Ralph Damiano

Research output

Research output per year 1981 2021

• 15042 Citations
• 287 Article
• 39 Editorial
• 30 Review article
• 12 Chapter
• 20 More
  • 10 Comment/debate
  • 4 Letter
  • 3 Paper
  • 2 Conference article
  • 1 Conference contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

  Energy Sources for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

  MacGregor, R. M., Melby, S. J., Schuessler, R. B. & Damiano, R. J., Dec 1 2019, In: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 14, 6, p. 503-508 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Surgical Wound
  • Technology
  • Wounds and Injuries
• 2018

  Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Review of the Literature

  Khiabani, A. J., Adademir, T., Schuessler, R. B., Melby, S. J., Moon, M. R. & Damiano, R. J., Nov 1 2018, In: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 13, 6, p. 383-390 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Ablation Techniques
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  1 Scopus citations

• The Cox-maze IV procedure in its second decade: still the gold standard?

  Ruaengsri, C., Schill, M. R., Khiabani, A. J., Schuessler, R. B., Melby, S. J. & Damiano, R. J., Apr 1 2018, In: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 53, 1, p. i19-i25

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Heart Atria
  • Technology
  • Atrioventricular Node
  • Cryosurgery
  21 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation

  Lancaster, T. S., Melby, S. J. & Damiano, R. J., Apr 1 2016, In: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 26, 3, p. 268-277 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Ablation Techniques
  • Tricuspid Valve
  • Pulmonary Veins
  5 Scopus citations

• Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation

  Lawrance, C. P., Henn, M. C. & Damiano, R. J., Apr 1 2016, In: Heart Failure Clinics. 12, 2, p. 235-243 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Catheters
  • Drug Therapy
  • Therapeutics
  6 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Outcomes of repeat mitral valve surgery in patients with pulmonary hypertension

  Castillo-Sang, M., Guthrie, T. J., Moon, M. R., Lawton, J. S., Maniar, H. S., Damiano, R. J. & Silvestry, S. C., Mar 4 2015, In: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 10, 2, p. 120-124 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Mitral Valve
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Odds Ratio
  • Pressure
  8 Scopus citations

• Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Techniques, indications, and results

  Lawrance, C. P., Henn, M. C. & Damiano, R. J., Jan 12 2015, In: Current Opinion in Cardiology. 30, 1, p. 58-64 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Operative Time
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cryosurgery
  • Morbidity
  • Catheter Ablation
  24 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Managing the left atrial appendage in the era of minimally invasive surgery

  Montecalvo, A. & Damiano, R. J., Apr 2014, In: Interventional Cardiology Clinics. 3, 2, p. 229-238 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Surgery for atrial fibrillation

  Lawrance, C. P., Henn, M. C. & Damiano, R. J., 2014, In: Cardiology clinics. 32, 4, p. 563-571 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Catheters
  • Drug Therapy
  • Therapeutics
  3 Scopus citations
• 2013

  Ablation technology for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

  Melby, S. J., Schuessler, R. B. & Damiano, R. J., 2013, In: ASAIO Journal. 59, 5, p. 461-468 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Ablation
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Equipment Safety
  • Technology
  • Tissue
  25 Scopus citations

• Surgical techniques used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

  Robertson, J. O., Lawrance, C. P., Maniar, H. S. & Damiano, R. J., 2013, In: Circulation Journal. 77, 8, p. 1941-1951 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pulmonary Veins
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Patient Selection
  • Technology
  • Guidelines
  16 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.

  Saint, L. L. & Damiano, R. J., 2012, In: Missouri Medicine. 109, 4, p. 281-287 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Economics
  • Technology
  • Morbidity
  7 Scopus citations

• Venice chart international consensus document on atrial fibrillation ablation: 2011 update

  Raviele, A., Natale, A., Calkins, H., Camm, J. A., Cappato, R., Chen, S. A., Connolly, S. J., Damiano, R., De Ponti, R., Edgerton, J. R., Haãssaguerre, M., Hindricks, G., Ho, S. Y., Jalife, J., Kirchhof, P., Kottkamp, H., Kuck, K. H., Marchlinski, F. E., Packer, D. L., Pappone, C. & 6 others, Prystowsky, E., Reddy, V. K., Themistoclakis, S., Verma, A., Wilber, D. J. & Willems, S., Aug 2012, In: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. 23, 8, p. 890-923 34 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  73 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Surgical innovation in the information age: The heavy burden of great potential

  Damiano, R. J., Sep 1 2011, In: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 6, 5, p. 283-288 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access
  4 Scopus citations
• 2009

  Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach, 1st Edition

  Damiano, R., Apr 2009, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 208, 4, p. e10-e11

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Surgery for lone atrial fibrillation: Present state-of-the-art

  Shen, J., Bailey, M. & Damiano, R. J., Sep 2009, In: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. 4, 5, p. 248-255 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Technology
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Direction compound
  • Stroke
  15 Scopus citations

• The Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

  Lee, A. M., Melby, S. J. & Damiano, R. J., Aug 2009, In: Surgical Clinics of North America. 89, 4, p. 1001-1020 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Technology
  • Therapeutics
  • Population
  28 Scopus citations
• 2007

  Curing atrial fibrillation: Two decades of progress

  Estes, N. A. M. & Damiano, R. J., Dec 1 2007, In: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 20, 3, p. 127-131 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Ablation Techniques
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Patient Selection
  • Guidelines
  3 Scopus citations

• Mechanisms of human atrial fibrillation: Lessons learned from 20 years of atrial fibrillation surgery

  Schuessler, R. B. & Damiano, R. J., Dec 2007, In: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 20, 3, p. 59-64 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Therapeutics
  3 Scopus citations

• Surgical ablation devices for atrial fibrillation

  Lall, S. C. & Damiano, R. J., Dec 2007, In: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 20, 3, p. 73-82 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Technology
  • Cryosurgery
  • Microwaves
  30 Scopus citations
• 2006

  Morbidity and mortality of cardiac surgery following renal transplantation

  Moazami, N., Moon, M. R., Pasque, M. K., Lawton, J. S., Bailey, M. S. & Damiano, R. J., May 1 2006, In: Journal of cardiac surgery. 21, 3, p. 245-248 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Allografts
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  11 Scopus citations

• Surgical and minimally invasive ablation for atrial fibrillation

  Damiano, R. J. & Voeller, R. K., Oct 2006, In: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8, 5, p. 371-376 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Technology
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Stroke
  • Incidence
  10 Scopus citations
• 2004

  Atrial fibrillation ablation during mitral valve surgery using the Atricure™ device

  Damiano, R. J. & Gaynor L., S. L., 2004, In: Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 9, 1, p. 24-33 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Mitral Valve
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
  25 Scopus citations

• Atrial tachyarrhythmias after the maze procedure: Incidence and prognosais

  Ishii, Y., Gleva, M. J., Gamache, M. C., Schuessler, R. B., Boineau, J. P., Bailey, M. S. & Damiano, R. J., Sep 14 2004, In: Circulation. 110, 11 SUPPL., p. II164-II168

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tachycardia
  • Incidence
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  47 Scopus citations

• Multivariate analysis of risk factors for deep and superficial sternal infection after coronary artery bypass grafting at a tertiary care medical center

  Crabtree, T. D., Codd, J. E., Fraser, V. J., Bailey, M. S., Olsen, M. A. & Damiano, R. J., Jan 1 2004, In: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 16, 1, p. 53-61 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Wound Infection
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Mammary Arteries
  105 Scopus citations
• 2003

  Mitral valve repair in the elderly: Operative risk for patients over 70 years of age is acceptable

  Lee, R., Sundt, T. M., Moon, M. R., Pasque, M. K., Barner, H. B., Damiano, R. J. & Gay, W. A., Apr 1 2003, In: Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 44, 2, p. 157-161 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Mitral Valve
  • Elderly
  • Patient Readmission
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  1 Scopus citations

• Robotic cardiac surgery: Overview

  Diodato, M. D. & Damiano, R. J., Dec 2003, In: Surgical Clinics of North America. 83, 6, p. 1351-1367 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Robotics
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgeons
  • Computer-Assisted Surgery
  • Depth Perception
  36 Scopus citations
• 2000

  Robotically assisted endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting: current state of the art.

  Damiano, R. J., Reichenspurner, H. & Ducko, C. T., 2000, In: Advances in cardiac surgery. 12, p. 37-57 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  15 Scopus citations
• 1992

  Implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Current status and future directions

  Damiano, R. J., Jan 1 1992, In: Journal of cardiac surgery. 7, 1, p. 36-57 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Implantable Defibrillators
  • Sudden Cardiac Death
  • Direction compound
  • Mortality
  • Equipment and Supplies
  15 Scopus citations
• 1990

  Dynamic biventricular interaction during systole

  Santamore, W. P., Damiano, R. J., Yamaguchi, S. & Taher, M., Jan 1 1990, In: Coronary Artery Disease. 1, 3, p. 298-306 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations