Mauricio A. Villavicencio Theoduloz, M.D.

  1. Cardiovascular Surgeon
  2. Transplant Surgeon
  1. Choi K, Schaff HV, Villavicencio MA, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Spadaccio C, Todd A, Crestanello JA. Effect of Preoperative Clopidogrel on Outcomes of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: An STS National Database Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Nov; 118 (5):1054-1062 Epub 2024 July 25
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  2. Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Griffeth EM, Altarabsheh SEI, Ameduri RK, Johnson JN, Burchill LJ, Miranda WR, Connolly HM, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL, Villavicencio MA, Daly RC. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality? Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Nov; 118 (5):1088-1096 Epub 2024 June 29
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  3. Mohammed Abul Kashem, Gabriel Loor, Matthew Hartwig, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Mauricio Villavicencio, Fabio Ius, Kamrouz Ghadimi, Jawad Salman, Satish Chandrashekaran, Tiago Machuca, Pablo G. Sanchez, Kathirvel Subramaniam, Arne Neyrinck, Hannah Calvelli, Michael Warnick, Huaqing Zhao, Stephen Huddleston, Asishana Osho, Ethan D'Silva, Uma Ramamurthy, Andres Leon Pena, Marcelo Salan-Gomez, Andrew Shaffer, Nathaniel Langer, Amir Emtiazjoo, Yoshiya Toyoda. A multicenter analysis of lung transplantation outcomes comparing donation after circulatory death and donation after brain death JHLT Open. 2024; 6.
  4. Zhou JC, Sise ME, Drezek K, Wolfe SB, Osho AA, Prario MN, Rabi SA, Michel E, Tsao L, Coglianese E, Doucette M, Newton-Cheh C, Thomas S, Ton VK, Sutaria N, Schoenike MW, Christ AM, Paneitz DC, Villavicencio M, Madsen JC, Pierson R, Lewis GD, D'Alessandro DA, Zlotoff DA. Early Renal Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation Using Organs Procured After Circulatory Death. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct 15; 13 (20):e035443 Epub 2024 Oct 08
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  5. Treffalls JA, Bilgili A, Brennan Z, Sharaf OM, Griffeth EM, Chen Q, Pennington K, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Daly RC, Saddoughi SA. Procurement Trends, Indications, and Outcomes of Heart-Lung Transplantation in the Contemporary Era. Clin Transplant. 2024 Sep; 38 (9):e15447
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  6. Kashem MA, Loor G, Emtiazjoo A, Hartwig M, Van Raemdonck D, Calvelli H, Leon Pena A, Salan-Gomez M, Zhao H, Warnick M, Villavicencio M, Ius F, Ghadimi K, Salman J, Chandrashekaran S, Machuca T, Sanchez PG, Subramaniam K, Neyrinck A, Huddleston S, Ceulemans L, Osho A, D'Silva E, Ramamurthy U, Shaffer A, Langer N, Toyoda Y. A Multi-Center International Analysis of Lung Transplantation Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19. Clin Transplant. 2024 Sep; 38 (9):e15462
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  7. Sawal N, Pennington KM, Petrossian R, Reisenauer J, Mullon J, Midthun D, Nelson D, Anderson D, Edell E, Saddoughi SA, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Kennedy CC, Scott JP, Peters SG, Wylam ME, Kern RM. Custom silicone Y-stents for the management of anastomotic stenosis in lung transplant recipients. Respir Med. 2024 Sep; 231:107737 Epub 2024 July 08
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  8. Choi K, Altarabsheh SE, Saddoughi SA, Spencer PJ, Lahr B, Ergi DG, Schumer E, Villavicencio MA. Impact of Time of Day on Surgical Outcomes After Lung Transplantation (Night-Time Lung Transplant). Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Aug 30 [Epub ahead of print]
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  9. Inglis SS, Kanwar A, Bonilla HG, Singh S, Pearson JY, Abbas M, Folkens LA, Ou NN, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Clavell AL, Frantz RP, Rosenbaum AN, Behfar A. Reduction in Balloon Pump Size Reduces Axillary Intraaortic Balloon Pump Failure Risk. ASAIO J. 2024 Jul 9 Epub 2024 July 09
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  10. Schumer EM, Choi K, Gouchoe DA, Satija D, Rosenbaum AN, Kushwaha , S, Behfar A, Villavicencio MA, Spencer PJ. Donation after Circulatory Death Does Not Worsen Survival after Heart Transplant for Patients with a Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2024.
