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Filio Billia; Daniela Grothe; Ludger Hauck; Raymond H Kim; Filip Konecny; Vivek Rao; Tak W Mak
Parkinson-susceptibility gene DJ-1/PARK7 protects the murine heart from oxidative damage in vivo.
Amelia G Mociornita; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Jemy M Joseph; Jongsung Lim-Shon; Diego H Delgado
Can HLA-G polymorphisms predict the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy?
Hiroshi Tsuneyoshi; Vivek Rao
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in acute heart failure.

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2013: Filio Billia; Daniela Grothe; Ludger Hauck; Raymond H Kim; Filip Konecny; Vivek Rao; Tak W Mak
Parkinson-susceptibility gene DJ-1/PARK7 protects the murine heart from oxidative damage in vivo.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013;110(15):6085-90.
2013: Amelia G Mociornita; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Jemy M Joseph; Jongsung Lim-Shon; Diego H Delgado
Can HLA-G polymorphisms predict the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy?
Human immunology 2013;74(4):464-7.
2012: Hiroshi Tsuneyoshi; Vivek Rao
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in acute heart failure.
International anesthesiology clinics 2012;50(3):114-22.
2012: Sharon Chih; Andrzej Chruscinski; Heather J Ross; Kathryn Tinckam; Jagdish Butany; Vivek Rao
Antibody-mediated rejection: an evolving entity in heart transplantation.
Journal of transplantation 2012;2012():210210.
2011: Krishnakumar Nair; Vidhya Nair; Jagdish Butany; Talha Farid; Raymond E Ideker; Stephane Masse; Erin Mueller; Kwaku Poku; Vivek Rao; Radhika V Sivanandan; Karthikeyan Umapathy; Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar
Intramural activation during early human ventricular fibrillation.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2011;4(5):692-703.
2011: Abdelsalam M Elhenawy; Jane Maciver; Manjula Maganti; Khaled D Algarni; Robert J Cusimano; Diego H Delgado; Marnie Rodger; Heather J Ross; Terrence M Yau; Vivek Rao
Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplant candidacy.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2011;26(5):542-7.
2011: Vivek Rao
Invited commentary.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2011;92(1):58.
2011: Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos; Stephanie J Brister; Manjula Maganti; Vivek Rao
Changing pattern of reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting: a 20-year study.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2011;92(1):40-6; discussion 46-7.
2011: Ana C Alba; Michael McDonald; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Diego H Delgado
The effect of ventricular assist devices on long-term post-transplant outcomes: a systematic review of observational studies.
European journal of heart failure 2011;13(7):785-95.
2011: Tal Twito; Jemy Joseph; Amelia Mociornita; Vivek Rao; Heather Ross; Diego H Delgado
The 14-bp deletion in the HLA-G gene indicates a low risk for acute cellular rejection in heart transplant recipients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2011;30(7):778-82.
2011: Luis Garrido-Olivares; Manjula Maganti; Tirone E David; Duminda N Wijeysundera; Vivek Rao
Effect of preoperative non-dialysis-dependent renal dysfunction on isolated aortic and mitral valve surgery: a propensity score analysis.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2011;142(1):155-61.
2011: Filio Billia; Ludger Hauck; Filip Konecny; Vivek Rao; Jie Shen; Tak Wah Mak
PTEN-inducible kinase 1 (PINK1)/Park6 is indispensable for normal heart function.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011;108(23):9572-7.
2011: Jane Maciver; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross
Quality of life for patients supported on a left ventricular assist device.
Expert review of medical devices 2011;8(3):325-37.
2011: Elissa D Tepperman; Laura C Tumiati; Danny Ramzy; Mitesh V Badiwala; Rohit Sheshgiri; Jessica L Prodger; Heather J Ross; Vivek Rao
Tacrolimus preserves vasomotor function and maintains vascular homeostasis.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2011;30(5):583-8.
2011: Hiroshi Tsuneyoshi; Vivek Rao
Benefits of DuraHeart™: 'a bridge to life' when treating end-stage heart disease.
Future cardiology 2011;7(2):133-5.
2011: Danny Ramzy; Jack Wallen; Mitesh V Badiwala; Laura C Tumiati; Elissa Tepperman; Heather J Ross; Diego H Delgado; Vivek Rao
Endothelin-1 antagonism and nitric oxide augmentation prevents cyclosporine-induced vasomotor impairment.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2011;30(1):77-85.
2010: Ana Carolina Alba; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Annette S Jensen; Kaare Sander; Finn Gustafsson; Diego H Delgado
Impact of fixed pulmonary hypertension on post-heart transplant outcomes in bridge-to-transplant patients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2010;29(11):1253-8.
2010: Manjula Maganti; Mitesh Badiwala; Amir Sheikh; Hugh E Scully; Christopher M Feindel; Tirone E David; Vivek Rao
Predictors of low cardiac output syndrome after isolated mitral valve surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2010;140(4):790-6.
2010: Mitesh V Badiwala; Laura C Tumiati; Jemy M Joseph; Rohit Sheshgiri; Heather J Ross; Diego H Delgado; Vivek Rao
Epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 suppresses intercellular adhesion molecule 1 expression in response to hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in human coronary artery endothelial cells.
Circulation 2010;122(11 Suppl):S156-61.
2010: Vivek Rao
Invited commentary.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010;90(2):526-7.
