Strobel, R. J., Sahli, Z. T., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Young, A. M., Quader, M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2024). Appropriateness of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis Is Increasing. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 117(2), 361-368. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.07.036

Norman, A. V., & Kron, I. L. (2023). Reply: The importance of early intervention for ischemia after coronary artery bypass grafting.. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, S0022-5223(23)00994-7. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.10.037

Norman, A. V., Young, A. M., Strobel, R. J., Joseph, M., Yarboro, L., Teman, N. R., . . . Kron, I. L. (2023). Unplanned postoperative catheterization during admission for coronary artery bypass grafting is neither cheap nor benign, but may rescue patients.. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, S0022-5223(23)00750-X. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.08.039

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

Strobel, R. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Young, A. M., Scott, E. J., Quader, M., . . . Teman, N. R. (2023). Socioeconomic Distress Associated With Increased Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Over Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 115(4), 914-921. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.06.040

Ta, H. Q., Teman, N. R., Kron, I. L., Roeser, M. E., & Laubach, V. E. (2023). Steen solution protects pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and preserves endothelial barrier after lipopolysaccharide-induced injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 165(1), E5-E20. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.005

Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Berens, M., Clark, M. J., Bond, C., Fonner, C. E., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2023). Barriers to atrial fibrillation ablation during mitral valve surgery. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 165(2), 650-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.039

Young, A. M., Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: Long-term outcomes after internal thoracic artery grafting: Where does the time go?. JTCVS open, 9, 114-115. doi:10.1016/j.xjon.2022.01.011

Wisniewski, A., Young, A., & Kron, I. (2022). Expanding our imagination with reanimation. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(12), 5499-5500. doi:10.1111/jocs.17128

Norman, A. V., Strobel, R. J., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Double chambered left ventricle-Two chambers are not better than one. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(12), 5485-5486. doi:10.1111/jocs.16976

Marsh, K. M., Rastogi, R., Zhang, A., Wu, D., Kron, I. L., & Yang, Z. (2022). Hydroxychloroquine Attenuates Myocardial Ischemic and Post-Ischemic Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting the Toll-Like Receptor 9 - Type I Interferon Pathway.. Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, 6(4), 416-423. doi:10.26502/fccm.92920278

Rotar, E. P., Haywood, N. S., Mehaffey, J. H., Money, D. T., Ta, H. Q., Stoler, M. H., . . . Roeser, M. E. (2022). Gastric Aspiration and Ventilator-Induced Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Swine. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 280, 280-287. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2022.07.023

Mehaffey, J. H., & Kron, I. (2022). General principles of teaching cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 164(6), E487-E490. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.023

Young, A. M., Norman, A. V., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: Small patients with big wounds. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(11), 3703-3704. doi:10.1111/jocs.16845

Zhang, A., Rastogi, R., Marsh, K. M., Yang, B., Wu, D., Kron, I. L., & Yang, Z. (2022). Topical Neck Cooling Without Systemic Hypothermia Attenuates Myocardial Ischemic Injury and Post-ischemic Reperfusion Injury. FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, 9. doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.893837

Strobel, R. J., Young, A. M., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: Should we "keep rollin'" for PA/VSD/MAPCA?. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(9), 2651-2652. doi:10.1111/jocs.16651

Wang, Y., Machizawa, M. G., Lisle, T., Williams, C. L., Clarke, R., Anzivino, M., . . . Lee, K. S. (2022). Suppression of Neuroinflammation Attenuates Persistent Cognitive and Neurogenic Deficits in a Rat Model of Cardiopulmonary Bypass. FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE, 16. doi:10.3389/fncel.2022.780880

Young, A. M., Strobel, R. J., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: Thinking inside and outside of the box with intraextracardiac Fontan COMMENT. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(5), 1309-1310. doi:10.1111/jocs.16372

Chandrabhatla, A. S., Narahari, A. K., Mehaffey, J. H., Schaff, D. L., Kron, I. L., & Brayman, K. L. (2022). National Institutes of Health Funding for Abdominal Organ Transplantation Research Has Declined: A 30-year Analysis. TRANSPLANTATION, 106(10), 1909-1911. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000004082

Strobel, R. J., Young, A. M., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: Extracardiac conduit-total cavopulmonary connection for heterotaxy-Is going the "extra" mile worth it?. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(4), 948-949. doi:10.1111/jocs.16279

Young, A. M., Strobel, R. J., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: Another layer to the "PPM conundrum". JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(3), 628-629. doi:10.1111/jocs.16221

Strobel, R. J., Young, A. M., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: The challenges of propensity score matching in cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 37(3), 588-589. doi:10.1111/jocs.16199

Haywood, N., Byler, M. R., Zhang, A., Rotar, E. P., Money, D., Gradecki, S. E., . . . Roeser, M. E. (2022). Secondary Burn Progression Mitigated by an Adenosine 2A Receptor Agonist. JOURNAL OF BURN CARE & RESEARCH, 43(1), 133-140. doi:10.1093/jbcr/irab053

Byler, M. R., Haywood, N. S., Money, D. T., Zhang, A., Beller, J. P., Charles, E. J., . . . Roeser, M. E. (2022). Two Hours of In Vivo Lung Perfusion Improves Lung Function in Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. SEMINARS IN THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 34(1), 337-345. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.02.034

Haywood, N., & Kron, I. L. (2022). Commentary: The over and under on ischemic mitral regurgitation repair Comment. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 164(3), 865-866. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.025

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Reply: Subvalvular Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Setting up the Endgame.. JTCVS open, 8, 294-295. doi:10.1016/j.xjon.2021.07.019

Yarboro, L. T., Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2022). How to build and sustain an academic cardiothoracic surgery program. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 163(4), 1431-1434. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.129

Zhang, A. Y., Marsh, K. M., Rastogi, R., Wu, D., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., . . . Yang, Z. (2021). Topical Neck Cooling Prolongs Survival of Rats with Intra-Abdominal Feculent Sepsis by Activation of the Vagus Nerve. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 22(18). doi:10.3390/ijms22189828

Rotar, E. P., Strobel, R. J., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training made SIMPL. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(12), 4688-4689. doi:10.1111/jocs.16023

Lai, L., Zhang, A., Yang, B., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., & Yang, Z. (2021). Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Mediate Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Secreting Type I Interferons. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 10(15). doi:10.1161/JAHA.121.020754

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Getting in the zone: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair safety in Ishimaru zones 0 and 1. JTCVS TECHNIQUES, 7, 7-8. doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.02.001

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: When will the robots come marching in?. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(9), 3193-3194. doi:10.1111/jocs.15715

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Mixed type TAPVR-Measure twice, cut once. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(8), 2954-2955. doi:10.1111/jocs.15632

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Buy-In, Get More: Protocols to Increase Multi-Arterial Grafting Use. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 232(6), 961-962.

