May 2013
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Surgery Archives

1. Beaty CA, Arnaoutakis, GJ,Grega, MA, Robinson CW, George, TJ, Baumgartner WA, Gottesman RF, McKhann GM, Cameron DE, Whitman GJ. The role of head computed tomography imaging in the evaluation of postoperative neurologic deficits in cardiac surgery patients Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Feb;95(2):548-54. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.006. Epub 2012 Dec 6.
Key words: CT imaging, neurologic deficits, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23218967

2. Cole AP, Block L, Wu AW. On higher ground: ethical reasoning and its relationship with error disclosure. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Mar 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: patient safety, disclosure, medical ethics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23457359

3. Detsky AS, Baerlocher MO, Wu AW. Admitting mistakes: ethics says yes, instinct says no. CMAJ. 2013 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: patient safety, disclosure, medical ethics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439624

4. Dezube R, Arnaoutakis GJ, Reed RM, Bolukbas S, Shah AS, Orens JB, Brower RG, Eberlein M. The effect of lung-size mismatch on mechanical ventilation tidal volumes after bilateral lung transplantation. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;16(3):275-81.
Key words: lung size mismatch, mechanical ventilation, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23243035

5. Ellaway RH, Graves L, Greene PS. Medical education in an electronic health record-mediated world. Med Teach. 2013 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Medical education, electronic medical records
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23464893

6. Faraday N, Rock P, Lin EE, Perl TM, Carroll K, Stierer T, Robarts P, McFillin A, Ross T, Shah AS, Riley LH, Tamargo RJ, Black JH, Blasco-Colmenares E, Guallar E. Past history of skin infection and risk of surgical site infection after elective surgery. Ann Surg. 2013 Jan;257(1):150-4.
Key words: skin infection, risk surgical site infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634899

7. George TJ, Kilic A, Beaty CA, Conte JV, Mandal K, Shah AS. Septuagenarians bridged to heart transplantation with a ventricular assist device have outcomes similar to younger patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Feb 22. doi:pii: S0003-4975(13)00006-4. 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.089. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Septuagenarians, Heart Transplant, Ventricular Assist Device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23462263

8. Katz NM. It is time for certification in cardiothoracic critical care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Feb 20.. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: cardiothoracic critical care, certification
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23434298

9. Kilic A, Sultan I, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Baumgartner WA, Cameron DE, Conte JV. Ventricular assist device implantation in the elderly: nationwide outcomes in the United States. J Card Surg. 2013 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12066. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Ventricular Assist Device, Elderly, Outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23387349

10. Mao H, Giuliani A, Blanca-Martos L, Kim JC, Nayak A, Virzi G, Brocca A, Scalzotto E, Neri M, Katz N, Ronco C. Effect of percutaneous ventricular assist devices on renal function. Blood Purif. 2013;35(1-3):119-26. doi: 10.1159/000346096. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
Key words: renal function, percutaneous ventricular assist devices
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23343556

11. Martin M, Zingg W, Hansen S, Gastmeier P, Wu AW, Pittet D, Dettenkofer M. PROHIBIT study group. Public reporting of healthcare-associated infection data in Europe. What are the views of infection prevention opinion leaders? J Hosp Infect. 2013 Feb;83(2):94-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.10.010. Epub 2012 Dec 27
Key words: patient safety, healthcare associated infection, mrsa
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23273963

12. Poruk KE, Firpo MA, Adler DG, Mulvihill SJ. Screening for pancreatic cancer: why, how, and who? Ann Surg. 2013 Jan;257(1):17-26.
Key words: Pancreatic cancer, screening
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22895395

13. Reeve BB, Wyrwich KW, Wu AW, Velikova G, Terwee CB, Snyder CF, Schwartz C, Revicki DA, Moinpour CM, McLeod LD, Lyons JC, Lenderking WR, Hinds PS, Hays RD, Greenhalgh J, Gershon R, Feeny D, Fayers PM, Cella D, Brundage M, Ahmed S, Aaronson NK, Butt Z. ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research. Qual Life Res. 2013 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: patient reported outcomes, comparative effectiveness research, patient centered outcomes research
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23288613

14. Sacco Casamassima MG, Ling Wong L, Papandria D, Abdullah F, Vricella LA, Cameron DE, Colombani PM. Modified Nuss procedure in concurrent repair of pectus excavatum and open heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jan 9. doi:pii: S0003-4975(12)02493-9. 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.007. [Epub 2013 Jan 10]
Key words: Nuss Procedure, Pectus Excavatum, heart surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23312791

15. Stephens RS, Shah AS, Whitman GJ. Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome after cardiac surgery. Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;95(3):1122-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.024. Epub 2013 Jan 23.
Key words: Lung injury, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23352419

1. Asemota AO, George BP, Bowman SM, Haider AH, Schneider EB. Causes and Trends in Traumatic Brain Injury for United States Adolescents. J. Neurotrauma. 2013 Jan 15;30(2):67-75. doi: 10.1089/neu.2012.2605.
Key words: epidemiology, head trauma, pediatric brain injury, TBI
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22989254

2. Bolorunduro OB, Haider AH, Oyetunji TA, Khoury A, Cubangbang M, Haut ER, Greene WR, Chang DC, Cornwell EE 3rd, Siram SM. Dispartities in trauma care: are fewer diagnostic tests conducted for uninsured patients with pelvic fractures? Am J Surg. 2013 Jan 30. doi:pii: S0002-9610(13)00016-0. 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.026. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Pelvic Fracture, Disparities, Uninsured, Trauma, Diagnostic Tests
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23375757

3. Haider AH, Scott VK, Rehman KA, Velopulos CG, Bentley JM, EE Cornwell EE 3rd, Al-Refaie W. Racial disparities in surgical care and outcomes in The United States: a comprehensive review of patient, provider and systemic factors. J Amer Coll Surg. 2013 Jan 11. pii: S1072-7515(12)01379-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.11.014. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Race disparities, Surgical care, Outcomes, Systematic Review
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23318117

4. Liu Y, Cope L, Sun W, Wang Y, Prasad N, Sangenario L, Talbot K, Somervell H, Westra W, Bishop J, Califano J, Zeiger M, Umbricht C: DNA copy number variations characterize benign and malignant thyroid tumors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, March 2013, 98(3):0000-0000).
Key words: Thyroid cancer, Copy Number Variation, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism array
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23345095

5. Schneider EB, Haider AH, Hyder O, Efron JE, Lidor AO, Pawlik TM. Assessing short and long-term outcomes among black vs white medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer. Am J Surg. 2013 Jan 30. doi:pii: S0002-9610(13)00019-6. 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.08.005. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Colorectal Cancer, Race, Disparities, SEER-Medicare
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23375764

1. Dieudonné A, Hobbs RF, Lebtahi R, Maurel F, Baechler S, Wahl RL, Boubaker A, Le Guludec D,Sgouros G, Gardin I. Study of the impact of tissue density heterogeneities on 3-dimensional abdominal dosimetry: comparison between dose kernel convolution and direct monte carlo methods. J Nucl Med. 2013 Feb;54(2):236-43. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.112.105825. Epub 2012 Dec 18.
Key words: 3D dosimetry; tissue density; convolution; Monte Carlo
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23249540

2. Djamanakova A, Faria AV, Hsu J, Ceritoglu C, Oishi K, Miller MI, Hillis AE, Mori S. Diffeomorphic brain mapping based on T1-weighted images: improvement of registration accuracy by multichannel mapping. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013 Jan;37(1):76-84.
Key words: atlas, ventricles, mapping, brain, MRI
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22972747

3. Tighe SK, Oishi K, Mori S, Smith GS, Albert M, Lyketsos CG, Mielke MM. Diffusion tensor imaging of neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's dementia. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012 Fall;24(4):484-8. Available in PMC 2012 Dec 31.
Key words: Diffusion tensor imaging, Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment, Neuropsychiatric symptoms
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23224456

4. Yoshida S, Oishi K, Faria AV, Mori S. Diffusion tensor imaging of normal brain development. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Jan;43(1):15-27.
Key words: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), MRI, Normal development
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23288475

1. Beaty CA, Arnaoutakis GJ, Grega MA, Robinson CW, George TJ, Baumgartner WA, Gottesman RF, McKhann GM, Cameron DE, Whitman GJ. The role of head computed tomography imaging in the evaluation of postoperative neurologic deficits in cardiac surgery patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec 5. doi:pii: S0003-4975(12)02491-5. 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.006. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: computed tomography, neurologic deficit, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23218967

2. Buckberg G, Athanasuleas C, Conte J. Surgical ventricular restoration for the treatment of heart failure. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2012 Nov 13. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2012.143.
Key words: surgical ventricular restoration, heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149831

3. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Jandu SK, Santhanam L, Berkowitz DE, Shah AS. Inhaled hydrogen sulfide improves graft function in an experimental model of lung transplantation. J Surg Res. 2012 Dec;178(2):593-600. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.037. Epub 2012 Jun 27.
Key words: Inhaled hydrogen sulfide, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22771242

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Jandu SK, Santhanam L, Berkowitz DE, Shah AS. A physiologic and biochemical profile of clinically rejected lungs on a normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion platform. J Surg Res. 2012 Nov 27. doi:pii: S0022-4804(12)01858-6. 10.1016/j.jss.2012.11.012. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: biochemical profile, ex vivo lung perfusion
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23218735

5. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Outcomes and temporal trends among high-risk patients after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Nov;31(11):1182-91. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.07.001. Epub 2012 Aug 11.
Key words: outcome, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885156

6. George TJ, Knudsen KP, Sodha NR, Beaty CA, Feller-Kopman D, Shah AS, Yarmus L. Respiratory support with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during stenting of tracheobronchomalacia.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov;94(5):1736-7.
Key words: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, stent, tracheobronchomalacia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885156

7. Hicks CW, Sweeney DA, Danner RL, Eichacker PQ, Suffredini AF, Feng J, Sun J, Moriyama B, Wesley R, Behrend EN, Solomon SB, Natanson C. Beneficial effects of stress-dose corticosteroid therapy in canines depend on the severity of staphylococcal pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2012 Dec;38 (12):2063-71.
Key words: sepsis; septic shock; steroids; animal model
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23111805

8. Kilic A, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Use of cryopreserved saphenous vein grafts in congenital heart surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;144(6):1520-2.
Key words: cryopreserved saphaneous veins, congenital heart surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23020945

9. Kilic A, George TJ, Beaty CA, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. The effect of center volume on the incidence of postoperative complications and their impact on survival after lung transplantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;144(6):1502-9.
Key words: Lung transplantation, center volume, complications, survival
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22995727

10. Kilic A, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Lung transplantation in patients 70 years old or older: Have outcomes changed after implementation of the lung allocation score? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov;144(5):1133-8.
Key words: Lung transplantation, Lung allocation score
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22944081

11. Ono M, Joshi B, Brady K, Easley RB, Kibler K, Conte J, Shah A, Russell SD, Hogue CW. Cerebral blood flow autoregulation is preserved after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012 Dec;26(6):1022-8.
Key words: left ventricular assist device, cerebral blood flow
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23122299

12. Nagy CD, Alejo DE, Corretti MC, Ravekes WJ, Crosson JE, Spevak PJ, Ringel R, Carson KA, Khalil S, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Traill TA, Holmes KW. Tetralogy of Fallot and Aortic Root Dilation: A Long-Term Outlook. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Oct 19.
Key words: tetralogy of fallot, aortic root dilation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23080541

13. Piacentino V 3rd, Ganapathi AM, Stafford-Smith M, Hsieh MK, Patel CB, Simeone AA, Rogers JG, Milano CA. Utility of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures for patients undergoing implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov;144(5):1217-21.
Key words: tricuspid valve procedures, left ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22938779

14. Stain SC, Cogbill TH, Ellison EC, Britt LD, Ricotta JJ, Calhoun JH, Baumgartner WA. In brief. Curr Probl Surg. 2012 Oct;49(10):560-2.
Key words: surgical training models

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967483


15. Stain SC, Cogbill TH, Ellison EC, Britt LD, Ricotta JJ, Calhoun JH, Baumgartner WA. Surgical training models: a new vision. Curr Probl Surg. 2012 Oct;49(10):565-623.
Key words: Surgical training models
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967484