2010: Heather Ross; Kathryn Tinckam; Vivek Rao; Lori J West
In praise of ventricular assist devices-mechanical bridge to virtual crossmatch for the sensitized patient.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2010;29(7):728-30.
2010: Chethan J Sathya; Rohit Sheshgiri; Jessica Prodger; Laura C Tumiati; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross; Vivek Rao
Correlation between circulating endothelial progenitor cell function and allograft rejection in heart transplant patients.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation 2010;23(6):641-8.
2010: W Jack Wallen; Vivek Rao
Surgical remodeling of the left ventricle in heart failure.
Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 2010;16(2):72-7.
2009: Stéphane Massé; Talha Farid; Paul Dorian; Karthikeyan Umapathy; Krishnakumar Nair; John Asta; Heather Ross; Vivek Rao; Elias Sevaptsidis; Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar
Effect of global ischemia and reperfusion during ventricular fibrillation in myopathic human hearts.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology 2009;297(6):H1984-91.
2009: J MacIver; Heather J Ross; Diego H Delgado; R J Cusimano; T M Yau; M Rodger; S Harwood; Vivek Rao
Community support of patients with a left ventricular assist device: The Toronto General Hospital experience.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2009;25(11):e377-81.
2009: Rohit Sheshgiri; Finn Gustafsson; Jill Sheedy; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Diego H Delgado
Everolimus but not mycophenolate mofetil therapy is associated with soluble HLA-G expression in heart transplant patients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2009;28(11):1193-7.
2009: Mitesh V Badiwala; Subodh Verma; Vivek Rao
Surgical management of ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Circulation 2009;120(13):1287-93.
2009: Mitesh V Badiwala; Danny Ramzy; Laura C Tumiati; Elissa D Tepperman; Rohit Sheshgiri; Jessica L Prodger; Christopher M Feindel; Vivek Rao
Donor pretreatment with hypertonic saline attenuates primary allograft dysfunction: a pilot study in a porcine model.
Circulation 2009;120(11 Suppl):S206-14.
2009: Gursharan S Soor; Moyukh O Chakrabarti; Raheela F Siddiqui; Nasir A Khan; Vivek Rao; Jagdish Butany
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presenting as restrictive cardiomyopathy: a case complicated by biventricular apical aneurysms and papillary fibroelastoma.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology 2009;18(5):308-12.
2009: Ana C Alba; Vivek Rao; Joan Ivanov; Heather J Ross; Diego H Delgado
Usefulness of the INTERMACS scale to predict outcomes after mechanical assist device implantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2009;28(8):827-33.
2009: Duminda N Wijeysundera; Keyvan Karkouti; Vivek Rao; John T Granton; Christopher T Chan; Roshan Raban; Jo Carroll; Humara Poonawala; W Scott Beattie
N-acetylcysteine is associated with increased blood loss and blood product utilization during cardiac surgery.
Critical care medicine 2009;37(6):1929-34.
2009: Manjula Maganti; Vivek Rao; Robert J Cusimano
Sex differences in resource use after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a propensity score-matched cohort.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2009;25(5):e151-6.
2009: Mitesh V Badiwala; Vivek Rao
Left ventricular device as destination therapy: are we there yet?
Current opinion in cardiology 2009;24(2):184-9.
2009: N A Khan; Jagdish Butany; Shaun W Leong; Vivek Rao; Robert J Cusimano; Heather J Ross
Mitral valve-sparing procedures and prosthetic heart valve failure: a case report.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2009;25(3):e86-8.
2009: Manjula Maganti; Vivek Rao; Susan Armstrong; Christopher M Feindel; Hugh E Scully; Tirone E David
Redo valvular surgery in elderly patients.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009;87(2):521-5.
2008: Rohit Sheshgiri; Nathalie Rouas-Freiss; Vivek Rao; Jagdish Butany; Danny Ramzy; Irene Krawice-Radanne; Heather J Ross; Edgardo D Carosella; Diego H Delgado
Myocardial HLA-G reliably indicates a low risk of acute cellular rejection in heart transplant recipients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2008;27(5):522-7.
2008: Joan Ivanov; Michael A Borger; Jack V Tu; Vivek Rao; Tirone E David
Mid-term outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2008;24(4):279-84.
2008: Danny Ramzy; Laura C Tumiati; Elissa Tepperman; Rohit Sheshgiri; Jessica Jackman; Mitesh Badiwala; Vivek Rao
Dual immunosuppression enhances vasomotor injury: interactive effect between endothelin-1 and nitric oxide bioavailability.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2008;135(4):938-44.
2008: Torsten Doenst; Michael A Borger; Richard D Weisel; Terrence M Yau; Manjula Maganti; Vivek Rao
Relation between aortic cross-clamp time and mortality--not as straightforward as expected.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2008;33(4):660-5.
2008: Paul J Galiwango; Diego H Delgado; Raymond Yan; Stella Kozuszko; Robert Smith; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross
Mycophenolate mofetil dose reduction for gastrointestinal intolerance is associated with increased rates of rejection in heart transplant patients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2008;27(1):72-7.
2007: Duminda N Wijeysundera; W Scott Beattie; Vivek Rao; John T Granton; Christopher T Chan
N-acetylcysteine for preventing acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery patients with pre-existing moderate renal insufficiency.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie 2007;54(11):872-81.
2007: Mitesh V Badiwala; Heather J Ross; Vivek Rao
An unusual complication of support with a continuous-flow cardiac assist device.
