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Research and Publications

Research

  • Acute atrial stretch results in conduction slowing and complex signals at the pulmonary vein to left atrial junction: insights into the mechanism of pulmonary vein arrhythmogenesis. Walters TE, Lee G, Spence S, Larobina M, Atkinson V, Antippa P, Goldblatt J, O’Keefe M, Sanders P, Kistler PM, Kalman JM. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2014 Dec;7(6):1189-97.
  • The Ross procedure using autologous support of the pulmonary autograft: techniques and late results. Skillington PD, Mokhles MM, Takkenberg JJ, Larobina M, O’Keefe M, Wynne R, Tatoulis J.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb;149(2 Suppl):S46-52.
  • Twenty-year analysis of autologous support of the pulmonary autograft in the Ross procedure. Skillington PD, Mokhles MM, Takkenberg JJ, O’Keefe M, Grigg L, Wilson W, Larobina M, Tatoulis J. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Sep;96(3):823-9.
  • Inclusion cylinder method for aortic valve replacement utilising the Ross operation in adults with predominant aortic stenosis – 99% freedom from re-operation on the aortic valve at 15 years. Skillington PD, Mokhles MM, Wilson W, Grigg L, Larobina M, O’Keefe M, Takkenberg J. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2013 Dec 30;2013(4):383-94. eCollection 2013.
  • Cardiac surgery in the Pacific Islands. Davis PJ, Wainer Z, O’Keefe M, Nand P. ANZ J Surg. 2011 Dec;81(12):871-5.
  • A rare cause of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related left ventricular apical thrombus requiring surgery. Seitz MJ, McLeod MK, O’Keefe MD, Seah PW. Heart Lung Circ. 2012 Apr;21(4):245-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.07.004. Epub 2011 Aug 15.

Textbook chapter

  • Book Chapter: "Aortic Valve Repair" in "Aortic Valve/Book 2", Shi, O’Keefe, Matalanis ISBN 978-953-307-600-3.