2000
Right ventricle-sparing heart transplant: promising new technique for recipients with pulmonary hypertension
Elefteriades J, Lovoulos C, Tellides G, Goldstein L, Rocco E, Condos S, Kopf G. Right ventricle-sparing heart transplant: promising new technique for recipients with pulmonary hypertension. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2000, 69: 1858-1863. PMID: 10892937, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01318-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart failurePulmonary hypertensionRight heartHeart transplantationHeart failureLeft ventricleOrthotopic heart transplantationSevere pulmonary hypertensionStable sinus rhythmNative aortic valveUnsolved clinical problemPulmonary arterial connectionCardiac transplantationCardiopulmonary bypassArterial connectionsSinus rhythmAortic valveHypertensionClinical problemHeterotopic transplantationTransplantationVentricleEarly causeHeartRecipients
1990
Heart-lung transplantation: initial experience in New England.
Letsou G, Franco K, Kopf G, Dewar M, Elefteriades J, Hammond G, Baldwin J. Heart-lung transplantation: initial experience in New England. Connecticut Medicine 1990, 54: 419-24. PMID: 2225808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCoronary DiseaseCystic FibrosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart-Lung TransplantationHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleNew EnglandTissue and Organ ProcurementConceptsPulmonary hypertensionEnd-stage cardiopulmonary diseaseAssociated pulmonary hypertensionNormal cardiopulmonary functionHeart-lung transplantationHeart-lung transplantsPrimary pulmonary hypertensionDoxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathyPulse steroidsRejection episodesDonor surgeryFluid overloadCardiopulmonary bypassCardiopulmonary functionCardiopulmonary diseaseEffective therapyPrimary disorderFunctional capacityPatientsCystic fibrosisInitial experienceGraftAge 33HypertensionAge 16