The New England journal of medicine 2007;357(9):936-7.
2007: Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar; Jose Jalife; Stéphane Massé; Eugene Downar; Mihaela Pop; John Asta; Heather Ross; Vivek Rao; Sergey Mironov; Elias Sevaptsidis; Jack Rogers; Graham Wright; Rajesh Dhopeshwarkar
Optical mapping of Langendorff-perfused human hearts: establishing a model for the study of ventricular fibrillation in humans.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology 2007;293(1):H875-80.
2007: Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross; Vivek Rao
The dilemma of a left ventricular assist device explantation: a decision analysis.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2007;23(8):657-61.
2007: Michael A Borger; Patricia M Murphy; Asim Alam; Shafie Fazel; Manjula Maganti; Susan Armstrong; Vivek Rao; Tirone E David
Initial results of the chordal-cutting operation for ischemic mitral regurgitation.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007;133(6):1483-92.
2007: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Laura C Tumiati; Ning Xu; Rohit Sheshgiri; Jessica Jackman; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross
Endothelin-1 accentuates the proatherosclerotic effects associated with C-reactive protein.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007;133(5):1137-46.
2007: Duminda N Wijeysundera; Keyvan Karkouti; Jean-Yves Dupuis; Vivek Rao; Christopher T Chan; John T Granton; W Scott Beattie
Derivation and validation of a simplified predictive index for renal replacement therapy after cardiac surgery.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2007;297(16):1801-9.
2007: Jagdish Butany; Shaun W Leong; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger; Tirone E David; Kristopher S Cunningham; Loretta Daniel
Early changes in bioprosthetic heart valves following ventricular assist device implantation.
International journal of cardiology 2007;117(1):e20-3.
2007: Vidyadhar Lad; Vivek Rao; Mitesh Badiwala; Jessica Jackman
Stem-cell therapy for ischaemic cardiomyopathy.
Indian heart journal 2007;59(2 Suppl B):B133-42.
2007: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross; Robert J Cusimano
Orthotopic cardiac transplantation in a patient with pectus excavatum: approach via left anterior thoracotomy.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2007;22(2):145-7.
2007: Mitesh V Badiwala; Vivek Rao
Tricuspid valve replacement after cardiac transplantation.
Current opinion in cardiology 2007;22(2):123-7.
2007: J Malcolm O Arnold; Jonathan G Howlett; Paul Dorian; Anique Ducharme; Nadia Giannetti; Haissam Haddad; George A Heckman; Andrew Ignaszewski; Debra Isaac; Philip Jong; Peter Liu; Elizabeth Mann; Robert S McKelvie; Gordon W Moe; John D Parker; Anna M Svendsen; Ross T Tsuyuki; Kelly O'Halloran; Heather J Ross; Vivek Rao; Errol J Sequeira; Michel White
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference recommendations on heart failure update 2007: Prevention, management during intercurrent illness or acute decompensation, and use of biomarkers.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2007;23(1):21-45.
2006: Flavia Flaman; Shelley Zieroth; Vivek Rao; Heather Ross; Diego H Delgado
Basiliximab versus rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin for induction therapy in patients after heart transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2006;25(11):1358-62.
2006: Shelley Zieroth; Heather Ross; Vivek Rao; Diego H Delgado; Robert J Cusimano; Mathura Thevarajah; Douglas A Cameron; Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar
Permanent pacing after cardiac transplantation in the era of extended donors.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2006;25(9):1142-7.
2006: Santiago Miriuka; Vivek Rao; M Peterson; Laura C Tumiati; Diego H Delgado; R Mohan; Danny Ramzy; D Stewart; Heather J Ross; Thomas K Waddell
mTOR inhibition induces endothelial progenitor cell death.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2006;6(9):2069-79.
2006: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Laura C Tumiati; Ning Xu; Rohit Sheshgiri; Santiago Miriuka; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross
Elevated endothelin-1 levels impair nitric oxide homeostasis through a PKC-dependent pathway.
Circulation 2006;114(1 Suppl):I319-26.
2006: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Laura C Tumiati; Ning Xu; Santiago Miriuka; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross
Role of endothelin-1 and nitric oxide bioavailability in transplant-related vascular injury: comparative effects of rapamycin and cyclosporine.
Circulation 2006;114(1 Suppl):I214-9.
2006: Jagdish Butany; Nina E Bahl; Kathy Morales; Molly Thangaroopan; Heather Ross; Vivek Rao; Shaun W Leong
The intricacies of cardiac sarcoidosis: a case report involving the coronary arteries and a review of the literature.
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology 2006;15(4):222-7.
2006: Bahaaldin Alsoufi; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger; Manjula Maganti; Susan Armstrong; Christopher M Feindel; Hugh E Scully; Tirone E David
Short- and long-term results of triple valve surgery in the modern era.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2006;81(6):2172-7; discussion 2177-8.
2006: Vivek Rao
Condition critical: can mechanical support prevent death due to postcardiotomy shock?
Journal of cardiac surgery 2006;21(3):238-9.
2006: Joan Ivanov; Michael A Borger; Vivek Rao; Tirone E David
The Toronto Risk Score for adverse events following cardiac surgery.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2006;22(3):221-7.
2006: Vivek Rao
Age before beauty: is a young marginal heart better than an older acceptable donor?
Journal of cardiac surgery 2006;21(2):130.
