Cardiac Surgery Publications

2022

Institution representation in publications reporting mitral valve repair durability: A scoping review.Komlo CM, Brooks C 2nd, Amabile A, Mori M, Najem M, Mullan C, Weininger G, Krane M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2022 Jul; 2022 May 4. PMID: 35506749.
Commentary: Isolated Native Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis: 'Repair When Feasible' as the Miracle Cure?Amabile A, Mori M, Geirsson A. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Summer; 2021 Jun 13. PMID: 34133946.
Fate of Preserved Aortic Root Following Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair.Ellauzi H, Zafar MA, Wu J, Papanikolaou D, Buntin J, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Summer; 2021 May 9. PMID: 33979665.
Type-A Aortic Dissection Repair in Patients With Prior Cardiac Surgery.Bjurbom M, Olsson C, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T, Gunn J, Hansson EC, Hjortdal V, Jeppsson A, Mennander A, Ede J, Zindovic I, Ahlsson A, Wickbom A, Dalén M. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun 7; 2022 Jun 7. PMID: 35688205.
Prone ex vivo lung perfusion protects human lungs from reperfusion injury.Niikawa H, Okamoto T, Ayyat KS, Itoda Y, Sakanoue I, Farver CF, Yun JJ, McCurry KR. Artif Organs. 2022 Jun 3; 2022 Jun 3. PMID: 35656881.
Bovine Aortic Arch: A Result of Chance or Mandate of Inheritance?Shang M, Vinholo TF, Buntin J, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jun 1; 2022 Mar 20. PMID: 35321803.
Complex Case Outcomes and Case Risk Distribution of Early-career Cardiac Surgeons.Weininger G, Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jun; 2021 May 8. PMID: 33971173.
70th International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery and 7th International Meeting on Aortic Diseases.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. Aorta (Stamford). 2022 Jun; 2022 Jun 10. PMID: 35688419.
Pioneers in congenital cardiac surgery: Dr. Helen Brook Taussig.Lena T, Amabile A, Degife E, Torregrossa G, Geirsson A, Tesler UF. J Card Surg. 2022 Jun; 2022 Mar 11. PMID: 35274765.
Changes in Prescribing by Provider Type Following a State Prescription Opioid Restriction Law.Valdes IL, Possinger MC, Hincapie-Castillo JM, Goodin AJ, Dewar MA, Sumfest JM, Vouri SM. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jun; 2021 Jul 8. PMID: 34236602.
Clinical significance of donor lung weight at procurement and during ex vivo lung perfusion.Okamoto T, Ayyat KS, Sakanoue I, Niikawa H, Said SA, Ahmad U, Unai S, Bribriesco A, Elgharably H, Budev MM, Yun JJ, McCurry KR. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Jun; 2022 Feb 19. PMID: 35307267.
Commentary: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019: A step toward enlightenment or still flying blind?Frankel WC, Yun JJ, Weiss AJ. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jun; 2021 May 27. PMID: 34092367.
Commentary: Preventing the virulent lethality of ascending aortic aneurysm.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jun; 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33744012.
Prescription Patterns of Adjuvant Pain Medications Following an Opioid Supply Restriction Law: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.Shen Y, Hincapie-Castillo JM, Vouri SM, Dewar MA, Sumfest JM, Goodin AJ. Med Care. 2022 Jun 1; 2022 Mar 22. PMID: 35315375.
Evidence for superior encoding of detailed visual memories in deaf signers.Craig M, Dewar M, Turner G, Collier T, Kapur N. Sci Rep. 2022 May 31; 2022 May 31. PMID: 35641543.
pH and Redox-Dual Sensitive Chitosan Nanoparticles Having Methyl Ester and Disulfide Linkages for Drug Targeting against Cholangiocarcinoma Cells.Yang JI, Lee HL, Yun JJ, Kim J, So KH, Jeong YI, Kang DH. Materials (Basel). 2022 May 26; 2022 May 26. PMID: 35683095.
One and Five-Year Mortality Risk Prediction in Patients with Moderate and Severe Aortic Stenosis.Yousef S, Amabile A, Huang H, Agarwal R, Singh S, Ram C, Milewski RK, Assi R, Zhang Y, Krane M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Clin Med. 2022 May 23; 2022 May 23. PMID: 35629075.
Automated ascending aorta delineation from ECG-gated computed tomography images.Pirentis A, Kalogerakos PD, Mojibian H, Elefteriades JA, Lazopoulos G, Papaharilaou Y. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2022 May 17; 2022 May 17. PMID: 35579779.
Excision of Gigantic Left Atrial Myxoma.Amabile A, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 May 14; 2022 May 14. PMID: 35567481.
Clinical Profile and Sex-Specific Recovery With Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.Safdar B, Mori M, Nowroozpoor A, Geirsson A, D'Onofrio G, Mangi AA. Clin Ther. 2022 May 12; 2022 May 12. PMID: 35570056.
Aortic valve neocuspidization: Frequently asked technical questions.Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Degife E, Geirsson A, Krane M. J Card Surg. 2022 May 10; 2022 May 10. PMID: 35538554.
Machine Learning in Cardiac Surgery: Predicting Mortality and Readmission.Park J, Bonde PN. ASAIO J. 2022 May 7; 2022 May 7. PMID: 35544455.
Endothelial Cell TGF-β (Transforming Growth Factor-Beta) Signaling Regulates Venous Adaptive Remodeling to Improve Arteriovenous Fistula Patency.Taniguchi R, Ohashi Y, Seok Lee J, Hu H, Gonzalez L, Zhang W, Langford J, Matsubara Y, Yatsula B, Tellides G, Fahmy TM, Hoshina K, Dardik A. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2022 May 5; 2022 May 5. PMID: 35510552.
One-Year Treatment Outcomes of Secukinumab Versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Spondyloarthritis: Results From Five Nordic Biologic Registries Including More Than 10,000 Treatment Courses.Glintborg B, Lindström U, Giuseppe DD, Provan SA, Gudbjornsson B, Hetland ML, Michelsen B, Wallman JK, Aaltonen K, Hokkanen AM, Nordström D, Jørgensen TS, Hansen RL, Geirsson AJ, Grøn KL, Krogh NS, Askling J, Kristensen LE, Jacobsson LTH. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 May; 2022 Mar 8. PMID: 33253491.
Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature.Amabile A, Fereydooni S, Mori M, Hameed I, Jung J, Krane M, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2022 May; 2022 Feb 18. PMID: 35179258.
Translation, validation and exploration of the factor structure in the French version of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI).Lebel S, Dewar M, Brillon P. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 21; 2022 Apr 21. PMID: 35450441.
Muscle LIM Protein Force-Sensing Mediates Sarcomeric Biomechanical Signaling in Human Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.Riaz M, Park J, Sewanan LR, Ren Y, Schwan J, Das SK, Pomianowski PT, Huang Y, Ellis MW, Luo J, Liu J, Song L, Chen IP, Qiu C, Yazawa M, Tellides G, Hwa J, Young LH, Yang L, Marboe CC, Jacoby DL, Campbell SG, Qyang Y. Circulation. 2022 Apr 19; 2022 Apr 6. PMID: 35384713.
Standardized Aortic Valve Neocuspidization for Treatment of Aortic Valve Diseases.Amabile A, Krane M, Dufendach K, Baird CW, Ganjoo N, Eckstein FS, Albertini A, Gruber PJ, Mumtaz MA, Bacha EA, Benedetto U, Chikwe J, Geirsson A, Holfeld J, Iida Y, Lange R, Morell VO, Chu D. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr 18; 2022 Apr 18. PMID: 35439450.
A Call to Standardize Nomenclature for Aortic Valve Neocuspidization: A Quest for Comparable Outcomes.Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr 16; 2022 Apr 16. PMID: 35439442.
Commentary: Hybrid Aortic Arch Repair for Type A Dissection - Prime Time for A Tria.Mori M, Geirsson A. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr 2; 2022 Apr 2. PMID: 35381349.
Aortic gene dictionary in the precision medicine era-update from the Aortic Institute at Yale New Haven.Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr; 2022 Feb 24. PMID: 35463698.
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow-up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm.Shang M, Weininger G, Mori M, Kahler-Quesada A, Degife E, Brooks C, Yousef S, Williams M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Card Surg. 2022 Apr; 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34873754.
Commentary: Reverse elephant trunk procedure-staged by intention.Assi R, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr; 2020 Oct 29. PMID: 33234250.
Unilateral percutaneous cannulation and endoaortic balloon management in robotic-assisted cardiac surgery: The least invasive approach.Amabile A, Hameed I, Shang M, LaLonde MR, Geirsson A, Krane M. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Apr 1; 2022 Apr 1. PMID: 35377971.
Commentary: The first operative risk score for contemporary aortic arch surgery.Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar 28; 2022 Mar 28. PMID: 35489833.
Feasibility and Safety of Same-Day Discharge Following Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.Krishnaswamy A, Isogai T, Agrawal A, Shekhar S, Puri R, Reed GW, Yun JJ, Unai S, Burns DJP, Vargo PR, Kapadia SR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Mar 28. PMID: 35331449.
Differential BMP Signaling Mediates the Interplay Between Genetics and Leaflet Numbers in Aortic Valve Calcification.Jung JJ, Ahmad AA, Rajendran S, Wei L, Zhang J, Toczek J, Nie L, Kukreja G, Salarian M, Gona K, Ghim M, Chakraborty R, Martin KA, Tellides G, Heistad D, Sadeghi MM. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2022 Apr; 2022 Mar 23. PMID: 35540096.
