Strobel, R. J., Narahari, A. K., Rotar, E. P., Young, A. M., Vergales, J., Mehaffey, J. H., . . . Roeser, M. (2023). Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Antibody Levels. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 12(17). doi:10.1161/JAHA.123.029406

Narahari, A. K., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Fronk, E., White, S., Mandava, S., Jacobs-El, H., . . . Schirmer, B. (2023). Postdoctoral National Institutes of Health F32 Grants Broken Pipeline in the Development of Surgeon-Scientists. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 278(3), 328-336. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005956

Beck, A. W., Wang, G., Lombardi, J. V., White, R., Fillinger, M. F., Kern, J. A., . . . Azizzadeh, A. (2023). Impact of thoracic endovascular aortic repair timing on outcomes after uncomplicated type B aortic dissection in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative postapproval project for dissection. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 77(5), 1377-+. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2022.12.056

Beller, J. P., Mangunta, V. R., & Kern, J. A. (2023). NONVITAMIN K ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS IN CARDIAC SURGERY: CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 166(1), E15-E16. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.10.032

Mehaffey, J. H., Cantor, R., Myers, S., Teman, N. R., Kern, J. A., Ailawadi, G., . . . Yarboro, L. (2022). Impact of preoperative versus postoperative dialysis on left ventricular assist device outcomes: An analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support database.. JTCVS open, 9, 122-143. doi:10.1016/j.xjon.2022.01.005

Hemp, J., McGriff, E., Kern, J., Olazagasti, J., Cherry, K., & Hanley, M. (2022). Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Review of Surgical Approaches and Radiographic Complications. APPLIED RADIOLOGY, 51(6), 18-22. doi:10.7554/eLife.80627.sa2

Brenner, B., Guerra, J., Williams, C., Littlewood, K., Kern, J., Tanaka, K., . . . Mangunta, V. (2022). Heparin Insensitivity and Thrombotic Risk Associated With Sequential Uses of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Andexanet Alfa for Apixaban Reversal During Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: A Case Report. A & A PRACTICE, 16(11). doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001636

Mitchell, W., Mehaffey, J. H., Kern, J. A., & Yount, K. W. (2022). Patching an aortic tear using the side-arm and surrounding skirt of a physician-modified ascending aortic graft. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(9), 2920-2922. doi:10.1111/jocs.16660

Yount, K. W., Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Teman, N. R., Yarboro, L. T., Kern, J. A., & Ailawadi, G. (2022). Aortic valve biologic protheses: A cohort comparison of premature valve failure. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(5), 1224-1229. doi:10.1111/jocs.16328

Beck, A. W., Wang, G., Lombardi, J. V., White, R., Fillinger, M. F., Kern, J. A., . . . Azizzadeh, A. (2022). Retrograde type A dissection in the Vascular Quality Initiative thoracic endovascular aortic repair for dissection postapproval project. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 75(5), 1539-1551. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2021.11.075

Mehaffey, J. H., Cullen, J. M., Hawkins, R. B., Fonner, C., Kern, J., Speir, A., . . . Yarboro, L. (2022). Access to Left Ventricular Assist Device: Travel Time Does Not Tell The Whole Story. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 271, 52-58. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2021.10.022

Yarboro, L. T., Mehaffey, J. H., Cantor, R., Deng, L., Teman, N. R., Yount, K. W., . . . Bergin, J. D. (2022). Progression to Transplant Under the New Heart Allocation System: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 113(6), 1926-1934. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.020

Cho, S. -M., Mehaffey, J. H., Meyers, S. L., Cantor, R. S., Starling, R. C., Kirklin, J. K., . . . Yarboro, L. T. (2021). Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Propensity Score-Matched Analysis From the Intermacs Registry.. Circulation, 144(10), 763-772. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.121.055716

Cho, S. -M., Mehaffey, J. H., Myers, S. L., Cantor, R. S., Starling, R. C., Kirklin, J. K., . . . Yarboro, L. (2021). Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Propensity Score-Matched Analysis From the Intermacs Registry (vol 144, pg 763, 2021). CIRCULATION, 144(10), E200. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001021

Cho, S. -M., Mehaffey, J. H., Meyers, S. L., Cantor, R. S., Starling, R. C., Kirklin, J. K., . . . Yarboro, L. T. (2021). Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Propensity Score-Matched Analysis From the Intermacs Registry. CIRCULATION, 144(10), 763-772. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055716D

Uribe, C. F. I. I., Fletcher, B. P., Davies, S., Norton, P. T., Kern, J. A., & Clouse, W. D. (2021). Use of ascending aortic access for imaging and wire rail access for endograft delivery in complex aortic arch anatomy. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY CASES INNOVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES, 7(1), 6-9. doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.10.006