  11. Inglis SS, Asleh R, Iyer VN, Schettle SD, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Rodeheffer RJ, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A, Rosenbaum AN. Inhibition of angiogenesis in the management of refractory gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with LVAD support. Artif Organs. 2024 Jun; 48 (6):646-654 Epub 2023 Dec 22
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  12. Inglis SS, Rosenbaum AN, Rizzo SA, Anderson JH, Yalamuri S, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Behfar A. Novel Left Ventricular Unloading Strategies in Patients on Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support. ASAIO J. 2024 May 1; 70 (5):396-403 Epub 2024 Jan 02
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  13. Ripoll JG, ElSaban M, Nabzdyk CS, Balakrishna A, Villavicencio MA, Calderon-Rojas RD, Ortoleva J, Chang MG, Bittner EA, Ramakrishna H. Obesity and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Analysis of Outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jan; 38 (1):285-298 Epub 2023 Oct 21
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  14. Spencer PJ, Saddoughi SA, Choi K, Dickinson TA, Richman A, Reynolds FA, Villavicencio MA. Heart-Lung Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Death Using Mobile Normothermic Regional Perfusion. ASAIO J. 2024 Jan 1; 70 (1):e13-e15 Epub 2023 Dec 23
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  15. Choi K, Spadaccio C, Ribeiro RVP, Langlais BT, Villavicencio MA, Pennington K, Spencer PJ, Daly RC, Mallea J, Keshavjee S, Cypel M, Saddoughi SA. Early national trends of lung allograft use during donation after circulatory death heart procurement in the United States. JTCVS Open. 2023 Dec; 16:1020-1028. Epub 2023 Sep 04.
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  16. Inglis SS, Suh GA, Razonable RR, Schettle SD, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Rosenbaum AN. Infections in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Current State and Future Perspectives. ASAIO J. 2023 Jul 1; 69 (7):633-641 Epub 2023 May 04
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  17. Subramaniam K, Loor G, Chan EG, Bottiger BA, Ius F, Hartwig MG, Daoud D, Zhang Q, Wei Q, Villavicencio-Theoduloz MA, Osho AA, Chandrashekaran S, Noguchi Machuca T, Van Raemdonck D, Neyrinck A, Toyoda Y, Kashem MA, Huddleston S, Ryssel NR, Sanchez PG. Intraoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation. Transplantation. 2023 Jul 1; 107 (7):1573-1579 Epub 2023 Mar 24
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  18. Wahab A, Hanson AC, Peters S, Villavicencio MA, Saddoughi SA, Shah SZ, Spencer PJ, Kennedy CC, Pennington KM. Expanded extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridge to heart and lung transplant candidate selection does not impact outcomes compared to traditional candidate selection criteria. J Thorac Dis. 2023 Jun 30; 15 (6):3421-3430 Epub 2023 May 24
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  19. Asleh R, Alnsasra H, Villavicencio MA, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS. Cardiac Transplantation: Physiology and Natural History of the Transplanted Heart. Compr Physiol. 2023 Jun 26; 13 (3):4719-4765 Epub 2023 June 26
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  20. Villavicencio MA, Li SS, Leifer AM, Gustafson JL, Osho A, Wolfe S, Raz Y, Griffith J, Neuringer I, Bethea E, Gift T, Waldman G, Astor T, Langer NB, Chung RT. Preemptive antiviral therapy in lung transplantation from hepatitis C donors results in a rapid and sustained virologic response. JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun; 14:602-614 Epub 2023 Mar 10
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  21. Choi K, Spadaccio C, Altarabsheh SE, Knop G, Spencer PJ, Saddoughi SA, Tabar KR, Hassler KR, Villavicencio MA. Bilateral lung transplantation from a left ventricular assist device supported donor. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Jun; 19:164-165. Epub 2023 Apr 20.