The impact of a csDMARD in combination with a TNF inhibitor on drug retention and clinical remission in axial spondylarthritis.Nissen M, Delcoigne B, Di Giuseppe D, Jacobsson L, Hetland ML, Ciurea A, Nekvindova L, Iannone F, Akkoc N, Sokka-Isler T, Fagerli KM, Santos MJ, Codreanu C, Pombo-Suarez M, Rotar Z, Gudbjornsson B, van der Horst-Bruinsma I, Loft AG, Möller B, Mann H, Conti F, Yildirim Cetin G, Relas H, Michelsen B, Ribeiro PA, Ionescu R, Sanchez-Piedra C, Tomsic M, Geirsson ÁJ, Askling J, Glintborg B, Lindström U. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Mar 22; 2022 Mar 22. PMID: 35323903.
Readily Available Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts Derived From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.Luo J, Qin L, Park J, Kural MH, Huang Y, Shi X, Riaz M, Wang J, Ellis MW, Anderson CW, Yuan Y, Ren Y, Yoder MC, Tellides G, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Circ Res. 2022 Mar 18; 2022 Feb 22. PMID: 35189711.
Propensity-Matched 1-Year Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Bicuspid and Tricuspid Patients.Deeb GM, Reardon MJ, Ramlawi B, Yakubov SJ, Chetcuti SJ, Kleiman NS, Mangi AA, Zahr F, Song HK, Gada H, Mumtaz M, Heiser J, Merhi W, Murrah CP, Noel T, Kirshner M, Byrne T, Ito S, Huang J, Forrest JK. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Mar 14. PMID: 35272776.
Commentary: Thoracic aortic surgery is all about the brain.Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar 3; 2022 Mar 3. PMID: 35422322.
Mechanistic Evidence Builds for Warfarin-associated Valvular Calcification.Mullan CW, Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Mar; 2021 Apr 30. PMID: 33939968.
Imaging and Surveillance of Chronic Aortic Dissection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Fleischmann D, Afifi RO, Casanegra AI, Elefteriades JA, Gleason TG, Hanneman K, Roselli EE, Willemink MJ, Fischbein MP. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Mar; 2022 Feb 17. PMID: 35172599.
The Impact of Sex on Strength Training in Adults With Cardiovascular Disease.Rippetoe M, Mangi AA. Clin Ther. 2022 Mar; 2022 Jan 30. PMID: 35109984.
Cardiac surgeons' perspectives and practices regarding people who use drugs: A scoping review.Muncan B, Kim EK, Amabile A, Weimer MB, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Vallabhajosyula P, Kalogeropoulos AP, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2022 Mar; 2022 Jan 6. PMID: 34989450.
JAGGED1/NOTCH3 activation promotes aortic hypermuscularization and stenosis in elastin deficiency.Dave JM, Chakraborty R, Ntokou A, Saito J, Saddouk FZ, Feng Z, Misra A, Tellides G, Riemer RK, Urban Z, Kinnear C, Ellis J, Mital S, Mecham R, Martin KA, Greif DM. J Clin Invest. 2022 Mar 1. PMID: 34990407.
Commentary: Fluoroquinolone guilt: The evidence mounts.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar; 2020 Oct 29. PMID: 33234251.
Commentary: Risk stratification in infective endocarditis: The emerging role of the liver-heart-kidney axis.Amabile A, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb 10; 2022 Feb 10. PMID: 35249761.
Commentary: Persistent racial disparity in myocardial revascularization: A call to action.Amabile A, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb 10; 2022 Feb 10. PMID: 35249757.
Blood Management in High-risk Surgery.Hameed I, Cifu AS, Geirsson A. JAMA. 2022 Feb 8. PMID: 35133425.
mTOR inhibition prevents angiotensin II-induced aortic rupture and pseudoaneurysm but promotes dissection in Apoe-deficient mice.He C, Jiang B, Wang M, Ren P, Murtada SI, Caulk AW, Li G, Qin L, Assi R, Lovoulos CJ, Schwartz MA, Humphrey JD, Tellides G. JCI Insight. 2022 Feb 8; 2022 Feb 8. PMID: 35132962.
Echocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report.Zogg CK, Avesta A, Bonde PN, Mani A. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022 Feb; 2022 Feb 3. PMID: 35295731.
Growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in a non-referral-based population.Weininger G, Mori M, Yousef S, Hur DJ, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Feb 2; 2022 Feb 2. PMID: 35109884.
Celebrating 10 Years of AORTA.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. Aorta (Stamford). 2022 Feb; 2022 May 31. PMID: 35640580.
Advanced Circulatory Support and Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Hypertension.Budev MM, Yun JJ. Cardiol Clin. 2022 Feb. PMID: 34809913.
Alexis Carrel: The surgeon, the visionary, the Nobel Laureate.Lena T, Amabile A, Shang M, Torregrossa G, Geirsson A, Tesler UF. J Card Surg. 2022 Feb; 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34888954.
Lifetime management of aortic valve disease: The emerging role of aortic valve neocuspidization.Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M. J Card Surg. 2022 Feb; 2021 Nov 15. PMID: 34783069.
Lipid profiles help to explain protection from systemic atherosclerosis in patients with ascending aortic aneurysm.Weininger G, Ostberg N, Shang M, Zafar M, Ziganshin BA, Liu S, Erben Y, Elefteriades JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Feb; 2021 Sep 22. PMID: 34635315.
Concomitant Tricuspid Repair in Patients with Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation.Gammie JS, Chu MWA, Falk V, Overbey JR, Moskowitz AJ, Gillinov M, Mack MJ, Voisine P, Krane M, Yerokun B, Bowdish ME, Conradi L, Bolling SF, Miller MA, Taddei-Peters WC, Jeffries NO, Parides MK, Weisel R, Jessup M, Rose EA, Mullen JC, Raymond S, Moquete EG, O'Sullivan K, Marks ME, Iribarne A, Beyersdorf F, Borger MA, Geirsson A, Bagiella E, Hung J, Gelijns AC, O'Gara PT, Ailawadi G. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27; 2021 Nov 13. PMID: 34767705.
Getting to the root of aortic dissection in congenital heart disease.Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan 24. PMID: 34718492.
Respect versus resect approaches for mitral valve repair: A study-level meta-analysis.Sá MP, Cavalcanti LRP, Van den Eynde J, Amabile A, Escorel Neto AC, Perazzo AM, Weymann A, Ruhparwar A, Sicouri S, Bisleri G, Torregrossa G, Geirsson A, Ramlawi B. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jan 18; 2022 Jan 18. PMID: 35051591.
Alternative Access Still Essential for Improved Outcomes and Innovation.Kindzelski BA, Yun JJ. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan 17; 2022 Jan 17. PMID: 35051399.
A machine learning approach for predicting complications in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.Ostberg NP, Zafar MA, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jan 11; 2022 Jan 11. PMID: 35120761.
Phenotyping Zebrafish Mutant Models to Assess Candidate Genes Associated with Aortic Aneurysm.Prendergast A, Ziganshin BA, Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Nicoli S, Mukherjee S, Elefteriades JA. Genes (Basel). 2022 Jan 10; 2022 Jan 10. PMID: 35052463.
Artificial intelligence in thoracic oncology: moving from proof of concept to clinical practice.Ostberg NP, Elefteriades JA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan 6; 2022 Jan 6. PMID: 34999779.
Once after a full moon: acute type A aortic dissection and lunar phases.Bjursten H, Oudin Åström D, Nozohoor S, Ahmad K, Tang M, Bjurbom M, Hansson EC, Jeppsson A, Joost Holdflod Møller C, Jormalainen M, Juvonen T, Mennander A, Olsen PS, Olsson C, Ahlsson A, Oudin A, Pan E, Raivio P, Wickbom A, Sjögren J, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T, Zindovic I. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan 6. PMID: 34999801.
Native joint infections in Iceland 2003-2017: an increase in postarthroscopic infections.Gunnlaugsdóttir SL, Erlendsdóttir H, Helgason KO, Geirsson ÁJ, Thors V, Guðmundsson S, Gottfreðsson M. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Jan; 2021 Sep 17. PMID: 34535438.
The Incidence of New Persistent Opioid Use Following Cardiac Surgery via Sternotomy.Ingason AB, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T, Muehlschlegel JD, Sigurdsson MI. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan; 2021 Apr 27. PMID: 33930358.
Patterns of Surveillance Imaging for Incidentally Detected Ascending Aortic Aneurysms.Weininger G, Mori M, Shang M, Degife E, Amick M, Yousef S, Assi R, Milewski R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan; 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33609548.
The role of LTBPs in TGF beta signaling.Rifkin D, Sachan N, Singh K, Sauber E, Tellides G, Ramirez F. Dev Dyn. 2022 Jan; 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33742701.
Progress in surgical interventions for aortic root aneurysms and dissections.Parameswaran S, Ziganshin BA, Zafar M, Elefteriades JA. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2022 Jan; 2022 Jan 24. PMID: 35037567.
Cardiac surgeons' practices and attitudes toward addiction care for patients with substance use disorders.Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Mszar R, Brooks C 2nd, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Subst Abus. 2022; 2021 May 26. PMID: 34038333.
Association of ≥ 12 months of delayed surgical treatment for cervical myelopathy with worsened postoperative outcomes: a multicenter analysis of the Quality Outcomes Database.Asuzu DT, Yun JJ, Alvi MA, Chan AK, Upadhyaya CD, Coric D, Potts EA, Bisson EF, Turner JD, Knightly JJ, Fu KM, Foley KT, Tumialan L, Shaffrey M, Bydon M, Mummaneni PV, Park P, Meyer S, Asher AL, Gottfried ON, Than KD, Wang MY, Buchholz AL. J Neurosurg Spine. 2022 Apr 1; 2021 Nov 5. PMID: 34740180.