Goudreau, B. J., Wang, L. J., Latz, C. A., Conrad, M. F., Williams, C. A., Tracci, M. C., . . . Clouse, W. D. (2021). Adding Supra-Aortic Trunk Surgical Reconstruction to Carotid Endarterectomy: Implications on Risk of Stroke and Death. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 232(4), 629-635. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.11.016

Narahari, A. K., Mehaffey, J. H., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Baderdinni, P. K., Weiderhold, A., Cook, I. O., . . . Teman, N. R. (2021). A 30-year analysis of National Institutes of Health funded cardiac transplantation research: Surgeons lead the way. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 162(6), 1757-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.076

Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Burks, S. G., McMurry, T. L., Yarboro, L. T., . . . Kozower, B. D. (2021). Meaningful Patient-centered Outcomes 1 Year Following Cardiac Surgery. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 273(6), E247-E254. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000003357

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., & Kern, J. A. (2020). Commentary: Tricuspid insufficiency after heart transplant: More of an art than a science.. JTCVS open, 4, 35. doi:10.1016/j.xjon.2020.08.012

Haywood, N., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Zhang, A., Kron, I. L., Kern, J. A., . . . Yarboro, L. T. (2020). Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiac Surgery: Highly Morbid but Improving Over Time. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 254, 306-313. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2020.02.019

Cullen, J. M., Hassinger, T. E., Mehaffey, J. H., Shannon, A. H., Tracci, M. C., Kern, J. A., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2020). Overweight Patients with Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia Undergo more Diagnostic Studies: A Retrospective Analysis. AMERICAN SURGEON, 86(4), E177-E179.

Michaels, A. D., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Kern, J. A., Schirmer, B. D., & Hallowell, P. T. (2020). Bariatric surgery reduces long-term rates of cardiac events and need for coronary revascularization: a propensity-matched analysis. SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, 34(6), 2638-2643. doi:10.1007/s00464-019-07036-x

Tyerman, Z., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Diop, M., Carroll, N. D., Howell, A. M., . . . Teman, N. (2020). Nightly Preoperative Huddle Email Improves Perioperative Efficiency. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 109(2), 445-451. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.086

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., & Kern, J. A. (2020). Commentary: Stroke after type A aortic dissection repair-A web of risk with no single answer. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 159(6), 2155-2156. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.06.025

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G., Kern, J. A., . . . Teman, N. R. (2020). Impact of Complications After Cardiac Operation on One-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 109(1), 43-48. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.067

Hawkins, R. B., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Williams, C. A., Robinson, W. P., Upchurch, G. R., . . . Tracci, M. C. (2019). Socioeconomic Distressed Communities Index associated with worse limb-related outcomes after infrainguinal bypass. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 70(3), 786-+. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2018.10.123

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Kern, J. A., Schneider, E. B., & Tracci, M. C. (2019). Socioeconomically Distressed Communities Index independently predicts major adverse limb events after infrainguinal bypass in a national cohort. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 70(6), 1985-+. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.03.060

Hawkins, R. B., Beller, J. P., Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Quader, M. A., Rich, J. B., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2019). Incremental Risk of Annular Enlargement: A Multi-Institutional Cohort Study. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 108(6), 1752-1759. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.118

Cullen, J. M., Booth, A. T., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Spinosa, M., Cherry, K. J., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2019). Clinical Characteristics and Longitudinal Outcomes of Primary Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms. ANGIOLOGY, 70(10), 947-951. doi:10.1177/0003319719858784

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Krebs, E. D., Smith, J. G., Kern, J. A., . . . Teman, N. R. (2019). Cost-Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Incision Management System in Cardiac Surgery. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 240, 227-235. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.02.046

Krebs, E. D., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Beller, J. P., Fonner, C. E., Kiser, A. C., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2019). Outcomes After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Patients With Prior Cardiac Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 108(3), 708-713. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.065

Phadke, D. R., Sheeran, D. P., Wilkins, L. R., Kern, J. A., Tracci, M. C., & Angle, J. F. (2019). Impact of Venous Collaterals on Clinical Outcomes in Paget-Schroetter Syndrome. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 30(4), 572-577. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2018.12.003

Yau, T. M., Pagani, F. D., Mancini, D. M., Chang, H. L., Lala, A., Woo, Y. J., . . . Weisel, R. (2019). Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells and Successful TemporaryWeaning From Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 321(12), 1176-1186. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.2341

Cullen, J. M., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Gupta, V., Roy, R. A., Robinson, W. P. I. I. I., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2019). Increased warm ischemia time during vessel harvest decreases the primary patency of cryopreserved conduits in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 69(1), 164-172. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2018.04.065

