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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,mitral valve repair,Marfan's syndrome

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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre: Cochin, Kerala, IN

2014-09-20 to present | Professor and Head of Division of Cardio-Thoracic surgery
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Praveen Varma

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN

2011-09 to 2014-09 | Additional Professor (CVTS)
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Praveen Varma

Education and qualifications (3)

Brigham and Women's Hospital: Boston, MA, US

2008-07-01 to 2010-06-30 | Senior Fellowship (Cardiac surgery)
Education
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Praveen Varma

Boston Medical Center: Boston, MA, US

2006-06 to 2008-06 | Residency Thoracic surgery (Cardio thoracic surgery)
Education
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Praveen Varma

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN

1998-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | Mch (CVTS)
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Praveen Varma

Funding (1)

Long term performance of TTK-Chitra valve

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Indian Council of Medical Research (New Delhi, IN)
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Praveen Varma

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Long-term outcomes of women compared to men after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting—a propensity-matched analysis

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2025-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-024-01814-6
Contributors: Anees Anwar; Varshini Subash; Rohik Micka Radhakrishnan; Neethu Krishna; Sheejamol Velickakathu Sukumaran; Rajesh Jose; Kirun Gopal; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Preoperative anaemia and adverse CABG outcomes—“there is more to this than meets the eye”

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2024-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-024-01763-0
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma
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Outcomes after surgery for infective endocarditis

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-023-01647-9
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Rohik Micka Radhakrishnan; Rajesh Jose; Neethu Krishna; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Selecting the appropriate patients for coronary artery bypass grafting in ischemic cardiomyopathy—importance of myocardial viability

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-023-01671-9
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Rohik Micka Radhakrishnan; Kirun Gopal; Neethu Krishna; Rajesh Jose
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Early and long-term outcomes of mitral valve replacement with mechanical valve in rheumatic heart disease

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-023-01615-3
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Maniyal Vijayakumar; Neethu Krishna; Renjitha Bhaskaran; Rohik Micka Radhakrishnan; Rajesh Jose; Kirun Gopal; Raman Krishna Kumar
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Revascularization strategy for left main coronary artery disease

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-023-01546-z
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma
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Early and midterm outcomes after off pump coronary artery bypass surgery

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2023-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-023-01475-x
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Prashanth Vytla; Neethu Krishna; Greeshma Ravindran; Rohik Micka; Rajesh Jose; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Evaluation of TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis in pediatric patients

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-022-01440-0
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Raman Krishna Kumar; Gopichettipalayam Subbaratnam Bhuvaneshwar; Neethu Krishna
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Long-term evaluation of TTK Chitra™ heart valve prosthesis — a retrospective-prospective cohort study

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-022-01437-9
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Maniyal Vijayakumar; Gopichettipalayam Subbaratnam Bhuvaneshwar; Adarsh Syla Kumar; Neethu Krishna
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Aortic root widening: “pro et contra”

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-01125-6
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2-s2.0-85101722358

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Srimurugan, B.; Krishna, N.; Jose, R.; Gopal, K.; Varma, P.K.
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Correction to: A novel small diameter nanotextile arterial graft is associated with surgical feasibility and safety and increased transmural endothelial ingrowth in pig (Journal of Nanobiotechnology, (2022), 20, 1, (71), 10.1186/s12951-022-01268-1)

Journal of Nanobiotechnology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01371-3
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2-s2.0-85127469837

Part of ISSN: 14773155
Contributors: Joseph, J.; Bruno, V.D.; Sulaiman, N.; Ward, A.; Johnson, T.W.; Baby, H.M.; Nair, S.V.; Menon, D.; George, S.J.; Ascione, R. et al.
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Early outcomes of cardiac surgical patients who developed COVID-19 in the peri-operative period—results from an online survey

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01242-w
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2-s2.0-85115099534

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Valooran, G.J.; Gopal, K.; Jose, R.; Varma, P.K.
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IACTS position statement on “2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization”: section 7.1—a consensus document

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-022-01329-y
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2-s2.0-85123247908

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Yadava, O.P.; Narayan, P.; Padmanabhan, C.; Sajja, L.R.; Sarkar, K.; Varma, P.K.; Jawali, V.
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Perioperative right ventricular function and dysfunction in adult cardiac surgery—focused review (part 1—anatomy, pathophysiology, and diagnosis)

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01240-y
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2-s2.0-85117904702

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Varma, P.K.; Jose, R.L.; Krishna, N.; Srimurugan, B.; Valooran, G.J.; Jayant, A.
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Perioperative right ventricular function and dysfunction in adult cardiac surgery—focused review (part 2—management of right ventricular failure)

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01226-w
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2-s2.0-85118510124