Haywood, N., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Malpractice in heart transplantation. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(8), 2791-2792. doi:10.1111/jocs.15664

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Planes, trains, and automobiles-Effective use of prolonged ex vivo heart preservation. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(7), 2596-2597. doi:10.1111/jocs.15520

Rotar, E. P., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Predictors of postoperative adverse events after cone reconstruction for Ebstein's anomaly. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(3), 1018-1019. doi:10.1111/jocs.15376

Haywood, N., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Correlation of coronary and valve procedure outcomes between centers. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(2), 659-660. doi:10.1111/jocs.15241

Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Green, C. J., Craddock, A., Tyerman, Z. M., . . . Kozower, B. D. (2021). Effect of Cardiac Surgery on One-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 112(5), 1410-1416. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.09.061

Haywood, N., & Kron, I. L. (2021). Commentary: Litigation risk in congenital cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 36(1), 143-144. doi:10.1111/jocs.15110

Mehaffey, J. H., Krebs, E., Hawkins, R. B., Charles, E. J., Tsutsui, S., Kron, I. L., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2021). Variability and Utilization of Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Ablation During Mitral Valve Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 111(1), 29-34. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.125

Haywood, N., & Kron, I. L. (2021). REPLY: CONCOMITANT AORTIC REPLACEMENT: HOW PROACTIVE SHOULD WE BE?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 161(2), E152-E153. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.07.108

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., Tian, Y., Zhang, A., Wu, D., Mehaffey, J. H., Gigliotti, J. C., . . . Yang, Z. (2021). Pulsed ultrasound attenuates the hyperglycemic exacerbation of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 161(4), E297-E306. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.10.096

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

Haywood, N., & Kron, I. L. (2020). Commentary: Superior vena cava reconstruction techniques. JTCVS TECHNIQUES, 4, 187-188. doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.10.040

Haywood, N., Byler, M. R., Zhang, A., Roeser, M. E., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2020). Isolated Lung Perfusion in the Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 21(18). doi:10.3390/ijms21186820

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

Lau, C. L., Beller, J. P., Boys, J. A., Zhao, Y., Phillips, J., Cosner, M., . . . Linden, J. (2020). Adenosine A2A receptor agonist (regadenoson) in human lung transplantation. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 39(6), 563-570. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2020.02.003

Wang, Y., Tache-Leon, C., Machizawa, M. G., Lisle, T., Williams, C., Clarke, R. H., . . . Lee, K. S. (2020). Persistent cognitive deficits and neuroinflammation in a rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 160(4), E185-E188. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.12.070

Giustino, G., Serruys, P. W., Sabik, J. F. I. I. I., Mehran, R., Maehara, A., Puskas, J. D., . . . Stone, G. W. (2020). Mortality After Repeat Revascularization Following PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease The EXCEL Trial. JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, 13(3), 375-387. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2019.09.019

Charles, E. J., Chordia, M. D., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Y., Mehaffey, J. H., Glover, D. K., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2020). SPECT imaging of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury using [^99mTc]cFLFLF for molecular targeting of formyl peptide receptor 1. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY, 318(2), L304-L313. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00220.2018

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Chancellor, W. Z., Fonner, C. E., Speir, A. M., Quader, M. A., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2020). Risk Aversion in Cardiac Surgery: 15-Year Trends in a Statewide Analysis. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 109(5), 1401-1407. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.027

Narahari, A. K., Cook, I. O., Mehaffey, J. H., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Hawkins, R. B., Tyerman, Z., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2020). Comprehensive National Institutes of Health funding analysis of academic cardiac surgeons. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 159(6), 2326-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.08.032

Beller, J. P., & Kron, I. L. (2020). Commentary: Cervical aortic arch repair-an overarching success. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 159(6), 2214-2215. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.03.086

Byler, M. R., & Kron, I. L. (2020). Commentary: Do not fear the ascending aorta. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 159(5), 1681-1682. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.05.055

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

Johnston, L. E., Thiele, R. H., Hawkins, R. B., Downs, E. A., Jaeger, J. M., Brooks, C., . . . Isbell, J. M. (2020). Goal-directed resuscitation following cardiac surgery reduces acute kidney injury: A quality initiative pre-post analysis. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 159(5), 1868-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.03.135

Beller, J. P., Byler, M. R., Money, D. T., Chancellor, W. Z., Zhang, A., Zhao, Y., . . . Roeser, M. E. (2020). Reduced-flow ex vivo lung perfusion to rehabilitate lungs donated after circulatory death. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 39(1), 74-82. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2019.09.009

Mehaffey, J. H., Money, D., Charles, E. J., Schubert, S., Piñeros, A. F., Wu, D., . . . Roeser, M. E. (2019). Adenosine 2A Receptor Activation Attenuates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury During Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.. Annals of surgery, 269(6), 1176-1183. doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000002685

DeRose, J. J. J., Mancini, D. M., Chang, H. L., Argenziano, M., Dagenais, F., Ailawadi, G., . . . Gillinov, A. M. (2019). Pacemaker Implantation After Mitral Valve Surgery With Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 73(19), 2427-2435. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2019.02.062

Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Fonner, C. E., Yarboro, L. T., Quader, M. A., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2019). Socioeconomic Distressed Communities Index Predicts Risk-Adjusted Mortality After Cardiac Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 107(6), 1706-1712. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.12.022

Narahari, A. K., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Sharma, A. K., Laubach, V. E., . . . Kron, I. L. (2019). Can Lung Transplant Surgeons Still Be Scientists? High Productivity Despite Competitive Funding. HEART SURGERY FORUM, 22(1), E1-E7. doi:10.1532/hsf.2024