1. Chopra K, Susarla SM, Goodrich D, Gordon CR. Clinical Application and Validation of the FACES score for Facial Transplantation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. September 2012;215: S80. Also presented as podium presentation at 2012 Clinical Congress in Chicago, Il
Key words: Face transplant, FACES Score, Plastic Surgery
http://www.facs.org/clincon2012/press/Gordon.pdf
No PMID available

2. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Outcomes and temporal trends among high-risk patients after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Nov;31(11):1182-91. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.07.001. Epub 2012 Aug 11.
Key words: outcome, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885156

3. George TJ, Knudsen KP, Sodha NR, Beaty CA, Feller-Kopman D, Shah AS, Yarmus L. Respiratory support with venovenous extracorporeal membrance oxygenation during stenting of tracheobronchomalacia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov;94(5):1736-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.016
Key words: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, stent, tracheobronchomalacia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23098960

4. Hall KT, Lembo AJ, Kirsch I, Ziogas DC, Douaiher J, et al. (2012) Catechol-O-Methyltransferase val158met Polymorphism Predicts Placebo Effect in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. PLoS ONE. 7(10): e48135. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048135
Key words: Placebo, COMT, patient-doctor, IBS
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048135
PMID: 23110189

5. Haut ER, Lau BD, Kraenzlin FS, Hobson DB, Kraus PS, Carolan HT, Haider AH, Holzmueller CG, Efron DT, Pronovost PJ, Streiff MB. Improved prophylaxis and decreased preventable harm with a mandatory computerized clinical decision support tool for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in trauma patients. Arch Surg. 2012 Oct 1;147(10):901-907.
Key words: Venous Thromboembolism; Clinical Decision Support
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23070407

6. Kilic A, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Lung transplantation in patients 70 years old or older: Have outcomes changed after implementation of the lung allocation score? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov;144(5):1133-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.080. Epub 2012 Aug 31.
Key words: Lung transplantation, Lung allocation score
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22944081

7. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Cameron DE, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV. Institutional factors beyond procedural volume significantly impact center variability in outcomes after orthotopic heart transplantation. Ann Surg. 2012 Oct;256(4):616-23.
Key words: Heart transplantation, volume, outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22964734

8. Lal BK, Beach KW, Roubin GS, Lutsep HL, Moore WS, Malas MB, Chiu D, Gonzales NR, Burke JL, Rinaldi M, Elmore JR, Weaver FA, Narins CR, Foster M, Hodgson K, Shepard AD, Meschia JF, Bergelin RO, Voeks J, Howard G, Brott TJ. Restenosis following carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial. Lancet Neurol. September 2012; 11: 755-63.
Key words: Carotid artery endarterectomy, Carotid artery stenting, Restenosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22857850

9. McCay L, Wu AW. Medical error: the second victim. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2012 Oct;73(10):C146-8.
Key words: patient safety, adverse event, second victim, peer counseling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23124197

10. Okamoto Y, Vricella LA, Moss WJ, Griffin DE. Immature CD4(+)CD8(+) thymocytes are preferentially infected by measles virus in human thymic organ cultures. PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e45999. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045999. Epub 2012 Sep 24.
Key words: Thymocytes, measles virus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029357

11. Piacentino V 3rd, Ganapathi AM, Stafford-Smith M, Hsieh MK, Patel CB, Simeone AA, Rogers JG, Milano CA. Utility of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures for patients undergoing implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov;144(5):1217-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.064. Epub 2012 Aug 29.
Key words: tricuspid valve procedures, left ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22938779

12. Schaeffer AJ, Yenokyan G, Alcorn K, Furth SL, Diener-West M, Wu AW, Gearhart JP, Dodson JL. Health related quality of life in adolescents with bladder exstrophy-epispadias as measured by the child health questionnaire-child form 87. J Urol. 2012 Nov;188(5):1924-9. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.07.014. [Epub 2012 Sep 19]
Key words: Health-related quality of life, pediatric, bladder exstrophy, incontinence
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22998914

13. Seys D, Wu AW, Van Gerven E, Vleugels A, Euwema M, Panella M, Scott SD, Conway J, Sermeus W, Vanhaecht K. Health care professionals as second victims after adverse events : a systematic review. Eval Health Prof. 2012 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: patient safety, adverse event, second victim, peer counseling
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22976126

14. Stain SC, Cogbill TH, Ellison EC, Britt LD, Ricotta JJ, Calhoun JH, Baumgartner WA. Surgical training models: a new vision. Curr Probl Surg. 2012 Oct;49(10):565-623. No abstract available.
Key words: Surgical training models
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967484

15. Whitman IR, Murphy M, Gilson MM, Campfield A, Haddad M, Moxey E, Whitman GJ. Compliance with surgical care improvement project blood glucose-a marker for euglycemia, but does it put our patients at risk? Popul Health Manag. 2012 Oct;15(5):309-14. Epub 2012 Jul 12.
Key words: SCIP, Blood Glucose, Euglycemia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22788779

1. Abecassis M, Bridges ND, Clancy CJ, Dew MA, Eldadah B, Englesbe MJ, Flessner MF, Frank JC, Friedewald J, Gill J, Gries C, Halter JB, Hartmann EL, Hazzard WR, Horne FM, Hosenpud J, Jacobson P, Kasiske BL, Lake J, Loomba R, Malani PN, Moore TM, Murray A, Nguyen MH, Powe NR, Reese PP, Reynolds H, Samaniego MD, Schmader KE, Segev DL, Shah AS, Singer LG, Sosa JA, Stewart ZA, Tan JC, Williams WW, Zaas DW, High KP. Solid-organ transplantation in older adults: current status and future research. Am J Transplant. 2012 Sep 7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04245.x.
Key words: organ transplantation, older adults
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958872

2. Allen JG, Kilic A, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Shah AS, Conte JV. Should patients 60 years and older undergo bridge to transplantation with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: left ventricular assist device, bridge to transplant
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22858277

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, Zhao Y, George TJ, Sciortino CM, McCarthy PM, Conte JV. Surgical repair of ventricular septal defect after myocardial infarction: outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;94(2):436-43; discussion 443-4.
Key words: ventricular septal defect, myocardial infarction, sts national database
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22626761

4. Brajesh K Lal, Kirk W Beach, Gary S Roubin, Helmi L Lutsep, Wesley S Moore, Mahmoud B Malas, David Chiu, Nicole R Gonzales, J Lee Burke, Michael Rinaldi, James R Elmore, Fred A Weaver, Craig R Narins, Malcolm Foster, Kim J Hodgson, Alexander D Shepard, James F Meschia, Robert O Bergelin, Jenifer H Voeks, George Howard, Thomas G Brott, for the CREST Investigators* Restenosis after carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy: a secondary analysis of CREST, a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2012 Sep;11(9):755-763. Epub 2012 Aug 2.
Key words: Carotid artery stenting, carotid endarterectomy, restenosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22857850

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV. Contemporary etiologies, risk factors, and outcomes after pericardiectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;94(2):445-51.
Key words: pericardiectomy, etiology, risk factors, outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22621875

6. George TJ, Beaty CA, Ewald GA, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV, Whitman GJ, Silvestry SC. Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print ][PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Key words: Heart Transplantation, Reoperative sternotomy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22959569

7. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Haggerty KA, Frank SM, Savage WJ, Whitman GJ. Hemoglobin drift after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep;94(3):703-9.
Key words: Hemoglobin, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22609121

8. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Outcomes and temporal trends among high-risk patients after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation, high risk
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885156

9. Hicks CW, Krpata DM, Blatnik JA, Novitsky YW, Rosen MJ. Long-term effect on donor sites after components separation: a radiographic analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Aug;130(2):354-9.
Key words: components separation; hernia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22842410

10. Kilic A, George TJ, Beaty CA, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. The effect of center volume on the incidence of postoperative complications and their impact on survival after lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep 17. pii: S0022-5223(12)01062-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.08.047. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Lung transplantation, center volume, complications, survival
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22995727

11. Kilic A, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Lung transplantation in patients 70 years old or older: Have outcomes changed after implementation of the lung allocation score? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Lung transplantation, lung allocation score
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22944081

12. Kilic A, Shah AS, Conte JV, Baumgartner WA, Yuh DD. Operative outcomes in mitral valve surgery: Combined effect of surgeon and hospital volume in a population-based analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: mitral valve surgery, surgeon and hospital volume
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22914251

13. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Allen JG, George TJ, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Should orthotopic heart transplantation using marginal donors be limited to higher volume centers? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep;94(3):695-702. Epub 2012 May 23.
Key words: Orthotopic heart transplant, marginal donors, volume
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22626758

14. Piacentino V 3rd, Ganapathi AM, Stafford-Smith M, Hsieh MK, Patel CB, Simeone AA, Rogers JG, Milano CA. Utility of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures for patients undergoing implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Tricuspid valve procedures, left ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22938779

15. Yuan N, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Ju DG, Schaffer JM, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV. The spectrum of complications following left ventricular assist device placement. J Card Surg. 2012 Sep;27(5):630-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01504.x.
Key words: Left ventricular assist device, complications
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22978843

1. Abecassis M, Bridges ND, Clancy CJ, Dew MA, Eldadah B, Englesbe MJ, Flessner MF, Frank JC, Friedewald J, Gill J, Gries C, Halter JB, Hartmann EL, Hazzard WR, Horne FM, Hosenpud J, Jacobson P, Kasiske BL, Lake J, Loomba R, Malani PN, Moore TM, Murray A, Nguyen MH, Powe NR, Reese PP, Reynolds H, Samaniego MD, Schmader KE, Segev DL, Shah AS, Singer LG, Sosa JA, Stewart ZA, Tan JC, Williams WW, Zaas DW, High KP. Solid-organ transplantation in older adults: current status and future research. Am J Transplant. 2012 Oct;12(10):2608-2622.
Key words: Organ transplantation, Older Adults
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958872

2. Allen JG, Kilic A, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Shah AS, Conte JV. Should patients 60 years and older undergo bridge to transplantation with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug 1 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Left ventricular assist device, Bridge to Transplant
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22858277

3. Chu LC, Cameron DE, Johnson PT, Fishman EK. MDCT evaluation of postoperative aortic root pseudoaneurysms: imaging pearls and pitfalls. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jul;199(1):W84-90.
Key words: MDCT, aortic root pseudoaneurysms
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22733935

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Pipeling MR, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Acute kidney injury increases mortality after lung transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul;94(1):185-92.
Key words: lung transplantation, acute kidney injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/222325467

5. George TJ, Beaty CA, Ewald GA, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV, Whitman GJ, Silvestry SC. Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Heart Transplantation, Reoperative sternotomy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22959569

6. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Shah PD, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Outcomes and temporal trends among high-risk patients after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation, high risk
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22885156

7. Kilic A, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Lung transplantation in patients 70 years old or older: Have outcomes changed after implementation of the lung allocation score? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Lung transplantation, lung allocation score
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/222944081

8. Kilic A, Shah AS, Conte JV, Baumgartner WA, Yuh DD. Operative outcomes in mitral valve surgery: Combined effect of surgeon and hospital volume in a population-based analysis.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: mitral valve surgery, surgeon and hospital volume
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22914251

9. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Cameron DE, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV. Institutional factors beyond procedural volume significantly impact center variability in outcomes after orthotopic heart transplantation. Ann Surg. 2012 Oct;256(4):616-23.
Key words: Heart transplantation, volume, outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22964734

10. Prescott JD, Udelsman R. Local Anesthesia for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. 2nd edition, Gregory W Randolph, Editor, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders inc. 2013;pp 600 - 604.

