Professor and Chairman, Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt Medical Center

Thoracic Surgery

Michael Petracek works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He researched medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a one of the best medicals schools. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has a rank of 3 in research and a 29 in primary care He over the years received 3 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Top MD". Michael Petracek is a published doctor and has 43 publications published. The lastest was: 'Transmyocardial revascularization in patients with refractory, unstable angina.' He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• High-Dose Perioperative Atorvastatin and Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
• Hypertension is associated with preamyloid oligomers in human atrium: a missing link in atrial pathophysiology?
• Contribution of Endogenous Bradykinin to Fibrinolysis, Inflammation, and Blood Product Transfusion Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
• Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery expands the surgical options for high-risks patients.
• Successful treatment of atrioesophageal fistula by cervical esophageal ligation and decompression.
• Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery without aortic cross-clamping.
• Results of completion arteriography after minimally invasive off-pump coronary artery bypass.
• Extending the use of the pacing pulmonary artery catheter for safe minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
• Minimally invasive right lateral thoracotomy without aortic cross-clamping: an attractive alternative to repeat sternotomy for reoperative mitral valve surgery.
• Pulmonary artery catheter deviation on chest roentgenogram after cardiac operation: a sign of tamponade.
• Combined PCI and minimally invasive heart valve surgery for high-risk patients.
• Milrinone use is associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
• Safety of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery without aortic cross-clamp.
• Combined percutaneous coronary intervention and valve surgery.
• Transmyocardial revascularization: 5-year follow-up of a prospective, randomized multicenter trial.
• Durability and prevalence of aortic regurgitation nine years after aortic valve replacement with the Toronto SPV stentless bioprosthesis.
• Prevalence and clinical course of pleural effusions at 30 days after coronary artery and cardiac surgery.
• Hemodynamics and early clinical performance of the St. Jude Medical Regent mechanical aortic valve.
• Coronary artery bypass in patients 80 years and over: is off-pump the operation of choice?
• Impact of small valve size on hemodynamics and left ventricular mass regression with the Toronto SPV stentless aortic bioprosthesis.
• Assessing options for the small aortic root.
• Eight-year hemodynamic follow-up after aortic valve replacement with the Toronto SPV stentless aortic valve.
• Hemodynamics and early performance of the St. Jude Medical Regent aortic valve prosthesis.
• Clinical outcomes after aortic valve replacement with the Toronto stentless porcine valve.
• Will stentless valves be durable? The Toronto valve (TSPV) at 5 to 6 years.
• Use of Toronto stentless porcine valve in patients with aortic dilation.
• Comparison of transmyocardial revascularization with medical therapy in patients with refractory angina.
• Hemodynamics and left ventricular mass regression following implantation of the Toronto SPV stentless porcine valve.
• Transmyocardial revascularization in patients with refractory, unstable angina.
• Gadolinium utilization in the MR evaluation of cardiac paraganglioma.
• Ventricular aneurysmectomy. A 25-year experience.
• Videothoracoscopy: improved technique and expanded indications.
• Internal mammary artery graft at reoperation: risks, benefits, and methods of preservation.
• Influence of preoperative showers on staphylococcal skin colonization: a comparative trial of antiseptic skin cleansers.
• Efficacy of cefazolin, cefamandole, and gentamicin as prophylactic agents in cardiac surgery. Results of a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial in 1030 patients.
• Internal mammary artery grafts: technical factors influencing patency.
• Cryoprecipitate-topical thrombin glue. Initial experience in patients undergoing cardiac operations.
• The fate of arm veins used for aorta-coronary bypass grafts.
• Surgical procedures after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
• Resection of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the over-80 age group.
• Effect of hyperglycemia on cardiac tolerance to normothermic anoxia arrest during cardiopulmonary bypass in dogs.
• Perioperative intravenous acetaminophen attenuates lipid peroxidation in adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized clinical trial.

Schools

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• Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine

• Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Vanderbilt University Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor
• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Top MD

Education

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• Vanderbilt University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics
• Williamson Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1972505105
NPPES Provider LastName		PETRACEK
NPPES Provider FirstName		MICHAEL
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		372056048
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Cardiac Surgery
Total Claim Count		412.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1972505105
Last Name Of The Provider	PETRACEK
First Name Of The Provider	MICHAEL
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