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Ghanta RK, Kaneko T, Gammie JS, Sheng S, Aranki SF
Evolving Trends of Reoperative CABG: An Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery
Database
JTCVS. 2013; 145: 364-372.
St Julien JB, Aldrich MC, Sheng S, Deppen SA, Burfeind W, Putnam JB, Lambright ES, Nesbitt JC,
Grogan E
Obesity Increases Operative Time in Patients Undergoing Lobectomy in the Society of
Thoracic Surgeons Database
AnnThorSurg. 2012; 94: 1841-1847.
Ad N, Suri RM, Gammie JS, Sheng S, O' Brien SM, Henry L
Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Trends and Outcomes in North America
JTCVS. 2012; In press:
Ceppa DP, Kosinski A, Berry MF, Tong BC, Harpole DH, Mitchell J, D'Amico TA, Onaitis M
Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Has Increasing Benefit in Patients With Poor Pulmonary
Function: An STS Database Analysis
Annals of Surgery. 2012; In press:
Williams JB, Peterson ED, Zhao Y, O' Brien SM, Chen EP, Hughes GC
Contemporary Results for Proximal Aortic Replacement in North America
JACC. 2012; In press:
Woods RK, Pasquali SK, Jacobs ML, Austin EH, Jacobs JP, Krowlikowski M, Mitchell ME, Pizarro C,
Tweddell JS
Aortic Valve Replacement in Neonates and Infants – Contemporary Outcomes from the
STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database
JTCVS. 2012; 144: 1084-1090.
Arnaoutakis GJ, Zhao Y, George TJ, Sciortino CM, McCarthy PM, Conte JV
Surgical Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect after Myocardial Infarction: Outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database
AnnThorSurg. 2012; 94: 436-444.
Hughes GC, Zhao Y, Rankin JS, Scarborough JE, O' Brien SM, Bavaria JE, Wolfe W, Gaca JG, Gammie
JS, Shahian DM, Smith PK
Effects of Institutional Volumes on Operative Outcomes for Combined Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Surgery
JTCVS. 2012; In Press:
Elbardissi AW, Aranki SF, Sheng S, O' Brien SM, Greenberg CC, Gammie JS
Trends in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac
Surgery Database
JTCVS. 2012; 143 (2): 273-281.
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Quin JA, Sheng S, O' Brien SM, Welke KF, Grover FL, Shroyer LW
Regional variation in patient risk factors and mortality after CABG
AnnThorSurg. 2011; 92: 1277-1282.
Lee R, Li S, Rankin JS, O' Brien SM, Gammie JS, Peterson ED, McCarthy PM, Edwards FH
Fifteen-Year Outcome Trends for Valve Surgery in North America
AnnThorSurg. 2011; 91: 677-684.
Wallace MC, Jaggers J, Li JS, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Benjamin DK, O' Brien SM, Peterson ED, Smith PB,
Pasquali SK
Center Variation in Patient Age and Weight at Fontan Operation and Impact on Postoperative Outcomes
AnnThorSurg. 2011; 91: 1145-1452.
Gaca JG, Sheng S, Daneshmand MA, O' Brien SM, Rankin JS, Brennan JM, Hughes GC, Glower DD,
Gammie JS, Smith PK
Outcomes for endocarditis surgery in North America: A simplified risk scoring system
JTCVS. 2011; 141: 98-106.
Bennett-Guerrero E, Zhao Y, O' Brien SM, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED, Gammie JS, Song HK
Variation in Use of Blood Transfusion in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
JAMA. 2010; 304(14): 1568-1575.
Williams M, Sheng S, Gammie JS, Rankin JS, Smith PK, Hughes GC
Aortic Dissection as a Complication of Cardiac Surgery: Report From The Society of
Thoracic Surgeons Database
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90: 1812-1817.
Shapiro M, Swanson SJ, Wright CD, Chin C, Sheng S, Wisnivesky JP, Weiser TS
Predictors of Major Morbidity and Mortality After Pneumonectomy Utilizing The Society for Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90: 927-935.
Evans NR, Wright CD, Allen MS, Burfeind W, Li S, Rankin JS, O' Brien SM, Gammie JS, Peterson ED,
McCarthy PM, Edwards FH
The Impact of Induction Therapy on Morbidity and Operative Mortality after Resection of
Primary Lung Cancer
JTCVS. 2010; 139: 991-996.
