Gabe Weininger
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2026
CV17. The Open Jacket Ross: Initial Clinical Description of Neosinus Openings in the Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion Jacket
Reed A, Weininger G, Liou K, Woo Y. CV17. The Open Jacket Ross: Initial Clinical Description of Neosinus Openings in the Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion Jacket. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2026, 171: s342-s343. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Open Jacket Ross: Initial Description and Ex Vivo Biomechanical Evaluation of Neosinus Openings in the Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion Jacket
Reed A, Weininger G, Liou K, Woo Y. The Open Jacket Ross: Initial Description and Ex Vivo Biomechanical Evaluation of Neosinus Openings in the Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion Jacket. JTCVS Techniques 2026, 102395. DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102395.Peer-Reviewed Original Research26-A-11543-ACC LIPID PROFILES UNDERLIE PROTECTION FROM ATHEROSCLEROSIS SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH ASCENDING THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS
Kalyanasundaram A, Weininger G, Waldron C, Zafar M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. 26-A-11543-ACC LIPID PROFILES UNDERLIE PROTECTION FROM ATHEROSCLEROSIS SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH ASCENDING THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2026, 87: a801. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.2068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPO-01-108 CHARACTERIZATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CONDUCTION GAPS AFTER STAGE ONE HYBRID ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Weininger G, Desai Y, Stankovich G, Aparicio-Valenzuela J, Rogers A, Lee A. PO-01-108 CHARACTERIZATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CONDUCTION GAPS AFTER STAGE ONE HYBRID ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Heart Rhythm 2026, 23: s234. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.03.1647.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Long-term outcomes for patients undergoing hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation
Weininger G, Aparicio-Valenzuela J, Yau T, Vu A, Pong T, Lee A. Long-term outcomes for patients undergoing hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2025, 171: 1070-1076.e3. PMID: 41314536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial appendage specimensSingle-institution studyHybrid ablationAnti-arrhythmic drugsEpicardial ablationLong-term efficacyRates of ICU admissionAtrial fibrillationLength of stayNormal sinus rhythmThoracoscopic approachHospital lengthICU admissionClass III anti-arrhythmic drugsIII anti-arrhythmic drugsOpen mazeSingle-institution seriesPulmonary vein isolationRecurrence of AFLong-term freedomThoracoscopic epicardial ablationHospital length of stayRate of complicationsBilateral thoracoscopic approachLength of hospitalizationThe geometry of longitudinal ascending aortoplasty to effect aneurysmal diameter reduction
Zhou A, Weininger G, Woo Y. The geometry of longitudinal ascending aortoplasty to effect aneurysmal diameter reduction. JTCVS Techniques 2025, 34: 37-40. PMID: 41368407, PMCID: PMC12683044, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesign and evaluation of valve interventions using ex vivo biomechanical modeling: the Stanford experience
Weininger G, Elde S, Zhu Y, Woo Y. Design and evaluation of valve interventions using ex vivo biomechanical modeling: the Stanford experience. General Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2025, 73: 375-384. PMID: 40146494, DOI: 10.1007/s11748-025-02127-0.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsValve pathologyPrevalence of valvular heart diseaseMitral valve pathologyAortic valve pathologyValvular heart diseaseSurgical repair strategiesValve interventionRepair strategiesHeart diseaseClinical practiceHeart valvesDevice developmentSimulationPathologyStanford experienceHeart simulatorBiomechanical evaluationConcurrent aortic valve replacement and splenectomy for Q-fever endocarditis with massive splenomegaly and pancytopenia
Weininger G, Pedroza A, Shou B, Forrester J, Lin Y. Concurrent aortic valve replacement and splenectomy for Q-fever endocarditis with massive splenomegaly and pancytopenia. JTCVS Techniques 2025, 30: 73-76. PMID: 40242106, PMCID: PMC11998301, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Resequenced Ross pulmonary autograft procedure: Novel approach with beating heart predominance to minimize cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times
Farag J, Verdi K, Weininger G, Woo Y. Resequenced Ross pulmonary autograft procedure: Novel approach with beating heart predominance to minimize cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times. JTCVS Techniques 2024, 30: 43-45. PMID: 40242093, PMCID: PMC11998392, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe echocardiographic W sign in aortic valve regurgitation and aortic valve repair
Weininger G, Wingo M, Woo Y. The echocardiographic W sign in aortic valve regurgitation and aortic valve repair. JTCVS Techniques 2024, 29: 6-8. PMID: 39991297, PMCID: PMC11845386, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research