Reda EL-Refaie

1.   Master Degree Thesis titled "surgical management of pulmonary emphysema", 1999. This research project has been conducted between 1996 – 1999.

2.   Doctor Degree (PhD) Thesis titled "Early effect of mitral valve replacement on left ventricular function"; this research project has been conducted between 2000 – 2002.

3.   Effect of mitral valve preservation on left ventricular function. Mansoura medical Journal 2002

4.   “Casteleman’s disease: uncommon cause of mediastinal lymph node enlargement” journal of cardiovascular disease, 2004; 2(1): 42-43.

5.   Neuropsychatric complications after open heart surgery.  J of Egyptian Society of cardiothoracic surgery 15(1-2) March 2007.

6.   Early Extubation of Myasthenic Patients after Thymectomy: Ketorolac versus Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia without Muscle Relaxants. Internet Journal of anesthesiology.2006

7.   Surgical management of pulmonary Hydatid: review of 17 cases. Benha Med 23(3):  2006

8.   Surgical management of mediastinal cyst: analysis of 27 cases. Benha Med 23(3):  2006

9.   Surgical management of endobronchial tumours:  analysis of 24 cases. Benha Med 24(1): 2007

10.        Evaluation of chest wall lesion using cross sectionl imaging. Egyptian J of radiology & Nuc. Med. 2006; 37(1):111-120.

11.         Impact of high dose aprotinin on cardiac function and cerebral oxygenation in valve replacement. Benha MJ. 2007; 24(1); 113-125.

12.        Surgery for aortic coarctation: Mansoura university experience. J of Egyptian Society of cardiothoracic surgery 2008.

13.        Solitary Benign Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 16 (2) 2008. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=reda+hammad

14.         Aspiration After Thoracotomy (letter to editor) Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1501. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Aspiration+After+Thoracotomy+(letter+to+editor)+Ann+Thorac+Surg+2008%3B85%3A1501

15.         Lower lobe segments and pulmonary sequestrations (letter to editor) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127:898-899. http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(03)02018-X/fulltext

16.        Blunt traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: a retrospective observational study of 46 patients. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;9:45-49. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19349291

17.         A Prospective, Randomized Study of the Effects of Continuous Ultrafiltration in Hepatic Patients After Cardiac Valve Surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Vol 24, No 1 (February), 2010: pp 63-68. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=reda+hamad

18.         Chest trauma in children, single center experience. Archivos de Bronconeumología. 2012;48: 362-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22749624

19.        Cardiac surgery in octogenarians and beyond: Single center experience. Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, 2013, 3, 51-56. http://file.scirp.org/Html/6-2050055_32638.htm

20.         Surgical treatment of bronchiectasis: A retrospective observational study of 138 patients. Journal of Thoracic Disease 2013;(5)3:228-33. http://www.jthoracdis.com/article/view/1250

21.        Chondrosarcoma of the chest wall: Single center experience. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2014 22: 829. http://aan.sagepub.com/content/22/7/829.long

22.         Chordal cutting in ischemic mitral regurgitation: A propensity-matched study.  J Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014;148:41-6.  http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(13)00823-4/abstract

23.         A novel and simple technique for correction of posterior leaflet prolapse due to chordal elongation or rupture. 2014; 1-6. http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(14)00206-2/abstract

24.          Repair or prosthesis insertion in ischemic mitral regurgitation: Two faces of the same medal. International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vessels. 2014. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214763214000054

 Intramyocardial Migration of a Defibrillator Lead. J Card Surg 2014;XX:1–2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25157952