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  1. Phytobezoar: A Brief Report with Surgical and Radiological Correlation

    Article • Case Reports in Surgery, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Faith Robertson, sameer hirji

  2. Effectiveness and Safety of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Patients with “Porcelain” Aorta

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    sameer hirji, Professor Deepak L Bhatt

  3. Asymptomatic portal vein aneurysms: To treat, or not to treat?

    Article • Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease, September 2017, SAGE Publications

    sameer hirji

  4. Lung transplantation delays gastric motility in patients without prior gastrointestinal surgery-A single-center experience of 412 consecutive patients

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, September 2017, Wiley

    sameer hirji

  5. Glycemic control in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Clinical features, predictors, and outcomes

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, September 2017, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  6. Outcomes of surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the octogenarians—surgery still the gold standard?

    Article • Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, September 2017, AME Publishing Company

    sameer hirji

  7. Predicting Risk of Cardiac Events among ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients with Conservatively Managed Non–Infarct-Related Artery Coronary Artery Disease: An Analysis of the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • American Heart Journal, September 2017, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  8. A Rare Case of Interdigitating Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of the Rectum: Review of Histopathology and Management Strategy

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, August 2017, BMJ

    sameer hirji

  9. The association of donor age and survival is independent of ischemic time following deceased donor lung transplantation

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, June 2017, Wiley

    sameer hirji

  10. Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, May 2017, Wiley

    sameer hirji, Professor Deepak L Bhatt

  11. Long-term survival following kidney transplantation in previous lung transplant recipients-An analysis of the unos registry

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, April 2017, Wiley

    sameer hirji

  12. Spontaneous isolated true aneurysms of the brachial artery in children

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, March 2017, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  13. Clinical Review of Coronary Revascularization in Special Subgroups in the Current Era

    Article • Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy, October 2016, Juniper Publishers

    sameer hirji

  14. Outcomes of Major Lung Resection After Induction Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2016, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  15. Early invasive versus conservative strategy for non-infarct related artery lesions in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease

    Article • December 2015, Wiley

    sameer hirji

  16. What Is the Optimal Transplant for Older Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November 2015, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  17. Bridge to Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support With a Left Ventricular Assist Device: Novel Use of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 2015, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  18. Determining eligibility for lung transplantation: A nationwide assessment of the cutoff glomerular filtration rate

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 2015, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  19. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Treatment of Neurologic Sequela After Atrioesophageal Fistula

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February 2015, Elsevier

    sameer hirji, Frederick Lombard

  20. Single-lung transplantation in the United States: What happens to the other lung?

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 2015, Elsevier

    Matthew Hartwig, sameer hirji

  21. Differential Outcomes With Early and Late Repeat Transplantation in the Era of the Lung Allocation Score

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, December 2014, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  22. Extent, Location, and Clinical Significance of Non–Infarct-Related Coronary Artery Disease Among Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Article • JAMA, November 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    sameer hirji

  23. Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy in Management of Histoplasmosis and Fibrosing Mediastinitis

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 2014, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  24. Cardiac troponin release following hybrid coronary revascularization versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    sameer hirji

  25. Outcomes after Pneumonectomy for Benign Disease: The Impact of Urgent Resection

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, September 2014, Elsevier

    sameer hirji

  26. Assessment of Different Threshold Preoperative Glomerular Filtration Rates as Markers of Outcomes in Lung Transplantation

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, July 2014, Elsevier

    sameer hirji