2006: Piroze M Davierwala; Michael A Borger; Tirone E David; Vivek Rao; Manjula Maganti; Terrence M Yau
Reoperation is not an independent predictor of mortality during aortic valve surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2006;131(2):329-35.
2006: Andrew Chukwuemeka; Vivek Rao; Susan Armstrong; Joan Ivanov; Tirone David
Aortic valve replacement: a safe and durable option in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2006;29(2):133-8.
2006: J Malcolm O Arnold; Peter Liu; Catherine Demers; Paul Dorian; Nadia Giannetti; Haissam Haddad; George A Heckman; Jonathan G Howlett; Andrew Ignaszewski; David E Johnstone; Philip Jong; Robert S McKelvie; Gordon W Moe; John D Parker; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Errol J Sequeira; Anna M Svendsen; Koon Teo; Ross T Tsuyuki; Michel White
Canadian Cardiovascular Society consensus conference recommendations on heart failure 2006: diagnosis and management.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2006;22(1):23-45.
2006: Duminda N Wijeysundera; Keyvan Karkouti; W Scott Beattie; Vivek Rao; Joan Ivanov
Improving the identification of patients at risk of postoperative renal failure after cardiac surgery.
Anesthesiology 2006;104(1):65-72.
2005: Michael A Borger; Susan M Carson; Joan Ivanov; Vivek Rao; Hugh E Scully; Christopher M Feindel; Tirone E David
Stentless aortic valves are hemodynamically superior to stented valves during mid-term follow-up: a large retrospective study.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2005;80(6):2180-5.
2005: Torsten Doenst; Duminda N Wijeysundera; Keyvan Karkouti; Christoph Zechner; Manjula Maganti; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger
Hyperglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;130(4):1144.
2005: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Hari R Mallidi; Laura C Tumiati; Ning Xu; Santiago Miriuka; Christopher M Feindel
Cardiac allograft preservation using donor-shed blood supplemented with L-arginine.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2005;24(10):1665-72.
2005: Duminda N Wijeysundera; W Scott Beattie; George Djaiani; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger; Keyvan Karkouti; Robert J Cusimano
Off-pump coronary artery surgery for reducing mortality and morbidity: meta-analysis of randomized and observational studies.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005;46(5):872-82.
2005: Gilbert H L Tang; Vivek Rao; Samuel Siu; Jagdish Butany
Thrombosis of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2005;20(5):481-6.
2005: Diego H Delgado; Vivek Rao; Jayne Hamel; Santiago Miriuka; Robert J Cusimano; Heather J Ross
Monitoring of cyclosporine 2-hour post-dose levels in heart transplantation: improvement in clinical outcomes.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2005;24(9):1343-6.
2005: Manjula Maganti; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger; Joan Ivanov; Tirone E David
Predictors of low cardiac output syndrome after isolated aortic valve surgery.
Circulation 2005;112(9 Suppl):I448-52.
2005: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Julie Brahm; Santiago Miriuka; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: a review.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie 2005;48(4):319-27.
2005: Naoji Hanayama; George T Christakis; Hari R Mallidi; Vivek Rao; Gideon Cohen; Bernard S Goldman; Stephen E Fremes; Christopher D Morgan; Campbell D Joyner
Determinants of incomplete left ventricular mass regression following aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2005;20(4):307-13.
2005: Danny Ramzy; Vivek Rao; Laura C Tumiati; Ning Xu; Santiago Miriuka; Diego H Delgado; Heather J Ross
Tetrahydrobiopterin prevents cyclosporine-induced vasomotor dysfunction.
Transplantation 2005;79(8):876-81.
2005: Diego H Delgado; Santiago Miriuka; Robert J Cusimano; Christopher M Feindel; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross
Use of basiliximab and cyclosporine in heart transplant patients with pre-operative renal dysfunction.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2005;24(2):166-9.
2005: Paul W M Fedak; Vivek Rao; Subodh Verma; Danny Ramzy; Laura C Tumiati; Santiago Miriuka; Patty Boylen; Richard D Weisel; Christopher M Feindel
Combined endothelial and myocardial protection by endothelin antagonism enhances transplant allograft preservation.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;129(2):407-15.
2004: Jagdish Butany; Vidhya Nair; Manmeet Ahluwalia; Jim Graba; Dina El Demellawy; Vivek Rao; Heather Ross
Hypersensitivity myocarditis complicating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy heart.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2004;20(9):911-4.
2004: Vivek Rao; Mehmet C Oz; Margaret A Flannery; Katharine A Idrissi; Michael Argenziano; Niloo M Edwards; Yoshifumi Naka
Changing trends in mechanical circulatory assistance:.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2004;19(4):361-6.
2004: Vivek Rao
Charting the future by examining the past:.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2004;19(4):336-7.
2004: Shafie Fazel; Michael A Borger; Richard D Weisel; Gideon Cohen; Marc P Pelletier; Vivek Rao; Terrence M Yau
Myocardial protection in reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting:.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2004;19(4):291-5.
2004: Lynda L Mickleborough; Naeem Merchant; Joan Ivanov; Vivek Rao; Susan Carson
Left ventricular reconstruction: Early and late results.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2004;128(1):27-37.
2004: Subodh Verma; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; Shu-Hong Li; Paul W M Fedak; Santiago Miriuka; Ren-Ke Li
Novel cardioprotective effects of pravastatin in human ventricular cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia and reoxygenation: beneficial effects of statins independent of endothelial cells.
