Submissions from 2019
Predictors and impact of right heart failure severity following left ventricular assist device implantation, R. D. Baxter, K. M. Tecson, S. Still, J. D. G. Collier, J. Felius, S. M. Joseph, S. A. Hall, and B. Lima
Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement, M. Catalano, D. Lin, H. Cassiere, N. Kohn, B. Rutkin, G. Maurer, J. A. Berg, R. Esposito, A. Hartman, P. Yu, and +1 additional author
Persistent reduction of mitral regurgitation by implantation of a transannular mitral bridge: Durability and effectiveness of the repair at 2 years - Results of a prospective trial, S. Cerny, M. Benesova, I. Skalsky, N. C. Patel, and V. A. Subramanian
ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2019 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonvalvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, J. U. Doherty, S. Kort, R. Mehran, P. Schoenhagen, P. Soman, G. J. Dehmer, T. M. Bashore, N. M. Bhave, M. E. Hall, M. J. Wolk, and +29 additional authors
ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2019 appropriate use criteria for multimodality imaging in the assessment of cardiac structure and function in nonvalvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, J. U. Doherty, S. Kort, R. Mehran, P. Schoenhagen, P. Soman, G. J. Dehmer, T. M. Bashore, N. M. Bhave, M. E. Hall, M. J. Wolk, and +29 additional authors
ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2019 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonvalvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, J. U. Doherty, S. Kort, R. Mehran, P. Schoenhagen, P. Soman, G. J. Dehmer, T. M. Bashore, N. M. Bhave, M. E. Hall, J. B. Wong, and +13 additional authors
Sutureless repair of spontaneous coronary dissection with free wall rupture and cardiac tamponade, M. P. Gannon, L. M. Graver, and A. Singh
The Effect of Acute Limb Ischemia on Mortality in Patients Undergoing Femoral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, I. Gulkarov, T. Bobka, A. Elmously, A. Salemi, B. Worku, I. Gambardella, and M. D'Ayala
Risk factors for atrial fibrillation recurrence post Cox-maze IV performed without pre-exclusion (Commentary)., S. T. Hussain
Conduction abnormalities after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, S. Kanjanauthai, K. Bhasin, L. Pirelli, and C. A. Kliger
First series of minimally invasive, robot-assisted tracheobronchoplasty with mesh for severe tracheobronchomalacia, R. Lazzaro, B. Patton, P. Lee, J. Karp, E. Mihelis, S. Vatsia, and S. J. Scheinerman
Durable left ventricular assist device implantation in extremely obese heart failure patients, A. Y. Lee, K. M. Tecson, B. Lima, A. F. Shaikh, J. Collier, S. Still, R. Baxter, J. M. DiMaio, J. Felius, S. M. Joseph, and +5 additional authors
Cardiac tamponade from a fractured inferior vena cava filter, E. Levine, K. Pasha, J. Song, J. M. Hemli, and I. Kronzon
Modified Distal Dunk Technique for Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Shunt in Stage 1 Palliation, D. B. Meyer and K. Nguyen
Reoperative mitral valve surgery via sternotomy or right thoracotomy: A propensity-matched analysis, N. C. Patel, J. M. Hemli, K. Seetharam, L. M. Graver, D. R. Brinster, L. Pirelli, S. J. Scheinerman, and A. R. Hartman
Robotic sleeve resections: new territory but not the final frontier, B. D. Patton
Acute Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis: An Unfortunate Collision of Prothrombotic Risk Factors, N. M. Quattrocchi, J. M. Hemli, S. J. Scheinerman, and N. C. Patel
A Simple Scoring System to Predict Survival after Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, B. Worku, S. Khin, M. Gaudino, D. Avgerinos, I. Gambardella, M. D'Ayala, K. Ramasubbu, I. Gulkarov, and A. Salemi
