Since its creation in 1962, Texas Heart Institute has been a leader in advancing cardiovascular medicine, making discoveries that have improved the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and vascular disease. Sharing these discoveries with the world serves THI’s mission of delivering the future of cardiovascular health through exceptional patient care, discovery, and a commitment to learning. In 2021, 67 THI physicians and basic scientists published 354 articles in peer-reviewed, worldwide medical and scientific journals with the help of THI’s Scientific Publications team, which offers professional scientific editorial services to THI researchers.

 

2021 Texas Heart Institute Publications

1. Savariya U, Aponte MMP, Nathan S, Zhao B, Radovancevic R, de Armas IAS, Kar B, Gregoric ID, Buja LM. (2021) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with a complex clinical course leading to heart transplantation. Cardiovasc Pathol:107406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2021.107406

2. Hong JC, Coselli JS. (2021) Open repair remains the gold standard. JTCVS Techniques 10:16-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.01.024

3. Coselli JS. (2021) Commentary: Hidden treasure: Cultivating pearls from a sea of information. JTCVS Techniques 10:14-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.06.007

4. Jubouri M, Bashir M, Tan S, Bailey D, Anderson R, Nienaber CA, Coselli JS, Williams I. (2021) What is the optimal timing for thoracic endovascular aortic repair in uncomplicated Type B aortic dissection? J Card Surg. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.16190

5. Lamba HK, Musfee FI, Chatterjee S, Nair AP, Civitello AB, Simpson L, Frazier OH, Letsou GV. (2021) The influence of preoperative dialysis on survival after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab357

6. Ageedi W, Zhang C, Frankel WC, Dawson A, Li Y, Coselli JS, Shen HY, LeMaire SA. (2021) AIM2 inflammasome activation contributes to aortic dissection in sporadic aortic disease mouse model. J Surg Res 272:105-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.10.020

7. Elbadawi A, Rafik R, Baig B, Mahana I, Thakker R, Gad M, Eid M, Nair A, Kayani W, Denktas A, Elgendy IY, Jneid H. (2021) Targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia in survivors of cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Am J Med. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.11.014

8. Chacon-Alberty L, Ye S, Daoud D, Frankel WC, Virk H, Mase J, Hochman-Mendez C, Li M, Sampaio LC, Taylor DA, Loor G. (2021) Analysis of sex-based differences in clinical and molecular responses to ischemia reperfusion after lung transplantation. Respir Res 22(1):318. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01900-y

9. Hochman-Mendez C, Mesquita FCP, Morrissey J, da Costa EC, Hulsmann J, Tang-Quan K, Xi Y, Lee PF, Sampaio LC, Taylor DA. (2021) Restoring anatomical complexity of a left ventricle wall as a step toward bioengineering a human heart with human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac cells. Acta Biomater. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.12.016

10. Liu Y, Padilla FA, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Lamba HK, Gnanashanmugam S, Chatterjee S, Suarez E, Bhimaraj A. (2021) Outcomes of heart transplant recipients with class II obesity: A United Network for Organ Sharing database analysis. J Surg Res 272:69-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.11.005

11. Rali AS, Hall EJ, Dieter R, Ranka S, Civitello A, Bacchetta MD, Shah AS, Schlendorf K, Lindenfeld J, Chatterjee S. (2021) Left ventricular unloading during extracorporeal life support: Current practice. J Card Fail. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.12.002

12. Shafii A, Liao K, Ghanta RK. (2021) Commentary: Guidance during uncertain times: Navigating the HeartWare HVAD recall. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.12.003

13. Mesquita FCP, Morrissey J, Monnerat G, Domont GB, Nogueira FCS, Hochman-Mendez C. (2021) Decellularized extracellular matrix powder accelerates metabolic maturation at early stages of cardiac differentiation in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Cells Tissues Organs. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521580

14. Le Huu A, Preventza O. (2021) Endovascular repair of acute type B thoracic aortic dissection. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10(6):793-800. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-taes-26