Schubert, S. A., Mehaffey, J. H., Booth, A., Yarboro, L. T., Kern, J. A., Kennedy, J. L. W., . . . Mazimba, S. (2019). Pulmonary-Systemic Pressure Ratio Correlates with Morbidity in Cardiac Valve Surgery. JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, 33(3), 677-682. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2018.08.190

Narahari, A. K., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Charles, E. J., Baderdinni, P. K., Chandrabhatla, A. S., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Surgeon Scientists Are Disproportionately Affected by Declining NIH Funding Rates. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 226(4), 474-481. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.12.047

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Kessel, S. M., Dahl, J. J., Kron, I. L., Kern, J. A., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is associated with excellent resource utilization, cost, and outcomes. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 156(2), 611-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.03.108

LaPar, D. J., Hawkins, R. B., McMurry, T. L., Isbell, J. M., Rich, J. B., Speir, A. M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Preoperative anemia versus blood transfusion: Which is the culprit for worse outcomes in cardiac surgery?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 156(1), 66-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.03.109

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Tracci, M. C., Robinson, W. P., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2018). Preoperative dementia is associated with increased cost and complications after vascular surgery. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 68(4), 1203-1208. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.032

Mehaffey, J. H., Haywood, N. S., Hawkins, R. B., Kern, J. A., Teman, N. R., Kron, I. L., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Need for Permanent Pacemaker After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Reduces Long-Term Survival. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 106(2), 460-465. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.041

Shah, S. M., Teman, N. R., Dearth, E., Yarboro, L. T., & Kern, J. A. (2018). Construction of an Apical Plug for Explantation of HeartWare HVAD Left Ventricular Assist Device. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 106(1), E15-E17. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.014

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Kern, J. A., Lim, D. S., Teman, N. R., & Ailawadi, G. (2018). Psoas Muscle Size Predicts Risk-Adjusted Outcomes After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 106(1), 39-45. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.010

LaPar, D. J., Likosky, D. S., Zhang, M., Theurer, P., Fonner, C. E., Kern, J. A., . . . Anyanwu, A. C. (2018). Development of a Risk Prediction Model and Clinical Risk Score for Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 106(1), 129-137. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.077

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Byler, M., Smith, J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I., . . . Yarboro, L. T. (2018). Amiodarone Protocol Provides Cost-Effective Reduction in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 105(6), 1697-1703. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.12.029

Moses, D. A., Johnston, L. E., Tracci, M. C., Robinson, W. P. I. I. I., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2018). Estimating risk of adverse cardiac event after vascular surgery using currently available online calculators. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 67(1), 272-278. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2017.06.105

Mehaffey, J. H., Politano, A. D., Bhamidipati, C. M., Tracci, M. C., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2017). Decubitus ulcers in patients undergoing vascular operations do not influence mortality but affect resource utilization. SURGERY, 161(6), 1720-1727. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2017.02.002

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Narahari, A. K., Jain, A., Ghanta, R. K., Kron, I. L., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2017). Improved outcomes and value in staged hybrid extent II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 66(5), 1357-1363. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.420

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Fashandi, A., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., . . . Robinson, W. P. (2017). Lower extremity bypass for critical limb ischemia decreases major adverse limb events with equivalent cardiac risk compared with endovascular intervention. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 66(4), 1109-+. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2017.04.036

Johnston, L. E., Tracci, M. C., Kern, J. A., Cherry, K. J., Kron, I. L., Upchurch, G. R. J., & Robinson, W. P. (2017). Surgeon, not institution, case volume is associated with limb outcomes after lower extremity bypass for critical limb ischemia in the Vascular Quality Initiative. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 66(5), 1457-1463. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.434

Yarboro, L. T., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G., Kern, J. A., & Ghanta, R. K. (2017). Pre-implant left ventricular apex position predicts risk of HeartMate II pump thrombosis. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 32(12), 837-842. doi:10.1111/jocs.13382

Mehaffey, J. H., Johnston, L. E., Hawkins, R. B., Charles, E. J., Yarboro, L., Kern, J. A., . . . Ghanta, R. K. (2017). Methylene Blue for Vasoplegic Syndrome After Cardiac Operation: Early Administration Improves Survival. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 104(1), 36-41. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.057

Moses, D. A., Mehaffey, J. H., Strider, D. V., Tracci, M. C., Kern, J. A., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2017). Smoking Cessation Counseling Improves Quality of Care and Surgical Outcomes with Financial Gain for a Vascular Practice. ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 42, 214-221. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2016.12.019

