2012 Preliminary Program: Presentations on Demand
The AATS has expanded its abstract program to include Presentations on Demand (PODs). The POD kiosks will be located in the Exhibit Hall and will offer additional cutting edge research. Presentations will showcase Video and PowerPoint presentations by specialty. The following abstracts have been accepted for POD presentation:
P1. Surgeon Volume Influences Outcomes in Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Repair
W.F. Johnston, C.M. Bhamidipati, J.A. Kern, G. Ailawadi, Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; G.R. Upchurch, J.A. Kern, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; C.J. Lutz, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY;
P2. Center Volume Impacts Survival following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in UNOS Status 1, but not Status 2, Recipients
A. Kilic, J.V. Conte, A.S. Shah, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; D.D. Yuh, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;
P3. Totally endoscopic robotic ventricular septal defect repair in the adult
C. Gao, M. Yang, G. Wang, C. Xiao, J. Wang, Y. Zhao, Cardiovascular Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, CHINA;
P4. Safety and Efficacy of Cangrelor, An Intravenous, Short-Acting Platelet Inhibitor in Patients Requiring Cardiac Surgery
M.S. Firstenberg, Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH; D.J. Angiolillo, Cardiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL; E.J. Topol, Cardiology, Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA; P.E. Tummala, Cardiology, Northeast Georgia Heart Center, Gainesville, GA; M. Hutyra, 1st Internal Clinic, Faculty Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, CZECH REPUBLIC; I. Welsby, , Duke University, Durham, NC; H. Chandna, Cardiology, Detar Hospital, Victoria, TX; C. Ramaiah, Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; M. Brtko, Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, CZECH REPUBLIC; L.A. Cannon, Cardiac and Vascular Research Center, Northern Michigan Hospital, Petoskey, MI; C.M. Dyke, Cardiovascular Surgery, SouthEast Texas Cardiovascular Surgery Associates, Humble, TX; J. Prats, T. Liu, M.H. Dietrich, , The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ; S.V. Manoukian, , Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, TN; N. Chronos, , Saint Joseph's Translational Research Institute, Atlanta, GA; D.R. Holmes, Cardiology, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; M. Voeltz, , Emory Clinic Heart Center, Atlanta, GA; G. Montalescot, Cardiology, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, FRANCE;
P5. Treatment of functional mitral regurgitation – Intervention or Surgery?
L. Conradi, M. Seiffert, H. Treede, P. Graumüller, J. Schirmer, F.M. Wagner, H. Reichenspurner, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, GERMANY; S. Baldus, V. Rudolph, S. Blankenberg, Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, GERMANY;
P6. Durability of Aortic Valve Repair in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
S.H. McKellar, R.C. Daly, L.A. Durham, L.D. Joyce, J.M. Stulak, S.J. Park, Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;
P7. In Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Requiring Aortic Valve and Supracoronary Proximal Aortic Replacement: Is Sinus Segment Stability A Function of STJ Effacement?
R.K. Milewski, T. Bavaria, T.J. Wallen, Z.E. Fox, W. Szeto, A. Pochettino, J.E. Bavaria, Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA;
P8. Effect of epidural analgesia on outcomes in patients undergoing transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation
E. Dumont, D. Doyle, Cardiac Surgery, Quebec Heart Institute, Quebec, Quebec, CANADA; J. Villeneuve, J. Lemieux, M.R. Rheault, D.G. Lavigne, R. Delarochelliere, Anesthesia, Quebec Heart Institute, Quebec, Quebec, CANADA; I. Amat-Santos, J. Rodes-Cabau, Interventional Cardiology, Quebec Heart Institute, Quebec, Quebec, CANADA;
P9. The Effects of Surgeon and Hospital Volume on Inpatient Mortality following CABG in the United States
A. Kilic, A.S. Shah, J.V. Conte, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; D.D. Yuh, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;
P10. Pulmonary Hypertension Is Associated With Worse Early And Late Outcomes After Aortic Valve Replacement: Implications For TAVR
E.E. Roselli, A. Abdel Azim, E.H. Blackstone, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; P.L. Houghtaling, Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; W. Jaber, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH;
P11. Should 3-4+ Mitral Regurgitation Be Treated in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement? Implications for TAVR
E.E. Roselli, R.M. Castillo, E.H. Blackstone, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; J. Rajeswaran, Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; M. Isabella, , Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; D.J. Johnson, , Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; D.J. Johnson, , Kenyon College, Gambier, OH;
P12. Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-, Intermediate, and High-Risk Patients
V.H. Thourani, R.A. Guyton, V. Babaliaros, B.J. Boulton, , Emory University, Atlanta, GA; W. Szeto, J.E. Bavaria, Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; G. Ailawadi, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; S. Sheng, S.M. O'Brien, , Duke University, Durham, NC; R.M. Suri, , Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; J.S. Gammie, Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; M.J. Mack, , Baylor Health Care System - THE HEART HOSPITAL, Plano, TX; T. Dewey, , Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, TX;
P13. Long-term outcomes of early surgery for asymptomatic severe chronic mitral regurgitation
M. Tabata, H. Kasegawa, T. Suzuki, H. Watanabe, T. Fukui, S. Takanashi, , Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, JAPAN; T. Shimokawa, , Teikyo University, Tokyo, JAPAN; Y. Sato, , Chiba University, Chiba, JAPAN; M. Ono, , University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN;
P14. Does the STS risk score accurately predict operative mortality in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
J.L. Kennedy, J.D. Bergin, S.A. Kamath, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; D.J. LaPar, J.A. Kern, I.L. Kron, G. Ailawadi, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA;
P15. Radiofrequency Ablation does not Increase the Incidence of Atrial Tachycardia after the Maze Procedure: Findings from the Postoperative Electrophysiological Study.
