Lokeswara Rao Sajja — Publications and Scholarly Contributions

Bibliographic records, conference contributions and related scholarly entries.

1. Bilateral versus Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafts at 10 Years (2019)

Taggart DP, Altman DG, Gray AM, Lees B, Gerry S, Benedetto U, Flather M, ART ...

N Engl J Med 380 (5), 437-446

Google Scholar citations: 595*

2. Randomized Trial of Bilateral versus Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafts. (2016)

Taggart DP, Altman DG, Gray AM, Lees B, Gerry S, Benedetto U, Flather M, ART ...

N Engl J Med 375 (26), 2540-9

Google Scholar citations: 473*

3. Randomized trial to compare bilateral vs. single internal mammary coronary artery bypass grafting: 1-year results of the Arterial Revascularisation Trial (ART) (2010)

David P. Taggart , Douglas G. Altman, Alastair M. Gray , Belinda Lees ...

European Heart Journal 31, 2470–2481

Google Scholar citations: 472

4. Cardiac and vascular surgery–associated acute kidney injury: the 20th international consensus conference of the ADQI (acute disease quality initiative) group (2018)

MK Nadim, LG Forni, A Bihorac, C Hobson, JL Koyner, A Shaw, ...

Journal of the American Heart Association 7 (11), e008834

Google Scholar citations: 398

5. Pedicled and skeletonized single and bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts and the incidence of sternal wound complications: Insights from the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2016)

Umberto Benedetto, Douglas G.Altman, StephenGerry ,Alastair Gray , Belinda ...

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 152, 270-6

Google Scholar citations: 240

6. Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Long-Term Risk of Stroke After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. (2020)

Benedetto U, Gaudino MF, Dimagli A, Gerry S, Gray A, Lees B, Flather M ...

Circulation. 142 (14), 1320-1329

Google Scholar citations: 165

7. On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in high-risk patients: Operative vessels of a prospective randomized trial (on-off study) (2012)

L.R.Sajja. Discussion of Lemma MG, Coscioni E, Tritto FP, Centofanti P ...

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143, 625-631

Google Scholar citations: 157

8. Coronary artery bypass grafting with or without cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with preoperative non–dialysis dependent renal insufficiency: A randomized study (2007)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, RM Chakravarthi, S Sompalli, SK Naidu, ...

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 133 (2), 378-388. e3

Google Scholar citations: 150

9. Effect of total arterial grafting in the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2022)

Taggart DP, Gaudino MF, Gerry S, Gray A, Lees B, Dimagli A, Puskas JD ...

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 163 (3), 1002-1009.e6

Google Scholar citations: 113

10. Angiographic predictors of 3-year patency of bypass grafts implanted on the right coronary artery system: A prospective randomized comparison of gastroepiploic artery … (2011)

L Sajja . Discussion of Glineur D, D’hoore W, de Kerchove L, Noirhomme P ...

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 142, 980-988

Google Scholar citations: 113

11. Dual left anterior descending coronary artery: surgical revascularization in 4 patients (2000)

LR Sajja, A Farooqi, MS Shaik, RB Yarlagadda, DK Baruah, RB Pothineni

Texas Heart Institute Journal 27 (3), 292

Google Scholar citations: 85

12. Strategies to reduce deep sternal wound infection after BIMA grafting (2015)

LR Sajja

International Journal of Surgery 16 (Part B), 171-178

Google Scholar citations: 78

13. Associations Between Adding a Radial Artery Graft to Single and Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts and Outcomes Insights From the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2017)

Taggart DP, Altman DG, Flather M, Gerry S, Gray A, Lees B, Benedetto U ...

Circulation 136, :454–463

Google Scholar citations: 70

14. Preoperative predicted risk does not fully explain the association between red blood cell transfusion and mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting (2012)

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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143, 184-185

Google Scholar citations: 63*

15. Effects of on-pump and off-pump surgery in the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2015)

Taggart DP, Altman DG, Gray AM, Lees B, Nugara F, Yu LM,Flathere M, on ...

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 47, 1059–1065

Google Scholar citations: 59

16. Comparison of long-term clinical outcomes of skeletonized vs pedicled internal thoracic artery harvesting techniques in the arterial revascularization trial (2021)

M Gaudino, K Audisio, M Rahouma, D Chadow, G Cancelli, GJ Soletti, ...

JAMA cardiology 6 (12), 1380-1386

Google Scholar citations: 58

17. Internal thoracic artery: anatomical and biological characteristics revisited (2015)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 23, 88-99

Google Scholar citations: 58

18. Role of radial artery graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (2005)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, NR Pantula, S Sompalli

The Annals of thoracic surgery 79 (6), 2180-2188

Google Scholar citations: 52

19. Ten-year outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2021)

DP Taggart, MF Gaudino, S Gerry, A Gray, B Lees, LR Sajja, V Zamvar, ...

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 162 (2), 591-599. e8

Google Scholar citations: 51

20. Single versus multiple arterial grafting in diabetic patients at 10 years: the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2022)

Taggart DP, Audisio K, Gerry S, Robinson NB, Rahouma M, Jr Soletti G ...

Eur Heart J 33, 4644-4652

Google Scholar citations: 48*

21. Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2018)

Umberto Benedetto, Douglas G.Altman, Stephen Gerry, Alastair Gray, Belinda ...

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 155 (4), 1545-1553.e7

Google Scholar citations: 41

22. Impact of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary artery bypass surgery on 1-year outcomes in the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2017)

Benedetto U, Altman DG, Gerry S, Gray A, Lees B, Flather M, Taggart DP, on ...

Eur J Cardio-Thorac Surg 52, 456–461

Google Scholar citations: 41

23. Reduction of sternal wound infections in diabetic patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and using modified pedicle bilateral internal thoracic artery … (2012)

MC MS, FLR Sajja, MCSBRD MS, MDS Sompalli

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 144 (2), 480-485

Google Scholar citations: 41

24. Incidence and clinical implications of intraoperative bilateral internal thoracic artery graft conversion: insights from the Arterial Revascularization Trial (2018)

U Benedetto, DG Altman, M Flather, S Gerry, A Gray, B Lees, DP Taggart, ...

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 155 (6), 2346-2355. e6

Google Scholar citations: 33

25. Association between sternal wound complications and 10-year mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting (2023)

TDP Gaudino M, Audisio K, Rahouma M, Robinson NB, Soletti GJ, Cancelli G ...

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 166, 532-539

Google Scholar citations: 26

26. Impact of increasing degrees of renal impairment on outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting: the off-pump advantage (2013)

L Sajja Discussion of, Fuster RG , Paredes F, Peláez AG, Martín E, Cánovas S ...

