NY Cardiothoracic Group, PLLC Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY 10595 914 493-8793 Site Map Home Staff Steven L. Lansman, M.D., Ph.D. Articles: Acute dissections of the aorta. Current surgical treatment. (1985) Extended aortic arch anastomosis for repair of coarctation in infancy. (1986) Repair of complex subvalvular aortic aneurysm with a valved conduit (1985) Primary reconstruction of interrupted aortic arch by total aortic outflow obstruction (1986) Annular destruction in acute bacterial endocarditis. Surgical techniques to meet the challenge (1989) Urgent operation for acute transverse aortic arch dissection (1989) The history of heart and heart-lung transplantation. (1990) Intraluminal Graft Repair of Ascending Arch, Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Segments For Dissection and Aneurysmal Disease: Long Term follow-up. (1991) Microbial Contamination of Solid-Organ Donor Transport Fluids Leading to Systemic Infection. (1992) Coronary Bypass with Ejection Fraction of 0.20 or Less Using A Centigrade Cardioplegia: Long Term Follow-up. (1993) Aspirin Does Not Increase Homologous Blood Requirements in Elective Coronary Bypass Surgery (1994) Hypothermic circulatory arrest in operations on the thoracic aorta; Determinants of operative mortality and neurologic outcome (1994) Subtypes of Acute Aortic Dissection. (1994) The natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysms (1994) The History of Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation. (1995) Looking For The Artery Of Adamkiewicz: A Quest To Minimize Paraplegia After Operations For Aneurysms Of The Descending Thoracic And Thoracoabdominal Aorta (1996) The Bentall Procedure in Patients With Marfan’s Syndrome. (1997) Coronary Artery Mycotic Aneurysm Following Endocarditis of a Composite Aortic Graft (1998) New preexcitation following cardiac transplant (1998) Oral d,l sotalol reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in coronary artery bypass surgery patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (1999) Risk Factors for Rupture of Chronic Type B Dissections (1999) Subtypes of Acute Dissections. (1999) Temporary neurological dysfunction after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: a clinical marker of long-term functional deficit (1999) Use of somatosensory evoked potentials for thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic resections (1999) Results of Immediate Surgical Treatment of All Acute Type A Dissections (2000) Is aortic surgery using hypothermic circulatory arrest in octogenarians justifiable? (2001) Neurologic outcome after ascending aorta–aortic arch operations: Effect of brain protection technique in high-risk patients (2001) Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Surgical Therapy. (2002) Recent improvements in outcome with the Novacor left ventricular assist device. (2003) Axillary artery cannulation: routine use in ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement. (2004) Technical advances in total aortic arch replacement. (2004) Diabetes and evidence of atherosclerosis are major risk factors for adverse outcome after elective thoracic aortic surgery (2003) Cardiac pump can extend life in end-stage heart failure (2005) Aortic arch replacement using a trifurcated graft: simple, versatile, and safe. (2005) Bridge to eligibility: LVAS support in patients with relative contraindications to transplantation. (2005) Lack of Sensitization and Equivalent Post-transplant Outcomes With the Novacor Left Ventricular Assist Device. (2005) Long-Term Integrity of Teflon Felt-Supported Suture Lines in Aortic Surgery. (2005) Improved survival with statins, Angiotensin receptor blockers, and steroid weaning after heart transplantation. (2006) Long-term Results of Tacrolimus Monotherapy in Cardiac Transplant Recipients. (2006) Chronic Mechanical Circulatory Support for Inotrope-Dependent Heart Failure Patients Who Are Not Transplant Candidates; Results of the INTrEPID Trial (2007) Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure in the Elderly (2007) Delayed Chronic Type A Dissection Following CABG: Implications for Evolving Techniques of Revascularization (2007) Prevalence of an Increased Ascending and Descending Thoracic Aorta Diameter Diagnosed by Multislice Cardiac Computed Tomography in Men Versus Women and in Persons Aged 23 to 50 Years, 51 to 65 Years, 66 to 80 Years, and 81 to 88 Years. (2007) Prevalence of an Increased Ascending Thoracic Aorta Diameter Diagnosed by Two-Dimensional Echocardiography Versus 64-Multislice Cardiac Computed Tomography. (2008) David Spielvogel, M.D. Ramin Malekan, M.D. Paul C. Saunders, M.D. Cindy J. 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