2000
Effect of left ventricular volume on results of coronary artery bypass grafting
Kim R, Ugurlu B, Tereb D, Wackers F, Tellides G, Elefteriades J. Effect of left ventricular volume on results of coronary artery bypass grafting. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 86: 1261-1264. PMID: 11090805, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01216-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassSignificant left ventricular dilationLeft ventricular dilationLV chamber sizeLV ejection fractionMedium-term survivalSurgical revascularizationAngina symptomsEjection fractionIschemic cardiomyopathyLV dilationVentricular dilationVentricular sizeVentricular volumePatientsSignificant reductionBypassChamber sizeDilationRevascularizationCardiomyopathySymptoms
1998
Pathogenesis of Systemic Air Embolism During Bronchoscopic Nd:YAG Laser Operations
Tellides G, Ugurlu B, Kim R, Hammond G. Pathogenesis of Systemic Air Embolism During Bronchoscopic Nd:YAG Laser Operations. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1998, 65: 930-934. PMID: 9564904, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00109-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAirAluminum SilicatesAortic DiseasesBronchial NeoplasmsBronchoscopyEchocardiography, TransesophagealElectrocardiographyEmbolism, AirEndoscopyEquipment DesignFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansHypotensionIntracranial Embolism and ThrombosisLaser TherapyLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, IntraoperativeMyocardial IschemiaNeodymiumSafetyUltrasonography, InterventionalYttriumConceptsSystemic air embolismAir embolismSystemic air emboliIschemic electrocardiographic changesLaser tumor ablationNeurologic complicationsCatastrophic complicationThird patientElectrocardiographic changesTransesophageal echocardiographyAir emboliEmbolismTumor ablationComplicationsPatientsSafety recommendationsBronchoscopic NdLaser fiberHypotensionEchocardiographyEmboliEmbolicPathogenesis