Dr. Michael Emanuel Halkos M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1364 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta GA, 30322About
Dr. Michael Halkos, MD sees patients in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Halkos graduated from Emory University School Of Medicine (1999) and is licensed to practice medicine ...
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Preservation of the lima pedicle after cardiac surgery in left upper lobectomy.
- Inhibition of myocardial injury by ischemic postconditioning during reperfusion: comparison with ischemic preconditioning.
- Postconditioning attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting events in the early minutes of reperfusion.
- Polarized arrest with warm or cold adenosine/lidocaine blood cardioplegia is equivalent to hypothermic potassium blood cardioplegia.
- Postconditioning--A new link in nature's armor against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.
- Postconditioning reduces infarct size via adenosine receptor activation by endogenous adenosine.
- Remote postconditioning. Brief renal ischemia and reperfusion applied before coronary artery reperfusion reduces myocardial infarct size via endogenous activation of adenosine receptors.
- Neutrophil depletion reduces myocardial apoptosis and attenuates NFkappaB activation/TNFalpha release after ischemia and reperfusion.
- Characteristics of second primary lung malignancy in patients with known breast cancer.
- Evaluation of the PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System in coronary artery bypass surgery (the EPIC trial).
- Nonanticoagulant heparin reduces myocyte Na+ and Ca2+ loading during simulated ischemia and decreases reperfusion injury.
- Invited commentary.
- Avoiding the clamp during off-pump coronary artery bypass reduces cerebral embolic events: results of a prospective randomized trial.
- What happens after discharge? An analysis of long-term survival in cardiac
- Risk factors for conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Professional Memberships
- Member Emory Healthcare Network Physician
Fellowships
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
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