Physicians

Department / Division
Surgery / Cardiovascular & Thoracic

Address
DUMC 3851
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-681-5789

Office Telephone
919-681-5789

Fax Telephone
919-681-8912

Training

• MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland), 1980

Residency

• Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1980-1987

Fellowship

• Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1989

Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive valve and coronary surgery; valve repair and replacement; robotic heart surgery; septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; minimally invasive maze procedure for atrial fibrillation

Research Interests
Current clinical research projects examine the effects of patient characteristics and surgical technique in outcome after minimally invasive cardiac surgery, valve repair and replacement, and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Prior work has examined the role of surgical therapy versus medical therapy in aortic dissection, load-independent means to quantify left and right ventricular function, and management of complex coronary disease.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Daneshmand, MA; Milano, CA; Rankin, JS; Honeycutt, EF; Swaminathan, M; Shaw, LK; Smith, PK; Glower, DD. Mitral valve repair for degenerative disease: a 20-year experience. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009;88:1828-1837. (2009) Abstract

Glower, DD; Bashore, TM; Harrison, JK; Wang, A; Gehrig, T; Rankin, JS. Pure annular dilation as a cause of mitral regurgitation: a clinically distinct entity of female heart disease. The Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 2009;18:284-288. (2009) Abstract

Lee, TC; Desai, B; Glower, DD. Results of 141 consecutive minimally invasive tricuspid valve operations: an 11-year experience. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009;88:1845-1850. (2009) Abstract

Milano, CA; Daneshmand, MA; Rankin, JS; Honeycutt, E; Williams, ML; Swaminathan, M; Linblad, L; Shaw, LK; Glower, DD; Smith, PK. Survival prognosis and surgical management of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008;86:735-744. (2008) Abstract

Nienaber, JJ; Glower, DD. Minitransseptal versus left atrial approach to the mitral valve: a comparison of outcomes. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;82:834-839. (2006) Abstract

Rankin, JS; Hammill, BG; Ferguson, TB; Glower, DD; O'Brien, SM; DeLong, ER; Peterson, ED; Edwards, FH. Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006;131:547-557. (2006) Abstract

Glower, DD; Tuttle, RH; Shaw, LK; Orozco, RE; Rankin, JS. Patient survival characteristics after routine mitral valve repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;129:860-868. (2005) Abstract

Glower, DD. Management of Chronic Aortic Regurgitation. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2003;5:511-520. (2003) Abstract

McCreath, BJ; Swaminathan, M; Booth, JV; Phillips-Bute, B; Chew, ST; Glower, DD; Stafford-Smith, M. Mitral valve surgery and acute renal injury: port access versus median sternotomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003;75:812-819. (2003) Abstract

Trichon, BH; Glower, DD; Shaw, LK; Cabell, CH; Anstrom, KJ; Felker, GM; O'Connor, CM. Survival after coronary revascularization, with and without mitral valve surgery, in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation. Circulation. 2003;108 Suppl 1:II103-II110. (2003) Abstract

Burfeind, WR; Glower, DD; Davis, RD; Landolfo, KP; Lowe, JE; Wolfe, WG. Mitral surgery after prior cardiac operation: port-access versus sternotomy or thoracotomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002;74:S1323-S1325. (2002) Abstract

Kypson, AP; Glower, DD. Minimally invasive tricuspid operation using port access. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002;74:43-45. (2002) Abstract

Kypson, AP; Glower, DD. Port-access approach for combined aortic and mitral valve surgery. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002;73:1657-1658. (2002) Abstract

Tripp, HF; Glower, DD; Lowe, JE; Wolfe, WG. Comparison of port access to sternotomy in tricuspid or mitral/tricuspid operations. The Heart Surgery Forum: a cardiothoracic multimedia journal. 2002;5:136-140. (2002) Abstract

Cen, YY; Glower, DD; Landolfo, K; Lowe, JE; Davis, RD; Wolfe, WG; Pieper, C; Peterson, B. Comparison of survival after mitral valve replacement with biologic and mechanical valves in 1139 patients. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2001;122:569-577. (2001) Abstract

Glower, DD; Siegel, LC; Galloway, AC; Ribakove, G; Grossi, E; Robinson, N; Ryan, WH; Colvin, S; Shemin, R. Predictors of operative time in multicenter port-access valve registry: institutional differences in learning. The Heart Surgery Forum: a cardiothoracic multimedia journal. 2001;4:40-46. (2001) Abstract

Glower, DD; Siegel, LC; Frischmeyer, KJ; Galloway, AC; Ribakove, GH; Grossi, EA; Robinson, NB; Ryan, WH; Colvin, SB. Predictors of outcome in a multicenter port-access valve registry. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000;70:1054-1059. (2000) Abstract

Galloway, AC; Shemin, RJ; Glower, DD; Boyer, JH; Groh, MA; Kuntz, RE; Burdon, TA; Ribakove, GH; Reitz, BA; Colvin, SB. First report of the Port Access International Registry. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1999;67:51-56. (1999) Abstract