Al Habib HF, Jacobs JP, Mavroudis C, Tchervenkov CI, O' Brien SM, Mohammadi S, Jacobs ML
Contemporary Patterns of Management of Tetralogy of Fallot:
Data from the STS Database
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90: 813-820.
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Onaitis M, D'Amico TA, Zhao Y, O' Brien SM, Harpole DH
Risk factors for atrial fibrillation after lung cancer surgery: Analysis of the STS general thoracic surgery database.
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90(2): 368-374.
Bennett-Guerrero E, Song HK, Zhao Y, Ferguson TB, Gammie JS, Peterson ED, O' Brien SM
Temporal Changes in Use of Blood Products For Coronary Bypass Surgery in North
America:
An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database
JCVA. 2010; 24(5): 814-816.
Bolling SF, Li S, O' Brien SM, Brennan JM, Prager RL, Gammie JS
Predictors of Mitral Valve Repair: Clinical and Sugeon Factors
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90: 1904-19012.
Prasad SM, Rankin JS, O' Brien SM, Gammie JS, Puskas JD, Shahian DM, Chedrawy EG, Massad MG
Current Outcomes of Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass in North America
World Journal of Surgery. 2010; 34 (10): 2292-2298.
Fudge J, Li S, Jaggers J, O' Brien SM, Peterson ED, Jacobs JP, Welke KF, Jacobs ML, Li JS, Pasquali SK
Outcomes in patients with Down syndrome undergoing congenital heart surgery:
Analysis of a national clinical database.
Pediatrics. 2010; 126: 315-322.
Gammie JS, Zhao Y, Peterson ED, O' Brien SM, Rankin JS, Griffith BP
Less-Invasive Mitral Valve Operations: Trends and Outcomes from the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90: 1401-1410.
Johnson JN, Jaggers J, Li S, O' Brien SM, Li JS, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Welke KF, Peterson ED,
Pasquali SK
Center Variation and Outcomes Associated with Delayed Sternal Closure Following Stage
1 Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
JTCVS. 2010; 139: 1205-1210.
Paul S, Altorki NK, Sheng S, Lee PC, Harpole DH, Onaitis M, Stiles BM, Port JL, D'Amico TA
Thoracoscopic Lobectomy is Associated with Lower Morbidity than Open Lobectomy: A
Propensity-Matched Analysis from the STS Database
JTCVS. 2010; 139: 387-394.
Patel A, Hickey EJ, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Backer CL, Gevitz M, Mavroudis C
Impact of Noncardiac Congenital and Genetic Abnormalities on Outcomes in Hypoplastic
Left Heart Syndrome
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 89: 1805-1814.
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Jacobs JP, Edwards FH, Shahian DM, Haan CK, Puskas JD, Morales DL, Gammie JS, Sanchez JA,
Brennan JM, O' Brien SM, Dokholyan RS, Hammill BG, Curtis LH, Peterson ED, Badhwar V, George K,
Mayer JE, Chitwood WR, Murray GF, Grover FL
Successful Linking of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Data
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 90: 1150-1157.
Barker GM, O' Brien SM, Welke KF, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Benjamin DK, Peterson ED, Jaggers J, Li JS
Major Infection After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Estimation Model
AnnThorSurg. 2010; 89: 843-850.
Brown JM, Wu C, Sikora JH, Griffith BP, Gammie JS
108,687 Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement Over 10 Years in North America: Changing
Risk, Valve Type, and Outcome in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
JTCVS. 2009; 137: 82-90.
Ferguson MK, Burfeind W, Grab JD, Sheng S
Pulmonary complications after lung resection in the absence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The predictive role of diffusing capacity.
JTCVS. 2009; 138: 1297-1302.
Tabata M, Grab JD, Khalpey Z, Edwards FH, O' Brien SM, Cohn LH, Bolman RM
Prevalence and Variability of Internal Mammary Artery Graft Use in Contemporary
Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons National Cardiac Database
Circulation. 2009;
Ad N, Barnett SD, Haan CK, O' Brien SM, Milford-Beland SE, Speir AM
Does preoperative AF increase the risk of mortality and morbidity after coronary bypass grafting?
JTCVS. 2009; 137: 901-906.
Gammie JS, Sheng S, Griffith BP, Peterson ED, O' Brien SM, Brown JM
Trends in Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States: Results from the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database
AnnThorSurg. 2009; 87: 1431-39.