T. Nitta, Y. Ishii, S. Sakamoto, J. Kurita, H. Ohmori, M. Fujii, M. Ochi, K. Shimizu, Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, JAPAN; Y. Miyauchi, Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, JAPAN;
P16. The Effect of ESC / EACTS Guidelines on Myocardial Revascularization on Referral Patterns to Cardiac Surgery
M.T. Yates, G. Soppa, O. Valencia, S.G. Jones, S. Brecker, M. Jahangiri, Departments of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Georges Hospital, London, UNITED KINGDOM;
P17. Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Impaired Left-Ventricular Function According to Standardized Endpoints
M. Seiffert, L. Conradi, M. Linder, J. Schirmer, H. Reichenspurner, H. Treede, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, GERMANY; S. Baldus, P. Diemert, S. Blankenberg, Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, GERMANY;
P18. Clinical Impact of Neurocognitive Deficits Following Cardiac Surgery
M. Boodhwani, F.D. Rubens, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA; D. Wozny, H. Nathan, Department of Anesthesia, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA;
P19. Lateral Caval Flap Repair of Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect: A Natural, Novel Approach
G.B. Pettersson, G. Bajwa, E.H. Blackstone, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; I. Dostanic-Larson, , Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; R.A. Krasuski, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH;
P20. Robotic Totally Endoscopic Double-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - State of Procedure Development
J. Bonatti, E.J. Lehr, B. Wehman, A.R. de Biasi, B.P. Griffith, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; T. Schachner, D. Wiedemann, F. Weidinger, N. Bonaros, Department of Heart Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA;
P21. Inhaled Epoprostenol in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients: Is It Safe and Effective?
A. Chaudhry, W. Sherman, H. Laks, R.J. Shemin, C. Hunter, M. Kwon, A. Ardehali, Cardiothoracic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; I. Vartapetian, Respiratory Therapy, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA;
P22. Twenty-Five Year Outcomes after Multiple Internal Mammary Artery Bypass
C.J. Parsa, L.K. Shaw, M.A. Daneshmand, J.G. Gaca, C.A. Milano, D.D. Glower, P.K. Smith, , Duke University, Durham, NC; J. Rankin, , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN;
P23. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Is Associated with Fewer Adverse Events In Higher Risk Patients After Adjustment for Patient Factors, Center Volume and Surgeon Identity
J.D. Puskas, Clinical Research Unit Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA; X. He, S.M. O'Brien, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC;
P24. Monitoring the performance of cardiac surgery trainees performing minimally invasive mitral valve repair
M. Murzi, A.G. Cerillo, S. Bevilacqua, M. Solinas, M. Glauber, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pasquinucci Heart Hospital, Massa, ITALY;
P25. Effect of Age on Blood Product Transfusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
E. Sarin, A.M. Speir, S.D. Holmes, L.S. Halpin, S. Hunt, L. Henry, N. Ad, , Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA;
P26. Designer drug AP214 modulates total body immune response with significant improvement in loss of kidney function and the combined endpoint: death, renal replacement therapy and kidney function in open heart surgery.. A phase IIb multicenter randomized 2-dose, placebo controlled trial
D. Steinbrüchel, Thoracic Surgery RT 2152, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DENMARK; H. Kirkegaard, , Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DENMARK; M. Beckert, , CaRACS, Berlin, GERMANY; S. Nielsen, , Action Pharma A/S, Aarhus, DENMARK; S. Nielsen, , Aarhus University, Aarhus, DENMARK; P.A. Pallesen, , Odense University Hospital, Odense, DENMARK;
P27. Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy; A Primary Therapy for Life-Threatening Pulmonary Embolism
O.M. Lattouf, B.J. Boulton, B.G. Leshnower, W.A. Cooper, E.P. Chen, D. Vega, V.H. Thourani, R.A. Guyton, J.D. Puskas, Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; K. Leeper, Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; P.D. Kilgo, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA;
P28. Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Procedure Reduces Right Ventricular Failure After Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
V. Piacentino, A.M. Ganapathi, A. Barbas, A.J. Lodge, A.A. Simeone, C.A. Milano, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Duke Univeristy Medical Center, Durham, NC; M. Stafford-Smith, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Duke Univeristy Medical Center, Durham, NC; C.B. Patel, J. Rogers, Cardiology, Duke Univeristy Medical Center, Durham, NC;
