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Annual Report 1996/97, Student and Faculty Publications

PUBLICATIONS - STUDENTS

Christakis GT, Joyner C, Fremes SE...Rao V, et al: Left ventricular mass regression early following aortic valve replacement. Ann Thor Surg 1996;62:1084-1089.

Cohen G, Weisel RD, Rao V, Borger MA: Cost-effective provision of cardiac services in a fixed dollar environment. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:S18-21.

Cohen G, Weisel RD, Rao V, Mickel DAG: Does lethal cell injury occur during reperfusion? J Thromb and Thromb 1996;36:87-88.

Ikonomidis JS, Shirai T, Weisel RD...Rao V, et al: Preconditioning cultured human pediatric myocytes requires adenosine and protein kinase C. Am J Physiol 1997;272:H1220-H1230.

Najm HK, Gill I, FitzGibbon G, Keon W: Coronary pulmonary steal syndrome. Ann Thor Surg 1996;62:264-265.

Najm HK, Williams WG, Coles JG, Rebeyka IM, Freedom RM: Scimitar syndrome: Twenty years' experience and results of repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112(5):1161-1169.

Najm HK, Williams WG, Coles JG, Rebeyka IM, Freedom RM: Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: Results of the Fontan procedure. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:669-675.

Rao V: Discussion of Jin et al. Effects of valve substitute on changes in left ventricular function and hypertrophy after aortic valve replacement. Ann thorac Surg 1996;62:690.

Rao V, Weisel RD: Review of "Warm Heart Surgery". (Ed) Salerno TS. Can J Surg 1996;39:433-434.

Rao V, Grewal R, Weisel RD, Cohen G, et al: Does the left internal thoracic artery graft delay the recovery of myocardial metabolism following CABG? Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:1039-1044.

Rao V, Merante F, Weisel RD, Cohen G, et al: The use of glucose and insulin during hypothermic and normothermic coronary bypass surgery. Ann NY Acad Sci 1996;793:494-497.

Rao V, Ikonomidis JS, Weisel RD, Cohen G: Preconditioning for myocardial protection. Ann NY Acad Sci 1996;793:338-354.

Rao V, Christakis GT, Weisel RD, et al: Changing pattern of valve surgery. Circulation 1996;94(SuppII):II113-II120.

Rao V, Feindel C, Weisel RD, Boylen P, Cohen G: Donor blood perfusion improves myocardial recovery following cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 1997;16:667-673.

Rao V, Weisel RD: Intraoperative protection of organs: Hypothermia, cardioplegia, and cerebroplegia. IN: Cardiac Surgery in the Adult. (Ed) Edmunds LH. McGraw-Hill 1997:295-318.

Rao V, Weisel RD, David TE: Reply to the Editor: "Results of represervation of the chordae tendineae during redo mitral valve replacement". Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:601.

Shirai T, Rao V, Weisel RD, Ikonomidis JS, et al: Antegrade and retrograde cardioplegia. Alternte of simultaneous? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:787-796.

Torrance SM, Wittnich C: Neonatal hemodynamic responses to extreme ranges of controlled graded hypoxia. Crit Care Med 1996;24(11):1-7.

PUBLICATIONS - FACULTY

Adamson SL, Engelberts D, Whitely KJ: Low dose indomethacin via fetal vein or cerebral ventricle stimulates breathing movements in fetal sheep. Can J Physiol & Pharmacol 1997;75:135-142.

Ahn SS, Rutherford RB, Johnston KW, et al: Reporting standards for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ad Hoc Committee for Standardized Reporting Practices in Vascular Surgery. J Vasc Surg 1997/25:405-410.

Ando S, Dajani HR, Senn BL, Newton GE, Floras JS: Sympathetic alternans. Evidence for arterial baroreflex control of muscle sympathetic nerve activity in congestive heart failure. Circulation 1997;95:316-319.

Aziz CA, Sefton MV, Anderson JM, Ziats NP: Preparation of purified atactic polypropylene and polyvinyl methyl ether surfaces for thrombogenicity studies. J Biomed Mater Res 1996;32:193-202.

Baker B, Dorian P, Sandor P, Shapiro C, Schell C, Mitchell J, Irvine MJ: Electrocardiographic effects of fluoxetin and doxepin in patients with major depressive disorder. J Clin Psychopharmacology 1997;17:15-21.