Mason DP, Subramanian S, Nowicki E, Grab JD, Murthy SC, Rice TW, Blackstone EH
Impact of Smoking Cessation Prior to Resection of Lung Cancer: An STS General
Thoracic Surgery Database Study
AnnThorSurg. 2009; 88: 362-71.
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O' Brien SM, Welke KF, Peterson ED, Ungerleider RM, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP
The complex relationship between pediatric cardiac surgical case volumes and mortality rates in a national clinical database
JTCVS. 2009; 137: 1133-40.
Wright CD, Kucharczuk JC, O' Brien SM, Grab JD, Allen MS
Predictors of Major Morbidity and Mortality after Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer:
An STS General Thoracic Surgery Database Risk Adjustment Model
JTCVS. 2009; 137: 160-166.
DiBardino DJ, McElhinney DB, Kaza AK, Mayer JE
Analysis of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration MAUDE Database for Adverse Events
Involving Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder Devices and Comparison to STS Congenital
Cardiac Surgery Database
JTCVS. 2009; 137: 1334-41.
Mehta RH, Sheng S, Grover FL, Gammie JS, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
Reoperation for Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery:
Incidence, Risk Factors, Time Trends and Outcomes
Circulation. 2009; 2(6): 583-590.
Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Lacour-Gayet FG, Jenkins KJ, Gauvreau K, Bacha E, Maruszewski B, Clarke DR,
Tchervenkov CI, Gaynor JW, Spray TL, Stellin G, O' Brien SM, Elliott MJ, Mavroudis C
Case mix Complexity Adjustment using both RACHS-1 and Aristotle applied to 45635
Operations in the STS Congenital Database
Ped Cardiology. 2009; 30(8): 1117-1130.
Boffa DJ, Allen MS, Grab JD, Burfeind W, Harpole DH, Wright CD
Data from the STS General Thoracic Database: The Surgical Management of Primary Lung
Tumors
JTCVS. 2008; 135: 247-254.
Curzon CL, Milford-Beland SE, Li JS, O' Brien SM, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Welke KF, Lodge AL, Peterson
ED, Jaggers J
Cardiac surgery in infants with low-birth weight: A multi-center analysis of predictors of early mortality and morbidity.
JTCVS. 2008; 135: 546-551.
Gammie JS, Haddad M, Milford-Beland SE, Welke KF, Ferguson TB, O' Brien SM, Griffith BP, Peterson
ED
Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Valve Surgery Does Not Increase
Morbidity or Mortality
AnnThorSurg. 2008; 85: 909-914.
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Singh M, Gersh BJ, Li S, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, O' Brien SM, Suri RM, Peterson ED
The Mayo Clinic Risk Score for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Predicts In-Hospital
Mortality in Patients Undergoing CABG Surgery.
Circulation. 2008; 117: 356-362.
O' Brien SM, Gauvreau K
Statistical issues in the analysis and interpretation of outcomes for congenital cardiac surgery.
Cardiology in the Young. 2008; 18: Suppl 2: 145-151.
Mehta RH, Grab JD, O' Brien SM, Glower DD, Haan CK, Gammie JS, Peterson ED
Clinical Correlates of In-hospital Mortality in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Circulation. 2008; 117: 876-885.
Song HK, Grab JD, O' Brien SM, Welke KF, Edwards FH, Ungerleider RM
Gender specific differences in outcomes following cardiovascular surgery: exploring the role of estrogen
AnnThorSurg. 2008; 85: 2040-2045.
O' Brien SM, Jacobs JP, Clarke DR, Maruszewski B, Jacobs ML, Walters HL, Tchervenkov CI, Welke KF,
Tobota Z, Stellin G, Mavroudis C, Hamilton JR, Gaynor JW, Pozzi M, Lacour-Gayet FG
Accuracy of the Aristotle Basic Complexity Score for Classifying the Mortality and
Morbidity Potential of Congenital Heart Surgery Operations.
AnnThorSurg. 2007; 84: 2027-2037.
Puskas JD, Edwards FH, Pappas PA, O' Brien SM, Peterson ED, Kilgo P, Ferguson TB
Off-pump Techniques Benefit Both Men and Women and Narrow the Gender Disparity in
Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: An Intention-to-Treat Analysis of the
Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database.
AnnThorSurg. 2007; 84: 1447-1456.
