Chris K Rokkas MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
9200 W Wisconsin Ave Suite 3510 Milwaukee WI, 53226About
Dr. Chris Rokkas is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Rokkas specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Rokkas typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
University of Athens School of Health Sciences
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass for spinal cord protection: rationale and clinical results.
- Cryoablation of ventricular tachycardia guided by return cycle mapping after entrainment.
- As originally published in 1994: dextrorphan inhibits the release of excitatory amino acids during spinal cord ischemia. Updated in 2001.
- Single-stage reoperative repair of chronic type A aortic dissection by means of the arch-first technique.
- Safety and efficacy of hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest for operations on the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta.
- Laparoscopic management of large retroperitoneal lymphoceles complicating aortic surgery.
- Aortic coarctation in the adult: management of complications and coexisting arterial abnormalities with hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest.
- Single-stage replacement of the thoracic aorta.
- Single-stage reoperative repair of chronic type A aortic dissection using the arch-first technique.
- Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest for operations on the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta.
- Independent predictors for early and midterm mortality after thoracic surgery.
- The impact of left ventricular hypertrophy on early and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting.
- The future of risk stratification in thoracic surgery.
- Impact of early and delayed stroke on in-hospital and long-term mortality after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Hypothermic circulatory arrest in the treatment of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic disease.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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