Selected Publications
Our physicians and researchers have published their findings in some of the most prestigious publications, and their efforts have led to potentially groundbreaking new devices, medications and protocols.
Cardiology
Douglas, P. S., Nanna, M. G., Kelsey, M. D., Yow, E., Mark, D. B., Patel, M. R., Rogers, C., Udelson, J. E., Fordyce, C. B., Curzen, N., Pontone, G., Maurovich-Horvat, P., De Bruyne, B., Greenwood, J. P., Marinescu, V., Leipsic, J., Stone, G. W., Ben-Yehuda, O., Berry, C., Hogan, S. E., … PRECISE Investigators (2023). Comparison of an initial risk-based testing strategy vs. usual testing in stable symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease: The PRECISE randomized clinical trial. JAMA Cardiology, 8(10), 904–914. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2023.2595
Agarwala, A., Patel, J., Stephens, J., Roberson, S., Scott, J., Beckie, T., Jackson, E. A., & American Heart Association Prevention Science Committee of the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council (2023). Implementation of prevention science to eliminate health care inequities in achieving cardiovascular health: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 148(15), 1183-1193. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001171
Agarwala, A., Dixon, D. L., Gianos, E., Kirkpatrick, C. F., Michos, E. D., Satish, P., Birtcher, K. K., Braun, L. T., Pillai, P., Watson, K., Wild, R., & Mehta, L. S. (2024). Dyslipidemia management in women of reproductive potential: An expert clinical consensus from the National Lipid Association. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, S1933-2874(24)00188-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2024.05.005
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Piccini, J. P., Ahlsson, A., Dorian, P., Gillinov, A. M., Kowey, P. R., Mack, M. J., Milano, C. A., Noiseux, N., Perrault, L. P., Ryan, W., Steinberg, J. S., Voisine, P., Waldron, N. H., Gleason, K. J., Titanji, W., Leaback, R. D., O’Sullivan, A., Ferguson, W. G., Benussi, S., & NOVA-AF Investigators (2024). Efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type a for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation. JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology, 10(5), 930–940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.01.020
Eisenga, J., Hocking, J., Kluis, A., DiMaio, J. M., Shih, E., Schaffer, J., Moore, D. O., Ryan, W., Hutcheson, K., & Heart Hospital Consortium on Deep Venous Thrombosis (2023). A comprehensive deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis regimen in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. JTCVS Open, 17, 145–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2023.11.021
Dagher, O., Appoo, J. J., Herget, E., Atoui, R., Baeza, C., Brinkman, W., Bozinovski, J., Chu, M. W. A., Dagenais, F., Demers, P., Desai, N., El-Hamamsy, I., Estrera, A., Grau, J. B., Hughes, G. C., Jassar, A., Kachroo, P., Lachapelle, K., Ouzounian, M., Patel, H. J., … Boodhwani, M. (2024). Impact of nondiameter aortic indices on surgical eligibility: Results from the Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery versus Surveillance (TITAN: SvS) randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, S0022-5223(24)00308-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.010
Hughes, G. C., Chen, E. P., Browndyke, J. N., Szeto, W. Y., DiMaio, J. M., Brinkman, W. T., Gaca, J. G., Blumenthal, J. A., Karhausen, J. A., Bisanar, T., James, M. L., Yanez, D., Li, Y. J., & Mathew, J. P. (2024). Cognitive effects of body temperature during hypothermic circulatory arrest trial (GOT ICE): A randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes after aortic arch surgery. Circulation, 149(9), 658–668. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067022
Shih, E., Ryan, W. H., Squiers, J. J., Schaffer, J. M., Harrington, K. B., Banwait, J. K., Meidan, T. G., DiMaio, J. M., & Brinkman, W. T. (2023). Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 64(4), ezad260. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezad260