P29. Successful Linking of the STS Database to Social Security Data to Examine the Accuracy of STS Mortality Data
J.P. Jacobs, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF) / University of South Florida (USF), Saint Petersburg, FL; S.M. O'Brien, R.S. Dokholyan, S. Sheng, E.D. Peterson, , Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; D.M. Shahian, C.D. Wright, , Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA; F.H. Edwards, C.K. Haan, , Shands Jacksonville, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL; V. Badhwar, , University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; J.A. Sanchez, , University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT; D.L. Morales, , Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; R.L. Prager, , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; J.D. Puskas, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; J.S. Gammie, , University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; K.M. George, , Cardiac Surgical Associates of Florida, Orlando, FL; C.M. Shewan, J.M. Han, , The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, IL; W.G. Williams, , Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA; J.E. Mayer, , Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA; F.L. Grover, , University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO;
P30. Improved Left Ventricular Regional Contractility Pattern after Ischemic Postconditioning
W. Oosterlinck, V. Geldhof, M. Pellens, S. Janssens, P. Herijgers, Cardiovascular Diseases, KU Leuven, Leuven, BELGIUM; T. Dresselaers, U. Himmelreich, Medical Diagnostic Sciences, Biomedical NMR-Unit/MoSAIC, KU Leuven, Leuven, BELGIUM;
P31. Prevascularization with Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Abrogates Contractile Function of Engineered Heart Tissue
R.G. Witt, G. Mathews, L. Le, A. Jeffreys, M. Si, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA; C.S. Sondergaard, F.A. Fierro, J. Nolta, Institute for Regenerative Cures, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA;
P32. Bicuspid Pulmonary Valve Implantation Using Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane: Early Results and Assessment of the Valve Function by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
C. Lee, C. Lee, J. Kwak, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; J. Song, W. Shim, E. Choi, S. Lee, J. Baek, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF; Y. Kim, Department of Radiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF;
P33. Atrioventricular Valve Plasty under the guidance of Intraoperative Epicardial Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
T. Sakamoto, Y. Kosaka, Y. Harada, Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino-city, JAPAN; K. Takigiku, S. Yasukochi, S. Tazawa, Pediatric Cardiology, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino-city, JAPAN;
P34. PROGRESSION OF NEOAORTIC ANNULUS AND ROOT DIAMETERS AND AORTIC REGURGITATION FOLLOWING THE MODIFIED ROSS-KONNO PROCEDURE
B. Alsoufi, Z.Y. Al-Halees, M. Al-Ahmadi, B. Fadel, Heart Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA; C. Manlhiot, B. McCrindle, Labatt Family Heart Center, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA;
P35. Biodegradable remodeling annuloplasty ring for atrioventricular valve regurgitation in common atrioventricular canal defects: a multi-institutional global collaborative experience
P.O. Myers, C.W. Baird, P.J. del Nido, Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; P.O. Myers, M. Cikirikcioglu, A. Kalangos, Cardiovascular Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals & School of Medicine, Geneva, SWITZERLAND; W. Mrowczynski, M. Wojtalik, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, POLAND;
P36. Selective Cerebral Perfusion: Is Collateral Flow to the Lower Body Adequate? A Randomized Clinical Trial
P.M. Kirshbom, B.E. Kogon, K.R. Kanter, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; J.M. Voss, Surgery, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Denver, CO; J.D. Fernandez, K.K. Spitzer, , Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA;
P37. Neurodevelopmental outcomes following infant cardiac surgery using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with or without intermittent perfusion
E. Sood, J. Simons, R. Davies, C. Pizarro, Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE; E. Sood, J. Simons, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Health, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE;
P38. Fontan circulatory support: a decision algorithm for systemic vs. cavopulmonary assist.