15. Chatterjee S, Preventza O, Orozco-Sevilla V, Coselli JS. (2021) Perioperative management of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular repair. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10(6):768-77. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-taes-74

16. Du XL, Simpson LM, Tandy BC, Bettencourt J, Davis BR. (2021) Effects of posttrial antihypertensive drugs on morbidity and mortality: Findings from 15-year passive follow-up after ALLHAT ended. Int J Hypertens 2021:2261144. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2261144

17. Bush AL, Bandeali SJ, Moore W, George JK. (2021) Echocardiography and nuclear scintigraphy in the diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. Tex Heart Inst J 48(5). https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-20-7279

18. Balachandran I, Frazier OH, Rogers JG. (2021) Doing the wrong thing for the right reasons: The demise of the HVAD. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.10.058

19. Olive JK, Luc JGY, Preventza OA. (2021) The status of cardiothoracic surgery trainee education and recruitment: An update one year into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. JTCVS Open 8:538-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2021.07.035

20. Bieritz SA, Alex Smith P, Wang Y, Cohn WE, Grande-Allen J. (2021) Applicability of narrow groove theory in designing washout features for rotary blood pumps. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2021:5419-24. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630426

21. Singh VP, Pinnamaneni JP, Pugazenthi A, Sanagasetti D, Mathison M, Martin JF, Yang J, Rosengart TK. (2021) Hippo pathway effector Tead1 induces cardiac fibroblast to cardiomyocyte reprogramming. J Am Heart Assoc 10(24):e022659. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.022659

22. Seese L, Chen EP, Badhwar V, Thibault D, Habib RH, Jacobs J, Thourani V, Bakaeen F, O’Brien S, Jawitz OK, Zwischenberger B, Gleason TG, Sultan I, Kilic A, Coselli JS, Svensson LG, Chikwe J, Chu D. (2021) Optimal circulatory arrest temperature for aortic hemiarch replacement with antegrade brain perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.09.068

23. Lin KC, Ting LL, Chang CL, Lu LS, Lee HL, Hsu FC, Chiou JF, Wang PY, Burnouf T, Ho DC, Yang KC, Chen CY, Chen CH, Wu CZ, Chen YJ. (2021) Ex vivo expanded circulating tumor cells for clinical anti-cancer drug prediction in patients with head and neck cancer. Cancers (Basel) 13(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13236076

24. Coselli JS. (2021) Nothing like a good feud to spark competition: First use of the total artificial heart. Artif Organs. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14116

25. Monnerat G, Alarcon ML, Vasconcellos LR, Hochman-Mendez C, Brasil G, Bassani RA, Casis O, Malan D, Travassos LH, Sepulveda M, Burgos JI, Vila-Petroff M, Dutra FF, Bozza MT, Paiva CN, Carvalho AB, Bonomo A, Fleischmann BK, de Carvalho ACC, Medei E. (2021) Author Correction: Macrophage-dependent IL-1beta production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice. Nat Commun 12(1):7261. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27508-w

26. Stainback R. (2021) Advocacy update: Working to make sure you have a voice [President’s Message]. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 34(12):A9-A10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.10.004

27. Rosengart TK. (2021) Assessing clinical competency: The long and the short of it. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.11.022

28. Broda CR, Smith PA, Wang Y, Sriraman H, Owuor PS, Sampaio LC, Adachi I, Taylor DA. (2021) Construction and evaluation of a bio-engineered pump to enable subpulmonary support of the Fontan circulation: a proof-of-concept study. ASAIO J. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001617

29. Patel KV, Segar MW, Lavie CJ, Kondamudi N, Neeland IJ, Almandoz JP, Martin CK, Carbone S, Butler J, Powell-Wiley TM, Pandey A. (2021) Diabetes status modifies the association between different measures of obesity and heart failure risk among older adults: A pooled analysis of community-based NHLBI cohorts. Circulation. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055830