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Cubberley, A., Khan, H., & Dohadwala, M. (2023). Utilizing high-density mapping for ablation of mitral annular flutter in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava. HeartRhythm Case Reports, 10(3), 198–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.12.006
Salih, M., Alom, M., Kazem, A., DeVille, B., & Potluri, S. (2023). Drug-coated balloon venoplasty to treat iatrogenic pulmonary vein stenosis. JACC. Case Reports, 24, 102019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102019
Heart Failure
George, T. J., Sheasby, J., Milligan, G., Kabra, N., Dimaio, J. M., Rawitscher, D. A., & Afzal, A. (2023). Managing right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implant at a destination therapy center. The American Journal of Cardiology, 201, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.05.056
Tonna, J. E., Boonstra, P. S., MacLaren, G., Paden, M., Brodie, D., Anders, M., Hoskote, A., Ramanathan, K., Hyslop, R., Fanning, J. J., Rycus, P., Stead, C., Barrett, N. A., Mueller, T., Gómez, R. D., Malhotra Kapoor, P., Fraser, J. F., Bartlett, R. H., Alexander, P. M. A., Barbaro, R. P., … Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Member Centers Group (2024). Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
Registry International Report 2022: 100,000 Survivors. ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: 1992), 70(2), 131–143. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000002128
Alam, A., van Zyl, J. S., Afzal, A., Felius, J., Hall, S. A., Meyer, D. M., & Carey, S. A. (2023). Early elevated donor-derived cell-free DNA levels in heart transplant recipients following precision-controlled cardiac transport system or ice-cooled organ transport. Clinical Transplantation, 37(12), e15151. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.15151
Harada, R., George, T. J., Schaffer, J., Kabra, N., Rawitscher, D., & Afzal, A. (2023). Case report: Management of refractory cardiogenic shock with Impella 5.5 in patients with transcatheter aortic valves. European Heart Journal. Case Reports, 7(8), ytad381. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytad381
Kluis, A., Squiers, J. J., Moubarak, G., DiMaio, J. M., George, T. J., Rawitscher, D., & Afzal, A. M. (2023). The investigation for the optimal anticoagulation strategy continues. ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: 1992), 69(8), e403. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001940
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
Coronary
Al-Azizi, K., Moubarak, G., Dib, C., Sayfo, S., Szerlip, M., Thomas, S., Hale, S., Zyl, J. V., Settele, R. M., Gonzalez, O. R., Ventura, S. J., DiMaio, J. M., Mack, M. J., & Potluri, S. (2024). Distal versus proximal radial artery access for cardiac catheterization: 1-year outcomes. The American Journal of Cardiology, 220, 102–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.036
Stone, G. W., Ali, Z. A., O’Brien, S. M., Rhodes, G., Genereux, P., Bangalore, S., Mavromatis, K., Horst, J., Dressler, O., Poh, K. K., Nath, R. K., Moorthy, N., Witkowski, A., Dwivedi, S. K., Bockeria, O., Chen, J., Smanio, P. E. P., Picard, M. H., Chaitman, B. R., Berman, D. S., … ISCHEMIA Research Group (2023). Impact of complete revascularization in the ISCHEMIA trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(12),1175–1188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.06.015
Al-Azizi, K., Moubarak, G., Dib, C., Sayfo, S., Szerlip, M., Thomas, S., McCracken, J., Smith, A., Kelavkar, U., Hale, S., Van Zyl, J., McCoy, S. L., Lanfear, A. T., Banwait, J. K., Ravindranathan, P., Chionh, K., DiMaio, J. M., Mack, M. J., & Potluri, S. (2023). Distal versus proximal radial artery access for cardiac catheterization: 30-day outcomes of the DIPRA study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(21), e030774. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.030774
MITRAL
Hassanin, A., Alom, M., Potluri, S., & Al-Azizi, K. (2024). Intracardiac echocardiography-guided percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy: Technique and early experience. Structural Heart, 100330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shj.2024.100330