Ghanta, R. K., LaPar, D. J., Zhang, Q., Devarkonda, V., Isbell, J. M., Yarboro, L. T., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2017). Obesity Increases Risk-Adjusted Morbidity, Mortality, and Cost Following Cardiac Surgery. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 6(3). doi:10.1161/JAHA.116.003831

Beck, A. W., Lombardi, J. V., Abel, D. B., Morales, J. P., Marinac-Dabic, D., Wang, G., . . . Cambria, R. P. (2017). Innovative postmarket device evaluation using a quality registry to monitor thoracic endovascular aortic repair in the treatment of aortic dissection. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 65(5), 1280-1286. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2016.11.054

Yount, K. W., Yarboro, L. T., Narahari, A. K., Ghanta, R. K., Tribble, C. G., Kron, I. L., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2017). Outcomes of Trainees Performing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Does Resident Experience Matter?. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 103(3), 975-981. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.016

Saji, M., Katz, M., Ailawadi, G., Fowler, D., LaPar, D., Yarboro, L., . . . Lim, S. (2016). TCT-632 Predictive Value of Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index for 1-Year, 3-Year and 5-Year Mortality in Patients Following Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair.. J Am Coll Cardiol, 68(18S), B257. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.774

Mehaffey, J. H., LaPar, D. J., Tracci, M. C., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2017). Modifiable Factors Leading to Increased Length of Stay after Carotid Endarterectomy. ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 39, 195-203. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2016.05.126

Gillinov, A. M., Bagiella, E., Moskowitz, A. J., Raiten, J. M., Groh, M. A., Bowdish, M. E., . . . Mack, M. J. (2016). Rate Control versus Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 374(20), 1911-1921. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1602002

Downs, E. A., Johnston, L. E., LaPar, D. J., Ghanta, R. K., Kron, I. L., Speir, A. M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2016). Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Provides Excellent Outcomes Without Increased Cost: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 102(1), 14-21. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.084

Saji, M., Ailawadi, G., Welch, T. S., Downs, E., LaPar, D. J., Ghanta, R., . . . Lim, D. S. (2016). Pre-Procedural 6-Min Walk Test as a Mortality Predictor in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 67(17), 2083-2084. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.02.032

Johnston, L. E., Robinson, W. P., Tracci, M. C., Kern, J. A., Cherry, K. J., Kron, I. L., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2016). Vascular Quality Initiative and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registries capture different populations and outcomes in open infrainguinal bypass. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 64(3), 629-636. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2016.03.455

Saji, M., Lim, D. S., Ragosta, M., LaPar, D. J., Downs, E., Ghanta, R. K., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2016). Usefulness of Psoas Muscle Area to Predict Mortality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 118(2), 251-257. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.04.043

Ailawadi, G., Downs, E., Mehta, G., Kern, J. A., Ragosta, M., & Lim, D. S. (2016). Retrieval of Embolized Transcatheter Aortic Valves in Left Ventricle Through Apical Ventriculotomy. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 31(4), 203-205. doi:10.1111/jocs.12701

Schubert, S. A., Yarboro, L. T., Madala, S., Ayunipudi, K., Kron, I. L., Kern, J. A., . . . Ghanta, R. K. (2016). Natural history of coexistent mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(4), 1032-1039. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.12.006

LaPar, D. J., Rich, J. B., Isbell, J. M., Brooks, C. H., Crosby, I. K., Yarboro, L. T., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2016). Preoperative Renal Function Predicts Hospital Costs and Length of Stay in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 101(2), 606-612. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.079

Flohr, T. R., Hagspiel, K. D., Jain, A., Tracci, M. C., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2016). The History of Incidentally Discovered Penetrating Aortic Ulcers of the Abdominal Aorta. ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 31, 8-17. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2015.08.028

Flohr, T. R., Hagspiel, K. D., Jain, A., Tracci, M. C., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2016). The natural history of penetrating ulcers of the iliac arteries. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 63(2), 399-406. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.097

Jain, A., Flohr, T. F., Johnston, W. F., Tracci, M. C., Cherry, K. J., Upchurch, G. R. J., . . . Ghanta, R. K. (2016). Staged hybrid repair of extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms secondary to chronic aortic dissection. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 63(1), 62-69. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.060

Uflacker, A., Lim, S., Ragosta, M., Haskal, Z. J., Lederman, R. J., Kern, J., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2015). Transcaval Aortic Access for Percutaneous Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Initial Human Experience. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 26(10), 1437-1441. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2015.07.024

