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Kathleen A. Simpson
Researcher at Allegheny General Hospital
Publications - 7
Citations - 336
Kathleen A. Simpson is an academic researcher from Allegheny General Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cardiogenic shock & Heart failure. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications receiving 328 citations.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for adult cardiac support: the Allegheny experience.
TL;DR: ECMO provides good cardiopulmonary and end-organ support; survival rates are similar to or higher than those seen with centrifugal pump support in comparable patient populations.
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Clinical cardiomyoplasty: Review of the ten-year United States experience
TL;DR: Failure to sustain improvement and arrhythmia-related death are complex challenges for this procedure; however, realistic solutions have been proposed and are under investigation.
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Twenty-five-year review of the Magovern-Cromie sutureless aortic valve
George J. Magovern,George A. Liebler,Sang B. Park,John A. Burkholder,Tamara Sakert,Kathleen A. Simpson +5 more
TL;DR: The Magovern-Cromie valve is confirmed to be a safe, durable, and efficient prosthetic valve for aortic valve replacement with concomitant cardiac procedures.
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Preoperative statin is associated with decreased operative mortality in high risk coronary artery bypass patients
James A. Magovern,Robert J. Moraca,Stephen H. Bailey,D.A. Dean,Kathleen A. Simpson,Thomas D. Maher,Daniel H. Benckart,George J. Magovern +7 more
TL;DR: A retrospective analysis of this cohort provides evidence that preoperative statin use is associated with lower operative mortality in high-risk patients.
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Surgical therapy for left ventricular aneurysms. A ten-year experience.
George J. Magovern,Sakert T,Kathleen A. Simpson,Glenn W. Laub,Park Sb,G. Liebler,John A. Burkholder,Thomas D. Maher,Daniel H. Benckart +8 more
TL;DR: Surgical results of left ventricular aneurysm reduction in 197 consecutive patients operated on in 1977-1987 were reviewed, showing a trend toward increased early mortality with multivessel coronary artery disease and postoperative cardiogenic shock.