Hernandez AF, Grab JD, Gammie JS, O' Brien SM, Hammill BG, Rogers JG, Camacho MT, Dullum MK,
Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
A Decade of Short-Term Outcomes in Post–Cardiac Surgery Ventricular Assist Device
Implantation: Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ National Cardiac Database.
Circulation. 2007; 116: 606-612.
Savage EB, Grab JD, O' Brien SM, Ali A, Okum EJ, Perez-Tamayo RA, Peterson ED, Edwards FH,
Higgins RS
Use of Both Internal Thoracic Arteries in Diabetic Patients Increases Deep Sternal Wound
Infection.
AnnThorSurg. 2007; 83(3): 1002-1006.
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Bridges CR, O' Brien SM, Cleveland JC, Savage EB, Gammie JS, Edwards FH, Peterson ED, Grover FL
Association between indices of prosthesis internal orifice size and operative mortality after isolated aortic valve replacement.
JTCVS. 2007; 133(4): 1012-1021.
Welke KF, Peterson ED, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, O' Brien SM, Rosenthal GE, Shook GJ, Dokholyan RS,
Haan CK, Ferguson TB
A Comparison of Cardiac Surgical Volumes and Mortality Rates Between the Society of
Thoracic Surgeons and Medicare Datasets.
AnnThorSurg. 2007; 84: 1538-46.
Gammie JS, O' Brien SM, Griffith BP, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
Influence of Hospital Procedural Volume on Care Process and Mortality for Patients
Undergoing Elective Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation.
Circulation. 2007; 115: 881-887.
Rankin JS, Milford-Beland SE, O' Brien SM, Edwards FH, Peterson ED, Glower DD, Ferguson TB, Stratton
CW
The Risk of Endocarditis Surgery in Dialysis-Dependent Renal Failure
Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2007; 16(6): 617-622.
Haan CK, Milford-Beland SE, O' Brien SM, Mark DB, Dullum MK, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
Impact of Residency Status on Perfusion Times and Outcomes for Coronary Artery
Bypass Graft Surgery
AnnThorSurg. 2007; 83: 2103-2110.
Mehta RH, Grab JD, O' Brien SM, Gammie JS, Haan CK, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
Predicting the Need for Dialysis Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass
Surgery: The Importance of Baseline Serum Creatinine.
Circulation. 2006; 114: 2208-2216.
Haan CK, O' Brien SM, Edwards FH, Peterson ED, Ferguson TB
Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting after Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention, 1994-2003.
AnnThorSurg. 2006; 81(5): 1658-1665.
Cooper WA, O' Brien SM, Thourani VH, Guyton RA, Bridges CR, Szcech LA, Peterson RJ, Peterson ED
Impact of Renal Dysfunction on Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Results
From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database.
Circulation. 2006; 113(8): 1063-1070.
Disesa VJ, O' Brien SM, Welke KF, Milford-Beland SE, Haan CK, Vaughan-Sarrazin MS, Peterson ED
Certificate of Need Regulation and Outcomes of CABG Surgery: Analysis Using the STS
Cardiac Surgery Data Base.
Circulation. 2006; 114: 2122-2129.
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Rankin JS, Hammill BG, Ferguson TB, O' Brien SM, Delong ER, Peterson ED, Edwards FH
Determinants of Operative Mortality in Vascular Heart Surgery.
JTCVS. 2006; 131(3): 547-557.
Hernandez AF, Velazquez EJ, Dullum MK, O' Brien SM, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
Contemporary performance of surgical ventricular restoration procedures: Data from the
Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database.
American Heart Journal. 2006; 152(3): 494-499.
Gammie JS, O' Brien SM, Peterson ED
Surgical Treatment Of Mitral Valve Endocarditis In North America.
AnnThorSurg. 2005; 80(6): 2199-2204.
Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Maruszewski B, Lacour-Gayet FG, Clarke DR, Tchervenkov CI, Gaynor JW, Spray
TL, Stellin G, Elliott MJ, Ebels T, Mavroudis C
Current Status of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database.
AnnThorSurg. 2005; 80(6): 2278-2283.
Horvath KA, Ferguson TB, Guyton RA, Edwards FH
Impact of unstable angina on outcomes of transmyocardial laser revascularization combined with coronary artery bypass grafting.
AnnThorSurg. 2005; 80(6): 2082-2085.
Jacobs JP, Lacour-Gayet FG, Jacobs ML, Clarke DR, Tchervenkov CI, Gaynor JW, Spray TL,
Maruszewski B, Stellin G, Gould J, Dokholyan RS, Peterson ED, Elliott MJ
Initial Application in the STS congenital database of complexity adjustment to evaluate surgical case mix and results.
AnnThorSurg. 2005; 79(5): 1635-1649.
Delong ER, Coombs LP, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
The Evaluation of Treatment When Center-Specific Selection Criteria Vary with Respect to
Patient Risk.
Biometrics. 2005; 61(4): 942-949.
Fowler VG, O' Brien SM, Muhlbaier LH, Corey RG, Ferguson TB, Peterson ED
Clinical Predictors of Major Infections After Cardiac Surgery.
Circulation. 2005; 112: 358-365.
Taylor NE, O' Brien SM, Edwards FH, Bridges CR
Relationship Between Race and Mortality and Morbidity After Valve Replacement Surgery.
Circulation. 2005; 111(10): 1305-1312.
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Peterson ED, Coombs LP, Delong ER, Haan CK, Ferguson TB
Procedural volume as a marker of quality for CABG surgery.
JAMA. 2004; 291(2): 195-201.
Haan CK, Cabral CI, Conetta DA, Coombs LP, Edwards FH
Selecting patients with mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction for isolated mitral valve surgery.
AnnThorSurg. 2004; 78(3): 820-825.
Welke KF, Ferguson TB, Coombs LP, Dokholyan RS, Murray CJ, Schrader MA, Peterson ED
Validity of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.
AnnThorSurg. 2004; 77(4): 1137-1139.
Haan CK, Chiong JR, Coombs LP, Edwards FH, Geraci SA
Comparison of risk profiles and outcomes in women versus men >=75 years of age undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Am J Cardiol. 2003; 91(10): 1255-1258.
Shroyer LW, Coombs LP, Peterson ED, Eiken MC, Delong ER, Chen AY, Ferguson TB, Grover FL
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: 30-day operative mortality and morbidity risk models.
AnnThorSurg. 2003; 75(6): 1856-1864.
Peterson ED, Kaul P, Kaczmarek RG, Hammill BG, Armstrong PW, Bridges CR, Ferguson TB
From controlled trials to clinical practice: monitoring transmyocardial revascularization use and outcomes.
JACC. 2003; 42(9): 1611-1616.
Savage EB, Ferguson TB, Disesa VJ
Use of mitral valve repair: analysis of contemporary United States experience reported to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database.
AnnThorSurg. 2003; 75(3): 820-825.
Bridges CR, Edwards FH, Peterson ED, Coombs LP, Ferguson TB
Cardiac surgery in nonagenarians and centenarians.
J Am Coll Surg. 2003; 197(3): 347-356.
Eagle KA, Coombs LP, Peterson ED, Edwards FH, Pagani FD
Influence of age on outcomes in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement.
AnnThorSurg. 2002; 74(5): 1459-1467.
Ferguson TB, Hammill BG, Peterson ED, Delong ER, Grover FL
A decade of change-risk profiles and outcomes for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, 1990-1999: a report from the STS National Database Committee and the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
AnnThorSurg. 2002; 73(2): 480-489.
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Gaynor JW, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Elliott MJ, Lacour-Gayet FG, Tchervenkov CI, Maruszewski B,
Mavroudis C
Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: update and proposed data harvest.
AnnThorSurg. 2002; 73(3): 1016-1018.
Maruszewski B, Lacour-Gayet FG, Elliott MJ, Gaynor JW, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Tchervenkov CI,
Kurosawa H, Mavroudis C
Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: update and proposed data harvest.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002; 21(1): 47-49.
Prabhakar G, Haan CK, Peterson ED, Coombs LP, Cruzzavala JL, Murray GF
The risks of moderate and extreme obesity for coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes:a study from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' database.
AnnThorSurg. 2002; 74(4): 1130-1121.
Kurosawa H, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Elliott MJ, Lacour-Gayet FG, Tchervenkov CI, Maruszewski B,
Mavroudis C, Gaynor JW
Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: update and proposed data harvest.
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002; 50(11): 498-501.
Carson JL, Scholz PM, Chen AY, Peterson ED, Gold JP, Schneider SH
Diabetes mellitus increases short-term mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
JACC. 2002; 40(3): 418-423.