11. Stain SC, Cogbill TH, Ellison EC, Britt LD, Ricotta JJ, Calhoun JH, Baumgartner WA. Surgical training models: a new vision. Curr Probl Surg. 2012 Oct;49(10):565-623.
Key words: Surgical training models
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967484

12. Stain SC, Cogbill TH, Ellison EC, Britt LD, Ricotta JJ, Calhoun JH, Baumgartner WA. In brief. Curr Probl Surg. 2012 Oct;49(10):560-2.
Key words: surgical training models
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967483

13. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. .Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jul 1;80(1):1-17.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383383

14. Whitman IR, Murphy M, Gilson MM, Campfield A, Haddad M, Moxey E, Whitman GJ. Compliance with surgical care improvement project blood glucose-a marker for euglycemia, but does it put our patients at risk? Popul Health Manag. 2012 Oct;15(5):309-14.
Key words: SCIP, Blood Glucose, Euglycemia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22788779

08/12

1. Allen JG, Kilic A, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Shah AS, Conte JV. Should patients 60 years and older undergo bridge to transplantation with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Left ventricular assist device, Bridge to Transplant
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22858277

2. Allen JG, Lee MT, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS, Detrick B. Preoperative recipient cytokine levels are associated with early lung allograft dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;93(6):1843-9.
Key words: Cytokine levels, lung allograft dysfunction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22503850

3. Cameron D. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2012;15(1):20-3.
Key words: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22424503

4. Chu LC, Cameron DE, Johnson PT, Fishman EK. MDCT evaluation of postoperative aortic root pseudoaneurysms: imaging pearls and pitfalls. Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jul;199(1):W84-90.
Key words: aortic root pseudoaneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22733935

5. Fu S, Stanek A, Mueller CM, Brown NA, Huan C, Bluth MH, Zenilman ME. Acute pancreatitis (AP) in aging animals-loss of PAP protection? World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jul 14;18(26):3379-88.
Key words: pancreatitis, adult rats, aging, elderly, sodium taurocholate, pancreatitis associated proteins, pancreatic reg, bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22807607

6. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Jandu SK, Santhanam L, Berkowitz DE, Shah AS. Inhaled hydrogen sulfide improves graft function in an experimental model of lung transplantation. J Surg Res. 2012 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Inhaled hydrogen sulfide, lung transplantation, graft function
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22771242

7. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Allen JG, Conte JV, Shah AS, Baumgartner WA, Yuh DD. Simple score to assess the risk of rejection after orthotopic heart transplantation. Circulation. 2012 Jun 19;125(24):3013-21.
Key words: Rejection risk, orthotopic heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634267

8. Simeone AA. Empyema and bronchopleural fistula following lung resection. Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, 2012,Vol. 8, No. 4 June 2012.
Key words: empyema, bronchopleural fistula, lung resection
No URL available

9. Shah RJ, Bellamy SL, Localio AR, Wickersham N, Diamond JM, Weinacker A, Lama VN, Bhorade S, Belperio JA, Crespo M, Demissie E, Kawut SM, Wille KM, Lederer DJ, Lee JC, Palmer SM, Orens J, Reynolds J, Shah A, Wilkes DS, Ware LB, Christie JD. A panel of lung injury biomarkers enhances the definition of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung injury biomarkers, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22694851

10. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety Expert Consensus Statement: Operator & Institutional Requirements for Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement; Part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun; 93(6):2093-110.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22386085

11. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. .Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, Part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jul 1;80(1):1-17.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383383

12. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jun;143(6):1254-1263.e9.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22595626

13. Whitman IR, Murphy M, Gilson MM, Campfield A, Haddad M, Moxey E, Whitman GJ. Compliance with surgical care improvement project blood glucose-a marker for euglycemia, but does it put our patients at Risk? Popul Health Manag. 2012 Jul 12 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: SCIP, Blood Glucose, Euglycemia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22788779

14. Zenilman JC, Haskel M, McCabe J, Zenilman ME. Closed claim review from a single carrier in New York: the real costs of malpractice in surgery, and factors which determine outcomes, Am J Surg. 2012; 203: 733-740.
Key words: Closed claim review, surgery, malpractice, New York State
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22643038

07/12

1. Alejo JL, George TJ, Beaty CA, Allaf ME, Black JH 3rd, Shah AS. Novel approach to recurrent cavoatrial renal cell carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May;93(5):e119-21.
Key words: cavoartial renal cell carcinoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22541233

2. Allen JG, Lee MT, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS, Detrick B. Preoperative recipient cytokine levels are associated with early lung allograft dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;93(6):1843-9. Epub 2012 Apr 13
Key words: Cytokine levels, lung allograft dysfunction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22503850

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, Zhao Y, George TJ, Sciortino CM, McCarthy PM, Conte JV. Surgical repair of ventricular septal defect after myocardial infarction: outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: ventricular septal defect, myocardial infarction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22626761

4. Chu LC, Cameron DE, Johnson PT, Fishman EK. MDCT evaluation of postoperative aortic root pseudoaneurysms: imaging pearls and pitfalls. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jul;199(1):W84-90.
Key words: aortic root pseudoaneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22733935

5. Eberlein M, Arnaoutakis GJ, Yarmus L, Feller-Kopman D, Dezube R, Chahla MF, Bolukbas S, Reed RM, Klesney-Tait J, Parekh KR, Merlo CA, Shah AS, Orens JB, Brower RG. The effect of lung size mismatch on complications and resource utilization after bilateral lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 May;31(5):492-500. Epub 2012 Feb 9.
Key words: bilaterial lung transplantation, lung size mismatch
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22325691

6. Faraday N, Rock P, Lin EE, Perl TM, Carroll K, Stierer T, Robarts P, McFillin A, Ross T, Shah AS, Riley LH, Tamargo RJ, Black JH, Blasco-Colmenares E, Guallar E. Past history of skin infection and risk of surgical site infection after elective surgery. Ann Surg. 2012 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Skin infection, surgical site infection, elective surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634899

7. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Haggerty KA, Frank SM, Savage WJ, Whitman GJ. Hemoglobin drift after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: hemoglobin, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22609121

8. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Allen JG, Conte JV, Shah AS, Baumgartner WA, Yuh DD. Simple score to assess the risk of rejection after orthotopic heart transplantation. Circulation. 2012 Jun 19;125(24):3013-21.
Key words: Rejection risk, orthotopic heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634267

9. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Allen JG, George TJ, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Should orthotopic heart transplantation using marginal donors be limited to higher volume centers? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart transplantation, Marginal donors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22626758

10. Simeone AA. Empyema and bronchopleural fistula following lung resection. Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. 2012 June; 8(4).
Key words: empyema, bronchopleural fistula, lung resection
No PMID available

11. Shah RJ, Bellamy SL, Localio AR, Wickersham N, Diamond JM, Weinacker A, Lama VN, Bhorade S, Belperio JA, Crespo M, Demissie E, Kawut SM, Wille KM, Lederer DJ, Lee JC, Palmer SM, Orens J, Reynolds J, Shah A, Wilkes DS, Ware LB, Christie JD. A panel of lung injury biomarkers enhances the definition of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Jun 11.
Key words: lung injury biomarkers, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22694851

12. Streiff MB, Carolan HT, Hobson DB, Kraus PS, Holzmueller CG, Demski R, Lau BD, Biscup-Horn P, Pronovost PJ, Haut ER. Lessons from the Johns Hopkins multi-disciplinary Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention collaborative. BMJ. 2012 Jun 19;344:e3935.
Key words: Quality improvement, Deep vein thrombosis, Clinical decision support
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmj.e3935?ijkey=F0FwbhNUc1SOVGg&keytype=ref
PMID: 22718994

13. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. .Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jul 1;80(1):1-17. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24394.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383383

14. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety Expert Consensus Statement: Operator & Institutional Requirements for Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement; Part 1 TAVR. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;93(6):2093-110.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22386085

15. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jun;143(6):1254-1263.e9.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement, aortic valve replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22595626

1. Alejo JL, George TJ, Beaty CA, Allaf ME, Black JH 3rd, Shah AS. Novel approach to recurrent cavoatrial renal cell carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May;93(5):e119-21.
Key words: cavoartial renal cell carcinoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22541233

2. Allen JG, Lee MT, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS, Detrick B. Preoperative recipient cytokine levels are associated with early lung allograft dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Lung allograft, cytokine levels
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22503850

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, Zhao Y, George TJ, Sciortino CM, McCarthy PM, Conte JV. Surgical repair of ventricular septal defect after myocardial infarction: outcomes from the society of thoracic surgeons national database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: ventricular septal defect, myocardial infarction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22626761

4. Faraday N, Rock P, Lin EE, Perl TM, Carroll K, Stierer T, Robarts P, McFillin A, Ross T, Shah AS, Riley LH, Tamargo RJ, Black JH, Blasco-Colmenares E, Guallar E. Past history of skin infection and risk of surgical site infection after elective surgery. Ann Surg. 2012 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Surgical site infection, skin infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634899

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV. Contemporary etiologies, risk factors, and outcomes after pericardiectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: pericardiectomy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22621875

6. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Shah AS, Conte JV, Halushka MK. A novel method of measuring cardiac preservation injury demonstrates University of Wisconsin solution is associated with less ischemic necrosis than Celsior in early cardiac allograft biopsy specimens.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Apr;31(4):410-8. Epub 2011 Dec 30.
Key words: cardiac preservation injury, University of Wisconsin solution, Celsior, ischemic necrosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22209353

7. George TJ, Beaty CA, Kilic A, Haggerty KA, Frank SM, Savage WJ, Whitman GJ. hemoglobin drift after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Hemoglobin, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22609121

8. Guzzetta, AG, Montgomery EA, Lyu H, Hooker CM, Meyer CF, Loeb DM, Frassica D, Weber KL, Ahuja N. Epithelioid sarcoma: One institution's experience with a rare sarcoma. J Surg Res 2012; May 1.
Key words: epithelioid sarcoma, sarcoma, outcomes, sarcoma metastasis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22575361

9. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Allen JG, Conte JV, Shah AS, Baumgartner WA, Yuh DD. A simple score to assess the risk of rejection following orthotopic heart transplantation. Circulation. 2012 May 25. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Risk score, rejection, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22634267

10. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Allen JG, George TJ, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Should orthotopic heart transplantation using marginal donors be limited to higher volume centers? Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Orthotopic heart transplant, marginal donors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22626758

11. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. Multisociety (AATS, ACCF, SCAI, and STS) expert consensus statement: Operator and institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement, part 1: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg . 2012 Jun;143(6):1254-1263.e9.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22595626

12. Yi JM, Dhir M, Guzzetta AA, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Heo K, Yang KM, Suzuki H, Toyota M, Kim HM, Ahuja N. DNA methylation biomarker candidates for early detection of colon cancer. Tumour Biol. 2012 Apr;33(2):363-72.
Key words: colorectal cancer, early detection, biomarkers, methylation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238052

1. Alejo JL, George TJ, Beaty CA, Allaf ME, Black JH 3rd, Shah AS. Novel approach to recurrent cavoatrial renal cell carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May;93(5):e119-21.
Key words: cavoartial renal cell carcinoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22541233

2. Allen JG, Lee MT, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS, Detrick B. Preoperative recipient cytokine levels are associated with early lung allograft dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Lung allograft, cytokine levels
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22503850

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Kilic A, Beaty CA, Weiss ES, Conte JV, Shah AS. Risk Factors for Early Death in Patients Bridged to Transplant With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart transplant, left ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22429670

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Jandu SK, Santhanam L, Berkowitz DE, Shah AS.
Hydrogen sulfide decreases reactive oxygen in a model of lung transplantation.J Surg Res. 2012 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Hydrogen sulfide, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22464394

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Shah AS, Conte JV, Halushka MK. A novel method of measuring cardiac preservation injury demonstrates University of Wisconsin solution is associated with less ischemic necrosis than Celsior in early cardiac allograft biopsy specimens. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Apr;31(4):410-8. Epub 2011 Dec 30.
Key words: University of Wisconsin solution, Celsior solution, cardiac preservation injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22209353

6. Kilic A, Conte JV, Shah AS, Yuh DD. Orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with metabolic risk factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar;93(3):718-24. Epub 2012 Feb 2.
Key words: heart transplant, metabolic risk factors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22305053

7. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Conte JV, Shah AS, Yuh DD. Identifying recipients at high risk for graft failure after heart retransplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar;93(3):712-6. Epub 2012 Jan 5.
Key words: graft failure, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226492

8. Kilic A, Weiss ES, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. What predicts long-term survival after heart transplantation? An analysis of 9,400 ten-year survivors.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar;93(3):699-704. Epub 2012 Jan 5.
Key words: heart transplantation, survival
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226494

9. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Acker MA, Aldea G, Bavaria J, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety expert consensus statement: Operator & institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement; Part 1 TAVR. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar 1. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24394. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383383

10. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Kilic A, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Development of a quantitative donor risk index to predict short-term mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Mar;31(3):266-73. Epub 2011 Nov 16.
Key words: donor risk index, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093382