Robotic mitral valve repair in a patient with cardiac dextroversion.Bourdillon A, Elder R, Lalonde M, Steele J, Gruber PJ, Geirsson A. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Feb; 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 35169722.

2021

Apolipoprotein E Genotype Moderation of the Association Between Physical Activity and Brain Health. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pearce AM, Marr C, Dewar M, Gow AJ. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021; 2022 Jan 28. PMID: 35153725.
The occurrence of multiple treatment switches in axial spondyloarthritis. Results from five Nordic rheumatology registries.Di Giuseppe D, Lindström U, Aaltonen K, Relas H, Provan S, Gudbjornsson B, Hetland ML, Askling J, Kauppi M, Geirsson AJ, Chatzidionysiou K, Jørgensen TS, Dreyer L, Michelsen B, Jacobsson L, Glintborg B. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Dec 23; 2021 Dec 23. PMID: 34940795.
Trends and Outcomes of Cardiac Transplantation in the Lowest Urgency Candidates.Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Natov P, Bhinder J, Rose Chiravuri M, Wilson L, Clark KA, Reinhardt SW, Mullan C, Miller PE, Davis RP, Rogers JG, Patel CB, Sen S, Geirsson A, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Dec 21; 2021 Nov 8. PMID: 34743559.
Reply to the Positive Predictive Value of the Thumb-Palm Test for General Population Screening of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA, Rizzo JA. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Dec 15. PMID: 34794610.
Nationwide collaboration produces valuable data regarding arch and descending aorta.Elefteriades JA, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA. Eur Heart J. 2021 Dec 14; 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34904151.
Roles of mTOR in thoracic aortopathy understood by complex intracellular signaling interactions.Estrada AC, Irons L, Rego BV, Li G, Tellides G, Humphrey JD. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 Dec; 2021 Dec 13. PMID: 34898595.
Impact of Obesity on Heart Transplantation Outcomes.Chouairi F, Milner A, Sen S, Guha A, Stewart J, Jastreboff AM, Mori M, Clark KA, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Rogers JG, Notarianni A, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Mullan CW. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Dec 7; 2021 Dec 2. PMID: 34854316.
Measuring activity engagement in old age: An exploratory factor analysis.Marr C, Vaportzis E, Niechcial MA, Dewar M, Gow AJ. PLoS One. 2021; 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34871324.
Commentary: How cold should we go?Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec 3; 2021 Dec 3. PMID: 34952703.
Evolution of Alternative-access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.Kindzelski B, Mick SL, Krishnaswamy A, Kapadia SR, Attia T, Hodges K, Siddiqi S, Lowry AM, Blackstone EH, Popovic Z, Svensson LG, Unai S, Yun JJ. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec; 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 33647251.
Massive Sternal Osteophyte Compressing Aortic Arch Branch Graft.Ellauzi H, Cardella J, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Aorta (Stamford). 2021 Dec; 2021 Dec 28. PMID: 34963165.
The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York.Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C 2nd, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec; 2021 Oct 6. PMID: 34617327.
Progression of aortic stenosis in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.Shang M, Kahler-Quesada A, Mori M, Yousef S, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec; 2021 Sep 28. PMID: 34585444.
Outcomes for extensive infective endocarditis: One, no one, and one hundred thousand.Amabile A, Weininger G, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec; 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34549459.
First Transfemoral Implantation of a Novel Transcatheter Valve in an LVAD Patient With Aortic Insufficiency.Ranard LS, Kaple R, Khalique OK, Agarwal V, Bellumkonda L, Bonde P, George I, Uriel N, Leon MB, Vahl TP. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Dec 1; 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34917959.
Financial Associations Between Authors of Commentaries on Randomized Clinical Trials of Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions and Trial Sponsors.Hameed I, Mori M, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Oakley CT, Gaudino M, Geirsson A. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34398175.
307.8: Novel Approach in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation: Acellular Vessel.Lawson JH, Wang J, Han EX, Kural M, Jiang B, Leiby KL, Chowdhury N, Tellides G, Niklason LE. Transplantation. 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34908334.
Evolution of Recipient Characteristics Over 3 Decades and Impact on Survival After Lung Transplantation.Elgharably H, Ayyat KS, Okamoto T, Thuita L, Unai S, Bribriesco AC, Yun JJ, Johnston DR, Ahmad U, Murthy SC, Budev MM, Pettersson GB, McCurry KR. Transplantation. 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 33988333.
Trends in Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Among Older Adults in the United States.Mori M, Gupta A, Wang Y, Vahl T, Nazif T, Kirtane AJ, George I, Yong CM, Onuma O, Kodali S, Geirsson A, Leon MB, Krumholz HM. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Nov 30. PMID: 34823659.
Desmosterol suppresses macrophage inflammasome activation and protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis.Zhang X, McDonald JG, Aryal B, Canfrán-Duque A, Goldberg EL, Araldi E, Ding W, Fan Y, Thompson BM, Singh AK, Li Q, Tellides G, Ordovás-Montanes J, García Milian R, Dixit VD, Ikonen E, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Nov 23. PMID: 34782454.
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy: current review and future research directions.Pober JS, Chih S, Kobashigawa J, Madsen JC, Tellides G. Cardiovasc Res. 2021 Nov 22. PMID: 34343276.
Cardiac Operations After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.Yun JJ, Saleh OA, Chung JW, Bakaeen FG, Unai S, Tong MZ, Roselli EE, Johnston DR, Soltesz EG, Rajeswaran J, Kapadia S, Blackstone EH, Pettersson GB, Gillinov AM, Svensson LG. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov 17; 2021 Nov 17. PMID: 34800488.
Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Identify Patients With an Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.Mori M, Gan G, Deng Y, Yousef S, Weininger G, Daggula KR, Agarwal R, Shang M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Nov 16; 2021 Nov 6. PMID: 34743563.
Outcome After Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With or Without Primary Tear Resection.Uimonen M, Olsson C, Jeppsson A, Geirsson A, Chemtob R, Khalil A, Hjortdal V, Hansson EC, Nozohoor S, Zindovic I, Gunn J, Wickbom A, Ahlsson A, Gudbjartsson T, Mennander A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov 10; 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34774491.
Current and Future Options in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease with Special Reference to Surgical Aspect: Part II.Prasad K, Elefteriades JA. Int J Angiol. 2021 Sep; 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34776816.
Contemporary robotic cardiac surgical training.Badhwar V, Wei LM, Geirsson A, Dearani JA, Grossi EA, Guy TS, Balkhy HH, Gillnov AM, Sutter FP, Melnitchouk S, Bonatti J, Murphy DA, Chitwood WR Jr. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Nov 10; 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34862051.
Robotic, totally endoscopic atrial septal defect repair.Amabile A, Degife E, Krane M, LaLonde MR, Gruber PJ, Geirsson A. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Nov 10; 2021 Nov 10. PMID: 34767697.
Ascending Aneurysms in Heart Transplant Patients: A Rare Opportunity to Assess Heredity Versus Biological Environment.Anis O, Kopf GS, Ziganshin BA, Zafar MA, Tranquilli M, Sieller R, Elefteriades JA. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Nov 3; 2021 Nov 3. PMID: 34766019.
Reply to Condello and Iacona.Ostberg NP, Schwartz B, Zafar MA, Elefteriades JA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Nov 2. PMID: 34179953.
Alternate accesses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A network meta-analysis.Hameed I, Oakley CT, Hameed NUF, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Singh S, Rizwana K, Brackett A, Forrest JK, Kaple R, Mangi A, Salemi A, Geirsson A, Gaudino M, Vallabhajosyula P. J Card Surg. 2021 Nov; 2021 Sep 7. PMID: 34494307.
Commentary: Do not "futz" with Laplace.Elefteriades JA, Sun W, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Nov; 2020 Mar 19. PMID: 32448689.
Mechanical ventilation at the time of heart transplantation and associations with clinical outcomes.Miller PE, Mullan CW, Chouairi F, Sen S, Clark KA, Reinhardt S, Fuery M, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Formica R, Rogers JG, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2021 Oct 27. PMID: 34389855.
Commentary: Squeezing cardiac surgery into the damage control rubric.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Dec; 2021 Oct 27. PMID: 34984395.
Threats to and Opportunities for Low-Income Homeownership, Housing Stability, and Health: Protocol for the Detroit 2017 Make-It-Home Evaluation Study.Mehdipanah R, Dewar M, Eisenberg A. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 26; 2021 Oct 26. PMID: 34769749.
A new 'angle' towards prediction of type A aortic dissection.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34165530.
Intracardiac polymethylmethacrylate cement embolism.Weininger G, Sekar RB, Elefteriades JA. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Dec; 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34977753.
Aortic valve neocuspidization (the Ozaki procedure).Krane M, Amabile A, Ziegelmüller JA, Geirsson A, Lange R. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Oct 12; 2021 Oct 12. PMID: 34672143.
Intracardiac Cement Embolism.Weininger G, Elefteriades JA. N Engl J Med. 2021 Oct 7; 2021 Oct 2. PMID: 34596982.
Trading the Proximal Risk for the Distal Payout in Annular Enlargement With Aortic Valve Replacement.Mori M, Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct; 2021 Feb 16. PMID: 33607050.