Eur J Cardio-Thorac Surg 44, 732-42

Google Scholar citations: 26*

27. Use of extrafascially harvested radial artery for coronary artery revascularization: technical considerations (1999)

P Kulshrestha, L Rao, JL Garb, JA Rousou, RM Engelman, RB Wait

Journal of Cardiac Surgery 14 (1), 26-31

Google Scholar citations: 24*

28. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting does not preserve renal function better than on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Results of a case-matched study (2012)

L. Sajja. Discussion of Elmistekawy E, Chan V , Bourke M E, Dupuis J-Y ...

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143, 85-92

Google Scholar citations: 23

29. ROMA-Women: Innovative Approaches for the First Cardiac Surgery Trial in Women (2023)

Gaudino M, Fremes SE, Mehran R, Bairey Merz N,ROMA-Women Steering Committee ...

Circulation 148, 1289-1291

Google Scholar citations: 22

30. Safety of Perioperative Aprotinin Administration During Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Insights From the ART (Arterial Revascularization Trial) (2018)

Umberto Benedetto, Douglas G. Altman, Stephen Gerry, Alastair Gray, ...

J Am Heart Assoc 7 (e007570. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007570)

Google Scholar citations: 20*

31. Multinodular goiter compressing the trachea following open heart surgery (2006)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, S Sompalli, CSR Simhadri, A Hasan

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 14 (5), 416-417

Google Scholar citations: 20

32. Graft patency at 3 months after off-and on-pump coronary bypass surgery: a randomized trial (2020)

LR Sajja, K Sarkar, G Mannam, VKK Kodali, C Padmanabhan, S Peter, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 36 (2), 93-104

Google Scholar citations: 19

33. Extrafascially Harvested Radial Artery in CABG: Technique of Harvest, Complications, and Mid‐Term Angiographic Patency (2005)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, S Sompalli

Journal of Cardiac Surgery 20 (5), 440-448

Google Scholar citations: 18

34. IACTS position statement on “2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization”: section 7.1—a consensus document (2022)

Yadava OP, Narayan P, Padmanabhan C, Sajja LR, Sarkar K, Varma PK , Jawali V

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 38, 126-133

Google Scholar citations: 17

35. Continuous intravenous insulin infusion reduces infections in diabetics after CABG (2000)

LR Sajja, P Kulshresth, RB Yarlagadda

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 69 (2), 667-668

Google Scholar citations: 16

36. Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction on outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (2011)

MDLR Sajja, FCTG Mannam, MDRM Chakravarthi, MDJ Guttikonda, ...

The Annals of thoracic surgery 92 (6), 2161-2167

Google Scholar citations: 15

37. Female gender does not have any significant impact on the early postoperative outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a propensity-matched analysis (2023)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, DN Kamtam, N Balakrishna

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 39, 231-237

Google Scholar citations: 14

38. Postinfarction ventricular septal defect: patch repair with infarct exclusion (2008)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, RS Gutti, NR Goli, S Sompalli, RR Penumatsa

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 16 (3), 215-220

Google Scholar citations: 14

39. Right internal mammary artery and radial artery composite in situ pedicle graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (2002)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

The Annals of thoracic surgery 73 (6), 1856-1859

Google Scholar citations: 14

40. Role of closed mitral commissurotomy in mitral stenosis with severe pulmonary hypertension. (2001)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam

The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 10 (3), 288-293

Google Scholar citations: 14

41. Prognostic factors of 10-year mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a secondary analysis of the arterial revascularization trial (2022)

Talukder S, Dimagli A, Benedetto U, Gray A, Gerry S, Lees B, Krzych Ł ...

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 61, 1414–1420

Google Scholar citations: 13*

42. Neurologic hand complications after radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting (2002)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, S Sompalli

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 123 (3), 585-586

Google Scholar citations: 13

43. The ROMA trial: 7 years of trial activities and the development of the ROMA trial network (2024)

M Gaudino, M Lemma, S Sandner, A Boening, L Harik, M Albert, JA Martin, ...

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 65 (5), ezae188

Google Scholar citations: 11

44. Cost-effectiveness of bilateral vs. single internal thoracic artery grafts at 10 years (2022)

Little M, Gray AM, Altman DG, Benedetto U, Flather M, Gerry S, Lees B ...

Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes 8, 324-332

Google Scholar citations: 11*

45. Off-pump coronary revascularization for left main coronary artery stenosis (2008)

G Mannam, LR Sajja, SBR Dandu, SN Pathuri, KVSS Saikiran, S Sompalli

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 16 (6), 473-478

Google Scholar citations: 11

46. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with significant left ventricular dysfunction (2008)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, SBR Dandu, SN Pathuri, KVSS Saikiran, S Sompalli

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 24, 110-115

Google Scholar citations: 11

47. Is Allen’s test not reliable in the selection of patients for radial artery harvest? (2002)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, S Sompalli

The Annals of thoracic surgery 74 (1), 296

Google Scholar citations: 11

48. Reoperation for coronary artery disease in the young: early and mid-term results (2005)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, NR Pantula, S Sompalli, ARG Raju, BS Raju

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 21, 199-203

Google Scholar citations: 10

49. Does multi-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting reduce post operative morbidity compared to on-pump CABG? (2004)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, S Sompali, KV Reddy, BR Ravirala, BS Raju, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 20, 173-177

Google Scholar citations: 10

50. Five-year outcomes of off and on-pump CABG: insights from PROMOTE Patency Trial (2023)

LR Sajja, K Sarkar, G Mannam, C Padmanabhan, P Narayan, ...

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 31 (8), 659-666

Google Scholar citations: 8

51. A narrative review of redo coronary artery bypass grafting (2021)

LR Sajja

AME Med J 6, 1-13

Google Scholar citations: 8

52. Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in India—time to raise the bar (2017)

LR Sajja, P Beri

Indian Heart Journal 69 (5), 640-645

Google Scholar citations: 8

53. Outcomes of mitral valve repair for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (2009)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, BRS Dandu, S Pathuri, S Sompalli, AV Anjaneyulu

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 17 (1), 29-34

Google Scholar citations: 8

54. Giant aneurysm of renal artery: surgical management (2002)

LR Sajja, SR Benjaram, S Sahariah, VK Devaraj

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 10 (2), 176-177

Google Scholar citations: 8

55. Influence of diabetes and obesity on ten-year outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting in the arterial revascularisation trial (2024)

M Stefil, M Gaudino, U Benedetto, S Gerry, A Gray, B Lees, B Podesser, ...

