Recent Publications

Standardized Temporary Atrial Epicardial Wire Locations Lead to Enhanced Atrial Signal Identification.
Atlas N, Zhang X, Torgeson JN, Hermsen J, Gibson WJ, Harmon AM, Von Bergen NH
J Intensive Care Med 2024 Sep 19; 8850666241279229
[PubMed ID: 39295470]

Invited Commentary: Pulmonary Artery Stenosis After the Arterial Switch Operation: Ounces of Prevention Better Than Pounds of Cure.
Hermenson JL, Anagnostopoulos PV
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2024 Jul; 15(4): 430-431
[PubMed ID: 39056453]

Surgically induced aortic coarctation in a neonatal porcine model allows for longitudinal assessment of cardiovascular changes.
Stellon M, Gober L, Culver MA, Hermsen J, Irrer D, Witzenburg C, Roldán-Alzate A, Lamers L
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024 May 01; 326(5): H1117-H1123
[PubMed ID: 38488518]

Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates near normalization of aortic flow after the Ross procedure.
Stellon MA, Rice JP, Gober LM, Hermsen JL, Anagnostopoulos PV, Roldán-Alzate A
JTCVS Tech 2024 Jun; 25: 117-119
[PubMed ID: 38899071]

Risk of Hypovitaminosis and Vitamin C Deficiency in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Al-Subu AM, Long MT, Nelson KL, Amond KL, Lasarev MR, Ferrazzano PA, Lushaj EB, Anagnostopoulos PV
Pediatr Cardiol 2023 Oct; 44(7): 1487-1494
[PubMed ID: 37498330]

Congenital absence of tracheal rings: A video case report.
Angeles C, Kille T, Hermsen JL, DeCamp MM, Anagnostopoulos PV
JTCVS Tech 2023 Oct; 21: 184-187
[PubMed ID: 37854825]

Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern in the setting of antibody-mediated rejection after heart transplant.
Chong L, Waqar A, Elkhouly A, Hermsen J, Johnson M, Wright J
HeartRhythm Case Rep 2023 Sep; 9(9): 649-652
[PubMed ID: 37746570]

Association of Size Matching Using Predicted Heart Mass With Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients With Obesity or High Pulmonary Vascular Resistance.
Tao R, Hess TM, Kuchnia A, Hermsen J, Raza F, Dhingra R
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jun 01; 6(6): e2319191
[PubMed ID: 37351886]

Hybrid palliation versus nonhybrid management for a multi-institutional cohort of infants with critical left heart obstruction.
Argo MB, Barron DJ, Bondarenko I, Eckhauser A, Gruber PJ, Lambert LM, Paramananthan T, Rahman M, Winlaw DS, Yerebakan C, Alsoufi B, DeCampli WM, Honjo O, Kirklin JK, Prospero C, Ramakrishnan K, St Louis JD, Turek JW, O'Brien JE, Pizarro C, Anagnostopoulos PV, Blackstone EH, Jacobs ML, Jegatheeswaran A, Karamlou T, Stephens EH, Polimenakos AC, Haw MP, McCrindle BW
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Nov; 166(5): 1300-1313.e2
[PubMed ID: 37164059]

Systems of Care Factors Should Be Considered in Regionalization of Congenital Cardiac Surgery.
Anagnostopoulos PV, Cartmill RS, Yang Q, Schumacher JR, Fernandes-Taylor S, Hermsen JL, DeCamp MM
Ann Thorac Surg 2023 Sep; 116(3): 517-523
[PubMed ID: 36379268]

Direct innominate artery access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
de Biasi AR, Raval A, Tester G, Osaki S
J Surg Case Rep 2022 Jul; 2022(7): rjac330
[PubMed ID: 35919691]

Commentary: Regionalization of congenital heart surgery. If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
Alsoufi B, Anagnostopoulos PV
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Apr; 165(4): 1551-1553
[PubMed ID: 35811141]

