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  1. Successful Repair of Unusual Complex of Aortic Atresia with Interrupted Aortic Arch: A Case Report

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, February 2025, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  2. Female Gender in Cardiac Surgery: Is it Still a Significant Risk? A Retrospective Study in Saudi Arabia

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, December 2023, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  3. The Quality of Life in Patients With Valve Prosthesis After Undergoing Surgery for Valvular Heart Diseases

    Article • Cureus, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  4. Candida Auris Endocarditis: An Enigmatic Case from Diagnosis to Management

    Article • The Egyptian Cardiothoracic Surgeon, January 2023, The Egyptian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  5. Neonatal congenital heart surgery: contemporary outcomes and risk profile

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  6. An Unusual Coronary Artery Complication after Surgery for a Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report

    Article • International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, December 2021, International Scientific Invention Journals

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  7. Giant Aortic Aneurysm in Child with Cutis Laxa Syndrome: Unusual Presentation, New Surgical Technique

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, December 2021, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  8. Cardiac Catheterization During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Congenital Cardiac Surgery: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  9. Re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery: revaluation of urgency and factors promoting low rate

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  10. Equine pericardium: a versatile alternative reconstructive material in congenital cardiac surgery

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  11. Evolution of Surgical Repair of Patent Ductus Arteriosus - A Historical Timeline

    Article • Heart Views, April 2021, Medknow

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  12. Hybrid Repair of Two Consecutive Acute Ventricular Septal Ruptures after Evolving Myocardial Infarction: Case Report

    Article • World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, January 2021, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  13. Cardiac catheterization addressing early post-operative complications in congenital heart surgery—a single-center experience

    Article • The Egyptian Heart Journal, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  14. Outcomes of Primary Bidirectional Glenn in Children with Single Ventricle Physiology and Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, November 2020, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  15. The outcomes of bidirectional Glenn before and after 4 months of age: A comparative study

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, October 2020, Wiley

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  16. Myocardial Protection by Blood-Based Del Nido versus St. Thomas Cardioplegia in Cardiac Surgery for Adults and Children

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, September 2020, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  17. Surgical repair for persistent truncus arteriosus in neonates and older children

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  18. Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Compromise Post Non-Coronary Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Normal Coronaries

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, April 2020, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  19. Arterial‐level repair of transposition of great arteries without coronary artery transfer

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, March 2020, Wiley

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  20. Sternal Wound Complications: Objective Reclassification and Surgical Reconsideration

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, February 2020, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  21. Surgery for Pericardial Syndromes in Adults and Children: Clarification of Questionable Aspects

    Article • World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, January 2020, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  22. Serum vitamin D status following pediatric cardiac surgery and association with clinical outcome

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  23. Factors affecting the outcome of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following paediatric cardiac surgery

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, November 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  24. Excess nonhemorrhagic pleural drainage after surgery for congenital heart diseases: Single center experience

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Surgery, November 2019, Wiley

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  25. Delayed Sternal Closure in Congenital Heart Surgery: A Risk-Benefit Analysis

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, August 2019, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  26. Diaphragmatic palsy after cardiac surgery in adult and pediatric patients

    Article • Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  27. The prevalence and outcome of junctional ectopic tachycardia in pediatric cardiac surgery

    Article • Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  28. Outcomes of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in pediatric cardiac surgery: A single center experience

    Article • Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  29. Custodiol versus blood cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery, two-center study

    Article • Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  30. Surgical Revascularization of Coexistent Significant Left Main and Right Coronary Artery Stenosis: A Single Center Experience

    Article • The Heart Surgery Forum, February 2016, Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  31. Compliant to Warfarin Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement

    Article • Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, January 2014, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal

  32. Pericardial Strip versus Ring Annuloplasty for Repair of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation

    Article • World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, January 2014, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Ahmed Abdelrahman Elassal