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Journals

• Ashrafian H; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2010). Autobionics: a new paradigm in regenerative medicine and surgery. Regen Med. 5:279-288. DOI.
• Philippidis P; Athanasiou T; Nadra I; Ashrafian H; Haskard DO; Landis RC; Taylor KM. (11 Feb 2010). Anti-inflammatory haemoglobin scavenging monocytes are induced following coronary artery bypass surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. DOI.
• Unsworth B; Casula RP; Kyriacou AA; Yadav H; Chukwuemeka A; Cherian A; Stanbridge RDEL; Athanasiou T; et al. (Feb 2010). The right ventricular annular velocity reduction caused by coronary artery bypass graft surgery occurs at the moment of pericardial incision. Am Heart J. 159:314-322. DOI.
• Suliman A; Dialynas M; Ashrafian H; Bicknell C; Mireskandari M; Hamady M; Athanasiou T. (2010). Acute Complex Type A Dissection associated with peripheral malperfusion syndrome treated with a staged approach guided by lactate levels. J Cardiothorac Surg. 5:4. DOI.
• Athanasiou T. (Feb 2010). Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 89:408-409. DOI.
• Nagpal K; Ahmed K; Vats A; Yakoub D; James D; Ashrafian H; Darzi A; Moorthy K; et al. (Jan 2010). Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. Publisher weblink.
• Kidher E; Sepehripour A; Punjabi P; Athanasiou T. (25 Jan 2010). Do bigger hospitals or busier surgeons do better adult aortic or mitral valve operations?. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. DOI.
• Saso S; James D; Vecht JA; Kidher E; Kokotsakis J; Malinovski V; Rao C; Darzi A; et al. (Feb 2010). Effect of skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery for coronary revascularization on the incidence of sternal wound infection. Ann Thorac Surg. 89:661-670. DOI.
• Kidher ES; Perera R; Rao C; Rehman SM; Sutaria N; Athanasiou T. (2009). A rare case of suture material obstructing the closure mechanism of a prosthetic aortic valve: a case report. Cases J. 2:9126. DOI.
• Saso S; Vecht JA; Rao C; Protopapas A; Ashrafian H; Leff D; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (2009). Statin therapy may influence the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation: what is the evidence?. Tex Heart Inst J. 36:521-529.
• Arora S; Sevdalis N; Suliman I; Athanasiou T; Kneebone R; Darzi A. (Nov 2009). What makes a competent surgeon?: experts' and trainees' perceptions of the roles of a surgeon. Am J Surg. 198:726-732. DOI.
• Ashrafian H; Bueter M; Ahmed K; Suliman A; Bloom SR; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (29 Dec 2009). Metabolic surgery: an evolution through bariatric animal models. Obes Rev. DOI.
• Wetzel CM; Black SA; Hanna GB; Athanasiou T; Kneebone RL; Nestel D; Wolfe JH; Woloshynowych M. (Jan 2010). The effects of stress and coping on surgical performance during simulations. Ann Surg. 251:171-176. DOI.
• Ashrafian H; Athanasiou T. (2009). Extracorporeal life support for severe drug-induced cardiotoxicity: a promising therapeutic choice. CRIT CARE. 13. DOI.
• Yakoub D; Athanasiou T; Tekkis P; Hanna GB. (Dec 2009). Laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer: Is it an alternative to the open approach?. SURG ONCOL. 18:322-333. DOI.
• Ahmed K; Keeling AN; Khan RS; Ashrafian H; Arora S; Nagpal K; Burrill J; Darzi A; et al. (Feb 2010). What does competence entail in interventional radiology?. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 33:3-10. DOI.
• Ali E; Saso S; Ashrafian H; Athanasiou T. (Feb 2010). Does a skeletonized or pedicled right gastro-epiploic artery improve patency when used as a conduit in coronary artery bypass graft surgery?. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 10:293-298. DOI.
• Ali E; Saso S; Ahmed K; Athanasiou T. (Feb 2010). When harvested for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, does a skeletonized or pedicled radial artery improve conduit patency?. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 10:289-292. DOI.
• Ali E; Saso S; Ashrafian H; Athanasiou T. (Jan 2010). Does a skeletonized or pedicled left internal thoracic artery give the best graft patency?. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 10:97-104. DOI.
• Panesar SS; Rao C; Vecht JA; Mirza SB; Netuveli G; Morris R; Rosenthal J; Darzi A; et al. (Oct 2009). Development of the Veritas plot and its application in cardiac surgery: an evidence-synthesis graphic tool for the clinician to assess multiple meta-analyses reporting on a common outcome. Can J Surg. 52:E137-E145.
• Ashrafian H; Rao C; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Sep 2009). Benchmarking in surgical research. LANCET. 374:1045-1047.
• Warren OJ; Rogers PLB; Watret AL; de Wit KL; Darzi AW; Gill R; Athanasiou T. (Sep 2009). Defining the role of recombinant activated factor VII in pediatric cardiac surgery: Where should we go from here?. PEDIATR CRIT CARE ME. 10:572-582. DOI.
• Vecht JA; von Segesser LK; Ashrafian H; Rao C; Skapinakis P; Saso S; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2010). Translation to success of surgical innovation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 37:613-625. DOI.
• Keeling AN; Naughton PA; Khalidi K; Ayyoub AS; Kelly CK; Leahy AL; Bouchier-Hayes DJ; Athanasiou T; et al. (Sep 2009). Should Incidental Asymptomatic Angiographic Stenoses and Occlusions Be Treated in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease?. J VASC INTERV RADIOL. 20:1133-1140. DOI.
• Keeling AN; Khalidi K; Leong S; Given MF; McGrath FP; Athanasiou T; Lee MJ. (Aug 2009). Subintimal Angioplasty: Predictors of Long-term Success. J VASC INTERV RADIOL. 20:1013-1022. DOI.
• Ahmed K; Khan MS; Vats A; Nagpal K; Priest O; Patel V; Vecht JA; Ashrafian H; et al. (Oct 2009). Current status of robotic assisted pelvic surgery and future developments. Int J Surg. 7:431-440. DOI.
• Chow A; Mayer EK; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T. (Sep 2009). Patient-reported outcome measures: the importance of patient satisfaction in surgery. Surgery. 146:435-443. DOI.