Single-direction thoracoscopic lobectomy: A step in the right direction, J. S. Young and P. C. Lee
Predictors of Increased Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Severe Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, P. Yu, D. Lin, M. Catalano, H. Cassiere, N. Kohn, and A. Hartman
Impact of novel oral anticoagulants vs warfarin on effusions after coronary artery bypass grafting, P. Yu, D. Lin, M. Catalano, H. Cassiere, F. Manetta, N. Kohn, and A. Hartman
Submissions from 2018
Beyond the Beck's Triad: The Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Treatment of Shock, A. Agrawal, Z. Hasan, R. R. Sikachi, and S. Koenig
A 68-Year-Old Man With Dyspnea on Exertion and Cough, A. Agrawal, R. R. Sikachi, S. Koenig, and S. Khanijo
Response, Y. Aguilera Garcia, L. Quintero, K. Singh, V. Lakticova, A. M. Iakovou, S. Koenig, P. H. Mayo, and M. Narasimhan
Sternotomy closure using rigid plate fixation: a paradigm shift from wire cerclage, K. B. Allen, K. J. Icke, V. H. Thourani, Y. Naka, K. J. Grubb, J. Grehan, N. Patel, T. S. Guy, K. Landolfo, M. Bonnell, and +1 additional author
Rigid Plate Fixation Versus Wire Cerclage: Patient-Reported and Economic Outcomes From a Randomized Trial, K. B. Allen, V. H. Thourani, Y. Naka, K. J. Grubb, J. Grehan, N. Patel, T. S. Guy, K. Landolfo, M. Gerdisch, D. J. Cohen, and +1 additional author
Photoplethysmographic assessment of pulse transit time correlates with echocardiographic measurement of stroke volume in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus, C. R. Amirtharaj, L. C. Palmeri, G. Gradwohl, Y. Adar, M. Nitzan, D. Gruber, A. Blaufox, D. B. Meyer, E. N. Kwon, and R. Koppel
Use of High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation to Expand Organ Donor Pool, F. Benn, A. Afzal, B. Worku, F. Khusid, B. H. Fahoum, and I. Gulkarov
Endovascular Management of Tracheo-Subclavian Fistula, T. W. Bobka, D. C. Sukato, N. V. Kohli, B. Worku, I. M. Gulkarov, and M. D'Ayala
Thoughts on the immigration debate and health care: A personal story, H. A. Fernandez
Subcutaneous defibrillator lead management in a patient undergoing a sternotomy, J. Gabriels, J. Donnelly, J. Willner, S. Beldner, A. Patel, B. Lima, and L. M. Epstein
Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Causing Compression of the Left Main Coronary Artery, M. P. Gannon, L. S. Boutis, D. R. Brinster, R. A. Esposito, S. G. Saba, and J. N. Makaryus
A 61-Year-Old Caribbean Man With Thrush and Acute Respiratory Failure Primary pulmonary adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with human T-lymphotropic virus 1, J. Gong, A. Melamud, and S. Koenig
High-frequency percussive ventilation facilitates weaning from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults, I. Gulkarov, J. Schiffenhaus, I. Wong, A. Afzal, F. Khusid, and B. Worku
Left Axillary Artery Cannulation Facilitates Reoperative Total Aortic Arch Replacement, J. M. Hemli, B. Gu, S. J. Scheinerman, and D. R. Brinster
Aortic Cannulation in DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection Facilitates Subsequent Deployment of a Frozen Elephant Trunk, J. M. Hemli, A. Mattia, E. Payabyab, Y. Dudiy, S. J. Scheinerman, and D. R. Brinster
A Man in his 80s With Refractory Hypoxia and Shock Postcardiac Arrest, T. He, L. Quintero, and S. Koenig
Subclinical leaflet thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, S. Kanjanauthai, L. Pirelli, N. Nalluri, and C. A. Kliger
Mechanical prosthetic valve malfunction diagnosed by gated non-contrast computed tomography., Z. Kassam, D. Brinster, M. Poon, J. Conroy, and I. Kronzon