30. Postalian A, Krajcer Z. (2021) Outflow graft obstruction in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Stenting the kink. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 98(7):1391-2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29994

31. Kamat I, Lamba H, Hines-Munson C, Hudson S, Liao K, Muldrew KL, Green S, Terwilliger A, Kaplan HB, Ramig RF, Maresso A, Trautner BW. (2021) Identifying causative microorganisms in left ventricular assist device infections as a guide for developing bacteriophage therapy. J Surg Res 271:73-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.10.010

32. Reul RM, Loor G, Garcha PS, Goss JA, Rana AA. (2021) Allograft discard risk index for lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 40(12):1658-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2021.08.017

33. Coselli JS, Frankel WC, Green SY, Amarasekara HS, Zhang Q, Preventza O, LeMaire SA. (2021) Staged repair of extensive aneurysms of the thoracic aorta by using the elephant trunk technique. Ann Thorac Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.078

34. Farr M. (2021) A foot soldier in cardiac metabolism: A conversation with Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil. Circulation 144(21):1659-63. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.058019

35. Mathison M, Sanagasetti D, Singh VP, Pugazenthi A, Pinnamaneni JP, Ryan CT, Yang J, Rosengart TK. (2021) Fibroblast transition to an endothelial “trans” state improves cell reprogramming efficiency. Sci Rep 11(1):22605. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02056-x

36. Bughrara N, Renew JR, Alabre K, Schulman-Marcus J, Sirigaddi K, Pustavoitau A, Lesser ER, Diaz-Gomez JL. (2021) Comparison of qualitative information obtained with the echocardiographic assessment using subcostal-only view and focused transthoracic echocardiography examinations: a prospective observational study. Can J Anaesth. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-02152-6

37. Du XL, Simpson LM, Tandy BC, Bettencourt JL, Davis BR. (2021) Risk of hospitalized and non-hospitalized gastrointestinal bleeding in ALLHAT trial participants receiving diuretic, ACE-inhibitor, or calcium-channel blocker. PLoS One 16(11):e0260107. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260107

38. Khawaja M, Thakker J, Kherallah R, Ye Y, Smith SW, Birnbaum Y. (2021) Diagnosis of occlusion myocardial infarction in patients with left bundle branch block and paced rhythms. Curr Cardiol Rep 23(12):187. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-021-01613-0

39. Cooper JR, Jr. (2021) Who was the first cardiovascular anesthesia fellow? Anesth Analg 133(6):e69. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005600

40. Nazarzadeh M, Bidel Z, Canoy D, Copland E, Wamil M, Majert J, Smith Byrne K, Sundstrom J, Teo K, Davis BR, Chalmers J, Pepine CJ, Dehghan A, Bennett DA, Smith GD, Rahimi K, Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists C. (2021) Blood pressure lowering and risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet 398(10313):1803-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01920-6

41. Tsai MH, Chao HR, Hsu WL, Tsai CC, Lin CW, Chen CH. (2021) Analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and lipid composition in human breast milk and their correlation with infant neurodevelopment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 18(21). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111501

42. Chang CK, Cheng WC, Ma WL, Chen PK, Chen CH, Shen PC, Chen CC, Chang SH, Lai YH, Chen DY. (2021) The potential role of electronegative high-density lipoprotein H5 subfraction in RA-related atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 22(21). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111419

43. Cheng Z, Fang T, Huang J, Guo Y, Alam M, Qian H. (2021) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: From phenotype and pathogenesis to treatment. Front Cardiovasc Med 8:722340. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.722340

44. Hayanga JWA, Chatterjee S, Kim BS, Merritt-Genore H, Karianna Milewski RC, Haft JW, Arora RC. (2021) Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.09.059

45. Ryan CT, Patel V, Rosengart TK. (2021) Clinical potential of angiogenic therapy and cellular reprogramming. JTCVS Open 6:108-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2020.12.023