Baroldi G, DeMaria R, Silver MD: Pathology of dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown cause. Heart Failure 1996;12:102-127.

Baroldi G, Silver MD, DeMaria R, Parodi O, Pellegrinin AD: Lipomatous metaplasia in left ventricular scar. Can J Cardiol 1997;13:65-71.

Barry SI, Gowman LM, Ethier CR: Obtaining concentration dependent diffusion coefficients from ultrafiltration experiments: Application to hyaluronate. Biopolymers 1996;39:1-11.

Bascom PAJ, Johnston KW, Cobbold RSC, Ojha M: Relation of the flow field distal to a moderate stenosis to the doppler power. Ultrasound Med & Biol 1997;23:25-39.

Bayliss CE, Ackermann U: Edith. Structure/Function, Case 1. Copyrighted, UofT Faculty of Medicine, 1996.

Bayliss CE, Goldlist BJ, Senn JS: Mrs. Lively. Structure/Function, Case 2. Copyrighted, UofT Faculty of Medicine, 1996.

Bayliss CE, Goode RC, Duffin J, Senn JS: Bart Giamatti. Structure/Function, Case 3. Copyrighted, UofT Faculty of Medicine 1996.

Bayliss CE: The Plumber's Helper. Structure/Function Demonstration Case. Copyrighted, UofT Faculty of Medicine 1996.

Bayliss CE, Ackermann U, Cormack DH, Murray RK: Week 12-15 Syllabus. Structure/Function. Copyrighted, UofT Faculty of Medicine 1996.

Bhatnagar G, Christakis G, Murphy P, Oxorn D, Goldman B: Technique for reconstruction of the sinotubular junction. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:559-560.

Bloom S (Ed), Lie JT, Silver MD (Assoc Eds): IN: Diagnositic Criteria for Cardiovascular Pathology. Lippincott-Raven 1997:208.

Boylan J, Cheng DCH, Sandler AN, Carmichael FJ, Koren G, Feindel C, Boylen P: Cocaine toxicity and isoflurane anaesthesia: Hemodynamic, myocardial, metabolic, and regional blood flow effects in swine. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1996;10:772-777.

Bradley TD, Floras JS: Pathophysiologic and therapeutic implications of sleep apnea in congestive heart failure. J Cardiac Failure 1996;2:223-240.

Butler GC, Ando S, Floras JS: Fractal component of variability of heart rate and systolic blood pressure in congestive heart failure. Clinical Science 1997;92:543-550.

Chan AW, Johnston KW, Verjee Z, Demajo WA: Delayed diagnosis of diltiazem overdose in a patient presenting with thrombosis of femoral artery. Can J Cardiol 1997;12:835-838.

Chang PWG, Tsui SKW, Liew CC, et al: Isolation, characterization and chromosomal mapping of a novel cDNA clone encoding human selenium binding protein. J Cell Biochem 1997;64:217-224.

Cheng DCH, Jiang M, Asokumar B, Boylen P, Sandler AN: Effects of nifedipine and metoprolol on collateral coronary blood flow in a swine model of chronic coronary obstruction and acute ischemia under isoflurane anaesthesia. Can J Anaesth 1996;43:160-168.

Cheng DCH, Karski J, Peniston C, Asokumar B, Carroll J, Nierenberg H, Roger S, David T, Sandler A: Morbidity outcome of early versus conventional tracheal extubation following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery: A prospective randomized, controlled clinical study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:755-764.

Cheng DCH, Karski J, Peniston C, Asokumar B, Raveendran G, David T, Sandler A: Early tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reduces costs and improves resource use: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Anesthesiology 1996;85:1300-1310.

Cheng DCH: Perioperative care of the patient abusing cocaine. Current Opinion in Anaesth 1996;9:259-262.

Christakis G, Joyner C, Fremes S, Morgan C, Buth K, Sever J, Rao V, Panagiotopoulos, Murphy P, Goldman B: Left ventricular mass regrenian early following aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:1084-1089.

Christakis GT, Naylor CD, Buth KJ, Fremes SE, Weisel RD, Lichtenstein SV: The influence of risk on the results of warm heart surgery: A substudy from a randomized trial of 1732 patients. Eur J Cardiothoracic Surg 1997;11:515-520.