Rebuttal From Drs Koenig and Lakticova, S. J. Koenig and V. Lakticova
Should All Initial Episodes of Hemoptysis Be Evaluated by Bronchoscopy? No, S. J. Koenig and V. Lakticova
Bronchoscopy in Patients With Hemoptysis and Negative Imaging Tests Response, S. Koenig, V. Lakticova, and N. H. Park
High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation Rescue Therapy in Morbidly Obese Patients Failing Conventional Mechanical Ventilation., A. Korzhuk, A. Afzal, I. Wong, F. Khusid, B. Worku, and I. Gulkarov
Controversies and Challenges of Ventricular Assist Device Therapy, B. Lima, A. Bansal, J. Abraham, J. D. Rich, S. S. Lee, B. Soleimani, J. N. Katz, A. Kilic, J. S. Young, S. M. Joseph, and +1 additional author
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe mitral or tricuspid regurgitation at extreme risk for surgery, S. H. Little, J. J. Popma, N. S. Kleiman, G. M. Deeb, T. G. Gleason, S. J. Yakubov, S. Checuti, A. Hartman, S. Katz, M. J. Reardon, and +11 additional authors
Neuroprotective Strategies in Repair and Replacement of the Aortic Arch, F. Manetta, C. W. Mullan, and M. A. Catalano
The Design and Evaluation of the Comprehensive Hospitalist Assessment and Mentorship with Portfolios (CHAMP) Ultrasound Program, B. K. Mathews, K. Reierson, V. Khuong, A. Mehta, P. Miller, S. Koenig, and M. Narasimhan
Expert Agreement in the Interpretation of Lung Ultrasound Studies Performed on Mechanically Ventilated Patients, S. J. Millington, R. T. Arntfield, R. J. Guo, S. Koenig, P. Kory, V. Noble, H. Mallemat, and J. R. Schoenherr
Better With Ultrasound: Announcing a New “How-to” Ultrasound Series, S. J. Millington and S. Koenig
Better With Ultrasound: Paracentesis, S. J. Millington and S. Koenig
Better With Ultrasound: Pleural Procedures in Critically Ill Patients, S. J. Millington and S. Koenig
Response, S. J. Millington and S. Koenig
Better With Ultrasound: Lumbar Puncture, S. J. Millington, M. Silva Restrepo, and S. Koenig
The Safety and Utility of Phenobarbital Use for the Treatment of Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, M. Oks, K. L. Cleven, L. Healy, M. Wei, M. Narasimhan, P. H. Mayo, N. Kohn, and S. Koenig
Serial Diaphragm Ultrasonography to Predict Successful Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation, A. Palkar, P. Mayo, K. Singh, S. Koenig, M. Narasimhan, A. Singh, R. Darabaner, H. Greenberg, and E. Gottesman
Diaphragm Excursion-Time Index A New Parameter Using Ultrasonography to Predict Extubation Outcome, A. Palkar, M. Narasimhan, H. Greenberg, K. Singh, S. Koenig, P. Mayo, and E. Gottesman
Short- and intermediate-term outcomes of hybrid coronary revascularization for double-vessel disease, N. C. Patel, J. M. Hemli, M. C. Kim, K. Seetharam, L. Pirelli, D. R. Brinster, S. J. Scheinerman, and V. P. Singh
Transinnominate approach for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: single-centre experience of minimally invasive alternative access, L. Pirelli, J. S. Scheinerman, D. R. Brinster, N. C. Patel, A. Eltom, J. M. Hemli, and C. A. Kliger
Does Prophylactic Ibuprofen After Surgical Atrial Septal Defect Repair Decrease the Rate of Post-Pericardiotomy Syndrome?, E. J. Rabinowitz, D. B. Meyer, P. Kholwadwala, N. Kohn, and A. Bakar
Does a balanced transfusion ratio of plasma to packed red blood cells improve outcomes in both trauma and surgical patients? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies, M. Rahouma, M. Kamel, D. Jodeh, T. Kelley, L. B. Ohmes, A. R. de Biasi, A. A. Abouarab, U. Benedetto, T. S. Guy, C. Lau, P. C. Lee, L. N. Girardi, and M. Gaudino