Yount, K. W., Isbell, J. M., Lichtendahl, C., Dietch, Z., Ailawadi, G., Kron, I. L., . . . Lau, C. L. (2015). Bundled Payments in Cardiac Surgery: Is Risk Adjustment Sufficient to Make It Feasible?. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 100(5), 1646-1652. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.086

LaPar, D. J., Quader, M., Rich, J. B., Kron, I. L., Crosby, I. K., Kern, J. A., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2015). Institutional Variation in Mortality After Stroke After Cardiac Surgery: An Opportunity for Improvement. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 100(4), 1276-1283. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.038

Mehaffey, J. H., LaPar, D. J., Tracci, M. C., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., & Upchurch, G. R. J. (2015). Targets to prevent prolonged length of stay after endovascular aortic repair. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 62(6), 1413-1420. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2015.06.219

Contrella, B. N., Sabri, S. S., Tracci, M. C., Stone, J. R., Kern, J. A., Upchurch, G. R., . . . Angle, J. F. (2015). Outcomes of Coverage of the Left Subclavian Artery during Endovascular Repair of the Thoracic Aorta. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 26(11), 1609-1614. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2015.07.022

Downs, E., Lim, S., Ragosta, M., Yount, K., Yarboro, L., Ghanta, R., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2015). The influence of a percutaneous mitral repair program on surgical mitral valve volume. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 150(5), 1093-1097. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.025

Yount, K. W., Lau, C. L., Yarboro, L. T., Ghanta, R. K., Kron, I. L., Kern, J. A., & Ailawadi, G. (2015). Late Operating Room Start Times Impact Mortality and Cost for Nonemergent Cardiac Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 100(5), 1653-1658. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.131

LaPar, D. J., Crosby, I. K., Rich, J. B., Quader, M. A., Speir, A. M., Kern, J. A., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2015). Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Use for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Remains Underutilized: A Propensity-Matched Multi-Institution Analysis. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 100(1), 8-15. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.088

Ghanta, R. K., Lapar, D. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Speir, A. M., Fonner, E. J., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2015). Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement provides equivalent outcomes at reduced cost compared with conventional aortic valve replacement: A real-world multi-institutional analysis. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 149(4), 1060-1065. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.014

Gillen, J. R., Schaheen, B. W., Yount, K. W., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., . . . Lau, C. L. (2015). Cost analysis of endovascular versus open repair in the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 61(3), 596-603. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2014.09.009

Stone, M. L., LaPar, D. J., Benrashid, E., Scalzo, D. C., Ailawadi, G., Kron, I. L., . . . Kern, J. A. (2015). Ventricular Assist Devices and Increased Blood Product Utilization for Cardiac Transplantation. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 30(2), 194-200. doi:10.1111/jocs.12474

LaPar, D. J., Isbell, J. M., Mulloy, D. P., Stone, M. L., Kern, J. A., Ailawadi, G., & Kron, I. L. (2014). Planned Cardiac Reexploration in the Intensive Care Unit Is a Safe Procedure. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 98(5), 1645-1651. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.090

Lapar, D. J., Ghanta, R. K., Kern, J. A., Crosby, I. K., Rich, J. B., Speir, A. M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2014). Hospital Variation in Mortality From Cardiac Arrest After Cardiac Surgery: An Opportunity for Improvement?. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 98(2), 534-540. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.030

Shrode, C. W., Draper, K. V., Huang, R. J., Kennedy, J. L. W., Godsey, A. C., Morrison, C. C., . . . Sauer, B. G. (2014). Significantly Higher Rates of Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Thromboembolic Events With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 12(9), 1461-1467. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2014.01.027

Ghanta, R. K., & Kern, J. A. (2014). Staged Hybrid Repair for Extent II Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 19(2), 238-251. doi:10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2014.07.001

Yarboro, L. T., Bergin, J. D., Kennedy, J. L. W., Ballew, C. C., Benton, E. M., Ailawadi, G., & Kern, J. A. (2014). Technique for minimizing and treating driveline infections. ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 3(6), 557-562. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.09.08

LaPar, D. J., Isbell, J. M., Crosby, I. K., Kern, J., Lim, S., Fonner, E. J., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2014). Multicenter Evaluation of High-Risk Mitral Valve Operations: Implications for Novel Transcatheter Valve Therapies. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 98(6), 2032-2038. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.060

Pollak, P., Lim, D. S., & Kern, J. (2014). Management of Severe Aortic Regurgitation in a Patient With Cardiogenic Shock Using a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device and Transcatheter Occlusion of the Failed Aortic Valve Homograft as a Bridge to Surgical Valve Replacement. CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, 83(1), E141-E145. doi:10.1002/ccd.24993

