Publications by authors named "Ellis L Jones"
Background: Patients requiring emergency surgical revascularization are often not considered for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).
Methods: From 1996 to 2003, 614 patients underwent emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (Society of Thoracic Surgeons definition) at an academic institution. Forty-four (7%) of these procedures were performed without cardiopulmonary bypass, while 570 were conventional coronary artery bypass procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG/CPB).
Background: A paucity of literature is available on the effects of age and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on the outcomes of patients undergoing mitral valve (MV) repair versus replacement.
Methods And Results: A matched study was performed using prospectively collected data from the Emory cardiovascular database from 1984 to 1997 comparing 625 MV repair patients with 625 MV replacement patients. Mean age was significantly higher in the replacement group (56+/-14 versus 55+/-14 years).
Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has been performed frequently for symptomatic coronary atherosclerotic heart disease for more than 30 years. However, uncertainty exists regarding the relationship between long-term survival after CABG and readily available clinical correlates of mortality.
Methods And Results: We studied outcome at 20 years by age, sex, and other variables in 3939 patients who had CABG surgery from 1973 to 1979 in the Emory University System of Healthcare.
Objectives: This study evaluated both short- and long-term outcomes of diabetic patients who underwent repeat coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after initial CABG.
Background: Although diabetic patients who have multivessel coronary disease and require initial revascularization may benefit from CABG as compared with PCI, the uncertainty concerning the choice of revascularization may be greater for diabetic patients who have had previous CABG.
Methods: Data were obtained over 15 years for diabetic patients undergoing PCI procedures or repeat CABG after previous coronary surgery.
Background: Reports are sparse describing heart valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease. This review assesses a 15-year experience and outcomes after valve replacement in patients on chronic preoperative renal dialysis.
Methods: A computerized database, hospital records, and telephone contact provided outcome data for patients on chronic dialysis undergoing valve replacement between March 22, 1985, and October 13, 2000, in two hospitals.