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Kilic A, Beaty CA, Weiss ES, Conte JV, Shah AS. Risk factors for early death in patients bridged to transplant with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart transplant, left ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22429670

2. Beaty CA, George TJ, Conte JV. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Alfred Blalock (1899-1964). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):260-3.
Key words: Alfred Blalock
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248679

3. Eberlein M, Arnaoutakis GJ, Yarmus L, Feller-Kopman D, Dezube R, Chahla MF, Bolukbas S, Reed RM, Klesney-Tait J, Parekh KR, Merlo CA, Shah AS, Orens JB, Brower RG. The effect of lung size mismatch on complications and resource utilization after bilateral lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation, organ size mismatch
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22325691

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Jandu SK, Santhanam L, Berkowitz DE, Shah AS. Hydrogen sulfide decreases reactive oxygen in a model of lung transplantation.J Surg Res. 2012 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Hydrogen sulfide, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22464394

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Pipeling MR, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Acute kidney injury increases mortality after lung transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Acute Kidney Injury, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22325467

6. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Shah AS, Conte JV, Halushka MK. A novel method of measuring cardiac preservation injury demonstrates University of Wisconsin solution is associated with less ischemic necrosis than Celsior in early cardiac allograft biopsy specimens. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Apr;31(4):410-8.
Key words: University of Wisconsin solution, Celsior solution, cardiac allograft
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22209353

7. Kilic A, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Weiss ES. Adult-derived Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) risk score predicts short-term mortality after pediatric heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Apr;93(4):1228-35.
Key words: IMPACT Risk Score, pediatric heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22385820

8. Kilic A, Conte JV, Shah AS, Yuh DD. Orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with metabolic risk factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: orthotopic heart transplant, metabolic risk factors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22305053

9. Kilic A, Shah AS, Conte JV, Yuh DD. Nationwide outcomes of surgical embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb 16 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: surgical embolectomy, pulmonary embolism
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22341655

10. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Conte JV, Shah AS, Yuh DD. Identifying recipients at high risk for graft failure after heart retransplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar;93(3):712-6.
Key words: graft failure, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226492

11. Kilic A, Weiss ES, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. What predicts long-term survival after heart transplantation? An analysis of 9,400 ten-year survivors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar;93(3):699-704.
Key words: heart transplantation, survival
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226494

12. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Factors associated with 5-year survival in older heart transplant recipients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):468-74.
Key words: survival, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248684

13. Shah AS, Valdes J, Charlton-Ouw KM, Chen Z, Coogan SM, Amer HM, Estrera AL, Safi HJ, Azizzadeh A. Endovascular treatment of hemodialysis access pseudoaneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Feb 17.
Key words: Endovascular, hemodialysis access, peseudoaneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22342153

14. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety Expert Consensus Statement: Operator & Institutional Requirements for Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement; Part 1 TAVR. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22387052

15. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety Expert Consensus Statement: Operator & Institutional Requirements for Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement; Part 1 TAVR. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22386085

16. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Acker MA, Aldea G, Bavaria J, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety expert consensus statement: Operator & institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement; Part 1 TAVR. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar 1. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24394. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383383

17. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Kilic A, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Development of a quantitative donor risk index to predict short-term mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Mar;31(3):266-73.
Key words: donor risk index, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093382

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV, Weiss ES. Institutional volume and the effect of recipient risk on short-term mortality after orthotopic heart transplant. I .J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan;143(1):157-67, 167.e1.
Key words: case volume, mortality, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=22172752

2. Beaty CA, George TJ, Conte JV. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Alfred Blalock (1899-1964). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):260-3.
Key words: Alfred Blalock
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248679

3. Eberlein M, Arnaoutakis GJ, Yarmus L, Feller-Kopman D, Dezube R, Chahla MF, Bolukbas S, Reed RM, Klesney-Tait J, Parekh KR, Merlo CA, Shah AS, Orens JB, Brower RG. The effect of lung size mismatch on complications and resource utilization after bilateral lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation, organ size mismatch

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Pipeling MR, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Acute kidney injury increases mortality after lung transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Acute Kidney Injury, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22325467

5. Haggerty KA, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Barreiro CJ, Shah AS, Sussman MS. Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):313-5.
Key words: atrioesophageal fistula, catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22186458

6. Haggerty KA, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Conte JV, Whitman GJ. Portal venous air resulting in pneumocardia: a rare presentation of intestinal ischemia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):e13.
Key words: pneumocardia, intestinal ischemia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22186483

7. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, DiSesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD, Jacobs AK, Anderson JL, Albert N, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Guyton RA, Halperin JL, Hochman JS, Kushner FG, Ohman EM, Stevenson W, Yancy CW; American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan;143(1):4-34.
Key words: practice guidelines, coronary artery bypass surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172748

8. Kemp CD, Conte JV. The pathophysiology of heart failure. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2012 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart failure, pathophysiology
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22227365

9. Kilic A, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Weiss ES. Adult-derived Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) risk score predicts short-term mortality after pediatric heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: IMPACT Risk Score, pediatric heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22385820

10. Kilic A, Conte JV, Shah AS, Yuh DD. Orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with metabolic risk factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: orthotopic heart transplant, metabolic risk factors
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2230503

11. Kilic A, Shah AS, Conte JV, Yuh DD. Nationwide outcomes of surgical embolectomy for acute pulmonary embolism. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb 16.
Key words: surgical embolectomy, pulmonary embolism
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22341655

12. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Conte JV, Shah AS, Yuh DD. Identifying recipients at high risk for graft failure after heart retransplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print ]
Key words: graft failure, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226492

13. Kilic A, Weiss ES, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. What predicts long-term survival after heart transplantation? An analysis of 9,400 ten-year survivors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: long term survival, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22226494

14. Kilic A, Weiss ES, Yuh DD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Factors associated with 5-year survival in older heart transplant recipients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):468-74.
Key words: survival, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248684

15. Selnes OA, Gottesman RF, Grega MA, Baumgartner WA, Zeger SL, McKhann GM. Cognitive and neurologic outcomes after coronary-artery bypass surgery. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jan 19;366(3):250-7. Review. No abstract available.
Key words: Cognitive outcome, coronary artery bypass surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22256807

16. Shah AS, Valdes J, Charlton-Ouw KM, Chen Z, Coogan SM, Amer HM, Estrera AL, Safi HJ, Azizzadeh A. Endovascular treatment of hemodialysis access pseudoaneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Feb 17.
Key words: Endovascular, hemodialysis access, peseudoaneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22342153

17. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Acker MA, Aldea G, Bavaria J, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety expert consensus statement: Operator & institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement; Part 1 TAVR. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar 1. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24394. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22383383

18. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety expert consensus statement: Operator & institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement; Part 1 TAVR. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print]. [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22386085

19. Tommaso CL, Bolman RM 3rd, Feldman T, Bavaria J, Acker MA, Aldea G, Cameron DE, Dean LS, Fullerton D, Hijazi ZM, Horlick E, Miller DC, Moon MR, Ringel R, Ruiz CE, Trento A, Weiner BH, Zahn EM. SCAI/AATS/ACCF/STS Multisociety expert consensus statement: Operator & institutional requirements for transcatheter valve repair and replacement; Part 1 TAVR. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Feb 29. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available [PubMed - as supplied by publisher].
Key words: transcatheter valve repair and replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22387052

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV, Weiss ES. Institutional volume and the effect of recipient risk on short-term mortality after orthotopic heart transplant. I .J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan;143(1):157-67, 167.e1.
Key words: case volume, mortality, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172752

2. Beaty CA, George TJ, Conte JV. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Alfred Blalock (1899-1964). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):260-3.
Key words: Alfred Blalock
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248679

3. Fu S, Stanek A, O, Mueller C; Brown N; Huan, C; Bluth MH; Zenilman, ME. Acute Pancreatitis (AP) in Aging Animals - Loss of PAP Protection? World J Gastroenterol,
Key words: acute pancreatitis, pancreatitis associated proteins (PAP), aging
In press

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Shah AS, Conte JV, Halushka MK. A novel method of measuring cardiac preservation injury demonstrates University of Wisconsin solution is associated with less ischemic necrosis than Celsior in early cardiac allograft biopsy specimens. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Dec 29.
Key words: University of Wisconsin solution, Celsior, ischemic necrosis, cardiac allograft
PMID: 22209353[Epub ahead of print]

5. Haggerty KA, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Barreiro CJ, Shah AS, Sussman MS.
Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):313-5.
Key words: atrioesophageal fistula, catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation
PMID: 22186458

6. Haggerty KA, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Conte JV, Whitman GJ. Portal venous air resulting in pneumocardia: a rare presentation of intestinal ischemia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):e13.
Key words: pneumocardia, intestinal ischemia
PMID: 22186483

7. Hassanain E, Huan C, Mueller CM, Stanek A, Quan W, Viterbo D, Bluth MH, Zenilman ME. Pancreatitis-associated proteins' regulation of inflammation is correlated with their ability to aggregate. Pancreas.2011; 40:1151-3.
Key words: pancreatitis associated proteins (PAP), acute pancreatitis
PMID: 21926556

8. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, DiSesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD, Jacobs AK, Anderson JL, Albert N, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Guyton RA, Halperin JL, Hochman JS, Kushner FG, Ohman EM, Stevenson W, Yancy CW; American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan;143(1):4-34.
Key words: practice guidelines, coronary artery bypass surgery
PMID: 22172748

9. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD. 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.Circulation. 2011 Dec 6;124(23):2610-42.
Key words: guidelines coronary artery bypass surgery
PMID: 22064600 [Epub 2011 Nov 7]

10. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD. 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2011 Dec 6;124(23):e652-735. No abstract available.
Key words: practice guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
PMID: 22064599 [Epub 2011 Nov 7]


11. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD; American College of Cardiology Foundation; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American Associa 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Developed in collaboration with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Dec 6;58(24):e123-210.
Key words: practice guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery
PMID: 22070836 [Epub 2011 Nov 7]

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Kilic A, Weiss ES, Russell SD, Conte JV, Shah AS. Effect of sensitization in US heart transplant recipients bridged with a ventricular assist device: Update in a modern cohort. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. Nov;142(5):1236-45, 1245.e1. Epub 2011 Aug 11.
Key words: sensitization, heart transplant, ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21839482

2. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Shah AS, Conte JV, Halushka MK. A novel method of measuring cardiac preservation injury demonstrates University of Wisconsin solution is associated with less ischemic necrosis than Celsior in early cardiac allograft biopsy specimens. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: University of Wisconsin solution, Celsior, ischemic necrosis, cardiac allograft
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22209353

3. Haggerty KA, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Barreiro CJ, Shah AS, Sussman MS. Successful repair of an atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):313-5.
Key words: atrioesophageal fistula, catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22186458

4. Haggerty KA, George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaty CA, Conte JV, Whitman GJ. Portal venous air resulting in pneumocardia: a rare presentation of intestinal ischemia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):e13. No abstract available.
Key words: pneumocardia, intestinal ischemia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22186483

5. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD. 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2011 Nov 7
Key words: Practice Guidelines, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22064599

6. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD. 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Anesth Analg. 2011 Nov 29.
Key words: Practice Guidelines, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

7. McLean RC, Nazarian SM, Gluckman TJ, Schulman SP, Thiemann DR, Shapiro EP, Conte JV, Thompson JB, Shafique I, McNicholas KW, Villines TC, Laws KM, Rade JJ. Relative importance of patient, procedural and anatomic risk factors for early vein graft thrombosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2011 Dec;52(6):877-85.
Key words: Vein graft thrombosis, coronary artery bypass surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22051997

8. Pereda D, Conte JV. Left ventricular assist device driveline infections. Cardiol Clin. 2011 Nov;29(4):515-27.
Key words: ventricular assist device, driveline infections
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2062200

9. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Kilic A, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Development of a quantitative donor risk index to predict short-term mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Kilic A, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: donor risk index, heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093382

10. Whitman GJ, Haddad M, Hirose H, Allen JG, Lusardi M, Murphy MA. Cardiothoracic surgeon management of postoperative cardiac critical care. Arch Surg. 2011 Nov;146(11):1253-60.
Key words: surgeon management, cardiac critical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22106316