Hawkins, R. B., Byler, M., Fonner, C., Kron, I. L., Yarboro, L. T., Speir, A. M., . . . Mehaffey, J. H. (2019). Travel distance and regional access to cardiac valve surgery. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 34(10), 1044-1048. doi:10.1111/jocs.14199

Foster, C. A., Charles, E. J., Turrentine, F. E., Sohn, M. -W., Kron, I. L., & Jones, R. S. (2019). Development and Validation of Procedure-Specific Risk Score for Predicting Postoperative Pulmonary Complication: A NSQIP Analysis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 229(4), 355-+. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.05.028

Doucet, S., Jolicoeur, E. M., Serruys, P. W., Ragosta, M. I. I. I., Kron, I. L., Scholtz, W., . . . Stone, G. W. (2019). Outcomes of left main revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes and stable ischemic heart disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial. AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL, 214, 9-17. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2019.04.016

Borger, P., Charles, E. J., Smith, E. D., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Kron, I. L., . . . Teman, N. (2019). Determining Which Prosthetic to Use During Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Aged Younger than 70 Years: A Systematic Review of the Literature. HEART SURGERY FORUM, 22(2), E70-E81. doi:10.1532/hsf.2131

Schubert, S. A., Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Fonner, C. E., Rich, J. B., Speir, A. M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2019). Preoperative β-blocker use correlates with worse outcomes in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 158(6), 1589-1596. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.12.108

Blackstone, E. H., Chang, H. L., Rajeswaran, J., Parides, M. K., Ishwaran, H., Li, L., . . . Gillinov, A. M. (2019). Biatrial maze procedure versus pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: New analytical approaches and end points. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 157(1), 234-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.06.093

Ailawadi, G., Lim, D. S., Mack, M. J., Trento, A., Kar, S., Grayburn, P. A., . . . Feldman, T. (2019). One-Year Outcomes After MitraClip for Functional Mitral Regurgitation. CIRCULATION, 139(1), 37-47. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031733

Tian, Y., Charles, E. J., Yan, Z., Wu, D., French, B. A., Kron, I. L., & Yang, Z. (2019). The myocardial infarct-exacerbating effect of cell-free DNA is mediated by the high-mobility group box 1-receptor for advanced glycation end products-Toll-like receptor 9 pathway. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 157(6), 2256-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.09.043

Chancellor, W. Z., & Kron, I. L. (2019). A focused approach: Specialization in coronary revascularization. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 157(3), 948-949. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.09.004

Mehaffey, J. H., Money, D., Charles, E. J., Schubert, S., Pineros, A. F., Bontha, S. V., . . . Roeser, M. E. (2019). Adenosine 2A Receptor Activation Attenuates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury During Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 269(6), 1176-1183. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002685

Ferket, B. S., Ailawadi, G., Gelijns, A. C., Acker, M. A., Hohmann, S. F., Chang, H. L., . . . Moskowitz, A. J. (2018). Cost-Effectiveness of Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation A Randomized Clinical Trial From the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network. CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES, 11(11). doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004466

Shannon, A. H., Mehaffey, J. H., Cullen, J. M., Kron, I. L., Upchurch, G. R., & Robinson, W. P. (2018). A Comparison of Outcomes after Lower Extremity Bypass and Repeat Endovascular Intervention following Failed Previous Endovascular Intervention for Critical Limb Ischemia. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 48, 24. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2018.01.042

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

Kron, I. L., & Beller, J. P. (2018). Level 1 Evidence Remains Elusive in Asymptomatic Severe Organic Mitral Valve Regurgitation. STRUCTURAL HEART-THE JOURNAL OF THE HEART TEAM, 2(5), 386-387. doi:10.1080/24748706.2018.1493246

Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Huerter, M. E., Sharma, A. K., Stoler, M. H., Roeser, M. E., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2018). Ex Vivo Assessment of Porcine Donation After Circulatory Death Lungs That Undergo Increasing Warm Ischemia Times. TRANSPLANTATION DIRECT, 4(12). doi:10.1097/TXD.0000000000000845

Fashandi, A. Z., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Kron, I. L., Upchurch, G. R. J., & Robinson, W. P. (2018). Major adverse limb events and major adverse cardiac events after contemporary lower extremity bypass and infrainguinal endovascular intervention in patients with claudication. JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 68(6), 1817-1823. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2018.06.193

Ni, Y., Liang, D., Tian, Y., Kron, I. L., French, B. A., & Yang, Z. (2018). Infarct-Sparing Effect of Adenosine A2B Receptor Agonist Is Primarily Due to Its Action on Splenic Leukocytes Via a PI3K/Akt/IL-10 Pathway. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 232, 442-449. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2018.06.042

Tian, Y., Miao, B., Charles, E. J., Wu, D., Kron, I. L., French, B. A., & Yang, Z. (2018). Stimulation of the Beta2 Adrenergic Receptor at Reperfusion Limits Myocardial Reperfusion Injury via an Interleukin-10-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Pathway in the Spleen. CIRCULATION JOURNAL, 82(11), 2829-2836. doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-18-0061

Giustino, G., Mehran, R., Serruys, P. W., Sabik, J. F. I. I. I., Milojevic, M., Simonton, C. A., . . . Stone, G. W. (2018). Left Main Revascularization With PCI or CABG in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease EXCEL Trial. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 72(7), 754-765. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.057

Chancellor, W. Z., & Kron, I. L. (2018). The rest of the story: Long-term, patient-reported outcomes in cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 156(6), 2191. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.093

Beller, J. P., & Kron, I. L. (2018). ''See one, do one, teach one'': It is still possible in cardiothoracic surgical education. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 156(2), 716-717. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.042

Sharma, A. K., Charles, E. J., Zhao, Y., Narahari, A. K., Baderdinni, P. K., Good, M. E., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2018). Pannexin-1 channels on endothelial cells mediate vascular inflammation during lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY, 315(2), L301-L312. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00004.2018

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

Gulack, B. C., Kirkwood, K. A., Shi, W., Smith, P. K., Alexander, J. H., Burks, S. G., . . . Bowdish, M. E. (2018). Secondary surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institutional prospective cohort study. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(4), 1555-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.078

Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Narahari, A. K., Schubert, S., Laubach, V. E., Teman, N. R., . . . Sharma, A. K. (2018). Increasing circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate attenuates lung injury during ex vivo lung perfusion. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 156(2), 910-917. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.090

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

Beller, J. P., Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., LaPar, D. J., Kron, I. L., Yarboro, L. T., . . . Ghanta, R. K. (2018). Does Preoperative Troponin Level Impact Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 106(1), 46-51. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.085

Narahari, A. K., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Baderdinni, P. K., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Tribble, C. G., . . . Yang, B. (2018). Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons Achieve High Rates of K Award Conversion Into R01 Funding. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 106(2), 602-608. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.029

Schubert, S. A., & Kron, I. L. (2018). Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: A Complex Question with an Even More Complex Answer. SEMINARS IN THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 30(1), 34-35. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.02.020

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

Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2018). Bedside-to-Bench and Back Again: Surgeon-Initiated Translational Research. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 105(1), 10-11. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.026

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Byler, M., Charles, E. J., Fonner, C., Kron, I., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Cost of individual complications following coronary artery bypass grafting. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(3), 875-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.08.144

Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Schubert, S., Salmon, M., Sharma, A. K., Money, D., . . . Kron, I. L. (2018). In vivo lung perfusion rehabilitates sepsis-induced lung injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(1), 440-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.08.124

Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Yount, K. W., Yarboro, L. T., Fonner, C., Kron, I. L., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Coronary artery bypass grafting bundled payment proposal will have significant financial impact on hospitals. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(1), 182-188. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.07.035

Mehaffey, J. H., Shannon, A., Hawkins, R. B., Fashandi, A., Tracci, M. C., Kron, I. L., . . . Robinson, W. P. (2018). National Utilization and Outcomes of Redo Lower Extremity Bypass versus Endovascular Intervention after a Previous Failed Bypass. ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, 47, 18-23. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2017.08.033

Narahari, A. K., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Schubert, S. A., Tribble, C. G., . . . Kron, I. L. (2018). Cardiothoracic surgery training grants provide protected research time vital to the development of academic surgeons. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(5), 2050-2056. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.041

Chancellor, W. Z., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Foster, C. A., Sharma, A. K., . . . Tribble, C. G. (2018). Expanding the donor lung pool: how many donation after circulatory death organs are we missing?. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 223, 58-63. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2017.09.029

Mehaffey, H. J., Hawkins, R. B., Schubert, S., Fonner, C., Yarboro, L. T., Quader, M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2018). Contemporary outcomes in reoperative mitral valve surgery. HEART, 104(8), 652-656. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312047

Schubert, S. A., Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2017). Mitral Valve Repair The French Correction Versus the American Correction. SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 97(4), 867-+. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2017.03.009

Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., Schirmer, B., & Hallowell, P. T. (2018). Loss of Medicaid insurance after successful bariatric surgery: an unintended outcome. SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, 32(1), 212-216. doi:10.1007/s00464-017-5661-3

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

Stone, M. L., Zhao, Y., Smith, J. R., Weiss, M. L., Kron, I. L., Laubach, V. E., & Sharma, A. K. (2017). Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and enhance reconditioning of donor lungs after circulatory death. RESPIRATORY RESEARCH, 18. doi:10.1186/s12931-017-0704-9

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

Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2017). WHICH ISCHEMIC MITRAL VALVES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND HOW? TIME WILL TELL Reply. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 154(3), 833-834. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.05.006

Kron, I. L., & Roeser, M. E. (2017). Management of Ebstein's anomaly. ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 6(3), 266-269. doi:10.21037/acs.2017.05.03

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

Charles, E. J., Johnston, L. E., Herbert, M. A., Mehaffey, J. H., Yount, K. W., Likosky, D. S., . . . Kron, I. L. (2017). ' Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Cardiac Surgery Volume and Outcomes. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 104(4), 1251-1258. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.079

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

Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Sharma, A. K., Zhao, Y., Stoler, M. H., Isbell, J. M., . . . Kron, I. L. (2017). Lungs donated after circulatory death and prolonged warm ischemia are transplanted successfully after enhanced ex vivo lung perfusion using adenosine A2B receptor antagonism. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 154(5), 1811-1819. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.02.072

Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Sharma, A. K., Salmon, M., Money, D., Schubert, S., . . . Kron, I. L. (2017). Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 103(6), 1723-1729. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.018

Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2017). Data, not dogma, for ischemic mitral regurgitation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 154(1), 137-138. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.03.101

Kron, I. L., Lapar, D. J., Acker, M. A., Adams, D. H., Ailawadi, G., Bolling, S. F., . . . Puskas, J. D. (2017). 2016 update to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 153(5), E97-E114. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.01.031

Capoulade, R., Bowdish, M., Kron, I. L., Smith, P., & Hung, J. (2017). Response by Capoulade et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Impact of Left Ventricular to Mitral Valve Ring Mismatch on Recurrent Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation After Ring Annuloplasty". CIRCULATION, 135(12), E785-E786. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.026957

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

Kron, I. L., LaPar, D. J., Acker, M. A., Adams, D. H., Ailawadi, G., Bolling, S. F., . . . Puskas, J. D. (2017). 2016 update to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 153(5), 1076-1079. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.11.068

Mehaffey, J. H., Schubert, S. A., Gelvin, M. G., Charles, E. J., Hawkins, R. B., Johnston, L. E., . . . Yarboro, L. T. (2017). A New Intraoperative Protocol for Reducing Perioperative Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 104(1), 176-181. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.032

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

Bouchard, D., Perrault, L. P., Kron, I. L., & Hung, J. W. (2017). PREDICTING RECURRENT MITRAL REGURGITATION AFTER MITRALVALVE REPAIR: A DIFFICULT ENDEAVOR AND A NECESSITY. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 153(1), 145-146. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.054

Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2017). Repairing the mitral subvalvular apparatus: The new frontier. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 153(2), 284-285. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.073

Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Sharma, A. K., Money, D. T., Zhao, Y., Stoler, M. H., . . . Kron, I. L. (2017). Airway pressure release ventilation during ex vivo lung perfusion attenuates injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 153(1), 197-204. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.029

