to other surgical options... - Pulmonary protection during cardiac surgery: systematic literature reviewEnisa M F Carvalho
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 16:503-7. 2008..Ischemia-reperfusion injury occurs during heart surgery in which cardiopulmonary bypass is used. Current knowledge of the factors contributing to postoperative pulmonary dysfunction and the measures to avoid it are reviewed... - Modified sternotomy to minimize infection risk in patients with prior laryngectomy and permanent tracheostomyMarco Ricci
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
J Card Surg 21:406. 2006 - [Lung transplantation. State of the art]Lisardo Garcia-Covarrubias
Cirugía de trasplantes cardiotorácicos, Universidad de Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, EUA
Gac Med Mex 143:323-32. 2007.... - Beating heart surgery with pulmonary perfusion and ventilation during cardiopulmonary bypass: target organs' perfusion without plegiaFrancisco Igor B Macedo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 24:308-10. 2012..Beating heart surgery and continuous pulmonary perfusion and ventilation represent emerging strategies targeting the cardiopulmonary bypass-induced ischemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury in susceptible organs--heart and lungs... - Unexpected persistent left superior vena cava and absent right superior vena cava in situs solitus patientEdward Gologorsky
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33139, USA
J Card Surg 25:42-5. 2010..Challenges in intraoperative management and implications for subsequent treatments are discussed... - Invited commentaryGabriel DiLuozzo
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, 1611 NW 12th Ave, East Tower 3072, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 80:161-2. 2005 
Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with lung perfusion/ventilation in a patient with acute type a aortic dissectionYiliam F Rodriguez-Blanco
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Case Report Med 2012:631494. 2012..Surgical repair was performed under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) with lung perfusion/ventilation throughout the procedure. Details of the lung perfusion technique and its potential benefits and drawbacks are discussed...- Right atrial and pulmonary tumor embolism from renal rhabdomyosarcomaLisardo Garcia-Covarrubias
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
J Card Surg 23:778-80. 2008..He was discharged on postoperative day 13. To our knowledge this is the first case of large tumor embolism to the right atrium and pulmonary artery from renal rhabdomyosarcoma reported in the literature... - Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft without systemic heparin in a Jehovah Witness patientLester Garcia
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 26:282-3. 2011..A Jehovah Witness patient with renal failure on dialysis, with low hemoglobin, underwent urgent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting without systemic heparinization. The pros, cons, and details of the technique used are discussed... - How to start a beating heart coronary artery surgery programSaqib Masroor
University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
Heart Surg Forum 5:237-9. 2002.... - Clinical impact of drug-eluting stents in changing referral practices for coronary surgical revascularization in a tertiary care centerAlexandre C Ferreira
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 75:485-9. 2003..Drug-eluting stents with a projected restenosis rate of close to 0% are soon to become available. The short- and long-term consequences of this advance to the cardiac surgical volume remain unclear... - Invited commentaryRandy M Stevens
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 81:2277-8. 2006 - Thoracic epidural anesthesia for cardiac surgery via left anterior thoracotomy in the conscious patientMark B Anderson
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
Heart Surg Forum 5:105-8. 2002.... - Beating-heart valvular surgery: a possible alternative for patients with severely compromised ventricular functionRichard J Kaplon
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida, USA
J Card Surg 17:170-2. 2002..Adequacy of perfusion was confirmed by the absence of electrocardiographic changes. Clinical improvement suggests that this strategy of myocardial protection warrants further investigation... - Giant coronary artery dilatation in an asymptomatic patientEnisa de Miranda de Freitas Carvalho
Department of Anesthesia, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc 24:413-5. 2009..A case of giant dilatation of coronary arteries is presented, with review of the literature on the subject, and discussions about management of the patients with such disease... - Cardiopulmonary bypass without ischemic arrest: a myocardial protection strategy for high-risk patients requiring urgent CABGMarco Ricci
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
J Card Surg 21:498-9. 2006