46. Fuery MA, Chouairi F, Natov P, Bhinder J, Rose Chiravuri M, Wilson L, Clark KA, Reinhardt SW, Mullan C, Elliott Miller P, Davis RP, Rogers JG, Patel CB, Sen S, Geirsson A, Anwer M, Desai N, Ahmad T. (2021) Trends and outcomes of cardiac transplantation in the lowest urgency candidates. J Am Heart Assoc:e023662. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.023662

47. Stainback R, Rigolin VH. (2021) ASE Foundation: Why we should all contribute. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 34(11):A9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.09.007

48. Abusnina W, Alam M, Dahal K. (2021) Meta-analysis comparing outcomes of invasive versus conservative strategy in octogenarians with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 160:130-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.08.039

49. Corporan D, Segura A, Padala M. (2021) Ultrastructural adaptation of the cardiomyocyte to chronic mitral regurgitation. Front Cardiovasc Med 8:714774. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.714774

50. Parekh DR, Qureshi AM. (2021) Transcatheter pulmonary valve in failed bioprosthesis. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10(5):720-2. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-tviv-29

51. Cekmecelioglu D, Chatterjee S, Coselli JS, Preventza O. (2021) Open transcatheter valve replacement for prosthesis-patient mismatch at redo surgical aortic valve replacement. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10(5):711-3. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-tviv-58

52. Cekmecelioglu D, Preventza O, Dougherty KG, Chatterjee S, Green SY, Silva GV, Diez JG, Coselli JS. (2021) Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for degenerated stentless aortic bioroots. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10(5):641-50. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-tviv-124

53. Kherallah RY, Koneru S, Krajcer Z, Preventza O, Dougherty KG, McCormack ML, Costello BT, Coulter S, Strickman NE, Plana Gomez JC, Mortazavi A, Diez JG, Livesay JJ, Coselli JS, Silva GV. (2021) Hemodynamic outcomes after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-center experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10(5):630-40. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-tviv-131

54. Cheng Z, Qi M, Lang Z, Fang T, Alam M, Yu J, Guo Y. (2021) Peripheral artery disease on the prognosis value of patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A retrospective, single-center cohort study. Heart Surg Forum 24(5):E887-E92. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.4211

55. Segar MW, Khan MS, Patel KV, Vaduganathan M, Kannan V, Willett D, Peterson E, Tang WHW, Butler J, Everett BM, Fonarow GC, Wang TJ, McGuire DK, Pandey A. (2021) Incorporation of natriuretic peptides with clinical risk scores to predict heart failure among individuals with dysglycaemia. Eur J Heart Fail. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2375

56. El Hajj EC, El Hajj MC, Sykes B, Lamicq M, Zile MR, Malcolm R, O’Neil PM, Litwin SE. (2021) Pragmatic weight management program for patients with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Am Heart Assoc 10(21):e022930. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.022930

57. Tovia-Brodie O, Acha MR, Belhassen B, Gasperetti A, Schiavone M, Forleo GB, Guevara-Valdivia ME, Ruiz DV, Lellouche N, Hamon D, Castagno D, Bellettini M, De Ferrari GM, Laredo M, Carves JB, Ignatiuk B, Pasquetto G, De Filippo P, Malanchini G, Pavri BB, Raphael C, Rivetti L, Mantovan R, Chinitz J, Harding M, Boriani G, Casali E, Wan EY, Biviano A, Macias C, Havranek S, Lazzerini PE, Canu AM, Zardini M, Conte G, Cano O, Casella M, Rudic B, Omelchenko A, Mathuria N, Upadhyay GA, Danon A, Schwartz AL, Maury P, Nakahara S, Goldenberg G, Schaerli N, Bereza S, Auricchio A, Glikson M, Michowitz Y. (2021) Implantation of cardiac electronic devices in active COVID-19 patients. Results from an international survey. Heart Rhythm. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.10.020