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  22. Inglis SS, Villavicencio MT, Spencer PJ, Schettle SD, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A, Rosenbaum AN. Interventricular-Septal Output While Supported on Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. ASAIO J. 2023 May 1; 69 (5):424-428 Epub 2022 Nov 07
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  23. Rosenbaum AN, Rossman TL, Reddy YN, Villavicencio MA, Stulak JM, Spencer PJ, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A. Pulsatile Pressure Delivery of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Is Markedly Reduced Relative to Heart Failure Patients. ASAIO J. 2023 May 1; 69 (5):445-450 Epub 2022 Nov 22
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  24. Castro-Varela A, Gallego-Navarro C, Bhaimia E, Gupta A, Spencer PJ, Daly RC, Clavell AL, Knop GL, Maleszewski JJ, Villavicencio MA, Cummins NW. Heart Transplantation from COVID-19-Positive Donors: A Word of Caution. Transplant Proc. 2023 Apr; 55 (3):533-539 Epub 2023 Mar 03
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  25. Knop GL, Castro-Varela A, Miranda WR, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA. Use of HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device in second redo sternotomy for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries with dextrocardia and situs solitus. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Feb; 17:108-110 Epub 2022 Dec 07
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  26. Welker CC, Huang J, Boswell MR, Spencer PJ, Theoduloz MAV, Ramakrishna H. Left Ventricular Decompression in VA-ECMO: Analysis of Techniques and Outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Nov; 36 (11):4192-4197 Epub 2022 July 22
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  27. Shagabayeva L, Osho AA, Moonsamy P, Mohan N, Li SS, Wolfe S, Langer NB, Funamoto M, Villavicencio MA. Induction therapy in lung transplantation: A contemporary analysis of trends and outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2022 Nov; 36 (11):e14782 Epub 2022 July 30
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  28. Loor G, Huddleston S, Hartwig M, Bottiger B, Daoud D, Wei Q, Zhang Q, Ius F, Warnecke G, Villavicencio MA, Tirabassi B, Machuca TN, Van Raemdonck D, Frick AE, Neyrinck A, Toyoda Y, Kashem MA, Landeweer M, Chandrashekaran S. Effect of mode of intraoperative support on primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Nov; 164 (5):1351-1361.e4 Epub 2022 Feb 04
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  29. D'Alessandro DA, Wolfe SB, Osho AA, Drezek K, Prario MN, Rabi SA, Michel E, Tsao L, Coglianese E, Doucette M, Zlotoff DA, Newton-Cheh C, Thomas SS, Ton VK, Sutaria N, Schoenike MW, Christ AM, Paneitz DC, Villavicencio Theoduloz M, Madsen JC, Pierson R, Lewis GD. Hemodynamic and Clinical Performance of Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Oct 4; 80 (14):1314-1326
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  30. Hull TD, Leya GA, Axtell AL, Moonsamy P, Osho A, Chang DC, Sundt TM, Villavicencio MA. Lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A call to modify the lung allocation score to decrease waitlist mortality. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Oct; 164(4):1222-1233.e11. Epub 2021 Dec 13.
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  31. Schumer EM, Saddoughi SA, Spencer PJ, Pochettino A, Daly RC, Villavicencio MA. Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Sep 2; 62 (4)
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  32. Welker C, Huang J, Nunez-Gil IJ, Villavicencio MA, Ramakrishna H. Percutaneous Right Ventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support: Analysis of Recent Data. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug; 36(8 Pt A):2783-2788. Epub 2022 Jan 20.
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  33. Schettle S, Frantz R, Stulak J, Villavicencio M, Rosenbaum A. HeartWare Thrombosis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Jul; 97 (7):1399-1401 Epub 2022 May 17
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  34. Choi K, Locker C, Fatima B, Schaff HV, Stulak JM, Lahr BD, Villavicencio MA, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Greason KL, Khullar V. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians-Risks, Outcomes, and Trends in 1283 Consecutive Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Jul; 97(7):1257-1268. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
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  35. Osho AA, Moonsamy P, Ethridge BR, Leya GA, D'Alessandro DA, Jassar AS, Villavicencio MA, Melnitchouk SI, Tolis G, Langer NB, Funamoto M, Li SS, Colon KM, Mohan N, Locascio JJ, Lubitz SA, Akeju O, Sundt TM. Rationale and Design of the Randomized Controlled Trial of New Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin for Post Cardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation: The NEW-AF Trial. Ann Surg. 2022 Jul 01; 276(1):200-204. Epub 2020 Sep 01.