Johnston, L. E., Kirby, J. L., Downs, E. A., LaPar, D. J., Ghanta, R. K., Ailawadi, G., . . . Isbell, J. M. (2017). Postoperative Hypoglycemia Is Associated With Worse Outcomes After Cardiac Operations. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 103(2), 526-532. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.121

Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Mullen, M. G., Meneveau, M. O., Schirmer, B., Kron, I. L., . . . Hallowell, P. T. (2017). Access to Quaternary Care Surgery: Implications for Accountable Care Organizations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 224(4), 525-529. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.017

Ghanta, R. K., & Kron, I. L. (2016). Patient-prosthesis mismatch: surgical aortic valve replacement versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in high risk patients with aortic stenosis. JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE, 8(10), E1441-E1443. doi:10.21037/jtd.2016.09.62

Tian, Y., Pan, D., Chordia, M. D., French, B. A., Kron, I. L., & Yang, Z. (2016). The spleen contributes importantly to myocardial infarct exacerbation during post-ischemic reperfusion in mice via signaling between cardiac HMGB1 and splenic RAGE. BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY, 111(6). doi:10.1007/s00395-016-0583-0

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

Sharma, A. K., LaPar, D. J., Stone, M. L., Zhao, Y., Mehta, C. K., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2016). NOX2 Activation of Natural Killer T Cells Is Blocked by the Adenosine A_2A Receptor to Inhibit Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 193(9), 988-999. doi:10.1164/rccm.201506-1253OC

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

Schubert, S. A., & Kron, I. L. (2016). Surgical Unroofing for Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 21(3), 162-177. doi:10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2017.07.001

Capoulade, R., Zeng, X., Overbey, J. R., Ailawadi, G., Alexander, J. H., Ascheim, D., . . . Hung, J. (2016). Impact of Left Ventricular to Mitral Valve Ring Mismatch on Recurrent Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation After Ring Annuloplasty. CIRCULATION, 134(17), 1247-+. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.021014

Charles, E. J., Huerter, M. E., Wagner, C. E., Sharma, A. K., Zhao, Y., Stoler, M. H., . . . Kron, I. L. (2016). Donation After Circulatory Death Lungs Transplantable Up to Six Hours After Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 102(6), 1845-1853. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.043

Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2016). Low Risk TAVR: The Long View. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 102(2), 357. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.032

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

Hawkins, R. B., Frischtak, H. L., Kron, I. L., & Ghanta, R. K. (2016). Premature Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Degeneration Associated with Allergy to Galactose-Alpha-1,3-Galactose. JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, 31(7), 446-448. doi:10.1111/jocs.12764

Huerter, M. E., Sharma, A. K., Zhao, Y., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2016). Attenuation of Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Adenosine A_2B Receptor Antagonism. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 102(2), 385-393. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.060

Yarboro, L. T., & Kron, I. L. (2016). How I Teach Mitral Valve Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 101(5), 1641-1643. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.029

Kron, I. L., Acker, M. A., Adams, D. H., Ailawadi, G., Bolling, S. F., Hung, J. W., . . . Puskas, J. D. (2016). 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Consensus Guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(4), 940-956. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.127

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

Kron, I., & Yarboro, L. (2016). Introducing the "How I Teach It" Editorial Series. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 101(1), 11. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.068

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

Mehaffey, J. H., & Kron, I. L. (2016). How much is enough to warrant prophylactic tricuspid repair?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(3), 796-797. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.003

Kron, I. L., Lapar, D. J., & Horvath, K. A. (2016). Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network: Evidence-based surgery. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(1), 28-29. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.122

Zhao, Y., Gillen, J. R., Meher, A. K., Burns, J. A., Kron, I. L., & Lau, C. L. (2016). Rapamycin prevents bronchiolitis obliterans through increasing infiltration of regulatory B cells in a murine tracheal transplantation model. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(2), 487-U323. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.116

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

Wagner, C. E., Pope, N. H., Charles, E. J., Huerter, M. E., Sharma, A. K., Salmon, M. D., . . . Kron, I. L. (2016). Ex vivo lung perfusion with adenosine A2A receptor agonist allows prolonged cold preservation of lungs donated after cardiac death. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(2), 538-546. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.07.075

Stone, M. L., Sharma, A. K., Mas, V. R., Gehrau, R. C., Mulloy, D. P., Zhao, Y., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2015). Ex Vivo Perfusion With Adenosine A2A Receptor Agonist Enhances Rehabilitation of Murine Donor Lungs After Circulatory Death. TRANSPLANTATION, 99(12), 2494-2503. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000000830

Goldstein, D., Moskowitz, A. J., Gelijns, A. C., Ailawadi, G., Parides, M. K., Perrault, L. P., . . . Acker, M. A. (2016). Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 374(4), 344-353. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1512913

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

Graybum, P. A., She, L., Roberts, B. J., Golba, K. S., Mokrzycki, K., Drozdz, J., . . . Oh, J. K. (2015). Comparison of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiographic Measurements of Mechanism and Severity of Mitral Regurgitation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (from the Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure Trial). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 116(6), 913-918. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.06.015

Ghanta, R. K., & Kron, I. L. (2015). Invited commentary.. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 99(3), 845-846. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.10.052

Thiele, R. H., Rea, K. M., Turrentine, F. E., Friel, C. M., Hassinger, T. E., McMurry, T. L., . . . Hedrick, T. L. (2015). Standardization of Care: Impact of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Length of Stay, Complications, and Direct Costs after Colorectal Surgery (April, pg 430, 2015). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 220(5), 986. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.034

Acker, M. A., Dagenais, F., Goldstein, D., Kron, I. L., & Perrault, L. P. (2015). Severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: Repair or replace?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 150(6), 1425-1427. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.09.018

LaPar, D. J., Acker, M. A., Gelijns, A. C., & Kron, I. L. (2015). Repair or replace for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: prospective randomized multicenter data. ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 4(5), 411-416. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.04.11

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

Wrobel, K., Stevens, S. R., Jones, R. H., Selzman, C. H., Lamy, A., Beaver, T. M., . . . Al-Khalidi, H. R. (2015). Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Results From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. CIRCULATION, 132(8), 720-730. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.014932

