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R. Casula

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R. Casula — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 30
Works: 120
Citations: 2,855

Most-cited papers

Off-pump myocardial revascularization is associated with less incidence of stroke in elderly patients.
T. Athanasiou, S. Al-Ruzzeh, Pankaj Kumar, Mary-Clare Crossman +5 more
2004Annals of Thoracic Surgery225 citations Open access
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The right ventricular annular velocity reduction caused by coronary artery bypass graft surgery occurs at the moment of pericardial incision
B. Unsworth, R. Casula, A. Kyriacou, H. Yadav +6 more
2010American Heart Journal159 citations Open access
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Radial artery versus saphenous vein conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery: forty years of competition--which conduit offers better patency? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
T. Athanasiou, S. Saso, C. Rao, J. Vecht +4 more
2011European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery145 citations Open access
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Does clopidogrel affect outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting? A meta-analysis
S. Purkayastha, T. Athanasiou, V. Malinovski, P. Tekkis +4 more
2005Heart102 citations Open access
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Arterial Pulse Wave Dynamics After Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement: Fall in Coronary Diastolic Suction With Increasing Heart Rate as a Basis for Angina Symptoms in Aortic Stenosis
J. Davies, S. Sen, C. Broyd, N. Hadjiloizou +10 more
2011Circulation100 citations Open access
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Do off-pump techniques reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
T. Athanasiou, O. Aziz, O. Mangoush, A. Weerasinghe +6 more
2004Annals of Thoracic Surgery79 citations
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Are wound healing disturbances and length of hospital stay reduced with minimally invasive vein harvest? A meta-analysis.
T. Athanasiou, O. Aziz, S. Al-Ruzzeh, P. Philippidis +4 more
2004European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery76 citations Open access
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Does off-pump coronary artery bypass reduce the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation? A question revisited.
T. Athanasiou, O. Aziz, O. Mangoush, S. Al-Ruzzeh +4 more
2004European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery76 citations Open access
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Adjunct coronary endarterectomy increases myocardial infarction and early mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis.
Erdinc Soylu, L. Harling, H. Ashrafian, R. Casula +2 more
2014Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery73 citations Open access
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Should the internal thoracic artery be skeletonized?
T. Athanasiou, Mary-Clare Crossman, G. Asimakopoulos, A. Cherian +3 more
2004Annals of Thoracic Surgery70 citations Open access
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Effect of coronary artery bypass surgery on myocardial function as assessed by tissue Doppler echocardiography.
G. Diller, B. Wasan, A. Kyriacou, N. Patel +4 more
2008European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery63 citations
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Contrasting effect of different cardiothoracic operations on echocardiographic right ventricular long axis velocities, and implications for interpretation of post-operative values
B. Unsworth, R. Casula, H. Yadav, R. Baruah +3 more
2013International Journal of Cardiology62 citations Open access
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What Is the Role of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in High-Risk Patients? A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
M. Moscarelli, K. Fattouch, R. Casula, G. Speziale +2 more
2016Annals of Thoracic Surgery61 citations Open access
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Reconstruction of a 3D surface from video that is robust to missing data and outliers: Application to minimally invasive surgery using stereo and mono endoscopes
Ming-Xing Hu, G. Penney, M. Figl, P. Edwards +4 more
2012Medical Image Anal.60 citations
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Fast-track failure after cardiac surgery: Development of a prediction model*
V. Constantinides, P. Tekkis, Azeem Fazil, K. Kaur +6 more
2006Critical Care Medicine54 citations
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Image Guidance for Robotic Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass
M. Figl, D. Rueckert, D. Hawkes, R. Casula +6 more
2008Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality51 citations
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Functional renal outcome in on-pump and off-pump coronary revascularization: a propensity-based analysis.
A. Weerasinghe, T. Athanasiou, S. Al-Ruzzeh, R. Casula +6 more
2005Annals of Thoracic Surgery50 citations
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Systematic review on the predictive ability of frailty assessment measures in cardiac surgery.
Yusuf S. Abdullahi, Leonidas V. Athanasopoulos, R. Casula, M. Moscarelli +3 more
2017Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery48 citations
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Does coronary artery bypass grafting improve quality of life in elderly patients?
K. Baig, L. Harling, J. Papanikitas, S. Attaran +3 more
2013Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery45 citations Open access
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Non-rigid Reconstruction of the Beating Heart Surface for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Ming-Xing Hu, G. Penney, D. Rueckert, P. Edwards +4 more
2009International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention35 citations Open access
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Does minimally invasive vein harvesting technique affect the quality of the conduit for coronary revascularization?
O. Aziz, T. Athanasiou, S. Panesar, Rachel Massey-Patel +6 more
2005Annals of Thoracic Surgery33 citations
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Use of Cytokine Filters During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
V. Naruka, M. Salmasi, Arian Arjomandi Rad, N. Marczin +4 more
2022Heart, Lung and Circulation32 citations Open access
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Can activity monitors predict outcomes in patients with heart failure? A systematic review
M. Tan, Joanna K. L. Wong, Kishan Bakrania, Yusuf S. Abdullahi +5 more
2018European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes32 citations Open access
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Outcomes of mitral valve repair using artificial chordae.
M. Ibrahim, C. Rao, M. Savvopoulou, R. Casula +1 more
2014European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery30 citations Open access
