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An aspirin a day...
Carl L Backer; Hyde M Russell
Truncus and transposition: the Chicago approach.
Carl L Backer; Jeffrey C Rastatter; Hyde M Russell; Katherine C Wurlitzer; Cynthia K Rigsby
Primary resection of Kommerell diverticulum and left subclavian artery transfer.

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2013: Carl L Backer
An aspirin a day...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013;61(3):354-5.
2012: Carl L Backer; Hyde M Russell
Truncus and transposition: the Chicago approach.
Cardiology in the young 2012;22(6):732-8.
2012: Carl L Backer; Jeffrey C Rastatter; Hyde M Russell; Katherine C Wurlitzer; Cynthia K Rigsby
Primary resection of Kommerell diverticulum and left subclavian artery transfer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2012;94(5):1612-7.
2012: Amanda B Hassinger; Shannon Haymond; Jerome C Lane; Mark S Wainwright; Carl L Backer; Eric Wald
Elevated preoperative serum asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is associated with poor outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery.
Intensive care medicine 2012;38(10):1697-704.
2012: Amanda B Hassinger; Shannon Haymond; Jerome C Lane; Carl L Backer; Deli Wang; Eric L Wald
Predictive power of serum cystatin C to detect acute kidney injury and pediatric-modified RIFLE class in children undergoing cardiac surgery.
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 2012;13(4):435-40.
2012: Kiona Y Allen; Carl L Backer; Robert J Gajarski; Bryan H Goldstein; Sunjay Kaushal; Elfriede Pahl; Kurt R Schumacher; David F Wax; Jeffrey G Gossett
Non-cameral coronary artery fistulae after pediatric cardiac transplantation: a multicenter study.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2012;31(7):744-9.
2011: Harish S Rudra; Hyde Russell; Robert D Stewart; Carl L Backer; Sunjay Kaushal; Constantine Mavroudis; Catherine Webb; Christine Sullivan
The arterial switch operation: 25-year experience with 258 patients.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2011;92(5):1742-6.
2011: Sunjay Kaushal; Peter R Koenig; Carl L Backer; Andrada R Popescu; Cynthia K Rigsby; Hyde M Russell; Brandon L Walker; Constantine Mavroudis
Intramural coronary length correlates with symptoms in patients with anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2011;92(3):986-91; discussion 991-2.
2011: Sunjay Kaushal; Shivani K Patel; Saik-Kia Goh; Aditya Sood; Brandon L Walker; Carl L Backer
A novel combination of bioresorbable polymeric film and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene provides a protective barrier and reduces adhesions.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2011;141(3):789-95.
2011: Hyde M Russell; Marshall L Jacobs; Robert H Anderson; Constantine Mavroudis; Diane Spicer; Eowyn Corcrain; Carl L Backer
A simplified categorization for common arterial trunk.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2011;141(3):645-53.
2011: Rachana Mishra; Kalpana Vijayan; Evan J Colletti; Daniel A Harrington; Thomas S Matthiesen; David Simpson; Saik Kia Goh; Brandon L Walker; Graça Almeida-Porada; Deli Wang; Carl L Backer; Samuel C Dudley; Loren E Wold; Sunjay Kaushal
Characterization and functionality of cardiac progenitor cells in congenital heart patients.
Circulation 2011;123(4):364-73.
2011: Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; Sunjay Kaushal; Hyde M Russell; Sabrina Tsao; Constantine Mavroudis
Extracardiac versus intra-atrial lateral tunnel fontan: extracardiac is better.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2011;14(1):4-10.
2010: Sunita J Ferns; Nguyenvu V Nguyen; Hyde M Russell; Carl L Backer
Left ventricular mass in Wegener's granulomatosis: a brief report.
Cardiology in the young 2010;20(6):701-3.
2010: Hyde M Russell; Carl L Backer
Pediatric thoracic problems: patent ductus arteriosus, vascular rings, congenital tracheal stenosis, and pectus deformities.
The Surgical clinics of North America 2010;90(5):1091-113.
2010: Angira Patel; Edward Hickey; Constantine Mavroudis; Jeffrey P Jacobs; Marshall L Jacobs; Carl L Backer; Melanie Gevitz; Constantine D Mavroudis
Impact of noncardiac congenital and genetic abnormalities on outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010;89(6):1805-13; discussion 1813-4.
