1996
Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in Continuity with the Bloodstream
Ukoha O, Braxton J, Letsou G, Hogan J, Ariyan S, Elefteriades J. Skeletal Muscle Ventricles in Continuity with the Bloodstream. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 1996, 11: 271-279. PMID: 8902641, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1996.tb00050.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage systolic pressureDegree of augmentationSystolic pressureDiastolic augmentationBlood flowCanine modelEnd-stage congestive heart failureOutflow conduitIntra-aortic balloon pumpStimulation delayCongestive heart failureLatissimus dorsi muscleSkeletal muscle ventriclesSMV ruptureSMV stimulationThoracodorsal nerveTiming of stimulationArterial pressureRespiratory insufficiencyBalloon pumpHeart failureProlonged anticoagulationValved conduitIntraoperative instabilityProsthetic valves
1995
Optimal timing of coronary artery bypass graft surgery after acute myocardial infarction.
Braxton J, Hammond G, Letsou G, Franco K, Kopf G, Elefteriades J, Baldwin J. Optimal timing of coronary artery bypass graft surgery after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation 1995, 92: ii66-8. PMID: 7586463, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.9.66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAcute myocardial infarctionQ-wave infarctionArtery bypass graft surgeryNon-Q-wave infarctionBypass graft surgeryMyocardial infarctionGraft surgeryControl groupNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionIntra-aortic balloon pumpOptimal timingGroup 1 patientsNeed of vasopressorsPerioperative myocardial infarctionWeeks of infarctionAngina refractoryPerioperative MIHospital mortalitySurgical mortalityBalloon pumpControl patientsMedical managementRelative riskHigh risk
1992
Right Ventricular Assist Devices and the Surgical Treatment of Right Ventricular Failure
Higgins R, Elefteriades J. Right Ventricular Assist Devices and the Surgical Treatment of Right Ventricular Failure. Cardiology Clinics 1992, 10: 185-192. PMID: 1739958, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30262-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular assist deviceCirculatory supportCardiopulmonary bypassAssist deviceSevere right ventricular dysfunctionRight ventricular assist deviceLong-term circulatory supportRight ventricular dysfunctionRight ventricular failureRight ventricular functionHigh-risk patientsIntraaortic balloon pumpMechanical circulatory supportTreatment of patientsInotropic supportProgressive therapyCardiac transplantationVentricular dysfunctionVentricular failureBiventricular failureBalloon pumpSurgical treatmentVentricular functionVolume statusHigh morbidity