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.
Neurologic Injury and Protection in Adult Cardiac and Aortic Surgery
Seco M, Edelman JJ, Boxtel BV, Forrest P, Byrom MJ, Wilson MK, Fraser J, Bannon PG, Vallely MP J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2015 Feb;29(1):185-195 PMID: 25620144 Abstract
Comparative transcriptome profiling in human bicuspid aortic valve disease using RNA-sequencing
Padang R, Bagnall RD, Tsoutsman T, Bannon PG, Semsarian C Physiol. Genomics 2014 Dec;:physiolgenomics.00115.2014 PMID: 25547111 Abstract Intrinsic valvular degeneration and dysfunction is the most common complication of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease. Phenotypically, it ranges from calcific aortic stenosis to redundant or prolapsing regurgitant leaflets. The underlying molecular mechanism underpinning phenotype heterogeneity of valvular…
Position Statement for the Operator and Institutional Requirements for a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Program
Walters DL, Webster M, Pasupati S, Walton A, Muller D, Stewart J, Williams M, MacIsaac A, Scalia G, Wilson M, Gamel AE, Clarke A, Bennetts J, Bannon P Heart Lung Circ 2014 Oct; PMID: 25488705 Abstract The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and the Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and…
Replacement of the aortic root with a composite valve-graft conduit: risk factor analysis in 246 consecutive patients
Woldendorp K, Starra E, Seco M, Hendel PN, Jeremy RW, Wilson MK, Vallely MP, Bannon PG Heart Lung Circ 2014 Dec;23(12):1187-93 PMID: 25038031 Abstract BACKGROUND: Composite valve-graft (CVG) replacement of the aortic root is a well-studied and recognised treatment for various aortic root conditions, including valvular disease with associated aortopathy. There have been few previous…
The Freestyle Aortic Bioprosthesis: A Systematic Review
Sherrah AG, Edelman JJ, Thomas SR, Brady PW, Wilson MK, Jeremy RW, Bannon PG, Vallely MP Heart Lung Circ 2014 Dec;23(12):1110-1117 PMID: 25047283 Abstract BACKGROUND: The Medtronic Freestyle bioprosthesis (FSB) provides an alternative to other prostheses for both aortic valve and aortic root surgery. This paper is a systematic review of the post-operative outcomes in…
Should clopidogrel be discontinued before coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with acute coronary syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Cao C, Indraratna P, Ang SC, Manganas C, Park J, Bannon PG, Yan TD J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2014 Dec;148(6):3092-8 PMID: 24954178 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are treated with dual antiplatelet agents, including aspirin and clopidogrel, to prevent mortality and recurrent ischemia. However, those who require coronary artery bypass grafting…
Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Replacement in Complex Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease With a Single Ventricle
Martínez GJ, Ng BH, Wilson MK, Pasupati S, Robinson DA, Cartwright BL, Adams MR, Celermajer DS, Ng MK JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2014 Oct;7(10):e133-5 PMID: 25240545 Abstract
The quadricuspid aortic valve
Sherrah AG, Vallely MP Heart Lung Circ 2014 Oct;23(10):e231-2 PMID: 24929296 Abstract