• Ahmed K; Ashrafian H; Hanna GB; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Oct 2009). Assessment of specialists in cardiovascular practice. Nat Rev Cardiol. 6:659-667. DOI.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T. (Jun 2009). Diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis: review of an important tool in radiological research and decision making. BRIT J RADIOL. 82:441-446. DOI.
• Ahmed K; Dasgupta R; Vats A; Nagpal K; Ashrafian H; Kaj B; Athanasiou T; Dasgupta P; et al. (2 Aug 2009). Urethral diverticular carcinoma: an overview of current trends in diagnosis and management. Int Urol Nephrol. DOI.
• Jones CM; Ashrafian H; Skapinakis P; Arora S; Darzi A; Dimopoulos K; Athanasiou T. (8 Jul 2009). Diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis: A review of the basic principles of interpretation and application. Int J Cardiol. DOI.
• Mayer EK; Bottle A; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T; Vale JA. (Nov 2009). Provision of radical pelvic urological surgery in England, and compliance with improving outcomes guidance. BJU Int. 104:1446-1451. DOI.
• Rao C; Haycock A; Zacharakis E; Krasopoulos G; Yakoub D; Protopapas A; Darzi A; Hanna GB; et al. (2009). Economic analysis of esophageal stenting for management of malignant dysphagia. DIS ESOPHAGUS. 22:337-347. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Chow A; Athanasiou T; Tekkis P; Darzi A. (2008). Inguinal hernia. Clin Evid (Online). 2008.
• Mayer EK; Chow A; Vale JA; Athanasiou T. (Aug 2009). Appraising the quality of care in surgery. World J Surg. 33:1584-1593. DOI.
• Warren OJ; Smith AJ; Alexiou C; Rogers PLB; Jawad N; Vincent C; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T. (Apr 2009). The Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Part 1-Mechanisms of Pathogenesis. J CARDIOTHOR VASC AN. 23:223-231. DOI.
• Clark J; Sodergren M; Correia-Pinto J; Zacharakis E; Teare J; Yang GZ; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2009). Natural Orifice Translumenal Thoracoscopic Surgery: Does the Slow Progress and the Associated Risks Affect Feasibility and Potential Clinical Applications?. SURG INNOV. 16:9-15. DOI.
• Sodergren MH; Clark J; Athanasiou T; Teare J; Yang GZ; Darzi A. (Apr 2009). Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery: critical appraisal of applications in clinical practice. SURG ENDOSC. 23:680-687. DOI.
• Mayer EK; Bottle A; Rao C; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2009). Funnel Plots and Their Emerging Application in Surgery. ANN SURG. 249:376-383. DOI.
• Warren OJ; Leff DR; Athanasiou T; Kennard C; Darzi A. (Mar 2009). The Neurocognitive Enhancement of Surgeons: An Ethical Perspective. J SURG RES. 152:167-172. DOI.
• Protopapas AD; Athanasiou T. (18 Nov 2008). Contegra conduit for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract: a review of published early and mid-time results. J CARDIOTHORAC SURG. 3. DOI.
• Mayer EK; Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Vale JA. (Feb 2009). Assessing the quality of the volume-outcome relationship in uro-oncology. BJU INT. 103:341-349. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Kapetanakis EI; Rao C; Salvador L; Darzi A. (12 Feb 2008). Axillary artery to left anterior descending coronary artery bypass with an externally stented graft: a technical report. J CARDIOTHORAC SURG. 3. DOI.
• Rao C; Hart J; Chow A; Siannis F; Tsalafouta P; Murtuza B; Darzi A; Wells FC; et al. (23 Apr 2008). Does preservation of the sub-valvular apparatus during mitral valve replacement affect long-term survival and quality of life? A Microsimulation Study. J CARDIOTHORAC SURG. 3. DOI.
• Ali A; Abu-Omar Y; Patel A; Sheikh AY; Ali Z; Saeed A; Akhtar A; Athanasiou T; et al. (Feb 2009). Propensity analysis of survival after subcoronary or root replacement techniques for homograft aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 137:334-341. DOI.
• Vecht JA; Athanasiou T; Ashrafian H; Mayer E; Darzi A; von Segesser LK. (Mar 2009). Surgeons produce innovative ideas which are frequently lost in the labyrinth of patents. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 35:480-488. DOI.
• Murtuza B; Pepper JR; DeL Stanbridge R; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Dec 2008). Does Minimal-Access Aortic Valve Replacement Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation?. TEX HEART I J. 35:428-438.
• Diller GP; Wasan BS; Kyriacou A; Patel N; Casula RP; Athanasiou T; Francis DP; Mayet J. (Nov 2008). Effect of coronary artery bypass surgery on myocardial function as assessed by tissue Doppler echocardiography. EUR J CARDIO-THORAC. 34:995-999. DOI.
• Protopapas AD; Athanasiou T. (2008). Peri-operative data on the Nuss procedure in children with pectus excavatum: independent survey of the first 20 years' data. J Cardiothorac Surg. 3:40. DOI.
• Katsuno H; Zacharakis E; Aziz O; Rao C; Deeba S; Paraskeva P; Ziprin P; Athanasiou T; et al. (Nov 2008). Does the Presence of Circulating Tumor Cells in the Venous Drainage of Curative Colorectal Cancer Resections Determine Prognosis? A Meta-Analysis. ANN SURG ONCOL. 15:3083-3091. DOI.
• Ashrafian H; le Roux CW; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (11 Nov 2008). Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Function. CIRCULATION. 118:2091-2102. DOI.
• Kokotsakis J; Misthos P; Athanasiou T; Sakellaridis T; Neofotistos K; Skouteli E; Lioulias A. (Nov 2008). The Hybrid Stent-Graft Technique: A Solution to Complex Aortic Problems and Lessons Learned. J CARDIAC SURG. 23:659-663. DOI.
• Warren OJ; Watret AL; de Wit KL; Alexiou C; Vincent C; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T. (Jun 2009). The inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass: part 2--anti-inflammatory therapeutic strategies. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 23:384-393. DOI.
• Leff DR; Orihuela-Espina F; Atallah L; Athanasiou T; Leong JJ; Darzi AW; Yang GZ. (Nov 2008). Functional prefrontal reorganization accompanies learning-associated refinements in surgery: a manifold embedding approach. Comput Aided Surg. 13:325-339. DOI.