The Effect of Blood Transfusion in Lung Donors on Recipient Survival.Said SA, Okamoto T, Nowacki AS, Niikawa H, Ayyat KS, Sakanoue I, Yun JJ, McCurry KR. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct; 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33232728.
Highlights from the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in Washington, DC.Yu TZ, Tchantchaleishvili V, Bonde PN, Slepian MJ. Artif Organs. 2021 Oct; 2021 Sep 1. PMID: 34472113.
Survival of Patients With Mild Secondary Mitral Regurgitation With and Without Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation.Mori M, Weininger G, Agarwal R, Shang M, Amabile A, Kahler-Quesada A, Yousef S, Pichert M, Vallabhajosyula P, Zhang Y, Sugeng L, Geirsson A. Can J Cardiol. 2021 Oct; 2021 Jun 11. PMID: 34119634.
Computation of a probabilistic and anisotropic failure metric on the aortic wall using a machine learning-based surrogate model.Liu M, Liang L, Ismail Y, Dong H, Lou X, Iannucci G, Chen EP, Leshnower BG, Elefteriades JA, Sun W. Comput Biol Med. 2021 Oct; 2021 Aug 25. PMID: 34482196.
The epicenter of change: Robotic cardiac surgery as a career choice.Torregrossa G, Amabile A, Oosterlinck W, Van den Eynde J, Mori M, Geirsson A, Balkhy HH. J Card Surg. 2021 Oct; 2021 Aug 5. PMID: 34351025.
Telemedicine in the era of coronavirus 19: Implications for postoperative care in cardiac surgery.Sallam A, Shang M, Vallabhajosyula I, Mori M, Chinian R, Assi R, Bonde P, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Card Surg. 2021 Oct; 2021 Aug 2. PMID: 34338360.
"Gutta Cavat Lapidem": The legacy of Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald.Lena T, Amabile A, Torregrossa G, Molena D, Geirsson A, Tesler UF. J Card Surg. 2021 Oct; 2021 Jul 26. PMID: 34309929.
Discussion.Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Oct; 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32305191.
Commentary: In the hands of the experienced, do not fear anterior leaflet pathology.Mori M, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Oct; 2019 Dec 17. PMID: 32014321.
Cardiac Surgeons' Treatment Approaches for Infective Endocarditis Based on Patients' Substance Use History.Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Mszar R, Brooks C 2nd, Mahmood SUB, Mori M, Geirsson A, Weimer MB. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Autumn; 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33279690.
Genetic variants associated with platelet count are predictive of human disease and physiological markers.Mikaelsdottir E, Thorleifsson G, Stefansdottir L, Halldorsson G, Sigurdsson JK, Lund SH, Tragante V, Melsted P, Rognvaldsson S, Norland K, Helgadottir A, Magnusson MK, Ragnarsson GB, Kristinsson SY, Reykdal S, Vidarsson B, Gudmundsdottir IJ, Olafsson I, Onundarson PT, Sigurdardottir O, Sigurdsson EL, Grondal G, Geirsson AJ, Geirsson G, Gudmundsson J, Holm H, Saevarsdottir S, Jonsdottir I, Thorgeirsson G, Gudbjartsson DF, Thorsteinsdottir U, Rafnar T, Stefansson K. Commun Biol. 2021 Sep 27; 2021 Sep 27. PMID: 34580418.
Commentary: Short-term pain, long-term gain with left ventricular function after mitral valve repair.Mullan CW, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep 16; 2021 Sep 16. PMID: 34600764.
Mechanisms of Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Stiffening in Mice Revealed by a Functional Genetics Assay of Structural, Functional, and Transcriptomic Data.Manning EP, Ramachandra AB, Schupp JC, Cavinato C, Raredon MSB, Bärnthaler T, Cosme C Jr, Singh I, Tellides G, Kaminski N, Humphrey JD. Front Physiol. 2021; 2021 Sep 14. PMID: 34594238.
The Adaptation of a Clinic-Adjacent Parking Garage for Drive-In COVID-19 Vaccination.Reise R, Huang Y, Usmani SA, Gruber L, Patel N, Green T, Swilley L, Dewar MA, Gums J. Health Serv Insights. 2021; 2021 Sep 11. PMID: 34526774.
The Need for Multidisciplinary Hospital Teams for Injection Drug Use-Related Infective Endocarditis.Weimer MB, Falker CG, Seval N, Golden M, Hull SC, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Addict Med. 2021 Sep 10; 2021 Sep 10. PMID: 34510088.
Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiac Transplantation.Chouairi F, Fuery M, Clark KA, Mullan CW, Stewart J, Caraballo C, Clarke JD, Sen S, Guha A, Ibrahim NE, Cole RT, Holaday L, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Rogers JG, Velazquez EJ, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Miller PE. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Sep 7; 2021 Aug 25. PMID: 34431324.
Variables That Account for the Heterogeneity in Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis.Weininger G, Mori M, Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep; 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33484677.
Variation in Delivery of Treatment and Outcomes of Valve Surgery for Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis Beyond the United States.Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep; 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 33434544.
Thoracic aortic aneurysm gene dictionary.Rohde S, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2021 Sep; 2020 Jul 20. PMID: 32689806.
Cardiac surgeons' concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Luc JGY, Ad N, Nguyen TC, Arora RC, Balkhy HH, Bender EM, Bethencourt DM, Bisleri G, Boyd D, Chu MWA, de la Cruz KI, DeAnda A, Engelman DT, Farkas EA, Fedoruk LM, Fiocco M, Forcillo J, Fradet G, Fremes SE, Gammie JS, Geirsson A, Gerdisch MW, Girard LN, Kaiser CA, Kaneko T, Kent WDT, Khabbaz KR, Khoynezhad A, Kiaii B, Lee R, Legare JF, Lehr EJ, MacArthur RGG, McCarthy PM, Mehall JR, Merrill WH, Moon MR, Ouzounian M, Peltz M, Perrault LP, Preventza O, Ramchandani M, Ramlawi B, Salenger R, Sekela ME, Sellke FW, Stulak JM, Sutter FP, Timek TA, Whitman G, Williams JB, Wong DR, Yanagawa B, Ye J, Zeigler SM. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep; 2021 Jun 12. PMID: 34118080.
Heart transplantations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: "In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity".Amabile A, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep; 2021 Jun 8. PMID: 34101903.
Lemierre-like syndrome and infective endocarditis: A triumph of eponyms.Amabile A, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep; 2021 Jun 6. PMID: 34091965.
Long-Term Outcomes of Whole Gland Salvage Cryotherapy for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer following Radiation Therapy: A Combined Analysis of Two Centers.Chin JL, Lavi A, Metcalfe MJ, Siddiqui K, Dewar M, Petros FG, Li R, Nogueras González GM, Wang X, Nair SM, Ward JF, Pisters L. J Urol. 2021 Sep; 2021 Apr 18. PMID: 33908799.
Chronic Opioid Therapy Utilization Following an Acute Pain Prescription Supply Restriction Law: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.Shen Y, Hincapie-Castillo JM, Vouri SM, Dewar MA, Sumfest JM, Goodin AJ. Pain Physician. 2021 Sep. PMID: 34554682.
Differential inflammatory responses of the native left and right ventricle associated with donor heart preservation.Lei I, Huang W, Ward PA, Pober JS, Tellides G, Ailawadi G, Pagani FD, Landstrom AP, Wang Z, Mortensen RM, Cascalho M, Platt J, Eugene Chen Y, Lam HYK, Tang PC. Physiol Rep. 2021 Sep. PMID: 34435466.
Pharyngo-esophago-gastric dysmotility in intubated patients: A comprehensive review.Kumbasar U, Bonde P. Tuberk Toraks. 2021 Sep. PMID: 34581161.
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Stenting versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Stable Coronary Artery Disease.Glenn IC, Iacona GM, Mangi AA. Int J Angiol. 2021 Sep; 2021 Aug 31. PMID: 34776822.
An unbelievable ordeal: The experiences of adult survivors treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Knudson KA, Funk M, Redeker NS, Andrews LK, Whittemore R, Mangi AA, Sadler LS. Aust Crit Care. 2021 Aug 30; 2021 Aug 30. PMID: 34474961.
Once after a full moon: acute type A aortic dissection and lunar phases.Bjursten H, Oudin Åström D, Nozohoor S, Ahmad K, Tang M, Bjurbom M, Hansson EC, Jeppsson A, Joost Holdflod Møller C, Jormalainen M, Juvonen T, Mennander A, Olsen PS, Olsson C, Ahlsson A, Oudin A, Pan E, Raivio P, Wickbom A, Sjögren J, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T, Zindovic I. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug 27; 2021 Aug 27. PMID: 34450636.
Robotic, totally endoscopic excision of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma.Amabile A, Morrison A, Weininger G, LaLonde MR, Krane M, Geirsson A. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Aug 26; 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34491636.
Techniques for Robotic-Assisted Surgical Myocardial Revascularization.Amabile A, Komlo C, Van Praet KM, Nazari-Shafti TZ, Torregrossa G, Kofler M, Kempfert J, Geirsson A, Falk V, Jacobs S, Balkhy HH. Surg Technol Int. 2021 Aug 17. PMID: 34403487.
Delirium Predicts Worse Outcomes in Both Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.Bansal A, Saad A, Jain V, Gad MM, Unai S, Yun JJ, Krishnaswamy A, Kapadia SR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34353606.
