CRSTI
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James R. Edgerton, MD
Manuscripts
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Atrial Fibrillation
Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Autonomic Denervation
for the Management of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by a Minimally
Invasive Surgical Approach. J Thorac and
Cardiovasc Surg March 2010.
Total Thorascopic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
using the Dallas Lesion Set, Partial Autonomic Denervation, and Left Atrial
Appendectomy. Operative
Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Volume 14, Issue 3,
Autumn 2009, Pages 224-242.
Linear Left Atrial Lesions in Minimally Invasive Surgical Ablation of Persistent
Atrial Fibrillation: Techniques for Assessing Conduction Block Across Surgical
Lesions. Heart Rhythm Society Supplement Volume 6: Issue 12, December 2009:
S50 – S63.
History of Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm Society Supplement Volume 6: Issue 12, December 2009: S1 – S4.
Totally Thorascopic Surgical Ablation of Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation using ‘The Dallas Lesion Set’. Heart Rhythm Society Supplement. Volume 6: Issue 12, December 2009: S64 – S70.
A New Epicardial Lesion Set for Minimal Access Left Atrial Maze: The Dallas Lesion Set. Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1655-1657.
Minimally Invasive Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Six-month Results. J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 138:109-114.
Rationale for Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Partial Autonomic Denervation for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Innovations 2008; 3;121-124.
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Partial Autonomic Denervation for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:35-39.
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Partial Autonomic Denervation for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2007:20:89-93.
Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Bypass Surgery: Development of a Predictive Risk Algorithm. Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1707-1712.
Reduced Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Immediately Extubated After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann of Thorac Surg 2006;81:2121-27.
Beating Heart
On-Pump Beating Heart Surgery Offers Alternative for Unstable Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7(1):8-15.
Avoidance of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Improves Early Survival in Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Patients with Poor Ventricular Function. The Heart Surgery Forum 2004;7(1):45-50.
First Year Outcomes of Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Proximal Mechanical Connectors. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1542-9.
Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass: Operative Strategy and Technique. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003;15(1):83-91.
Complications Related to Off-Pump Bypass Grafting. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003;15(1):63-70.
Conversion in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB): An Analysis of Predictors and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76(4):1138-1143.
Elimination of cardiopulmonary bypass improves early survival in multivessel coronary artery bypass patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2002 ;73:1196-203.
Improved Outcomes in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Beating Heart Techniques. J Thorac and Cardiovasc Surg 2002;124:598-607.
Beating Heart Surgery Reduces Mortality in the Reoperative Bypass Patient. The Heart Surgery Forum 2002;5(suppl 4):301-316.
Left Mini-Thoracotomy for Beating Heart Bypass Grafting: A Safe Alternative to High-Risk Intervention for Selected Grafting of the Circumflex Artery Distribution. Circulation 2001;104(1):99-101.
Influence of Diabetes on Mortality and Morbidity: Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:776-781.
Off-Pump Bypass is Safe in Patients With Left Main Coronary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:788-792.
Medtronic Beating Heart Surgery: Moving From Revolutionary to Routine. Monograph. 2000.
A Review of 1582 Consecutive Octopus: Off Pump Coronary Bypass Patients. Ann of Thorac Surg. 2000;70:1017-20.
Analysis of Hemodynamic Changes During Beating Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:1355-61.
Off-Pump Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Utilizing The Octopus Tissue Stabilization System: Initial Experience in 374 Patients form Three Separate Centers. Heart Surgery Forum 1999;vol 2 issue 1
Other
Current Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The CARE (Coronary Artery REvascularzation) Study. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:496-503.
Ventricular Epicardial Lead Placement for Resynchronization by Determination of Paced Depolarization Intervals: Technique and Rationale. Ann of Thorac Surg 2007;83:89-92.
Endoscopic Vascular Harvest in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Controlled Trials. Innovations 2005;1(2):61.
Does reporting of coronary artery bypass grafting from administrative databases accurately reflect actual clinical outcomes? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Jun;129(6):1309-17.
Endoscopic Vascular Harvest in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: A Consensus Statement of the Internation Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMCIS). Innovations 2005;1(2):51.
Initial Experience with Proximal Anastomosis Performed with a Mechanical Connector. Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1866-71.
Obliteration of Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm by Thrombin Injection. Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:S1413-5.
Initial Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trial of Robotically Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1263-1269.
Endothelial Cell Seeding of Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Pouches. Journal of Surgical Research 1994;57: 460-469.
The Subpectoral Pocket: The Preferred Implant Site for Pediatric Pacemakers. PACE 1991;Vol. 14 Preoperative Localization of an Intracardiac Foreign Body by Two Dimensional Echocardiography. American Heart Journal 1987;113:210-212.
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome Associated with the Persistently Normal Fasting Serum Gastrin Concentrations. Annals of Internal Medicine 1985;103:215.
Influence of Aortic Stenosis on the Hemodynamic Importance of a Coronary Narrowing in Dogs Without Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Am J of Cardiology 1983;49:923.