Long-term evaluation of pericardial substitutes

Influence of primary closure of the pericardium after open-heart surgery on the frequency of tamponade, postcardiotomy syndrome, and pulmonary complications

Joseph N. Cunningham, Frank C. Spencer, Robert H. Zeff et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1975 · 84 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +15

Surgical considerations in patients undergoing repeat median sternotomy

Quentin Macmanus, J. Edward Okies, Steven J. Phillips et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1975 · 76 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +11

Use of silicone rubber as a pericardial substitute to facilitate reoperation in cardiac surgery

Hillel Laks, Graeme L. Hammond, Alexander S. Geha · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1981 · 73 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +13

Heterologous Pericardium for the Closure of Pericardial Defects

J.I. Gallo, J. L. Pomar, Edurne Artiñano et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1978 · 62 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery +9

Use of autologous fascia lata as a pericardial substitute following open-heart surgery

F.H. Kohanna, Peter X. Adams, Joseph N. Cunningham et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1977 · 55 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +12