2001
Single-clamp technique does not protect against cerebrovascular accident in coronary artery bypass grafting⋆
Kim R, Mariconda D, Tellides G, Kopf G, Dewar M, Lin Z, Elefteriades J. Single-clamp technique does not protect against cerebrovascular accident in coronary artery bypass grafting⋆. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2001, 20: 127-132. PMID: 11423285, DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00765-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-clamp techniqueCoronary artery bypassPostoperative strokeArtery bypassStroke preventionCerebrovascular accidentSide-biting aortic clampAdverse myocardial effectsCross-clamp timePostoperative adverse eventsPerioperative myocardial infarctionCoronary bypass operationsLogistic regression analysisEmbolic consequencesHospital mortalityAdverse eventsAortic clampMyocardial effectsBypass operationMyocardial infarctionMyocardial protectionClinical practiceClamp techniqueSecond surgeonStroke
1998
Topical Hypothermia: Ineffective and Deleterious as Adjunct to Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection
Nikas D, Ramadan F, Elefteriades J. Topical Hypothermia: Ineffective and Deleterious as Adjunct to Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1998, 65: 28-31. PMID: 9456090, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)01261-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold blood cardioplegiaFirst postoperative dayTopical hypothermiaPostoperative dayPulmonary complicationsDiaphragmatic paralysisSystemic hypothermiaBlood cardioplegiaGroup AGroup BIced slushMyocardial protectionIntermittent cold blood cardioplegiaGroup B. Group AAdditional cardioprotective benefitNonrandomized consecutive patientsPhrenic nerve paralysisPostoperative cardiac morbidityCoronary artery bypassLow cardiac outputPerioperative myocardial infarctionCoronary bypass patientsB. Group ASignificant differencesInotrope use
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