2010: Angela M Kelle; Carl L Backer; Jeffrey G Gossett; Sunjay Kaushal; Constantine Mavroudis
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: results of surgical repair of 100 patients at a single institution.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2010;139(6):1387-1394.e3.
2010: R H Maciver; Robert D Stewart; Carl L Backer; Sabrina Tsao; Daniel Harrington; Constantine Mavroudis
An improved in vivo method for atrioventricular node ablation via thoracotomy.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica ... [et al.] 2010;43(2):206-10.
2009: Sunjay Kaushal; Carl L Backer; Jay N Patel; Shivani K Patel; Brandon L Walker; Thomas J Weigel; Guy Randolph; David Wax; Constantine Mavroudis
Coarctation of the aorta: midterm outcomes of resection with extended end-to-end anastomosis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009;88(6):1932-8.
2009: Angela M Kelle; Luciana Young; Sunjay Kaushal; C Elise Duffy; Robert H Anderson; Carl L Backer
The Gerbode defect: the significance of a left ventricular to right atrial shunt.
Cardiology in the young 2009;19 Suppl 2():96-9.
2009: Sunjay Kaushal; Jeffrey P Jacobs; Jeffrey G Gossett; Ann Steele; Peter Steele; Craig R Davis; Elfriede Pahl; Kalpana Vijayan; Alfred Asante-Korang; Robert J Boucek; Carl L Backer; Loren E Wold
Innovation in basic science: stem cells and their role in the treatment of paediatric cardiac failure--opportunities and challenges.
Cardiology in the young 2009;19 Suppl 2():74-84.
2009: Michael A Paul; Carl L Backer; Helen J Binns; Constantine Mavroudis; Catherine Webb; Ram Yogev; Wayne Franklin
B-type natriuretic peptide and heart failure in patients with ventricular septal defect: a pilot study.
Pediatric cardiology 2009;30(8):1094-7.
2009: Sabrina Tsao; Barbara J Deal; Carl L Backer; Kendra Ward; Wayne Franklin; Constantine Mavroudis
Device management of arrhythmias after Fontan conversion.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2009;138(4):937-40.
2009: Carl L Backer; Angela M Kelle; Constantine Mavroudis; Cynthia K Rigsby; Sunjay Kaushal; Lauren D Holinger
Tracheal reconstruction in children with unilateral lung agenesis or severe hypoplasia.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009;88(2):624-30; discussion 630-1.
2008: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal
Late reoperations for Fontan patients: state of the art invited review.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2008;34(5):1034-40.
2008: Constantine Mavroudis; Barbara J Deal; Carl L Backer; Sabrina Tsao
Arrhythmia surgery in patients with and without congenital heart disease.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2008;86(3):857-68; discussion 857-68.
2008: Robroy H MacIver; Robert D Stewart; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Results with continuous cardiopulmonary bypass for the bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis.
Cardiology in the young 2008;18(2):147-52.
2008: Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
The role of concomitant arrhythmia surgery in patients undergoing repair of congenital heart disease.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 2008;31 Suppl 1():S13-6.
2008: Carl L Backer; Sabrina Tsao; Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis
Maze procedure in single ventricle patients.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2008;():44-8.
2007: Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Frederique Bailliard; Angela M Kelle; Catherine Webb; Constantine Mavroudis
Complete atrioventricular canal: comparison of modified single-patch technique with two-patch technique.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007;84(6):2038-46; discussion 2038-46.
2007: Carl L Backer; Angela M Kelle; Robert D Stewart; Sunitha C Suresh; Farah N Ali; Richard A Cohn; Roopa Seshadri; Constantine Mavroudis
Aprotinin is safe in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007;134(6):1421-6; discussion 1426-8.
2007: Angela M Kelle; Carl L Backer; Sabrina Tsao; Robert D Stewart; Wayne Franklin; Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis
Dual-chamber epicardial pacing in neonates with congenital heart block.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007;134(5):1188-92.
2007: Robert D Stewart; Frederique Bailliard; Angela M Kelle; Carl L Backer; Luciana Young; Constantine Mavroudis
Evolving surgical strategy for sinus venosus atrial septal defect: effect on sinus node function and late venous obstruction.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007;84(5):1651-5; discussion 1655.