The Journal of surgical research 2004;119(1):66-71.
2004: Duminda N Wijeysundera; W Scott Beattie; Vivek Rao; Joan Ivanov; Keyvan Karkouti
Calcium antagonists are associated with reduced mortality after cardiac surgery: a propensity analysis.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2004;127(3):755-62.
2004: Diego H Delgado; Vivek Rao; Santiago Miriuka; Abdurrahman Al-Hesayen; Jane McIver; Christopher M Feindel; Robert J Cusimano; Heather J Ross
Explantation of a mechanical assist device: assessment of myocardial recovery.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2004;19(1):47-50.
2003: Peter Mikhail; Candice Silversides; Vivek Rao; Jagdish Butany
An incidental calcified right atrial mass.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2003;19(13):1551-3.
2003: Mark D Peterson; Michael A Borger; Vivek Rao; Charles M Peniston; Christopher M Feindel
Skeletonization of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts lowers the risk of sternal infection in patients with diabetes.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2003;126(5):1314-9.
2003: Santiago Miriuka; Diego H Delgado; David E C Cole; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross
Hyperhomocysteinemia in heart transplantation: from bench to bedside.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2003;22(10):1069-81.
2003: Duminda N Wijeysundera; W Scott Beattie; Vivek Rao; Jacek Karski
Calcium antagonists reduce cardiovascular complications after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2003;41(9):1496-505.
2003: Bikramjit Dhillon; Mitesh V Badiwala; Andrew Maitland; Vivek Rao; Shu-Hong Li; Subodh Verma
Tetrahydrobiopterin attenuates homocysteine induced endothelial dysfunction.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry 2003;247(1-2):223-7.
2003: Bikramjit Dhillon; Mitesh V Badiwala; Shu-Hong Li; Ren-Ke Li; Richard D Weisel; Donald A G Mickle; Paul W M Fedak; Vivek Rao; Subodh Verma
Caveolin: a key target for modulating nitric oxide availability in health and disease.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry 2003;247(1-2):101-9.
2003: Duminda N Wijeysundera; Vivek Rao; W Scott Beattie; Joan Ivanov; Keyvan Karkouti
Evaluating surrogate measures of renal dysfunction after cardiac surgery.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2003;96(5):1265-73, table of contents.
2003: Osman O Al-Radi; Vivek Rao; Ren-Ke Li; Terrence Yau; Richard D Weisel
Cardiac cell transplantation: closer to bedside.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003;75(2):S674-7.
2002: Diego H Delgado; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross
Donor management in cardiac transplantation.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2002;18(11):1217-23.
2002: Michael A Borger; Terrence M Yau; Vivek Rao; Hugh E Scully; Tirone E David
Reoperative mitral valve replacement: importance of preservation of the subvalvular apparatus.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2002;74(5):1482-7.
2002: Diego H Delgado; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross; Subodh Verma; Nicholas G Smedira
Mechanical circulatory assistance: state of art.
Circulation 2002;106(16):2046-50.
2002: Filio Billia; Kevin Carter; Vivek Rao; Reginald Gorczynski; Christopher M Feindel; Heather J Ross
Transforming growth factor-beta expression is significantly lower in hearts preserved with blood/insulin versus crystalloid cardioplegia.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2002;21(8):918-22.
2002: Subodh Verma; Andrew Maitland; Richard D Weisel; Shu-Hong Li; Paul W M Fedak; Neil C Pomroy; Donald A G Mickle; Ren-Ke Li; Lawrence Ko; Vivek Rao
Hyperglycemia exaggerates ischemia-reperfusion-induced cardiomyocyte injury: reversal with endothelin antagonism.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2002;123(6):1120-4.
2002: Subodh Verma; Andrew Maitland; Richard D Weisel; Paul W M Fedak; Shu-Hong Li; Donald A G Mickle; Ren-Ke Li; Lawrence Ko; Vivek Rao
Increased endothelin-1 production in diabetic patients after cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion impairs coronary vascular reactivity: reversal by means of endothelin antagonism.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2002;123(6):1114-9.
2002: Subodh Verma; Andrew Maitland; Richard D Weisel; Paul W M Fedak; Neil C Pomroy; Shu-Hong Li; Donald A G Mickle; Ren-Ke Li; Vivek Rao
Novel cardioprotective effects of tetrahydrobiopterin after anoxia and reoxygenation: Identifying cellular targets for pharmacologic manipulation.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2002;123(6):1074-83.
2002: Diego H Delgado; L Luu; J Edwards; C Cardella; Vivek Rao; Heather J Ross
Should moderate acute rejection of a cardiac transplant graft be treated?
Clinical transplantation 2002;16(3):217-21.
2002: Subodh Verma; Paul W M Fedak; Richard D Weisel; Jagdish Butany; Vivek Rao; Andrew Maitland; Ren-Ke Li; Bikramjit Dhillon; Terrence M Yau
Fundamentals of reperfusion injury for the clinical cardiologist.
Circulation 2002;105(20):2332-6.
2002: Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; Richard D Weisel; Joan Ivanov; Michael A Borger; Gideon Cohen
The insulin cardioplegia trial: myocardial protection for urgent coronary artery bypass grafting.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2002;123(5):928-35.