Peripheral
Sayfo, S., Salih, M., Moubarak, G., Ibrahim, R., Apala, D., Das, T., Banerjee, S., & Potluri, S. (2024). Safety and efficacy of radial artery access for peripheral vascular intervention: a single-center experience. The American Journal of Cardiology, 226, 59-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.06.025
Das, T. S., Shammas, N. W., Yoho, J. A., Martinez-Clark, P., Ramaiah, V., Leon, L. R., Pacanowski, J. P., Tai, Z., Ali, V., Arslan, B., & Rundback, J. (2024). Solid state, pulsed-wave 355 nm UV laser atherectomy debulking in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease: The Pathfinder Registry. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions: Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, 103(6), 949–962. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.31023
Pulmonary Embolism
Sterling, K. M., Goldhaber, S. Z., Sharp, A. S. P., Kucher, N., Jones, N., Maholic, R., Meneveau, N., Zlotnick, D., Sayfo, S., Konstantinides, S. V., & Piazza, G. (2024). Prospective multicenter international registry of ultrasound-facilitated catheter-directed thrombolysis in intermediate-high and high-risk pulmonary embolism (KNOCOUT PE). Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions, 17(3), e013448. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013448
Structural
Cubberley, A., Sawhney, R., Grayburn, P., Gopal, A., Schaffer, J., Smith, R. L., Szerlip, M., & Potluri, S. (2023). Transcatheter closure of aortic root rupture and pseudoaneurysm after surgical implantation of transcatheter valve in native mitral annular calcification with concomitant surgically implanted transcatheter aortic valve. Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team, 7(6), 100205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shj.2023.100205
VALVE AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Stolz, L., Doldi, P. M., Sannino, A., Hausleiter, J., & Grayburn, P. A. (2024). The evolving concept of secondary mitral regurgitation phenotypes: Lessons from the M-TEER trials. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging, 17(6), 659–668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.01.012
Grayburn, P. A., Mack, M. J., Manandhar, P., Kosinski, A. S., Sannino, A., Smith, R. L., 2nd, Szerlip, M., & Vemulapalli, S. (2024). Comparison of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for primary mitral regurgitation outcomes to hospital volumes of surgical mitral valve repair. Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions, 17(4), e013581. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013581
Marcoff, L., Koulogiannis, K., Aldaia, L., Mediratta, A., Chadderdon, S. M., Makar, M. M., Ruf, T. F., Gößler, T., Zaroff, J. G., Leung, G. K., Ku, I. A., Nabauer, M., Grayburn, P. A., Wang, Z., Hawthorne, K. M., Fowler, D. E., Dal-Bianco, J. P., Vannan, M. A., Bevilacqua, C., Meineri, M., … CLASP IID Pivotal Trial Investigators (2024). Echocardiographic outcomes with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation in prohibitive surgical risk patients. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging, 17(5), 471–485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.09.015
Smith, R. L., Lim, D. S., Gillam, L. D., Zahr, F., Chadderdon, S., Rassi, A. N., Makkar, R., Goldman, S., Rudolph, V., Hermiller, J., Kipperman, R. M., Dhoble, A., Smalling, R., Latib, A., Kodali, S. K., Lazkani, M., Choo, J., Lurz, P., O’Neill, W. W., Laham, R., … CLASP IID Pivotal Trial Investigators (2023). 1-year outcomes of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in anatomically complex degenerative mitral regurgitation patients. JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions, 16(23), 2820–2832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.10.020
Rao, A., Shih, E., Szeto, W., Atluri, P., Acker, M., Hargrove, W. C., Hafen, L., Smith, R., & Ibrahim, M. (2024). Re-repair for mitral insufficiency. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, S0003-4975(24)00439-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.022