Clausell N, Daly PA, Molossi S, Lima VC, Adelman AG, Gotlieb AI, Rabinovitch M: Histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of eccentric coronary artery lesions retrieved by atherectomy from cardiac transplant recipients. Cardiovasc Pathol 1997;6:23-29.

Coceani F, Kelsey L, Seidlitz E, Marks GS, McLaughlin BE, Vreman HJ, Stevenson DK, Rabinovitch M, Ackerley C: Carbon monoxide formation in the ductus arteriosus in the lamb: implications for the regulation of muscle tone. Br J Pharmacol 1997;120:599-608.

Coceani F, Kelsey L, Seidlitz E: Carbon monoxide-induced relaxation of the ductus arteriosus in the lamb: evidence against the prime role of guanylyl cyclase. Br J Pharmacol 1996;118:1689-1696.

Cohen EA, Schwartz L: Intracoronary stents: Indications and cost implications. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1996;39:83-110.

Cohen G, Weisel RD, Rao V, Borger MA: Cost-effective provision of cardiac services in a fixed-dollar environment. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:S18-S21.

Cole CW, Hill GB, Millar WJ, Moher D, Laupacis A, Johnston KW: Selective screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Chronic Disease in Canada 1996;17(2):51-55.

Conway EM, Pollefeyt S, Collen D, Steiner-Mosonyi M: The amino terminal lectin-like domain of thrombomodulin is required for constitutive endocytosis. Blood 1997;89:652-661.

Couch GG, Johnston KW, Ojha M: Full field flow visualization and velocity measurements with a photochromic grid method. Measurement Sci and Tech 1996;7:1238-1246.

Couch GG, Kim HS, Ojha M: An vitro assessment of the hemodynamic effects of a partial occlusion in 12F titanium greenfield vena cava filter. J Vasc Surg 1997;4:663-672.

Current Opinion in Critical Care - Respiratory System Vol 3, No 1, Feb 1997. (Eds) Slutsky AS, Bone RC, Vincent JL. Rapid Science Publishers, Philadephia 1997.

Diaz R, Wilson GJ: Selective blockade of AT1 angiotensin II receptors abolished ischemic preconditioning in isolated rabbit hearts. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1997;29:129-139.

d'Udekem Y, David TE, Feindel CM, Armstrong S, Sun Z: Long-term results of surgery for active infective endocarditis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997;11:46-52.

Devitt JH, Cohen M, Fish P, Fung D, Kurrek M, Fish K, Murrphy P, Noel A, Szalai J: Testing the raters: Inter-rater reliability during observation of simulator performance. CJA 1996;3(5 PtII);A51-B

Dupuis J, Stewart DJ, Cernacek P, Gosselin G: Human pulmonary circulation is an important site for both clearance and production of endothelin. Circulation 1996;94:1578-1584.

Edmunds LH, Clark RE, Cohn LH, Grunkemeier GL, Miller DC, Weisel RD: Guidelines for reporting morbidity and mortality after cardiac valvular operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:708-711.

Edmunds LH, Clark RE, Cohn LH, Grunkemeier GL, Miller DC, Weisel RD: Guidelines for reporting morbidity and mortality after cardiac valvular operations. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:932-935.

Eisenberg MJ, Califf RM, Cohen EA, Adelman AG, Keeler G, et al: Use of evidence-based medical therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization: A comparison of practice patterns in the United States, Europe, and Canada. Am J Cardiol 1997;79:867-872.

Forster C: The interaction of 5-methyl-urapidil with a1-adrenoceptors in canine dorsal pedal artery and saphenous vein in pacing-induced heart failure. Eur J Pharmacol 1996;318:55-65.

Fort S. Lazzam C, Schwartz L: Coronary "Y" stenting: A technique for angioplasty of bifurcation stenoses. Can J Cardiol 1996;12:678-682.

Fung YW, Liew CC: Identification of genes associated with myocardial development. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1996;28:1241-1249.

Fung YW, Wang RX, Liew CC: Characterization of a human cardiac gene which encodes for a LIM domain protein and is developmentally expressed in myocardial development. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1996;28:1203-1210.

Gemmell CH, Black JP, Yeo EL, Sefton MV: Material induced up-regulation of leukocyte CD11b during whole blood contact: Material differences and a role for complement. J Biomed Mater Res 1996;32:29-36.

