Horace MacVaugh
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
13 Papers
172 Citations
Horace MacVaugh is an academic researcher from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mitral valve & Embolization. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 13 publications.
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Papers
Relation of preoperative use of aspirin to increased mediastinal blood loss after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
TL;DR: The degree of mediastinal blood loss did not correlate with patient age, total operative time, bypass time, number of vessels diseased, or grafts placed, and the level of platelet inhibitory agent took place after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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The open approach to mitral commissurotomy.
TL;DR: Improved results for mitral commissurotomy in the second 5 year period were no doubt due to better selection of patients for the procedure, the freer replacement of badly diseased valves, and improvements in postoperative care.
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