Kron, I. L., Perrault, L. P., & Acker, M. A. (2015). WE NEED A BETTER WAY TO REPAIR ISCHEMIC MITRAL REGURGITATION Reply. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 150(2), 428. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.04.002

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

Tian, Y., Piras, B. A., Kron, I. L., French, B. A., & Yang, Z. (2015). Adenosine 2B Receptor Activation Reduces Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Promoting Anti-Inflammatory Macrophages Differentiation via PI3K/Akt Pathway. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/585297

Tian, Y., French, B. A., Kron, I. L., & Yang, Z. (2015). Splenic leukocytes mediate the hyperglycemic exacerbation of myocardial infarct size in mice. BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY, 110(4). doi:10.1007/s00395-015-0496-3

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

Stone, M. L., Sharma, A. K., Zhao, Y., Charles, E. J., Huerter, M. E., Johnston, W. F., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2015). Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 agonism attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY, 308(12), L1245-L1252. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00302.2014

Thiele, R. H., Rea, K. M., Turrentine, F. E., Friel, C. M., Hassinger, T. E., Goudreau, B. J., . . . McMurry, T. L. (2015). Standardization of Care: Impact of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Length of Stay, Complications, and Direct Costs after Colorectal Surgery. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 220(4), 430-443. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.12.042

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

Charles, E. J., & Kron, I. L. (2015). One step closer to the elimination of primary graft dysfunction. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 149(2), 602-603. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.010

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

Kron, I. L., Hung, J., Overbey, J. R., Bouchard, D., Gelijns, A. C., Moskowitz, A. J., . . . Acker, M. A. (2015). Predicting recurrent mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 149(3), 752-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.10.120

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

Gelijns, A. C., Moskowitz, A. J., Acker, M. A., Argenziano, M., Geller, N. L., Puskas, J. D., . . . Blackstone, E. H. (2014). Management Practices and Major Infections After Cardiac Surgery. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 64(4), 372-381. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.052

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

Wagner, C. E., & Kron, I. L. (2014). Subvalvular techniques to optimize surgical repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation. CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY, 29(2), 140-144. doi:10.1097/HCO.0000000000000042

Lisle, T. C., Gazoni, L. M., Fernandez, L. G., Sharma, A. K., Bellizzi, A. M., Shifflett, G. D., . . . Kron, I. L. (2014). Inflammatory lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass is attenuated by adenosine A(2A) receptor activation (vol 136, pg 1280, 2008). JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 148(2), 756.

Smith, P. K., Puskas, J. D., Ascheim, D. D., Voisine, P., Gelijns, A. C., Moskowitz, A. J., . . . Michler, R. E. (2014). Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 371(23), 2178-2188. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1410490

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

Acker, M. A., Gelijns, A. C., & Kron, I. L. (2014). Surgery for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation REPLY. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 370(15), 1463.

Zhao, Y., Gillen, J. R., Harris, D. A., Kron, I. L., Murphy, M. P., & Lau, C. L. (2014). Treatment with placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells mitigates development of bronchiolitis obliterans in a murine model. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 147(5), 1668-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.09.041

Yount, K. W., Reames, B. N., Kensinger, C. D., Boeck, M. A., Thompson, P. W., Forrester, J. D., . . . Lau, C. L. (2014). Resident Awareness of Documentation Requirements and Reimbursement: A Multi-Institutional Survey. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 97(3), 858-864. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.100

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

Lapar, D. J., Filardo, G., Crosby, I. K., Speir, A. M., Rich, J. B., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2014). The challenge of achieving 1% operative mortality for coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institution Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 148(6), 2686-2696. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.086

Acker, M. A., Parides, M. K., Perrault, L. P., Moskowitz, A. J., Gelijns, A. C., Voisine, P., . . . Kron, I. L. (2014). Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 370(1), 23-32. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1312808

Golba, K., Mokrzycki, K., Drozdz, J., Cherniavsky, A., Wrobel, K., Roberts, B. J., . . . Grayburn, P. A. (2013). Mechanisms of Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Determined by Transesophageal Echocardiography (from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure Trial). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 112(11), 1812-1818. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.07.047

Gillen, J. R., Zhao, Y., Harris, D. A., LaPar, D. J., Kron, I. L., & Lau, C. L. (2013). Short-Course Rapamycin Treatment Preserves Airway Epithelium and Protects Against Bronchiolitis Obliterans. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(2), 464-472. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.068

Horvath, K. A., Acker, M. A., Chang, H., Bagiella, E., Smith, P. K., Iribarne, A., . . . Blackstone, E. H. (2013). Blood Transfusion and Infection After Cardiac Surgery. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 95(6), 2194-2201. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.078

LaPar, D. J., Gillen, J. R., Crosby, I. K., Sawyer, R. G., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2013). Predictors of Operative Mortality in Cardiac Surgical Patients with Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Duration. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 216(6), 1116-1123. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.02.028

Gillen, J. R., Zhao, Y., Harris, D. A., LaPar, D. J., Stone, M. L., Fernandez, L. G., . . . Lau, C. L. (2013). Rapamycin Blocks Fibrocyte Migration and Attenuates Bronchiolitis Obliterans in a Murine Model. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 95(5), 1768-1775. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.021

Mulloy, D. P., Sharma, A. K., Fernandez, L. G., Zhao, Y., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2013). Adenosine A₃ Receptor Activation Attenuates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 95(5), 1762-1767. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.059

Hennessy, S. A., Gillen, J. R., Hranjec, T., Kozower, B. D., Jones, D. R., Kron, I. L., & Lau, C. L. (2013). Influence of hemodialysis on clinical outcomes after lung transplantation. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 183(2), 916-921. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2013.02.008

Feldman, A. M., Mann, D. L., She, L., Bristow, M. R., Maisel, A. S., McNamara, D. M., . . . Lee, K. L. (2013). Prognostic Significance of Biomarkers in Predicting Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Results of the Biomarker Substudy of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure Trials. CIRCULATION-HEART FAILURE, 6(3), 461-+. doi:10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.000185

Harris, D. A., Zhao, Y., LaPar, D. J., Emaminia, A., Steidle, J. F., Stoler, M., . . . Lau, C. L. (2013). Inhibiting CXCL12 blocks fibrocyte migration and differentiation and attenuates bronchiolitis obliterans in a murine heterotopic tracheal transplant model. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(3), 854-861. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.079

