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Prem Shekar, M.B.,B.S.

TitleAssistant Professor of Surgery
InstitutionBrigham and Women's Hospital
DepartmentSurgery
AddressBrigham and Women's Hospital
Cardiac Surgery
75 Francis St
Boston MA 02115
Phone617/732-7678
Fax617/975-0848

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  1. Gosev I, Mick SL, Couper GS, Shekar PS. Pulsatile biventricular assist device and an absent mitral valve. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug; 144(2):e23-5.
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  2. Khalpey Z, Dekkers RJ, Nauta FJ, Shekar P. Warm beating heart with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: a technique for an unclampable aorta with aortic valve regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep; 144(3):731-2.
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  3. Myers PO, Tabata M, Shekar PS, Couper GS, Khalpey ZI, Aranki SF. Extensive endarterectomy and reconstruction of the left anterior descending artery: early and late outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jun; 143(6):1336-40.
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  4. Look Hong NJ, Pandalai PK, Hornick JL, Shekar PS, Harmon DC, Chen YL, Butrynski JE, Baldini EH, Raut CP. Cardiac angiosarcoma management and outcomes: 20-year single-institution experience. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Aug; 19(8):2707-15.
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  5. Nowak-Machen M, Rawn JD, Shekar PS, Mitani A, Tuli S, Bingold TM, Lawlor G, Eltzschig HK, Shernan SK, Rosenberger P. Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively: a case control study. Crit Care. 2012; 16(1):R17.
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  6. Ghanta RK, Shekar PS, McGurk S, Rosborough DM, Aranki SF. Long-term survival and quality of life justify cardiac surgery in the very elderly patient. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep; 92(3):851-7.
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  7. Rajab TK, Shekar P, Falk RH. Myxoma, dyspnoea, tinnitus, scoliosis, and alopecia. Lancet. 2011 Apr 16; 377(9774):1378.
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  8. Maron BA, Shekar PS, Goldhaber SZ. Paradoxical embolism. Circulation. 2010 Nov 9; 122(19):1968-72.
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  9. ElBardissi AW, Shekar P, Couper GS, Cohn LH. Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement in octogenarian, high-risk, transcatheter aortic valve implantation candidates. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Feb; 141(2):328-35.
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  10. Mokashi SA, Schmitto JD, Lee LS, Rawn JD, Bolman RM, Shekar PS, Couper GS, Chen FY. Ventricular assist device in patients with prosthetic heart valves. Artif Organs. 2010 Nov; 34(11):1030-4.
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  11. Nonelective cardiac surgery in the elderly: Is it justified?. Ghanta RK, Shekar PS, McGurk S, Rosborough DM, Aranki SF. . J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. . [Epub ahead of print] . 2010.
  12. Karamanlidis G, Nascimben L, Couper GS, Shekar PS, Del Monte F, Tian R. Defective DNA Replication Impairs Mitochondrial Biogenesis In Human Failing Hearts. . Circulation Research . 2010.
  13. Karamanlidis G, Nascimben L, Couper GS, Shekar PS, del Monte F, Tian R. Defective DNA replication impairs mitochondrial biogenesis in human failing hearts. Circ Res. 2010 May 14; 106(9):1541-8.
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  14. Ghanta RK, Shekar PS, McGurk S, Rosborough DM, Aranki SF. Nonelective cardiac surgery in the elderly: is it justified? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jul; 140(1):103-9, 109.e1.
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  15. Slaughter MS, Rogers JG, Milano CA, Russell SD, Conte JV, Feldman D, Sun B, Tatooles AJ, Delgado RM 3rd, Long JW, Wozniak TC, Ghumman W, Farrar DJ, Frazier OH; HeartMate II Investigators. . Advanced heart failure treated with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. N Engl J Med. 2009; 361(23):2241-51.
  16. Garvin S, FitzGerald DC, Despotis G, Shekar P, Body SC. Heparin concentration-based anticoagulation for cardiac surgery fails to reliably predict heparin bolus dose requirements. Anesth Analg. 2010 Oct; 111(4):849-55.
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  17. Garvin S, Fitzgerald DC, Despotis G, Shekar P, Body SC. . Heparin Concentration-Based Anticoagulation for Cardiac Surgery Fails to Reliably Predict Heparin Bolus Dose Requirements. Anesth Analg. 2009.