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  36. Li SS, Osho A, Moonsamy P, Wolfe S, Villavicencio MA, Langer N, Sundt TM 3rd, Funamoto M. Outcomes of Lung Transplantation From Hepatitis C Viremic Donors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May; 113(5):1598-1607. Epub 2021 May 29.
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  37. Li SS, Osho A, Moonsamy P, D'Alessandro DA, Lewis GD, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM 3rd, Funamoto M. Trends in the use of hepatitis C viremic donor hearts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 May; 163(5):1873-1885.e7. Epub 2020 Sep 16.
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  38. Naar L, Dorken Gallastegi A, Kongkaewpaisan N, Kokoroskos N, Tolis G, Melnitchouk S, Villavicencio-Theoduloz M, Mendoza AE, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA, Jassar AS. Risk factors for ischemic gastrointestinal complications in patients undergoing open cardiac surgical procedures: A single-center retrospective experience. J Card Surg. 2022 Apr; 37(4):808-817. Epub 2022 Feb 09.
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  39. Rosenbaum AN, Antaki JF, Behfar A, Villavicencio MA, Stulak J, Kushwaha SS. Physiology of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. Compr Physiol. 2021 Dec 29; 12 (1):2731-2767
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  40. Funamoto M, Osho AA, Li SS, Moonsamy P, Mohan N, Ong CS, Melnitchouk S, Sundt TM, Astor TL, Villavicencio MA. Factors Related to Survival in Low-Glomerular Filtration Rate Cohorts Undergoing Lung Transplant. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec; 112(6):1797-1804. Epub 2021 Jan 07.
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  41. Hull TD, Crowley JC, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA. Primary graft dysfunction in heart transplantation: How to recognize it, when to institute extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and outcomes. JTCVS Open 2021 Dec; 8:128-133 Epub 2021 May 27
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  42. Trahanas JM, Li SS, Crowley JC, Ton VK, Funamoto M, Cudemus Deseda GA, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA. How to Turn It Down: The Evidence and Opinions Behind Adult Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Weaning. ASAIO J. 2021 Sep 1; 67 (9):964-972
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  43. Marinacci LX, Mihatov N, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Roy N, Raz Y, Thomas SS. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) survival: A quaternary center analysis. J Card Surg. 2021 Jul; 36(7):2300-2307. Epub 2021 Apr 02.
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  44. Lai Y, Ortoleva J, Villavicencio M, D'Alessandro D, Shelton K, Cudemus GD, Dalia AA. Outcomes of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients Requiring Multiple Episodes of Support. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Sep; 34 (9):2357-2361 Epub 2019 Dec 11
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  45. Osho AA, Bishawi MM, Heng EE, Orubu E, Amardey-Wellington A, Villavicencio MA, Funamoto M. Failure to rescue in the era of the lung allocation score: The impact of center volume. Am J Surg. 2020 Sep; 220 (3):793-799 Epub 2020 Jan 18
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  46. Osho AA, Moonsamy P, Hibbert KA, Shelton KT, Trahanas JM, Attia RQ, Bloom JP, Onwugbufor MT, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM, Crowley JC, Raz Y, Funamoto M. Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Patients: Early Experience From a Major Academic Medical Center in North America. Ann Surg. 2020 Aug; 272 (2):e75-e78
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  47. Moonsamy P, Axtell AL, Ibrahim NE, Funamoto M, Tolis G, Lewis GD, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA. Survival After Heart Transplantation in Patients Bridged With Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Jun 16; 75(23):2892-2905.