An ex vivo physiologic and hyperplastic vessel culture model to study intra-arterial stent therapies.Wang J, Kural MH, Wu J, Leiby KL, Mishra V, Lysyy T, Li G, Luo J, Greaney A, Tellides G, Qyang Y, Huang N, Niklason LE. Biomaterials. 2021 Aug; 2021 May 29. PMID: 34087584.
Trajectories of Pain After Cardiac Surgery: Implications for Measurement, Reporting, and Individualized Treatment.Mori M, Brooks C 2nd, Dhruva SS, Lu Y, Spatz ES, Dey P, Zhang Y, Chaudhry SI, Geirsson A, Allore HG, Krumholz HM. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 Aug; 2021 Jul 26. PMID: 34304586.
Type A aortic dissection in the elderly: One additional reason to pursue healthy ageing.Amabile A, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Aug; 2021 May 11. PMID: 33974292.
United in Diversity: Dr. Albert Starr and Mr. Miles "Lowell" Edwards.Amabile A, Lena T, Torregrossa G, Geirsson A, Tesler UF. J Card Surg. 2021 Aug; 2021 May 3. PMID: 33942385.
Relationship of surgeon experience and outcomes of surgery for degenerative mitral valve disease.Yousef S, Singh S, Mullan CW, Dey P, Mori M, Brooks C 2nd, Bin Mahmood SU, Hashim S, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Aug; 2021 Apr 24. PMID: 33896034.
Machine learning: principles and applications for thoracic surgery.Ostberg NP, Zafar MA, Elefteriades JA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 33748840.
A therapeutic vascular conduit to support in vivo cell-secreted therapy.Han EX, Qian H, Jiang B, Figetakis M, Kosyakova N, Tellides G, Niklason LE, Chang WG. NPJ Regen Med. 2021 Jul 29; 2021 Jul 29. PMID: 34326344.
Delayed presentation of bone cement implantation syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.Kumbasar U, Bonde P. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2021 Jul; 2021 Jul 26. PMID: 34589264.
Commentary: Radical root resection for prosthetic valve endocarditis.Mullan CW, Geirsson A, Assi R. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 2021 Jul 21. PMID: 34647048.
The Normal Aorta: Characterization Based on 15,000 CT Scans.Elefteriades JA, Beckman J. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Jul 20. PMID: 34266575.
Root Dilatation Is More Malignant Than Ascending Aortic Dilation.Kalogerakos PD, Zafar MA, Li Y, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jul 20; 2021 Jul 9. PMID: 34238012.
Accuracy of the "Thumb-Palm Test" for Detection of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm.Blumel R, Patel K, Rizzo JA, Mok S, Barrett A, Wu J, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Jul 1; 2021 May 18. PMID: 34020772.
Increased Virulence of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Women.Chen JF, Zafar MA, Wu J, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Papanikolaou D, Kalogerakos P, Abdelbaky M, Ellauzi H, Rohde S, Vinholo TF, Charilaou P, Buntin J, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul; 2020 Oct 17. PMID: 33075319.
Risk reduction and pharmacological strategies to prevent progression of aortic aneurysms.Weininger G, Chan SM, Zafar M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2021 Jul; 2021 Jun 17. PMID: 34102944.
STratification risk analysis in OPerative management (STOP score) for drug-induced endocarditis.Habertheuer A, Geirsson A, Gleason T, Woo J, Whitson B, Arnaoutakis GJ, Atluri P, Jassar A, Kaneko T, Kilic A, Tang PC, Schranz AJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Sultan I. J Card Surg. 2021 Jul; 2021 Apr 24. PMID: 33896038.
How much troponin leak is too much before CABG?Mullan CW, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Jul; 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 33855756.
Variants of the aortic arch in adult general population and their association with thoracic aortic aneurysm disease.Yousef S, Singh S, Alkukhun A, Alturkmani B, Mori M, Chen J, Mullan CW, Brooks CW, Assi R, Gruber PJ, Cortopassi I, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Card Surg. 2021 Jul; 2021 Apr 14. PMID: 33855754.
Excessive adventitial stress drives inflammation-mediated fibrosis in hypertensive aortic remodelling in mice.Spronck B, Latorre M, Wang M, Mehta S, Caulk AW, Ren P, Ramachandra AB, Murtada SI, Rojas A, He CS, Jiang B, Bersi MR, Tellides G, Humphrey JD. J R Soc Interface. 2021 Jul; 2021 Jul 28. PMID: 34314650.
A Brewing Back Pain.Pischel L, Geirsson A, Magaldi J, Martinello RA, Lee AI. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul 1. PMID: 34192434.
Development of a Bioartificial Vascular Pancreas.Han EX, Wang J, Kural M, Jiang B, Leiby KL, Chowdhury N, Tellides G, Kibbey RG, Lawson JH, Niklason LE. J Tissue Eng. 2021 Jan-Dec; 2021 Jun 28. PMID: 34262686.
Commentary: Management of acute type A aortic dissection with patent false lumen: A rivalry between surgical data and philosophy.Hameed I, Geirsson A, Assi R. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 2021 Jun 23. PMID: 34647044.
Quantitative not qualitative histology differentiates aneurysmal from nondilated ascending aortas and reveals a net gain of medial components.Yousef S, Matsumoto N, Dabe I, Mori M, Landry AB, Lee SR, Kawamura Y, Yang C, Li G, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Moeckel G, Humphrey JD, Tellides G. Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 23; 2021 Jun 23. PMID: 34162971.
Deficiency of histone lysine methyltransferase SETDB2 in hematopoietic cells promotes vascular inflammation and accelerates atherosclerosis.Zhang X, Sun J, Canfrán-Duque A, Aryal B, Tellides G, Chang YJ, Suárez Y, Osborne TF, Fernández-Hernando C. JCI Insight. 2021 Jun 22; 2021 Jun 22. PMID: 34003795.
A Novel Method of Assessing Commissural Alignment for the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve.Spilias N, Sabbak N, Harb SC, Yun JJ, Vargo PR, Unai S, Puri R, Reed GW, Krishnaswamy A, Kapadia SR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Jun 14. PMID: 34112468.
Aortic remodeling and competitive flow after surgical treatment of aortic dissection.Chan SM, Brahmandam A, Cardella JA, Elefteriades J, Setaro JF, Mangi AA, Ochoa Chaar CI. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2021 Sep; 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34278070.
Reoperative Cardiac Surgery.Weininger G, Mori M, Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jun; 2020 Oct 17. PMID: 33080241.
Impact of Preoperative Lymphopenia on Survival Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement.Stawiarski K, Agboola O, Park J, Geirsson A, Jacoby D, Bellumkonda L, Ahmad T, Chou J, Lee F, Mangi A, Bonde P. ASAIO J. 2021 Jun 1. PMID: 33074860.
Toward Dynamic Risk Prediction of Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Improving Risk Prediction With Intraoperative Events Using Gradient Boosting.Mori M, Durant TJS, Huang C, Mortazavi BJ, Coppi A, Jean RA, Geirsson A, Schulz WL, Krumholz HM. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 Jun; 2021 Jun 3. PMID: 34078100.
Aortic Delamination-A Possible Precursor of Impending Catastrophe.Saeyeldin A, Zafar MA, Baldassarre LA, Mojibian H, Ziganshin BA, Mukherjee SK, Elefteriades JA. Int J Angiol. 2021 Jun; 2021 Mar 11. PMID: 34054275.
Surgery for aortic dissection: An international case for universal coverage?Pichert M, Geirsson A, Assi R. J Card Surg. 2021 Jun; 2021 Mar 8. PMID: 33682946.
Interstage mortality in two-stage elephant trunk surgery.Saeyeldin A, Gryaznov AA, Zafar MA, Wu J, Mukherjee S, Vallabhajosyula P, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. J Card Surg. 2021 Jun; 2021 Feb 26. PMID: 33634489.
Changes in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation With New Heart Allocation Policy.Mullan CW, Chouairi F, Sen S, Mori M, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery MA, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Desai NR, Ahmad T. JACC Heart Fail. 2021 Jun; 2021 Mar 10. PMID: 33714748.
Commentary: Type A aortic dissection with malperfusion syndrome-Staying true to true lumen perfusion.Hameed I, Geirsson A, Assi R. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Dec; 2021 May 14. PMID: 34977694.
Myocardial Infarction Induces Cardiac Fibroblast Transformation within Injured and Noninjured Regions of the Mouse Heart.Shah H, Hacker A, Langburt D, Dewar M, McFadden MJ, Zhang H, Kuzmanov U, Zhou YQ, Hussain B, Ehsan F, Hinz B, Gramolini AO, Heximer SP. J Proteome Res. 2021 May 7; 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33789425.
Is Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis a Social Disease?: Reply.Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May; 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33279556.
Age Is Just a Number - Selection at Play in TAVR for Nonagenarians.Mori M, Geirsson A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May; 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33058829.
Three-Year Outcomes With a Contemporary Self-Expanding Transcatheter Valve From the Evolut PRO US Clinical Study.Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Reardon MJ, Williams MR, Mangi AA, Kleiman NS, Yakubov SJ, Watson D, Kodali S, George I, Tadros P, Zorn GL 3rd, Brown J, Kipperman R, Oh JK, Qiao H, Forrest JK. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 May; 2020 Nov 10. PMID: 33199247.
Developmental origins of mechanical homeostasis in the aorta.Murtada SI, Kawamura Y, Li G, Schwartz MA, Tellides G, Humphrey JD. Dev Dyn. 2021 May; 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33341996.
Commentary: Propelling best-practice medicine into the 21st century.Pichert M, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr 20; 2021 Apr 20. PMID: 33972111.