Grayburn, P. A., Mack, M. J., Manandhar, P., Kosinski, A. S., Sannino, A., Smith, R. L., 2nd, Szerlip, M., & Vemulapalli, S. (2024). Comparison of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for primary mitral regurgitation outcomes to hospital volumes of surgical mitral valve repair. Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions, 17(4), e013581. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013581
Zahr, F., Smith, R. L., Gillam, L. D., Chadderdon, S., Makkar, R., von Bardeleben, R. S., Ruf, T. F., Kipperman, R. M., Rassi, A. N., Szerlip, M., Goldman, S., Inglessis-Azuaje, I., Yadav, P., Lurz, P., Davidson, C. J., Mumtaz, M., Gada, H., Kar, S., Kodali, S. K., Laham, R., … CLASP IID Pivotal Trial Investigators (2023). One-year outcomes from the CLASP IID Randomized Trial for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation. JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions, S1936-8798(23)01358-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.10.002
Hahn, R. T., Lawlor, M. K., Davidson, C. J., Badhwar, V., Sannino, A., Spitzer, E., Lurz, P., Lindman, B. R., Topilsky, Y., Baron, S. J., Chadderdon, S., Khalique, O. K., Tang, G. H. L., Taramasso, M., Grayburn, P. A., Badano, L., Leipsic, J., Lindenfeld, J., Windecker, S., Vemulapalli, S., … TVARC Steering Committee (2023). Tricuspid valve academic research consortium definitions for tricuspid regurgitation
and trial endpoints. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(17), 1711–1735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.008
Kapadia, S. R., Krishnaswamy, A., Whisenant, B., Potluri, S., Iyer, V., Aragon, J., Gideon, P., Strote, J., Leonardi, R., Agarwal, H., Larrain, G., Sanchez, C., Panaich, S. S., Harvey, J., Vahl, T., Menon, V., Wolski, K., Wang, Q., & Leon, M. B. (2024). Concomitant left atrial appendage occlusion and transcatheter aortic valve replacement among patients with atrial fibrillation. Circulation, 149(10), 734–743. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067312
Kaneko, T., Bapat, V. N., Alakhtar, A. M., Zaid, S., George, I., Grubb, K. J., Harrington, K., Pirelli, L., Atkins, M., Desai, N. D., Bleiziffer, S., Noack, T., Modine, T., Denti, P., Kempfert, J., Ruge, H., Vitanova, K., Falk, V., Thourani, V. H., Bavaria, J. E., … Fukuhara, S. (2024). Transcatheter heart valve explantation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement failure: A Heart Valve Collaboratory expert consensus
document on operative techniques. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, S0022-5223(24)00369-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.025
Mack, M. J., Leon, M. B., Thourani, V. H., Pibarot, P., Hahn, R. T., Genereux, P., Kodali, S. K., Kapadia, S. R., Cohen, D. J., Pocock, S. J., Lu, M., White, R., Szerlip, M., Ternacle, J., Malaisrie, S. C., Herrmann, H. C., Szeto, W. Y., Russo, M. J., Babaliaros, V., Smith, C. R., … PARTNER 3 Investigators (2023). Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement in low-risk patients at five years. The New England Journal of Medicine, 389(21), 1949–1960. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2307447
Madhavan, M. V., Kodali, S. K., Thourani, V. H., Makkar, R., Mack, M. J., Kapadia, S., Webb, J. G., Cohen, D. J., Herrmann, H. C., Williams, M., Greason, K., Pibarot, P., Hahn, R. T., Jaber, W., Xu, K., Alu, M., Smith, C. R., & Leon, M. B. (2023). Outcomes of SAPIEN 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared with surgical valve replacement in intermediate-risk patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(2), 109–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.049
Moubarak, G., Kluis, A., Eisenga, J., McCullough, K., Ladner, J., Salih, M., Banwait, J., DiMaio, J. M., Mack, M. J., George, T., & Szerlip, M. I. (2024). Causes and clinical outcomes of patients who failed screening for transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions. The American Journal of Cardiology, 220, 67–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.030