2007: Constantine Mavroudis; Barbara J Deal; Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Wayne Franklin; Sabrina Tsao; Kendra M Ward; R Andrew DeFreitas
J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for congenital heart surgery. 111 Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery: surgical lessons and outcomes.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007;84(5):1457-65; discussion 1465-6.
2007: Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Arrhythmia management in the Fontan patient.
Pediatric cardiology 2007;28(6):448-56.
2007: Robert D Stewart; Carl L Backer; Neal D Hillman; Cynthia Lundt; Constantine Mavroudis
The Ross operation in children: effects of aortic annuloplasty.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007;84(4):1326-30.
2007: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
The influence of Plato, Aristotle, and the ancient Polis on a programme for congenital cardiac surgery: the virtuous partnership.
Cardiology in the young 2007;17 Suppl 2():159-63.
2007: Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Constantine Mavroudis
What is the best technique for repair of complete atrioventricular canal?
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2007;19(3):249-57.
2007: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; Robert D Stewart; Wayne Franklin; Sabrina Tsao; Kendra Ward
Evolving anatomic and electrophysiologic considerations associated with Fontan conversion.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2007;():136-45.
2007: Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Constantine Mavroudis
Overview: history, anatomy, timing, and results of complete atrioventricular canal.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2007;():3-10.
2006: Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Constantine Mavroudis
The classical and the one-and-a-half ventricular options for surgical repair in patients with discordant atrioventricular connections.
Cardiology in the young 2006;16 Suppl 3():91-6.
2006: Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Angela M Kelle; Constantine Mavroudis
Use of partial cardiopulmonary bypass for coarctation repair through a left thoracotomy in children without collaterals.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2006;82(3):964-72.
2006: Carl L Backer
Tetralogy of fallot with abnormal coronary artery: importance of the "safety zone".
Journal of cardiac surgery 2006;21(2):137-8.
2006: Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Wayne Franklin; Robert D Stewart
Conversion of the failed Fontan circulation.
Cardiology in the young 2006;16 Suppl 1():85-91.
2005: Robert D Stewart; Carl L Backer; Luciana Young; Constantine Mavroudis
Tetralogy of Fallot: results of a pulmonary valve-sparing strategy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2005;80(4):1431-8; discussion 1438-9.
2005: John M Costello; Carl L Backer; Paul A Checchia; Constantine Mavroudis; Ralf G Seipelt; Denise M Goodman
Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass and surgical intervention on the natriuretic hormone system in children.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;130(3):822-9.
2005: Christopher L Carroll; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Keith Cook; Denise M Goodman
Inhaled prostacyclin following surgical repair of congenital heart disease--a pilot study.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2005;20(5):436-9.
2005: Ingrid M Seipelt; Elfriede Pahl; Ralf G Seipelt; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Veronica Stellmach; Mona Cornwell; Susan E Crawford
Neointimal inflammation and adventitial angiogenesis correlate with severity of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric recipients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2005;24(8):1039-45.
2005: Ralf G Seipelt; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Veronica Stellmach; Mona Cornwell; Ingrid M Seipelt; Friedrich A Schoendube; Susan E Crawford
Local delivery of osteopontin attenuates vascular remodeling by altering matrix metalloproteinase-2 in a rabbit model of aortic injury.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;130(2):355-62.
2005: Constantine Mavroudis; Robert D Stewart; Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; Luciana Young; Wayne Franklin
Atrioventricular valve procedures with repeat fontan operations: influence of valve pathology, ventricular function, and arrhythmias on outcome.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2005;80(1):29-36; discussion 36.
2005: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Cynthia K Rigsby; Lauren D Holinger
Trends in vascular ring surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;129(6):1339-47.
2005: Ralf G Seipelt; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Veronica Stellmach; Mona Cornwell; Ingrid M Seipelt; Friedrich A Schoendube; Susan E Crawford
Osteopontin expression and adventitial angiogenesis induced by local vascular endothelial growth factor 165 reduces experimental aortic calcification.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2005;129(4):773-81.
2005: Carl L Backer
Techniques for repairing the aortic and truncal valves.
