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.
Modified Valsalva Maneuver for Venous Cannulation in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Minimal Incision Mitral Valve Surgery
Rajaratnam K, Tak C, Alexander S, Passage J Innovations (Phila) 2016 May-Jun;11(3):219-21 PMID: 27532301 Abstract A 69-year-old man underwent minimal incision mitral valve repair for severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation. The echocardiography showed that he had normal left ventricular function with a moderately to severely dilated left atrium, a mildly dilated right atrium, and a large…
Intraoperative tremor in surgeons and trainees
Verrelli DI, Qian Y, Wilson MK, Wood J, Savage C Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016 Sep;23(3):410-5 PMID: 27241047 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Tremor may be expected to interfere with the performance of fine motor tasks such as surgery. While tremor is readily quantified in inactive subjects, it is more challenging to measure tremor as the subjects perform…
Familial non-syndromal thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections – Incidence and family screening outcomes
Robertson EN, van der Linde D, Sherrah AG, Vallely MP, Wilson M, Bannon PG, Jeremy RW Int. J. Cardiol. 2016 Oct;220:43-51 PMID: 27372041 Abstract BACKGROUND: Non-syndromal thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (ns-TAAD) is a genetic aortopathy, with uncertain incidence. This study documented the incidence of ns-TAAD and outcomes of family screening over 15years. METHODS: Consecutive…
Acute limb ischemia eight months after a Bentall procedure
Yoon PD, Byrom M, Lukins H J Card Surg 2016 Aug;31(8):531-2 PMID: 27349604 Abstract
Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy: Experience in a Series of 37 Consecutive Cases
Edelman JJ, Okiwelu N, Anvardeen K, Joshi P, Murphy B, Sanders LH, Newman MA, Passage J Heart Lung Circ 2016 Dec;25(12):1240-1244 PMID: 27423976 Abstract BACKGROUND: Massive pulmonary embolism is a poorly tolerated condition. Treatment options in this condition include anticoagulation and primary reperfusion therapy – systemic thrombolysis, catheter based treatments or surgical embolectomy. There is…
Veno-Arterial ECMO in the Setting of Post-Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect: A Bridge to Surgical Repair
McLaughlin A, McGiffin D, Winearls J, Tesar P, Cole C, Vallely M, Clarke A, Fraser J Heart Lung Circ 2016 Nov;25(11):1063-1066 PMID: 27374861 Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a complex rescue therapy utilised to provide circulatory and/or respiratory support to critically ill patients who have failed maximal conventional therapy. The use of ECMO in…
The Aortic Root Replacement Procedure: 12-year Experience from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Database
Dhurandhar V, Parikh R, Saxena A, Vallely MP, Wilson MK, Black DA, Tran L, Reid CM, Bannon PG Heart Lung Circ 2016 Dec;25(12):1245-1251 PMID: 27269475 Abstract BACKGROUND: The aortic root replacement procedure (ARR), is often considered the gold standard in the management of aortic root and ascending aorta aneurysms. Our aim was to review the…
KCa1.1, a calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha 1, is targeted by miR-17-5p and modulates cell migration in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Cheng YY, Wright CM, Kirschner MB, Williams M, Sarun KH, Sytnyk V, Leshchynska I, Edelman JJ, Vallely MP, McCaughan BC, Klebe S, van Zandwijk N, Lin RC, Reid G Mol. Cancer 2016 Jun;15(1):44 PMID: 27245839 Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive, locally invasive, cancer elicited by asbestos exposure and almost invariably a…