• Panesar SS; Chikwe J; Mirza SB; Rahman MS; Warren O; Rao C; Negus J; Zacharakis E; et al. (Aug 2008). Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery may reduce the incidence of stroke in patients with significant left main stem disease. THORAC CARDIOV SURG. 56:247-255. DOI.
• Rao C; Athanasiou T; Chikwe J. (Sep 2008). Coronary artery bypass grafting after previous stenting is associated with compromised long-term efficacy - Reply. ANN THORAC SURG. 86:1052-1053.
• Rao C; Athanasiou T. (Aug 2008). Mitral valve replacement and Takotsubo syndrome - Reply. EUR J CARDIO-THORAC. 34:467-467. DOI.
• Yakoub D; Fahmy R; Athanasiou T; Alijani A; Rao C; Darzi A; Hanna GB. (Sep 2008). Evidence-based choice of esophageal stent for the palliative management of malignant dysphagia. WORLD J SURG. 32:1996-2009. DOI.
• Aziz O; Skapinakis P; Rahman S; Rao C; Ashrafian H; Panesar SS; Darzi A; Foale R; et al. (2 Oct 2009). Behavioural interventions for smoking cessation in patients hospitalised for a major cardiovascular event. Int J Cardiol. 137:171-174. DOI.
• Mayer E; Faiz O; Athanasiou T; Vincent C. (Jun 2008). Measuring and enhancing elective service performance in NHS operating theatres: an overview. J ROY SOC MED. 101:273-277. DOI.
• Tahmassebi R; Ashrafian H; Salih C; Deshpande RP; Athanasiou T; Dussek JE. (2008). Intra-abdominal pectus bar migration--a rare clinical entity: case report. J Cardiothorac Surg. 3:39. DOI.
• Jones CM; Chin KY; Hamady M; Yang GZ; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Jun 2008). Coronary stent assessment with 64-slice multislice computed tomography: A literature review. SEMIN ULTRASOUND CT. 29:214-222. DOI.
• Jones CM; Chin KY; Yang GZ; Hamady M; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Jun 2008). Coronary artery bypass graft imaging with 64-slice multislice computed tomography: Literature review. SEMIN ULTRASOUND CT. 29:204-213. DOI.
• Mangoush O; Athanasiou T; Nakamura K; Johnson P; Smoienski R; Sarathchandra P; Oury T; Chester AH; et al. (Feb 2008). Antioxidant properties of the internal thoracic artery and the radial artery. HEART LUNG CIRC. 17:40-47. DOI.
• Zacharakis E; Hettige R; Purkayastha S; Aggarwal R; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Ziprin P. (Jun 2008). Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair: A description of the technique and initial results. SURG INNOV. 15:85-89. DOI.
• Thomas GP; Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Darzi A. (May 2008). General surgical manifestations of Marfan's syndrome. BRIT J HOSP MED. 69:270-274.
• O'Flynn E; Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Casula R. (Aug 2006). Repair of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a Jehovah's Witness. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 14:328-330.
• Ali A; Abu-Omar Y; Patel A; Ali Z; Sheikh AY; Akhtar A; Pavlovic A; Theodorou P; et al. (Jun 2008). Valve failure following homograft aortic valve replacement: does implantation technique have an effect?. Eur Heart J. 29:1454-1462. DOI.
• Kapetanakis EI; Athanasiou T; Mestres CA; Nashef SAM; Aagaard J; Moritz A; Van Ingen G; Chronidou F; et al. (Mar 2008). Aortic valve replacement: Is there an implant size variation across Europe?. J HEART VALVE DIS. 17:200-205.
• Rao C; Aziz O; Deeba S; Chow A; Jones C; Ni ZF; Papastavrou L; Rahman S; et al. (Apr 2008). Is minimally invasive harvesting of the great saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass surgery a cost-effective technique?. J THORAC CARDIOV SUR. 135:809-815. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Bustami M; Athanasiou T; George S; Ilsley C; Amrani M. (Apr 2006). A technical failure changes a Y-graft into a C-conduit causing steal syndrome. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 14:155-157.
• Panesar SS; Mirza S; Bharadwaj G; Woolf V; Ravikumar R; Athanasiou T. (Feb 2008). The percutaneous compression plate versus the dynamic hip screw: A meta-analysis. ACTA ORTHOP BELG. 74:38-48.
• Aziz O; Malinovski V; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2008). Re: Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Children: A Meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 247:555-556. Publisher weblink DOI.
• Aggarwal R; Hodgson L; Rao C; Ashrafian H; Chow A; Zacharakis E; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; et al. (Feb 2008). Surgical management of morbid obesity. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 69:95-100.
• Aziz O; Malinovski V; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2008). Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in children: A meta-analysis - Reply. ANN SURG. 247:555-556.
• Warren OJ; Alcock EMH; Choong AMTL; Leff DR; Van Herzeele I; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T; Cheshire NJW. (Feb 2008). Recombinant activated factor VII: A solution to refractory haemorrhage in vascular surgery?. EUR J VASC ENDOVASC. 35:145-152. DOI.
• Leff DR; Warren OJ; Enfield LC; Gibson A; Athanasiou T; Patten DK; Hebden J; Yang GZ; et al. (Mar 2008). Diffuse optical imaging of the healthy and diseased breast: A systematic review. BREAST CANCER RES TR. 108:9-22. DOI.
• Rekhraj S; Aziz O; Prabhudesai S; Zacharakis E; Mohr F; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Ziprin P. (Jan 2008). Can intra-operative intraperitoneal free cancer cell detection techniques identify patients at higher recurrence risk following curative colorectal cancer resection: a meta-analysis. ANN SURG ONCOL. 15:60-68. DOI.
• Rao C; Stanbridge RDL; Chikwe J; Pepper J; Skapinakis P; Aziz O; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Feb 2008). Does previous percutaneous coronary stenting compromise the long-term efficacy of subsequent coronary artery bypass surgery? A microsimulation study. ANN THORAC SURG. 85:501-507. DOI.