Zhao, Y., Steidle, J. F., Upchurch, G. R., Kron, I. L., & Lau, C. L. (2013). Prevention of the second stage of epithelial loss is a potential novel treatment for bronchiolitis obliterans. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(4), 940-+. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.098

Fernandez, L. G., Sharma, A. K., LaPar, D. J., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2013). Adenosine A₁ receptor activation attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(6), 1654-1659. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.01.006

Vergales, J. E., Wanchek, T., Novicoff, W., Kron, I. L., & Lim, D. S. (2013). Cost-Analysis of Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Compared to Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement. CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, 82(7), 1147-1153. doi:10.1002/ccd.25128

Sharma, A. K., LaPar, D. J., Stone, M. L., Zhao, Y., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2013). Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) on iNKT Cells Mediates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 13(9), 2255-2267. doi:10.1111/ajt.12368

Liu, Y., & Chen, X. J. (2013). Adenine Nucleotide Translocase, Mitochondrial Stress, and Degenerative Cell Death. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/146860

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., Crosby, I. K., Ailawadi, G., Ad, N., Choi, E., Spiess, B. D., . . . Speir, A. M. (2013). Blood product conservation is associated with improved outcomes and reduced costs after cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 145(3), 796-804. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.12.041

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

LaPar, D. J., Crosby, I. K., Rich, J. B., Fonner, E. J., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G., & Speir, A. M. (2013). A Contemporary Cost Analysis of Postoperative Morbidity After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With and Without Concomitant Aortic Valve Replacement to Improve Patient Quality and Cost-Effective Care. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 96(5), 1621-1627. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.050

Bhamidipati, C. M., Mehta, G. S., Moehle, C. W., Meher, A. K., Su, G., Vigneshwar, N. G., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2013). Adenosine 2A receptor modulates inflammation and phenotype in experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms. FASEB JOURNAL, 27(6), 2122-2131. doi:10.1096/fj.12-214197

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

Sharma, A. K., Lu, G., Jester, A., Johnston, W. F., Zhao, Y., Hajzus, V. A., . . . Upchurch, G. R. J. (2012). Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation Is Mediated by IL-17 and Attenuated by Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment. CIRCULATION, 126(11), S38-S45. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.083451

Kron, I. (2012). Invited commentary.. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 94(3), 972-973. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.046

Bhamidipati, C. M., Mehta, G. S., Lu, G., Moehle, C. W., Barbery, C., DiMusto, P. D., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2012). Development of a novel murine model of aortic aneurysms using peri-adventitial elastase. SURGERY, 152(2), 238-246. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2012.02.010

LaPar, D. J., Mulloy, D. P., Stone, M. L., Crosby, I. K., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2012). Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Operations Affect Outcomes After Mitral Operations: A Multiinstitutional, Statewide Analysis. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 94(1), 52-58. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.020

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

LaPar, D. J., & Kron, I. L. (2012). Repair Techniques for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 17(3), 204-212. doi:10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2012.08.001

Perrault, L. P., Moskowitz, A. J., Kron, I. L., Acker, M. A., Miller, M. A., Horvath, K. A., . . . Parides, M. K. (2012). Optimal surgical management of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: To repair or to replace?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 143(6), 1396-1403. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.030

Kron, I. L. (2012). The best approach to repair anomalous origin of the right coronary artery. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, 41(2), 290. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezr022

Schroen, A. T., Thielen, M. J., Turrentine, F. E., Kron, I. L., & Slingluff, C. L. J. (2012). Research incentive program for clinical surgical faculty associated with increases in research productivity. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 144(5), 1003-1009. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.033

Stone, M. L., Kilic, A., Kron, I. L., & Gangemi, J. J. (2012). Modified aortoplasty for discrete congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 143(6), 1450-1451. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.12.011

LaPar, D. J., Mery, C. M., Peeler, B. B., Kron, I. L., & Gangemi, J. J. (2012). Short and Long-Term Outcomes for Bidirectional Glenn Procedure Performed With and Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 94(1), 164-171. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.005

Mulloy, D. P., Stone, M. L., Crosby, I. K., Lapar, D. J., Sharma, A. K., Webb, D. V., . . . Kron, I. L. (2012). Ex vivo rehabilitation of non-heart-beating donor lungs in preclinical porcine model: Delayed perfusion results in superior lung function. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 144(5), 1208-1216. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.056

Glower, D., Ailawadi, G., Argenziano, M., Mack, M., Trento, A., Wang, A., . . . Kron, I. (2012). EVEREST II randomized clinical trial: Predictors of mitral valve replacement in de novo surgery or after the MitraClip procedure. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 143(4), S60-S63. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.047

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

LaPar, D. J., Stukenborg, G. J., Guyer, R. A., Stone, M. L., Bhamidipati, C. M., Lau, C. L., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2012). Primary Payer Status Is Associated With Mortality and Resource Utilization for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. CIRCULATION, 126(11), S132-S139. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.083782

LaPar, D. J., Kron, I. L., Jones, D. R., Stukenborg, G. J., & Kozower, B. D. (2012). Hospital Procedure Volume Should Not Be Used as a Measure of Surgical Quality. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 256(4), 606-615. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e31826b4be6

Emaminia, A., LaPar, D. J., Zhao, Y., Steidle, J. F., Harris, D. A., Laubach, V. E., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Adenosine A_2A Agonist Improves Lung Function During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(5), 1840-1846. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.062

Hennessy, S. A., Hranjec, T., Emaminia, A., LaPar, D. J., Kozower, B. D., Kron, I. L., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Geographic Distance Between Donor and Recipient Does Not Influence Outcomes After Lung Transplantation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(5), 1847-1853. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.086

LaPar, D. J., Hajzus, V. A., Zhao, Y., Lau, C. L., French, B. A., Kron, I. L., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2012). Acute Hyperglycemic Exacerbation of Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Is Mediated by Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products Signaling. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 46(3), 299-305. doi:10.1165/rcmb.2011-0247OC

