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.
Indocyanine Green (ICG): A Versatile Tool in Enhancing Precision in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Intraoperative fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) is an innovative and safe tool in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. It provides real-time imaging capabilities that can enhance surgical precision. We describe several clinical uses of ICG including intersegmental plane identification, thoracic duct injury localisation, anomalous systemic artery identification in pulmonary sequestration, phrenic nerve identification, and sentinel…
Pearls and Pitfalls of Epicardial Echocardiography for Implantation of Impella CP Devices in Ovine Models
The Impella CP is a percutaneously inserted temporary left ventricular assist device used in clinical practice and in translational research into cardiogenic shock, perioperative cardiac surgery, acute cardiac failure and mechanical circulatory support. Fluoroscopic guidance is usually used for insertion of an Impella, thus limiting insertion to within catheterization laboratories. Transthoracic, transoesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography…
Transatlantic analysis of patient profiles and mid-term survival after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: a head-to-head comparison between the European DuraGraft Registry and the US STS Registry
Introduction: Although cardiovascular surgery societies in Europe and the USA constantly strive for the exchange of knowledge and best practices in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the available evidence on whether such efforts result in similar patient outcomes is limited. Therefore, in the present analysis, we sought to compare patient profiles and overall survival outcomes for…
Outcomes following heart valve surgery in patients with infective endocarditis and preoperative septic cerebral embolism: insights from the CAMPAIGN study group
Objectives: This study aimed to analyse the impact of preoperative septic cerebral embolism on early and late postoperative outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis undergoing valve surgery. Methods: Retrospective multicentric study based on the Clinical Multicentric Project for Analysis of Infective Endocarditis in Germany (CAMPAIGN) registry comprising patients with infective endocarditis who underwent valve surgery between 1994…
Sex-related differences in patients with infective endocarditis requiring cardiac surgery: insights from the CAMPAIGN Study Group
Objectives: Sex-related differences play a role in cardiovascular disease-related outcomes. There is, however, a knowledge gap regarding sex-specific differences in patients with infective endocarditis (IE)-requiring surgical treatment. This study aims to analyse sex-related differences in the clinical presentation, treatment and clinical outcomes of patients with IE-requiring surgical treatment from the multicentric Germany-wide CAMPAIGN registry. Methods: Patients with…
Preventing Sheep Carotid Artery Spasm for Vascular Graft Surgery and Computed Tomography Angiography
The development of small-diameter vascular grafts requires testing in large animal models before advancing to clinical trials. Vascular graft interposition implantation in sheep carotid arteries (CAs) is the most widely used model, but ovine CAs are prone to severe spasm following surgical manipulation, potentially impairing graft performance assessment. There is paucity in the literature on…
Cellular heterogeneity of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte grafts is mechanistically linked to treatable arrhythmias
Preclinical data have confirmed that human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) can remuscularize the injured or diseased heart, with several clinical trials now in planning or recruitment stages. However, because ventricular arrhythmias represent a complication following engraftment of intramyocardially injected PSC-CMs, it is necessary to provide treatment strategies to control or prevent engraftment arrhythmias (EAs)….
Systematic review and meta-analysis of two decades of reported outcomes for robotic coronary artery bypass grafting
Background: Despite the well-documented safety and feasibility of robotic coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), widespread adoption of this approach remains limited by its steep learning curve, high procedural costs and paucity of data on longer-term efficacy. This current meta-analysis aims to provide a systematic overview of the outcomes of robot-assisted CABG, with a focus on long…