• Murtuza B; Pepper JR; Stanbridge RD; Jones C; Rao C; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Mar 2008). Minimal access aortic valve replacement: is it worth it?. Ann Thorac Surg. 85:1121-1131. DOI.
• Warren OJ; Tunnicliffe CR; Massey RM; Wallace S; Smith AJ; Alcock EMH; Darzi A; Vincent CA; et al. (Jan 2008). Systemic leukofiltration does not attenuate pulmonary injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. ASAIO J. 54:78-88. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Chow A; Rao C; Aziz O; Siannis F; Ali A; Darzi A; Wells F. (Mar 2008). Preservation of the mitral valve apparatus: evidence synthesis and critical reappraisal of surgical techniques. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 33:391-401. DOI.
• Warren OJ; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T. (2007). Recombinant activated factor VII in cardiac surgery - first, do no harm. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2:50. DOI.
• Brightwell RE; Sherwood RA; Athanasiou T; Hamady M; Cheshire NJW. (Nov 2007). The neurological morbidity of carotid revascularisation: Using markers of cellular brain injury to compare CEA and CAS. EUR J VASC ENDOVASC. 34:552-560. DOI.
• Hadjianastassiou VG; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Muktadir A; Young JD; Hands LJ. (Nov 2007). External validity of a mortality prediction model in patients after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using multi-level methodology. EUR J VASC ENDOVASC. 34:514-521. DOI.
• George SJ; Kapetanakis EI; Dhadwal K; Al-Ruzzeh S; Rigopoulou E; Butanade M; Athanasiou T; Amrani M. (Oct 2007). A three-dimensional echocardiographic comparison of a deep pericardial stitch versus an apical suction device for heart positioning during beating heart surgery. EUR J CARDIO-THORAC. 32:604-610. DOI.
• Aggarwal R; Ward J; Balasundaram I; Sains P; Athanasiou T; Darzi A. (Nov 2007). Proving the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation for training in laparoscopic surgery. Ann Surg. 246:771-779. DOI.
• Zacharakis E; Freilich S; Rekhraj S; Athanasiou T; Paraskeva P; Ziprin P; Darzi A. (Nov 2007). Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal tumors: the St. Mary's experience. Am J Surg. 194:694-698. DOI.
• Protopapas AD; Rao C; Choong A; Cheshire NJ; Athanasiou T. (2007). Combined sterno-clavicular approach as an alternative technique in hybrid exclusion of aortic arch aneurysm. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2:36. DOI.
• Chikwe J; Athanasiou T; Collins P; Pepper JR. (May 2007). Safety and efficacy concerns regarding elective coronary artery surgery in patients with prior coronary stents. EUR HEART J. 28:1265-1265. DOI.
• Warren O; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Oct 2007). What is the role of leukocyte depletion in cardiac surgery?. Heart Lung Circ. 16:398-399. DOI.
• Warren O; Wallace S; Massey R; Tunnicliffe C; Alexiou C; Powell J; Meisuria N; Darzi A; et al. (Jul 2007). Does systemic leukocyte filtration affect perioperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis. ASAIO J. 53:514-521. DOI.
• Charitou A; Athanasiou T; Morgan IS; DeL Stanbridge R. (Mar 2003). Use of Cough Lok can predispose to axillary artery thrombosis after a Robicsek procedure. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2:68-69. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Casula R; Glenville B; Stanbridge RD. (Mar 2003). A new method of grafting the circumflex through lateral MIDCAB with the use of the radial loop technique. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2:97-98. DOI.
• Gorgoulis VG; Zacharatos P; Mariatos G; Liloglou T; Kokotas S; Kastrinakis N; Kotsinas A; Athanasiou A; et al. (15 Jan 2001). Deregulated expression of c-mos in non-small cell lung carcinomas: relationship with p53 status, genomic instability, and tumor kinetics. Cancer Res. 2, 61:538-549.
• James DRC; Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Shafiq O; Paraskevas P; Darzi A. (Nov 2004). Anatomy: the future teaching of undergraduates. HOSP MED. 65:681-685.
• Aziz O; Constantinides V; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Purkayastha S; Paraskeva P; Darzi AW; Heriot AG. (Mar 2006). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: A meta-analysis. ANN SURG ONCOL. 13:413-424. DOI.
• Massey RM; Warren OJ; Szczeklik M; Wallace S; Leff DR; Kokotsakis J; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (2007). Skeletonization of radial and gastroepiploic conduits in coronary artery bypass surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2:26. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Tilney HS; Georgiou P; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP; Darzi AW. (Aug 2007). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus mini-laparotomy cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis of randomised control trials. Surg Endosc. 21:1294-1300. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Tilney HS; Darzi AW; Heriot AG. (Jun 2007). Diagnostic precision of magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative prediction of the circumferential margin involvement in patients with rectal cancer. Colorectal Dis. 9:402-411. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Paraskevas P; Darzi A. (2004). Does laparoscopic surgery offer adequate clearance in rectal cancer?--A discussion. Int J Surg. 2:103-106. DOI.
• Aziz O; Rahman MS; Hadjianastassiou VG; Kokotsakis J; Vitali M; Cherian A; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (2007). Novel applications of Dermabond (2-octyl -cyanoacrylate) in cardiothoracic surgery. Surg Technol Int. 16:46-51.
• Tsoli E; Tsantoulis PK; Papalambros A; Perunovic B; England D; Rawlands DA; Reynolds GM; Vlachodimitropoulos D; et al. (Mar 2007). Simultaneous evaluation of maspin and CXCR4 in patients with breast cancer. J CLIN PATHOL. 60:261-266. DOI.
• Rao C; Aziz O; Panesar SS; Jones C; Morris S; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (24 Mar 2007). Cost effectiveness analysis of minimally invasive internal thoracic artery bypass versus percutaneous revascularisation for isolated lesions of the left anterior descending artery. BMJ. 334:621. DOI.
• Aziz O; Rao C; Panesar SS; Jones C; Morris S; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (24 Mar 2007). Meta-analysis of minimally invasive internal thoracic artery bypass versus percutaneous revascularisation for isolated lesions of the left anterior descending artery. BMJ. 334:617. DOI.
• Mangoush O; Purkayastha S; Haj-Yahia S; Kinross J; Hayward M; Bartolozzi F; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Jun 2007). Heparin-bonded circuits versus nonheparin-bonded circuits: an evaluation of their effect on clinical outcomes. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 31:1058-1069. DOI.
