2007
What Is the Optimal Management of Late-Presenting Survivors of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection?
Davies RR, Coe MP, Mandapati D, Gallo A, Botta DM, Elefteriades JA, Coady MA. What Is the Optimal Management of Late-Presenting Survivors of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2007, 83: 1593-1602. PMID: 17462364, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term survivalOperative repairAortic dissectionGroup AAcute Type A Aortic DissectionType A Aortic DissectionImproved long-term survivalOptimal managementExcellent long-term resultsA Aortic DissectionInitial medical managementCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseOnset of symptomsLong-term resultsImmediate operative repairAcute typeSurgical emergencySymptom onsetArtery diseaseHeart failurePulmonary diseaseMedical managementSingle institutionGroup B
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
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
Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty
Letsou G, Austin L, Grandjean P, Braxton J, Elefteriades J. Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 121-124. PMID: 7796426, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30068-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic performanceNYHA class III heart failureClass III heart failureProgressive left ventricular dilatationLeft ventricular dilatationRandomized clinical trialsMechanism of actionOperative riskSymptomatic improvementHeart failureVentricular dilatationDynamic cardiomyoplastyClinical trialsObjective improvementSurvival advantageLeft ventriclePromising new techniqueDefinitive answerPatientsCardiomyoplastyDilatationVentricleTrialsValve Replacement for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valve in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Bonow R, Nikas D, Elefteriades J. Valve Replacement for Regurgitant Lesions of the Aortic or Mitral Valve in Advanced Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 73-83. PMID: 7796434, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30063-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular dysfunctionAdvanced left ventricular dysfunctionSevere left ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionValve replacementLate left ventricular dysfunctionSubvalvular mitral apparatusSevere systolic dysfunctionAortic valve replacementCongestive heart failureMitral valve repairRegurgitant valvular lesionsSystolic dysfunctionAortic regurgitationSystolic functionHeart failureValvular lesionsCardiology clinicMitral regurgitationValve repairSevere depressionMitral valveMitral apparatusPatient's familyAlternative treatmentVentricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure
Batsford W, Mickleborough L, Elefteriades J. Ventricular Arrhythmias in Heart Failure. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 87-91. PMID: 7796435, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30064-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Linear left ventricular aneurysmectomy: Modern imaging studies reveal improved morphology and function
Elefteriades J, Solomon L, Salazar A, Batsford W, Baldwin J, Kopf G. Linear left ventricular aneurysmectomy: Modern imaging studies reveal improved morphology and function. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1993, 56: 242-252. PMID: 8347005, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91154-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassIntraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyArtery bypassVentricular aneurysmectomyTransesophageal echocardiographyConcomitant coronary artery bypassCongestive heart failure classFrank congestive heart failureHeart failure classActuarial survival rateHospital mortality rateCongestive heart failureWall motion scoreMean wall motion scoreModern imaging studiesMagnetic resonance imagingAcquisition scanningAnginal classValve replacementConsecutive patientsEjection fractionHeart failureVentricular functionEndocardial resectionVentricular morphology
1992
Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience
GEHA A, ELEFTERIADES J, HSU J, BIBLO L, HOCH D, BATSFORD W, ROSENFELD L, CARLSON M, JOHNSON N, WALDO A. Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience. Annals Of Surgery 1992, 216: 309-317. PMID: 1417180, PMCID: PMC1242614, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199209000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorSubendocardial resectionVentricular tachycardiaSurgical treatmentLV aneurysmSudden deathThirty-day mortality rateSevere LV dysfunctionCongestive heart failureRecurrent ventricular tachycardiaSignificant myocardial ischemiaLong-term survivorsMalignant ventricular arrhythmiasMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasCent of survivorsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong-term survivalActuarial survivalAntiarrhythmic medicationsLate deathsComparable patientsLV dysfunctionConsecutive patientsHeart failureVentricular arrhythmias