Cardiology in the young 2005;15 Suppl 1():125-31.
2005: Carl L Backer
Repairing the aortic valve is best for children.
Cardiology in the young 2005;15 Suppl 1():122-4.
2005: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Robert D Stewart; Patricia Heraty
The case against minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2005;():193-7.
2004: Constantine Mavroudis; Barbara J Deal; Carl L Backer
Surgery for arrhythmias in children.
International journal of cardiology 2004;97 Suppl 1():39-51.
2004: P Ferbend; Lisa P Abramson; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Catherine Webb; J A Doll; J J Junewick; Susan E Crawford
Cardiac plasma cell granulomas: response to oral steroid treatment.
Pediatric cardiology 2004;25(4):406-10.
2004: John M Costello; Carl L Backer; Paul A Checchia; Constantine Mavroudis; R G Seipelt; Denise M Goodman
Alterations in the natriuretic hormone system related to cardiopulmonary bypass in infants with congestive heart failure.
Pediatric cardiology 2004;25(4):347-53.
2004: Susan E Crawford; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Xuemei Huang; Yan Mu; Olga V Volpert; Veronica Stellmach; Elfriede Pahl; Lijun Huang
Captopril suppresses post-transplantation angiogenic activity in rat allograft coronary vessels.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2004;23(6):666-73.
2004: Ingrid M Seipelt; Susan E Crawford; Sherrie Rodgers; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Ralf G Seipelt; Elfriede Pahl
Hypercholesterolemia is common after pediatric heart transplantation: initial experience with pravastatin.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2004;23(3):317-22.
2003: Lisa M Kohr; Margaret Dargan; Amy Hague; Suzanne P Nelson; Elise Duffy; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
The incidence of dysphagia in pediatric patients after open heart procedures with transesophageal echocardiography.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003;76(5):1450-6.
2003: Ralf G Seipelt; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Veronica Stellmach; Ingrid M Seipelt; Mona Cornwell; Jose Hernandez; Susan E Crawford
Topical VEGF enhances healing of thoracic aortic anastomosis for coarctation in a rabbit model.
Circulation 2003;108 Suppl 1():II150-4.
2003: Carl L Backer
Coarctation: the search for the Holy Grail.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2003;126(2):329-31.
2003: Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Beyond Fontan conversion: Surgical therapy of arrhythmias including patients with associated complex congenital heart disease.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003;76(2):542-53; discussion 553-4.
2003: Paul A Checchia; Carl L Backer; Ronald A Bronicki; Harris P Baden; Susan E Crawford; Thomas P Green; Constantine Mavroudis
Dexamethasone reduces postoperative troponin levels in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Critical care medicine 2003;31(6):1742-5.
2003: John M Costello; Carl L Backer; Alberto de Hoyos; Helen J Binns; Constantine Mavroudis
Aprotinin reduces operative closure time and blood product use after pediatric bypass.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003;75(4):1261-6.
2003: John M Costello; Dolores A Vitullo; Peng Yan; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction secondary to a rhabdomyoma.
Circulation 2003;107(7):1066-7.
2003: Elias Zias; Constantine Mavroudis; Keith Cook; Anthony J Makarewicz; Carl L Backer; Jose M Hernandez
The effect of pulmonary circulation hemodynamics on right ventricular unloading via the bidirectional Glenn shunt: implications for congenitally corrected transposition repair.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2003;6():27-32.
2003: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Physiologic versus anatomic repair of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2003;6():16-26.
2003: John M Costello; David F Wax; Helen J Binns; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Elfriede Pahl
A comparison of intravascular ultrasound with coronary angiography for evaluation of transplant coronary disease in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2003;22(1):44-9.
2002: Ali Dodge-Khatami; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: collective review of surgical therapy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2002;74(3):946-55.
2002: Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Scott Buck; Christopher L Johnsrude
Comparison of anatomic isthmus block with the modified right atrial maze procedure for late atrial tachycardia in Fontan patients.
Circulation 2002;106(5):575-9.
2002: Carl L Backer; N Hillman; Constantine Mavroudis; Lauren D Holinger
Resection of Kommerell's diverticulum and left subclavian artery transfer for recurrent symptoms after vascular ring division.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2002;22(1):64-9.
