RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Cardiothoracic & Other Research

Professor Chris Cao's broader research portfolio includes work across cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac procedures, surgical outcomes and evidence-based approaches to clinical practice.

His publications include research relating to valve surgery, coronary procedures, perioperative outcomes, systematic reviews and meta-analyses across a range of cardiothoracic topics.

This collection brings together Professor Cao's published research outside the primary thoracic surgery categories, providing a broader view of his contribution to cardiothoracic surgical research.

Published Research

Fully-covered esophageal stent migration rates in benign and malignant disease: a multicenter retrospective study

S Thomas, AA Siddiqui, LJ Taylor, S Parbhu, C Cao, D Loren, T Kowalski, ...
Endoscopy international open 7 (06), E751-E756, 2019
Citation count: 50
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Cryobiopsy versus open lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (COLDICE): protocol of a multicentre study

LK Troy, C Grainge, T Corte, JP Williamson, MP Vallely, W Cooper, ...
BMJ open respiratory research 6 (1), e000443, 2019
Citation count: 46
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Should clopidogrel be discontinued before coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with acute coronary syndrome? A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Cao, P Indraratna, SC Ang, C Manganas, J Park, PG Bannon, TD Yan
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 148 (6), 3092-3098, 2014
Citation count: 44
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Drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in left main coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of early outcomes from randomized and nonrandomized studies

C Cao, C Manganas, P Bannon, M Vallely, TD Yan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 145 (3), 738-747, 2013
Citation count: 39
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Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: a systematic review of clinical outcomes

SA Virk, K Liou, D Chandrakumar, S Gupta, C Cao
International Journal of Cardiology 201, 487-489, 2015
Citation count: 37
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

P Indraratna, DH Tian, TD Yan, MP Doyle, C Cao
International Journal of Cardiology 224, 382-387, 2016
Citation count: 36
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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair-indications and evidence

CQ Cao, PG Bannon, R Shee, TD Yan
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 17 (1), 1-6, 2011
Citation count: 33
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement: meta-analysis of clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness

C Cao, K P. Liou, F K. Pathan, S Virk, R McMonnies, H Wolfenden, ...
Current Pharmaceutical Design 22 (13), 1965-1977, 2016
Citation count: 30
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Radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres for pancreatic cancer liver metastases: results from a pilot study

C Cao, TD Yan, DL Morris, L Bester
Tumori Journal 96 (6), 955-958, 2010
Citation count: 30
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Migration of the transcatheter valve into the left ventricle

C Cao, SC Ang, MP Vallely, M Ng, M Adams, M Wilson
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery 1 (2), 243, 2012
Citation count: 28
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