2002: Lawrence Ko; Andrew Maitland; Paul W M Fedak; Aaron S Dumont; Mitesh V Badiwala; Fina Lovren; Chris R Triggle; Todd J Anderson; Vivek Rao; Subodh Verma
Endothelin blockade potentiates endothelial protective effects of ACE inhibitors in saphenous veins.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2002;73(4):1185-8.
2002: Gideon Cohen; George T Christakis; Campbell D Joyner; Christopher D Morgan; Miguel Tamariz; Naoji Hanayama; Hari R Mallidi; John P Szalai; Marko Katic; Vivek Rao; Stephen E Fremes; Bernard S Goldman
Are stentless valves hemodynamically superior to stented valves? A prospective randomized trial.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2002;73(3):767-75; discussion 775-8.
2002: Noritsugu Shiono; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; Muneyasu Kawasaki; Ren-Ke Li; Donald A G Mickle; Paul W M Fedak; Laura C Tumiati; Lawrence Ko; Subodh Verma
L-arginine protects human heart cells from low-volume anoxia and reoxygenation.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology 2002;282(3):H805-15.
2001: Ren-Ke Li; Donald A G Mickle; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; Zhi-Qiang Jia
Optimal time for cardiomyocyte transplantation to maximize myocardial function after left ventricular injury.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2001;72(6):1957-63.
2001: Peter Liu; M Arnold; Israel Belenkie; Jonathan G Howlett; VF Huckell; A Ignazewski; Marie-Helene Leblanc; Robert S McKelvie; J Niznick; John D Parker; Vivek Rao; Heather Ross; Denis Roy; S Smith; Bruce Sussex; Koon Teo; Ross T Tsuyuki; Michel White; D Beanlands; Victoria Bernstein; R Davies; D Issac; David E Johnstone; H Lee; Gordon W Moe; G Newton; Peter Pflugfelder; S Roth; Jean Rouleau; Salim Yusuf
The 2001 Canadian Cardiovascular Society consensus guideline update for the management and prevention of heart failure.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 2001;17 Suppl E():5E-25E.
2001: Vivek Rao; Christopher M Feindel; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; Patty Boylen; Heather J Ross
Is profound hypothermia required for storage of cardiac allografts?
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2001;122(3):501-7.
2001: Vivek Rao; Joan Ivanov; Richard D Weisel; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; Donald A G Mickle
Lactate release during reperfusion predicts low cardiac output syndrome after coronary bypass surgery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2001;71(6):1925-30.
2001: Michael A Borger; Joan Ivanov; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; Charles M Peniston
Stroke during coronary bypass surgery: principal role of cerebral macroemboli.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2001;19(5):627-32.
2001: Vivek Rao; Christopher M Feindel; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; Heather J Ross; Richard D Weisel
Effects of metabolic stimulation on cardiac allograft recovery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2001;71(1):219-25.
2001: Michael A Borger; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; A A Floh; Gideon Cohen; Christopher M Feindel; Hugh E Scully; Lynda L Mickleborough; Terrence M Yau
Reoperative coronary bypass surgery: effect of patent grafts and retrograde cardioplegia.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2001;121(1):83-90.
2000: Vivek Rao; R A Affifi; Danny Ghazarian
Massive subcutaneous hemorrhage in a chest-wall neurofibroma.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie 2000;43(6):459-60.
2000: Vivek Rao; Glen S Van Arsdell; Tirone E David; Anthony Azakie; William G Williams
Aortic valve repair for adult congenital heart disease: A 22-year experience.
Circulation 2000;102(19 Suppl 3):III40-3.
2000: Anthony Azakie; Tirone E David; Charles M Peniston; Vivek Rao; William G Williams
Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm: early recurrence and fate of the aortic valve.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2000;70(5):1466-70; discussion 1470-1.
2000: Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger; Richard D Weisel; Joan Ivanov; George T Christakis; Gideon Cohen; Terrence M Yau
Insulin cardioplegia for elective coronary bypass surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2000;119(6):1176-84.
1999: Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao
Intraoperative myocardial protection: current trends and future perspectives.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;68(5):1995-2001.
1999: Michael A Borger; R L Taylor; Richard D Weisel; G Kulkarni; M Benaroia; Vivek Rao; Gideon Cohen; Ludwik Fedorko; Christopher M Feindel
Decreased cerebral emboli during distal aortic arch cannulation: a randomized clinical trial.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1999;118(4):740-5.
1999: Michael A Borger; Kevin Wei; Richard D Weisel; John S Ikonomidis; Vivek Rao; Gideon Cohen; T Shirai; Ahmad S Omran; Samuel C Siu; Harry Rakowski
Myocardial perfusion during warm antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia: a contrast echo study.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;68(3):955-61.
1999: Michael A Borger; S E Fremes; Richard D Weisel; Gideon Cohen; Vivek Rao; T F Lindsay; C D Naylor
Coronary bypass and carotid endarterectomy: does a combined approach increase risk? A metaanalysis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;68(1):14-20; discussion 21.
1999: Gideon Cohen; T Shirai; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; Frank Merante; Laura C Tumiati; MK Mohabeer; Michael A Borger; Ren-Ke Li; Donald A G Mickle
Optimal myocardial preconditioning in humans.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1999;874():306-19.
1999: Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; Jeri Sever; Stephen E Fremes; Gopal Bhatnagar; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; L Abouzahr; Bernard S Goldman
A novel comparison of stentless versus stented valves in the small aortic root.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1999;117(3):431-6; discussion 436-38.