11. Writing Committee Members, Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD; ACCF/AHA Task Force Members, Jacobs AK, Anderson JL, Albert N, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Guyton RA, Halperin JL, Hochman JS, Kushner FG, Ohman EM, Stevenson W, Yancy CW. 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Executive summary A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan;143(1):4-34.
Key words: coronary artery bypass graft surgery, practice guidelines
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172748

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Robinson CW, Gibbs KW, Orens JB, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Severe acute kidney injury according to the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, end stage) criteria affects mortality in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct;30(10):1161-8.
Key words: Lung transplantation, RIFLE risk, acute kidney injury http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21620737

2. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Wang KK, Wilson MA, Allen JG, Robinson CW, Haggerty KA, Weiss ES, Blue ME, Talbot CC Jr, Troncoso JC, Johnston MV, Baumgartner WA. Serum levels of neuron-specific ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase-L1 predict brain injury in a canine model of hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct;142(4):902-910.e1
Key words: brain injury, hypothermic circulatory arrest, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase-L1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21924148

2. Eberlein M, Reed RM, Permutt S, Chahla MF, Bolukbas S, Nathan SD, Iacono A, Pearse DB, Fessler HE, Shah AS, Orens JB, Brower RG. Parameters of donor-recipient size mismatch and survival after bilateral lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation, donor-recipient size mismatch http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22036314

3. Fann JI, Baumgartner WA. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Norman E. Shumway, Jr (1923-2006). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Dec;142(6):1299-302.
Key words: Norman Shumway
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22014718

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS. Lung transplant ion idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Arch Surg. 2011 Oct;146(10):1204-9.
Key words: Lung transplant, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22006881

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS. Surgical treatment of advanced heart failure: alternatives to heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory assist devices. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Sep-Oct;54(2):115-31.
Key words: heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21875511

6. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD. 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Anesth Analg. 2012 Jan;114(1):11-45.
Key words: Practice Guidelines, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22127814

7. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne JG, Cigarroa JE, Disesa VJ, Hiratzka LF, Hutter AM Jr, Jessen ME, Keeley EC, Lahey SJ, Lange RA, London MJ, Mack MJ, Patel MR, Puskas JD, Sabik JF, Selnes O, Shahian DM, Trost JC, Winniford MD. 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2011 Dec 6;124(23):2610-42.
Key words: Practice Guidelines, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=22064600

8. McLean RC, Nazarian SM, Gluckman TJ, Schulman SP, Thiemann DR, Shapiro EP, Conte JV, Thompson JB, Shafique I, McNicholas KW, Villines TC, Laws KM, Rade JJ. Relative importance of patient, procedural and anatomic risk factors for early vein graft thrombosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2011 Dec;52(6):877-85.
Key words: risk factors, vein graft thrombosis, coronary artery bypass
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22051997

9. Pereda D, Conte JV. Left ventricular assist device driveline infections. Cardiol Clin. 2011 Nov;29(4):515-27. Key words: ventricular assist device, driveline infections http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22062200

10. Whitman GJ, Haddad M, Hirose H, Allen JG, Lusardi M, Murphy MA. Cardiothoracic surgeon management of postoperative cardiac critical care. Arch Surg. 2011 Nov;146(11):1253-60.
Key words: surgeon management, cardiac critical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22106316

11. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Kilic A, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Development of a quantitative donor risk index to predict short-term mortality in orthoptic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: donor risk index, heart transplantation http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22093382

1. Allen JG, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Shah AS, Conte JV. Insurance and education predict long-term survival after orthotopic heart transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart transplant survival, insurance, education
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21959122

2. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Alejo DE, Merlo CA, Baumgartner WA, Cameron DE, Shah AS. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score predicts hospital charges and resource use after aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep;142(3):650-5. Epub 2011 Apr 17.
Key words: aortic valve replacement, STS risk score, hospital charges
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21497834

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Robinson CW, Gibbs KW, Orens JB, Merlo CA, Shah AS, Severe acute kidney injury according to the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, end stage) criteria affects mortality in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct;30(10):1161-8.
Key words: Lung transplantation, RIFLE risk, acute kidney injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21620737

4. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Wang KK, Wilson MA, Allen JG, Robinson CW, Haggerty KA, Weiss ES, Blue ME, Talbot CC Jr, Troncoso JC, Johnston MV, Baumgartner WA. Serum levels of neuron-specific ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase-L1 predict brain injury in a canine model of hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct; 142(4):902-910.e1.
Key words: brain injury, hypothermic circulatory arrest, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase-L1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21924148

5. Eberlein M, Reed RM, Permutt S, Chahla MF, Bolukbas S, Nathan SD, Iacono A, Pearse DB, Fessler HE, Shah AS, Orens JB, Brower RG. Parameters of donor-recipient size mismatch and survival after bilateral lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] Key words: lung transplantation, donor-recipient size mismatch
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22036314

6. Fann JI, Baumgartner WA. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Norman E. Shumway, Jr (1923-2006). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Norman Shumway
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22014718

7. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS. Lung transplant ion idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Arch Surg. 2011 Oct;146(10):1204-9.
Key words: Lung transplant, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22006881

8. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS. Surgical treatment of advanced heart failure: alternatives to heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory assist devices. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Sep-Oct;54(2):115-31. [PubMed - in process]
Key words: heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21875511

9. McLean RC, Nazarian SM, Gluckman TJ, Schulman SP, Thiemann DR, Shapiro EP, Conte JV, Thompson JB, Shafique I, McNicholas KW, Villines TC, Laws KM, Rade JJ. Relative importance of patient, procedural and anatomic risk factors for early vein graft thrombosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2011 Dec;52(6):877-85.
Key words: Vein graft thrombosis, coronary artery bypass surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22051997

10. Pereda D, Conte JV. Left ventricular assist device driveline infections. Cardiol Clin. 2011 Nov;29(4):515-27.
Key words: ventricular assist device, driveline infections
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22062200

11. Petrovic MA, Aboumatar H, Baumgartner WA, Ulatowski JA, Moyer J, Chang TY, Camp MS, Kowalski J, Senger CM, Martinez EA. Pilot Implementation of a Perioperative Protocol to Guide Operating Room-to-Intensive Care Unit Patient Handoffs. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: ICU handoffs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21889365

12. Tam V, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Russell SD, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Baumgartner WA, Shah AS. Marital status improves survival after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: orthotopic heart transplantation, survival, marital status
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21907593

13. Van Arendonk KJ, James NT, Locke JE, Montgomery RA, Colombani PM, Segev DL. Late graft loss among pediatric recipients of DCD kidneys. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Nov;6(11):2705-11.
Key words: pediatric kidney transplantation, donation after cardiac death
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21940839

14. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Creation of a quantitative recipient risk index for mortality prediction after cardiac transplantation (IMPACT). Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):914-22.
Key words: Risk Index, cardiac transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21871277

15. Yuh DD. Effect of sleep deprivation on patient safety: new awakening or tired argument? Arch Surg. 2011 Sep;146(9):1085.
Key words: Patient Safety, sleep deprivation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22029073

1. Allen JG, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Shah AS, Conte JV. Insurance and education predict long-term survival after orthotopic heart transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart transplant survival, insurance, education
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21959122

2. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Alejo DE, Merlo CA, Baumgartner WA, Cameron DE, Shah AS. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score predicts hospital charges and resource use after aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep;142(3):650-5. Epub 2011 Apr 17.
Key words: aortic valve replacement, STS risk score, hospital charges
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21497834

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Robinson CW, Gibbs KW, Orens JB, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Severe acute kidney injury according to the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, end stage) criteria affects mortality in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Oct;30(10):1161-8.
Key words: Lung transplantation, RIFLE risk, acute kidney injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21620737

4. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Wang KK, Wilson MA, Allen JG, Robinson CW, Haggerty KA, Weiss ES, Blue ME, Talbot CC Jr, Troncoso JC, Johnston MV, Baumgartner WA.
Serum levels of neuron-specific ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase-L1 predict brain injury in a canine model of hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct;142(4):902-910.e1.
Key words: brain injury, hypothermic circulatory arrest, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase-L1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21924148

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS. Surgical treatment of advanced heart failure: alternatives to heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory assist devices. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Sep-Oct;54(2):115-31.
Key words: heart failure, transplantation, mechanical circulatory assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21875511

6. Petrovic MA, Aboumatar H, Baumgartner WA, Ulatowski JA, Moyer J, Chang TY, Camp MS, Kowalski J, Senger CM, Martinez EA. Pilot implementation of a perioperative protocol to guide operating room-to-intensive care unit patient handoffs. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: ICU handoffs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21889365

7. Tam V, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Russell SD, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Baumgartner WA, Shah AS. Marital status improves survival after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: orthotopic heart transplantation, survival, marital status
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21907593

8. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV.
Creation of a quantitative recipient risk index for mortality prediction after cardiac transplantation (IMPACT). Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):914-22.
Key words: Risk Index, cardiac transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21871277

9. Yang J, Papandria D, Rhee D, Perry H, Abdullah F. Low-cost mesh for inguinal hernia repair in resource-limited settings. Hernia. 2011 Oct;15(5):485-9.
Key words: Inguinal hernia, Herniorraphy, Tension-free repair, Surgical mesh, Low-income country, Africa, Low-cost mesh
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21607572

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Kilic A, Weiss ES, Russell SD, Conte JV, Shah AS. Effect of sensitization in US heart transplant recipients bridged with a ventricular assist device: Update in a modern cohort. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: heart transplant, ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21839482

2. Conte J. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Brian B. Blades (1906-1977). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Brian Blades, surgical education
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21820678

3. Diamond JM, Lederer DJ, Kawut SM, Lee J, Ahya VN, Bellamy S, Palmer SM, Lama VN, Bhorade S, Crespo M, Demissie E, Sonett J, Wille K, Orens J, Shah PD, Weinacker A, Weill D, Kohl BA, Deutschman CC, Arcasoy S, Shah AS, Belperio JA, Wilkes D, Reynolds JM, Ware LB, Christie JD; for the Lung Transplant Outcomes Group. Elevated plasma long pentraxin-3 levels and primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Transplant. 2011 Aug 22. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03702.x. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: primary graft dysfunction, lung transplantation, pulmonary fibrosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21883907

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Shah AS. Surgical treatment of advanced heart failure: alternatives to heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory assist devices. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Sep-Oct;54(2):115-31.
Key words: heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21875511

5. Harris JE Jr, Shin J, Lee B, Pelosky K, Hooker CM, Harbom K, Hulbert A, Zahnow C, Yang SC, Baylin S, Brayton C, Brock MV, A Murine xenograft model of spontaneous metastases of human lung adenocarcinoma, J Surg Res. 2011 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Mouse Xenograft, Metastases, Lung Adenocarcinoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21872887

6. Patel ND, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Alejo DE, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;92(2):556-61.
Key words: Loeys-Dietz syndrome, aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801912

7. Petrovic MA, Aboumatar H, Baumgartner WA, Ulatowski JA, Moyer J, Chang TY, Camp MS, Kowalski J, Senger CM, Martinez EA. Pilot implementation of a perioperative protocol to guide operating room-to-intensive care unit patient handoffs. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: ICU handoffs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21889365

8. Schoenhoff FS, Cameron DE, Matyas G, Carrel TP. Cardiovascular surgery in Marfan syndrome: implications of new molecular concepts in thoracic aortic disease. Future Cardiol. 2011 Jul;7(4):557-69.
Key words: Marfan syndrome, thoracic aortic disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2179775

9. Tsang VT, Cameron DE, Raja SG. How to avoid crimping during valve sparing aortic root replacement using the Valsalva graft. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jul;40(1):266-7.
Key words: Valve sparing aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145248

10. Weiss ES, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV.
Creation of a quantitative recipient risk Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT). Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):914-22.
Key words: Risk Index, cardiac transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21871277

1. Conte J. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Brian B. Blades (1906-1977). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21820678

2. Ensor CR, Russell SD, Wittstein IS, Conte JV. Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system. Prog Transplant. 2011 Jun;21(2):121-3.
Key words: heart transplantation, sepsis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21736240

3. Fackler M, Umbricht C, Williams D, Argani P, Cruz LA, Merino MF, Teo WW, Zhang Z, Huang P, Visvananthan K, Marks J, Ethier S, Gray JW, Wolff AC, Cope LM, Sukumar S. Genome-wide methylation analysis identifies genes specific to breast cancer hormone receptor status and risk of recurrence. Cancer Res. 2011 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: breast, methylation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21825015

4. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Baumgartner WA, Shah AS, Conte JV. Organ storage with University of Wisconsin solution is associated with improved outcomes after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: heart transplantation, organ storage solution
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21683620

5. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Merlo CA, Kemp CD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Association of operative time of day with outcomes after thoracic organ transplant. JAMA. 2011 Jun 1;305(21):2193-9.
Key words: thoracic organ transplant, outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21632483

6. Humphrey R, Brockway-Lunardi L, Bonk D, Dohoney KM, Doroshow JH, Meech SJ, Ratain MJ, Topalian SL, Pardoll D. Opportunities and challenges in the development of experimental drug combinations for cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Aug; 103(16):1-5.
Key words: clinical trials, combination therapies, melanoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21765011

7. Patel ND, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Alejo DE, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;92(2):556-61.
Key words: Loeys-Dietz syndrome, aortic root replacement

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801912

8. Rosenthal R, Katlic M, Zenilman ME, editors. Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery, 2nd Ed. Springer Verlag. August 2011.