George CFP, Bradley TD, Broughton R, Fleetham J, et al: Consensus statement for the Canadian Sleep Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society: Standards for polysomnography in Canada. Can Med Assoc J 1996;155:1673-1678.

Gloviczki P, Bergan JJ, Menawat SS, Hobson RW, Kistner RL, Kalman PG, et al: Safety, feasibility and early efficacy of subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery: A preliminary report from the North American Registry. J Vasc Surg 1997;25:94-105.

Goodman L: Current understanding of high altitude physiology and hypoxia. Can Aero Space J 1996;42(3):151-157.

GUSTO IIb Investigators: A comparison of recombinant hirudin versus heparin for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes. N Eng J Med 1996;335:775-782.

Hall MJ, Xie A, Rutherford R, Ando SI, Floras JS, Bradley TD: Cycle length of periodic breathing in patients with and without heart failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995;154:376-381.

Harrison DA, McLaughlin PR: Interventional cardiology for the adult patient with congenital heart disease: The Toronto experience. CCJ 1996;12:965-971.

Hepple RT, Goodman JM, Thomas SG, MacKinnon SLM, Plyley MJ: Quantifying the capillary supply and the response to resistance training in older men. Pflugers Archive-Eur J of Physiol 1997;433:238-244.

Hepple RT, Goodman JM, Thomas SG, MacKinnon SLM, Plyley MJ: Resistance and aerobic training in older men: effects of VO2 peak and the capillary supply to skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol 1997;82(4):1305-1310.

Hill A, Cole W, Kalman PG, Wellington J, Harris K, Barber G: Patient-oriented outcomes for quality control in vascular surgery. Surgical Forum 1996;XL(VII):666-667.

Huang WY, Heng HHQ, Liew CC: Assignment of the human GATA-4 gene to 8p22-23.1 using fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 1996;72:217-218.

Hwang DM, Dempsey A, Tan KP, Liew CC: A modular domain of NifU, a nitrogren fixation cluster-protein, is highly conserved in evolution. J Mol Evolution 1996;43:536-540.

Ikonomidis JS, Shirai T, Rao V, Li R-K, Mickle DAG, Weisel RD: Preconditioning in human ventricular myocytes. IN: Ischaemia: Preconditioning and Adaptation. Eds. Marber M, Yellon DM. BIOS Scientific Publishers Limited, Oxford 1996:298-330.

Ikonomidis JS, Shirai T, Weisel RD, Derylo B, Rao V, Mickle DAG, Li R-K: Human ventricular cardiomyocyte preconditioning is mediated by protein kinase C activated by endogenously released adenosine. Am J Physiol 1997;272(HCP41):H1220-1230.

Irvine J, Ritvo P: Optimizing patient adherence in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. IN: Patient Compliance and the Long-term Management of Hypertension. Ed. F.H.H. Leenen. Pointe-Claire, Quebec, STA Communications Inc. 1996:29-44.

Jia Z-Q, Mickle DAG, Weisel RD, Mohabeer MK, Merante F, Rao V, Li G, Li R-K: Transplanted cardiomyocytes survive in scar tissue and improve heart function. Transplantation Proc 1997;29:2093-2094.

Johnston KW: Value and limitations of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, stents and lytic agents for aortoiliac disease. IN: Current Critical Problems in Vascular Surgery. (Ed) Weith FJ. Quality Medical Publishers Inc., St. Louis, MO 1996;7:275-282.

Jones PL, Cowan KN, Rabinovitch M: Progressive pulmonary vascular disease is characterized by a proliferative response related to deposition of tenascin-C and is preceded by subendothelial accumulation of fibronectin. Am J Pathol 1997;150:1349-1360.

Jones PL, Rabinovitch M: Tenascin-C is induced with progressive pulmonary vascular disease in rats is functionally related to increased smooth muscle cell proliferation. Circ Res 1996;79:1131-1142.

Jury of the Consensus: Lemaire F, Blanch L, Fagon JY, Foex P, Hedenstierna G, Morel D, Parsons P, Pesenti A, Ramsay G, Sibruner G, Slutsky AS. Bureau of the Consensus: Carlet J, Artigas A, Bihari D, et al: Consensus Conference. Tissue hypoxia: How to detect, how to correct, how to prevent. Am J Respirat and Crit Care Med 1996;154:1573-1578.

Kalman PG, Johnston KW, Sniderman KW: Indications and results of balloon angioplasty for arterial occlusive lesions. World J Surg 1996;20:630-634.

