Research Publications
Our primary focus at The Baird Institute is to encourage and fund research to improve the surgical outcomes and quality of life for patients facing heart or lung surgery. The funds we raise go directly to research that improves the surgical procedures associated with heart and lung surgery. Improvements can include less intrusive procedures as well as techniques that improve survival rates.
Below you will find a list of publications that our surgeons and research fellows have been involved in writing.
Ventricular Septal Myectomy for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Analysis Spanning 60 Years Of Practice): AJC Expert Panel.
Surgical myectomy remains the time-honored primary treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with drug refractory limiting symptoms due to LV outflow obstruction. Based on >50 years experience, surgery reliably reverses disabling heart failure by permanently abolishing mechanical outflow impedance and mitral regurgitation, with normalization of LV pressures and preserved systolic function. A consortium of 10 international…
Incorporating the anterior mitral leaflet to the annulus abolishes leaflet movement, the diastolic baffle effect, and shortens the long axis of the ventricle.
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Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients.
Background: Concomitant replacement of the aortic root and aortic valve is a widely used treatment strategy in elective patients with aortic valve stenosis and root aneurysm. It is also a strategy frequently employed in patients with acute aortic dissection type A (AADA), involving the aortic root. Although more patients have undergone valve sparing procedures over the…
Complications of Robotic Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Compared to Open Thoracotomy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Abstract (1) Background: Conventional open thoracotomy has been the accepted surgical treatment for resectable non-small cell lung cancer. However, newer, minimally invasive approaches, such as robotic surgery, have demonstrated similar safety and efficacy with potentially superior peri-operative outcomes. The present study aimed to quantitatively assess these outcomes through a meta-analysis. (2) Methods: A systematic review…
Virulence of Staphylococcus Infection in Surgically Treated Patients With Endocarditis : A Multicenter Analysis.
Objective: Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus species (spp.) is believed to be associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates. We hypothesize that Staphylococcus spp. are more virulent compared with other commonly causative bacteria of IE with regard to short-term and long-term mortality. Background: It remains unclear if patients suffering from IE due to Staphylococcus spp. should…
Clinical event rate in patients with and without left main disease undergoing isolated CABG: results from the European DuraGraft registry
Objectives: Left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) is considered an independent risk factor for clinical events after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We have conducted a subgroup analysis of the multicentre European DuraGraft registry to investigate clinical event-rates at 1-year in patients with and without LMCAD undergoing isolated CABG in contemporary practice. Methods: Patients undergoing isolated CABG…
