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List of works by Spencer J Melby

A Simple Porcine Model of Inducible Sustained Atrial Fibrillation

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

A new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: the impact of ablation technology and lesion set on procedural efficacy

scientific article published on October 2006

Ablation technology for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

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Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of AKI after Cardiac Surgery

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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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Complete Coronary Revascularization Improves Survival in Octogenarians

scientific article published on 19 April 2016

Comprehensive surgical management of the competitive athlete with effort thrombosis of the subclavian vein (Paget-Schroetter syndrome).

scientific article published on 14 February 2008

Decreased Bioenergetic Health Index in monocytes isolated from the pericardial fluid and blood of post-operative cardiac surgery patients

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Delirium after surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement is associated with increased mortality

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

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Elective surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms: late functional status and quality of life

scientific article published on August 2006

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

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Have risk factors for mortality after heart transplantation changed over time? Insights from 19 years of Cardiac Transplant Research Database study

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Hemoglobin-associated oxidative stress in the pericardial compartment of postoperative cardiac surgery patients

scientific article published on December 2014

Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Surgical Volumes and Outcomes in a Tertiary Academic Cardiac Surgical Practice

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Impact of calcium-channel blockers on right heart function in a controlled model of chronic pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on March 2009

Impact of perfusion strategy on neurologic recovery in acute type A aortic dissection

scientific article published on June 2007

Impact of pulmonary hypertension on outcomes after aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

Importance of Blood Pressure Control After Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: 25‐Year Follow‐Up in 252 Patients

scientific article published on October 11, 2012

Incomplete coronary revascularization: a cautionary tale

scientific article published on March 2017

Increased Inflammation in Pericardial Fluid Persists 48 Hours After Cardiac Surgery

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Interatrial shunt for chronic pulmonary hypertension: differential impact of low-flow vs. high-flow shunting

scientific article published on 09 January 2009

Large-field intravascular ultrasound for annular sizing and predicting paravalvular regurgitation during TAVR: comparisons with multidetector computed tomography and transoesophageal echocardiography

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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

Late-onset driveline infections: the Achilles' heel of prolonged left ventricular assist device support

scientific article published on August 2007

Learning Alternative Access Approaches for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Implications for New Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Centers.

scientific article published on 17 October 2016

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

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

scientific article published on May 2008

Novel use of plasmapheresis in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requiring urgent insertion of a left ventricular assist device under cardiopulmonary bypass

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

scientific article published on 02 September 2016

Preoperative pulmonary function tests predict mortality after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Prosthesis-patient mismatch after aortic valve replacement: impact of age and body size on late survival

scientific article published on February 2006

Significance of neurologic complications in the modern era of cardiac transplantation

scientific article published on May 2007

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

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

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TAVR: Imaging Spectrum of Complications

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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 effect of ablation technology on surgical outcomes after the Cox-maze procedure: a propensity analysis

scientific article published on 02 January 2007

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