Acute Kidney Injury After Acute Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection.Helgason D, Helgadottir S, Ahlsson A, Gunn J, Hjortdal V, Hansson EC, Jeppsson A, Mennander A, Nozohoor S, Zindovic I, Olsson C, Ragnarsson SO, Sigurdsson MI, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr; 2020 Sep 19. PMID: 32961133.
Leveraging Remote Physiologic Monitoring in the COVID-19 Pandemic to Improve Care After Cardiovascular Hospitalizations.Dey P, Jarrin R, Mori M, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 Apr; 2021 Apr 6. PMID: 33820445.
Acute changes of left ventricular function during surgical revascularization by 3D speckle tracking.Chen W, Ortiz-Leon XA, Posada-Martinez EL, Pereira J, Dewar ML, Darr U, Geirsson A, Sugeng L, Zhu Q. Echocardiography. 2021 Apr; 2021 Mar 19. PMID: 33740279.
The relationship between cardiac surgeon experience and average patient risk profile: CA and NY statewide analysis.Weininger G, Einarsson A, Mori M, Brooks C, Shang M, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Apr; 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33462886.
Perspectives on the Effectiveness of a Medical Futility Policy.Kaps B, Chen HA, Kopf GS, Encandela J. J Clin Ethics. 2021 Spring. PMID: 33656456.
Adventitial remodeling protects against aortic rupture following late smooth muscle-specific disruption of TGFβ signaling.Kawamura Y, Murtada SI, Gao F, Liu X, Tellides G, Humphrey JD. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2021 Apr; 2021 Jan 7. PMID: 33508556.
Reply: Future prospects for thoracic aortic prediction.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr; 2020 Nov 12. PMID: 33189339.
Commentary: The elusive perfect criterion for aortic intervention.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr; 2020 Jul 25. PMID: 33160614.
Trends and outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with open concomitant cervical debranching.Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Nassiri N, Dardik A, Guzman RJ, Geirsson A, Ochoa Chaar CI. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Apr; 2020 Aug 27. PMID: 32861861.
Endograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Zhang Y, Dardik A, Geirsson A, Chaar CIO. Vascular. 2021 Apr; 2020 Aug 12. PMID: 32787557.
Is Aortic Z-score an Appropriate Index of Beneficial Drug Effect in Clinical Trials in Aortic Aneurysm Disease?Elkinany S, Weismann CG, Curtis A, Smith T, Zafar MA, Breen T, Li Y, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Mukherjee SK, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Mar 15; 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 33352210.
Early Mitral Valve Repair Failure in the Setting of Endocarditis: When to Reoperate?Weber LA, Geirsson A, Prescher L. JACC Case Rep. 2021 May; 2021 Mar 10. PMID: 34317610.
Commentary: When the going gets… stuck.Amabile A, Geirsson A. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Jun; 2021 Mar 4. PMID: 34318234.
Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator for mitral annular decalcification.Weininger G, Green J, Mori M, Geirsson A. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Mar 2; 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33691046.
Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies.Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Sen S, Mori M, Fuery M, Elder RW, Lesse J, Norton K, Clark KA, Miller PE, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. PLoS One. 2021; 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33651802.
Coronary Artery Disease: Part I-Medical.Prasad K, Elefteriades JA. Int J Angiol. 2021 Mar; 2021 May 17. PMID: 34025090.
What's so special about a specialist?Pichert M, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar; 2021 Jan 8. PMID: 33415728.
Commentary: Excellent outcome for mitral valve repair in asymptomatic patients-Does the surgery benefit the patient?Komlo C, Mori M, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 2020 Dec 25. PMID: 33461805.
Association between coronary artery bypass graft center volume and year-to-year outcome variability: New York and California statewide analysis.Mori M, Weininger GA, Shang M, Brooks C 2nd, Mullan CW, Najem M, Malczewska M, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 33070939.
Tricuspid bullet embolism: lessons learnt from a rare firearm sequelae.Zhang Y, Papageorge M, Brandt W, Geirsson A, Bokhari SAJ, Becher RD, Davis KA, Lui F. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021; 2021 Feb 25. PMID: 33718616.
Trends in Outcomes of Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States (2012-2017).Saad AM, Kassis N, Isogai T, Gad MM, Ahuja KR, Abdelfattah O, Shekhar S, Farwati M, Yun JJ, Krishnaswamy A, Svensson LG, Kapadia S. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Feb 15; 2020 Dec 1. PMID: 33275895.
Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife.Barbosa A, Varsani A, Morandini V, Grimaldi W, Vanstreels RET, Diaz JI, Boulinier T, Dewar M, González-Acuña D, Gray R, McMahon CR, Miller G, Power M, Gamble A, Wille M. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Feb 10; 2020 Oct 29. PMID: 33162142.
Is Intramural Hematoma a Complication of COVID-19 Disease?Mori M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P, Assi R. Aorta (Stamford). 2021 Feb; 2021 Oct 4. PMID: 34607385.
Incidence and short-term outcomes of surgical bailout after transcatheter mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system.Isogai T, Saad AM, Shekhar S, Ahuja KR, Abdelfattah OM, Gad MM, Burns DJP, Yun JJ, Krishnaswamy A, Kapadia SR. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Feb 1; 2020 Aug 8. PMID: 32770712.
Administrative Claims Measure for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 90-Day All-Cause Mortality Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.Mori M, Nasir K, Bao H, Jimenez A, Legore SS, Wang Y, Grady J, Lama SD, Brandi N, Lin Z, Kurlansky P, Geirsson A, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Suter LG. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 Feb; 2021 Feb 4. PMID: 33535776.
Center-level CABG and valve operative outcomes and volume-outcome relationships in New York State.Brooks C, Mori M, Shang M, Weininger G, Raul S, Dey P, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2021 Feb; 2020 Dec 18. PMID: 33336474.
Commentary: Valve Labeling Task Force: Efforts now needed by manufacturers and surgeons.Elefteriades JA, Atluri P. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb; 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33309098.
Commentary: A giant step forward in valve care.Atluri P, Elefteriades JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb; 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 33288245.
Essential information on surgical heart valve characteristics for optimal valve prosthesis selection: Expert consensus document from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)-The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)-American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Valve Labelling Task Force.Durko AP, Pibarot P, Atluri P, Bapat V, Cameron DE, Casselman FPA, Chen EP, Dahle G, Elefteriades JA, Lancellotti P, Prager RL, Rosenhek R, Speir A, Stijnen M, Tasca G, Yoganathan A, Walther T, De Paulis R. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb; 2020 Oct 15. PMID: 33070936.
Direct measurement of ascending aortic diameter by intraoperative caliper assessment.Faggion Vinholo T, Zafar MA, Papanikolaou D, Chung J, Ellauzi H, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb; 2020 Aug 6. PMID: 32891453.
Natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.Zafar MA, Chen JF, Wu J, Li Y, Papanikolaou D, Abdelbaky M, Faggion Vinholo T, Rizzo JA, Ziganshin BA, Mukherjee SK, Elefteriades JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb; 2019 Nov 11. PMID: 31982126.
Removal of potentially toxic metal by biochar derived from rendered solid residue with high content of protein and bone tissue.Park JH, Yun JJ, Kang SW, Kim SH, Cho JS, Wang JJ, Seo DC. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2021 Jan 15; 2020 Nov 26. PMID: 33396022.
A study on episodic memory reconsolidation that tells us more about consolidation.Craig M, Knowles C, Hill S, Dewar M. Learn Mem. 2021 Feb; 2021 Jan 15. PMID: 33452111.
Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair.Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Apr; 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 34318127.
Essential information on surgical heart valve characteristics for optimal valve prosthesis selection: expert consensus document from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)-The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)-American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Valve Labelling Task Force.Durko AP, Pibarot P, Atluri P, Bapat V, Cameron DE, Casselman FPA, Chen EP, Dahle G, Elefteriades JA, Lancellotti P, Prager RL, Rosenhek R, Speir A, Stijnen M, Tasca G, Yoganathan A, Walther T, De Paulis R. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33021620.
Xenogeneic-free generation of vascular smooth muscle cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering.Luo J, Lin Y, Shi X, Li G, Kural MH, Anderson CW, Ellis MW, Riaz M, Tellides G, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Acta Biomater. 2021 Jan 1; 2020 Oct 29. PMID: 33130306.
Essential Information on Surgical Heart Valve Characteristics for Optimal Valve Prosthesis Selection: Expert Consensus Document From the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)-The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)-American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Valve Labelling Task Force.Durko AP, Pibarot P, Atluri P, Bapat V, Cameron DE, Casselman FPA, Chen EP, Dahle G, Elefteriades JA, Lancellotti P, Prager RL, Rosenhek R, Speir A, Stijnen M, Tasca G, Yoganathan A, Walther T, De Paulis R. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jan; 2020 Oct 6. PMID: 33036738.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-risk Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis.Forrest JK, Ramlawi B, Deeb GM, Zahr F, Song HK, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti SJ, Michelena HI, Mangi AA, Skiles JA, Huang J, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1. PMID: 33031491.
Commentary: Time to Put the Floxes Back in Their Boxes?Mullan CW, Geirsson A. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Winter; 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33227404.

2020

Commentary: Building a successful robotic mitral surgery program-one size does not fit all.Hameed I, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 25; 2020 Dec 25. PMID: 33461806.