Surgical repair of bilateral coronary artery fistulae and a left main coronary artery aneurysm following a failed percutaneous embolization, U. Rashid, A. Tariq, A. Dominguez, C. Kliger, J. Hemli, and D. Brinster
Left Ventricular Assist Devices and the Kidney, D. W. Ross, G R. Stevens, R. Wanchoo, D. T. Majure, S. Jauhar, H. A. Fernandez, M. Merzkani, and K. D. Jhaveri
The Use of M-Mode Ultrasonography to Differentiate the Causes of B Lines, A. K. Singh, P. H. Mayo, S. Koenig, A. Talwar, and M. Narasimhan
Continuous invasive hemodynamic monitoring using steerable guide catheter to optimize mitraclip transcatheter mitral valve repair: A multicenter, proof-of-concept study., G. H. L. Tang, L. Y. Ong, R. Kaple, B. Ramlawi, T. Dutta, S. Zaid, H. Ahmad, R. Kalimi, C. Undemir, A. Kini, and +10 additional authors
Major Adverse Renal and Cardiac Events After Coronary Angiography and Cardiac Surgery, K. M. Tecson, G. Feghali, G. Gonzalez-Stawinski, B. L. Hamman, R. Hebeler, S. R. Lander, B. Lima, S. Potluri, J. M. Schussler, P. A. Mccullough, and +2 additional authors
Determinants and Outcomes of Vasoplegia Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation, K. M. Tecson, B. Lima, A. Y. Lee, F. S. Raza, G. Ching, C. Lee, J. Felius, R. D. Baxter, S. Still, S. M. Joseph, and +2 additional authors
Minimally invasive robotic-assisted excision of an aortopulmonary mediastinal paraganglioma., G. A. Wasserman, A. J. Kent, R. S. Lazzaro, and B. D. Patton
Submissions from 2016
Prestenting for prevention of melody valve stent fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis, R. Cardoso, M. Ansari, D. Garcia, S. Sandhu, D. Brinster, and N. Piazza
Correlation of the predictive ability of early warning metrics and mortality for cardiac arrest patients receiving in-hospital Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, B. DeVoe, A. Roth, G. Maurer, M. Tamuz, M. Lesser, R. Pekmezaris, A. N. Makaryus, A. Hartman, and P. DiMarzio
Molecular Testing in Multiple Synchronous Lung Adenocarcinomas: Case Report and Literature Review, O. C. Rafael, R. Lazzaro, and A. Hasanovic
Utility of Established Risk Models to Predict Surgical Mortality in Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection, P. J. Yu, H. A. Cassiere, N. Kohn, S. L. Dellis, F. Manetta, R. A. Esposito, and A. R. Hartman
Submissions from 2015
Right Heart Transvalvular Embolus with High Risk Pulmonary Embolism in a Recently Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report of a Therapeutic Challenge, G. K. Acharya, A. M. Adedayo, H. Prabhu, D. R. Brinster, and P. Mir
Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Present Status and Evolving Future, M. M. Ansari, R. Cardoso, D. Garcia, S. Sandhu, E. Horlick, D. Brinster, G. Martucci, and N. Piazza
Type A Dissection Involving Intimo-Intimal Intussusception Through the Aortic Valve, T. Armour, S. Armour, P. Reddy, and D. Brinster
Introducing a 3-dimensionally Printed, Tissue-Engineered Graft for Airway Reconstruction: A Pilot Study, T. A. Goldstein, B. D. Smith, D. Zeltsman, D. Grande, and L. P. Smith
Integrating Biodegradable 3-Dimensional-Printing into Tracheal Reconstruction, T. Goldstein, L. Smith, B. Smith, D. Grande, and D. Zeltsman
Comorbid Profile Rather than Age Determines Hip Fracture Mortality in a Nonagenarian Population, A. Graver, S. Merwin, L. Collins, N. Kohn, and A. Goldman
Acute Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy: A 9-Year Retrospective Analysis, A. R. Hartman, F. Manetta, R. Lessen, R. Pekmezaris, A. Kozikowski, L. Jahn, M. Akerman, M. L. Lesser, L. R. Glassman, M. Graver, J. S. Scheinerman, R. Kalimi, R. Palazzo, S. Vatsia, G. Pogo, M. Hall, P. J. Yu, and V. Singh