M.D. Rodefeld, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; G. Giridharan, M. Ising, S. Koenig, M. Sobieski, Bioengineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; S. Frankel, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN;
P39. Sodium Bicarbonate Increases Cerebral Blood Flow in Children with Single Ventricle Physiology
E.M. Buckley, D.J. Licht, Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; E.M. Buckley, J.M. Lynch, A.G. Yodh, Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; D.A. Goff, M.A. Fogel, Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; M.Y. Naim, Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; S.C. Nicolson, L.K. Diaz, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA;
P40. Pediatric Robotic-Assisted Surgery: An Intermediate Single-Center Experience
M. Ruzmetov, D.M. Geiss, K. Buckley, R.S. Fortuna, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children Hospital of Illinois, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL;
P41. Selection strategy to correct transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction : aortic translocation or en bloc rotation of the truncus arteriosus?
R. Hetzer, M.J. Hübler, E. Delmo Walter, S. Ovroutski, O. Miera, P. Ewert, F. Berger, , Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, GERMANY;
P42. Relationship of Normal Aortic Valve Cusp Dimensions as a Tool to Optimize Tricuspidization Aortic Valvuloplasty
S. Subramanian, D. Roberson, V. Cui, S. Bharati, C. El Zein, M.N. Ilbawi, , Hope Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL; V. Tikhomirov, , Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; A.C. Polimenakos, , Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL;
P43. Impact of the Lung Allocation Score on Outcomes of Lung Transplantation in Patients over the Age of 70 Years
A. Kilic, E.S. Weiss, J.V. Conte, A.S. Shah, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; C.A. Merlo, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD;
P44. Robotic Thoracoscopic First Rib Resection for Paget-Schroetter Disease: A Retrospective Review of the Early Experience
M. Meyer, F. Gharagozloo, B. Tempesta, H. Ahmadinia, M. Margolis, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; R. Neville, Vascular Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; S. Tummala, Radiology, Reston Radiology Consultants at Reston Hospital, Reston, VA;
P45. Pre-operative Consolidation to Tumor Ratio on Computed Tomography and FDG-PET SUVmax Predict Recurrence after Limited Resection of Early Lung Adenocarcinoma
E.L. Servais, J. Nitadori, E.A. Morales, K. Suzuki, A.J. Bograd, N.P. Rizk, R.J. Downey, V.W. Rusch, P.S. Adusumilli, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; M. Dunphy, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; J. Nitadori, K. Suzuki, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY;
P46. Completion Pneumonectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Does Induction Treatment Influence Postoperative Outcome?
D. Galetta, A. Borri, R.I. Gasparri, F. Petrella, P. Solli, L. Spaggiari, Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, ITALY;
P47. Negative pressure wound therapy for management of post-pneumonectomy empyema
M. Gonzalez, E. Abdelnour, A. Saadi, J.Y. Perentes, H. Ris, T. Krueger, Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND;
P48. The use of cryoablation for the treatment of local pleural recurrence following pleurectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
R.B. Cameron, A. Rorie, Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCLA and the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; F. Abtin, R. Suh, Radiological Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; J. Sandberg, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; R.B. Cameron, Division of Thoracic Surgery; Dept of Surgery, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA;
P49. Outcomes in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Following Pneumonectomy
M. Hamaji, , Brigham and women's hospital, Boston, MA; M.T. Keegan, D. Wigle, S.D. Cassivi, M.S. Allen, F.C. Nichols, C. Deschamps, , Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;
P50. Individual measures of frailty do not predict surgical outcomes in elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgeries
T.L. Weigel, Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI; N. Loconte, Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI; T.L. Weigel, A. Kothari, N. Loconte, , University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; J. Eickhoff, Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI;
P51. Surgical results of synchronous multiple primary lung cancers without mediastinal lymph node metastasis
Y. Yu, C. Huang, P. Hsu, C. Hsieh, Y. Wu, B. Huang, W. Hsu, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TAIWAN; Y. Yu, Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, I-Lan, TAIWAN; C. Huang, P. Hsu, C. Hsieh, Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TAIWAN;
P52. Differential Inflammatory Response Could Contribute To The Disparity Of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma In European Versus African Americans
J.B. Wheeler, D.K. Watson, E. Garrett-Mayer, C.E. Reed, , Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston , SC;
P53. Host MHC Class II Expression Contributes to CD8+ T Cell Homeostatic Proliferation and Tumor Effector Function in a CD4+ T Cell-Independent Fashion Through Engagement of Lag-3
S. Chang, A.E. Gelman, D. Kreisel, A.S. Krupnick, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO;
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