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 answerPatientsCardiomyoplastyDilatationVentricleTrials
1992
Thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction measurement reproducibility—A study in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery
RAFFERTY T, DURKIN M, HINES R, ELEFTERIADES J, HARRIS S, O'CONNOR T. Thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction measurement reproducibility—A study in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Critical Care Medicine 1992, 20: 1524-1528. PMID: 1424694, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199211000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular systolic performanceVentricular systolic performanceHeart rateCardiac indexSystolic performanceRight ventricular end-diastolic volume indexRight ventricular ejection fraction measurementsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryVentricular end-diastolic volume indexCoronary artery bypass graft patientsArtery bypass graft surgeryEnd-diastolic volume indexRight ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fraction measurementsBypass graft surgeryBypass graft patientsVentricular ejection fractionRight atrial areaEjection fraction measurementsGraft patientsGraft surgeryDiastolic diameterEjection fractionAtrial areaProspective study
1991
DIFFERENTIAL VENTRICULAR CARDIOPLEGIA PRESERVATION THRESHOLDS QUANTIFIED BY THERMODILUTION AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC SYSTOLIC PERFORMANCE INDICES
Rafferty T, Durkin M, Harris S, Elefteriades J, Hines R, O'Connor T. DIFFERENTIAL VENTRICULAR CARDIOPLEGIA PRESERVATION THRESHOLDS QUANTIFIED BY THERMODILUTION AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC SYSTOLIC PERFORMANCE INDICES. Anesthesiology 1991, 75: a143. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199109001-00143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystolic performance