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Varma, P.K.; Srimurugan, B.; Jose, R.L.; Krishna, N.; Valooran, G.J.; Jayant, A.
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Quantitation of mHLA-DR and nCD64 by Flow Cytometry to Study Dysregulated Host Response: The Use of QuantiBRITE™ PE Beads and Its Stability

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-03819-6
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2-s2.0-85122661500

Part of ISSN: 15590291 02732289
Contributors: Sanju, S.; Jain, P.; Priya, V.V.; Varma, P.K.; Mony, U.
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Role of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) in the prediction of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01328-5
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2-s2.0-85126032137

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Jadhav, K.P.; Pai, P.G.; Nair, I.; Krishnan, S.; Varma, P.K.
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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair: Single-Center Outcomes in a Lower-Middle Income Region

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
2022-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/21501351221103492
Contributors: Praveen Reddy Bayya; Shruti Varghese; Jessin Puliparambil Jayashankar; Abish Sudhakar; Rakhi Balachandran; Brijesh Parayaru Kottayil; Balaji Srimurugan; Praveen Kerala Varma; Praveen Kumar Neema; R. Krishna Kumar
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Cardiac tamponade as a presentation of COVID-19 after cardiac surgery

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01270-6
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Hisham Ahamed; Rajesh Jose; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Role of myeloid derived suppressor cells in sepsis

International Immunopharmacology
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108452
Contributors: M. Malavika; S. Sanju; M.R. Poorna; Veeraraghavan Vishnu Priya; Neeraj Sidharthan; Praveen Varma; Ullas Mony
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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of the Repaired Mitral Valve: A Proposed Decision Pathway

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/10892532211036655
Contributors: Jose Liza Reshmi; G. Gopan; Praveen Kerala Varma; Madathil Thushara; Vanga Babu Sudheer; Rajesh Gopalakrishnan Madavathazhathil; Aveek Jayant
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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Surgery Practice and Outcomes

Journal of Chest Surgery
2022-02-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5090/jcs.21.125
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Neethu Krishna; Rajesh Jose; Surya Sree Chitra Biju; Jaya Suriya Pichandi; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Do alternative approaches work in surgical septal myectomy?

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
2022-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/02184923211025396
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Neethu Krishna; Rajesh Jose; Kirun Gopal; Hisham Ahamed
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Posterior mitral leaflet plication with extended septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2022-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01213-1
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Kirun Gopal; Hisham Ahamed; Sudheer Babu Vanga
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Flip-flopping atrial septal occluder in the heart

European Heart Journal
2022-01-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa950
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Rajiv Chandrasekharan; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Application of EuroSCORE II and STS score for risk assessment in Indian patients—are they useful?

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01232-y
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2-s2.0-85112567337

Part of ISSN: 09737723 09709134
Contributors: Varma, P.K.
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Design, Development, and Evaluation of an Interwoven Electrospun Nanotextile Vascular Patch

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/mame.202100359
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2-s2.0-85110151494

Part of ISSN: 14392054 14387492
Contributors: Babu, R.; Reshmi C, R.; Joseph, J.; Sathy, B.N.; Nair, S.V.; Varma, P.K.; Menon, D.
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Different Forms of Chitosan and Its Derivatives as Hemostatic Agent and Tissue Sealants

Advances in Polymer Science
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/12_2021_98
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2-s2.0-85114364290

Part of ISSN: 14365030 00653195
Contributors: Sundaram, M.N.; Pradeep, A.; Varma, P.K.; Jayakumar, R.
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Mitral Annular Disjunction: A Serendipitous Discovery by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.04.046
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2-s2.0-85107429761

Part of ISSN: 15328422 10530770
Contributors: Madathil, T.; BabuVanga, S.; Jose, R.L.; Gangadharan, G.; Jayanth, A.; Varma, P.K.; Perier, P.
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Non-classical monocytes and its potential in diagnosing sepsis post cardiac surgery

International Immunopharmacology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108037
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2-s2.0-85112243618

Part of ISSN: 18781705 15675769
Contributors: Sebastian, A.; Sanju, S.; Jain, P.; Priya, V.V.; Varma, P.K.; Mony, U.
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Recent developments in controlling sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery and measures to enhance sternal healing

Medicinal Research Reviews
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/med.21758
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2-s2.0-85096787449
Contributors: Pradeep, A.; Rangasamy, J.; Varma, P.K.
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Repair of ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm presenting as a chest wall swelling

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0218492320965793
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2-s2.0-85092350851
Contributors: Gopal, K.; Jose, R.; Jose, R.L.; Varma, P.K.
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Surgical Challenges in Retrieval of an Embolized Transcatheter Valve From the Aorta