2002: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Surgical management of aortopulmonary window: a 40-year experience.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2002;21(5):773-9.
2002: Lisa P Abramson; Elfriede Pahl; Lijun Huang; Veronica Stellmach; Sherrie Rodgers; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Robert M Arensman; Susan E Crawford
Serum vascular endothelial growth factor as a surveillance marker for cellular rejection in pediatric cardiac transplantation.
Transplantation 2002;73(1):153-6.
2002: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Lauren D Holinger
Repair of congenital tracheal stenosis.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual 2002;5():173-86.
2002: NL Gotteiner; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Elfriede Pahl; CE Duffy; V Dalzell; S T Shulman
Coronary artery bypass grafting for Kawasaki disease.
Pediatric cardiology 2002;23(1):62-7.
2001: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; Christopher L Johnsrude; Janette F Strasburger
Total cavopulmonary conversion and maze procedure for patients with failure of the Fontan operation.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2001;122(5):863-71.
2001: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Surgical management of severe truncal insufficiency: experience with truncal valve remodeling techniques.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2001;72(2):396-400.
2001: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; ME Gerber; Lauren D Holinger
Tracheal surgery in children: an 18-year review of four techniques.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2001;19(6):777-84.
2001: AJ Muster; R F Idriss; Carl L Backer
The left-sided aortic arch in humans, viewed as the end-result of natural selection during vertebrate evolution.
Cardiology in the young 2001;11(1):111-22.
2000: Ali Dodge-Khatami; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Risk factors for recoarctation and results of reoperation: a 40-year review.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2000;15(6):369-77.
2000: Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Christopher L Johnsrude
New directions in surgical therapy of arrhythmias.
Pediatric cardiology 2000;21(6):576-83.
2000: M A DeLeon; S S Gidding; NL Gotteiner; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Successful palliation of Ebstein's malformation on the first day of life following fetal diagnosis.
Cardiology in the young 2000;10(4):384-7.
2000: A Dodge-Khatami; Christopher L Johnsrude; Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; J Strasberger; Constantine Mavroudis
A comparison of steroid-eluting epicardial versus transvenous pacing leads in children.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2000;15(5):323-9.
2000: Ronald A Bronicki; Carl L Backer; Harris P Baden; Constantine Mavroudis; S E Crawford; Thomas P Green
Dexamethasone reduces the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass in children.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2000;69(5):1490-5.
2000: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: vascular rings, tracheal stenosis, pectus excavatum.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2000;69(4 Suppl):S308-18.
2000: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: patent ductus arteriosus, coarctation of the aorta, interrupted aortic arch.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2000;69(4 Suppl):S298-307.
2000: Elfriede Pahl; S E Crawford; R A Cohn; S Rodgers; David F Wax; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; S S Gidding
Reversal of severe late left ventricular failure after pediatric heart transplantation and possible role of plasmapheresis.
The American journal of cardiology 2000;85(6):735-9.
2000: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Arterial switch after failed atrial baffle procedures for transposition of the great arteries.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2000;69(3):851-7.
1999: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Lisa M Kohr; Barbara J Deal; J Stinios; AJ Muster; David F Wax
Bidirectional Glenn shunt in association with congenital heart repairs: the 1(1/2) ventricular repair.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;68(3):976-81; discussion 982.
1999: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; CE Duffy; Elfriede Pahl; David F Wax
Pediatric coronary artery bypass for Kawasaki congenital, post arterial switch, and iatrogenic lesions.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;68(2):506-12.
1999: Elfriede Pahl; S E Crawford; J M Swenson; CE Duffy; F J Fricker; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; F A Chaudhry
Dobutamine stress echocardiography: experience in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1999;18(7):725-32.
1999: N D Hillman; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; CE Duffy
Supraarterial decompression myotomy for myocardial bridging in a child.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;68(1):244-6.
1999: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; ME Dunham; Lauren D Holinger
Pulmonary artery sling: results with median sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass, and reimplantation.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;67(6):1738-44; discussion 1744-5.
1999: Susan E Crawford; L Huang; Wei Hsueh; H Takami; F Gonzalez-Crussi; Carl L Backer; Yan Mu; H Liu; Constantine Mavroudis
Captopril and platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonist prevent cardiac allograft vasculopathy in rats: role of endogenous PAF and PAF-like compounds.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1999;18(5):470-7.