Glower, DD. Does pregnancy affect the durability of valvular bioprostheses?. American Heart Journal. 1999;137:590-591. (1999) Abstract

Glower, DD; Clements, FM; Debruijn, NP; Stafford-Smith, M; Davis, RD; Landolfo, KP; Smith, PK. Comparison of direct aortic and femoral cannulation for port-access cardiac operations. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1999;68:1529-1531. (1999) Abstract

Glower, DD; Komtebedde, J; Clements, FM; Debruijn, NP; Stafford-Smith, M; Newman, MF. Direct aortic cannulation for port-access mitral or coronary artery bypass grafting. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1999;68:1878-1880. (1999) Abstract

Hochrein, J; Lucke, JC; Harrison, JK; Bashore, TM; Wolfe, WG; Jones, RH; Lowe, JE; White, WD; Glower, DD. Mortality and need for reoperation in patients with mild-to-moderate asymptomatic aortic valve disease undergoing coronary artery bypass graft alone. American Heart Journal. 1999;138:791-797. (1999) Abstract

Peterseim, DS; Cen, YY; Cheruvu, S; Landolfo, K; Bashore, TM; Lowe, JE; Wolfe, WG; Glower, DD. Long-term outcome after biologic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement in 841 patients. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1999;117:890-897. (1999) Abstract

Glower, DD; Landolfo, KP; Cheruvu, S; Cen, YY; Harrison, JK; Bashore, TM; Smith, PK; Jones, RH; Wolfe, WG; Lowe, JE. Determinants of 15-year outcome with 1,119 standard Carpentier-Edwards porcine valves. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998;66:S44-S48. (1998) Abstract

Glower, DD; Landolfo, KP; Clements, F; Debruijn, NP; Stafford-Smith, M; Smith, PK; Duhaylongsod, F. Mitral valve operation via Port Access versus median sternotomy. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 1998;14 Suppl 1:S143-S147. (1998) Abstract

Glower, DD; Landolfo, KP; Davis, RD; Cen, YY; Harrison, JK; Bashore, TM; Lowe, JE; Wolfe, WG. Comparison of open mitral commissurotomy with mitral valve replacement with or without chordal preservation in patients with mitral stenosis. Circulation. 1998;98:II120-II123. (1998) Abstract

Lucke, JC; Samy, RN; Atkins, BZ; Silvestry, SC; Douglas, JM; Schwab, SJ; Wolfe, WG; Glower, DD. Results of valve replacement with mechanical and biological prostheses in chronic renal dialysis patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1997;64:129-132. (1997) Abstract

Blair, KL; Hatton, AC; White, WD; Smith, LR; Lowe, JE; Wolfe, WG; Young, WG; Oldham, HN; Douglas, JM; Glower, DD. Comparison of anticoagulation regimens after Carpentier-Edwards aortic or mitral valve replacement. Circulation. 1994;90:II214-II219. (1994) Abstract

Glower, DD; White, WD; Hatton, AC; Smith, LR; Young, WG; Wolfe, WG; Lowe, JE. Determinants of reoperation after 960 valve replacements with Carpentier-Edwards prostheses. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1994;107:381-392. (1994) Abstract

Glower, DD; Murrah, RL; Olsen, CO; Davis, JW; Rankin, JS. Mechanical correlates of the third heart sound. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1992;19:450-457. (1992) Abstract

Glower, DD; Speier, RH; White, WD; Smith, LR; Rankin, JS; Wolfe, WG. Management and long-term outcome of aortic dissection. Annals of Surgery. 1991;214:31-41. (1991) Abstract

Glower, DD; Fann, JI; Speier, RH; Morrison, L; White, WD; Smith, LR; Rankin, JS; Miller, DC; Wolfe, WG. Comparison of medical and surgical therapy for uncomplicated descending aortic dissection. Circulation. 1990;82:IV39-IV46. (1990) Abstract

Morris, JJ; Smith, LR; Glower, DD; Muhlbaier, LH; Reves, JG; Wechsler, AS; Rankin, JS. Clinical evaluation of single versus multiple mammary artery bypass. Circulation. 1990;82:IV214-IV223. (1990) Abstract

Maier, GW; Newton, JR; Wolfe, JA; Tyson, GS; Olsen, CO; Glower, DD; Spratt, JA; Davis, JW; Feneley, MP; Rankin, JS. The influence of manual chest compression rate on hemodynamic support during cardiac arrest: high-impulse cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Circulation. 1986;74:IV51-IV59. (1986) Abstract

Glower, DD; Spratt, JA; Snow, ND; Kabas, JS; Davis, JW; Olsen, CO; Tyson, GS; Sabiston, DC; Rankin, JS. Linearity of the Frank-Starling relationship in the intact heart: the concept of preload recruitable stroke work. Circulation. 1985;71:994-1009. (1985) Abstract