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  48. Axtell AL, Moonsamy P, Melnitchouk S, Jassar AS, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA, Tolis G, Cameron DE, Sundt TM. Starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not impact patient morbidity, mortality, or hospital costs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jun; 159 (6):2314-2321.e2 Epub 2019 Sept 11
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  49. Dalia AA, Lu SY, Villavicencio M, D'Alessandro D, Shelton K, Cudemus G, Essandoh M, Ortoleva J. Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Outcomes and Complications at a Quaternary Referral Center. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 May; 34 (5):1191-1194 Epub 2019 Dec 14
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  50. Axtell AL, Moonsamy P, Melnitchouk S, Tolis G, Jassar AS, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Cameron DE, Sundt TM 3rd. Preoperative predictors of new-onset prolonged atrial fibrillation after surgical aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr; 159 (4):1407-1414 Epub 2019 May 17
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  51. Axtell AL, Moonsamy P, Melnitchouk S, Tolis G, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA. Increasing donor sequence number is not associated with inferior outcomes in lung transplantation. J Card Surg. 2020 Feb; 35 (2):286-293 Epub 2019 Nov 15
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  52. Axtell AL, Funamoto M, Legassey AG, Moonsamy P, Shelton K, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM, Cudemus GA. Predictors of Neurologic Recovery in Patients Who Undergo Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiac Arrest. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Feb; 34 (2):356-362 Epub 2019 Aug 09
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  53. Osho AA, Bishawi MM, Mulvihill MS, Axtell AL, Hirji SA, Spencer PJ, Heng EE, D'Alessandro DA, Melnitchouk S, Hartwig MG, Villavicencio MA. Failure to Rescue Contributes to Center-Level Differences in Mortality After Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan; 109(1):218-224. Epub 2019 Aug 27.
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  54. Bloom JP, Moonsamy P, Gartland RM, O'Malley C, Tolis G Jr, Villavicencio-Theoduloz MA, Burkhardt C, Dunn P, Sundt TM, D'Alessandro DA. Impact of staff turnover during cardiac surgical procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print]
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  55. Dalia AA, Axtel A, Villavicencio M, D'Allesandro D, Shelton K, Cudemus G, Ortoleva J. A 266 Patient Experience of a Quaternary Care Referral Center for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with Assessment of Outcomes for Transferred Versus In-House Patients. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Nov; 33 (11):3048-3053 Epub 2019 May 19
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  56. Loor G, Warnecke G, Villavicencio MA, Smith MA, Kukreja J, Ardehali A, Hartwig M, Daneshmand MA, Hertz MI, Huddleston S, Haverich A, Madsen JC, Van Raemdonck D. Portable normothermic ex-vivo lung perfusion, ventilation, and functional assessment with the Organ Care System on donor lung use for transplantation from extended-criteria donors (EXPAND): a single-arm, pivotal trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Nov; 7 (11):975-984 Epub 2019 Aug 01
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  57. Bethea ED, Gaj K, Gustafson JL, Axtell A, Lebeis T, Schoenike M, Turvey K, Coglianese E, Thomas S, Newton-Cheh C, Ibrahim N, Carlson W, Ho JE, Shah R, Nayor M, Gift T, Shao S, Dugal A, Markmann J, Elias N, Yeh H, Andersson K, Pratt D, Bhan I, Safa K, Fishman J, Kotton C, Myoung P, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro D, Chung RT, Lewis GD. Pre-emptive pangenotypic direct acting antiviral therapy in donor HCV-positive to recipient HCV-negative heart transplantation: an open-label study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Oct; 4 (10):771-780 Epub 2019 July 26
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  58. Bloom JP, Heng E, Auchincloss HG, Melnitchouk SI, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM, Tolis G Jr. Cardiac Surgery Trainees as "Skin-to-Skin" Operating Surgeons: Midterm Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jul; 108 (1):262-267 Epub 2019 Mar 14
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  59. Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Lewis G, Melnitchouk S, Tolis G, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA. Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased early mortality after cardiac transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jun 1; 55 (6):1136-1143
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  60. Popma JJ, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Mumtaz M, Gada H, O'Hair D, Bajwa T, Heiser JC, Merhi W, Kleiman NS, Askew J, Sorajja P, Rovin J, Chetcuti SJ, Adams DH, Teirstein PS, Zorn GL 3rd, Forrest JK, Tchétché D, Resar J, Walton A, Piazza N, Ramlawi B, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Gleason TG, Oh JK, Boulware MJ, Qiao H, Mugglin AS, Reardon MJ, Evolut Low Risk Trial Investigators. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Valve in Low-Risk Patients. N Engl J Med. 2019 May 02; 380(18):1706-1715. Epub 2019 Mar 16.