1999: A Dodge-Khatami; Carl L Backer; ME Dunham; Constantine Mavroudis
Right aortic arch, right ligamentum, absent left pulmonary artery: a rare vascular ring.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;67(5):1472-4.
1999: Barbara J Deal; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Christopher L Johnsrude; Albert P Rocchini
Impact of arrhythmia circuit cryoablation during Fontan conversion for refractory atrial tachycardia.
The American journal of cardiology 1999;83(4):563-8.
1999: C L Willekes; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
A 26-year review of pectus deformity repairs, including simultaneous intracardiac repair.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999;67(2):511-8.
1999: R H Furman; Carl L Backer; ME Dunham; J Donaldson; Constantine Mavroudis; Lauren D Holinger
The use of balloon-expandable metallic stents in the treatment of pediatric tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1999;125(2):203-7.
1998: Elias Zias; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Lisa M Kohr; NL Gotteiner; Albert P Rocchini
Surgical repair of the congenitally malformed mitral valve in infants and children.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;66(5):1551-9.
1998: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Elias Zias; Z Amin; T J Weigel
Repair of coarctation with resection and extended end-to-end anastomosis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;66(4):1365-70; discussion 1370-1.
1998: Z Amin; Carl L Backer; CE Duffy; Constantine Mavroudis
Does banding the pulmonary artery affect pulmonary valve function after the Damus-Kaye-Stansel operation?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;66(3):836-41.
1998: R S Veeragandham; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; A D Wilson
Traumatic left ventricular aneurysm and tricuspid insufficiency in a child.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998;66(1):247-8.
1998: AJ Muster; Z J Naheed; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Is surgical ligation of an accessory left superior vena cava always safe?
Pediatric cardiology 1998;19(4):352-4.
1998: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; ME Dunham; Lauren D Holinger
Repair of congenital tracheal stenosis with a free tracheal autograft.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1998;115(4):869-74.
1998: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Barbara J Deal; Christopher L Johnsrude
Fontan conversion to cavopulmonary connection and arrhythmia circuit cryoblation.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1998;115(3):547-56.
1997: R D Curran; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
Ascending aortic extension for right pulmonary artery stenosis associated with ventricular-to-pulmonary artery conduit replacement.
Journal of cardiac surgery 1997;12(6):372-9; discussion 380.
1997: Steven H Dayan; ME Dunham; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; Lauren D Holinger
Slide tracheoplasty in the management of congenital tracheal stenosis.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology 1997;106(11):914-9.
1997: A T Cheng; Carl L Backer; Lauren D Holinger; ME Dunham; Constantine Mavroudis; F Gonzalez-Crussi
Histopathologic changes after pericardial patch tracheoplasty.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1997;123(10):1069-72.
1997: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; ME Dunham; Lauren D Holinger
Reoperation after pericardial patch tracheoplasty.
Journal of pediatric surgery 1997;32(7):1108-11; discussion 1111-2.
1997: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; Albert P Rocchini; AJ Muster; M Gevitz
Coronary artery fistulas in infants and children: a surgical review and discussion of coil embolization.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1997;63(5):1235-42.
1997: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Surgical approach to vascular rings.
Advances in cardiac surgery 1997;9():29-64.
1997: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer
The two-patch technique for complete atrioventricular canal.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1997;9(1):35-43.
1996: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; A J Muster; Albert P Rocchini; A H Rees; M Gevitz
Taussig-Bing anomaly: arterial switch versus Kawashima intraventricular repair.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;61(5):1330-8.
1996: A J Muster; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; K Berdusis; E T Alboliras; M N Ilbawi
Double-horned or caplike right ventricle: diagnosis and operative treatment.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996;61(3):823-8.
1996: H Takami; Carl L Backer; Susan E Crawford; Elfriede Pahl; Constantine Mavroudis
Diltiazem preserves direct vasodilator response but fails to suppress intimal proliferation in rat allograft coronary artery disease.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1996;15(1 Pt 1):67-77.