Nicardipine Is a Safe, Efficacious, and Cost-Effective Antihypertensive for Neonates and Young Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Lushaj E, Hermsen JL, Nelson K, Amond K, Bogenschutz M, Arndt S, Wilhelm M, Anagnostopoulos PV
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 May; 13(3): 341-345
[PubMed ID: 35446217]

Evolving Characteristics of Heart Transplantation Donors and Recipients: JACC Focus Seminar.
DeFilippis EM, Khush KK, Farr MA, Fiedler A, Kilic A, Givertz MM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Mar 22; 79(11): 1108-1123
[PubMed ID: 35300823]

Commentary: Obstruction or No Obstruction? That Is the Question. Is CT the Answer We've Been Searching for?
Allen CC, Anagnostopoulos PV
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 35(1): 138-139
[PubMed ID: 35331897]

Practice patterns of female cardiothoracic surgeons older than age 58 years: Are we making progress?
Ferrel MN, Gerhard EF, Johnstad CM, Nesbitt K, Pereira SJ, Fiedler AG
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Apr; 165(4): 1488-1492
[PubMed ID: 35249755]

Normothermic regional perfusion surgical technique for the procurement of cardiac donors after circulatory death.
Fiedler AG, DeVries S, Czekajlo C, Smith JW
JTCVS Tech 2022 Apr; 12: 113-115
[PubMed ID: 35403051]

Applying the ethical framework for donation after circulatory death to thoracic normothermic regional perfusion procedures.
Wall AE, Fiedler A, Karp S, Shah A, Testa G
Am J Transplant 2022 May; 22(5): 1311-1315
[PubMed ID: 35040263]

Is Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosal Extracellular Matrix (ECM) a Suitable Material for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction in Association With Pulmonary Valve Replacement?
Burke CR, Lewis E, Schreiter NA, Bartlett H, Krieger EV, Anagnostopoulos PV, Verrier ED, Hermsen JL
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 Jul; 13(4): 518-521
[PubMed ID: 34985359]

Papillary muscle rupture following routine aortic valve replacement.
Fiedler AG, De Oliveira NC, Hermsen JL
J Card Surg 2019 Dec; 34(12): 1667-1669
[PubMed ID: 31475399]

Multidisciplinary management of adult patients with chylothorax: a consensus statement.
Agrawal A, Chaddha U, Shojaee S, Nadolski G, Liberman M, Lee YCG, Rahman N, Reisenauer JS, Ferguson MK, DeCamp MM, Gillaspie EA, Bedawi EO, Currie B, Feller-Kopman DJ, Desai A, Yasufuku K, Bishay V, Gesthalter Y, Grosu H, Chick JFB, Lentz R, Kolli KP, Kaufman A, Mehta RM, Desai K, Davis H, Ghori UK, Maldonado F
Eur Respir J 2024 Nov; 64(5)
[PubMed ID: 39326915]

Lymphatic vascular invasion: Diagnostic variability and overall survival impact on patients undergoing surgical resection.
Varlotto J, Voland R, Rassaei N, Zander D, DeCamp MM, Khatri J, Shweihat Y, Nwanwene K, Tirona MT, Wright T, Pacioles T, Jamil M, Anwar K, Flickinger J
JTCVS Open 2024 Oct; 21: 313-340
[PubMed ID: 39534344]

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 4.2024, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Riely GJ, Wood DE, Ettinger DS, Aisner DL, Akerley W, Bauman JR, Bharat A, Bruno DS, Chang JY, Chirieac LR, DeCamp M, Desai AP, Dilling TJ, Dowell J, Durm GA, Gettinger S, Grotz TE, Gubens MA, Juloori A, Lackner RP, Lanuti M, Lin J, Loo BW, Lovly CM, Maldonado F, Massarelli E, Morgensztern D, Mullikin TC, Ng T, Owen D, Owen DH, Patel SP, Patil T, Polanco PM, Riess J, Shapiro TA, Singh AP, Stevenson J, Tam A, Tanvetyanon T, Yanagawa J, Yang SC, Yau E, Gregory KM, Hang L
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2024 May; 22(4): 249-274
[PubMed ID: 38754467]