Peterson ED, Coombs LP, Ferguson TB, Shroyer LW, Delong ER, Grover FL, Edwards FH
Hospital variability in length of stay after coronary bypass surgery: results from the
Society of Thoracic Surgeon's National Cardiac Database.
AnnThorSurg. 2002; 74(2): 464-473.
Ferguson TB, Coombs LP, Peterson ED
Internal thoracic artery grafting in the elderly patient undergoing coronary bypass grafting: room for process improvement?
JTCVS. 2002; 123(5): 869-880.
Ferguson TB, Coombs LP, Peterson ED
Preoperative beta-blocker use and mortality and morbidity following CABG surgery in
North America.
JAMA. 2002; 287(17): 2221-2227.
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Cleveland JC, Shroyer LW, Chen AY, Peterson ED, Grover FL
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting decreases risk-adjusted mortality and morbidity.
AnnThorSurg. 2001; 72(4): 1282-1288.
Shahian DM, Normand ST, Torchiana DF, Lewis SM, Pastore JO, Kuntz RE, Dreyer PI
Cardiac surgery report cards:comprehensive review and statistical critique.
AnnThorSurg. 2001; 72(6): 2155-2168.
Hartz RS, Rao AV, Plomondon ME, Grover FL, Shroyer LW
Effects of race, with or without gender, on operative mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting: a study using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database.
AnnThorSurg. 2001; 71(2): 512-520.
Edwards FH, Peterson ED, Coombs LP, Delong ER, Jamieson WE, Shroyer LW, Grover FL
Prediction of operative mortality after valve replacement surgery.
JACC. 2001; 37(3): 885-892.
Grover FL, Shroyer LW, Hammermeister KE, Edwards FH, Ferguson TB, Dziuban SW, Cleveland JC,
Clark RE, McDonald GO
A decade's experience with quality improvement in cardiac surgery using the Veterans
Affiars and Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database.
Annals of Surgery. 2001; 234(4): 464-474.
Hogue CW, Barzilai B, Pieper KS, Coombs LP, Delong ER, Kouchoukos NT, Dávila-Román VG
Sex differences in neurological outcomes and mortality after cardiac surgery: a Society of
Thoracic Surgery National Database report.
Circulation. 2001; 103(17): 2133-2137.
Edwards FH, Grover FL
Surgical risk assessment.
Adv Card Surg. 2000; 12: 77-96.
Bridges CR, Edwards FH, Peterson ED, Coombs LP
The effect of race on coronary bypass surgery.
JACC. 2000; 36(6): 1870-1876.
Grover FL, Edwards FH
Similarity between the STS and New York State databases for valvular heart disease.
AnnThorSurg. 2000; 70(4): 1143-1144.
Arom KV, Flavin TF, Emery RW, Kshettry VR, Peterson RJ, Janey PA
Is low ejection fraction safe for off-pump coronary bypass operation?
AnnThorSurg. 2000; 70(3): 1021-1025.
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Arom KV, Flavin TF, Emery RW, Kshettry VR, Janey PA, Peterson RJ
Safety and efficacy of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
AnnThorSurg. 2000; 69(3): 704-710.
Ferguson TB, Dziuban SW, Edwards FH, Eiken MC, Shroyer LW, Pairolero PC, Anderson RP, Grover FL
The STS National Database:current changes and challenges for the new millenium.
AnnThorSurg. 2000; 69(3): 680-691.
Mavroudis C, Gevitz M, McIntosh CL, Schwartz M
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons national congenital heart surgery database report:
Analysis of the first harvest (1994–1997).
AnnThorSurg. 1999; 68(2): 601-624.
Grover FL
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database: current status and future directions.
AnnThorSurg. 1999; 68(2): 367-373.
Jamieson WE, Edwards FH, Schwartz M, Bero JW, Clark RE, Grover FL
Risk stratification for cardiac valve replacement.
AnnThorSurg. 1999; 67(4): 943-951.
Shroyer LW, Plomondon ME, Grover FL, Edwards FH
The 1996 coronary artery bypass risk model: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult
Cardiac National Database.
AnnThorSurg. 1999; 67(4): 1205-1208.
Shroyer LW, Edwards FH, Grover FL
Updates to the Data Quality Review Program: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult
Cardiac National Database.
AnnThorSurg. 1998; 65(5): 1494-1497.
