George Matalanis

Continuous Magnesium Infusion to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: A Sequential Matched Case-Controlled Pilot Study

Eduardo A Osawa, Salvatore L Cutuli, Luca Cioccari, Laurent Bitker, Leah Peck, Helen Young, Lara Hessels, Fumitaka Yanase, Julia T Fukushima, Ludhmila A Hajjar, Siven Seevanayagam, George Matalanis, Glenn M Eastwood, Rinaldo Bellomo

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA

OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to test whether a bolus of magnesium followed by continuous intravenous infusion might prevent the de..

COVID-19: An Australian center's perspective

Lisa Lim, George Matalanis

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY

SARS CoV-2 (COVID 19) is having a deep and lasting impact around the world. We review the effect it has had on our cardiothoracic ..

Long-Term Results of the RAPCO Trials

Brian F Buxton, Philip A Hayward, Jai Raman, Simon C Moten, Alexander Rosalion, Ian Gordon, Siven Seevanayagam, George Matalanis, Umberto Benedetto, Mario Gaudino, David L Hare

Journal article  |  2020  |  CIRCULATION

BACKGROUND: An internal thoracic artery graft to the left anterior descending artery is standard in coronary bypass surgery, but c..

Trends and controversies in type A aortic surgery in the 21st century: Branch first aortic arch replacement

Nisal Perera, George Matalanis

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY

BACKGROUND: Acute type A dissection (ATAAD) remains a morbid condition with reported surgical mortality as high as 26%. AIMS: We d..

Current status in decision making to treat acute type A dissection: limited versus extended repair

Bashi V Velayudhan, Mohammed Idhrees, George Matalanis, Kay-Hyun Park, David Tang, Pierre M Sfeir, Saeid Hosseini, Mohamad Bashir

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Acute type A aortic dissection remains one of the most challenging conditions in aortic surgery. Despite the advancements in the f..

Aortic arch replacement using the branch-first and frozen elephant trunk techniques

Michelle Kim, George Matalanis

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Plasma ACE2 Activity Predicts Mortality in Aortic Stenosis and Is Associated With Severe Myocardial Fibrosis

Jay Ramchand, Sheila K Patel, Leighton G Kearney, George Matalanis, Omar Farouque, Piyush M Srivastava, Louise M Burrell

Journal article  |  2020  |  JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the relationship between plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activity levels and the..

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm - The Branch First Technique

George Matalanis, Stephanie L Ch'ng

Journal article  |  2019  |  SEMINARS IN THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Surgical management of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is complex. In particular, maintaining adequate spinal cord and reno-visc..

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study of Mild Hypercapnia During Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Matthew J Chan, Luca Lucchetta, Salvatore Cutuli, Christopher Eyeington, Neil I Glassford, Johan Martensson, Peter Angelopoulos, George Matalanis, Lawrence Weinberg, Glenn M Eastwood, Rinaldo Bellomo

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA

OBJECTIVES: To test whether targeted therapeutic mild hypercapnia (TTMH) would attenuate cerebral oxygen desaturation detected usi..

Initial Experience of the Use of 3-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Thromboembolic Complications After Cardiac Surgery

India Zweng, Sean Galvin, Ray Robbins, Rinaldo Bellomo, Graeme K Hart, Siven Seevanayagam, George Matalanis

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION

BACKGROUND: 3-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (3F-PCC) may provide a valuable treatment option for coagulopathy in cardiac ..