Clinical Research in Cardiology 113 (11), 1515-1522

Google Scholar citations: 7

56. Impact of occult renal disease on the outcomes of off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (2019)

LR Sajja, S Singh, G Mannam, J Guttikonda, VRR Pusapati, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 35 (2), 150-157

Google Scholar citations: 7

57. Dr.C.S.Sadasivan Memorial Oration entitle “The Journey of Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease in India: Adoption, Customization and Innovation (2014)

LR Sajja

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 30 (2), 116–128 (2014)

Google Scholar citations: 7

58. Correction of anomalous drainage of right superior vena cava to left atrium (2008)

LR Sajja, NR Koneti, G Mannam, MK Sundaram

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 16 (4), e32-e34

Google Scholar citations: 7

59. Assessment of ulnar collateral circulation by the Allen test in patients undergoing radial artery harvest (2008)

LR Sajja

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 33 (4), 755-756

Google Scholar citations: 7

60. Retrograde coronary sinus perfusion for severe left main stenosis (2000)

LR Sajja, A Farooqi, RB Yarlagadda, SS Mastan, RB Pothineni

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 8 (3), 290-291

Google Scholar citations: 7

61. Rare variants of internal thoracic artery in patients with coronary artery disease (2009)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 25 (2), 68-70

Google Scholar citations: 6

62. One-year outcomes of off-and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: PROMOTE patency trial (2020)

LR Sajja, K Sarkar, G Mannam, VKK Kodali, C Padmanabhan, S Peter, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 36 (5), 469-475

Google Scholar citations: 5

63. Patterns of Anomalous pulmonary Venous Connection as Seen at Care Hospital, Hyderabad-India. (2008)

EV Ussiri, ETM Nyawawa, GC Mannam, LR Sajja, DS Raju, SN Pathuri, ...

Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East …

Google Scholar citations: 5

64. Surgical management of eventration of diaphragm in an elderly patient (2000)

LR Sajja, A Farooqi, RB Yarlagadda, MS Shaik

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 8 (2), 180-182

Google Scholar citations: 5

65. Del Nido cardioplegia versus blood cardioplegia in coronary artery bypass grafting (2024)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, DN Kamtam, SBR Dandu, S Pathuri, KVSS Saikiran, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 40, 33-41

Google Scholar citations: 4

66. Nonobstructive ectopic accessory mitral valve tissue in association with left ventricular apical aneurysm (2010)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 139 (1), 218-220

Google Scholar citations: 4

67. Right atrial myxoma arising from crista terminalis in septuagenarian (2001)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, KR Penumatcha, S Sompalli, R Angajala

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 9 (4), 322-324

Google Scholar citations: 4

68. Six decades of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Navigating new horizons, mending hearts with Science and Precision (2024)

LR Sajja

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 40, 280-291

Google Scholar citations: 3

69. Surgical revascularization strategies of CAD involving dual left anterior descending artery (2023)

Sajja LR, Pusapati VRR, Mannam G, Gottipati B, Kamtam DN, Dandu SBR

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 39, 145-149

Google Scholar citations: 3

70. Surface anticoagulation of mechanical heart valves using electrically induced biomimetic glycocalyx: An in-vitro study to assess hemocompatibility and optimal voltage (2026)

LR Sajja, A Koppula, T Mathew, A Bhatt

PLoS One 21 (5), e0336760

Google Scholar citations: 2

71. Current practice of saphenous vein graft harvesting in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an Indian survey (2023)

LR Sajja, DN Kamtam, SK Sreeramula, P Beri

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 39, 115-124

Google Scholar citations: 2

72. A mechanical prosthetic heart valve assembly for the provision of surface anticoagulation thereon (2023)

SajjaLR

US Patent US Patent 10,736,726, 2,020

Google Scholar citations: 2

73. Surgical management of drug‐eluting stent associated coronary artery aneurysms: a case series (2023)

Sajja LR, Mannam G, Kamtam DN

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 39, 182-185

Google Scholar citations: 2

74. Strategies-corrigir o autor ea palavra Strategies (2015)

LR Sajja

Int J Surg 16 (Pt B), 171-8

Google Scholar citations: 2

75. Extrafacially harvested radial artery graft in CABG: immediate arm complications and midterm clinical and angiographic results (2005)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, S Sompalli

J Card Surg 20, 440-8

Google Scholar citations: 2

76. Radial artery (free/composite) graft in CABG: mid term clinical and angiographic results (2004)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, S Sompalli, KV Reddy, RB Raju, PR Raju, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 20, 14-14

Google Scholar citations: 2

77. Total Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Children Under 10 kg; A Single Center Experience (2002)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Sompall S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18 (01), 17

Google Scholar citations: 2*

78. Spontaneous dissection of left main coronary artery: surgical management (2000)

LR Sajja, A Farooqi, RB Yarlagadda, SS Mastan, RB Pothineni

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 8 (1), 54-55

Google Scholar citations: 2

79. Advancing coronary surgery in India: the rise of a dedicated subspecialty society (2026)

LR Sajja, C Padmanabhan, S Peter, P Narayan

Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology 7 (2), 152-155

Google Scholar citations: 1

80. Prospective Randomized Evaluation of DIabetics for graft patency and outcomes following Coronary artery bypass grafting using one (single) versus two or More (mulTi) arterial … (2026)

L Sajja, K Sarkar, G Mannam, C Padmanabhan, S Peter, ZS Meharwal, ...

JTCVS Open

Google Scholar citations: 1

81. Pushing the boundaries: societies as catalysts for advancing coronary surgery (2024)

LR Sajja, DN Kamtam, P Narayan

Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology 5 (2), 203-205

Google Scholar citations: 1

82. Acute Aortic Syndrome (2024)

AK Choudhary, S. ., Ganguli, G. ., BV, S. C. ., Shah, D. ., Sunder, T ...

Journal of the Epidemiology Foundation of India, S251-S254

Google Scholar citations: 1

83. Dual left anterior descending artery–a clinical entity in search of an identity: A novel classification (2023)

LR Sajja, VRR Pusapati, B Gottipati, DN Kamtam

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 31 (3), 275-281

Google Scholar citations: 1

84. Trends of re-operative coronary artery bypass grafting: A two-decade experience (2023)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, DN Kamtam, KVSS Saikiran, S Sompalli

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 31 (2), 81-87

Google Scholar citations: 1

85. Prediction of perioperative mortality in cardiac surgery – Risk scoring systems: In quest of the holy grail (2021)

LR Sajja

J Indian coll cardiol 11, 41-3

Google Scholar citations: 1

86. Is restricted use of bilateral internal mammary artery grafting strategy ideal for multivessel coronary artery disease? (2019)

LR Sajja

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 56 (2), 421-421

Google Scholar citations: 1

87. Contemporary trends in coronary surgery in India (2019)

LR Sajja

BioGenesis Journal [2]

Google Scholar citations: 1

88. Perioperative factors affecting fast tracking in paediatrics cardiac surgical patients (2009)

ETM Nyawawa, EV Ussiri, Gopichand Mannam, RS Lokeswara

East Cent. Afr. j. surg 14, 38-43

Google Scholar citations: 1

89. In search of strategies for optimizing outcomes in patients with compromised renal function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (2008)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, RM Chakravarthi

Cardiology 111 (1), 21-2

Google Scholar citations: 1

90. Modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in palliative cardiac surgery (2007)

EV Ussiri, ETM Nyawawa, U Mpoki, ER Lugazia, GC Mannam, LR Sajja, ...

East and Central African Journal of Surgery 12 (2), 23-27

Google Scholar citations: 1

91. Accessory mitral valve tissue obstructing left ventricular outflow tract (2001)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, S Sriramulu, SK Missula

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 9 (4), 325-326

Google Scholar citations: 1

92. Mitral valve repair: techniques and results. (1990)

AS Kumar, A Bhan, R Bajaj, SL Rao, P Venugopal, S Shrivastava

Indian Heart Journal 42 (3), 135-137

Google Scholar citations: 1

93. Investigation of surface anticoagulation in electrically active mechanical mitral valve in swine model (2026)

LR Sajja, T Mathew, A Koppula

Scientific Reports

94. Long-Term Outcomes Following Bilateral vs Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial (2026)

DP Taggart, M Gaudino, S Gerry, M Jasinski, B Lees, AM Gray, V Zamvar, ...

JAMA cardiology

95. In Memoriam: David P. Taggart, MD, PhD (1958-2026)—The Unwavering Voice for Evidence-based Coronary Surgery (2026)

LR Sajja

Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology, 26324636261492053

96. Coexisting Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery and Double Right Coronary Artery in a Single Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (2026)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology 7 (3), 275-277

97. Proof of Concept of Surface Anticoagulation in Electrically Active Mechanical Mitral Valve Using Biomimetic Glycocalyx: In Vivo Swine Model Study (2026)

LR Sajja, T Mathew, A Koppula

98. Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: A Two-Decade Experience (2026)

Sajja L, Mannam G, Koppula A et al.

JTCVS Open 31

99. Predicting and Managing Early Graft Failure in CABG Surgery (2026)

LR Sajja

IACTSCON 2026 (Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons Annual …

100. Practice variations in the management of acute type A aortic dissection among Indian cardiac surgeons: a national survey (2025)

NB Sajja LR, Mannam G, Beri P

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

101. PROMOTE, PREDICT and What Next? Challenges in conducting RCTs in Cardiac Surgery (2025)

LR Sajja

SCS 4th Annual Conference– 2025, 5th - 6th April 2025, Le Méridien- Kochi

102. Current Status of Coronary Surgery in India (2025)

LR Sajja

IACTS Technocollege CME 2025, 10th to 11th May, 2025, Lucknow

103. Real- World Comparison of Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Using Contempoary Devices (2025)

Rajesh N, Ramesh G, PVR Raju, Sajja LR, Mannam GC

14th INDIA LIVE 2025 Mumbai 11, 96

104. Real- World Comparison of Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Using Contempoary Devices (2025)

Rajesh N, Ramesh G, PVR Raju, Sajja LR, Mannam GC

Asia Intervention 11, 96

105. Ischemic Mitral regurgitation – Current Guidelines (2025)

LR Sajja

IACTSCON 2025, 71th Annual Conference, 20- 23rd Feb 2025 , Hotel Pullman …

106. Optimizing antiplatelet therapy after coronary artery bypass graft: selection, dosing, and duration (2024)

LR Sajja, P Narayan, S Peter

AME Clinical Trials Review 2

107. Surgical Coronary Revascularisation - Indian Scenario (2024)

LR Sajja

70th Annual Conference of IACTS, 8th - 11th Feb 2024, Mayfair Lagoon …

108. On-Pump versus Off-Pump: Is the Debate Finally Over? (2024)

LR Sajja

AATS/IACTS Cardiovascular Postgraduate Course,8th - 11th Feb 2024, Mayfair …

109. Long Term Survival After Repair Of Mitral Valve For Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: A Single Center Experience (2024)

Lokeswara R. Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, Aditya Koppula, V Ramachandra Raju ...

10th International Coronary Congress | QEII Convention Center, London, UK …

110. Closing The Gender Gap In Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes: Progress And Challenges (2024)

Lokeswara R. Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, Devanish Narasimhasanth Kamtam ...

10th International Coronary Congress | QEII Convention Center, London, UK …

111. Surgical management of Coronary Artery Disease (2024)

AK Choudhary, S. ., Ganguli, G. ., BV, S. C. ., Shah, D. ., Sunder, T ...

Journal of the Epidemiology Foundation of India, S261-S262

112. Chest Trauma (2024)

AK Choudhary, S. ., Ganguli, G. ., BV, S. C., Shah, D. ., Sunder, T ...

Journal of the Epidemiology Foundation of India, S257-S258

113. Chronic Lower Limb Ischemia (2024)

AK Choudhary, S. ., Ganguli, G., BV, S. C. ., Shah, D. ., Sunder, T., Sajja ...

Journal of the Epidemiology Foundation of India, S259-S260

114. Acute Limb Ishemia (2024)

AK Choudhary, S. ., Ganguli, G. ., BV, S. C. ., Shah, D. ., Sunder, T ...

Journal of the Epidemiology Foundation of India, S255-S256

115. Surgical Correction of Aneurysmal Dilatation in a Coronary Cameral Fistula: A Case Report (2023)

LR Sajja, SBR Dandu, G Mannam, DN Kamtam

Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology 4 (3), 189-191

116. Current practices of saphenous vein graft harvesting in coronary artery bypass graft surgery:an Indian survey (2023)

LR Sajja

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2, 115-124

117. Off- Or On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting -30-day Outcomes Of 16,143 Patients - A Large Propensity Matched Study (2023)

Lokeswara R. Sajja , Gopichand Mannam , V Ramachandra Raju Pusapati , Ramesh ...

9th International Coronary Congress, Newyork, USA.