1996: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; A J Muster; Elfriede Pahl; J H Sanders; V R Zales; M Gevitz
Expanding indications for pediatric coronary artery bypass.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1996;111(1):181-9.
1995: R D Curran; Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; M Sautel; V R Zales; D L Wessel
Inhaled nitric oxide for children with congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995;60(6):1765-71.
1995: Carl L Backer; K Paape; V R Zales; T J Weigel; Constantine Mavroudis
Coarctation of the aorta. Repair with polytetrafluoroethylene patch aortoplasty.
Circulation 1995;92(9 Suppl):II132-6.
1995: Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; E T Alboliras; V R Zales
Repair of complete atrioventricular canal defects: results with the two-patch technique.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995;60(3):530-7.
1995: H Takami; Carl L Backer; Susan E Crawford; V R Zales; Constantine Mavroudis
Influence of gender on allograft rejection in a rat heart transplant model.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1995;14(3):529-36.
1995: R L Moss; Carl L Backer; V R Zales; M S Florentine; Constantine Mavroudis
Tetralogy of Fallot with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1995;59(1):229-31.
1994: V R Zales; K L Wright; Elfriede Pahl; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis; A J Muster; D W Benson
Normal left ventricular muscle mass and mass/volume ratio after pediatric cardiac transplantation.
Circulation 1994;90(5 Pt 2):II61-5.
1994: Constantine Mavroudis; Carl L Backer; M Gevitz
Forty-six years of patient ductus arteriosus division at Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago. Standards for comparison.
Annals of surgery 1994;220(3):402-9; discussion 409-10.
1994: Carl L Backer; J M Pensler; G R Tobin; Constantine Mavroudis
Vascularized muscle flaps for life-threatening mediastinal wounds in children.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1994;57(4):797-801; discussion 801-2.
1994: J E Fetter; Carl L Backer; A J Muster; T J Weigel; Constantine Mavroudis
Successful repair of congenital left ventricle-to-coronary sinus fistulas.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1994;57(3):757-8.
1994: V R Zales; S Crawford; Carl L Backer; Elfriede Pahl; Catherine Webb; P Lynch; C Mavroudis; D W Benson
Role of endomyocardial biopsy in rejection surveillance after heart transplantation in neonates and children.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1994;23(3):766-71.
1993: T Votapka; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Giant popliteal false aneurysm in an 8-year-old child.
Journal of pediatric surgery 1993;28(12):1594-6.
1993: V R Zales; Elfriede Pahl; Carl L Backer; S Crawford; Constantine Mavroudis; D W Benson
Pharmacologic reduction of pretransplantation pulmonary vascular resistance predicts outcome after pediatric heart transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1993;12(6 Pt 1):965-72; discussion 972-3.
1993: Carl L Backer; R C Winters; V R Zales; H Takami; A J Muster; D W Benson; Constantine Mavroudis
Restrictive ventricular septal defect: how small is too small to close?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1993;56(5):1014-8; discussion 1018-9.
1993: J Kobayashi; Susan E Crawford; Carl L Backer; V R Zales; H Takami; C Hsueh; L Huang; Constantine Mavroudis
Captopril reduces graft coronary artery disease in a rat heterotopic transplant model.
Circulation 1993;88(5 Pt 2):II286-90.
1993: J Kobayashi; Carl L Backer; V R Zales; Susan E Crawford; A J Muster; Constantine Mavroudis
Failure of the Hemashield extension in right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduits.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1993;56(2):277-81.
1993: V R Zales; S Crawford; Carl L Backer; P Lynch; D W Benson; Constantine Mavroudis
Spectrum of humoral rejection after pediatric heart transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1993;12(4):563-71; discussion 572.
1993: J Kobayashi; Constantine Mavroudis; Susan E Crawford; V R Zales; Carl L Backer
A new rat infection-heart transplant model: effect of infection on graft survival studies.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1993;12(4):659-64.
1993: A J Muster; V R Zales; M N Ilbawi; Carl L Backer; CE Duffy; C Mavroudis
Biventricular repair of hypoplastic right ventricle assisted by pulsatile bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1993;105(1):112-9.
1992: Constantine Mavroudis; V R Zales; Carl L Backer; A J Muster; L A Latson
Fenestrated Fontan with delayed catheter closure. Effects of volume loading and baffle fenestration on cardiac index and oxygen delivery.