1999: Vivek Rao; M Komeda; Richard D Weisel; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; Tirone E David
Should the pericardium be closed routinely after heart operations?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;67(2):484-8.
1998: Gideon Cohen; T Shirai; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; Frank Merante; Laura C Tumiati; MK Mohabeer; Michael A Borger; Ren-Ke Li; Donald A G Mickle
Optimal myocardial preconditioning in a human model of ischemia and reperfusion.
Circulation 1998;98(19 Suppl):II184-94; discussion II194-6.
1998: Michael A Borger; Joan Ivanov; Richard D Weisel; Charles M Peniston; Lynda L Mickleborough; G Rambaldini; Gideon Cohen; Vivek Rao; Christopher M Feindel; Tirone E David
Decreasing incidence of stroke during valvular surgery.
Circulation 1998;98(19 Suppl):II137-43.
1998: Michael A Borger; Gideon Cohen; KJ Buth; Vivek Rao; J Bozinovski; N Liaghati-Nasseri; Hari R Mallidi; Randi Feder-Elituv; Jeri Sever; George T Christakis; Gopal Bhatnagar; Bernard S Goldman; Eric A Cohen; Stephen E Fremes
Multiple arterial grafts. Radial versus right internal thoracic arteries.
Circulation 1998;98(19 Suppl):II7-13; discussion II13-4.
1998: Frank Merante; Donald A G Mickle; Richard D Weisel; Ren-Ke Li; Laura C Tumiati; Vivek Rao; William G Williams; Brian H Robinson
Myocardial aerobic metabolism is impaired in a cell culture model of cyanotic heart disease.
The American journal of physiology 1998;275(5 Pt 2):H1673-81.
1998: George T Christakis; KJ Buth; Bernard S Goldman; Stephen E Fremes; Vivek Rao; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; Richard D Weisel
Inaccurate and misleading valve sizing: a proposed standard for valve size nomenclature.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;66(4):1198-203.
1998: Vivek Rao; Frank Merante; Richard D Weisel; T Shirai; John S Ikonomidis; Gideon Cohen; Laura C Tumiati; Noritsugu Shiono; Ren-Ke Li; Donald A G Mickle; Brian H Robinson
Insulin stimulates pyruvate dehydrogenase and protects human ventricular cardiomyocytes from simulated ischemia.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1998;116(3):485-94.
1998: Michael A Borger; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; Joan Ivanov; Gideon Cohen; Hugh E Scully; Tirone E David
Deep sternal wound infection: risk factors and outcomes.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;65(4):1050-6.
1998: Gideon Cohen; Joan Ivanov; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; MK Mohabeer; Donald A G Mickle
Aprotinin and dipyridamole for the safe reduction of postoperative blood loss.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;65(3):674-83.
1998: Vivek Rao; Gideon Cohen; Richard D Weisel; Noritsugu Shiono; Yoshiki Nonami; S M Carson; Joan Ivanov; Michael A Borger; Robert J Cusimano; Donald A G Mickle
Optimal flow rates for integrated cardioplegia.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1998;115(1):226-35.
1998: T Shirai; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; John S Ikonomidis; Ren-Ke Li; Laura C Tumiati; Frank Merante; Donald A G Mickle
Preconditioning human cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1998;115(1):210-9.
1997: Ren-Ke Li; Donald A G Mickle; Richard D Weisel; MK Mohabeer; J Zhang; Vivek Rao; Guangming Li; Frank Merante; Zhi-Qiang Jia
Natural history of fetal rat cardiomyocytes transplanted into adult rat myocardial scar tissue.
Circulation 1997;96(9 Suppl):II-179-86; discussion 186-7.
1997: Gideon Cohen; George T Christakis; KJ Buth; Campbell D Joyner; Christopher D Morgan; Jeri Sever; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger; Bernard S Goldman
Early experience with stentless versus stented valves.
Circulation 1997;96(9 Suppl):II-76-82.
1997: Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; KJ Buth; Gideon Cohen; Michael A Borger; N Shiono; Gopal Bhatnagar; Stephen E Fremes; Bernard S Goldman; George T Christakis
Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with non-dialysis-dependent renal insufficiency.
Circulation 1997;96(9 Suppl):II-38-43; discussion II-44-5.
1997: Ren-Ke Li; Guangming Li; Donald A G Mickle; Richard D Weisel; Frank Merante; H Luss; Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; William G Williams
Overexpression of transforming growth factor-beta1 and insulin-like growth factor-I in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Circulation 1997;96(3):874-81.
1997: Vivek Rao; Christopher M Feindel; Richard D Weisel; Patty Boylen; Gideon Cohen
Donor blood perfusion improves myocardial recovery after heart transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1997;16(6):667-73.
1997: Zhi-Qiang Jia; Donald A G Mickle; Richard D Weisel; MK Mohabeer; Frank Merante; Vivek Rao; Guangming Li; Ren-Ke Li
Transplanted cardiomyocytes survive in scar tissue and improve heart function.
Transplantation proceedings 1997;29(4):2093-4.
1997: John S Ikonomidis; T Shirai; Richard D Weisel; B Derylo; Vivek Rao; Catharine I Whiteside; Donald A G Mickle; Ren-Ke Li
Preconditioning cultured human pediatric myocytes requires adenosine and protein kinase C.
The American journal of physiology 1997;272(3 Pt 2):H1220-30.