Robotically Assisted Bilateral Bronchoplasty for Tracheobronchomalacia, J. F. Lazar, D. H. Posner, W. Palka, L. N. Spier, and R. S. Lazzaro
Novel Percutaneous Apical Exclusion of a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm After Complicated Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, S. Merchan, C. Li, F. J. Martinez, C. Kliger, V. Jelnin, G. Perk, D. Brinster, I. Kronzon, and C. E. Ruiz
Direct percutaneous transaortic approach for treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysms, L. Pirelli, C. Kliger, G. P. Fontana, and C. E. Ruiz
Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Through a Persistent Sciatic Artery, R. Ramanathan, M. L. DesChamplain, and D. R. Brinster
Use of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery, R. Ramanathan, D. W. Parrish, T. K. Armour, and D. R. Brinster
Journey to top performance: a multipronged quality improvement approach to reducing cardiac surgery mortality, S. J. Scheinerman, Y. D. Dlugacz, A. R. Hartman, D. Moravick, K. L. Nelson, K. A. Scanlon, and L. Stier
Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms: Review of the Literature and an Update on Management, M. Weinreich, P. J. Yu, and B. Trost
Available Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Technology, D. Weiss, C. E. Ruiz, L. Pirelli, V. Jelnin, G. P. Fontana, and C. Kliger
Myocardial Infarction Classification on Outcomes in Nonemergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, P. J. Yu, H. A. Cassiere, N. Kohn, S. L. Dellis, F. Manetta, and A. R. Hartman
Submissions from 2014
Isolated Adrenal Cryptococcosis, Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy: A Case Report, R. Cocker, S. A. McNair, L. Kahn, S. Kwon, X. Ding, V. Zeltsman, and C. Sung
Percutaneous transapical access: current status, Y. Dudiy, Chad Kliger, V. Jelnin, A. Elisabeth, Itzhak Kronzon, and C. E. Ruiz
Complicated pediatric subglottic granular cell tumor with extensive intraluminal and extraluminal invasion, N. J. Gonik, D. Zeltsman, and L. Smith
A Woman in Her 60s With Septic Shock, Abdominal Pain, and a Positive Urinalysis, Y. Y. Greenstein and S. J. Koenig
Successful first-in-man percutaneous transapical-transseptal Melody mitral valve-in-ring implantation after complicated closure of a para-annular ring leak, C. Kliger, A. Al-Badri, S. Wilson, D. Weiss, V. Jelnin, I. Kronzon, G. Perk, G. P. Fontana, and C. E. Ruiz
Percutaneous complete repair of failed mitral valve prosthesis: simultaneous closure of mitral paravalvular leaks and transcatheter mitral valve implantation - single-centre experience, C. Kliger, R. Angulo, L. Maranan, R. Kumar, V. Jelnin, I. Kronzon, G. P. Fontana, K. Plestis, N. Patel, G. Perk, and C. E. Ruiz
Ultrasound Assessment of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Receiving CT Pulmonary Angiography, S. Koenig, S. Chandra, A. Alaverdian, C. Dibello, P. H. Mayo, and M. Narasimhan
Response to: Ultrasound in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Response, S. Koenig and P. H. Mayo
Self-Expanding Prostheses for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, R. Kumar, A. Latib, A. Colombo, and C. E. Ruiz
Advanced Echocardiography for the Critical Care Physician Part 1, M. Narasimhan, S. J. Koenig, and P. H. Mayo
Advanced Echocardiography for the Critical Care Physician Part 2, M. Narasimhan, S. J. Koenig, and P. H. Mayo
The Effect of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography on Imaging Studies in the Medical ICU A Comparative Study, M. Oks, K. L. Cleven, J. Cardenas-Garcia, J. A. Schaub, S. Koenig, R. I. Cohen, P. H. Mayo, and M. Narasimhan
Novel approach for the percutaneous treatment of left ventricular pseudoaneurysms, A. Singh, C. Kliger, and C. E. Ruiz