Kalman PG, Johnston KW: Predictors of long-term patient survival after in situ vein leg bypass. J Vasc Surg 1997;25:899-904.

Karpe F, Hamsten A, Uffelman K, Steiner G: Apolipoproteins B-48. Methods in enzymology 1996;263:95-104.

Karsch KR, Preisack MB, Adelman AG, et al: Low molecular weight heparin (reviparin) in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty results of a randomized, double-blind, infractionated heparin and placebo-controlled, multicenter trial (REDUCE Trial). J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;28:1437-1443.

Kimber S, Downar E, Masse S, Sevaptsidis E, Chen T, Mickleborough LL, Parson I: A comparison of unipolar and bipolar electrodes during cardiac mapping studies. PACE 1996;19:1196-1204.

Krunic N, Adamson SL, Bishai I, Coceani F: Prostaglandin uptake and catabolism by the choroid plexus during development in sheep. Dev Brain Res 1997;100:82-89.

Ko YL, Chen JJ, Liew WP, Wu WK, Liew CC: Mapping the locus for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to chromosome 11 in a family with a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy of the Japanese type. Human Genetics 1996;97:457-461.

Langille BL: Arterial remodeling: Relation to hemodynamics. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1996;78:834-841.

Langille BL, Ojha M: Blood flow dynamics, atherosclerosis and bypass graft failure. Trends Cardiovasc Med 1997;7:111-118.

Larosa G, Forster C: Altered vasodilator response of coronary microcirculation in pacing-induced congestive heart failure. Eur J Pharmacol 1996;318:387-395.

Larosa G, Forster C: The endothelium modifies b-adrenoceptor reactivity in canine coronary arteries: Effect of pacing-induced heart failure. J Vasc Res 1996;33:62-70.

Law PTW, Tsui SKW...Liew CC, et al: A novel cDNA encoding a human homologue of ribosomal protein L29. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 1996;1305:105-108.

Le Tran Y, Forster C: Effect of angiotensin receptor blockade in the rabbit aorta: Influence of the endothelium. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1996;74:1277-1286.

Lewis GF, Cabana VG: Postprandial changes in high density lipoprotein (HDL) composition and subfraction distribution are not altered in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM.). Metabolism 1996;45:1034-1041.

Lewis GF, Vranic M, Giacca A: Glucagon enhances the direct suppressive effect of insulin on hepatic glucose production in humans. Am J Physiol 1997;272:E371-E378.

Li R-K, Cowan DB, Mickle DAG, Weisel RD, Burton GW: Effect of vitamin E on human glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX1) expression in cardiomyocytes. Free Radical Biol and Med 1996;21:419-426.

Li R-K, Jai Z-A, Weisel RD, Mickle DAG, et al: Cardiomyocyte transplantation improves heart function. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:654-661.

Li R-K, Mickle DAG, Weisel RD, Carson S, Omar SA, Tumiati LC, Wilson G, Williams WG: Human pediatric and adult ventricular cardiomyocytes in culture: assessment of phenotypic changes with passaging. Cardiovasc Res 1996;32:362-373.

Li R-K, Mickle DAG, Weisel RD: Fetal cardiomyocyte transplantation. IN: Cellular Cardiomyoplasty: Myocardial Repair with Cell Implantation. Eds. Kao RL, Chiu RC-J. R.G. Landes Co. Publisher, Austin TX 1997:57-80.

Lim B, Bascom PAJ, Cobbold RSC: Particle and voxel approaches for simulating ultrasound backscattering from tissue. Ultrasound Med & Biol 1996;22:1237-1247.

Lindsay TF, Memari N, Ghanekar A, Walker P, Romaschin A: Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm causes priming of phagocytic oxidative burst. J Vasc Surg 1997;25:610-622.

Locke M, Tanguay RM, Ianuzzo CD: Constitutive expression of HSP 72 in swine heart. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1996;28:467-474.

Locke M, Tanguay RM: Diminished heat shock response in the aged myocardium. Cell Stress and Chaperones 1996;1:251-260.

Locke M, Tanguay RM: Increased HSF activation in muscles with a high constitutive HSP 70 expression. Cell Stress and Chaperones 1996;1:189-196.

