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.
Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Robotic-assisted mitral valve surgery (RMVS) is becoming an increasingly performed procedure in cardiac surgery, however, its true safety and efficacy compared to the gold standard conventional sternotomy approach [conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery (CSMVS)] remains debated. The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide a comprehensive analysis of all available literature comparing RMVS to CSMVS….
Pacemaker after Sutureless and Rapid-Deployment Prostheses: A Progress Report from the SURD-IR
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the need for postoperative permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) following sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement (SuRD-AVR) in the context of a progress report from a large multicenter international registry (SURD-IR). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 4,166 patients who underwent SuRD-AVR between 2008 and 2019. The primary outcome was the…
Long-term outcomes in heritable thoracic aortic disease
Heritable aortic aneurysm is an increasingly recognized cause of morbidity and mortality. Whilst Marfan syndrome (MFS) is well-known, the clinical presentation and prognosis of more newly described genetic syndromes is less familiar to clinicians. There is a particular lack of knowledge regarding clinical outcomes for non-syndromal heritable aortic disease. This study investigated the presentation, clinical…
The combination of Chilaiditi syndrome and Bochdalek hernia in an adult: successful management with a robot assisted approach
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Ventricular Septal Myectomy for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Analysis Spanning 60 Years Of Practice): AJC Expert Panel.
Surgical myectomy remains the time-honored primary treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with drug refractory limiting symptoms due to LV outflow obstruction. Based on >50 years experience, surgery reliably reverses disabling heart failure by permanently abolishing mechanical outflow impedance and mitral regurgitation, with normalization of LV pressures and preserved systolic function. A consortium of 10 international…
Incorporating the anterior mitral leaflet to the annulus abolishes leaflet movement, the diastolic baffle effect, and shortens the long axis of the ventricle.
No abstract available
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients.
Background: Concomitant replacement of the aortic root and aortic valve is a widely used treatment strategy in elective patients with aortic valve stenosis and root aneurysm. It is also a strategy frequently employed in patients with acute aortic dissection type A (AADA), involving the aortic root. Although more patients have undergone valve sparing procedures over the…