Spontaneous intestinal bleeding due to pseudoaneurism of the gastroduodenal artery: case report of a rare complication to median arcuate ligament syndrome.Jensen KK, Bonde P, Storkholm JH, Heerwagen ST, Larsen PN, Eiberg J. J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Dec; 2020 Dec 18. PMID: 33365121.
Author Correction: Abiraterone acetate preferentially enriches for the gut commensal Akkermansia muciniphila in castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients.Daisley BA, Chanyi RM, Abdur-Rashid K, Al KF, Gibbons S, Chmiel JA, Wilcox H, Reid G, Anderson A, Dewar M, Nair SM, Chin J, Burton JP. Nat Commun. 2020 Dec 9; 2020 Dec 9. PMID: 33298912.
Widening volume and persistent outcome disparity in valve operations: New York statewide analysis, 2005-2016.Shang M, Mori M, Gan G, Deng Y, Brooks C 2nd, Weininger G, Sallam A, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 3; 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33431209.
Clinical implications of differences between real world and clinical trial usage of left ventricular assist devices for end stage heart failure.Mezzacappa C, Ravindra NG, Caraballo C, Chouairi F, Miller PE, Clarke JD, Gruen J, Mori M, McCullough M, Mullan C, Geirsson A, Rogers JG, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. PLoS One. 2020; 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33270648.
Inconsistent Addiction Treatment for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery for Injection Drug Use-associated Infective Endocarditis.Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Hong S, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Mangi A, Yun J, Juthani-Mehta M, Geirsson A. J Addict Med. 2020 Dec. PMID: 32732685.
Transition to Advanced Therapies in Elderly Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy.Chouairi F, Vallabhajosyula S, Mullan C, Mori M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T, Miller PE. J Card Fail. 2020 Dec; 2020 Aug 8. PMID: 32777479.
The Utility of Using Preoperative MRI as a Predictor for Intraoperative Pituitary Adenoma Consistency and Surgical Resection Technique.Yun JJ, Johans SJ, Shepherd DJ, Martin B, Joyce C, Borys E, Reddy AS, Patel CR, Germanwala AV. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2020 Dec; 2019 Aug 2. PMID: 33381369.
Associations Between the Severity of Influenza Seasons and Mortality and Readmission Risks After Elective Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Older Adults.Mori M, Wang Y, Mahajan S, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Dec 1; 2020 Dec 1. PMID: 33355673.
Evaluation of a Risk Stratification Model Using Preoperative and Intraoperative Data for Major Morbidity or Mortality After Cardiac Surgical Treatment.Durant TJS, Jean RA, Huang C, Coppi A, Schulz WL, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Dec 1; 2020 Dec 1. PMID: 33284333.
Variations in Anticoagulation Practice Following Bioprosthetic Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement and Repair.Mori M, Gan G, Bin Mahmood SU, Deng Y, Mullan CW, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P, Badhwar V, Geirsson A. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33183513.
Commentary: "Incidental" total aortic stent graft in acute type A dissection surgery.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Nov 9; 2020 Nov 9. PMID: 33288244.
Association Between Cardiac Surgeons' Number of Years in Practice and Surgical Outcomes in New York Cardiac Centers.Weininger G, Mori M, Brooks C 2nd, Shang M, Faggion Vinholo T, Zhang Y, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2; 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33141159.
Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Computed Tomography Without Allometric Scaling.Yousef S, Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Tellides G. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2; 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33141157.
To Perfuse or Not to Perfuse: That Is the Question.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Nov; 2020 Sep 3. PMID: 32890492.
Stroke in acute type A aortic dissection: the Nordic Consortium for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (NORCAAD).Chemtob RA, Fuglsang S, Geirsson A, Ahlsson A, Olsson C, Gunn J, Ahmad K, Hansson EC, Pan E, Arnadottir LO, Mennander A, Nozohoor S, Wickbom A, Zindovic I, Pivodic A, Jeppsson A, Hjortdal V, Gudbjartsson T. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Nov 1. PMID: 32688394.
Trends in Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Older Adults in the United States, 1998 to 2017.Mori M, Wang Y, Murugiah K, Khera R, Gupta A, Vallabhajosyula P, Masoudi FA, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Oct 20; 2020 Oct 13. PMID: 33045889.
Exploration of the potential capacity of fly ash and bottom ash derived from wood pellet-based thermal power plant for heavy metal removal.Park JH, Eom JH, Lee SL, Hwang SW, Kim SH, Kang SW, Yun JJ, Cho JS, Lee YH, Seo DC. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Oct 20; 2020 Jun 15. PMID: 32569919.
Commentary: Surgery is an art.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Dec; 2020 Oct 10. PMID: 34317952.
The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis in the United States.Geirsson A, Schranz A, Jawitz O, Mori M, Feng L, Zwischenberger BA, Iribarne A, Dearani J, Rushing G, Badhwar V, Crestanello JA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct; 2020 May 6. PMID: 32387035.
Successful Lung Transplantation After Acellular Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion With Prone Positioning.Niikawa H, Okamoto T, Ayyat KS, Sakanoue I, Yun JJ, McCurry KR. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct; 2020 Mar 27. PMID: 32224244.
Surgical management of thoracic aortic emergency with pre- and postoperative COVID-19 disease.Mori M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P, Assi R. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct; 2020 Jul 15. PMID: 32667075.
Outcomes and Safety of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Reactive Arthritis: A Nationwide Experience from Iceland.Thorsteinsson B, Geirsson AJ, Krogh NS, Gudbjornsson B. J Rheumatol. 2020 Oct 1; 2020 Feb 1. PMID: 32007931.
Novel kinase platform for the validation of the anti-tubercular activities of Pelargonium sidoides (Geraniaceae).Lukman V, Odeyemi SW, Roth RL, Mbabala L, Tshililo N, Vlok NM, Dewar MJB, Kenyon CP. BMC Biotechnol. 2020 Sep 29; 2020 Sep 29. PMID: 32993619.
Abiraterone acetate preferentially enriches for the gut commensal Akkermansia muciniphila in castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients.Daisley BA, Chanyi RM, Abdur-Rashid K, Al KF, Gibbons S, Chmiel JA, Wilcox H, Reid G, Anderson A, Dewar M, Nair SM, Chin J, Burton JP. Nat Commun. 2020 Sep 24; 2020 Sep 24. PMID: 32973149.
Familial Legacy of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. Circulation. 2020 Sep 8; 2020 Sep 8. PMID: 32897745.
It Runs (Strongly) in the Family.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 8. PMID: 32883412.
Protocol for project recovery after cardiac surgery: a single-center cohort study leveraging digital platform to characterise longitudinal patient-reported postoperative recovery patterns.Mori M, Brooks C, Spatz E, Mortazavi BJ, Dhruva SS, Linderman GC, Grab LA, Zhang Y, Geirsson A, Chaudhry SI, Krumholz HM. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 1; 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 32873671.
Phantasia-The psychological significance of lifelong visual imagery vividness extremes.Zeman A, Milton F, Della Sala S, Dewar M, Frayling T, Gaddum J, Hattersley A, Heuerman-Williamson B, Jones K, MacKisack M, Winlove C. Cortex. 2020 Sep; 2020 May 4. PMID: 32446532.
Incidence and characteristics of hospitalization for proximal aortic surgery for acute syndromes and for aneurysms in the USA from 2005 to 2014.Mullan CW, Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Mangi AA, Elefteriades JA, Geirsson A. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 32163136.
New Horizons in Lower Limb Ischemia- Pathophysiology and Management.Prasad K, Elefteriades JA. Int J Angiol. 2020 Sep; 2020 Aug 31. PMID: 32904751.
United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients.Mullan CW, Mori M, Pichert MD, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Geirsson A. J Card Surg. 2020 Sep; 2020 Jul 17. PMID: 33448476.
Clinical impact of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation.Mullan C, Caraballo C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, Mori M, McCullough M, Clarke JD, Anwer M, Velazquez EJ, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Sep; 2020 May 19. PMID: 32593561.
Reply: Imaging is not everything as regards the aorta: Tissue strength and blood pressure matter as well?Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA, Sun W. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep; 2020 Jul 18. PMID: 32690421.
Reply from authors: Identifying lessons that could be generalized across different disease burdens.Mori M, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep; 2020 May 13. PMID: 32616351.
Sex Differences in Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices for End-Stage Heart Failure.Gruen J, Caraballo C, Miller PE, McCullough M, Mezzacappa C, Ravindra N, Mullan CW, Reinhardt SW, Mori M, Velazquez E, Geirsson A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. JACC Heart Fail. 2020 Sep; 2020 Jul 8. PMID: 32653446.
Evaluation of Case Volumes of a Heart Transplant Program and Short-term Outcomes After Changes in the United Network for Organ Sharing Donor Heart Allocation System.Mori M, Wilson L, Ali A, Ahmad T, Anwer M, Jacoby D, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Sep 1; 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 32945877.
Drug retention, inactive disease and response rates in 1860 patients with axial spondyloarthritis initiating secukinumab treatment: routine care data from 13 registries in the EuroSpA collaboration.Michelsen B, Lindström U, Codreanu C, Ciurea A, Zavada J, Loft AG, Pombo-Suarez M, Onen F, Kvien TK, Rotar Z, Santos MJ, Iannone F, Hokkanen AM, Gudbjornsson B, Askling J, Ionescu R, Nissen MJ, Pavelka K, Sanchez-Piedra C, Akar S, Sexton J, Tomsic M, Santos H, Sebastiani M, Österlund J, Geirsson AJ, Macfarlane G, van der Horst-Bruinsma I, Georgiadis S, Brahe CH, Ørnbjerg LM, Hetland ML, Østergaard M. RMD Open. 2020 Sep. PMID: 32950963.