9. Schoenhoff FS, Cameron DE, Matyas G, Carrel TP. Cardiovascular surgery in Marfan syndrome: implications of new molecular concepts in thoracic aortic disease. Future Cardiol. 2011 Jul;7(4):557-69.
Key words: Marfan syndrome, thoracic aortic disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21797750

10. Shah AS. Better than the lungs we are taking out. Arch Surg. 2011 Jun;146(6):645-6.
Key words: Lung transplantation

11. Tuffaha S, Quigley M, Ng T, Gorantla VS, Shores JT, Pullikottil B, Shestak C, Brandacher G, Lee WP. The effect of chondroitinase on nerve regeneration following composite tissue allotransplantaiton. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: hand transplantation, peripheral nerve regeneration
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21788107

1. Ensor CR, Russell SD, Wittstein IS, Conte JV. Capnocytophagia canimorsus sepsis in an asplenic heart transplant candidate with a left ventricular assist system. Prog Transplant. 2011 Jun;21(2):121-3.
Key words: heart transplantation, sepsis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=21736240

2. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Baumgartner WA, Shah AS, Conte JV. Organ storage with University of Wisconsin solution is associated with improved outcomes after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: heart transplantation, organ storage solution
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=21683620

3. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Merlo CA, Kemp CD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Association of operative time of day with outcomes after thoracic organ transplant.
JAMA. 2011 Jun 1;305(21):2193-9.]
Key words: thoracic organ transplant, outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=21632483

4. Shah AS. Better than the lungs we are taking out. Arch Surg. 2011 Jun;146(6):645-6.
Key words: Lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=21690441

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Robinson CW, Gibbs KW, Orens JB, Merlo CA, Shah AS. Severe acute kidney injury according to the RIFLE (risk, injury, failure, loss, end stage) criteria affects mortality in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 May 25 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: kidney injury, lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21620737

2. George TJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Merlo CA, Kemp CD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Association of operative time of day with outcomes after thoracic organ transplant. JAMA. 2011 Jun 1;305(21):2193-9.
Key words: thoracic organ transplant, outcome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21632483

3. Ghosh B, Leach SD. P53: Guardian of pancreatic epithelial identity. Cell Cycle. 2011 June 1; 10(11): 1717.
Key words: Pancreas, Acini, p53, EMT
http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/cc/CC10-11-News%20and%20Views-Ghosh.pdf
PMID: 21597331

4. Haut ER, Pronovost PJ. Surveillance bias in outcomes reporting. JAMA. 2011 Jun 15;305(23): 2462-3.
Key words: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Surveillance bias, outcomes
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/305/23/2462?etoc
PMID: 21673300

5. Shockney L, Shapiro G. 100 Questions and Answers about Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition . Jones & Bartlett Publishing. June 2011.

6. Starling RC, Naka Y, Boyle AJ, Gonzalez-Stawinski G, John R, Jorde U, Russell SD, Conte JV, Aaronson KD, McGee EC Jr, Cotts WG, Denofrio D, Pham DT, Farrar DJ, Pagani FD. Results of the Post-U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approval study with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation a prospective study using the INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 May 10;57(19):1890-8.
Key words: Left ventricular device, INTERMACS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21545946

1. Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Alejo DE, Merlo CA, Baumgartner WA, Cameron DE, Shah AS. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score predicts hospital charges and resource use after aortic valve replacement. t. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Apr 15. [Epub ahead of print]]
Key words: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score, aortic valve replacement, hospital costs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21497834

2. Bahrainwala ZS, Grega MA, Hogue CW, Baumgartner WA, Selnes OA, McKhann GM, Gottesman RF. Intraoperative hemoglobin levels and transfusion independently predict stroke after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Apr;91(4):1113-8]
Key words: Blood Transfusion, Stroke, Cardiac Surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21440132

3. Balch CM, Shanafelt TS. The dynamic tension between success in a surgical career and personal wellness: How can we succeed in a stressful environment and a "culture of bravado." Ann Surg Oncol 2011;18 (5):1213-1216.
Key words: surgical career, personal wellness, burnout
http://www.springerlink.com/content/x4323t32387w1487/
PMID: 21369737

4. Gluckman TJ, McLean RC, Schulman SP, Kickler TS, Shapiro EP, Conte JV, McNicholas KW, Segal JB, Rade JJ. Effects of aspirin responsiveness and platelet reactivity on early vein graft thrombosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Mar 1;57(9):1069-77.
Key words: aspirin, vein graft thrombosis, coronary artery bypass graft
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21349398

5. Hannan MM, Husain S, Mattner F, Danziger-Isakov L, Drew RJ, Corey GR, Schueler S, Holman WL, Lawler LP, Gordon SM, Mahon NG, Herre JM, Gould K, Montoya JG, Padera RF, Kormos RL, Conte JV, Mooney ML. Working formulation for the standardization of definitions of infections in patients using ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Apr;30(4):375-84.
Key words: infections, ventricular assist devices
PMID: 21419995 [PubMed - in process]

6. Patel ND, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Alejo DE, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in children: intermediate-term results. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;12(3):415-9, discussion 419. Epub 2010 Nov 30.
Key words: aortic root replacement
PMID: 21118834

7. Sbaity E, Jacobs LK. Reoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery. Curr Breast Cancer Rep 2011;3(2):117-123.
Key words: breast cancer-sentinel lymph node biopsy-recurrence

8. Schaffer JM, Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, Weiss ES, Patel ND, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Bleeding complications and blood product utilization with left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):740-9.
Key words: bleeding complications, blood utilization, left ventricular assist device
PMID: 21352991

9. Spaeder MC, Carson KA, Vricella LA, Alejo DE, Holmes KW. Impact of the Viral Respiratory Season on Postoperative Outcomes in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. . Pediatr Cardiol. 2011 Apr 11.
[Epub ahead of print]
Key words: Viral respiratory, pediatric cardiac surgery
PMID: 21479907

10. Starling RC, Naka Y, Boyle AJ, Gonzalez-Stawinski G, John R, Jorde U, Russell SD, Conte JV, Aaronson KD, McGee EC Jr, Cotts WG, Denofrio D, Pham DT, Farrar DJ, Pagani FD. Results of the Post-U.S. Food and Drug Administration-Approval Study With a Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation A Prospective Study Using the INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 May 10;57(19):1890-8.
Key words: Left ventricular device, INTERMACS
PMID: 21545946.

11. Thompson JF, Soong SJ, Balch CM, Gershenwald JE, Ding S, COit DG, Flaherty KT, Gimotty PA, Johnson T, Johnson M, Leong SP, Ross MI, Byrd DR, Cascinelli N, Cochran AJ, Eggermont AM, McMasters KM, Mihm, Jr. MC, Morton DL, Sondak VK. The prognostic significance of mitotic rate in localized primary cutaneous melanoma: an analysis of patients in the multi-institutional AJCC melanoma staging database. J. Clin. Oncol. Published online April 25, 2011.
Key words: primary cutaneous melanoma, mitotic rate
PMID: 21519009
http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/doi/10.1200/JCO.2010.31.5812

12. Wang Y, Meeker AK, Kowalski J, Tsai HL, Somervell H, Heaphy C, Sangenario LE, Prasad N, Westra WH, Zeiger MA, Umbricht CB. Telomere length is related to alternative splice patterns of telomerase in thyroid tumors. Am J Pathol 2011; in press.
Key words: telomere-FISH,telomerase, hTERT splice variants, thyroid tumors

13. Whitman GJ, Disesa VJ. Transfusions in cardiac surgery. Arch Surg. 2011 Apr;146(4):481-2. No abstract available.
Key words: blood transfusion, cardiac surgery
PMID: 21502460 [PubMed - in process]

1. Balch CM, Shanafelt TS. The dynamic tension between success in a surgical career and personal wellness: How can we succeed in a stressful environment and a "culture of bravado." Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 May;18(5):1213-6.
Key words: surgical career, personal wellness, burnout
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21369737

2. Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Balch CM, Satele D, Sloan J, Freischlag J. Relationship between work-home conflicts and burnout among American surgeons: a comparison by sex. Arch Surg. 2011 Feb;146(2):211-7.
Key words: burnout, surgeon conflicts
http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/146/2/211
PMID: 21339435

3. Kandil E, Gilson MM, Alabbas HH, Tufaro AP, Dackiw A, Tufano RP. Survival implications of cervical lymphadenectomy in patients with medullary thyroid cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Apr 18(4):1028-34.
Key words: medullary thyroid cancer, lymph nodes, lymphadenectomy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21046269

1. Gluckman TJ, McLean RC, Schulman SP, Kickler TS, Shapiro EP,Conte JV, McNicholas KW, Segal JB, Rade JJ. Effects of aspirin responsiveness and platelet reactivity on early vein graft thrombosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Mar 1;57(9):1069-77.
Key words: aspirin, vein graft thrombosis, coronary artery bypass graft
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21349398

2. Katz NM. The evolution of cardiothoracic critical care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;141(1):3-6.
Key words: cardiothoracic critical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21168010

3. Maisel AS, Katz N, Hillege HL, Shaw A, Zanco P, Bellomo R, Anand I, Anker SD, Aspromonte N, Bagshaw SM, Berl T, Bobek I, Cruz DN, Daliento L, Davenport A, Haapio M, House AA, Mankad S, McCullough P, Mebazaa A, Palazzuoli A, Ponikowski P, Ronco F, Sheinfeld G, Soni S, Vescovo G, Zamperetti N, Ronco C; Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative consensus group. Biomarkers in kidney and heart disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jan;26(1):62-74. Epub 2010 Oct 26.
Key words: biomarkers, kidney disease, heart disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20987142

4. Marik R, Allu M, Anchoori R, Stearns V, Umbricht CB, Khan S. Potent genistein derivatives as inhibitors of estrogen receptor alpha-positive Breast Cancer. Cancer Biol Ther.2011 May15;11(10).
Key words: structurally modified genistein, estrogen receptors, estrogen receptor alpha-related breast cancer chemoprevention
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21389782

5. Robinson CW, Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, George TJ, Conte JV. Allograft cardiectomy and biventricular assist device placement as a salvage maneuver in a heart transplant recipient. J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):114-6.
Key words: heart transplant, cardiectomy, assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21235630

6. Schaffer JM, Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, Weiss ES, Patel ND, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Bleeding complications and blood product utilization with left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):740-9.
Key words: bleeding complications, blood utilization, left ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21352991

7. Skelley NW, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Weiss ES, Patel ND, Conte JV. The impact of volume reduction on early and long-term outcomes in surgical ventricular restoration for severe heart failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan;91(1):104-12.
Key words: surgical ventricular restoration, heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21172496

1. Crompton JG, Oyetunji TA, Haut ER, Chang DC, Cornwell 3rd EE, Efron DT, Haider AH. Helmets protect against cervical spine injury after motorcycle crash. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jan 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: helmets protect, cervical spine injury, motorcycle crash
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21227720

2. Downing SR, Oyetunji TA, Greene WR, Jenifer J, Rogers SO Jr, Haider AH, Chang DC.
The impact of insurance status on actuarial survival in hospitalized trauma patients. J Trauma. 2011 Jan;70(1):130-4; discussion 134-5.
Key words: trauma, impact of insurance, insurance status, actuarial survival, hospitalized trauma patients
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217490