118. Gender differences in outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (2022)

LR Sajja

68th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic …

119. Trends of re-operative coronary artery bypass grafting: A two-decade experience (2022)

Sajja LR, Mannam G, Kamtam DN, Saikiran KVSS, Sompalli S

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 31, 81-87

120. Multicentric Clinical Trials – Better late than never (2021)

LR Sajja

IACTS Techno college Cardiac CME at Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 24th …

121. Principles and techniques of myocardial protection for CABG (2021)

LR Sajja

67th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic …

122. How & when to tackle carotid artery disease in a patient undergoing CABG? (2020)

LR Sajja

66th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic …

123. Rheumatic Mitral Valve Repair: Technical Considerations (2020)

LR Sajja

AATS/IACTS Postgraduate Course, Ahmedabad, India https://www.aats.org …

124. Reply to Sajja (2019)

M Gaudino

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 56 (2), 421-422

125. Total Arterial Revascularization in CABG (2019)

LR Sajja

Techno college Cardiac CME 25 – 26 May 2019 PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, NCR-Delhi

126. One year outcomes of off- and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized multicentric study (2019)

LR Sajja, K Sarkar

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 35 (2), 266–429(2019)

127. Contemporary Trends in CABG in India (2018)

LR Sajja

World Congress on Cardiac Sciences – Banglore ,Nov 28th & 29th 2018

128. Coronary : At Par with the Rest Of the World (2018)

OP Yadava, Sajja LR

CSI Textbook of Cardiology: The Indian Perspective, 576-590

129. Perfecting the art of writing scientific papers (2018)

LR Sajja

International Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgical Conference …

130. PROMOTE Patency- Prospective Randomized comparison of Off-pump and On-pump Multivessel cOronary artery bypass surgery To Evaluate outcomes and graft patency (2018)

LR Sajja

AATS, 98th ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 28- MAY -, 2018, San Diego, CA, USA

131. Two Decades of Experience in Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease (2017)

LR Sajja

Dr.S Sudhakar Memorial Gold Medal Oration, IMA,December 2017, Chirala …

132. BITA grafting- ARTS and the evidence in 2017 (2017)

LR Sajja

Eastern India Cardiac Conclave, November 11 & 12, Kolkata

133. Cardiac surgery and the kidney in the OR and beyond (2017)

LR Sajja

22nd International AKI & CRRT conference held at Hyderabad,Aug 24-25, 2017

134. Analysis Of 30-day Outcomes Of Off- And On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - A Propensity Matched Study (2017)

Sajja LR, Mannam G, Pusapati VRR, Gudapati R, Penumatsa RR, Guttikonda J ...

International Coronary Congress 2017 New York, USA Aug 18-20 2017

135. Perfecting the art of writing scientific papers (2017)

LR Sajja

63rd Annual Conference of IACTS, 2017 , 23-26 Feb Bengaluru

136. Changing trends in reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting: a 18 year study (2017)

Sudhanshu Singh, Lokeswara Rao Sajja , Gopichand Mannam, Satyendranath Paturi

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 33 (1), 74–101 (2017)

137. Initial experience with minimal invasive cardiac surgery via anterior mini thoracotomy: Institutional Report (2016)

Ashish A, Mannam GC, Sajja LR, et al.

SA HEART CONGRESS 2016

138. Impact of occult renal disease on early outcomes of off pump vs on pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized study (2016)

LR Sajja

International Coronary Congress (ICC) 2016 New Delhi. Nov 11-13, 2016

139. Trends in BITA Grafting : Global + Indian (2016)

LR Sajja

International Coronary Congress 2016 New Delhi

140. National Faculty- Cardiology update 2016. Prosthetic cardiac valve types and how to choose (2016)

LR Sajja

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 13th -14th August, 2016

141. Properties of a novel, fully synthetic, polyurethane based, two-component adhesive after topical administration: A pilot study (2016)

Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Kerstin Pawlowsky, Pramod Kadaba Srinivasan, René Tolba

The 51st Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research 1 (57), 36

142. Current Status of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arterial Grafting in India (2016)

LR Sajja

62nd Annual Meeting of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic …

143. Global trends in BITA grafting (2016)

LR Sajja

1st Annual Conference of AP Cardiothoracic Surgeons -2016. Vizag

144. Peer review report 2 on “Bleeding, transfusion and the risk of stroke after coronary surgery: A cohort study” (2016)

Lokeswara Rao Sajja

International Journal of Surgery 25, 262

145. Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting survey in India (2015)

LR Sajja

1st Indian Coronary Surgery Congress held at Bangalore September 26-27, 2015

146. Alternatives to transplantation in surgical management of heart failure (2015)

LR Sajja

3rd Annual Conference of Society for Heart Failure and Transplantation at …

147. Analysis of thirty-day outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a large cohort study (2015)

LR Sajja

American Association for Thoracic Surgery International Coronary Congress …

148. Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery grafting in India - time to raise the bar (2015)

LR Sajja

American Association for Thoracic Surgery International Coronary Congress …

149. Comparison of outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with occult renal disease: a randomised study (2015)

S Singh, LR Sajja, G Mannam, J Guttikonda, SBR Dandu, SN Paturi

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 31 (1), 63–122 (2015)

150. Pediatric post-operative complications in cardiac surgery and their outcomes (2015)

Singh S, Jagannatha BR, Sajja LR

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 31 (1), 63–122 (2015)

151. Changing trends of reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting: A 16 year study (2014)

LR Sajja

66th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India held at Hyderabad …

152. Changing trends of reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting: A 16 year study (2014)

VRRP L.R. Sajja, G.C. Mannam, S.N. Pathuri, K.V.S.S. Saikiran, R. Gudapati

Indian Heart Journal 66, S42

153. Cardiac Echinococcosis (2014)

Singh S, Jagannatha BR, Sajja LR

60th IACTS Annual Conference, Kovalam, Trivandrum, from 20th-23rd Feb 2014

154. Cardiac Teratoma (2014)

Singh S, Jagannatha BR, Sajja LR

60th IACTS Annual Conference, Kovalam, Trivandrum, from 20th-23rd Feb 2014

155. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: results of surgical repair (2014)

Singh S, Jagannatha BR, Sajja LR

60th IACTS Annual Conference, Kovalam, Trivandrum, from 20th-23rd Feb 2014.

156. Early experience with minimally invasive cardiac surgery (2014)

Saikiran KVSS, Pathuri S, Sajja LR

60th IACTS Annual Conference, Kovalam, Trivandrum, from 20th-23rd Feb 2014

157. Early experience with minimally invasive cardiac surgery program (2014)

GC Mannam, LR Sajja, SBR Dandu, SN Pathuri, K Saikiran, ...

Indian Heart Journal, S42

158. Reduction of sternal infection in off-pump CABG by modified pedicle harvesting (2013)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 96 (6), 2288

159. Impact of increasing degrees of renal impairment on outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting: the off-pump advantage CONFERENCE DISCUSSION (2013)

M Lemma, G Fuster, D Lemma, L Sajja, P Kappetein

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY 44 (4), 742-742

160. Sajja Heart Foundation (2013)

https://sajjaheartfoundation.org/

161. Analysis of thirty-day outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a large cohort study (2012)

LR Sajja

26th EACTS Annual Meeting Barcelona, Spain 2012

162. Renal functional changes and major adverse cardiovascular events after off-pump versus on pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with non-dialysis dependent renal … (2012)

LR Sajja

20st Annual meeting of ASCVTS held at Bali, Indonesia 2012

163. Changing trends of reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery: a 14 – year study (2012)

LR Sajja

20TH Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular & Thoracic …

164. Mammary Artery Surgical Platform (MASP) - Patent (2012)

LR Sajja

IN Patent 237,540

165. Ascending aorta aortic arch and descending thoracic aortic repair for acute and chronic thoracic aortic disease_ A single team experience. (2011)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC

57th – IACTS Annual Conference, Chennai, 17-20th Feb 2011.

166. Redo coronary artery bypass grafting: early outcomes (2011)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, DSB Raju

57th – IACTS Annual Conference, Chennai, 17-20th Feb 2011.

167. Sternal wound infections in patients undergoing bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting: does the technique of harvest matter? (2011)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

57th – IACTS Annual Conference, Chennai, 17-20th Feb 2011.

168. Reduction of sternal wound infections in diabetic patients undergoing bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting: does the technique of harvest matter? (2010)

LR Sajja

World Society of Cardothoracic Surgeons, Chennai, October 2010. (Abstract …

169. Early outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in 3028 patients (2010)

LR Sajja

World Society of Cardothoracic Surgeons , Chennai

170. Experience with total cavo-pulmonary connection (2010)

Dharmapuram A, Mannam G, Sajja L, Sompalli S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 26 (1), 52–111 (2010)

171. Preoperative Renal Insufficiency: Does it affect Early Outcomes of Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? (2010)

KS Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Rajasekara M Chakravarthi,J Guttikonda, Sompalli S ...

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 26 (1), 52–111 (2010)

172. Off- pump coronary bypass grafting disproportionately benefits high Euro SCORE patients (2010)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC , Bhaskara Raju Dandu, Sathyendra Nath Pathuri, KVSS ...

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 26 (1), 52–111 (2010)

173. The journey of the surgery for coronary artery disease in AP: Adoption, customization and innovation (2009)

LR Sajja

Professor K.V. Naidu Memorial Oration - 2009, CSI - AP Chapter XIV Annual …

174. Reply to Agrifolio et al., Unlu, Sajja Is the Allen test reliable enough? (2008)

M Kohonen

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 33 (4), 756

175. Early and mid – term outcomes of mitral valve repair for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (2008)

RK Sajja LR, Mannam G, Dandu SBR, Pathuri SN, Sai Kiran KVSS, Lavu LN ...

16th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic …

176. Complex ascending Aorta and aortic arch repair for acute and chronic thoracic aortic disease (2008)

GSP Sajja LR, Mannam G, Dandu S, Sompalli S, Pathuri SN, Bhupathiraju SR ...

16th Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic …

177. Clinico-Surgical Outcome of Repair of Isolated Atrial Septal Defect At Care Hospital, Banjara Hills-Hyderabad India, 2004-2006. (2007)

EV Ussiri, GC Mannam, LR Sajja, J Viswanath, DS Raju, S Pathuri, ...

Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East …

178. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with significant left ventricular dysfunction (2007)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Bhaskar RSD

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 23 (1), 45–100 (2007)

179. Complex arch and ascending aortic repair for acute and chronic thoracic aortic disease (2007)

PGS Mannam G, Sajja LR, Raju B, Dandu S, Pathuri SN, Raju BS, Raju PK, Reddy ...

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 23 (1), 45–100 (2007)

180. Left ventricular redtoration using endoventricular circular patchplasty – Early out comes. (2007)

Mannam GC, Raju B, Sajja LR

53rd Annual conference of IACTS, Feb 2007. IJTCVS 2007; 23:96.

181. Discussion (2007)

SajjaLR

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 133, 387-388

182. Use of Extrafascially Harvested Radial Artery for Coronary Artery Revascularization: Technical Considerations (2007)

WRB Kulshreshtha P, L Rao, Grab JL, Rousouja , Englemen RM

Journal of Cardiac Surgery 14 (1), 26-31

183. Coronary artery Bypass Grafting with or without cardiopulmonary Bypass In Patients with preoperative Non Dialysis Dependent Renal Insufficiency: A Randomized Study (2006)

SRB Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Chakravarthi RM, Sompalli S, Naidu SK

86th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery …

184. Angiographic patency of the radial artery conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting-Reply (2006)

LR Sajja, G Mannam

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY 81 (4), 1551-1552

185. Outcomes of surgical closure of large, ventricular septal defects with severe PAH in older children (2006)

SN Pathuri, G Mannam, LR Sajja, SR Sompalli, NR Koneti

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 22 (1), 41-41

186. Does off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting attenuate renal damage compared to on-pump CABG? (2006)

LR Sajja, M GC, SN Pathuri, S Sompalli, RM Chakravarthy, SK Naidu

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 22, 62-62

187. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in the presence of significant left ventricular dysfunction (2006)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Janaswamy V, et al.

52nd Annual conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular – Thoracic …

188. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in critical LMCA stenosis with associated co-morbidities (2006)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Janaswamy V, et al.

52nd Annual conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular – Thoracic …

189. Outcomes of surgical closure of large ventricular septal defects with severe PAH in older children. (2006)

SN Pathuri, Mannam GC, Sajja LR, et al.

52nd Annual conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular – Thoracic …

190. Surgical strategies for the management of multiple ventricular septal defects (2006)

SN Pathuri, Mannam GC, Sajja LR, et al.

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 22 (1), 42

191. Abnormal Drainage of Right Superior Vena Cava (RSVC) to Left Atrium (LA) and Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return – A Case Report (2006)

Sajja LR, Koneti NR, Mannam GC, Kalyanasundaram M

STS 42nd Annual Meeting in Chicago, January 30 – February 1, 2006

192. Is Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass grafting for Critical Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis Safe and Effective? (2005)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S, Raju PR, Raju PK

17th Biennial Congress of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular …

193. Early Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation : Asian Experience (2005)

SLR Mannam GC, Pathuri SN, Sompalli S, Raghu K, Raju BS

17th Biennial Congress of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular …

194. PREDICTORS OF FALL IN GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING (2005)

SRK Reddy, M Gopichand, LR Sajja, MS Hussaini, S Devi, S Naidu, ...

