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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: January 5, 2017
Francis J. Podbielski, MD, FCCP, comments: This in an interesting and clinically relevant study given the emphasis many institutions have placed on...
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 15, 2016
Following curative-intent resection of stage I NSCLC, noncancer-specific mortality is a significant competing event, with an increasing impact as p...
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 15, 2016
An expandable cardiac valve adapted for infants and children demonstrates acceptable function and can accommodate the child’s growth.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 14, 2016
Aortic arch reconstruction through a median sternotomy in babies had lower rates of recurrent obstruction than did a thoracotomy approach.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 30, 2016
Bioprosthetic materials show progress for reconstruction of large airway defects.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 30, 2016
The development of arrhythmia is associated with a heightened risk of circulation failure after a Fontan procedure.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 29, 2016
Cervicosternolaparotomy revision surgery for graft dysfunction after esophageal reconstruction for caustic injuries can achieve good results.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 29, 2016
Physicians should clearly communicate to patients with complex multivessel artery disease the key findings of the SYNTAX trial.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 8, 2016
General anesthesia during carotid endarterectomy carries almost twice the risk of complications as regional anesthesia.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 7, 2016
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Risk models may identify patients at greatest risk of stroke and 1-year death after carotid endarterectomy.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 7, 2016
Open lower-extremity procedures have higher risk of infection-related readmission than endovascular procedures.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 3, 2016
Cognitive impairment and improvement are both detectable after carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 2, 2016
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Patients who had an SSI were more than three times more likely to have a major amputation and more than five times more like...
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 1, 2016
Chimney and sandwich grafts facilitated hybrid repair of type A aortic dissection in a high-risk patient.
Article
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 1, 2016
Using a newer form of MRI to investigate oxygen levels in newborns with congenital heart disease, researchers in Canada reported that these patient...