58. Plana JC. (2021) A thriving new field. Arq Bras Cardiol 117(4):614. https://doi.org/10.36660/abc.20210764

59. Rebello KR, LeMaire SA, Shen YH. (2021) Aortic neointimal formation: The role of elastin in conjunction with vascular smooth muscle cell origin. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 41:2906-8. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.317021

60. Liang R, Shen X, Wang F, Wang X, DesJarlais A, Syed A, Saba R, Tan Z, Yu F, Ji X, Shrestha S, Ren Y, Yang J, Park Y, Schwartz RJ, Soibam B, McConnell BK, Stewart MD, Kumar A, Liu Y. (2021) H19X-encoded miR-322(424)/miR-503 regulates muscle mass by targeting translation initiation factors. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12827

61. Rali AS, Ranka S, Mazurek JA, Brinkley MD, Cedars A, Clark D, Do N, Lazzara GE, Punnoose L, Sandhaus E, Shah A, Taduru S, Wigger M, Zalawadiya S, Rogers J, Lindenfeld J, Schlendorf K, Menachem JN. (2021) Exception-status listing: A critical pathway to heart transplantation for adults with congenital heart diseases. J Card Fail. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.10.004

62. Safavi-Naeini P, Sorurbakhsh NZ, Razavi M. (2021) Cardiac Arrhythmias During Pregnancy. Tex Heart Inst J 48(4). https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-21-7548

63. (2021) The Ali Massumi Cardiac Arrhythmia Symposium: CME Information. Tex Heart Inst J 48(4). https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-21-7646

64. Huang S, Safavi-Naeini P, Rasekh A. (2021) Medical and device therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. Tex Heart Inst J 48(4). https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-21-7549

65. Essigmann HT, Hoffman KL, Petrosino JF, Jun G, Aguilar D, Hanis CL, DuPont HL, Brown EL. (2021) The impact of the Th17:Treg axis on the IgA-Biome across the glycemic spectrum. PLoS One 16(10):e0258812. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258812

66. Woodhouse LJ, Montgomery AA, Mant J, Davis BR, Algra A, Mas JL, Staessen JA, Thijs L, Tonkin A, Kirby A, Pocock SJ, Chalmers J, Hankey GJ, Spence JD, Sandercock P, Diener HC, Uchiyama S, Sprigg N, Bath PM. (2021) Statistical reanalysis of vascular event outcomes in primary and secondary vascular prevention trials. BMC Med Res Methodol 21(1):218. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01388-6

67. Postalian A, Strickman NE, Costello BT, Dougherty KG, Krajcer Z. (2021) “Simple” transcatheter aortic valve replacement with conscious sedation: safety and effectiveness in real-world practice. Tex Heart Inst J 48(4). https://doi.org/10.10453/THIJ-20-7528

68. Cecchi AC, Haidar A, Marin I, Kwartler CS, Prakash SK, Milewicz DM. (2021) Aortic root dilatation and dilated cardiomyopathy in an adult with Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.62541

69. Pednekar AS, Cheong BYC, Muthupillai R. (2021) Ultrafast computation of left ventricular ejection fraction by using temporal intensity variation in cine cardiac magnetic resonance. Tex Heart Inst J 48(4). https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-20-7238

70. Amin A, Chatterjee S. (2021) Commentary: Earlier warning for pulmonary complications: It’s never too soon to take action. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.09.039

71. Coselli JS, Volguina IV, LeMaire SA, Connolly HM, Sundt TM, Milewicz DM, Dietz HC, Amarasekara HS, Green SY, Zhang Q, Schaff HV, Miller DC, Aortic Valve Operative Outcomes in Marfan Patients Study G. (2021) Midterm outcomes of aortic root surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome: A prospective, multicenter, comparative study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.08.064

