Lau, Christopher

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Bypass and Ligation of Right Subclavian Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Marfan's Syndrome via Reoperative Partial Upper Median Sternotomy. 2024 GET IT
Commentary: With Valve-Sparing Root Replacement, a Beautiful Reconstruction is Key to Achieving a Durable Valve. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024 Editorial Article GET IT
Commentary: Many Roads Lead to a Competent Aortic Valve after Valve-Sparing Root Replacement. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024 Editorial Article GET IT
Trial Of Pathogen-reduced Cryoprecipitate vs. Cryoprecipitated AHF to Lower Operative Transfusions (TOP-CLOT): study protocol for a single center, prospective, cluster randomized trial. Trials. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Management of the Arch in DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection: Should the Elephant's Trunk be Thawed or Remain Frozen?. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Reoperative Aortic Root Replacement Following Previous Cardiac Surgery or Type A Aortic Dissection Repair. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Aortic Valve Degeneration After Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in Patients with Bicuspid Aortopathy or Connective Tissue Disorder. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
The impact of comorbidities on outcomes of concomitant mitral valve intervention with ascending aortic surgery. International journal of cardiology. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
There is Still No Alternative to Warfarin for Mechanical Valves……. It Remains the Most Effective Anticoagulant. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024 Editorial Article GET IT
Risk of Pacemaker Implantation Following Aortic Root Replacement with and without Valve Preservation. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Reply: Outcomes of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair are dependent on the Crawford aneurysm extent and anatomical characteristics of the aorta. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2024 Letter GET IT
Surgically Resected Cardiac Angiosarcoma: Survival Analysis from the National Cancer Database. Journal of clinical medicine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
External Stenting for Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of clinical medicine. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
The Effect of Posterior Pericardiotomy on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery-Extended Follow-Up study (PALACS-EF): rationale and design. European heart journal open. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
The VEST External Support for Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Surgery: A Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Journal of cardiovascular development and disease. 2023 Review GET IT
Commentary: Cooking Up A Durable Valve Sparing Root Replacement: Great Ingredients Make Great Outcomes. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2023 Editorial Article GET IT
Reoperative Total Arch Replacement after Previous Cardiovascular Surgery: Outcomes in 426 Consecutive Patients. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Valve Sparing versus Composite Valve-Graft Root Replacement: Propensity Matched Analysis. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Open and endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm-a narrative review. Journal of thoracic disease. 2023 Review GET IT
A mimicker of constriction: a case report of a rare case of cardiac angiosarcoma. 2023 GET IT
Short- and long-term results of total arch replacement: Comparison between island and debranching techniques. JTCVS techniques. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Contemporary Outcomes of Open Repair of Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection. Journal of vascular surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Primary Cardiac Schwannoma: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Case Reports. Journal of clinical medicine. 2023 Review GET IT
Aortic valve-sparing root replacement or Bentall?. Annals of cardiothoracic surgery. 2023 Review GET IT
Times cited: 5
Long-Term Durability of Valve Sparing Root Replacement in Patients with and without Connective Tissue Disease. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Risk Profile And Operative Outcomes In Marfan Syndrome Versus Non-Marfan Patients Undergoing Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Geographic variation in malignant cardiac tumors and their outcomes: SEER database analysis. Frontiers in oncology. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Effect of posterior pericardiotomy in cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 2022 Article GET IT
Editor's Choice - Infective Native Aortic Aneurysms: A Delphi Consensus Document on Terminology, Definition, Classification, Diagnosis, and Reporting Standards. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Characteristics of postoperative atrial fibrillation and the effect of posterior pericardiotomy. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Impact of advanced imaging techniques on cardiac surgery-New insights provided by cardiac magnetic resonance. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2022 Review GET IT
Elephant trunk simplifies thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair without impacting operative risk. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
The impact of concomitant mitral valve intervention on outcomes of aortic root replacement. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Diabetes Mellitus is an Independent Predictor of Spinal Cord Injury after Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair. Maximum Likelihood Conditional Regression in a Propensity-Score Matched Cohort. Annals of surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Impact of ascending aortic prosthetic grafts on early postoperative descending aortic biomechanics on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
The New York experience of open arch surgery. The Journal of cardiovascular surgery. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS. 2021 Article GET IT
Posterior left pericardiotomy for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: an adaptive, single-centre, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet (London, England). 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 33
Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery reduces perioperative complications and achieves a similar long-term survival profile as posterolateral thoracotomy in clinical N2 stage non-small cell lung cancer patients: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Translational lung cancer research. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Commentary: Multivalve infective endocarditis: Further support for radical debridement and complex reconstruction. JTCVS techniques. 2021 Editorial Article GET IT
Reply: In aortic root aneurysms with bicuspid aortic valves, can reimplantation obviate the need for cusp repair?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2021 Article GET IT
Splanchnic occlusive disease predicts for spinal cord injury after open descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair. Journal of vascular surgery. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Commentary: Accurate prediction of aortic dissection and rupture: The elusive holy grail. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2021 Editorial Article GET IT
Commentary: Cardiac surgeons adhere to societal guidelines for aortic surgery… sometimes. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2021 Editorial Article GET IT
Commentary: Success lies in attention to details when performing open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms. JTCVS techniques. 2021 Editorial Article GET IT
Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in an Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Survival and risk of recurrence of takotsubo syndrome. Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 34
Diaphragm Preservation Reduces Respiratory Failure After Extent I Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Impact of aortic valve disease on outcomes of aortic root replacement. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Commentary: Aortic wrapping remains an incomplete solution for treatment of acute type A aortic dissections. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
A Perspective from New York of COVID 19: Effect and impact on cardiac surgery. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2020 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 2
Commentary: Aortic root enlargement: Just because we can, does that mean we should?. JTCVS techniques. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Commentary: Nothing lasts forever, including valve-sparing root replacement with reimplantation of the aortic valve. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Aortic Dissection During Cardiac Surgery. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Has the time come for regionalization of surgery for acute type A dissection?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Aortic dimensions as predictors of adverse events. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Commentary: Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me-preparing for acute aortic emergencies and the next wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Digital chest drainage systems are beneficial for robotic-assisted lung resections. Journal of thoracic disease. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Acute Aortic Dissections in New York: A Matter of Public Health. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Article GET IT
Times cited: 44
Commentary: Valve-sparing root replacement: Who wants to live forever?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Acute Aortic Dissection Surgery: Hybrid Debranching Versus Total Arch Replacement. How Far Should the Pendulum Swing?. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Commentary: Optimal treatment of ruptured descending thoracic aortas in the modern era. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2019 Editorial Article GET IT
Reply. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2019 Article GET IT
Commentary: An equal opportunity to survive-Previous cardiac surgery is not a contraindication to type A dissection repair. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2019 Editorial Article GET IT
Immediate Impact of Prosthetic Graft Replacement of the Ascending Aorta on Circumferential Strain in the Descending Aorta. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Invited Commentary. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2019 Article GET IT
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm repairs: Operative technique and lessons learned. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Role of wedge resection in bronchial carcinoid (BC) tumors: SEER database analysis. Journal of thoracic disease. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
AngioVac for extraction of venous thromboses and endocardial vegetations: A meta-analysis. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2019 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 13
A 20-Year Experience With Resection of Primary Cardiac Tumors and Metastatic Tumors of the Heart. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Gender-related outcomes after open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of vascular surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Imaging of the Postsurgical Aorta in Marfan Syndrome. Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine. 2018 Review GET IT
Times cited: 3
Aortic flow after valve sparing root replacement with or without neosinuses reconstruction. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 23
Editor's Choice - Aortic Re-operation After Replacement of the Proximal Aorta: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery. 2018 Review GET IT
Times cited: 13
Novel insights by 4D Flow imaging on aortic flow physiology after valve-sparing root replacement with or without neosinuses. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
4D flow characterization of aortic blood flow after valve sparing root reimplantation procedure. Journal of visualized surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Open repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in octogenarians. Journal of vascular surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Retrograde perfusion through superior vena cava reaches the brain during circulatory arrest. Journal of thoracic disease. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Posterior Left pericardiotomy for the prevention of postoperative Atrial fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery (PALACS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Fixing nature's mistakes on the aortic valve: Will the normal form ensure normal function in the long term?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2017 Editorial Article GET IT
