| Minimal access aortic valve replacement: is it worth it? B Murtuza, JR Pepper, R DeL Stanbridge, C Jones, C Rao, A Darzi, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 85 (3), 1121-1131, 2008 | 254 | 2008 |
| The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells C Rao, T Prodromakis, L Kolker, UAR Chaudhry, T Trantidou, A Sridhar, ... Biomaterials 34 (10), 2399-2411, 2013 | 211 | 2013 |
| Radial artery versus saphenous vein conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery: forty years of competition—which conduit offers better patency? A systematic review and meta … T Athanasiou, S Saso, C Rao, J Vecht, J Grapsa, J Dunning, M Lemma, ... European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 40 (1), 208-220, 2011 | 201 | 2011 |
| Early outcomes in the elderly: a meta-analysis of 4921 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting—comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques SS Panesar, T Athanasiou, S Nair, C Rao, C Jones, M Nicolaou, A Darzi Heart 92 (12), 1808-1816, 2006 | 175 | 2006 |
| Meta-analysis of minimally invasive internal thoracic artery bypass versus percutaneous revascularisation for isolated lesions of the left anterior descending artery O Aziz, C Rao, SS Panesar, C Jones, S Morris, A Darzi, T Athanasiou Bmj 334 (7594), 617, 2007 | 156 | 2007 |
| Modern management of systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve M Ibrahim, C Rao, H Ashrafian, U Chaudhry, A Darzi, T Athanasiou European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 41 (6), 1260-1270, 2012 | 139 | 2012 |
| Avoiding radical surgery improves early survival in elderly patients with rectal cancer, demonstrating complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy: results of a … FML Smith, C Rao, RO Perez, K Bujko, T Athanasiou, A Habr-Gama, ... Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 58 (2), 159-171, 2015 | 129 | 2015 |
| What does leadership in surgery entail? VM Patel, O Warren, P Humphris, K Ahmed, H Ashrafian, C Rao, ... ANZ journal of surgery 80 (12), 876-883, 2010 | 120 | 2010 |
| Atrial septal defect closure is associated with a reduced prevalence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in the short to medium term: a systematic review and meta-analysis JA Vecht, S Saso, C Rao, K Dimopoulos, J Grapsa, CM Terracciano, ... Heart 96 (22), 1789-1797, 2010 | 119 | 2010 |
| Effect of skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery for coronary revascularization on the incidence of sternal wound infection S Saso, D James, JA Vecht, E Kidher, J Kokotsakis, V Malinovski, C Rao, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 89 (2), 661-670, 2010 | 117 | 2010 |
| Preservation of the mitral valve apparatus: evidence synthesis and critical reappraisal of surgical techniques T Athanasiou, A Chow, C Rao, O Aziz, F Siannis, A Ali, A Darzi, F Wells European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 33 (3), 391-401, 2008 | 117 | 2008 |
| What factors influence British medical students' career intentions? M Ibrahim, A Fanshawe, V Patel, K Goswami, G Chilvers, M Ting, ... Medical teacher 36 (12), 1064-1072, 2014 | 102 | 2014 |
| Dose escalation using contact X-ray brachytherapy after external beam radiotherapy as nonsurgical treatment option for rectal cancer: outcomes from a single-center experience AS Myint, FML Smith, S Gollins, H Wong, C Rao, K Whitmarsh, ... International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 100 (3), 565-573, 2018 | 95 | 2018 |
| Mechanical unloading reverses transverse tubule remodelling and normalizes local Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release in a rodent model of heart failure M Ibrahim, M Navaratnarajah, U Siedlecka, C Rao, P Dias, AV Moshkov, ... European journal of heart failure 14 (6), 571-580, 2012 | 90 | 2012 |
| A critical role for Telethonin in regulating t-tubule structure and function in the mammalian heart M Ibrahim, U Siedlecka, B Buyandelger, M Harada, C Rao, A Moshkov, ... Human molecular genetics 22 (2), 372-383, 2013 | 71 | 2013 |
| Funnel plots and their emerging application in surgery EK Mayer, A Bottle, C Rao, AW Darzi, T Athanasiou Annals of surgery 249 (3), 376-383, 2009 | 69 | 2009 |
| Does the presence of circulating tumor cells in the venous drainage of curative colorectal cancer resections determine prognosis? A meta-analysis H Katsuno, E Zacharakis, O Aziz, C Rao, S Deeba, P Paraskeva, P Ziprin, ... Annals of surgical oncology 15, 3083-3091, 2008 | 69 | 2008 |
| Multi-detector computed tomography in coronary artery bypass graft assessment: a meta-analysis CM Jones, T Athanasiou, N Dunne, J Kirby, O Aziz, A Haq, C Rao, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 83 (1), 341-348, 2007 | 69 | 2007 |
| Trends in immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction in the United Kingdom DR Leff, A Bottle, E Mayer, DK Patten, C Rao, P Aylin, DJ Hadjiminas, ... Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global Open 3 (9), e507, 2015 | 68 | 2015 |
| Artificial chordae for degenerative mitral valve disease: critical analysis of current techniques M Ibrahim, C Rao, T Athanasiou Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 15 (6), 1019-1032, 2012 | 62 | 2012 |
thanos athanasiouprofessor of cardiovascular sciences and cardiac surgeryVerified email at imperial.ac.uk