NEPHROLOGY 10, A107-A107

195. Repair of post infarction ventricular septal rupture by endocardial patch with infarct technique; early experience (2005)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

51st Annual conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular – Thoracic …

196. Reoperation for coronary artery disease in the young : early and mid-term results (2005)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

51st Annual conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular – Thoracic …

197. Repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture by endocardial patch with infarct exclusion technique: early experience (2005)

Sajja LR, Mannam G, Sompalli S, Raju PR, Raju BS

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21 (1), 55–124 (2005)

198. Reoperation for coronary artery disease in young: early and mid-term results (2005)

Sajja LR, Mannam G, Sompali S, Raja A, Raju G, Raju PK, Raju BS

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 21 (1), 5–124 (2005)

199. Mid-term angiographic results of radial artery (RA) graft in CABG: Does the proximal site of anastomosis affect graft patency? (2004)

LR Sajja, G Mannam, V Janaswamy, S Sompalli, SK Missula, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 20 (4), 178-182

200. Does multi vessel off pump coronary artery bypass grafting reduce post- operative morbidity compared to on pump CABG? (2004)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

50th Golden Jubilee Annual conference of Indian Association of …

201. Radial artery (free / composite) graft in CABG: Mid-term clinical and angiographic results (2004)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 20 (1), 14(2004)

202. Does multi vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting reduce post operative morbidity compared to on-pump CABG? (2004)

GC Mannam, LR Sajja, S Sompalli, V Janaswami, SK Missula, BS Raju, ...

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 20 (1), 11-11

203. Right internal mammary artery and radial artery composite insitu graft in CABG: mid-term angiographic follow up (2003)

LR Sajja

2nd International workshop on “Arterial conduits for myocardial …

204. Anaesthetic management of redo coronary artery bypass grafting: Factors influencing outcome (2003)

Murali Mohan Kari, Sri Ramulu Sompalli, Sathish Kumar Missula, Bala Raju ...

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 19 (1), 2–81 (2003)

205. Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot – Experience with 150 case (2003)

G. Satyanarayana, S. Shiva Kumar, Dr. Sriramulu, Dr. L.R. Sajja, Dr. G.C. Mannam

3rd Indian Society of Extra Corporeal Technology held at Hyderabad in …

206. Redo aortic root, ascending aortic replacement and multi vessel CABG – A case report (2003)

S. Shiva Kumar, G. Satyanarayana, Dr. L.R. Sajja, Dr. Sriramulu, Dr. G.C. Mannam

3rd Indian Society of Extra Corporeal Technology Hyderabad in Feb 2003

207. Anaesthetic management of off pump CABG surgery—Our experience with Isoflurane and Halothane (2003)

R Bala Raju, Sathish Kumar Missula, Murali Mohan Kari, Sri Ramulu S ...

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 19 (1), 2–81 (2003)

208. Reduction in post operative blood loss and blood transfusion requirement after multi vessel OPCAB: A prospective study (2003)

Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, Sriramulu Sompalli

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 19 (1), 2–81 (2003)

209. The role of multi vessel Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting in a selected group of high risk patients (2003)

Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, Sriramulu Sompalli

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 19 (1), 2–81 (2003)

210. Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in infancy: Factors influencing early outcome (2003)

Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Gopichand Mannam, Sriramulu Sompalli

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 19 (1), 2–81 (2003)

211. Our Experience with Thoracic Aortic Dissections (2002)

Reddy BSR, Sajja LR, Rao BB, Diggikar A

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18 (1), 1–61 (2002)

212. Surgical Revascularization of 100% Occluded LAD; Surgical Strategy and Outcome (2002)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Chakravarthi K, Sompalli S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18 (1), 1–61 (2002)

213. Multi-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (2002)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18 (1), 1–61 (2002)

214. Role of cardiac positioner in multi-vessel off-pump coronary bypass grafting: initial experience (2002)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18 (1), 1–61 (2002)

215. Total Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Children Under 10 kg; A Single Center Experience (2002)

Mannam GC,Sajja LR, Sompalli S

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 18 (1), 1–61 (2002)

216. Right internal mammary artery and radial artery composite in situ pedicle graft in CABG (2001)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC

15th Biennial congress of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular …

217. Neonatal cardiac surgery ideal set up, desirability and pitfalls (2001)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Sompalli S

53rd Annual conference of CSI Hyderabad, India Dec, 2001

218. Right internal mammary artery and radial artery composite in situ pedicle graft in CABG (2001)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC

15th Biennial congress of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular …

219. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: A single center experience (2001)

LR Sajja, GC Mannam, RGR Alluri, SR Somapalli

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 17 (2), 77-81

220. Repair of left ventricular outflow tract diverticulum in association with aortic stenosis (2001)

G Mannam, LR Sajja, RB Yarlagadda, RB Pothineni

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 17 (2), 90-92

221. Surgical Myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass (2000)

Sajja LR, Mannam GC, Sompalli S

52nd Annual conference of The Cardiological Society of India, Chennai Dec 2000

222. Role of intraoperative low dose dobutamine in multivessel CABG on beating heart (2000)

Sriramulu S, Sathish Kumar M, L.R. Sajja

4th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic …

223. Multivessel OPCAB: An expensive with octopus II (2000)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Rao PN, Sreeramulu S

46th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic …

224. TAPVC repair in infants! Factors determining the outcome (2000)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Rao PN, Sreeramulu S

46th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

225. Coronary artery bypass surgery in young patients - CCRC Expereince.. (1999)

Afroz F, Sajja LR, Ramesh Babu Y, et al.

45th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardio vascular- Thoracic …

226. Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with critical left main CAD - CCRC Experience.. (1999)

Sajja LR, Afroz F, Ramesh Babu Y

45th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

227. New concept of myocardial preservation in severe LMCA disease with unstable hemodynamics.. (1998)

Afroz F, Sajja LR, Ramesh Babu Y, Shaik M, Ramesh BP

44th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

228. Myocardial revascularization with normothermic perfusion - early experience of Citi Cardiac Research Centre (1998)

Srinivas R, Mastan SK, Ramesh BY, Afroz F, Sajja LR

44th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

229. Aorto-Innominate Vein Fistula: A Rare Complication following Open-Heart Surgery (1996)

LR Sajja, SR Pinnamaneni, MK Narasimha, CRNK Reddy, BSR Reddy

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 4 (1), 54-56

230. Cavo pulmonary connection for dextrocardia and single ventricle (1995)

Mannam GC, Sajja LR, Sarat Chandra K, Shailender S

47th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India Lucknow (India) Dec …

231. Small artery bypasses of a lower extremities femoro-tibial artery bypass, our experience (1995)

Sitaram RB, Venkateswarlu J, Sajja LR

2nd Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India Bombay (India) Nov, 1995