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  61. Ortoleva JP, Dalia AA, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro D, Shelton K, Villavicencio M, Cudemus GA. Echocardiographic Assessment of Biventricular Function in 249 Patients During the Peri-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Period. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May; 33 (5):1325-1330 Epub 2018 Sept 27
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  62. Dalia AA, Ortoleva J, Fiedler A, Villavicencio M, Shelton K, Cudemus GD. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Is a Team Sport: Institutional Survival Benefits of a Formalized ECMO Team. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Apr; 33 (4):902-907 Epub 2018 June 20
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  63. Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Jassar AS, Sundt TM 3rd. Correlation of cardiopulmonary bypass duration with acute renal failure after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jan 31 [Epub ahead of print]
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  64. Axtell AL, Heng EE, Fiedler AG, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Tolis G, Astor T, Dalia AA, Cudemus G, Villavicencio MA. Pain management and safety profiles after preoperative vs postoperative thoracic epidural insertion for bilateral lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2018 Dec; 32 (12):e13445 Epub 2018 Dec 06
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  65. Fiedler AG, Dalia A, Axtell AL, Ortoleva J, Thomas SM, Roy N, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA, Cudemus G. Impella Placement Guided by Echocardiography Can Be Used as a Strategy to Unload the Left Ventricle During Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Dec; 32 (6):2585-2591 Epub 2018 July 13
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  66. Villavicencio MA, Axtell AL, Spencer PJ, Heng EE, Kilmarx S, Dalpozzal N, Funamoto M, Roy N, Osho A, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Tolis G, Astor T. Lung Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Death: United States and Single-Center Experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec; 106(6):1619-1627. Epub 2018 Sep 08.
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  67. Axtell AL, Chang DC, Melnitchouk S, Jassar AS, Tolis G, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM, D'Alessandro DA. Early structural valve deterioration and reoperation associated with the mitroflow aortic valve. J Card Surg. 2018 Dec; 33 (12):778-786 Epub 2018 Dec 07
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  68. Villavicencio MA, Axtell AL, Osho A, Astor T, Roy N, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro D, Tolis G, Raz Y, Neuringer I, Sundt TM. Single- Versus Double-Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Impact of Age and Pulmonary Hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Sep; 106 (3):856-863 Epub 2018 May 24
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  69. Osho A, Mulvihill M, Lamba N, Hirji S, Yerokun B, Bishawi M, Spencer P, Panda N, Villavicencio M, Hartwig M. Is Functional Independence Associated With Improved Long-Term Survival After Lung Transplantation? Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jul; 106 (1):79-84 Epub 2018 Mar 01
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  70. Tolis G Jr, Spencer PJ, Bloom JP, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM 3rd. Teaching operative cardiac surgery in the era of increasing patient complexity: Can it still be done? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 May; 155 (5):2058-2065 Epub 2018 Feb 10
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  71. Ain DL, Albaghdadi M, Giri J, Abtahian F, Jaff MR, Rosenfield K, Roy N, Villavicencio-Theoduloz M, Sundt T, Weinberg I. Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and outcomes in massive pulmonary embolism: Two eras at an urban tertiary care hospital. Vasc Med. 2018 Feb; 23 (1):60-64 Epub 2017 Nov 10
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  72. Sihag S, Le B, Witkin AS, Rodriguez-Lopez JM, Villavicencio MA, Vlahakes GJ, Channick RN, Wright CD. Quantifying the learning curve for pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Dec 28; 12 (1):121
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  73. Villavicencio MA, Larrain E, Larrea R, Peralta JP, Lim JS, Rojo P, Donoso E, Gajardo F, Hurtado M, Rossel V. Bridge to transplant or recovery in cardiogenic shock in a developing country. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 Feb; 25 (2):105-112 Epub 2017 Jan 13
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  74. Bunster N, Villavicencio M, Lim J, Donoso E, Gajardo F, Rossel V. [First successful bridge to cardiac transplantation in Chile using the Heart Mate II device. Report of one case]. Rev Med Chil. 2014 Apr; 142 (4):521-5
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