Comparison of Outcomes for Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Low-Volume and High-Volume Centers and by Low-Volume and High-Volume Surgeons. The American journal of cardiology. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 37
Incidence, risk factors, and prognostic impact of re-exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study. International journal of surgery (London, England). 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Off- vs. on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery on hospital outcomes in 134,117 octogenarians. Journal of thoracic disease. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion Is Effective for Prolonged Circulatory Arrest in Arch Aneurysm Repair. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Staged endovascular followed by open repair of mycotic thoracic aneurysms: A bridge to success?. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2017 Editorial Article GET IT
Does a balanced transfusion ratio of plasma to packed red blood cells improve outcomes in both trauma and surgical patients? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies. American journal of surgery. 2017 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 10
Reoperative repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Contemporary results of hemiarch replacement. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Contemporary prevalence, in-hospital outcomes, and prognostic determinants of triple valve surgery: National database review involving 5,234 patients. International journal of surgery (London, England). 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Biological solutions to aortic root replacement: valve-sparing versus bioprosthetic conduit‡. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
The role of neo-sinus reconstruction in aortic valve-sparing surgery. Journal of cardiac surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Open repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with preoperative renal failure. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 25
Imaging for surveillance and operative management for endovascular aortic aneurysm repairs. Journal of thoracic disease. 2017 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 12
Techniques for intraoperative graft assessment in coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal of thoracic disease. 2017 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 26
Surgical Outcomes of Chronic Descending Dissections: Type I Versus III DeBakey. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Early clinical outcome after aortic root replacement using a biological composite valved graft with and without neo-sinuses. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Impact of preoperative pulmonary function on outcomes after open repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Reoperative Aortic Valve Replacement in a Previous Biologic Composite Valve Graft. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Resection of Intraabdominal Tumors With Cavoatrial Extension Using Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Surgical Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Cavoatrial Involvement: A Systematic Review of the Literature. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2016 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 14
Outcomes of Open Repair of Mycotic Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 19
Contemporary outcomes of surgery for aortic root aneurysms: A propensity-matched comparison of valve-sparing and composite valve graft replacement. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 46
Nonischemic Postoperative Seizure Does Not Increase Mortality After Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Mutations of epigenetic regulatory genes are common in thymic carcinomas. Scientific reports. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 112
A specific missense mutation in GTF2I occurs at high frequency in thymic epithelial tumors. Nature genetics. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 202
EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in lung adenocarcinomas: prevalence, molecular heterogeneity, and clinicopathologic characteristics. Molecular cancer therapeutics. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 398
Prevalence, clinicopathologic associations, and molecular spectrum of ERBB2 (HER2) tyrosine kinase mutations in lung adenocarcinomas. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 409
Coexistence of PIK3CA and other oncogene mutations in lung adenocarcinoma-rationale for comprehensive mutation profiling. Molecular cancer therapeutics. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 182
Absence of common activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene in thyroid cancers from American and Japanese patients. International journal of cancer. 2011 Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Frequency of EGFR and KRAS mutations in lung adenocarcinomas in African Americans. Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 118
Management of ampullary carcinoid tumors with pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal of surgical case reports. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Subtype-specific genomic alterations define new targets for soft-tissue sarcoma therapy. Nature genetics. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 614
Comprehensive histologic assessment helps to differentiate multiple lung primary nonsmall cell carcinomas from metastases. The American journal of surgical pathology. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 232
Comprehensive genomic analysis reveals clinically relevant molecular distinctions between thymic carcinomas and thymomas. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 174
Genomic and mutational profiling to assess clonal relationships between multiple non-small cell lung cancers. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 143

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Background

education and training

M.D., State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn 2007
B.A., New York University 2003

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Christopher Lau

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chl9077@med.cornell.edu

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Clinical Profile

VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Christopher Lau Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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education and training

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Background

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