1998
Composite graft with coronary button reimplantation: Procedure of choice for aortic root replacement
Platis I, Kopf G, Dewar M, Shaw R, Elefteriades J. Composite graft with coronary button reimplantation: Procedure of choice for aortic root replacement. International Journal Of Angiology 1998, 41-45. DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1276089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic root replacementComposite graft replacementProcedure of choiceGraft techniqueButton techniqueRoot replacementBentall techniqueCabrol fistulaGraft replacementAortic rootSaphenous vein graft stenosisCoronary button reimplantationGood early resultsVein graft stenosisSurvival 1 yearAdvanced endocarditisDirect reimplantationHospital mortalitySaphenous graftAcute dissectionAortic replacementPostoperative bleedingCoronary bypassCabrol techniqueGraft stenosis
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