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Michael J. Mack

Researcher at Scott & White Hospital

Publications -  634
Citations -  36680

Michael J. Mack is an academic researcher from Scott & White Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Valve replacement & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 89, co-authored 519 publications receiving 28877 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Mack include Baylor University Medical Center & Medical City Dallas Hospital.

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Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery: Comparison of Outcomes in Matched Sternotomy and PORT ACCESS Groups

TL;DR: The patients having aortic valve replacement using PORT ACCESS procedures, spent a shorter time in the intensive care unit and had less need for postoperative ventilator usage in comparison with patients undergoing conventional sternotomy.
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Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: six-month results.

TL;DR: Minimally invasive atrial fibrillation surgery is an effective treatment of paroxysmal atrial Fibrillation at 6 months and a more extensive lesion set seems to be required for treatment of persistent atrialfibrillation.
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Aortic valve replacement: Determinants of operative mortality

TL;DR: This study was designed to investigate determinants of operative mortality for AVR with emphasis on concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and old age, and examined risk factors for operative mortality.
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Initial prospective multicenter clinical trial of robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting.

TL;DR: This initial prospective multicenter trial documents the feasibility of robotically-assisted coronary bypass grafting and indicates that further trials are warranted to establish the safety and efficacy of this new technology.