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.
Limiting paravalvular regurgitation after TAVR: Is better understanding of imaging the solution?
Edelman JJ, Rogers T, Khan JM, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2018 Aug; PMID: 30241767 Abstract
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Era: Implications for the Heart Team
Thourani VH, Edelman JJ, Satler LF, Weintraub WS JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Nov;11(21):2157-2159 PMID: 30343021 Abstract
Compare apples with apples to call a spade a spade: Improving transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes nationally
Edelman JJ, Thourani VH J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2018 Aug; PMID: 30172584 Abstract
Rapid Endothelialization of Off-the-Shelf Small Diameter Silk Vascular Grafts
Filipe EC, Santos M, Hung J, Lee BSL, Yang N, Chan AHP, Ng MKC, Rnjak-Kovacina J, Wise SG JACC Basic Transl Sci 2018 Feb;3(1):38-53 PMID: 30062193 Abstract Synthetic vascular grafts for small diameter revascularization are lacking. Clinically available conduits expanded polytetrafluorethylene and Dacron fail acutely due to thrombosis and in the longer term from neointimal…
Apolipoprotein A-I Reduces In-Stent Restenosis and Platelet Activation and Alters Neointimal Cellular Phenotype
Vanags LZ, Tan JTM, Galougahi KK, Schaefer A, Wise SG, Murphy A, Ali ZA, Bursill CA JACC Basic Transl Sci 2018 Apr;3(2):200-209 PMID: 30062205 Abstract Even the most advanced drug-eluting stents evoke unresolved issues, including chronic inflammation, late thrombosis, and neoatherosclerosis. This highlights the need for novel strategies that improve stent biocompatibility. Our studies show…
Long-Term Outcomes Following Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Fixed-Effects Versus Random-Effects Models
Zhao DF, Edelman JJ, Seco M, Bannon PG, Vallely MP J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2018 Jul;72(3):345-347 PMID: 30012329 Abstract
Impact of serious mental illness on surgical patient outcomes
McBride KE, Solomon MJ, Young JM, Steffens D, Lambert TJ, Glozier N, Bannon PG ANZ J Surg 2018 May; PMID: 29756676 Abstract BACKGROUND: People with comorbid mental illness have poorer health status and disparate access to healthcare. Several studies internationally have reported mixed findings regarding the association between mental illness and surgical patient outcomes. This…
Concomitant thoracoscopic surgery for solitary pulmonary nodule and atrial fibrillation
Lu R, Mei J, Zhao D, Jiang Z, Xiao H, Wang M, Ma N Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018 03;26(3):402-406 PMID: 29136152 Abstract OBJECTIVES: The incidence of both solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) and non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) has increased over the past decade. We performed concomitant video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with modified epicardial radiofrequency ablation procedure…