3. Katz NM. The evolution of cardiothoracic critical care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;141(1):3-6.
Key words: cardiothoracic critical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21168010

4. Maisel AS, Katz N, Hillege HL, Shaw A, Zanco P, Bellomo R, Anand I, Anker SD, Aspromonte N, Bagshaw SM, Berl T, Bobek I, Cruz DN, Daliento L, Davenport A, Haapio M, House AA, Mankad S, McCullough P, Mebazaa A, Palazzuoli A, Ponikowski P, Ronco F, Sheinfeld G, Soni S, Vescovo G, Zamperetti N, Ronco C; Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative consensus group. Biomarkers in kidney and heart disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jan;26(1):62-74. Epub 2010 Oct 26.
Key words: biomarkers, kidney disease, heart disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20978142

5. Robinson CW, Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, George TJ, Conte JV. Allograft cardiectomy and biventricular assist device placement as a salvage maneuver in a heart transplant recipient. J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):114-6.
Key words: heart transplant, cardiectomy, assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21235630

6. Skelley NW, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Weiss ES, Patel ND, Conte JV. The impact of volume reduction on early and long-term outcomes in surgical ventricular restoration for severe heart failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan;91(1):104-12.
Key words: surgical ventricular restoration, heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21172496

7. Tsang VT, Cameron DE, Raja SG. How to avoid crimping during valve sparing aortic root replacement using the Valsalva graft. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Dec 7.
Key words: aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145248

8. Yi JM, Dhir M, Van Neste L, Downing SR, Jeschke J, Glockner SC, Calmon MF, Hooker CM, Funes JM, Boshoff C, Smits KM, Engeland M, Weijenberg MP, Icabuzio-Donahue CA, Herman JG, Schuebel KE, Baylin SB, Ahuja N. Genomic and Epigenomic interaction identifies a prognosticf signature in colon cancer. Clin. Can. Res. 2011. Jan. 28 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: DNA methylation,extracellular matrix pathway, prognostic biomarker, colorectal cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21278247

1. Haut ER, Kalish BT, Cotton BA, Efron DT, Haider AH, Stevens KA, Kieninger AN, Cornwell EE 3rd, Chang DC. Prehospital intravenous fluid administration is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients: a National Trauma Data Bank analysis.Ann Surg. 2010 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: trauma, pre-hospital care, intravenous fluid administration, blunt trauma, penetrating trauma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21178760

2. Haut ER, Schenider EB, Patel A, Streiff MB, Haider AH, Stevens KA, Chang DC, Neal ML, Hoeft C, Nathens AB, Cornwell EE 3rd, Pronovost PJ, Efron DT. Duplex ultrasound screening for deep vein thrombosis in asymptomatic trauma patients: a survey of individual trauma surgeon opinions and current trauma center practices. J Trauma. 2011 Jan;70(1):27-34.
Key words: Deep vein thrombosis, surveillance bias, trauma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217477

3.Katz NM. The evolution of cardiothoracic critical care. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;141(1):3-6.
Key words: cardiothoracic critical care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21168010

4. Maisel AS, Katz N, Hillege HL, Shaw A, Zanco P, Bellomo R, Anand I, Anker SD, Aspromonte N, Bagshaw SM, Berl T, Bobek I, Cruz DN, Daliento L, Davenport A, Haapio M, House AA, Mankad S, McCullough P, Mebazaa A, Palazzuoli A, Ponikowski P, Ronco F, Sheinfeld G, Soni S, Vescovo G, Zamperetti N, Ronco C; Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative consensus group. Biomarkers in kidney and heart disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jan;26(1):62-74. Epub 2010 Oct 26.
Key words: biomarkers, kidney disease, heart disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20978142

5. Patel ND, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Alejo DE, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in children: intermediate-term results. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov 30 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118834

6. Skelley NW, Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Weiss ES, Patel ND, Conte JV. The impact of volume reduction on early and long-term outcomes in surgical ventricular restoration for severe heart failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan:91(1):104-12.
Key words: surgical ventricular restoration, heart failure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21172496

7. Tsang VT, Cameron DE, Raja SG. How to avoid crimping during valve sparing aortic root replacement using the Valsalva graft. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Dec 7 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145248

1. Balch CM, Gershenwald JE, Soong S-J, Thompson JF. Update on the melanoma staging system: The importance of sentinel node staging and primary tumor mitotic rate. Journal of Surgical Oncology. In press. 2011.
Key words: mitotic rate, melanoma staging, sentinel node staging
No PMID available

2. Balch CM, Shanafelt TD, Dyrbye L., et al. Surgeon distress as calibrated by hours worked and nights on call. J.Am.Coll.Surg, 2010 Nov;211(5):609-19.
Key words: hours worked, surgeon burnout, nights on call http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20851643

3. Balch CM, Shanafelt TD, Sloan J, Satele DV, Kuerer HM. Burnout and career satisfaction among surgical oncologists compared with other surgical specialties. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: burnout, surgical oncologists, career satisfaction http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20953718

4. Buckberg GD, Athanasuleas CL, Wechsler AS, Beyersdorf F, Conte JV, Strobeck JE. The STICH trial unravelled. Eur J Heart Fail. 2010 Oct;12(1024-7).
Key words: coronary artery bypass, surgical ventricular reconstruction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20861131

5. Chudova D, Wilde JI, Wang ET, Wang H, Rabbee N, Egidio CM, Reynolds J, Tom E, Pagan M, Rigl CT, Friedman L, Wand CC, Lanman RB, Zeiger M, Kebebew E, Rosa, J, Fellagara G, Livolsi VA, Kennedy, GC. Molecular classification of thyroid nodules using high-dimensionality genomic data. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Dec; 95(12):5296-304.
Key words: molecular markers thyroid
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20826580

6. Dyrbye L, Shanafelt TD, Balch CM, et al. Physicians married or partnered to physicians: A comparative study in American College of Surgeons. J.Am.Coll.Surg., 2010, 211, (5), 663-671.
Key words: burnout, physicians married to physicians, surgeon burnout http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21035046

7. Fraser Iii CD, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Owens JB, Conte JV, Shah AS. Acute cholecystitis preceding mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm in a heart transplant recipient. J Card Surg 2010 Nov;25(6):749-51.
Key words: Heart transplant, cholecystitus, pseudoaneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21044152

8. Neychev VK, Kouniavsky G, Shiue Z, Udall DN, Somervell H, Umbricht CB, Zeiger MA. Chasing "shadow": discovering the subtleties of sestamibi scans to facilitate minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. World J Surg. 2011 Jan;35(1):140-6.
Key words: Parathyroid, adenoma, sestamibi
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20886211

9. Patel ND, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Alejo DE, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in children: intermediate-term results. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov 30 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: aortic root replacement, valve surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118834

10.Tsang VT, Cameron DE, Raja SG. How to avoid crimping during valve sparing aortic root replacement using the Valsalva graft. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Dec 7 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Aortic root replacement
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21145248

11. Zhang X, Tachibana S, Wang H, Hisada M, Williams GM, Gao B, Sun Z. Interleukin-6 is an important mediator for mitochondrial DNA repair after alcoholic liver injury in mice. Hepatology. 2010 Dec; 52(6):2137-47.
Key words: Alcoholic liver injury, IL-6, DNA repair, cell cycle arrest
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20931558

1. Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Orens JB, McDyer J, Conte JV, Shah AS, Merlo CA. Insurance status is an independent predictor of long-term survival after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Sep 22 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: lung transplantation, insurance status
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20869264

2. Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, Merlo CA, Sullivan BE, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Impact of the lung allocation score on resource utilization after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Sep 23 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20869886

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, Hundt JA, Shah AS, Cameron DE, Black JH 3rd. Comparative analysis of hospital costs of open and endovascular thoracic aortic repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2010 Sep 9[Epub ahead of print].
Key words: endovascular thoracic aorta, costs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829240

4. Brady KM, Mytar JO, Lee JK, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Thompson WR, Hogue CW, Easley RB. Monitoring cerebral blood flow pressure autoregulation in pediatric patients during cardiac surgery. Stroke. 2010 Sep;41(9):1957-62.
Key words: cerebral blood flow, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20651273

5. Buckberg GD, Athanasuleas CL, Wechsler AS, Beyersdorf F, Conte JV, Strobeck JE.The STICH trial unravelled. Eur J Heart Fail. 2010 Oct;12(1024-7).
Key words: coronary artery bypass, surgical ventricular reconstruction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20861131

6. Campbell CY, Shah AS, Chacko M. Inducible left ventricular obstruction after apical-conduit aortic valve bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep;140(3):e62-3.
Key words: apical-aortic bypass, apical-aortic conduit
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20624625

7. Dhir M, Yachida S, Van Naste L, Glockner SC, Jeschke J, Pappou EP, Montgomery EA, Herman JG, Baylin SB, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Ahuja N . Sessile serrated adenomas and classical adenomas: an epigenetic perspective on premalignant neoplastic lesions of the gastrointestinal tract. Int J Cancer (In Press).
Key words: Gastrointestinal adenoma, Methylation, Sessile Serrated, Classical
No PMID available

8. Ensor CR, Shiekh F, Conte JV. The risk of ventricular-assist device infections differs by device type. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;51(5):632-3.
Key words: ventricular assist device, infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20684681

9. Fraser Iii CD, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Owens JB, Conte JV, Shah AS. Acute cholecystitis preceding mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm in a heart transplant recipient. J Card Surg. 2010 Nov;25(6):749-51.
Key words: Heart transplant, cholecystitus, pseudoaneurysm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21044152

10. Patel ND, Arnaoutakis GJ, George TJ, Allen JG, Alejo DE, Dietz HC, Cameron DE, Vricella LA. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in children: intermediate-term results. Interact Cardiovasc Thor Surg. In Press.
Key words: aortic root replacement, valve surgery
No PMID available

11. Schaffer JM, Allen JG, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Patel ND, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Infectious complications after pulsatile-flow and continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Sep 29 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: ventricular assist device, infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20888258

12. Shah AS. The power and peril of administrative databases. Arch Surg. 2010 Sep;145(9):909-10.
Key words: administrative databases, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20855764

1. Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Orens JB, McDyer J, Conte JV, Shah AS, Merlo CA. Insurance status is an independent predictor of long-term survival after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation, insurance status
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20869264

2. Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, Merlo CA, Sullivan BE, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Impact of the lung allocation score on resource utilization after lung transplantation in the United States. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Sep 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20869886

3. Arnaoutakis GJ, Hundt JA, Shah AS, Cameron DE, Black JH 3rd. comparative analysis of hospital costs of open and endovascular thoracic aortic repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2010 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: endovascular thoracic aorta, costs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829240

4. Balch CM, Whippen D, Klimberg S, Roh M. Annals of Surgical Oncology: The global journal for surgeons treating patients with cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 17: 2255-2259
Key words: global journal, surgical oncologist journal, Annals of Surgical Oncology
http://www.springerlink.com/content/04546r7256np1ru5/fulltext.pdf

5. Balch CM. Shanafelt,TD. Combating stress and burnout in surgical practice: a review. Adv Surg 2010; 44, 29-47.
Key words: stress, burnout, surgical practice
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20919512

6. Balch CM, Shanafelt TD, Dyrbye L, et al. Surgeon distress as calibrated by hours worked and nights on call. J Am Coll Surg 2010, Sept 17.
Key words: burnout, hours worked, surgeon distress
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20851643

7. Brady KM, Mytar JO, Lee JK, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Thompson WR, Hogue CW, Easley RB. Monitoring cerebral blood flow pressure autoregulation in pediatric patients during cardiac surgery. Stroke. 2010 Sep;41(9):1957-62.
Key words: cerebral blood flow, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20651273

8. Buckberg GD, Athanasuleas CL, Wechsler AS, Beyersdorf F, Conte JV, Strobeck JE.
The STICH trial unravelled. Eur J Heart Fail. 2010 Oct;12(10):1024-7.
Key words: coronary artery bypass, surgical ventricular reconstruction
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20861131

9. Burke AE, Bennett WL, Jamshidi RM, Gilson MM, Clark JM, Segal JB, Shore AD, Magnuson TH, Dominici F, Wu AW, Makary MA. Reduced incidence of gestational diabetes with bariatric surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Aug;211(2):169-75.
Key words: gestational diabetes, bariatric surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20670854

