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.
Early first-generation Trifecta valve failure: a case series and a review of the literature (Commentary)
Kitahara H, Edelman JJ, Thourani VH Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2019 Jul; PMID: 31344345 Abstract
Minimally invasive surgical approaches to left main and left anterior descending coronary artery revascularization are superior compared to first- and second-generation drug-eluting stents: a network meta-analysis
Indja B, Woldendorp K, Black D, Bannon PG, Wilson MK, Vallely MP Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020 Jan;57(1):18-27 PMID: 31219544 Abstract OBJECTIVES: There are a number of minimally invasive approaches to revascularization of coronary artery disease that involve the left main or proximal left anterior descending artery; however, studies to date provide mixed results. METHODS:…
Outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock: systematic review and meta-analysis
Wilson-Smith AR, Bogdanova Y, Roydhouse S, Phan K, Tian DH, Yan TD, Loforte A Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Jan;8(1):1-8 PMID: 30854307 Abstract Background: Despite advances in management techniques and medical therapy, refractory cardiogenic shock remains a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to explore the outcomes associated with…
Knowledge and attitudes of theatre staff prior to the implementation of robotic-assisted surgery in the public sector
McBride KE, Steffens D, Duncan K, Bannon PG, Solomon MJ PLoS ONE 2019;14(3):e0213840 PMID: 30870503 Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is becoming increasingly prevalent across a range of surgical specialties within public hospitals around Australia. As a result, it is critical that organisations consider workplace factors such as staff knowledge, attitudes and…
Commentary: Left ventricular free wall rupture: Patch and unload?
Edelman JJ, Kitahara H, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Mar; PMID: 30955957 Abstract
Is wall shear stress ready to become a prime-time clinical tool?-measurement of post-surgical patterns in patients undergoing aortic valve and thoracic aortic replacement using 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging
Carelli MG, Seco M, Bannon PG, Grieve SM J Thorac Dis 2019 Mar;11(Suppl 3):S440-S442 PMID: 30997242 Abstract
Commentary: Technology to make the invisible “visible”: Novel optical visualization system for off-pump artificial chordae implantation
Kitahara H, Edelman JJ, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2019 Mar; PMID: 31014663 Abstract
Silent Brain Infarcts Following Cardiac Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Indja B, Woldendorp K, Vallely MP, Grieve SM J Am Heart Assoc 2019 05;8(9):e010920 PMID: 31017035 Abstract Background Silent brain infarcts ( SBI ) are increasingly being recognized as an important complication of cardiac procedures as well as a potential surrogate marker for studies on brain injury. The extent of subclinical brain injury is poorly…