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Mesothelioma: Pleural, Version 1.2024.
Stevenson J, Ettinger DS, Wood DE, Aisner DL, Akerley W, Bauman JR, Bharat A, Bruno DS, Chang JY, Chirieac LR, DeCamp M, Desai A, Dilling TJ, Dowell J, Durm GA, Garassino MC, Gettinger S, Grotz TE, Gubens MA, Lackner RP, Lanuti M, Lin J, Loo BW, Lovly CM, Maldonado F, Massarelli E, Morgensztern D, Mullikin TC, Ng T, Otterson GA, Owen D, Patel SP, Patil T, Polanco PM, Riely GJ, Riess J, Shapiro TA, Singh AP, Tam A, Tanvetyanon T, Yanagawa J, Yang SC, Yau E, Gregory K, Hang L
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2024 Mar; 22(2): 72-81
[PubMed ID: 38503043]

Initial Results of a Phase II Trial of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
Eckelmann BJ, Blitzer GC, Smilowitz JB, Trask D, Weiss M, Weber S, Abbott D, Varley P, Neuman H, Maloney JD, Hinshaw JL, Morris BA, Merfeld E, Howard SP, Bradley KA, Baschnagel AM, Bassetti MF, Hennessey DW, Morris Z
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023 Oct 01; 117(2S): S147-S148
[PubMed ID: 37784374]

Bilateral Lung Transplantation: How I Teach It.
Hall DJ, Angeles CE, Guenther TM, Xia Y, Maloney JD, DeCamp MM, McCarthy DP
Ann Thorac Surg 2024 Feb; 117(2): 285-288
[PubMed ID: 37777148]

Mesothelioma: Peritoneal, Version 2.2023, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Ettinger DS, Wood DE, Stevenson J, Aisner DL, Akerley W, Bauman JR, Bharat A, Bruno DS, Chang JY, Chirieac LR, DeCamp M, Dilling TJ, Dowell J, Durm GA, Gettinger S, Grotz TE, Gubens MA, Hegde A, Lackner RP, Lanuti M, Lin J, Loo BW, Lovly CM, Maldonado F, Massarelli E, Morgensztern D, Mullikin TC, Ng T, Otterson GA, Patel SP, Patil T, Polanco PM, Riely GJ, Riess J, Shapiro TA, Singh AP, Tam A, Tanvetyanon T, Yanagawa J, Yang SC, Yau E, Gregory KM, Hughes M
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023 Sep; 21(9): 961-979
[PubMed ID: 37673108]

Body mass Index does not impact long-term survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis undergoing lung transplantation.
Lushaj EB, DeCamp MM, Maloney J, Leverson G, De Oliveira N, McCarthy D
Front Transplant 2023; 2: 1146779
[PubMed ID: 38993923]

Congenital absence of tracheal rings: A video case report.
Angeles C, Kille T, Hermsen JL, DeCamp MM, Anagnostopoulos PV
JTCVS Tech 2023 Oct; 21: 184-187
[PubMed ID: 37854825]

Effects of dexmedetomidine on inflammation and pulmonary function after thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xu Y, Zhou Y, Maloney JD, Shan G
J Thorac Dis 2023 Jun 30; 15(6): 3397-3408
[PubMed ID: 37426124]

