1986
Repair of Aortic Coarctation in the First Three Months of Life: Immediate and Long-Term Results
Kopf G, Hellenbrand W, Kleinman C, Lister G, Talner N, Laks H. Repair of Aortic Coarctation in the First Three Months of Life: Immediate and Long-Term Results. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 41: 425-430. PMID: 3963920, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62701-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular septal defectLong-term resultsNeonatal periodComplex congenital heart lesionsCongenital defectsIsolated ventricular septal defectMultiple ventricular septal defectsGroup IIIOptimum surgical procedurePrimary intracardiac repairPulmonary artery bandingRepair of coarctationGroup of patientsPatent ductus arteriosusLong-term outcomesTreatment of coarctationCongenital heart lesionsLow initial mortalityComplex congenital defectsComplex heart defectsMonths of ageFirst Three MonthsLate deathsRecurrent coarctationInitial hospitalization
1983
Optimal methods of repair of descending thoracic aortic transections and aneurysms
Stavens B, Hashim S, Hammond G, Stansel H, Gatehouse J, Kopf G, Geha A. Optimal methods of repair of descending thoracic aortic transections and aneurysms. The American Journal Of Surgery 1983, 145: 508-513. PMID: 6837888, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(83)90049-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-clamp timeAverage cross-clamp timeGott shuntExtracorporeal circulationThoracic aortic transectionAcute transectionAortic transectionPostoperative bleedingAtherosclerotic aneurysmsTraumatic transectionConsecutive patientsSurgical repairFalse aneurysmSystemic heparinizationThoracic aortaSpinal cordHigh incidenceAcute disruptionSevere injuriesAneurysmsHigh mortalityPatientsTransectionShuntSafe method