Lorencez C, Kawaji M, Ojha M: Liquid turbulence structure at a sheared gas-liquid interface. Intl J Multiphase Flow 1997;2:205-226.

Luss H, Li R-K, Shapiro RA, Tzeng E, McGowan FX, Yoneyama T, Hatakeyama K, Geller DA, Mickle DAG, Simmons RL, Billiar TR: Dedifferentiated human ventricular cardiac myocytes Translationaltes express inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA but not protein in response to IL-1, TNF, IFN and LPS. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1997;29:1153-1167.

Mably JD, Liew CC: Factors involved in cardiogenesis and the regulation of cardiac-specific gene expression. Circ Res 1996;79:4-13.

Martin AJ, Ryan LK, Gotlieb AI, Hemkleman RM, Foster FS: Arterial imaging: Comparison of high resolution US and MR imaging with histologic correlation. Imaging Therapeutic Technology 1997;17:189-202.

McLean RF, Baker AJ, et al: Evaluation of ketamine concentrations during cardiopulmonary bypass. Can J Anaesth 1996;43:580-584.

McLean RF, Wong BI: Normothermic versus hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: central nervous system outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1996;10:45-53.

Mickleborough LL, Walker PM, Takagi Y, Ohashi M, Ivanov J, Tamariz M: Risk factors for stroke in patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:1250-1259.

Milone SD, Parker JD: Nitrate tolerance and angiotensis. University of Toronto, Medical Journal 1997;74:176-180.

Murphy P, Byrick R, Edelist G, Stewart T, Kay C: Effect of inhaled nitric oxide on intraoperative fat embolism during cemented arthroplasty. Anesthesiology 1996;82;3A-A611.

Murphy P: Cost-effectiveness of transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgical procedures. Pro: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is a cost effective strategy for cardiac surgical procedures. J Cardiothorac and Vasc Anesth 1997;II(2):246-249.

Najm HK, Williams WG, Coles JG, Rebeyka IM, Freedom RM: Scimitar syndrome: Twenty years' experience and results of repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112(5):1161-1169.

Newton GE, Adelman AG, Schaempert E, Seidelin P, Parker JD: Cardiac sympathetic activity in response to acute myocardial ischemia. Am J Physiol 1997;41:H2079-H2084.

Newton GE, Landzberg JS, Schofield AM, Colucci WS, Parker JD: Effect of muscarinic stimulation on left ventricular function in the normal and failing human left ventricle. J Clin Invest 1996;98:2756-2763.

Newton GE, Parker JD: Acute effects of b1-selective and nonselective b-1 adrenergic receptor blockade on cardiac sympathetic activity in congestive heart failure. Circulation 1996;94:353-358.

Newton GE, Parker JD: Cardiac sympathetic responses to acute vasodilation: Normal ventricular function versus congestive heart failure. Circulation 1996;94:3161-3167.

Norton JL, Adamson SL, Bocking AD, Han VKM: Prostaglandin-H synthase-1 (PGHS-1) gene is expressed in specific neurons of the brain of the late gestation ovine fetus. Dev Brain Res 1996;95:79-96.

Nulman I, Rovet J, Stewart DE, et al: Neurodevelopment of children exposed in utero to antidepressant drugs. N Engl J Med 1997;4:258-262.

O'Blenes SB, Freedom RM, Coles JG: Tetralogy of Fallot with anomalous LAD: Repair without conduit. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62(4):1186-1190.

O'Brien W, Karski JM, Cheng DCH, Carroll-Munro J, Peniston C, Sandler AN: Routine chest x-ray on admission to intensive care unit after heart surgery: Is it of any value? J Thoracic Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:130-133.

Ogilvie RI: Hypertension in the elderly: Therapeutic recommendations developed from controlled trials. Geriatric Nephrol and Urol 1996;6:43-47.

Parker JD, Parker AB, Farrell B, Parker JO: The impact of hydralazine administration on the hemodynamic responses to continuous nitroglycerin therapy. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1997;280(2): 866-875.

Parker JD: Counter-regulatory responses: long-acting isosorbide-5-mononitrate versus transdermal nitroglycerin. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1996;28:631-638.

Parker JD: Doppler-echocardiographic assessment of the transplanted heart. IN: Textbook of Echocardiography and Doppler in Adults and Children. 2nd Edition. Eds: Sutton M, Oldershaw P. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Inc. Cambridge 1996.

Parker JD: Nitrate tolerance - an update. ACC Current Journal Review 1996.

Parker JD: Potential problems with intermittent nitrate therapy. Can J Cardiol 1996;12(suppleC):22C-24C.

Pope M, Kalman PG: Aortic transgraft hemorrhage after systemic thrombolytic therapy. Ann Vasc Surg 1997;11:292-294.

Pyorala K, Steiner G: Will correction of dyslipoproteinemia reduce coronary heart disease risk in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes? Need for trial evidence. Ann Med 1996;28:357-362.

Rabinovitch M: Insights into the pathogenesis of primary pulmonary hypertension from animal models. IN: Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. (Eds) Rubin L, Rich S. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York 1996:63-82.

Rabinovitch M: It all begins with EVE (Endogenous Vascular Elastase). Isr J Med Sci 1996;32:803-808.

Rabinovitch M: Prevention of coronary artery disease and chronic rejection. Symposium: Mechanism and prevention of chronic allogrant failure. 16th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, Barcelona, Spain 1996:Spotlight suppl:96-97.

Rabinovitch M: Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. IN: Recent Advances in Paediatrics 15. (Ed) David T. Churchill Livingstone, UK 1997:151-165.

Rabinovitch M: New concepts of pulmonary vascular disease. IN: Slide Atlas of Heart Diseases. (Vol Ed) Freedom R. (Editor-in-Chief) Braunwald E. Current Medicine Inc. 1997:VolXII.

Rabinovitch M: The committed vascular smooth muscle cell: A question of "timing" or "response to pressure" or both. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 1997;16:364-365.

Rabinovitch M: Cell-extracellular matrix interations in the ductus arteriosus and perinatal pulmonary circulation. IN: Seminars in Perinatology. (Eds) Creasy R, Warshaw J. 1996;20:531-541.

Rabinovitch M: Pulmonary hypertension: Updating a mysterious disease. Cardiovasc Res 1997;34:268-272.

Rao V, Christakis GT, Weisel RD, Grewal R, Ivanov J, Cohen G, Carson SM, Mickle DAG: Does the internal thoracic artery graft delay the recovery of myocardial metabolism? Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:1039-1044.

Rao V, Feindel C, Weisel RD, Boylen P, Cohen G: Donor blood perfusion improves myocardial recovery following cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 1997;16:667-673.

Rao V, Ikonomidis JS, Ivanov J, Christakis GT, Weisel RD: Predictors of low output syndrome following coronary bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;112:38-51.

Rao V, Komeda M, Weisel RD, Ivanov J, Konomidis JS, Shirai T, David TE: Results of represervation of the chordae tendinae during redo mitral valve replacement. Ann Thor Surg 1996;62:179-183.

Rao V, Todd TRJ, Weisel RD, Komeda M, et al: Results of combined pulmonary resection and cardiac surgery. Ann Thor surg 1996;62:411-415.

Ribeiro SP, Villar J, Downey GP, Edelson JD, Slutsky AS: Effects of the stress response in septic rats and LPS-simulated alveolar macrophages: Evidence for TNF-alpha posttranslational regulation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996;154(6 Pt1):1843-1850.

Robinson GE, Stewart DE: New reproductive technologies. Harvard Rev of Psychiatry 1996;4:168-172.

Rongen GA, Floras JS, Lenders JWM, Thien T, Smits P: Cardiovascular pharmacology of purines. Clinical Science 1997;92:13-24.

Rongen GA, Senn BL, Ando S, Notarius CF, Stone JA, Floras JS: Comparison of hemodynamic and sympathoneural responses to adenosine and lower body negative pressure in man. Can J Phsyiol and Pharmacol 1997;75:128-134.

Saccomanno PM, Kavanagh BP, Cheng DCH, Sandler AN: A randomized, double-blind comparison of benzodiazepine alone versus prospective benzodiazepines, morphine and perphenazine for cardiac premedication. Can J Anaesth 1997;44:146-153.

Schampaert E, Fort S, Adelman AG, Schwartz L: The V-stent: A novel technique for coronary bifurcation stenting. Cathet Cardiovasc Diag 1996;39:320-326.

Schwartz L: Book review (Strategic Approaches in Coronary Intervention). Can J Cardiol 1996;12:638.

Schwartz L: Introduction to the Symposium on Stents, Guest Editor. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1996;39:81.

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