Publications Print Burger CD, Saunders H, Hodge DO, Safford RE, Helgeson SA, Moss JE, DuBrock HM, Cartin-Ceba R, Cajigas HR, Krowka MJ. Echocardiography Screening of Consecutive Patients With Portal Hypertension Referred to Mayo Clinic for Liver Transplant Evaluation. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Nov 7 Epub 2024 Nov 07 View PubMed Chan SY, Jose A, Tello K, Yogeswaran A, Majeed RW, Kiely DG, Lawrie A, Brittain E, Annis JS, Olschewski H, Kovacs G, Hassoun PM, Balasubramanian A, Konswa Z, Sweatt AJ, Zamanian RT, Wilkins MR, Howard L, Arvanitaki A, Giannakoulas G, Cajigas HR, Frantz R, Williams PG, Frauendorf M, Marquardt K, Antoine T, Fuenderich M, Richter M, Grimminger F, Ghofrani HA, Wilhelm J, Seeger W, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute GoDeep Consortium. Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor Treatment Is Associated With Improved Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With COPD in the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute GoDeep Meta-Registry. Chest. 2024 Sep 7 Epub 2024 Sept 07 View PubMed Jose A, Yogeswaran A, Gall H, Funderich M, Wilkins MR, Howard L, Kiely DG, Lawrie A, Hassoun PM, Sirenklo Y, Torbas O, Sweatt AJ, Zamanian RT, Williams PG, Frauendorf M, Arvanitaki A, Giannakoulas G, Saleh K, Sabbour H, Cajigas HR, Frantz R, Al Ghouleh I, Chan SY, Brittain E, Annis JS, Pepe A, Ghio S, Orfanos S, Anthi A, Majeed RW, Wilhelm J, Ghofrani HA, Richter MJ, Grimminger F, Sahay S, Tello K, Seeger W, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute GoDeep Consortium. Comparison of Contemporary Risk Scores in All Groups of Pulmonary Hypertension: A Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute GoDeep Meta-Registry Analysis. Chest. 2024 Sep; 166 (3):585-603 Epub 2024 Mar 19 View PubMed Merren MP, Padkins MR, Cajigas HR, Neidert NB, Abcejo AS, Elmadhoun O. Perioperative Management and Outcomes after Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Submassive (Intermediate-Risk) Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Aug 27; 12 (17) View PubMed Cueto-Robledo G, Gonzalez-Hermosillo LM, Porres-Aguilar M, Navarro-Vergara DI, Garcia-Cesar M, Torres-Rojas MB, Martinez-Carrillo AD, Cajigas HR. Complications of Right Heart Catheterization in Patients >/=70 Years of Age With Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Feb; 49 (2):102136 Epub 2023 Oct 18 View PubMed Bailey ME, Durst L, Cajigas HR, Kane GC, Krowka MJ, Kushwaha SS, McCully RB, Murphy JG, Reddy YN, Frantz RP, DuBrock HM. Using PAH-SYMPACT to assess quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic lung disease. Pulm Circ. 2024 Jan; 14 (1):e12343 Epub 2024 Feb 10 View PubMed Cajigas HR, Lavon B, Harmsen W, Muchmore P, Costa J, Mussche C, Pulsipher S, De Backer J. Quantitative CT measures of pulmonary vascular volume distribution in pulmonary hypertension associated with COPD: Association with clinical characteristics and outcomes. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct; 13 (4):e12321 Epub 2023 Dec 13 View PubMed Cajigas HR, Burger CD, Cartin-Ceba R, DuBrock H, Swanson K, Vargas HE, Keaveny AP, Watt KD, Krowka M. Portopulmonary Hypertension in Nontransplanted Patients: Results of the Largest US Single-Institution Registry. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Dec; 97 (12):2236-2247 Epub 2022 Nov 03 View PubMed DuBrock HM, Reddy YN, Durst LA, Schroeder DR, Park G, Cajigas HR, Kane GC, Kushwaha SS, McCully RB, Murphy JG, Anand V, Krowka MJ, Frantz RP. The feasibility and value of assessing patient-reported outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Circ. 2022 Oct; 12 (4):e12143 Epub 2022 Oct 01 View PubMed Agboola KM, Kowlgi GN, Csecs I, DuBrock HM, Cajigas HR, Allison TG. Bezold-Jarisch reflex mediated syncope in pulmonary arterial hypertension: An illustrative case series. Pulm Circ. 2022 Oct; 12 (4):e12147 Epub 2022 Oct 01 View PubMed Majeed RW, Wilkins MR, Howard L, Hassoun PM, Anthi A, Cajigas HR, Cannon J, Chan SY, Damonte V, Elwing J, Forster K, Frantz R, Ghio S, Al Ghouleh I, Hilgendorff A, Jose A, Juaneda E, Kiely DG, Lawrie A, Orfanos SE, Pepe A, Pepke-Zaba J, Sirenko Y, Swett AJ, Torbas O, Zamanian RT, Marquardt K, Michel-Backofen A, Antoine T, Wilhelm J, Barwick S, Krieb P, Fuenderich M, Fischer P, Gall H, Ghofrani HA, Grimminger F, Tello K, Richter MJ, Seeger W. Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute GoDeep: A meta-registry merging deep phenotyping datafrom international PH reference centers. Pulm Circ. 2022 Jul; 12 (3):e12123 Epub 2022 July 01 View PubMed Cajigas HR, Kaptzan T, Lewis B, El-Sabbagh A, Al-Hijji M, Eleid M, Alkhouli M, Wang DD, Eng M, Kodali S, George I, Chakravarty T, Pershad A, O'Hair D, Jones N, Makkar R, Reisman M, Leon M, O'Neill W, Rihal C, Guerrero M. The impact of pulmonary hypertension on outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve replacement in mitral annular calcification. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Apr; 99(5):1647-1658. Epub 2022 Jan 12. View PubMed Aragon Pinto C, Iyer V, Almodallal YA, Albitar H, Dubrock H, Cajigas H, Heimbach JK, Rosen CB, Watt K, Taner T, Nyberg S, Vargas H, Cartin-Ceba R, Keaveny AP, Krowka M, Gallo de Moraes A. ICU and Hospital Outcomes in Patients with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Undergoing Liver Transplantation. Lung. 2022 Feb; 200 (1):5-10 Epub 2022 Jan 10 View PubMed Anderson JH, Cabalka AK, Frantz RP, Cajigas HR, Taggart NW. Transcatheter Nonductal Reverse Potts Shunt Creation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jan; 15 (1):e011315 Epub 2021 Dec 21 View PubMed Aragon Pinto C, Iyer VN, Albitar HAH, Anderson A, Cajigas H, Simonetto DA, Krowka MJ, DuBrock HM, Gallo de Moraes A. Outcomes of liver transplantation in patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome in the pre and post-MELD eras: A systematic review. Respir Med Res. 2021 Nov; 80:100852 Epub 2021 July 30 View PubMed Cartin-Ceba R, Burger C, Swanson K, Vargas H, Aqel B, Keaveny AP, Heimbach J, Taner T, Nyberg S, Rosen C, Cajigas H, DuBrock H, Krowka MJ. Clinical Outcomes After Liver Transplantation in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension. Transplantation. 2021 Oct 1; 105 (10):2283-2290 View PubMed Vallabhajosyula S, Shankar A, Vojjini R, Cheungpasitporn W, Sundaragiri PR, DuBrock HM, Sekiguchi H, Frantz RP, Cajigas HR, Kane GC, Oh JK. Impact of Right Ventricular Dysfunction on Short-term and Long-term Mortality in Sepsis: A Meta-analysis of 1,373 Patients. Chest. 2021 Jun; 159 (6):2254-2263 Epub 2021 Feb 27 View PubMed D'Netto ME, Archibald WJ, Cajigas HR. 44-Year-Old Woman With Altered Mental Status and Tachypnea. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96(3):776-781. View PubMed Hasan Albitar HA, Van Houten H, Sangaralingham LR, Knoedler M, Almodallal Y, Alkurashi AK, De Moraes AG, Cajigas H, DuBrock H, Warad D, Demirel N, Krowka M, Brinjikji W, Iyer VN. Healthcare Utilization and Costs associated with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Patients in a Large US Claims Database. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Feb; 5(1):55-64. Epub 2020 Nov 20. View PubMed Anand V, Vallabhajosyula S, Cheungpasitporn W, Frantz RP, Cajigas HR, Strand JJ, DuBrock HM. Inpatient Palliative Care Use in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Temporal Trends, Predictors, and Outcomes. Chest. 2020 Dec; 158 (6):2568-2578 Epub 2020 Aug 12 View PubMed Albitar HAH, Almodallal Y, Gallo De Moraes A, O'Brien E, Choby GW, Pruthi RK, Stokken JK, Kamath PS, Cajigas HR, DuBrock HM, Krowka MJ, Iyer VN. Intravenous Bevacizumab in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia-Related Bleeding and High-Output Cardiac Failure: Significant Inter-Individual Variability in the Need for Maintenance Therapy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Aug; 95 (8):1604-1612 View PubMed White RJ, Jerjes-Sanchez C, Bohns Meyer GM, Pulido T, Sepulveda P, Wang KY, Grunig E, Hiremath S, Yu Z, Gangcheng Z, Yip WLJ, Zhang S, Khan A, Deng CQ, Grover R, Tapson VF, FREEDOM-EV Investigators. Combination Therapy with Oral Treprostinil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. A Double-Blind Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Mar 15; 201 (6):707-717 View PubMed Amarelle L, Katzen J, Shigemura M, Welch LC, Cajigas H, Peteranderl C, Celli D, Herold S, Lecuona E, Sznajder JI. Cardiac glycosides decrease influenza virus replication by inhibiting cell protein translational machinery. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2019 Jun 1; 316 (6):L1094-L1106 Epub 2019 Mar 20 View PubMed Kurihara C, Walter JM, Singer BD, Cajigas H, Shayan S, Al-Qamari A, DeCamp MM, Wunderink R, Budinger GRS, Bharat A. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Can Successfully Support Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Lieu of Mechanical Ventilation. Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov; 46 (11):e1070-e1073 View PubMed Raiker NK, Cajigas H. Early initiation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a mechanically ventilated patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Oct 12; 2018 View PubMed Hountras P, Cajigas H. A 62-Year-Old Woman With Wheezing, Respiratory Failure, and an Abnormal CT Scan. Chest. 2017 Sep; 152 (3):e73-e76 View PubMed Awdish RL, Mendez MP, MacDonald N, Yessayan L, Jennings JH, Albujoq K, Hegab S, Cajigas HR. Low Rate of Adverse Events Associated With Inpatient Parenteral Prostacyclins. J Healthc Qual. 2017 Sep/Oct; 39 (5):e84-e90 View PubMed Sahay S, Melendres-Groves L, Pawar L, Cajigas HR, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Steering Committee of the American College of Chest Physicians. Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center Network: Improving Care and Outcomes in Pulmonary Hypertension. Chest. 2017 Apr; 151 (4):749-754 Epub 2016 Nov 04 View PubMed Fernandez R, Chi M, Ison MG, Waites KB, Crabb DM, Ratliff AE, Cajigas H, DeCamp MM, Odell D, Budinger GR, Bharat A. Sequelae of Donor-derived Mollicutes Transmission in Lung Recipients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017 Mar 1; 195 (5):687-689 View PubMed Bharat A, Cajigas H, Budinger GR. Spontaneous Cerebral Hemorrhage and Sudden Biventricular Failure After Lung Transplantation. JAMA Cardiol. 2016 Nov 1; 1 (8):963-964 View PubMed Horng M, Mohammad I, Smith ZR, Awdish RL, Cajigas HR. Inhaled Iloprost for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) During Pregnancy: A Case Report. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 Sep; 36 (9):e142-7 Epub 2016 July 22 View PubMed Awdish R, Cajigas H. Definition, epidemiology and registries of pulmonary hypertension. Heart Fail Rev. 2016 May; 21 (3):223-8 View PubMed Cajigas HR, Awdish R. Classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. Heart Fail Rev. 2016 May; 21 (3):229-37 View PubMed Sitbon O, Channick R, Chin KM, Frey A, Gaine S, Galie N, Ghofrani HA, Hoeper MM, Lang IM, Preiss R, Rubin LJ, Di Scala L, Tapson V, Adzerikho I, Liu J, Moiseeva O, Zeng X, Simonneau G, McLaughlin VV, GRIPHON Investigators. Selexipag for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 24; 373 (26):2522-33 View PubMed Awdish R, Small B, Cajigas H. Development of a modified yoga program for pulmonary hypertension: a case series. Altern Ther Health Med. 2015 Mar-Apr; 21 (2):48-52 View PubMed Godfrey A, Cajigas HR. A 55-year-old woman with pulmonary hypertension, worsening dyspnea, and chest pain. Diagnosis: Extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery by the pulmonary artery. Chest. 2014 Mar 1; 145 (3):642-5 View PubMed Guerrero M, Cajigas H, Awdish R, Greenbaum A, Khandelwal A, Sandoval J. First-in-man experience with cryoplasty during graded balloon atrial septostomy to reduce spontaneous closure in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. EuroIntervention. 2014 Feb; 9 (10):1235-6 View PubMed Awdish RL, Cajigas HR. Early initiation of prostacyclin in portopulmonary hypertension: 10 years of a transplant center's experience. Lung. 2013 Dec; 191 (6):593-600 Epub 2013 Aug 25 View PubMed Obeid D, Cajigas H. Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit Critical Care medicine Board review Manual-hospital Physician. 2005; 8(2):1. Gazmuri RJ, Berkowitz M, Cajigas H. Myocardial effects of ventricular fibrillation in the isolated rat heart. Crit Care Med. 1999 Aug; 27 (8):1542-50 View PubMed Cajigas H, Montiel T, Brailowsky S. 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