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 2.2023.
Ettinger DS, Wood DE, Aisner DL, Akerley W, Bauman JR, Bharat A, Bruno DS, Chang JY, Chirieac LR, DeCamp M, Dilling TJ, Dowell J, Durm GA, Gettinger S, Grotz TE, Gubens MA, Hegde A, Lackner RP, Lanuti M, Lin J, Loo BW, Lovly CM, Maldonado F, Massarelli E, Morgensztern D, Ng T, Otterson GA, Patel SP, Patil T, Polanco PM, Riely GJ, Riess J, Schild SE, Shapiro TA, Singh AP, Stevenson J, Tam A, Tanvetyanon T, Yanagawa J, Yang SC, Yau E, Gregory KM, Hughes M
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023 Apr; 21(4): 340-350
[PubMed ID: 37015337]

One hundred cases of primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum: leukocytosis is common, pleural effusions and age over 40 are rare.
Morgan CT, Kanne JP, Lewis EE, Maloney JD, DeCamp MM, McCarthy DP
J Thorac Dis 2023 Mar 31; 15(3): 1155-1162
[PubMed ID: 37065555]

Pre-operative anemia and peri-operative transfusion are associated with poor oncologic outcomes in cancers of the esophagus: potential impact of patient blood management on cancer outcomes.
Connor JP, Destrampe E, Robbins D, Hess AS, McCarthy D, Maloney J
BMC Cancer 2023 Jan 28; 23(1): 99
[PubMed ID: 36709278]

Consequences of anastomotic leaks after minimally invasive esophagectomy: A single-center experience.
Simitian GS, Hall DJ, Leverson G, Lushaj EB, Lewis EE, Musgrove KA, McCarthy DP, Maloney JD
Surg Open Sci 2023 Jan; 11: 26-32
[PubMed ID: 36444286]

Systems of Care Factors Should Be Considered in Regionalization of Congenital Cardiac Surgery.
Anagnostopoulos PV, Cartmill RS, Yang Q, Schumacher JR, Fernandes-Taylor S, Hermsen JL, DeCamp MM
Ann Thorac Surg 2023 Sep; 116(3): 517-523
[PubMed ID: 36379268]

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 3.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Ettinger DS, Wood DE, Aisner DL, Akerley W, Bauman JR, Bharat A, Bruno DS, Chang JY, Chirieac LR, D'Amico TA, DeCamp M, Dilling TJ, Dowell J, Gettinger S, Grotz TE, Gubens MA, Hegde A, Lackner RP, Lanuti M, Lin J, Loo BW, Lovly CM, Maldonado F, Massarelli E, Morgensztern D, Ng T, Otterson GA, Pacheco JM, Patel SP, Riely GJ, Riess J, Schild SE, Shapiro TA, Singh AP, Stevenson J, Tam A, Tanvetyanon T, Yanagawa J, Yang SC, Yau E, Gregory K, Hughes M
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2022 May; 20(5): 497-530
[PubMed ID: 35545176]

Evaluation of Prescribing Patterns Following Surgical Procedures in Opioid Naïve Patients at a Veterans Affairs Teaching Hospital.
Chitwood C, Haug KL, Wenthur C, Gillis C, Maloney JD, Johnson D
Mil Med 2022 Apr 22;
[PubMed ID: 35451478]

Successful Lung Transplantation for Severe Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Hall DJ, Schulte JJ, Lewis EE, Bommareddi SR, Rohrer CT, Sultan S, Maloney JD, DeCamp MM, McCarthy DP
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Jul; 114(1): e17-e19
[PubMed ID: 34748736]

Interim Results of a Phase II Trial on Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
Blitzer GC, Yadav P, Bayouth J, Smilowitz JB, Trask D, Weiss M, Weber S, Abbott D, Varley P, Neuman H, Maloney JD, Hinshaw JL, Morris BA, Merfeld E, Howard SP, Bradley KA, Baschnagel AM, Bassetti MF, Parkes AM, Hennessey DW, Morris ZS
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 Nov 01; 111(3S): e314-e315
[PubMed ID: 34701159]

Fostering a culture of innovation in academic surgery.
McCarthy DP
Surgery 2017 Apr; 161(4): 892-896
[PubMed ID: 28343700]