1996: Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; Richard D Weisel; K J Buth; John S Ikonomidis; T Shirai; Gideon Cohen; Tirone E David
Changing pattern of valve surgery.
Circulation 1996;94(9 Suppl):II113-20.
1996: G Cohen; Joan Ivanov; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; Michael A Borger
Cost-effective provision of cardiac services in a fixed-dollar environment.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;62(5 Suppl):S18-21; discussion S31-2.
1996: George T Christakis; Campbell D Joyner; Christopher D Morgan; Stephen E Fremes; KJ Buth; Jeri Sever; Vivek Rao; K P Panagiotopoulos; P M Murphy; Bernard S Goldman
Left ventricular mass regression early after aortic valve replacement.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;62(4):1084-9.
1996: Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; Richard D Weisel; R Grewal; Joan Ivanov; Gideon Cohen; S M Carson; Donald A G Mickle
Does the internal thoracic artery graft delay the recovery of myocardial metabolism?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;62(4):1039-44.
1996: Vivek Rao; John S Ikonomidis; Richard D Weisel; Gideon Cohen
Preconditioning to improve myocardial protection.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1996;793():338-54.
1996: T Shirai; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; John S Ikonomidis; N Hayashida; Joan Ivanov; S Carson; MK Mohabeer; Donald A G Mickle
Antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia: alternate or simultaneous?
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1996;112(3):787-96.
1996: Ren-Ke Li; Zhi-Qiang Jia; Richard D Weisel; Donald A G Mickle; J Zhang; MK Mohabeer; Vivek Rao; Joan Ivanov
Cardiomyocyte transplantation improves heart function.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;62(3):654-60; discussion 660-1.
1996: Vivek Rao; Thomas R J Todd; Richard D Weisel; M Komeda; Gideon Cohen; John S Ikonomidis; George T Christakis
Results of combined pulmonary resection and cardiac operation.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;62(2):342-6; discussion 346-7.
1996: Vivek Rao; Joan Ivanov; Richard D Weisel; John S Ikonomidis; George T Christakis; Tirone E David
Predictors of low cardiac output syndrome after coronary artery bypass.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1996;112(1):38-51.
1996: Vivek Rao; M Komeda; Richard D Weisel; Joan Ivanov; John S Ikonomidis; T Shirai; Tirone E David
Results of represervation of the chordae tendineae during redo mitral valve replacement.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;62(1):179-83.
1996: George T Christakis; Stephen E Fremes; C D Naylor; E Chen; Vivek Rao; Bernard S Goldman
Impact of preoperative risk and perioperative morbidity on ICU stay following coronary bypass surgery.
Cardiovascular surgery (London, England) 1996;4(1):29-35.
1996: D E Maziak; Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; KJ Buth; Jeri Sever; Stephen E Fremes; Bernard S Goldman
Can patients with left main stenosis wait for coronary artery bypass grafting?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;61(2):552-7.
1996: George T Christakis; KJ Buth; Richard D Weisel; Vivek Rao; L Joy; Stephen E Fremes; Bernard S Goldman
Randomized study of right ventricular function with intermittent warm or cold cardioplegia.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;61(1):128-34.
1995: Vivek Rao; William G Williams; Robert Murray Hamilton; M G Williams; Bernard S Goldman; Robert M Gow
Trends in pediatric cardiac pacing.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 1995;11(11):993-9.
1995: George T Christakis; Richard D Weisel; KJ Buth; Stephen E Fremes; Vivek Rao; K P Panagiotopoulos; J Ivanov; Bernard S Goldman; Tirone E David
Is body size the cause for poor outcomes of coronary artery bypass operations in women?
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1995;110(5):1344-56; discussion 1356-8.
1995: John S Ikonomidis; Vivek Rao; Richard D Weisel; N Hayashida; T Shirai
Myocardial protection for coronary bypass grafting: the Toronto Hospital perspective.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995;60(3):824-32.
1995: Vivek Rao; Thomas R J Todd; A Kuus; KJ Buth; FG Pearson
Exercise oximetry versus spirometry in the assessment of risk prior to lung resection.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995;60(3):603-8; discussion 609.
1995: Vivek Rao; George T Christakis; Richard D Weisel; Joan Ivanov; Charles M Peniston; John S Ikonomidis; T Shirai
Risk factors for stroke following coronary bypass surgery.
Journal of cardiac surgery 1995;10(4 Suppl):468-74.
1994: M Komeda; Tirone E David; Vivek Rao; Z Sun; Richard D Weisel; R J Burns
Late hemodynamic effects of the preserved papillary muscles during mitral valve replacement.
Circulation 1994;90(5 Pt 2):II190-4.
1994: George T Christakis; Stephen E Fremes; J P Koch; S Harwood; S Juhasz; E Sharpe; K A Deemar; C Hamilton; E Chen; Vivek Rao
Determinants of low systemic vascular resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1994;58(4):1040-9.
1993: George T Christakis; Vivek Rao; Stephen E Fremes; E Chen; C D Naylor; Bernard S Goldman
Does coronary endarterectomy adversely affect the results of bypass surgery?
Journal of cardiac surgery 1993;8(1):72-8.
1991: Vivek Rao; C Tong; J Ivanov; Jeri Sever; Bernard S Goldman
Mitral valve replacement: mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves--a clinical review.
The Canadian journal of cardiology 1991;7(6):259-64.