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., Bhamidipati, C. M., Mulloy, D. P., Stone, M. L., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Regional variations in outcomes following cardiac operations exist. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 213(3), S45-S46. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.06.094

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

Zhao, Y., Turlington, M., LaPar, D. J., Jones, D. R., Harris, D. A., Kron, I. L., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Characterization of Novel Synthesized Small Molecular Compounds Against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(3), 1031-1037. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.081

LaPar, D. J., Burdick, M. D., Emaminia, A., Harris, D. A., Strieter, B. A., Liu, L., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Circulating Fibrocytes Correlate With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Development After Lung Transplantation: A Novel Clinical Biomarker. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(2), 470-477. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.065

LaPar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Harris, D. A., Kozower, B. D., Jones, D. R., Kron, I. L., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Affects Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resections in the United States. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(2), 434-439. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.048

LaPar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Mery, C. M., Stukenborg, G. J., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Academic Season Does Not Influence Cardiac Surgical Outcomes at US Academic Medical Centers. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 212(6), 1000-1007. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.03.012

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

LaPar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Walters, D. M., Stukenborg, G. J., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Primary Payer Status Affects Outcomes for Cardiac Valve Operations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 212(5), 759-767. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.050

LaPar, D. J., & Kron, I. L. (2011). Should all ischemic mitral regurgitation be repaired? When should we replace?. CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY, 26(2), 113-117. doi:10.1097/HCO.0b013e3283439888

Sharma, A. K., Lapar, D. J., Zhao, Y., Li, L., Lau, C. L., Kron, I. L., . . . Laubach, V. E. (2011). Natural Killer T Cell-derived IL-17 Mediates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 183(11), 1539-1549. doi:10.1164/rccm.201007-1173OC

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

Kron, I. L. (2011). Surgical mentorship. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 142(3), 489-492. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.017

LaPar, D. J., & Kron, I. L. (2011). Cardiothoracic surgery and the National Institutes of Health and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 142(1), 20-23. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.03.014

Seckeler, M. D., Lim, D. S., & Kron, I. L. (2011). Coronary Abscess in an Adolescent With a Structurally Normal Heart. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 58(7), E13. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.01.068

Grubb, K. J., & Kron, I. L. (2011). Sex and Gender in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection. SEMINARS IN THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 23(2), 124-125. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.08.009

Mery, C. M., LaPar, D. J., Seckeler, M. D., Chamberlain, R. S., Gangemi, J. J., Kron, I. L., & Peeler, B. B. (2011). Pulmonary Artery and Conduit Reintervention Rates After Norwood Using a Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 92(4), 1483-1489. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.120

LaPar, D. J., Laubach, V. E., Emaminia, A., Crosby, I. K., Hajzus, V. A., Sharma, A. K., . . . Kron, I. L. (2011). Pretreatment strategy with adenosine A_2A receptor agonist attenuates reperfusion injury in a preclinical porcine lung transplantation model. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 142(4), 887-894. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.06.015

Thourani, V. H., Ailawadi, G., Szeto, W. Y., Dewey, T. M., Guyton, R. A., Mack, M. J., . . . Bavaria, J. E. (2011). Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients: A Multiinstitutional Study. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 91(1), 49-56. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.040

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

Lapar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Reece, T. B., Cleveland, J. C., Kron, I. L., & Ailawadi, G. (2011). Is off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting superior to conventional bypass in octogenarians?. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 141(1), 81-90. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.012

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

Moehle, C. W., Bhamidipati, C. M., Alexander, M. R., Mehta, G. S., Irvine, J. N., Salmon, M., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2011). Bone marrow-derived MCP1 required for experimental aortic aneurysm formation and smooth muscle phenotypic modulation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 142(6), 1567-1574. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.053

Zhao, Y., Sharma, A. K., LaPar, D. J., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G., Liu, Y., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Depletion of tissue plasminogen activator attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibition of neutrophil extravasation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY, 300(5), L718-L729. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00227.2010

Emaminia, A., Hennessy, S. A., Hranjec, T., LaPar, D. J., Kozower, B. D., Jones, D. R., . . . Lau, C. L. (2011). Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome occurs earlier in the post-lung allocation score era. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 141(5), 1278-1282. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.12.025

Zhao, Y., LaPar, D. J., Steidle, J., Emaminia, A., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G., . . . Lau, C. L. (2010). Adenosine signaling via the adenosine 2B receptor is involved in bronchiolitis obliterans development. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 29(12), 1405-1414. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2010.07.005

LaPar, D. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Mery, C. M., Stukenborg, G. J., Jones, D. R., Schirmer, B. D., . . . Ailawadi, G. (2010). Primary Payer Status Affects Mortality for Major Surgical Operations. ANNALS OF SURGERY, 252(3), 544-551. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181e8fd75

Anvari, F., Sharma, A. K., Fernandez, L. G., Hranjec, T., Ravid, K., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2010). Tissue-derived proinflammatory effect of adenosine A_2B receptor in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 140(4), 871-877. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.051

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

Hennessy, S. A., Hranjec, T., Swenson, B. R., Kozower, B. D., Jones, D. R., Ailawadi, G., . . . Lau, C. L. (2010). Donor Factors Are Associated With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 89(5), 1555-1562. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.060

Smith, R. S., Piras, B. A., Farber, C. R., Laubach, V. E., Kron, I. L., & French, B. A. (2010). Acute Hyperglycemia Synergizes with Myocardial Infarction to Induce Significant Changes in Leukocyte Gene Expression Profiles. CIRCULATION, 122(21).

Sharma, A. K., Laubach, V. E., Ramos, S. I., Zhao, Y., Stukenborg, G., Linden, J., . . . Yang, Z. (2010). Adenosine A2A receptor activation on CD4+T lymphocytes and neutrophils attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 139(2), 474-482. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.033

Gazoni, L. M., Walters, D. M., Unger, E. B., Linden, J., Kron, I. L., & Laubach, V. E. (2010). Activation of A1, A2A, or A3 adenosine receptors attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 140(2), 440-446. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.03.002

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

Gazoni, L. M., Speir, A. M., Kron, I. L., Fonner, E., & Crosby, I. K. (2010). Elective Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery: Better Outcomes from High-Volume Centers. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 210(5), 855-859. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.013

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