  18. Tabata M, Shekar PS, Couper GS, Aranki SF. Early and late outcomes of multiple coronary endarterectomy. J Card Surg. 2008 Nov-Dec; 23(6):697-700.
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  19. Ramanathan T, Shekar P, Fitzgerald D, Ghanta RK, Aranki SF, Cohn LH, Chen EP, Chen FY. Systemic hyperkalemia for cardiac arrest on CPB with or without cross-clamping. J Card Surg. 2008 Nov-Dec; 23(6):611-3.
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  20. Tabata M, Khalpey Z, Shekar PS, Cohn LH. Reoperative minimal access aortic valve surgery: minimal mediastinal dissection and minimal injury risk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Dec; 136(6):1564-8.
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  21. Tabata M, Ghanta RK, Shekar PS, Cohn LH. Early and midterm outcomes of folding valvuloplasty without leaflet resection for myxomatous mitral valve disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Oct; 86(4):1388-90.
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  22. Tabata M, Umakanthan R, Cohn LH, Bolman RM, Shekar PS, Chen FY, Couper GS, Aranki SF. Early and late outcomes of 1000 minimally invasive aortic valve operations. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Apr; 33(4):537-41.
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  23. Rosenberger P, Shernan SK, Löffler M, Shekar PS, Fox JA, Tuli JK, Nowak M, Eltzschig HK. The influence of epiaortic ultrasonography on intraoperative surgical management in 6051 cardiac surgical patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb; 85(2):548-53.
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  24. Friedrich AD, Shekar PS. Interrogation of the aortic valve. Crit Care Med. 2007 Aug; 35(8 Suppl):S365-71.
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  25. Tabata M, Khalpey Z, Aranki SF, Couper GS, Cohn LH, Shekar PS. Minimal access surgery of ascending and proximal arch of the aorta: a 9-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jul; 84(1):67-72.
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  26. Tabata M, Khalpey Z, Aranki SF, Couper GS, Cohn LH, Shekar PS. Minimal access surgery of ascending and proximal arch of the aorta: a 9-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jul;84(1):67-72. 2007; 84(1):67-72.
  27. Memtsoudis SG, Lekowski RW, Rosenberger P, Khalpey Z, FitzGerald DJ, Claypoole V, Courtney KD, Landzberg MJ, Bunn HF, Shekar PS. Pulmonary thrombectomy in a patient with hemoglobin Nottingham. Perfusion. 2007 Jul; 22(4):299-301.
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  28. Tabata M, Umakanthan R, Khalpey Z, Aranki SF, Couper GS, Cohn LH, Shekar PS. Conversion to full sternotomy during minimal-access cardiac surgery: reasons and results during a 9.5-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Jul; 134(1):165-9.
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  29. Tabata M, Aranki SF, Fox JA, Couper GS, Cohn LH, Shekar PS. Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement in left ventricular dysfunction. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2007 Jun; 15(3):225-8.
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  30. Shekar PS. Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult; Cohn LH (Editor). 2007.
  31. Khalpey Z, Narayanaswamy N, Byrne ML, McGurk S, Chen FY, Couper GS, Cohn LH, Shekar PS . Minimally Invasive Reoperative Aortic Valve Replacement Improves Outcomes after Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery - Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the Eurpoean Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stockholm, Sweden. 2006; 5(2):S208.
  32. Nowak M, Eltzschig HK, Shekar P, Shernan SK, Rosenberger P. Critical role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for detection of extrapulmonary thromboemboli during surgical pulmonary embolectomy. Anesthesiology. 2006 Jun; 104(6):1346; author reply 1346-7.
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  33. Shekar PS, Couper GS. Surgical Revascularization. Treatment of Advanced Heart Disease; Baughman KL, Baumgartner W (Editors). 2006; 345-356.
  34. Rosenberger P, Shernan SK, Shekar PS, Tuli JK, Weissmüller T, Aranki SF, Eltzschig HK. Acute hemodynamic collapse after induction of general anesthesia for emergent pulmonary embolectomy. Anesth Analg. 2006 May; 102(5):1311-5.
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  35. Shekar PS. Cardiology patient page. On-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Circulation. 2006 Jan 31; 113(4):e51-2.
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  36. Shekar PS, Soltesz EG, Cohn LH. Established Methods of Aortic Valve Repair and Replacement. Transcatheter Valve Repair; Ziyad Hijazi Editor. 2006; 145-156.
