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List of works by Richard B Schuessler

A Simple Porcine Model of Inducible Sustained Atrial Fibrillation

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

A minimally invasive Cox maze IV procedure is as effective as sternotomy while decreasing major morbidity and hospital stay

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A minimally invasive cox-maze procedure: operative technique and results

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A novel low-energy electrotherapy that terminates ventricular tachycardia with lower energy than a biphasic shock when antitachycardia pacing fails

scientific article published on 7 November 2012

Ablation technology for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

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Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel Kir Subunits Implicated in Cardioprotection by Diazoxide

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An open sarcolemmal adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel is necessary for detrimental myocyte swelling secondary to stress

scientific article published in September 2011

Animal studies of epicardial atrial ablation

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Aortic valve replacement in octogenarians: risk factors for early and late mortality

scientific article published on May 2007

Atrial fibrillation propagates through gaps in ablation lines: implications for ablative treatment of atrial fibrillation

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Cardioprotective Mechanism of Diazoxide Involves the Inhibition of Succinate Dehydrogenase

scientific article (publication date: June 2013)

Cardioprotective benefits of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener diazoxide are lost with administration after the onset of stress in mouse and human myocytes

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Complex interactions between the sinoatrial node and atrium during reentrant arrhythmias in the canine heart

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Conduction remodeling in human end-stage nonischemic left ventricular cardiomyopathy

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Cox-Maze IV Results for Patients With Lone Atrial Fibrillation Versus Concomitant Mitral Disease

scientific article published on February 2, 2012

Diazoxide maintenance of myocyte volume and contractility during stress: evidence for a non-sarcolemmal K(ATP) channel location

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Differential impact of short periods of rapid atrial pacing on left and right atrial mechanical function

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Effectiveness of Surgical Ablation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Aortic Valve Disease

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Effects of KATP channel openers diazoxide and pinacidil in coronary-perfused atria and ventricles from failing and non-failing human hearts

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Efficacy of a novel bipolar radiofrequency ablation device on the beating heart for atrial fibrillation ablation: a long-term porcine study

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Epicardial Ablation on the Beating Heart: Limited Efficacy of a Novel, Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation Device

scientific article published on January 2009

Evaluation of a Novel Cryoablation System: In vitro Testing of Heat Capacity and Freezing Temperatures

scientific article published on November 1, 2012

Evaluation of a Novel Cryoablation System: In vivo Testing in a Chronic Porcine Model

scientific article published on November 1, 2012

Evaluation of a Novel Cryoprobe for Atrial Ablation in a Chronic Ovine Model

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Impact of differential right‐to‐left shunting on systemic perfusion in pulmonary arterial hypertension

scientific article published on November 14, 2012

Isolating the entire posterior left atrium improves surgical outcomes after the Cox maze procedure

scientific article published on 18 March 2008

Late outcomes after the Cox maze IV procedure for atrial fibrillation

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Late results of the Cox-maze IV procedure in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

Local transmural action potential gradients are absent in the isolated, intact dog heart but present in the corresponding coronary-perfused wedge

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Long-Term Survival Prediction for CABG: Validation of the ASCERT Model with Comparison to STS PROM.

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Long-term outcomes in valve replacement surgery for infective endocarditis

scientific article published on January 2007

Low-energy multistage atrial defibrillation therapy terminates atrial fibrillation with less energy than a single shock

scientific article published on 6 October 2011

Multiscale imaging of the human heart: Building the foundation for human systems physiology and translational medicine

scientific article published on January 2010

Multistage electrotherapy delivered through chronically-implanted leads terminates atrial fibrillation with lower energy than a single biphasic shock

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Myocyte volume and function in response to osmotic stress: observations in the presence of an adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener

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NORMAL QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER THE COX MAZE PROCEDURE FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.

scientific article published on May 2008

Noninvasive Characterization of Epicardial Activation in Humans With Diverse Atrial Fibrillation Patterns

scientific article published on September 20, 2010

Optical mapping of the isolated coronary-perfused human sinus node

scientific article published on October 2010

Performance of the Cox-maze IV procedure is associated with improved long-term survival in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery

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Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a persistent complication

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Postoperative atrial fibrillation: The role of the inflammatory response

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Potassium and Magnesium Supplementation Do Not Protect Against Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Operation: A Time-Matched Analysis

scientific article published on 02 September 2016

Predictors and Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After the Cox-Maze IV Procedure

scientific article published on April 30, 2013

Quantification of fiber orientation in the canine atrial pacemaker complex using optical coherence tomography

scientific article published on July 2012

Quantification of the functional consequences of atrial fibrillation and surgical ablation on the left atrium using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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Residual Cx45 and its relationship to Cx43 in murine ventricular myocardium

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Strategies to Improve the Efficacy of Epicardial Linear Ablation on the Beating Heart

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Structural and functional evidence for discrete exit pathways that connect the canine sinoatrial node and atria.

scientific article published on 26 February 2009

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: the efficacy of a novel bipolar pen device in the cardioplegically arrested and beating heart

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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: a look into the future

scientific article published on January 2007

The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures

scientific article (publication date: December 2003)

The Cox maze IV procedure: Predictors of late recurrence

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

The Cox-Maze IV procedure for atrial fibrillation is equally efficacious in patients with rheumatic and degenerative mitral valve disease

scientific article published on 17 May 2017

The Cox-maze IV procedure for lone atrial fibrillation: a single center experience in 100 consecutive patients

scientific article published on February 22, 2011

The cox-maze procedure for lone atrial fibrillation: a single-center experience over 2 decades

scientific article published on 17 November 2011

The effects of inflammation on heart rate and rhythm in a canine model of cardiac surgery

scientific article published on 4 October 2011

The effects of the Cox maze procedure on atrial function

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The impact of 6 weeks of atrial fibrillation on left atrial and ventricular structure and function

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The impact of previous catheter-based ablation on the efficacy of the Cox-maze IV procedure

scientific article published on 02 August 2013

The persistent problem of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation: a single-institution experience over two decades

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Transmural dispersion of repolarization in failing and nonfailing human ventricle

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Vagal denervation and reinnervation after ablation of ganglionated plexi

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Wide Variations in Energy Delivery Using an Impedance-Controlled Algorithm in Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation: Evidence against Fixed Time Ablation

scientific article published on March 1, 2007