Nonusefulness of Antithrombotic Therapy After Surgical Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement.Gryaznov AA, Saeyeldin A, Abdelbaky M, Zafar MA, Tanweer M, Papanikolaou D, Imran M, Li Y, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 15; 2020 May 18. PMID: 32605717.
Impact of Repositioning on Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With a Self-Expandable Valve.Attizzani GF, Dallan LAP, Markowitz A, Yakubov SJ, Deeb GM, Reardon MJ, Forrest JK, Mangi AA, Huang J, Popma JJ. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Aug 10. PMID: 32763073.
Impact of Hospital Procedural Volume on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid Aortic Valve.Kassis N, Saad AM, Hariri E, Gad MM, Abdelfattah OM, Yun JJ, Reed GW, Puri R, Krishnaswamy A, Kapadia SR. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Aug 10; 2020 May 14. PMID: 32418873.
Bridging the gap: advancing multipurpose prevention technologies from the lab into the hands of women†.Young Holt B, Kiarie J, Kopf GS, Nanda K, Hemmerling A, Achilles SL. Biol Reprod. 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32657337.
The new contraceptive revolution: developing innovative products outside of industry†,‡.Callahan RL, Mehta NJ, Nanda K, Kopf GS. Biol Reprod. 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32529250.
Chronologic and Climatic Factors of Acute Aortic Dissection: Study of 1642 Patients in Two Continents.Ma WG, Li B, Zhang W, Sarkar AEH, Tufail R, Peterss S, Zheng J, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Zhu JM, Sun LZ, Elefteriades JA. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Aug; 2019 Dec 28. PMID: 31891696.
Biologically Inspired, Open, Helicoid Impeller Design for Mechanical Circulatory Assist.Park J, Oki K, Hesselmann F, Geirsson A, Kaufmann T, Bonde P. ASAIO J. 2020 Aug. PMID: 32740350.
Spontaneous coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated luminal aortic thrombus.Mullan C, Powierza C, Miller PE, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P, Assi R. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug; 2020 Jun 9. PMID: 32534745.
FLT3 stop mutation increases FLT3 ligand level and risk of autoimmune thyroid disease.Saevarsdottir S, Olafsdottir TA, Ivarsdottir EV, Halldorsson GH, Gunnarsdottir K, Sigurdsson A, Johannesson A, Sigurdsson JK, Juliusdottir T, Lund SH, Arnthorsson AO, Styrmisdottir EL, Gudmundsson J, Grondal GM, Steinsson K, Alfredsson L, Askling J, Benediktsson R, Bjarnason R, Geirsson AJ, Gudbjornsson B, Gudjonsson H, Hjaltason H, Hreidarsson AB, Klareskog L, Kockum I, Kristjansdottir H, Love TJ, Ludviksson BR, Olsson T, Onundarson PT, Orvar KB, Padyukov L, Sigurgeirsson B, Tragante V, Bjarnadottir K, Rafnar T, Masson G, Sulem P, Gudbjartsson DF, Melsted P, Thorleifsson G, Norddahl GL, Thorsteinsdottir U, Jonsdottir I, Stefansson K. Nature. 2020 Aug; 2020 Jun 24. PMID: 32581359.
Discrepancies in Measurement of the Thoracic Aorta: JACC Review Topic of the Week.Elefteriades JA, Mukherjee SK, Mojibian H. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32646571.
Commentary: Managing thoracic aortic emergencies during a pandemic.Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul 14; 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32980147.
Reply: Generalizability of expert outcomes.Mori M, Geirsson A. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul 11; 2020 Jul 11. PMID: 32665110.
Complement-activated interferon-γ-primed human endothelium transpresents interleukin-15 to CD8+ T cells.Xie CB, Jiang B, Qin L, Tellides G, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Jane-Wit D, Pober JS. J Clin Invest. 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32191642.
Surgeons: Buyer beware-does "universal" risk prediction model apply to patients universally?Mori M, Shahian DM, Huang C, Li SX, Normand ST, Geirsson A, Krumholz HM. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 2020 Feb 19. PMID: 32241616.
Diabetes and Hypertension Associate Differently With the Risk of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: A CT Study of 21,295 Patients.Mori M, Yousef S, Zhuo H, Bin Mahmood SU, Mojibian H, Zhang Y, Geirsson A. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jul; 2020 Mar 18. PMID: 32199842.
Psychiatric Comorbidity and Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation for End-Stage Heart Failure.Mullan C, Caraballo C, Ravindra NG, Miller PE, McCullough M, Brown K, Aw TW, Gruen J, Clarke JD, Velazquez EJ, Geirsson A, Mori M, Desai NR, Ahmad T. JACC Heart Fail. 2020 Jul; 2020 Jun 10. PMID: 32535119.
Commentary: Coronary revascularization: How should we do it?Sotolongo A, Geirsson A. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Sep; 2020 Jun 23. PMID: 34317859.
Commentary: How do you size a frozen elephant trunk?Assi R, Geirsson A. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Sep; 2020 Jun 20. PMID: 34317800.
Tracking and treating malnutrition: a retrospective observational study of the nutritional status of vulnerable people accessing a meals-on-wheels (MOW) service.Dewar M, Dickinson A, Smeeton N. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2020 Jun 11; 2020 Jun 11. PMID: 32524942.
First case of paralytic ileus after endoscopic mucosal resection of caecal polyp.Khan Z, Darr U, Saud Khan M, Nawras M, Rafiq E, Nawras A. Arab J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun; 2020 May 15. PMID: 32423855.
H19/TET1 axis promotes TGF-β signaling linked to endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.Cao T, Jiang Y, Li D, Sun X, Zhang Y, Qin L, Tellides G, Taylor HS, Huang Y. FASEB J. 2020 Jun; 2020 May 6. PMID: 32374060.
Pathophysiology and Treatment Modalities for Atrial Fibrillation: Present and Future.Prasad K, Elefteriades JA. Int J Angiol. 2020 Jun; 2020 May 26. PMID: 32476806.
Cellular Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Beyond 1 Hour May Improve Marginal Donor Lung Assessment.Niikawa H, Okamoto T, Ayyat KS, Itoda Y, Sakanoue I, Farver CF, Yun JJ, McCurry KR. J Surg Res. 2020 Jun; 2020 Feb 3. PMID: 32028151.
Reply: Effective orifice area of prosthetic heart valves-not perfect, but still valuable.Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun; 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32169374.
Commentary: Predicting adverse prognosis in chronic type B dissection: Are we there yet?Elefteriades JA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun; 2019 Aug 29. PMID: 31564545.
Sternotomy for aortic dissection with substernal pull through: The importance of surgical history.Pichert M, Mori M, Boffa DJ, Mangi AA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun; 2019 Apr 25. PMID: 31350021.
Natural history and management of Kommerell's diverticulum in a single tertiary referral center.Erben Y, Brownstein AJ, Velasquez CA, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Mojibian H, Tanweer M, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Jun; 2019 Nov 7. PMID: 31708305.
Immediate and long-term need for permanent cardiac pacing following aortic valve replacement.Viktorsson SA, Orrason AW, Vidisson KO, Gunnarsdottir AG, Johnsen A, Helgason D, Arnar DO, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2020 Jun; 2019 Dec 6. PMID: 31809597.
Salvage open radical prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer following MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) of the prostate: feasibility and efficacy.Nair SM, Stern N, Dewar M, Siddiqui K, Smith E, Gomez JA, Moussa M, Chin JL. Scand J Urol. 2020 Jun; 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32308085.
Commentary: Should we routinely prescribe β-blockers after surgical repair of type A dissection?Elefteriades JA, Zafar MA, Ziganshin BA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May; 2019 Jun 15. PMID: 31324426.
Relevance of Cardiac Surgery Outcome Reporting 3 Years Later in a New York and California Statewide Analysis.Mori M, Shahian DM, Suter LG, Geirsson A, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. JAMA Surg. 2020 May 1. PMID: 32129801.
Commentary: Handmade back-table aortic stent-graft modifications-a must-have skill for every aortic surgeon.Assi R, Geirsson A. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Sep; 2020 Apr 4. PMID: 34317807.
Commentary: Like the children of Lake Wobegon: All aortic cannulation strategies are above average.Stein LH, Elefteriades JA. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Jun; 2020 Apr 4. PMID: 34317733.
Commentary: Where and when do we land-Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for retrograde type A aortic hematoma?Assi R, Geirsson A. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Jun; 2020 Apr 3. PMID: 34317738.
Smooth Muscle Cell Reprogramming in Aortic Aneurysms.Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Malagon-Lopez J, Wang Z, Bergaya S, Gujja S, Caulk AW, Murtada SI, Zhang X, Zhuang ZW, Rao DA, Wang G, Tobiasova Z, Jiang B, Montgomery RR, Sun L, Sun H, Fisher EA, Gulcher JR, Fernandez-Hernando C, Humphrey JD, Tellides G, Chittenden TW, Simons M. Cell Stem Cell. 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32243809.
Inhibiting α5 Subunit-Containing γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors Attenuates Cognitive Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury.Khodaei S, Avramescu S, Wang DS, Sheng H, Chan NK, Lecker I, Fernandez-Escobar A, Lei G, Dewar MB, Whissell PD, Baker AJ, Orser BA. Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr. PMID: 32205600.
Reply: Focus: Diameters and gradients, not commerce or regulations.Elefteriades JA. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr; 2020 Jan 10. PMID: 31932052.
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