• Kokkinos C; Athanasiou T; Rao C; Constantinidis V; Poullis C; Smith A; Ridgway M; Tekkis PP; et al. (Apr 2007). Does re-operation have an effect on outcome following heart transplantation?. Heart Lung Circ. 16:93-102. DOI.
• Warren O; Mandal K; Hadjianastassiou V; Knowlton L; Panesar S; John K; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Feb 2007). Recombinant activated factor VII in cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Ann Thorac Surg. 83:707-714. DOI.
• Warren O; Alexiou C; Massey R; Leff D; Purkayastha S; Kinross J; Darzi A; Athanasiou T. (Apr 2007). The effects of various leukocyte filtration strategies in cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 31:665-676. DOI.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T; Dunne N; Kirby J; Aziz O; Haq A; Rao C; Constantinides V; et al. (Jan 2007). Multi-detector computed tomography in coronary artery bypass graft assessment: A meta-analysis. ANN THORAC SURG. 83:341-348. DOI.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T; Dunne N; Kirby J; Attaran S; Chow A; Purkayastha S; Darzi A. (Sep 2006). Multi-slice computed tomography in coronary artery diseasel. EUR J CARDIO-THORAC. 30:443-450. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP; Constantinides V; Teare J; Darzi AW. (Feb 2007). Magnetic resonance colonography vs computed tomography colonography for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: an indirect comparison. Colorectal Dis. 9:100-111. DOI.
• Warren O; Athanasiou T; Massey R; Hamady M; Stanbridge R. (2006). Large annular subvalvular left ventricular aneurysm: diagnostic evaluation using computed tomographic angiography. Tex Heart Inst J. 33:529-531.
• Sains PS; Tilney HS; Purkayastha S; Darzi AW; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP; Heriot AG. (Nov 2006). Outcomes following laparoscopic versus open repair of incisional hernia. World J Surg. 30:2056-2064. DOI.
• Constantinides VA; Tekkis PP; Fazil A; Kaur K; Leonard R; Platt M; Casula R; Stanbridge R; et al. (Dec 2006). Fast-track failure after cardiac surgery: development of a prediction model. Crit Care Med. 34:2875-2882. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Tekkis PP; Lanitis S; Athanasiou T; Heriot AG; Darzi AW; Orchard TR; Nicholls RJ. (Oct 2006). A comparison of segmental vs subtotal/total colectomy for colonic Crohn's disease: a meta-analysis. Colorectal Dis. 8:723-724. Publisher weblink DOI.
• Lovegrove RE; Tilney HS; Heriot AG; von Roon AC; Athanasiou T; Church J; Fazio VW; Tekkis PP. (Sep 2006). A comparison of adverse events and functional outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy for familial adenomatous polyposis and ulcerative colitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 49:1293-1306. DOI.
• Panesar SS; Thakrar R; Athanasiou T; Sheikh A. (Sep 2006). Comparison of reports of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in surgical journals: literature review. J R Soc Med. 99:470-472. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Chow A; Athanasiou T; Cambaroudis A; Panesar S; Kinross J; Tekkis P; Darzi A. (Sep 2006). Does serum procalcitonin have a role in evaluating the severity of acute pancreatitis? A question revisited. World J Surg. 30:1713-1721. DOI.
• Lovegrove RE; Constantinides VA; Heriot AG; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Remzi FH; Nicholls RJ; Fazio VW; et al. (Jul 2006). A comparison of hand-sewn versus stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) following proctocolectomy: a meta-analysis of 4183 patients. Ann Surg. 244:18-26. DOI.
• Tilney HS; Constantinides VA; Heriot AG; Nicolaou M; Athanasiou T; Ziprin P; Darzi AW; Tekkis PP. (Jul 2006). Comparison of laparoscopic and open ileocecal resection for Crohn's disease: a metaanalysis. Surg Endosc. 20:1036-1044. DOI.
• Constantinides VA; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Purkayastha S; Remzi FH; Fazio VW; Aydin N; et al. (Jul 2006). Primary resection with anastomosis vs. Hartmann's procedure in nonelective surgery for acute colonic diverticulitis: a systematic review. Dis Colon Rectum. 49:966-981. DOI.
• Panesar SS; Athanasiou T; Nair S; Rao C; Jones C; Nicolaou M; Darzi A. (Dec 2006). Early outcomes in the elderly: a meta-analysis of 4921 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting--comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques. Heart. 92:1808-1816. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; George S; Bustami M; Wray J; Ilsley C; Athanasiou T; Amrani M. (10 Jun 2006). Effect of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery on clinical, angiographic, neurocognitive, and quality of life outcomes: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 332:1365. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Modine T; Athanasiou T; Fayad G. (Jun 2006). Cardiac output monitoring with brachial arterial catheter. J CARDIOTHOR VASC AN. 20:465-466. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Jones C; Jin R; Grunkemeier GL; Ross DN. (May 2006). Homograft implantation techniques in the aortic position: to preserve or replace the aortic root?. Ann Thorac Surg. 81:1578-1585. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Malinovski V; Tekkis P; Foale R; Casula R; Glenville B; Darzi A. (Apr 2006). Does clopidogrel affect outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting? A meta-analysis. HEART. 92:531-532. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Constantinides VA; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Tilney H; Darzi AW; Heriot AG. (Apr 2006). Laparoscopic vs. open surgery for diverticular disease: a meta-analysis of nonrandomized studies. Dis Colon Rectum. 49:446-463. DOI.
• Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Fazio VW; Nicholls RJ; Darzi AW; Church J; Phillips RK; Tekkis PP. (Apr 2006). Meta-analysis of observational studies of ileorectal versus ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for familial adenomatous polyposis. Br J Surg. 93:407-417. DOI.
• Weerasinghe A; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP. (Apr 2006). Postoperative renal dysfunction after on-pump versus off-pump coronary revascularization: Role of on-pump hemodilution and transfusions - Reply. ANN THORAC SURG. 81:1549-1550.
• Chikwe J; Athanasiou T; Casula R. (Apr 2006). Recent advances in adult cardiac surgery. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 67:200-205.