  37. Paul S, Owens CD, Singh H, Belkin M, Couper GS, Shekar P. Intraperitoneal HeartMate left ventricular assist device placement after endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Feb; 25(2):253-5.
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  38. Aranki SF, Nathan M, Shekar P, Couper G, Rizzo R, Cohn LH. Hypothermic circulatory arrest enables aortic valve replacement in patients with unclampable aorta. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Nov; 80(5):1679-86; discussion 1686-7.
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  39. Eltzschig HK, Rosenberger P, Lekowski RW, Scott JD, Locke A, Shekar PS, Shernan SK, Fox JA. Role of transesophageal echocardiography in patients with suspected aortic dissection. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2005 Nov; 18(11):1221.
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  40. Shekar PS, Ehsan A, Gilfeather MS, Lekowski RW, Couper GS. Arterial pressure monitoring during cardiopulmonary bypass using axillary arterial cannulation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Oct; 19(5):665-6.
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  41. Aranki SF, Shekar PS, Ehsan A, Byrne-Taft M, Couper GS. Evaluation of the enclose proximal anastomosis device in coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Sep; 80(3):1091-5.
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  42. Shekar PS, Couper GS, Cohn LH. Mitral valve re-repair. J Heart Valve Dis. 2005 Sep; 14(5):583-7.
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  43. Stevenson LW, Shekar P. Ventricular assist devices for durable support. Circulation. 2005 Aug 30; 112(9):e111-5.
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  44. Shekar PS, Cohn LH . What is the Current Operative Risk of Aortic Valve Replacement in Asymptomatic Patients?. American College of Cardiology, 54th Annual Scientific Session at Orlando, Fl. 2005.
  45. Brinster DR, Ghanta R, Shekar PS et al. 3D Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgical (VATS) Training Model: Comparison of Error Rates and Task Completion Times using Zero Latency, High Resolution 3D Display vs. 2D Video Display. The 13th Annual “Medicine Meets Virtual Reality” Conference. 2005.
  46. Memtsoudis SG, Rosenberger P, Noveva M, Eltzschig HK, Shekar PS, Mizuguchi A, Shernan SK, Fox JA . Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography during Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest. Chest 2005. 2005.
  47. Shekar PS, Leacche M, Farnam KA, Hernandez CG, Couper GS, Byrne JG. Surgical management of complications of percutaneous coronary rotational atherectomy interventions. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Nov; 78(5):e81-2.
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  48. Shekar PS, Stone JR, Couper GS. Dissecting sub-epicardial hematoma--challenges to surgical management. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Oct; 26(4):850-3.
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  49. Ehsan A, Shekar P, Aranki S. Innovative Surgical Strategies: Minimally Invasive CABG and Off-pump CABG. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2004; 6(1):43-51.
  50. Ehsan A, Shekar P, Aranki S. Innovative Surgical Strategies: Minimally Invasive CABG and Off-pump CABG. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2004 Feb; 6(1):43-51.
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  51. Shekar PS, Couper GS et al. Minimally Invasive Approach for the Replacement of the Inflow Valve of the HeartMate„· Vented Electric Left Ventricular Assist Device.(Poster). Heart Failure Summit VIII at Cleveland, OH. 2003.
  52. Shekar PS, Couper GS et al. Surgical Remodeling for Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction causing Right Heart Failure and Severe Tricuspid Insufficiency. Heart Failure Summit VIII at Cleveland, OH. 2003.
  53. Hardikar A, Shekar P, Stubberfield J, Craddock DR, Bignold LP. Cardiac involvement in a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Apr; 73(4):1310-2.
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  54. Srikrishna SV, Shekar PS, Shetty N. Tracheal reconstructions. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Dec; 4(6):321-4.
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  55. Shekar PS, Subba Rao KSVK, Nachiappan M et al. Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: 19-year experience. 57th Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India at Bangalore, India - December 1997. 1997.
  56. Srikrishna SV, Shekar PS et al. Libman - Sachs endocarditis of the Aortic valve in a patient with anti-phospholipid syndrome. . 13th Biennial Asian Congress on Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at Sydney, Australia. 1997.
  57. Srikrishna SV, Shekar PS et al. Spinal Cord protection during surgery for Thoraco abdominal aneurysms. 43rd National Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons at Udhagamandalam, India. 1997.
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