Edwards FH, Carey JS, Grover FL, Bero JW, Hartz RS
Impact of gender on coronary bypass operative mortality.
AnnThorSurg. 1998; 66(1): 125-131.
Edwards FH
Evolution of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database.
J Invasive Cardiol. 1998; 10(8): 485-488.
Shroyer LW, Grover FL, Edwards FH
1995 coronary artery bypass risk model:The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac
National Database.
AnnThorSurg. 1998; 65(3): 879-884.
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Arom KV, Emery RW, Peterson RJ, Bero JW
Evaluation of 7,000+ patients with two different routes of cardioplegia.
AnnThorSurg. 1997; 63(6): 1619-1624.
Pliam MB, Shaw RE, Zapolanski A
Comparative Analysis of Coronary Surgery Risk Stratification Models.
J Invasive Cardiol. 1997; 9(3): 202-222.
Edwards FH, Grover FL, Shroyer LW, Schwartz M, Bero JW
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database: current risk assessment.
AnnThorSurg. 1997; 63(3): 903-908.
Arom KV, Peterson RJ, Orszulak TA, Wickstrom PH, Joyce LD, Spooner TH, Tell BL, Janey PA
Establishing and using a local/regional cardiac surgery database.
AnnThorSurg. 1997; 64(5): 1245-1249.
Clark RE
The development of the STS voluntary national database system: genesis, issues, growth, and status.
Best Pract Benchmarking Heathc. 1996; 1(2): 62-69.
Clark RE
Outcome as a function of annual coronary artery bypass graft volume. The Ad Hoc
Committee on Cardiac Surgery Credentialing of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
AnnThorSurg. 1996; 61(1): 21-26.
Arom KV, Emery RW, Peterson RJ, Schwartz M
Patient Characteristics, Safety, and Benefits of Same-Day Admission for Coronary Artery
Bypass Grafting.
AnnThorSurg. 1996; 61(4): 1136-1139.
Alexander WA, Cooper JR
Preoperative risk stratification identifies low-risk candidates for early extubation after aortocoronary bypass grafting.
Texas Heart Inst J. 1996; 23(4): 267-269.
Grover FL, Shroyer LW, Edwards FH, Pae WE, Ferguson TB, Gay WA, Clark RE
Data Quality Review Program: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National
Database.
AnnThorSurg. 1996; 62(4): 1229-1231.
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Nikas DJ, Freeman JE, Luterman A, Warnken L, Nenstiel RD, Farrell M, Alpert ML
Use of a National Data Base to Assess Perioperative Risk, Morbidity, Mortality, and Cost
Savings in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
South Med J. 1996; 89(11): 1074-1077.
Crawford FA, Anderson RP, Clark RE, Grover FL, Kouchoukos NT, Waldhausen JA, Wilcox BR
Volume Requirements for Cardiac Surgery Credentialing: A Critical Examination.
AnnThorSurg. 1996; 61(1): 12-16.
Clark RE
The STS Cardiac Surgery National Database: an update.
AnnThorSurg. 1995; 59(6): 1376-1380.
Mavroudis C, Bove EL, Cameron DE, Drinkwater DC, Edwards FH, Hammon JW, Kron IL, Mayer JE,
Szarnicki RJ, Watson DC, Schwartz M, Gevitz M
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Congenital Heart Surgery Database.
AnnThorSurg. 1995; 59(2): 554-556.
Edwards FH, Clark RE, Schwartz M
Impact of internal mammary artery conduits on operative mortality in coronary revascularization.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; 57(1): 27-32.
Edwards FH, Clark RE, Schwartz M
Coronary artery bypass grafting: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database experience.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; 57(1): 12-19.
Hattler BG, Madia C, Johnson C, Armitage JM, Hardesty RL, Kormos RL, Pham SM, Payne DN, Griffith BP
Risk stratification using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Program.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; 58(5): 1348-1352.
Anderson RP
First publications from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; 57(1): 6-7.
Edwards FH, Clark RE, Schwartz M
Practical considerations in the management of large multiinstitutional databases.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; 58(6): 1841-1844.
Clark RE, Edwards FH, Schwartz M
Profile of preoperative characteristics of patients having CABG over the past decade.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; (58(6): 1863-1865.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database status report.
AnnThorSurg. 1994; 57(1): 20-26.
Clark RE
The STS National Database: alive, well, and growing.
AnnThorSurg. 1991; 52(1): 5.
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