• Weerasinghe A; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP. (Apr 2006). Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 81:1549-1550. Publisher weblink DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Bhangoo P; Athanasiou T; Casula R; Glenville B; Darzi AW; Henry JA. (Apr 2006). Treatment of poisoning induced cardiac impairment using cardiopulmonary bypass: a review. Emerg Med J. 23:246-250. DOI.
• Deeba S; Aggarwal R; Sains P; Martin S; Athanasiou T; Casula R; Darzi A. (Mar 2006). Cardiac robotics: a review and St. Mary's experience. INT J MED ROBOT COMP. 2:16-20. DOI.
• Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Darzi A. (Mar 2006). Minimally invasive conduit harvesting: a systematic review. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 29:324-333. DOI.
• Weerasinghe A; Athanasiou T; Philippidis P; Day J; Mandal K; Warren O; Anderson J; Taylor K. (Mar 2006). Platelet-monocyte pro-coagulant interactions in on-pump coronary surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 29:312-318. DOI.
• Tekkis PP; Purkayastha S; Lanitis S; Athanasiou T; Heriot AG; Orchard TR; Nicholls RJ; Darzi AW. (Feb 2006). A comparison of segmental vs subtotal/total colectomy for colonic Crohn's disease: a meta-analysis. Colorectal Dis. 8:82-90. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Ashrafian H; Asrafian H; Krasopoulos G; Purkayastha S; Malinowski V; Al-Ruzzeh S; Glenville B; et al. (Jan 2006). Clampless arterial coronary artery bypass grafting with the use of magnetic coupling devices. J Card Surg. 21:69-74. DOI.
• Will O; Purkayastha S; Chan C; Athanasiou T; Darzi AW; Gedroyc W; Tekkis PP. (Jan 2006). Diagnostic precision of nanoparticle-enhanced MRI for lymph-node metastases: a meta-analysis. LANCET ONCOL. 7:52-60.
• Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP; Purkayastha S; Haddow J; Malinovski V; Paraskeva P; Darzi A. (Jan 2006). Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in children: a meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 243:17-27.
• Charitou A; Panesar SS; DeL Stanbridge R; Athanasiou T. (Jan 2006). Novel use of a magnetic coupling device to repair damage of the internal thoracic artery. J Card Surg. 21:89-91. DOI.
• Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Panesar SS; Massey-Patel R; Warren O; Kinross J; Purkayastha S; Casula R; et al. (Dec 2005). Does minimally invasive vein harvesting technique affect the quality of the conduit for coronary revascularization?. Ann Thorac Surg. 80:2407-2414. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; Mangoush O; Wray J; Modine T; George S; Amrani M. (Dec 2005). Predictors of poor mid-term health related quality of life after primary isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. HEART. 91:1557-1562. DOI.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T; Tekkis PP; Malinovski V; Purkayastha S; Haq A; Kokotsakis J; Darzi A. (Nov 2005). Does Doppler echography have a diagnostic role in patency assessment of internal thoracic artery grafts?. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 28:692-700. DOI.
• Mangoush O; Athanasiou T; Nair KS; Chambers J. (Nov 2005). Spontaneous resolution of type a aortic dissection. J Card Surg. 20:552-554. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Tekkis P; Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Paraskevas P; Ziprin P; Darzi A. (Oct 2005). A comparison of open vs. laparoscopic abdominal rectopexy for full-thickness rectal prolapse: a meta-analysis. Dis Colon Rectum. 48:1930-1940. DOI.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T; Nair S; Aziz O; Purkayastha S; Konstantinos V; Paraskeva P; Casula R; et al. (Sep 2005). Do technical parameters affect the diagnostic accuracy of virtual bronchoscopy in patients with suspected airways stenosis?. Eur J Radiol. 55:445-451. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Negus R; Gedroyc W; Darzi AW. (Sep 2005). Magnetic resonance colonography versus colonoscopy as a diagnostic investigation for colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis. Clin Radiol. 60:980-989. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Tekkis P; Athanasiou T; Darzi A. (Jun 2005). Inguinal hernia. Clin Evid. 535-555.
• Ashrafian H; Athanasiou T; Yap J; DeSouza AC. (Jun 2005). Two-chamber intracardiac mesothelioma. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 13:184-186.
• Weerasinghe A; Athanasiou T; Al-Ruzzeh S; Casula R; Tekkis PP; Amrani M; Punjabi P; Taylor K; et al. (May 2005). Functional renal outcome in on-pump and off-pump coronary revascularization: a propensity-based analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 79:1577-1583. DOI.
• Modine T; Decoene C; Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; Poivre P; Pol A; Fayad G. (Feb 2005). Dobutamine improves thoracic aortic blood flow during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: results of a prospective randomised controlled trial. EUR J CARDIO-THORAC. 27:289-295. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Modine T; Athanasiou T; Mazrani W; Azeem F; Nakamura K; Bustami M; Ilsley C; et al. (Jan 2005). Can the use of the radial artery be expanded to all patients with different surgical grafting techniques? Early clinical and angiographic results in 600 patients. J Card Surg. 20:1-7. DOI.
• Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Darzi A. (2005). Haemostasis using a ready-to-use collagen sponge coated with activated thrombin and fibrinogen. Surg Technol Int. 14:35-40.
• Ali A; Kumar P; Athanasiou T; Halstead J; Ashrafian H; Ali Z; Kumar S; Theodorou P; et al. (Jan 2005). Is routine use of stentless aortic prostheses justified in an elderly (aged > or =75 years) population?. J Heart Valve Dis. 14:64-70.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T. (Jan 2005). Is virtual bronchoscopy an efficient diagnostic tool for the thoracic surgeon?. Ann Thorac Surg. 79:365-374. DOI.
• Jones CM; Athanasiou T. (Jan 2005). Summary receiver operating characteristic curve analysis techniques in the evaluation of diagnostic tests. Ann Thorac Surg. 79:16-20. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Kumar P; Ashrafian H; Nair S; Charitou A; Stanbridge RD. (Dec 2004). Aortic valve replacement in a patient with Takayasu's disease without cross-clamping the calcified ascending aorta. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 12:376-378.
• Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Al-Ruzzeh S; Philippidis P; Jones C; Purkayastha S; Casula R; Glenville B. (Nov 2004). Are wound healing disturbances and length of hospital stay reduced with minimally invasive vein harvest? A meta-analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 26:1015-1026. DOI.
• Kumar P; Athanasiou T; Ali A; Nair S; Oz BS; DeSouza A; Moat N; Shore DF; et al. (Nov 2004). Re-do aortic valve replacement: does a previous homograft influence the operative outcome?. J Heart Valve Dis. 13:904-912.
• Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Mangoush O; Al-Ruzzeh S; Nair S; Malinovski V; Casula R; Glenville B. (Oct 2004). Does off-pump coronary artery bypass reduce the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation? A question revisited. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 26:701-710. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Cherian A; Ross D. (Oct 2004). The Ross II procedure: pulmonary autograft in the mitral position. Ann Thorac Surg. 78:1489-1495. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Krasopoulos G; Nambiar P; Coats T; Petrou M; Magee P; Uppal R. (Aug 2004). Emergency thoracotomy in the pre-hospital setting: a procedure requiring clarification. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 26:377-386. DOI.
• Casula R; Athanasiou T; Foale R. (Jul 2004). Recent advances in minimal-access cardiac surgery using robotic-enhanced surgical systems. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2:589-600. DOI.
• Casula R; Athanasiou T; Darzi A. (Jun 2004). Minimal access coronary revascularisation without cardiopulmonary bypass - The impact of robotic technology in the current clinical practice. INT J MED ROBOT COMP. 1:98-106. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Crossman MC; Asimakopoulos G; Cherian A; Weerasinghe A; Glenville B; Casula R. (Jun 2004). Should the internal thoracic artery be skeletonized?. Ann Thorac Surg. 77:2238-2246. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Mangoush O; Weerasinghe A; Al-Ruzzeh S; Purkayastha S; Pepper J; Amrani M; et al. (May 2004). Do off-pump techniques reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?. Ann Thorac Surg. 77:1567-1574. DOI.
• Weerasinghe A; Yusuf M; Athanasiou T; Wood A; Magee P; Uppal R. (Apr 2004). Role of transvalvular gradient in outcome from valve replacement for aortic stenosis. ANN THORAC SURG. 77:1266-1271. DOI.
• Purkayastha S; Athanasiou T; Casula R; Darzi A. (Mar 2004). Robotic surgery: a review. Hosp Med. 65:153-159.
• Athanasiou T; Al-Ruzzeh S; Kumar P; Crossman MC; Amrani M; Pepper JR; Del Stanbridge R; Casula R; et al. (Feb 2004). Off-pump myocardial revascularization is associated with less incidence of stroke in elderly patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 77:745-753. DOI.
• Decoene C; Modine T; Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; Fawzi D; Azzaoui R; Pol A; Fayad G. (Jan 2004). Analysis of thoracic aortic blood flow during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. EUR J CARDIO-THORAC. 25:26-34. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Aziz T; Aziz O; Cheshire N; Stanbridge RD. (2004). Apical suction device facilitating off-pump bypass for recurrent coarctation: case report. Heart Surg Forum. 7:E177-E178. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Ashrafian H; Glenville B; Casula R. (2004). Coronary artery bypass with the use of a magnetic distal anastomotic device: surgical technique and preliminary experience. Heart Surg Forum. 7:356-359. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; George S; Amrani M. (2004). Methodological approach in adopting off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in a British cardiothoracic unit: Harefield experience. Perfusion. 19 Suppl 1:S61-S66.
• Mangoush O; Athanasiou T; Chester A; Lawrence D; Amrani M. (2004). The role of arterial grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting: An update. HEART SURG FORUM. 7:E450-E453. DOI.
• Casula R; Athanasiou T. (2004). Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass on the beating heart in Jehovah's Witness and HIV patients: case report. Heart Surg Forum. 7:E174-E176. DOI.
• Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Skapinakis P; Perunovic B; Hart J; Crossman MC; Gorgoulis V; Glenville B; et al. (Dec 2003). Leg wound infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis comparing minimally invasive versus conventional vein harvesting. Ann Thorac Surg. 76:2141-2146.
• Ashrafian H; Kumar P; Athanasiou T; Stanbridge RD. (Dec 2003). Minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomy. Cardiovasc Surg. 11:471-473. DOI.
• Mangoush O; Nakamura K; Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; Chester A; Amrani M. (Oct 2003). Effect of ascorbic acid on endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of human arterial conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 24:541-546.
• Athanasiou T; Kumar P; Al-Ruzzeh S; Aziz O; Charitou A; Hart J; Glenville B; Casula R. (Oct 2003). Expanded use of suction and stabilization devices in cardiothoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 76:1126-1130.
• Casula RP; Velissaris TJ; Dar M; Athanasiou T. (Oct 2003). Is early hospital discharge feasible following normothermic coronary artery surgery on the fibrillating heart?. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 44:583-589.
• Kumar P; Swift SJ; Athanasiou T; Nelson JS; Glenville B. (Aug 2003). CABG 15-years after left pneumonectomy: feasibility of off-pump approach. Cardiovasc Surg. 11:305-307. DOI.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; George S; Glenville BE; DeSouza AC; Pepper JR; Amrani M. (Aug 2003). Is the use of cardiopulmonary bypass for multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery an independent predictor of operative mortality in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction?. Ann Thorac Surg. 76:444-451.
• Casula RP; Athanasiou T; Cherian A; Bacon R; Foale R; Darzi A. (Aug 2003). Totally endoscopic robotically enhanced coronary artery bypass on the beating heart. J R Soc Med. 96:400-401.
• Kumar P; Athanasiou T; Sarkar PK. (Apr 2003). Inhaled foreign bodies in children: diagnosis and treatment. Hosp Med. 64:218-222.
• Athanasiou T; Al-Ruzzeh S; Del Stanbridge R; Casula RP; Glenville BE; Amrani M. (Apr 2003). Is the female gender an independent predictor of adverse outcome after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting?. Ann Thorac Surg. 75:1153-1160.
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Nakamura K; Athanasiou T; Modine T; George S; Yacoub M; Ilsley C; Amrani M. (Jan 2003). Does off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery improve the outcome in high-risk patients?: a comparative study of 1398 high-risk patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 23:50-55.