Groves, D. S., Blum, F. E., Huffnnyer, J. L., Kennedy, J. L. W., Ahmad, H. B., Durieux, M. E., & Kern, J. A. (2014). Effects of Early Inhaled Epoprostenol Therapy on Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Blood Loss During LVAD Placement. JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, 28(3), 652-660. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2013.05.028

Groves, D. S., Harding, U., Lanckohr, C., Gottschalk, A., Kern, J. A., & Schmidt, C. (2014). Repeated Neurological Complications during Dialysis - A Case for Echo?. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, 31(1), E35-E36. doi:10.1111/echo.12397

Tolenaar, J. L., Kern, J. A., Jonker, F. H. W., Cherry, K. J., Tracci, M. C., Angle, J. F., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2014). Predictors of false lumen thrombosis in type B aortic dissection treated with TEVAR. ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 3(3), 255-263. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.05.17

Maas, A. L., Mack, M., Ailawadi, G., Suri, R. M., Szeto, W., Kilgo, P., . . . Thourani, V. H. (2014). Preoperative Pulmonary Function Tests as Predictors of Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 915 TAVR Patients. CARDIOLOGY, 128(2), 184-185.

Bartoli, C. R., Ailawadi, G., & Kern, J. A. (2014). Diagnosis, Nonsurgical Management, and Prevention of LVAD Thrombosis. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 29(1), 83-94. doi:10.1111/jocs.12238

LaPar, D. J., Isbell, J. M., Kern, J. A., Ailawadi, G., & Kron, I. L. (2014). Surgical Care Improvement Project measure for postoperative glucose control should not be used as a measure of quality after cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 147(3), 1041-1048. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.11.028

Davis, J. P., LaPar, D. J., Crosby, I. K., Kern, J. A., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2014). Nonagenarians Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 29(5), 600-604. doi:10.1111/jocs.12391

LaPar, D. J., Ailawadi, G., Isbell, J. M., Crosby, I. K., Kern, J. A., Rich, J. B., . . . Kron, I. L. (2014). Mitral valve repair rates correlate with surgeon and institutional experience. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 148(3), 995-1003. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.039

Lapar, D. J., Speir, A. M., Crosby, I. K., Fonner, E. J., Brown, M., Rich, J. B., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2014). Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Significantly Increases Mortality, Hospital Readmission, and Hospital Costs. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 98(2), 527-533. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.039

Dietz, D. M., Cleveland, J. D., Chewning, K. G., Dent, J. M., Kern, J. A., & Keeley, E. C. (2013). Impending paradoxical embolism presenting as myocardial infarction.. Journal of cardiology cases, 7(5), e145-e148. doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2013.01.003

Grubb, K. J., Kennedy, J. L. W., Bergin, J. D., Groves, D. S., & Kern, J. A. (2013). METHYLENE BLUE IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Reply. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(3), 898-899. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.12.063

Mulloy, D. P., Bhamidipati, C. M., Stone, M. L., Ailawadi, G., Bergin, J. D., Mahapatra, S., & Kern, J. A. (2013). Cryoablation during left ventricular assist device implantation reduces postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmias. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(5), 1207-1213. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.061

Kennedy, J. L. W., LaPar, D. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Bergin, J. D., Kamath, S., & Ailawadi, G. (2013). Does the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score accurately predict operative mortality for patients with pulmonary hypertension?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 146(3), 631-637. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.055

Mulloy, D. P., Bhamidipati, C. M., Stone, M. L., Ailawadi, G., Kron, I. L., & Kern, J. A. (2013). Orthotopic heart transplant versus left ventricular assist device: A national comparison of cost and survival. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(2), 566-574. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.10.034

LaPar, D. J., Ailawadi, G., Harris, D. A., Hajzus, V. A., Lau, C. L., Kern, J. A., & Kron, I. L. (2013). A Protocol-Driven Approach to Cardiac Reoperation Reduces Mortality and Cardiac Injury at the Time of Resternotomy. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(3), 865-870. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.061

Lapar, D. J., Crosby, I. K., Kron, I. L., Kern, J. A., Fonner, E. J., Rich, J. B., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2013). Preoperative Beta-Blocker Use Should Not Be a Quality Metric for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(5), 1539-1545. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.059

Judge, J. M., Tillou, J. D., Slingluff, C. L. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Weiss, G. R. (2013). Surgical Management of the Patient with Metastatic Melanoma to the Heart. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 28(2), 124-128. doi:10.1111/jocs.12054

Mehta, G. S., LaPar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Upchurch, G. R. J., & Ailawadi, G. (2012). Previous percutaneous coronary intervention increases morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting. SURGERY, 152(1), 5-11. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2012.02.013