Circulation 1992;86(5 Suppl):II85-92.
1992: V R Zales; K L Wright; A J Muster; Carl L Backer; D W Benson; Constantine Mavroudis
Ventricular volume growth after cardiac transplantation in infants and children.
Circulation 1992;86(5 Suppl):II272-5.
1992: Carl L Backer; M J Stout; V R Zales; A J Muster; T J Weigel; F S Idriss; Constantine Mavroudis
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery. A twenty-year review of surgical management.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1992;103(6):1049-57; discussion 1057-8.
1992: Carl L Backer; F S Idriss; L D Holinger; Constantine Mavroudis
Pulmonary artery sling. Results of surgical repair in infancy.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1992;103(4):683-91.
1992: Carl L Backer; V R Zales; F S Idriss; P Lynch; S Crawford; D W Benson; Constantine Mavroudis
Heart transplantation in neonates and in children.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 1992;11(2 Pt 1):311-9.
1992: F S Idriss; A J Muster; Milton Paul, MD; Carl L Backer; Constantine Mavroudis
Ventricular septal defect with tricuspid pouch with and without transposition. Anatomic and surgical considerations.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1992;103(1):52-9.
1991: C M Cosentino; Carl L Backer; F S Idriss; L D Holinger; C R Gerson; Constantine Mavroudis
Pericardial patch tracheoplasty for severe tracheal stenosis in children: intermediate results.
Journal of pediatric surgery 1991;26(8):879-84; discussion 885.
1991: Carl L Backer; F S Idriss; V R Zales; M N Ilbawi; SY DeLeon; A J Muster; Constantine Mavroudis
Surgical management of the conal (supracristal) ventricular septal defect.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1991;102(2):288-95; discussion 295-6.
1991: Carl L Backer; V R Zales; H L Harrison; F S Idriss; D W Benson; Constantine Mavroudis
Intermediate term results of infant orthotopic cardiac transplantation from two centers.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1991;101(5):826-32.
1991: Carl L Backer; S Ohtake; V R Zales; J LoCicero; L L Michaelis; F S Idriss
Living-related lobar lung transplantation in beagle puppies.
Journal of pediatric surgery 1991;26(4):429-32; discussion 432-3.
1990: Carl L Backer; F S Idriss; V R Zales; Constantine Mavroudis
Cardiac transplantation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a modified technique [see comment].
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1990;50(6):894-8.
1990: M N Ilbawi; SY DeLeon; Carl L Backer; CE Duffy; A J Muster; V R Zales; Milton Paul, MD; F S Idriss
An alternative approach to the surgical management of physiologically corrected transposition with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis or atresia.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1990;100(3):410-5.
1990: SY DeLeon; M N Ilbawi; Carl L Backer; F S Idriss; Milton Paul, MD; V R Zales; D W Benson
Exit block in pediatric cardiac pacing. Comparison of the suture-type and fishhook epicardial electrodes.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1990;99(5):905-10.
1989: Carl L Backer; M N Ilbawi; S Ohtake; SY DeLeon; A J Muster; Milton Paul, MD; D W Benson; F S Idriss
Transposition of the great arteries: a comparison of results of the mustard procedure versus the arterial switch.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1989;48(1):10-4.
1989: Carl L Backer; M N Ilbawi; F S Idriss; SY DeLeon
Vascular anomalies causing tracheoesophageal compression. Review of experience in children.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1989;97(5):725-31.
1989: SY DeLeon; M N Ilbawi; F S Idriss; Carl L Backer; S Ohtake; V R Zales; A J Muster; D W Benson
Direct tricuspid closure versus atrial partitioning in Fontan operation for complex lesions.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1989;47(5):761-4.
1988: SY DeLeon; F S Idriss; M N Ilbawi; CE Duffy; D W Benson; Carl L Backer
Comparison of single versus multidose blood cardioplegia in arterial switch procedures.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 1988;45(5):548-53.
1988: F S Idriss; M N Ilbawi; SY DeLeon; CE Duffy; A J Muster; Carl L Backer; T E Berry; M H Paul
Transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum. Arterial switch in the first month of life.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 1988;95(2):255-62.