• Athanasiou T; Casula R; Charitou A; Kavia S; Skipworth J; Stanbridge RDEL; Glenville B. (2003). How I do it: a new method of myocardial revascularization with use of the radial loop technique. Heart Surg Forum. 6:E68-E69.
• Kumar P; Athanasiou T; De L Stanbridge R. (Nov 2002). Treatment of long-duration atrial fibrillation by modified maze procedure. J R Soc Med. 95:552-553.
• Athanasiou T; DeL Stanbridge R; Kumar P; Cherian A. (May 2002). Video assisted resternotomy in high-risk redo operations - the St Mary's experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 21:932-934.

Books

• Athanasiou T; Debas H; Darzi A. Athanasiou T (ed); Debas H (ed); Darzi A (ed). Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology. Springer. Publisher weblink.

Conferences

• Stanbridge R; Elkin SL; Suliman A; Chuckwuemeka A; Roberts S; Athanasiou T. 10-YEAR SURVIVAL FOR ROUTINE LUNG CANCER RESECTION BY A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ANTERIOR APPROACH: COMPARISON WITH OPEN STANDARD THORACOTOMY. Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, 2 Dec 2009 - 4 Dec 2009. 64:A67-A68. B M J PUBLISHING GROUP (Dec 2009). DOI.
• Kwok KW; Mylonas GP; Sun LW; Lerotic M; Clark J; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Yang GZ. Dynamic Active Constraints for Hyper-Redundant Flexible Robots. 12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI2009), 20 Sep 2009 - 24 Sep 2009. 5761:410-417. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN (2009).
• Ashrafian H; Bueter M; Ahmed K; Rao C; Ahmed AR; Bloom SR; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; et al. Food preference after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. 95th Annual Clinical Congress of the American-College-of-Surgeons/64th Annual Sessions of the Owen H Wangensteen Forum on Fundamental Surgical Problems, 11 Oct 2009 - 15 Oct 2009. 209:S14-S14. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC (Sep 2009).
• Ashrafian H; Bueter M; Ahmed K; Ahmed A; Bloom S; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Le Roux C. Gastric Bypass Surgery and Taste Sensitivity. 14th World Congress of the International-Federation-for-the-Surgery-of-Obesity-and-Metabolic-Disorders, 26 Aug 2009 - 29 Aug 2009. 19:997-998. SPRINGER (Aug 2009).
• Ashrafian H; Bueter M; Ahmed K; Ahmed A; Bloom S; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Le Roux C. Gastric Bypass Surgery and Food Choice. 14th World Congress of the International-Federation-for-the-Surgery-of-Obesity-and-Metabolic-Disorders, 26 Aug 2009 - 29 Aug 2009. 19:969-969. SPRINGER (Aug 2009).
• Leff DR; Orihuela-Espina F; Atallah L; Athanasiou T; Leong JJH; Darzi AW; Yang GZ. Functional prefrontal reorganization accompanies learning-associated refinements in surgery: A manifold embedding approach. 10th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2007), 29 Oct 2007 - 2 Nov 2007. 13:325-339. INFORMA HEALTHCARE (Nov 2008). DOI.
• Salvador L; Minniti G; Cavarretta E; Mirone S; Tamari W; Rocco F; Salandin V; Athanasiou T; et al. Mitral Valve Repair using Autologous Pericardium Annuloplasty: Eighteen-Years Experience In 490 Patients. 81st Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association, 8 Nov 2008 - 12 Nov 2008. 118:S789-S789. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS (28 Oct 2008).
• Ali A; Patel A; Abu-Omar Y; Mehta A; Ali Z; Bleiziffer S; Freed D; Sheikh AY; et al. Enhanced Left Ventricular Mass Regression Following Aortic Valve Replacement is Associated with Improved Long-Term Survival: A 15-year Study. 81st Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association, 8 Nov 2008 - 12 Nov 2008. 118:S788-S788. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS (28 Oct 2008).
• Rekhraj S; Aziz O; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Ziprin P. Are intraperitoneal free cancer cell detection techniques useful in identifying patients at higher recurrence risk following curative colorectal cancer resection?. KL International Breast and Colorectal Cancer Congress, Aug 2007.
• Ali A; Patel A; Freed D; Abu-Omar Y; Sheikh AY; Ali Z; Rostron A; Athanasiou T; et al. Aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease is not followed by progressive aortic dilatation: A 15-year study. 80th Annual Scientific Session of the American-Heart-Association. 116:448-448. (16 Oct 2007).
• Rekhraj S; Aziz O; Prabhudesai S; Zacharakis E; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Ziprin P. Does the detection of intraperitoneal free cancer cells predict recurrence in patients undergoing curative colorectal cancer resection. European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Annual Scientific Meeting, Sep 2007.
• Kokkinos C; Antcliffe D; Nanidis T; Tekkis P; Athanasiou T; Darzi A; Papalois V. Outcome of kidney transplantation from non-heart-beating versus heart-beating cadaveric donors. 43rd ERA-EDTA Congress, 15 Jul 2006 - 18 Jul 2006. 21:522-523. OXFORD UNIV PRESS (Jul 2006).
• Purkayastha S; Tekkis PP; Athanasiou T; Aziz O; Negus R; Gedroyc W; Darzi AW. Magnetic resonance colonography: a new imaging modality for diagnosing colorectal cancer. A meta-analysis. Annual Meeting of the Association-of-Surgeons-of-Great-Britian-and-Ireland, 13 Apr 2005 - 15 Apr 2005. 92:153-153. JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD (Apr 2005).
• Al-Ruzzeh S; George S; Bustami M; Kemp M; Chambers J; Wray J; Partridge J; Hooper J; et al. Clinical and angiographic outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass: Harefield prospective randomized trial. 77th Scientific Meeting of the American-Heart-Association, 7 Nov 2004 - 10 Nov 2004. 110:546-546. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS (26 Oct 2004).
• Al-Ruzzeh S; Athanasiou T; Glenville B; Casula R; Amrani M. Full arterial revascularisation provides a better clinical outcome when combined with off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A propensity score analysis. 77th Scientific Meeting of the American-Heart-Association, 7 Nov 2004 - 10 Nov 2004. 110:467-467. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS (26 Oct 2004).