232. Upper extremity revascularization for chronic occlusive arterial disease (1995)

Sajja LR, Sitaram RB, Venkateswarlu J

2nd Annual Conference of Vascular Soceity of India, Bombay (India) Nov. 1995

233. Early experience of carotid endarterectomy (1995)

Sitaram RB, Sajja LR, Venkateswarlu J,Venkateswarli, Pratap CR

47th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India Lucknow (India) Dec …

234. CABG in patients with severe LV Dysfunction (1994)

Sajja LR, Vijay Dikshit, Rajendra P

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic …

235. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in patients with chronic renal failure (1994)

Sajja LR, Vijay Dikshit, Rajendra P

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

236. Experience of 1126 CABG surgeries (1994)

Sajja LR, Vijay Dikshit, Rajendra P

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

237. Multicentric myxomas of heart involving left atrium and left ventricle. A case report (1994)

Sajja LR, Vijay Dikshit, Rajendra P

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic …

238. Unruptured aneurysms of sinuses of Valsalva involving right and left coronary sinuses (1994)

Rajendra P, Sajja LR, Vijay Dikshit

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

239. Management of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (1994)

Sitaram RB, Ambadass D,Sajja LR, et al.

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

240. Management of a case of type A dissecting aneurysm of aorta extending into right carotid artery – A case report (1994)

Sitaram RB, Bhaskar Rao B,Sajja LR, et al.

40th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular- Thoracic …

241. Experience with 1000 cases of CABG (1993)

Vijay Dikshit, Rajendra P,Sajja LR

45th Annual Conference of The Cardiological Society of India Madras, Nov …

242. Re-Operation for Coronary Artery Disease (1992)

Alexander J, Sita Ram R,Sajja LR,George N

Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardio Vascular and thoracic …

243. Pulseless disease - surgical experience (1991)

Sajja LR, Sitaram RB, Milind R, et al.

Annual Conference of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons …

244. Techniques and advantages of blood conservation following open heart surgery. (1990)

Sajja LR, Kantha C, Bhatia K,K. Sopti

Annual Conference of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons …

245. Experience with membrane oxygenator (1990)

Sajja LR, Nagender, Das B, et al.

Annual Conference of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons …

246. Mitral valve repair : Techniques and results (1990)

Sampath Kumar A, Bhan A, Bajaj R, Lokeswara Rao S, Venugopal P, Srivastava S

Indian Heart Journal 42, 135-37

247. Experience with membrane oxygenators comparison of Bubble vs Membrane Oxygenators (1989)

Sajja LR, Das B, Dhir A

Joint Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India and Association of …

248. Reduction of Blood utilization during Myocardial Revascularization procedure (1989)

LR Sajja

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

249. Experience with Membrane Oxygenators: Comparison of Bubble vs Membrane Oxygenators (1989)

LR Sajja

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

250. Reduction of blood utilization during myocardial revascularization procedure (1989)

Lokeswara Rao S, B.Das, V.M. Reddy, A. Bhan, P. Venugopal

Indian Heart J 41, 455-456

251. Experience with membrane oxygenators comparison of Bubble vs Membrane Oxygenators (1989)

Lokeswara Rao S, B. Das, A.Dhir, P. Venugopal, HC Joshi, Craig Grossman

Indian Heart J 41, 420

252. Management of Severe Head Injuries (1986)

LR Sajja

JIPMER, Pondicherry, University of Madras, Chennai.

253. Recent developments in surgery of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (1978)

SL Rao

Guntur Medical College Magazine Ed PBSV Prasad, 24-26

254. Cardiac Transplantation (1977)

SL Rao

Guntur Medical College Magazine Ed P Durga Prasad

255. East Cent. Afr. j. surg.(Online) ISSN 2073-9990 http://www. bioline. org. br

ETM Nyawawa, EV Ussiri, G Manan, RS Lokeswara

256. Mitral Valve Repair for Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: A Review

LR Sajja, G Mannam



* Introduction of New Heart Surgery

*He is the Founder-President of the Society of Coronary Surgeons, which was inaugurated virtually by His Excellency Honorable Vice-President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Ji in December 2020.

* He is elected as the Junior Vice-President of IACTS during the 67th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) held between 26 and 28th Feb 2021. He shall be installed as the President of IACTS in 2023.

* Promote Patency Trial; the first multi-centric Randomized Controlled trial conducted in Cardiac Surgery in India by seven Cardiac Surgeons under the leadership of Dr. Lokeswara Rao Sajja was published in the Indian Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery was selected for the Best Original Article 2020 award during the 67th Annual Conference of IACTS.

* Dr. Sajja is one of the Authors of a paper published from the Arterial Revascularization Trial, one of the largest and longest followed-up multi-national RCT in Cardiac Surgery, -Ten-year outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from the Arterial Revascularization Trial, was published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery-2020.

* He Presented contemporary trends in coronary artery surgery in India at the old Congress on cardia sciences in 2018

* The study was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American for Thoracic Surgery at SanDiego in April-2008

* PROMOTE Patency- Prospective Randomized comparison of Off-pump and On-pump Multivessel cOronary artery bypass surgery To Evaluate outcomes and graft patency. The study was conducted at 6 centers in India (Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nadiad, Coimbatore) a total of 320 patients were enrolled.

* Dr. Sajja delivered a lecture in Dr. C Sambasiva Rao Memorial Endowment CME program on “Recent advances in Cardiac Surgery” at Guntur Medical College, Guntur on 28.Feb.2016.

* Lokeswara Rao Sajja. Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in India - time to raise the bar. Presented at American Association for Thoracic Surgery International Coronary Congress held in New York, USA. August 21-23,2015.

* Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Gopi Chand Mannam , Rama Chandra Raju Pusapati Ramesh Gudapati, Raghava Raju Penumatsa Jyothsna Guttikonda Sriramulu Sompalli. Analysis of thirty-day outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a large cohort study. Presented at American Association for Thoracic Surgery International Coronary Congress held in New York, USA. August 21-23,2015.

* Sajja LR, Strategies to reduce deep sternal wound infection after bilateral internal mammary artery grafting. Int J Surg. 2015;16: 171-178.

* Lokeswara Rao Sajja. “The Journey of Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease in India: Adoption, Customization and Innovation”. Sadasivan Oration. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 30:116-128.

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Lokeswara Rao Sajja. The journey of surgery for coronary artery disease in India: adoption, customization and innovation. Sadasivan Oration of Indian Association of Cardiovascular –Thoracic Surgeons June 2014, Volume 30, Issue 2, pp 116-128

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