Marin-Cuartas, M., Tang, G. H. L., Kiefer, P., Fukuhara, S., Lange, R., Harrington, K. B., Saha, S., Hagl, C., Kleiman, N. S., Goel, S. S., Kempfert, J., Werner, P., Petrossian, G. A., Geirsson, A., Desai, N. D., Chu, M. W. A., Bhadra, O. D., Shults, C., Garatti, A., Vincent, F., … EXPLANT-TAVR Investigators (2024). Transcatheter heart valve explant with infective endocarditis-associated prosthesis failure and outcomes: The EXPLANT-TAVR international registry. European Heart Journal, 45(28), 2519–2532. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae292
Herrmann, H. C., Mehran, R., Blackman, D. J., Bailey, S., Möllmann, H., Abdel-Wahab, M., Ben Ali, W., Mahoney, P. D., Ruge, H., Wood, D. A., Bleiziffer, S., Ramlawi, B., Gada, H., Petronio, A. S., Resor, C. D., Merhi, W., Garcia Del Blanco, B., Attizzani, G. F., Batchelor, W. B., Gillam, L. D., … SMART Trial Investigators (2024). Self-expanding or balloon-expandable TAVR in patients with a small aortic annulus. The New England Journal of Medicine, 390(21), 1959–1971. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2312573
Abbas, A. E., Khalili, H., Madanat, L., Elmariah, S., Shannon, F., Al-Azizi, K., Waggoner, T., Pilgrim, T., Okuno, T., Bavry, A., Ternacle, J., Christensen, J., Cabau, J. R., Mack, M., & Pibarot, P. (2023). Echocardiographic versus invasive aortic valve gradients in different clinical scenarios. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography: Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 36(12), 1302–1314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2023.06.016
VASCULAR DISEASE
Russell, N., Sayfo, S., George, T., & Gable, D. (2023). Effect of a pulmonary embolism response team on the management and outcomes of patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 11(6), 1139–1148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.05.016
Gable, D. R., Verhoeven, E., Trimarchi, S., Böckler, D., Milner, R., Dubenec, S., Silveira, P., Weaver, F., & GREAT Investigators (2024). Endovascular treatment for thoracic aortic disease from the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 79(5), 1044–1056.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2023.12.040
Shutze, W., Gable, D., Ogola, G., & Eidt, J. (2024). Prosthetic outcomes after amputation and the impact of mobility level on survival. Journal of Vascular Surgery, S0741-5214(24)01071-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.046
DiLosa, K., Schonefeld, S., El-Khoury, R., Eichler, C., DiBartolomeo, A., Magee, G. A., Yi, J., Simioni, A., Gable, D., Barghout, R., Ayad, M., Mouawad, N. J., Maximus, S., Baril, D., Aranson, N., Azizzadeh, A., & Humphries, M. (2024). Multi-center experience with intravascular lithotripsy for treatment of severe calcification during transcarotid artery revascularization for high-risk patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery, S0741-5214(24)01075-9. Advance online
publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.049
Patrone, L., Pasqui, E., Conte, M. S., Farber, A., Ferraresi, R., Menard, M., Mills, J. L., Rundback, J., Schneider, P., Ysa, A., Abhishek, K., Adams, G. L., Ahmad, N., Ahmed, I., Alexandrescu, V. A., Amor, M., Alper, D., Andrassy, M., Attinger, C., Baadh, A., … Montero Baker, M. (2024). The “woundosome” concept and its impact on procedural outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Journal of Endovascular Therapy: An Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 15266028241231745. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15266028241231745
Nursing
Contributing author: Grayson, G. American Nurses Association & Society for Vascular Nursing. (2024).Vascular Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition. American Nurses Association. 14-18.
Smith, B. D. (2024). Not another straight fix: Stenting a kinked LVAD outflow graft. CathLab Digest. 32(1). https://
www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/cathlab/finalists-crts-2024-nurses-and-technologists-interesting-cases-competition
Stanzo, K., DeMoss, M., Hollingsworth, B., Schrah Sherrill, S., Cruz, M. S. F. D., Reynolds, A., Jackson, T., & Nwawuihe, J. (2024). Nurse certification and test anxiety. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 54(7-8), 422–426. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001451
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