10. Campbell CY, Shah AS, Chacko M Inducible left ventricular obstruction after apical-conduit aortic valve bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep;140(3):e62-3.
Key words: apical-aortic bypass, apical-aortic conduit
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20624625

11. Ensor CR, Shiekh F, Conte JV. The risk of ventricular-assist device infections differs by device type. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;51(5):632-3. No abstract available.
Key words: ventricular assist device, infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20684681

12. Murphy MA, Whitman I, Campfield A, Moxey E, Haddad M, Whitman G. Intense implementation of a strict insulin infusion protocol does not guarantee postoperative glycemic control. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Oct;211(4):465-469.e3.
Key words: insulin, SCIP, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20822738

13. Newman NA, Lennon AM, Edil BH, Gilson MM, Giday SA, Canto MI, Schulick RD, Makary MA. Preoperative endoscopic tattooing of pancreatic body and tail lesions decreases operative time for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. Surgery 2010 Aug;148(2):371-7.
Key words: tattoo, pancreas, laparoscopic
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20554299

14. Schaffer JM, Allen JG, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Patel ND, Russell SD, Shah AS, Conte JV. Infectious complications after pulsatile-flow and continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: ventricular assist device, infection
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20888258

15. Shah AS. The power and peril of administrative databases. Arch Surg. 2010 Sep;145(9):909-10.
Key words: administrative databases, cardiac surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20855764

16. Shockney L. Top Concerns about Adjuvant Treatment for Breast Cancer. Jones & Bartlett Publishing. October 2010
Key words: breast cancer, HER2positive tumors, adjuvant therapy


17. Shockney L, Shapiro G. Top Concerns about Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer. Jones & Bartlett Publishing. October 2010
Key words: metastatic breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer

1. Bello NT, Kemm MH, Ofeldt EM, Moran TH. Dose combinations of exendin-4 and salmon calcitonin produce additive and synergistic reductions in food intake in nonhuman primates. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2010 Sep;299(3):R945-52.
Key words: islet amyloid polypeptide, exenatide, gut peptides, obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20554932

2. Bolla KI, Lesage SR, Gamaldo CE, Neubauer DN, Wang NY, Funderburk FR, Allen RP, David PM, Cadet JL. Polysomnogram changes in marijuana users who report sleep disturbances during prior abstinence. Sleep Med. 2010 Oct;11(9):882-9.
Key words: sleep polysomnography, periodic leg movements, marijuana, abstinence, substance abuse, withdrawal
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20685163

3. Campbell CM, Quartana PJ, Buenaver LF, Haythornthwaite JA, Edwards RR. Changes in situation-specific pain catastrophizing precede changes in pain report during capsaicin pain: a cross-lagged panel analysis among healthy, pain-free participants. J Pain. 2010 Sep;11(9):876-84.
Key words: pain, catastrophizing, experimental pain, capsaicin, cross-lagged panel design
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20488760

4. Eze-Nliam CM, Thombs BD, Lima BB, Smith CG, Ziegelstein RC. The association of depression with adherence to antihypertensive medications: a systematic review. J Hypertens. 2010 Sep;28(9):1785-95.
Key words: adherence, depression, hypertension, systematic review
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20531223

5. Fishman MJ, Winstanley EL, Curran E, Garrett S, Subramaniam G. Treatment of opioid dependence in adolescents and young adults with extended release naltrexone: preliminary case-series and feasibility. Addiction. 2010 Sep;105(9):1669-76.
Key words: adolescents, extended-release naltrexone, naltrexone, opioid dependence, medication assisted treatment, pharmacotherapy, young adults
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20626723

6. Johnson MW, Strain EC, Griffiths RR. Effects of oral caffeine pretreatment on response to intravenous nicotine and cocaine. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2010 Aug;18(4):305-15.
Key words: nicotine, caffeine, cocaine, human, blood pressure
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20695686

7. Lee RS, Tamashiro KL, Yang X, Purcell RH, Harvey A, Willour VL, Huo Y, Rongione M, Wand GS, Potash JB. Chronic corticosterone exposure increases expression and decreases deoxyribonucleic acid methylation of Fkbp5 in mice. Endocrinology. 2010 Sep;151(9):4332-43.
Key words: stress, epigenetics, hippocampus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20668026

8. Locascio G, Mahone EM, Eason SH, Cutting LE. Executive dysfunction among children with reading comprehension deficits. J Learn Disabil. 2010 Sep-Oct;43(5):441-54.
Key words: reading, ADHD, dyslexia, comprehension, executive function, working memory
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20375294

9. Mielke MM, Haughey NJ, Ratnam Bandaru VV, Schech S, Carrick R, Carlson MC, Mori S, Miller MI, Ceritoglu C, Brown T, Albert M, Lyketsos CG. Plasma ceramides are altered in mild cognitive impairment and predict cognitive decline and hippocampal volume loss. Alzheimers Dement. 2010 Sep;6(5):378-85.
Key words: ceramides, lipids, biomarker, plasma, mild cognitive impairment, hippocampal volume
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20813340

10. Ramsey CM, Leoutsakos JM, Mayer LS, Eaton WW, Lee HB. History of manic and hypomanic episodes and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: 11.5 year follow-up from the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. J Affect Disord. 2010 Sep;125(1-3):35-41.
Key words: mania, hypomania, cardiovascular disease, bipolar disorder, ECA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20570367

11. Rosenblatt A, Gao J, Mackell J, Richardson S. Efficacy and safety of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer's disease in assisted living facilities. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2010 Sep;25(6):483-9.
Key words: assisted living facilities, Alzheimer's disease, dementia screening, donepezil
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20558849

1. Allen JG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Weiss ES, Merlo CA, Conte JV, Shah AS. The impact of recipient body mass index on survival after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: lung transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20558085

2. Allen JG, Weiss ES, Wilson MA, Arnaoutakis GJ, Blue ME, Talbot CC Jr, Jie C, Lange MS, Troncoso JC, Johnston MV, Baumgartner WA. Hawley H. Seiler Resident Award. Transcriptional profile of brain injury in hypothermic circulatory arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):1965-71.
Key words: brain injury
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20494057

3. Allen JG, Weiss ES, Arnaoutakis GJ, Russell SD, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. The impact of race on survival after heart transplantation: an analysis of more than 20,000 patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):1956-63; discussion 1963-4.
Key words: heart transplantation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20494056

4. Arnaoutakis GJ, Allen JG, Merlo CA, Baumgartner WA, Conte JV, Shah AS. Low potassium dextran is superior to University of Wisconsin solution in high-risk lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: potassium dextran
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20634098

5. Burlina P, Sprouse C, DeMenthon D, Jorstad A, Juang R, Contijoch F, Yuh D, McVeigh E. Patient specific modeling and analysis of the mitral valve using 3D-TEE. IPCAI 2010, 2010, Volume 6135/2010, 135-146, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13711-2_13.
Key words: mitral valve
no PMID available

6. Brady KM, Mytar JO, Lee JK, Cameron DE, Vricella LA, Thompson WR, Hogue CW, Easley RB. Monitoring cerebral blood flow pressure autoregulation in pediatric patients during cardiac surgery. Stroke. 2010 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: cerebral blood flow
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20651273

7. Bydon A, Xu R, Conte JV, Gokaslan ZL, Brinker JA, Witham TF, Yassari R. surgical mystery: where is the missing pituitary rongeur tip? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Aug 1;35(17):E867-72.
Key words: pituitary ronguer tip
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20628330

8. Ensor CR, Shiekh F, Conte JV. The risk of ventricular-assist device infections differs by device type. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;51(5):632-3.
Key words: ventricular assist device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20684681

9. Jain D, Fishman EK, Argani P, Shah AS, Halushka MK. Unexpected sclerosingmediastinitis involving the ascending aorta in the setting of a multifocal fibrosclerotic disorder.Pathol Res Pract. 2010 Jun 29 [Epub ahead of print].
Key words: Sclerosing mediastinitis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20594766

10. Shockney LD. Evoltion of patient navigation. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2010 Aug;14(4):405-7.
Key words: patient navigation program, care analysis , delivery process
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20682496

1. Balch CM, Gershenwald JE, Soong SJ, Thompson JF, Ding S, Byrd DR, Cascinelli N, Cochran AJ, Coit DG, Eggermont AM, Johnson T, Kirkwood JM, Leong SP, McMasters KM, Mihm MC Jr, Morton DL, Ross MI, Sondak VK. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors among 2,313 patients with stage III melanoma: comparison of nodal micrometastases versus macrometastases. J Clin Oncol. 2010 May 10;28(14):2452-9.
Key words: melanoma, prognostic factors, staging
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368546

2. Chang DC, Salazar-Osuna JH, Choo SS, Arnold MA, Colombani PM, Abdullah F.Benchmarking the quality of care of infants with low-risk gastroschisis using a novel risk stratification index. Surgery. 2010 Jun;147(6):766-71.
Key words: gastroschisis, quality of care, pediatric surgery, risk stratification.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20236674
Gershenwald JE, Soong SJ, Balch CM; American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Melanoma Staging Committee. 2010 TNM staging system for cutaneous melanoma...and beyond.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Jun;17(6):1475-7.
Key words: melanoma, prognostic factors, staging
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300965

3. Soong SJ, Ding S, Coit D, Balch CM, Gershenwald JE, Thompson JF, Gimotty P; AJCC Melanoma Task Force. Predicting survival outcome of localized melanoma: an electronic prediction tool based on the AJCC Melanoma Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Aug;17(8):2006-14. Epub 2010 Apr 9.
Key words: melanoma, survival, outcomes, staging
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20379784

1. Shockney, L. Addressing Psychological Support Needs of Breast Cancer Patients. Academy of Oncology nurse Navigators Online journal. May 2010.
Key words: psychological support, breast cancer

2. Shockney, L. The Role of Nurse Navigation in Breast Cancer Survivorship Care. The Journal of Oncology Nurse Navigation and Survivorship. Vol 3, No 1 June 2010.
Key words: navigation, breast cancer, survivorship

1. Burns WR, Zhao Y, Frankel TL, Hinrichs CS, Zheng Z, Xu H, Feldman SA, Ferrone S, Rosenberg SA, Morgan RA. A high molecular weight melanoma-associated antigen-specific chimeric antigen receptor redirects lymphocytes to target human melanomas. Cancer Res. 2010 Apr 15;70(8):3027-33.
Key words: melanoma, immunotherapy, chimeric antigen receptor
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20395199

2. Marik R, Fackler M, Gabrielson E, Zeiger MA, Sukumar S, Stearns V, Umbricht CB. DNA methylation-related vitamin D receptor insensitivity in breast cancer. Cancer Biol Ther. 2010 Jul 9;10(1). [Epub ahead of print]
Key words: DNA methylation, vitamin D receptor insensitivity,breast cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20431345

3. Perler BA. Charles, Dickens, Coach K, Pogo and the recent history and future of vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg. 2010 May;51(5):1286-92.
Key words: Vascular surgery
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20420981

1. Guzzo JL, Hassoun HT. Renal vein stenting for the nutcracker syndrome. Endovascular Today 2010. In press.
Key words: renal vein compression, endovascular stenting

2. Harthun NL, Stukenborg GJ. Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk of perioperative stroke and death from carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg 2010 Feb;51(2):330-6.
Key words: carotid endarterectomy, atrial fibrillation, comorbid disease
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19879714

3. Shockney L. Pain following breast cancer surgery- a quality of life issue. JAMA Commentary for article: Prevalence of and factors associated with persistent pain following breast cancer surgery. Arch Surg. 2010 Mar;145(3):224-5.
Key words: breast cancer, mastectomy, pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20231621

4. Shockney, L. The role of the nurse navigator in the breast surgical oncology setting. The Oncology Nurse. April 2010.
Key words: navigator, breast cancer, surgical oncology

5. Zhang X, Wei X, Liu L, Marti GP, Ghanamah MS, Arshad L, Strom L, Spence R, Jeng J, Milner SM, Harmon JW, Semenza GL. Association of increasing burn severity in mice with delayed mobilization of circulalting angiogenic cells. Arch Surg. 2010 Mar;145(3):259-66.
Key words: Burns, abgiogenic cells
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20231626

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