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Treatment of poisoning induced cardiac impairment using cardiopulmonary bypass: a review
S. Purkayastha, P. Bhangoo, T. Athanasiou, R. Casula +3 more
2006Emergency Medicine Journal30 citations Open access
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Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement
R. Attia, G. Hickey, S. Grant, B. Bridgewater +10 more
2016Innovations27 citations Open access
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Pathway for Surgeons and Programs to Establish and Maintain a Successful Robot-Assisted Adult Cardiac Surgery Program.
E. Rodríguez, L. Nifong, J. Bonatti, R. Casula +10 more
2016Annals of Thoracic Surgery25 citations Open access
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Off-pump versus on-pump coronary revascularization: meta-analysis of mid- and long-term outcomes.
U. Chaudhry, L. Harling, C. Rao, H. Ashrafian +4 more
2014Annals of Thoracic Surgery24 citations
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Pathway for surgeons and programs to establish and maintain a successful robot-assisted adult cardiac surgery program.
E. Rodríguez, L. Nifong, J. Bonatti, R. Casula +10 more
2016Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery22 citations Open access
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Mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty ring dehiscence: a systematic review with pooled analysis
Arian Arjomandi Rad, V. Naruka, R. Vardanyan, A. Viviano +5 more
2021European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery20 citations Open access
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Robotics in cardiac surgery
A. Sepehripour, G. Garas, T. Athanasiou, R. Casula
2018Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England20 citations Open access
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Can we use minimally invasive mitral valve surgery as a safe alternative to sternotomy in high-risk patients?
M. Moscarelli, R. Casula, G. Speziale, T. Athanasiou
2016Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery20 citations
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Minimally invasive versus conventional sternotomy for Mitral valve repair: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (UK Mini Mitral)
R. Maier, A. Kasim, J. Zacharias, L. Vale +29 more
2021BMJ Open19 citations Open access
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The Effect of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Sternotomy on Physical Activity and Quality of Life.
M. Moscarelli, R. Lorusso, Yusuf S. Abdullahi, E. Varone +7 more
2020Heart, Lung and Circulation19 citations
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Aortic stiffness is an indicator of cognitive dysfunction before and after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.
Emaddin Kidher, L. Harling, Colin Sugden, H. Ashrafian +4 more
2014Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery19 citations
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Cardiac robotics: a review and St. Mary's experience
S. Deeba, R. Aggarwal, P. Sains, S. Martin +3 more
2006The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS19 citations
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Coronary artery bypass with the use of a magnetic distal anastomotic device: surgical technique and preliminary experience.
T. Athanasiou, H. Ashrafian, B. Glenville, R. Casula
2004Heart Surgery Forum17 citations Open access
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What is the safety and efficacy of the use of automated fastener in heart valve surgery?
M. Salmasi, Lueh Chien, Philip Hartley, A. Al-Balah +4 more
2019Journal of cardiac surgery15 citations Open access
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Off-pump versus on-pump revascularization in females: a meta-analysis of observational studies
S. Attaran, L. Harling, H. Ashrafian, M. Moscarelli +4 more
2014Perfusion15 citations
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Does off-pump coronary revascularization confer superior organ protection in re-operative coronary artery surgery? A meta-analysis of observational studies
A. Sepehripour, L. Harling, H. Ashrafian, R. Casula +1 more
2014Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery15 citations Open access
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Minimal access excision of aortic valve fibroelastoma: a case report and review of the literature
L. Harling, T. Athanasiou, H. Ashrafian, J. Kokotsakis +3 more
2012Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery15 citations Open access
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A Robust Mosaicing Method with Super-Resolution for Optical Medical Images
Ming-Xing Hu, G. Penney, D. Rueckert, P. Edwards +7 more
2010Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality15 citations
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increase the risk of bleeding or mortality following coronary artery bypass graft surgery? A meta-analysis of observational studies
M. Eckersley, A. Sepehripour, R. Casula, P. Punjabi +1 more
2018Perfusion14 citations Open access
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A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of distal coronary artery anastomotic devices in MIDCAB and TECAB surgery
Erdinc Soylu, L. Harling, H. Ashrafian, S. Attaran +4 more
2016Perfusion14 citations
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Influence of body mass index on outcomes after minimal-access aortic valve replacement through a J-shaped partial upper sternotomy
M. Acharya, L. Harling, M. Moscarelli, H. Ashrafian +2 more
2016Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery14 citations Open access
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The role of minimal access valve surgery in the elderly. A meta-analysis of observational studies.
M. Moscarelli, S. Emmanuel, T. Athanasiou, G. Speziale +2 more
2016International Journal of Surgery14 citations Open access
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Challenges facing totally endoscopic robotic coronary artery bypass grafting
M. Moscarelli, L. Harling, H. Ashrafian, T. Athanasiou +1 more
2015The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS14 citations
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Recent advances in minimal-access cardiac surgery using robotic-enhanced surgical systems
R. Casula, T. Athanasiou, R. Foale
2004Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy14 citations
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A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of distal coronary artery anastomotic devices.
Erdinc Soylu, L. Harling, H. Ashrafian, C. Rao +2 more
2016European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery13 citations Open access
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The Use of Frailty Scoring to Predict Early Physical Activity Levels Following Cardiac Surgery.
Yusuf S. Abdullahi, M. Salmasi, M. Moscarelli, Alessandra Parlanti +6 more
2020Annals of Thoracic Surgery12 citations
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