Annals of Thoracic Surgery
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.024
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2-s2.0-85117226905

Part of ISSN: 15526259 00034975
Contributors: Gopal, K.; Madathil, T.; Varma, P.K.
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Disappearing left atrial appendage clot—the need for a more meticulous search

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2021-07-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01154-9
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Sudheer Babu Vanga; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Surgery for infective endocarditis—analysis of factors affecting outcome

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2021-07-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-021-01137-w
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Neethu Krishna; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Vasoconstrictor and coagulation activator entrapped chitosan based composite hydrogel for rapid bleeding control

Carbohydrate Polymers
2021-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117634
Contributors: M. Nivedhitha Sundaram; Ullas Mony; Praveen Kerala Varma; Jayakumar Rangasamy
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Bleeding complications after dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor versus dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel—a propensity-matched comparative study of two antiplatelet regimes in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2021-01-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-01052-6
Contributors: Praveen Kerala Varma; Hisham Ahmed; Neethu Krishna; Rajesh Jose; Kirun Gopal; Oommen Plavannal Mathew; Aveek Jayant
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Abnormal mitral valve apparatus is not an indication for mitral valve replacement in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4103/aca.ACA_160_18
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2-s2.0-85083271563

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09745181 09719784
Contributors: Varma, P.; Ahamed, H.
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Innate lymphoid cells: Potent early mediators of the host immune response during sepsis

Cellular and Molecular Immunology
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-0383-1
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2-s2.0-85081620578

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20420226 16727681
Contributors: Theertha, M.; Sanju, S.; Priya, V.V.; Jain, P.; Varma, P.K.; Mony, U.
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Pacemakers-'an infernal machine that interferes with the will of god'

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4103/aca.ACA_33_20
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2-s2.0-85094817878

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09745181 09719784
Contributors: Varma, P.K.
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Cardiac surgery during the times of COVID-19

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2020-09-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-020-01006-y
Contributors: Kirun Gopal; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Patients who develop post-operative atrial fibrillation have reduced survival after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2020-01-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-019-00844-9
Contributors: Akhil Ghurram; Neethu Krishna; Renjitha Bhaskaran; Natarajan Kumaraswamy; Aveek Jayant; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Antifungal activity of octenidine dihydrochloride and ultraviolet-C light against multidrug-resistant Candida auris

Journal of Hospital Infection
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.09.008
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2-s2.0-85054803047

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15322939 01956701
Contributors: Ponnachan, P.; Vinod, V.; Pullanhi, U.; Varma, P.; Singh, S.; Biswas, R.; Kumar, A.
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Coarctation of aorta aneurysm with aberrant right subclavian artery and single carotid artery: Surgical and perfusion strategies

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.08.108
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2-s2.0-85055622927

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1097685X 00225223
Contributors: Rajagopalan, B.K.; Jose, R.; Kader, N.P.; Varma, P.K.
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Early and Mid-Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American Heart Association
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010225
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2-s2.0-85065891597

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20479980
Contributors: Jose, R.; Shetty, A.; Krishna, N.; Chathoth, V.; Bhaskaran, R.; Jayant, A.; Varma, P.K.
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Female Gender is not a Risk Factor for Early Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4103/aca.ACA_27_18
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2-s2.0-85064246946

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09745181 09719784
Contributors: Gurram, A.; Krishna, N.; Vasudevan, A.; Baquero, L.; Jayant, A.; Varma, P.
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Injectable chitosan-nano bioglass composite hemostatic hydrogel for effective bleeding control

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.220
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2-s2.0-85061806564

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18790003 01418130
Contributors: Sundaram, M.N.; Amirthalingam, S.; Mony, U.; Varma, P.K.; Jayakumar, R.
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Injectable Nano Whitlockite Incorporated Chitosan Hydrogel for Effective Hemostasis

ACS Applied Bio Materials
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00710
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2-s2.0-85070548597

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25766422
Contributors: Muthiah Pillai, N.S.; Eswar, K.; Amirthalingam, S.; Mony, U.; Kerala Varma, P.; Jayakumar, R.
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Early outcomes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019-04-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-018-0730-3
Contributors: Gautam Rampratap Agarwal; Neethu Krishna; Greeshma Raveendran; Rajesh Jose; Murukan Padmanabhan; Aveek Jayant; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Successful surgical repair of aorto-esophageal fistula due to fish-bone ingestion

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-018-0704-5
Contributors: Lokesh Sreedharan; Neethu Krishna; Unnikrishnan Gopalakrishnan; Praveen Kerala Varma
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Peer review (114 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for American journal of cardiovascular drugs. (3)
Review activity for European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery (20)
Review activity for Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. (87)
Review activity for Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. (3)
Review activity for The annals of thoracic surgery. (1)
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