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S E Fremes

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Guru V, Fremes S
Clin Nephrol . 2004 Sep; 62(2):77-83. PMID: 15356963
Introduction: There have been many small randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in preventing radiographic contrast-induced nephropathy. Most studies have suggested a beneficial NAC effect. This meta-analysis...
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Borger M, Fremes S
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2001 Aug; 13(2):192-8. PMID: 11494211
Stroke is a major complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Carotid stenosis is an important cause of stroke in certain CABG patients. Randomized trials have revealed that carotid...
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Cohen G, Tamariz M, Sever J, Liaghati N, Guru V, Christakis G, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2001 Feb; 71(1):180-5; discussion 185-6. PMID: 11216742
Background: Although use of the internal thoracic artery has been shown to improve outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting, the same cannot be said of alternative arterial conduits. To determine...
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Fremes S, Tamariz M, Abramov D, Christakis G, Sever J, Sykora K, et al.
Circulation . 2000 Nov; 102(19 Suppl 3):III339-45. PMID: 11082411
Background: The Warm Heart Trial randomized 1732 CABG patients to receive warm or cold blood cardioplegia. In the warm cardioplegia patients, nonfatal perioperative cardiac events were significantly decreased and the...
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Abramov D, Tamariz M, Sever J, Christakis G, Bhatnagar G, Heenan A, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2000 Oct; 70(3):800-5; discussion 806. PMID: 11016313
Background: To assess the impact of gender as an independent risk factor for early and late morbidity and mortality following coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods: Perioperative and long-term data on...
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Abramov D, Tamariz M, Fremes S, Guru V, Borger M, Christakis G, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2000 Aug; 70(1):84-90. PMID: 10921687
Background: The demographics of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have changed over time and may contribute to differing operative mortality and the combination of mortality and morbidity (M...
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Fremes S
Control Clin Trials . 2000 Jul; 21(4):397-413. PMID: 10913815
The use of an internal thoracic artery rather than a saphenous vein graft for left anterior descending coronary artery bypass is associated with improved long-term outcome. Hence, expanded use of...
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Wong B, McLean R, Fremes S, Deemar K, Harrington E, Christakis G, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2000 Apr; 69(3):808-16. PMID: 10750765
Background: Studies have shown that aprotinin and tranexamic acid can reduce postoperative blood loss after cardiac operation. However, which drug is more efficacious in a higher risk surgical group of...
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Borger M, Fremes S, Weisel R, Cohen G, Rao V, Lindsay T, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 1999 Jul; 68(1):14-20; discussion 21. PMID: 10421108
Background: Patients with concomitant carotid and coronary artery disease present a surgical dilemma. We compared the stroke and mortality rates for combined coronary artery bypass grafting and carotid endarterectomy in...
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Bhatnagar G, Fremes S, Christakis G, Goldman B
J Card Surg . 1999 Apr; 13(3):190-3. PMID: 10193989
A prospective randomized trial was conducted to evaluate the early efficacy and safety of the Gortex surgical membrane. Three hundred two patients (265 males, 37 females) undergoing isolated coronary bypass...