Rosenberger, L. H., Adams, J. D., Kern, J. A., Tracci, M. C., Angle, J. F., & Cherry, K. J. (2012). Complicated Postpartum Type B Aortic Dissection and Endovascular Repair. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 119(2), 480-483. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182390622

Bhamidipati, C. M., Irvine, J. N., Hagspiel, K. D., Matsumoto, A. H., Tracci, M. C., & Kern, J. A. (2012). Hybrid Repair of Aortic Arch Aneurysm. ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 26(3). doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2011.10.008

Stone, M. L., Kilic, A., Kennedy, J. L. W., Bergin, J. D., & Kern, J. A. (2012). The Cohn Felt Plug: An Effective HeartMate II® Reimplantation Technique. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 27(1), 122-124. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01375.x

Kennedy, J. L. W., Mery, C. M., Kern, J. A., & Bergin, J. D. (2012). Mitral Stenosis Caused by an Amplatzer Occluder Device Used to Treat a Paravalvular Leak. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 93(6), 2058-2060. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.064

Stone, M. L., Kern, J. A., & Sade, R. M. (2012). Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Clinical Aspects and Ethical Considerations. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 94(6), 1791-1795. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.09.047

Grubb, K. J., Kennedy, J. L. W., Bergin, J. D., Groves, D. S., & Kern, J. A. (2012). The role of methylene blue in serotonin syndrome following cardiac transplantation: A case report and review of the literature. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 144(5), E113-E116. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.030

Shin, J. H., Angle, J. F., Park, A. W., Anderson, C., Sabri, S. S., Turba, U. C., . . . Matsumoto, A. H. (2012). CT Imaging Findings and Their Relevance to the Clinical Outcomes After Stent Graft Repair of Penetrating Aortic Ulcers: Six-year, Single-center Experience. CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, 35(6), 1301-1307. doi:10.1007/s00270-011-0301-0

Turba, U. C., Saad, W. E., Arslan, B., Sabri, S. S., Trotter, S., Angle, J. F., . . . Matsumoto, A. H. (2012). Chronic mesenteric ischaemia: 28-year experience of endovascular treatment. EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, 22(6), 1372-1384. doi:10.1007/s00330-011-2376-z

Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Stukenborg, G. J., Lutz, C. J., Tracci, M. C., Cherry, K. J., . . . Kern, J. A. (2012). Transcatheter arterial revascularization outcomes at vascular and general surgery teaching hospitals and nonteaching hospitals are comparable. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 56(1), 247-+. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.083

Kennedy, J. L., Mery, C. M., Sumler, M., Ailawadi, G., Kern, J. A., & Groves, D. S. (2012). Exchange of a Tandem Heart to a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Complicated by an Intracardiac Thrombus. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, 29(1), E22-E23. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01521.x

LaPar, D. J., Mulloy, D. P., Crosby, I. K., Lim, D. S., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2012). Contemporary outcomes for surgical mitral valve repair: A benchmark for evaluating emerging mitral valve technology. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 143(4), S12-S16. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.009

LaPar, D. J., Mery, C. M., Kozower, B. D., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Stukenborg, G. J., & Ailawadi, G. (2012). The effect of surgeon volume on mortality for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 143(4), 854-863. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.12.048

Johnston, W. F., West, J. K., LaPar, D. J., Cherry, K. J., Kern, J. A., Tracci, M. C., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2012). Greater saphenous vein evaluation from computed tomography angiography as a potential alternative to conventional ultrasonography. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 56(5), 1331-U157. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2012.04.055

Johnston, W. F., Upchurch, G. R. J., Tracci, M. C., Cherry, K. J., Ailawadi, G., & Kern, J. A. (2012). Staged hybrid approach using proximal thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair and distal open repair for the treatment of extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 56(6), 1495-1502. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2012.05.091

Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Mehta, G. S., Kern, J. A., Upchurch, G. R. J., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Albumin is a better predictor of outcomes than body mass index following coronary artery bypass grafting. SURGERY, 150(4), 626-633. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2011.07.056

LaPar, D. J., Ailawadi, G., Bhamidipati, C. M., Stukenborg, G., Crosby, I. K., Kern, J. A., & Kron, I. L. (2011). Small Prosthesis Size in Aortic Valve Replacement Does Not Affect Mortality. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(3), 880-888. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.105

Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Mehta, G. S., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Upchurch, G. R. J., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Have Thoracic Endografting Outcomes Improved Since US Food and Drug Administration Approval?. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 91(5), 1314-1322. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.037

Mehta, G. S., Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Ailawadi, G., & Kern, J. A. (2011). Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Heart Transplant Patients: Before or after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation?. THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, 59(2), 119-120. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1250637

Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Fonner, E. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Outcomes and Cost of Cardiac Surgery in Octogenarians is Related to Type of Operation: A Multiinstitutional Analysis. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 91(2), 499-505. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.059

Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Mehta, G. S., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). TIGHT GLUCOSE CONTROL IS NOT SUPERIOR TO PERMISSIVE HYPERGLYCEMIA FOLLOWING VALVE SURGERY. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 57(14), E1394. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(11)61394-6

LaPar, D. J., Ailawadi, G., Bhamidipati, C. M., Singh, M., Dare, D., Kern, J. A., & Kron, I. L. (2011). Use of a nonpledgeted suture technique is safe and efficient for aortic valve replacement. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 141(2), 388-393. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.04.011

Bhamidipati, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Stukenborg, G. J., Morrison, C. C., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Superiority of moderate control of hyperglycemia to tight control in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 141(2), 543-551. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.10.005

LaPar, D. J., Ailawadi, G., Irvine, J. N. J., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Kern, J. A. (2011). Preoperative computed tomography is associated with lower risk of perioperative stroke in reoperative cardiac surgery. INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, 12(6), 919-923. doi:10.1510/icvts.2010.265165

LaPar, D. J., Anvari, F., Irvine, J. N., Kern, J. A., Swenson, B. R., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). The Impact of Coronary Artery Endarterectomy on Outcomes During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 26(3), 247-253. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01247.x

LaPar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Upchurch, G. R. J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Cherry, K. J., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Time of year does not influence mortality for vascular operations at academic centers. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 54(2), 546-553. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.042

Emaminia, A., Nagji, A. S., Ailawadi, G., Bergin, J. D., & Kern, J. A. (2011). Concomitant Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement and Cryoablation for Treatment of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Associated With Heart Failure. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(1), 334-336. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.062

Wynne, E., Bergin, J. D., Ailawadi, G., Kern, J. A., & Kennedy, J. L. W. (2011). Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 26(6), 663-665. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01331.x

Manger, J. P., Kern, J. A., & Krupski, T. L. (2011). Partial nephrectomy in a patient with a left ventricular assist device.. Case reports in urology, 2011, 526903. doi:10.1155/2011/526903

Chalmers, R. T. A., Darling Iii, R. C., Wingard, J. T., Chetter, I., Cutler, B., Kern, J. A., & Hart, J. C. (2010). Randomized clinical trial of tranexamic acid-free fibrin sealant during vascular surgical procedures.. The British journal of surgery, 97(12), 1784-1789. doi:10.1002/bjs.7235

Nagji, A. S., Hranjec, T., Swenson, B. R., Kern, J. A., Bergin, J. D., Jones, D. R., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2010). Donor Age Is Associated With Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy After Adult Heart Transplantation: Implications for Donor Allocation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 90(1), 168-175. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.043

Ailawadi, G., LaPar, D. J., Swenson, B. R., Maxwell, C. D., Girotti, M. E., Bergin, J. D., . . . Mahapatra, S. (2010). Surgically placed left ventricular leads provide similar outcomes to percutaneous leads in patients with failed coronary sinus lead placement. HEART RHYTHM, 7(5), 619-625. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.01.014

Maged, I. M., Turba, U. C., Housseini, A. M., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Hagspiel, K. D. (2010). High spatial resolution magnetic resonance imaging of cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 51(2), 471-474. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.079

Adams, J. D., Tracci, M. C., Sabri, S., Cherry, K. J., Angle, J. F., Matsumoto, A. H., & Kern, J. A. (2010). Real-World Experience with Type I Endo leaks after Endovascular Repair of the Thoracic Aorta. AMERICAN SURGEON, 76(6), 599-605.

Bhamidipati, C. M., Ailawadi, G., Bergin, J., & Kern, J. A. (2010). Early thrombus in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: A potential cause of hemolysis and diagnostic dilemma. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 140(1), E7-E8. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.046

LaPar, D. J., Yang, Z., Stukenborg, G. J., Peeler, B. B., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2010). Outcomes of reoperative aortic valve replacement after previous sternotomy. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 139(2), 263-272. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.006

LaPar, D. J., Hennessy, S., Fonner, E., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2010). Does Urgent or Emergent Status Influence Choice in Mitral Valve Operations? An Analysis of Outcomes From the Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 90(1), 153-160. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.044

Hennessy, S. A., LaPar, D. J., Stukenborg, G. J., Stone, M. L., Mlynarek, R. A., Kern, J. A., . . . Kron, I. L. (2010). Cardiac catheterization within 24 hours of valve surgery is significantly associated with acute renal failure. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 140(5), 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.056