72. Sadaf H, Zhao B, Lelenwa LC, Patel MK, Jyothula SS, Gregoric ID, Buja LM. (2021) Granulomatous fungal and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infestation complicating chronic lung disease: Outcomes in patients undergoing lung transplantation. Ann Diagn Pathol 55:151832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2021.151832

73. Granger BB, Tulsky JA, Kaufman BG, Clare RM, Anstrom K, Mark DB, Johnson KA, Patel CB, Fiuzat M, Steinhauser K, O’Connor C, Rogers JG, Mentz RJ. (2021) Polypharmacy in palliative care for advanced heart failure: The PAL-HF experience. J Card Fail. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.021

74. Grisanti Canozo FJ, Zuo Z, Martin JF, Samee MAH. (2021) Cell-type modeling in spatial transcriptomics data elucidates spatially variable colocalization and communication between cell-types in mouse brain. Cell Syst. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2021.09.004

75. White EM, Maduka RC, Ballouz D, Chen H, Wexner SD, Behrns KE, Lillemoe KD, LeMaire SA, Smink DS, Sandhu G. (2021) Surgical research journals – Under review: An assessment of diversity among editorial boards and outcomes of peer review. Am J Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.09.027

76. Li Y, LeMaire SA, Shen YH. (2021) Molecular and cellular dynamics of aortic aneurysms revealed by single-cell transcriptomics. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 41(11):2671-80. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.315852

77. Stainback R. (2021) ASE’s Echo Magazine Expands to Monthly Editions. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 34(10):A9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.08.006

78. Cho L, Kibbe MR, Bakaeen F, Aggarwal NR, Davis MB, Karmalou T, Lawton JS, Ouzounian M, Preventza O, Russo AM, Shroyer AW, Zwischenberger BA, Lindley KJ. (2021) Cardiac Surgery in Women in the Current Era: What Are the Gaps in Care? Circulation 144(14):1172-85. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056025

79. Chen J, Kaw K, Lu H, Fagnant PM, Chattopadhyay A, Duan XY, Zhou Z, Ma S, Liu Z, Huang J, Kamm K, Stull JT, Kwartler CS, Trybus KM, Milewicz DM. (2021) Resistance of Acta2(R149C/+) mice to aortic disease is associated with defective release of mutant smooth muscle alpha-actin from the chaperonin-containing TCP1 folding complex. J Biol Chem 297(6):101228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101228

80. Halas M, Coselli JS. (2021) Commentary: A little help from the bench to cut risk of paraplegia? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.09.020

81. Minhas AMK, Gul S, Sheikh AB, Nazir S, Ahuja KR, Anwar MN, Dani SS, Goel SS, Virani SS, Alam M. (2021) Association of body mass index with outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman Device. Curr Probl Cardiol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.101009

82. Chakraborty A, Li Y, Zhang C, Li Y, LeMaire SA, Shen YH. (2021) Programmed cell death in aortic aneurysm and dissection: A potential therapeutic target. J Mol Cell Cardiol 163:67-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.09.010

83. Postalian A, Krajcer Z. (2021) Patent foramen ovale closure in patients with a hypercoagulable state-does it make a difference? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 98(4):808-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29903

84. Qiu J, Luo X, Wu J, Pan W, Chang Q, Qian X, Sun X, Wei B, Zhang L, Liu S, Jiang W, Yu C. (2021) A new aortic arch dissection classification: The Fuwai classification. Front Cardiovasc Med 8:710281. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.710281

85. Teng C, Thampy U, Bae JY, Cai P, Dixon RAF, Liu Q, Li P. (2021) Identification of phenotypes among COVID-19 patients in the United States using latent class analysis. Infect Drug Resist 14:3865-71. https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S331907

86. Zea-Vera R, Ryan CT, Havelka J, Corr SJ, Nguyen TC, Chatterjee S, Wall MJ, Jr., Coselli JS, Rosengart TK, Ghanta RK. (2021) Machine learning to predict outcomes and cost by phase of care after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.040

87. Ghanta RK. (2021) Discussion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.056

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